HIGH DESERT QUEEN's sophomore full-length ""Palm Reader"" is bursting with raw energy and radiates the feeling of 666 diesel horses thundering loud. The album is crammed with cool vibes, ripping leads, and a ton of desert fuzz with a focus on great songs rather than trying to stay confined within a corral of a particular style. This untamed attitude took it's creative high energy source straight from touring. When the band from Texas returned home after six weeks travelling the roads of Europe with the legendary FATSO JETSON and watching them improvising jams every night, they had also taken notes. Although a bit worn from the road, HIGH DESERT QUEEN could hardly wait to start recording. Not focusing overly on how parts were played, allowing themselves imperfections, and ditching the click, the music started to flow like never before. In the very first studio session after the tour, three new songs emerged. Working within a live framework and mindset, the band from Austin, Texas hit the jackpot and ""Palm Reader"" bears witness to that claim. In more than one way, HIGH DESERT QUEEN have always been a bit different and much more than 'another desert rock band'. Formed in Houston, Texas by singer Ryan Garney and guitarist Rusty Miller in 2019, the duo soon recruited drummer Phil Hook (MONTE LUNA) and relocated to Austin in 2020. HIGH DESERT QUEEN had what it takes to kick the desert rock scene into gear again. Their vast musical influences ranging from grunge to funk, old school metal to doom and much more provide an ideal foundation for new ideas and a rejuvenating approach to the genre. Their thunderous, fuzz-drenched anthems are delivered with a healthy dose of groove and catchy melodies, and get a massive boost from an emotional intelligence in their music that's hard to find. The newly-minted sound is linked to the rich heritage of their musical environment, inspiring the style tag 'Texas desert rock'. With ""Palm Reader"", HIGH DESERT QUEEN have made a quantum leap in their evolution as the Texans found the perfect balance between the well-loved legacy of the desert rock genre and carving out their very own path. Fuelled by the power and spirit of live music, this album rocks as hard and honest as can be done. Tracklist: 1. Ancient Aliens 2. Death Perception 3. Head Honcho 4. Palm Reader 5. Time Waster 6. Tuesday Night Blues 7. Solar Rain UPC: 884388897946Label: Magnetic EyeRelease Date: 9.11.26Format: Vinyl
Answering the call of the ancestral fires and forest spirits, Hulder returns with it's third full length statement Verbolgen. Over the course of those three albums, Hulder has evolved from the vision of a solitary black metal entity into something more expansive and collaborative, though still guided by the strident vision of it's creator and namesake. On Verbolgen long-time session member Necreon steps forward to join Hulder as full-fledged co-conspirator, amplifying the duos sweeping solemnity. Across nine tracks, Verbolgen deepens Hulder's characteristic balance of scathing black metal and windswept melancholy through increasingly layered arrangements and ritualistic atmosphere. Whether with the brutal immediacy of ""View from Nemeton"" or the ceremonial mid-paced summoning of ""In Blood and In Earth,"" Hulder's signature sound is more immense and malevolent than ever. Joined on session drums by both Vapula (the band's live drummer) and Vrolok of the legendary Aeternus as well as live second guitar player Keld (Majesties, Obsequiae), who here contributes additional leads, keys and hurdy gurdy, the Hulder universe widens it's collaborative disposition to a new creative level.As with the previous album Verses In Oath the mix has been handled by Ahti Kortelainen at Tico Tico Studio in Finland, giving the album an earthy resonance befitting it's obsessions with blood, landscape and spiritual inheritance. Verbolgen also features cover art created by Morrigan of Aeternus, her first cover work since contributing art for the earliest Aeternus LPs nearly thirty years ago. The result is a towering and immersive work that cements Verbolgen as the most potent and immersive expression of Hulder's artistic vision to date. UPC: 810079502370Label: 20 Buck SpinRelease Date: 8.21.26Format: Vinyl
Answering the call of the ancestral fires and forest spirits, Hulder returns with it's third full length statement Verbolgen. Over the course of those three albums, Hulder has evolved from the vision of a solitary black metal entity into something more expansive and collaborative, though still guided by the strident vision of it's creator and namesake. On Verbolgen long-time session member Necreon steps forward to join Hulder as full-fledged co-conspirator, amplifying the duos sweeping solemnity. Across nine tracks, Verbolgen deepens Hulder's characteristic balance of scathing black metal and windswept melancholy through increasingly layered arrangements and ritualistic atmosphere. Whether with the brutal immediacy of ""View from Nemeton"" or the ceremonial mid-paced summoning of ""In Blood and In Earth,"" Hulder's signature sound is more immense and malevolent than ever. Joined on session drums by both Vapula (the band's live drummer) and Vrolok of the legendary Aeternus as well as live second guitar player Keld (Majesties, Obsequiae), who here contributes additional leads, keys and hurdy gurdy, the Hulder universe widens it's collaborative disposition to a new creative level.As with the previous album Verses In Oath the mix has been handled by Ahti Kortelainen at Tico Tico Studio in Finland, giving the album an earthy resonance befitting it's obsessions with blood, landscape and spiritual inheritance. Verbolgen also features cover art created by Morrigan of Aeternus, her first cover work since contributing art for the earliest Aeternus LPs nearly thirty years ago. The result is a towering and immersive work that cements Verbolgen as the most potent and immersive expression of Hulder's artistic vision to date. UPC: 810079502363Label: 20 Buck SpinRelease Date: 8.21.26Format: Vinyl
Limited coke bottle green colored vinyl housed in gatefold jacket. Chapter 5 marks the final chapter in Hypocrisy's reissue campaign that brought you back all the classic records by this legendary melodic death metal group. Closing off with ""End Of Disclosure"", the band's much-lauded 2013 album, which features grisly alien artwork by Wes Bescoter (Nile, Autopsy, Bloodbath), and the group's cult live record ""Destroys Wacken"" - another gem from their gigantic discography finally available on vinyl for the first time - Hypocrisy's catalogue is now restored in it's entirety. Both albums have been remastered by Miro Kiiski in 2026 to ensure a stunning sonic journey into the depths of Hypocrisy's impressive legacy. UPC: 4065629744717Label: Nuclear BlastRelease Date: 8.7.26Format: Vinyl
Tracklist:
Plagues of Babylon
Democide
Culling
Among the Living Dead
Resistance
End?
If I Could See You
Cthulhu
Peacemaker
Parasite
Spirit of the Times
Highwayman
[Untitled]
UPC: 617669421390Label: The Circle MusicRelease Date: 10.30.26Format: Vinyl
Tracklist:
Plagues of Babylon
Democide
Culling
Among the Living Dead
Resistance
End?
If I Could See You
Cthulhu
Peacemaker
Parasite
Spirit of the Times
Highwayman
[Untitled]
UPC: 617669421406Label: The Circle MusicRelease Date: 10.30.26Format: Vinyl
Swedish metalcore visionaries Imminence return with their highly anticipated new album Axis Mundi via Sumerian Records. Following the breakthrough success of The Black, the band's latest full-length expands on their signature fusion of cinematic orchestration and modern metal across 11 powerful tracks, delivering their most ambitious and emotionally resonant work to date. Featuring the singles "The Sword That Never Bends" and "Crestfallen," Axis Mundi stands as Imminence's boldest work to date.
Tracklist:
Twisting in the Wind
The Sword That Never Bends
Devil May Try
Crestfallen
False Light
If Not Now, When
Didn't Think About You (Lately)
Leviathan
Shed Your Skin
Power Divine
Exodus
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 823375249894Label: Sumerian RecordsRelease Date: 10.2.26Format: Vinyl
Swedish metalcore visionaries Imminence return with their highly anticipated new album Axis Mundi via Sumerian Records. Following the breakthrough success of The Black, the band's latest full-length expands on their signature fusion of cinematic orchestration and modern metal across 11 powerful tracks, delivering their most ambitious and emotionally resonant work to date. Featuring the singles "The Sword That Never Bends" and "Crestfallen," Axis Mundi stands as Imminence's boldest work to date.
Tracklist:
Twisting in the Wind
The Sword That Never Bends
Devil May Try
Crestfallen
False Light
If Not Now, When
Didn't Think About You (Lately)
Leviathan
Shed Your Skin
Power Divine
Exodus
UPC: 823375168560Label: Sumerian RecordsRelease Date: 10.2.26Format: Vinyl
3 way split between bands from Tokyo, California and Georgia. White vinyl with gold splatter limited to 500 pieces
Tracklist:
Indication - Rise from the Ashes
Indication - Willpower
Indication - Nerdy (Poison the Well Cover)
Watch You Fall - Defined By Failure
Watch You Fall - Futile
Watch You Fall - Within the Walls of Babylon (Arkangel Cover)
Seasons End - Express Our Will
Seasons End - Determination of Spirit
Seasons End - Telltale (Killing Time Cover)
UPC: 840526511518Label: DazeRelease Date: 8.3.26Format: Vinyl
WNEW FM Radio Broadcast, recorded live at the Palladium, New York City, on 29th June 1982
Tracklist:
Murders In The Rue Morgue
Wrathchild
Children Of The Damned
The Prisoner
Run To The Hills
The Number Of The Beast
The Phantom Of The Opera
Iron Maiden
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 5065024746391Label: Antenna RecordsRelease Date: 8.14.26Format: Vinyl
Richmond's IRON REAGAN returns with their original lineup for the thrashing new EP, DEMONETIZATION.
6 blistering tracks clocking in at just 10 minutes, DEMONETIZATION shows the band (Tony Foresta, Ryan Parrish, Dr. Guitar, Phil Hall, and Adam Guilliams) crushing through the Punk, Hardcore, Fastcore, Thrash Metal, and more that have made IRON REAGAN a mainstay since their original 2012 demo. IRON REAGAN's most Punk lineup returns to deliver breakneck music at breakneck speeds.
"Very excited to release new music with the original Iron Reagan lineup," says Foresta. "This is the first time we've released something with Paul since 2014 (Exhumed Split). This is some of our strongest/heaviest material we've done to date. Looking forward to getting back on the road with these guys and seeing everybody."
Reactivated and ready to roll, IRON REAGAN promises that DEMONETIZATION is just a taste of things to come!
Tracklist:
1 Demonetization
2 God Don't Like It
3 Make it Ugly
4 Hood Ornament
5 Parts Unknown
6 Turning Green
UPC: 781676766710Label: RelapseRelease Date: 9.18.26Format: Vinyl
Richmond's IRON REAGAN returns with their original lineup for the thrashing new EP, DEMONETIZATION.
6 blistering tracks clocking in at just 10 minutes, DEMONETIZATION shows the band (Tony Foresta, Ryan Parrish, Dr. Guitar, Phil Hall, and Adam Guilliams) crushing through the Punk, Hardcore, Fastcore, Thrash Metal, and more that have made IRON REAGAN a mainstay since their original 2012 demo. IRON REAGAN's most Punk lineup returns to deliver breakneck music at breakneck speeds.
"Very excited to release new music with the original Iron Reagan lineup," says Foresta. "This is the first time we've released something with Paul since 2014 (Exhumed Split). This is some of our strongest/heaviest material we've done to date. Looking forward to getting back on the road with these guys and seeing everybody."
Reactivated and ready to roll, IRON REAGAN promises that DEMONETIZATION is just a taste of things to come!
Tracklist:
1 Demonetization
2 God Don't Like It
3 Make it Ugly
4 Hood Ornament
5 Parts Unknown
6 Turning Green
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 781676573714Label: RelapseRelease Date: 9.18.26Format: Vinyl
Since the 1980s, Cleveland has been a fertile breeding ground for outstanding heavy metal. Ohio-based multi-instrumentalist Andrew Della Caga proudly continues that tradition. Over the years, he has been involved in more than half a dozen bands, including Brimstone Coven and Icarus Witch. His main creative outlet, however, has always been Ironflame, a project in which he writes the music and lyrics, performs nearly all the instruments, and handles the vocals himself. Formed in 2016, Ironflame has released five critically acclaimed full-length albums and built a loyal following along the way. The latest chapter in Ironflame's story, Worlds to Conquer, is another powerful statement from one of modern heavy metal's most dedicated and prolific underground artists.
Tracklist:
Night Closes in
Legion of Fire
Dynasties Fall
Where Cauldrons Burn
Shadow Slave
Crimson Shores
Valhalla Is Calling
Worlds to Conquer
UPC: 4251267724888Label: High Roller RecordsRelease Date: 9.11.26Format: Vinyl
Joseph Tholl is widely known as a Swedish multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. He gained international recognition as a founding member and guitarist of the speed metal band Enforcer, which he officially left in 2019. After his time with Enforcer, he formed Black Trip (later renamed Vojd) and is currently playing guitar in Tribulation. Following 2019's Devil's Drum, It Might Be Art is his second solo album. It was recorded and mixed at Humbucker Studio, which Tholl co-owns with Robert Pehrsson (also a High Roller Records artist). Tholl handles vocals, guitars, and most of the bass, as well as piano and synthesizer parts. Drum duties are shared by Robert Eriksson (The Hellacopters) and Jakob Ljungberg (Second Sun). In addition, the album features several guest appearances by musicians including Johannes Andersson (Tribulation), Tobias Lindkvist (Tyrann), Pia Stjärnvind (Serpent Omega), Adam Zaars (Tribulation), and Robert Pehrsson (Dundertåget, Robert Pehrsson's Humbucker). At times, influences from Sisters of Mercy, The Cure, New Model Army, and Midnight Oil can be glimpsed.
Tracklist:
New Dawn
Oh The Madness
I'm In A Darkness
Invocation Of The Evening Star
Walking
It Might Be Art
I Syrenens Tid
Rebirth
On Velvet Waves
The Burial
UPC: 4251267724840Label: High Roller RecordsRelease Date: 7.3.26Format: Vinyl
“Born With A Hammer” is the new solo album by Kai Hansen, founding member of HELLOWEEN and mastermind of GAMMA RAY. One of the defining voices of German power metal, Hansen returns with a powerful new collection of songs driven by his unmistakable songwriting, signature guitar work and true metal spirit.Available as 1LP on 180g black vinyl in a gatefold sleeve, including a 4 page LP sized booklet with lyrics and a photo collage of the band OR as CD Digipak with a 4 page booklet.
Tracklist:
Feeding the Beast
Welcome to Life
Don’t Care
Wait and See
Born with a Hammer
I.D.G.A.F
End of the Road
Triple Trouble
Invaders
Wonderland
UPC: 4029759211976Label: EarmusicRelease Date: 10.23.26Format: Vinyl
Symphonic metal legends KAMELOT return with the haunting Dark Asylum, out August 28, 2026 via Napalm Records. 14 albums deep into a genre-defining career - including chart dominating classics like Haven, The Shadow Theory, and most recently The Awakening - the band remains a commanding force in modern metal. Longtime KAMELOT producer Sascha Paeth returns, contributing additional guitars alongside Jacob Hansen, who oversees mixing and mastering. With a spanning cast of features, including members of Visions Of Atlantis, Eluveitie, Avantasia, Decessus frontwoman and current Miss World Chile champion Ignacia Fernández and more, the cinematic, introspective, and mystical Dark Asylum hides reality shattering revelations behind every corner. Once you step inside RavenHill… there is no turning back.
Tracklist:
Sanctorium
Ashen World
Dark Asylum
Sanctuary
Nocte Veritas
One Last Masquerade
Ivy, My Dear
Godlike Alchemy
The Sleeping Mind (Orphic Paradigm)
Kaleidoscope
Enigma (Think of Me)
Cassandra's Disease
Beneath the Moon (Tunglio)
The Puppet King
Sanctum Requiem
UPC: 810221171621Label: NapalmRelease Date: 8.28.26Format: Vinyl
Symphonic metal legends KAMELOT return with the haunting Dark Asylum, out August 28, 2026 via Napalm Records. 14 albums deep into a genre-defining career - including chart dominating classics like Haven, The Shadow Theory, and most recently The Awakening - the band remains a commanding force in modern metal. Longtime KAMELOT producer Sascha Paeth returns, contributing additional guitars alongside Jacob Hansen, who oversees mixing and mastering. With a spanning cast of features, including members of Visions Of Atlantis, Eluveitie, Avantasia, Decessus frontwoman and current Miss World Chile champion Ignacia Fernández and more, the cinematic, introspective, and mystical Dark Asylum hides reality shattering revelations behind every corner. Once you step inside RavenHill… there is no turning back.
Tracklist:
Sanctorium
Ashen World
Dark Asylum
Sanctuary
Nocte Veritas
One Last Masquerade
Ivy, My Dear
Godlike Alchemy
The Sleeping Mind (Orphic Paradigm)
Kaleidoscope
Enigma (Think of Me)
Cassandra's Disease
Beneath the Moon (Tunglio)
The Puppet King
Sanctum Requiem
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 810221171546Label: NapalmRelease Date: 8.28.26Format: Vinyl
Double splatter colored vinyl LP pressing. From Hell I Rise is the debut solo album by Slayer guitarist Kerry King, originally released in 2024. It is King's first album since disbanding Slayer in 2019, and it's contributors include Mark Osegueda of Death Angel on vocals, former Vio-lence and Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel, Hellyeah bassist Kyle Sanders, and Slayer and former Testament, Forbidden and Exodus drummer Paul Bostaph. The album's sound has been described as similar to Slayer. UPC: 4251981715643Label: Reigning Phoenix MusRelease Date: 5.15.26Format: Vinyl