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New Metal Releases: 6 to 12 October 2026
Heavy Metal Power Metal
61 records scheduled this week, led by Black Metal, Death Metal and Doom Metal across 33 labels, with covers, labels and full tracklists.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Oct 6, 2026
WAGE WAR Put Out the Last Landfall Single Four Days Before the Album
Metalcore
God Complex arrives ahead of Landfall on 9 October through Fearless Records, with a twenty four date headline run starting 25 October.
Sasha Kellerman · Oct 6, 2026
PEELINGFLESH Book Three Weeks of Europe With Three Bands Behind Them
Brutal Death Metal Hardcore
The headline run follows the self-titled album of 27 November, with Snuffed On Sight, Corpse Pile and Girl Of Glass on the bill. Dates are not out yet.
Lars Hendriks · Oct 6, 2026
SEVEN KINGDOMS Set Their Sixth Album for January and Keep the Whole Thing at Morrisound
Power Metal Thrash Metal
Sono Sola arrives on 27 January 2027 through Reigning Phoenix Music, ten tracks, mixed by Jim Morris and mastered by BJ Ramone.
Robin Aalto · Oct 6, 2026
Forty Five Years In, MAD MAX Record in Spanish for the First Time
Heavy Metal
Dulces Falsos is Piece Of Candy with a new lyric by Andreas Baesler, released alongside the album Stories Of Destiny.
Robin Aalto · Oct 6, 2026
QUEMASANTOS Open Their Second Album With a Drum Part Remembered From Pestilence
Heavy Metal Thrash Metal
One Foot In Hell is the first of eleven tracks on Stranded In Hell, with Juancho Gomez of Masacre on guitar and digital pre-orders now open.
Robin Aalto · Oct 6, 2026
BABY ON A RAMPAGE Lead Their New EP With a Song Written About Palestine
Death Metal Groove Metal
Forgive My Figure arrives on 12 November, co-produced with Scott Proctor, and Reclaim is the first song and the band's first official video.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Oct 6, 2026
BLOEDMAAN's Third Castlevania Album Gets Its Second Song
Black Metal
The Sorceress And The Keys is the second preview of Circle Of The Moon, with an animated lyric video by Jack Maguire.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Oct 6, 2026
TURBOKILL Stop After Ten Years, Two Albums and One Disagreement About Where to Go Next
Heavy Metal
The Saxon heavy metal band have disbanded. Their statement says the split came out of differing views about the direction to take after Champion.
Tomas Berglund · Oct 6, 2026
Prophecy Fest Adds MASTER'S HAMMER, EMPYRIUM, DORDEDUH and Arð to a 2027 Already Sold Out
Black Metal
The four join Falkenbach at the Balver Kulturhöhle from 2 to 4 September 2027, with two anniversary sets among them.
Lars Hendriks · Oct 5, 2026
SENTRIES Give Their First Album Six Songs and None of Them Is Short
Black Metal
Disciples of Void and Fire arrives on 4 November through Amor Fati Productions, six tracks and a little over forty one minutes.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Oct 5, 2026
EYES OF AGONY Finish a Debut That Began as Videos on One Guitarist's Own Channel
Death Metal
When They Return arrives on 20 November through Awakening Records, nine tracks long, with Resuscitation Failed out now.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Oct 5, 2026
A Hundred Songs Later, Brian Slagel Puts Hallowed Be Thy Name at Number One
Heavy Metal NWOBHM
The final episode of the Metal Blade founder's podcast gives the top place to the Number Of The Beast closer, with Chris Jericho along for it.
Tomas Berglund · Oct 5, 2026
Chuck Billy Has Rob Halford Opening His Book and Randy Blythe Closing It
Thrash Metal
Holding My Breath arrives on 10 November through Permuted Press, with three launch events across Arizona and California.
Tomas Berglund · Oct 5, 2026
Chino Moreno's Son Sang Pain With SOULFLY and Max Cavalera's Son Was on Drums
Thrash Metal Death Metal
Jakobe Moreno took his father's part at Aftershock on 4 October, on a song written for Max Cavalera's late stepson.
Lars Hendriks · Oct 5, 2026
DELIQUESCE Return Thirteen Months After the Last One, and the Sources Cannot Agree What It Is
Brutal Death Metal
(dis)harmony arrives on 24 November through Vicious Instinct Records, a year after Saviour / Enslaver.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Oct 5, 2026
HRAFNABLÓT Change Two Players Three Weeks After Their First Album
Folk Metal
The guitarist and the drummer have left the Reykjavik band; two replacements are in and the live dates follow.
Lars Hendriks · Oct 5, 2026
NECROWRETCH and MISÞYRMING Take Seven Nights Across Four Countries Next Week
Death Metal Black Metal
The All Worlds in Decay Tour runs 10 to 16 October through Belgium, Germany, Sweden and Poland, with Profanation and Gorrch also on the bill.
Lars Hendriks · Oct 5, 2026