180 gram vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition. Technical Ecstasy is the seventh studio album by Black Sabbath, produced by guitarist Tony Iommi and released in September 1976. Black Sabbath was formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist and main songwriter Tony Iommi, bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler, singer Ozzy Osbourne, and drummer Bill Ward. Black Sabbath is often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music. The band helped define the genre with a clutch of groundbreaking albums in the '70s. They have sold over 70 million records worldwide. Black Sabbath were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.
Tracklist:
Back Street Kids 3:47
You Won't Change Me 6:42
It's Alright 4:04
Gypsy 5:14
All Moving Parts (Stand Still) 5:07
Rock 'N' Roll Doctor 3:30
She's Gone 4:58
Dirty Women 7:13
UPC: 081227946685Label: RhinoRelease Date: 8.5.16Format: Vinyl
Black Veil Brides' seventh album, VINDICATE, ushers in their most visceral, creative, thrilling, and uncompromising era yet, as the band continues to defy expectations and misconceptions held by casual onlookers. It's a living will and testament to the band's storied past, triumphant present, and unwritten future. It harnesses the blend of grandeur and intimacy at the heart of the band's melodic and metallic sound; conjuring enduring archetypes, interwoven with themes of revolt, vengeance, and shades of John Milton's epic 1677 poem, Paradise Lost. Each of the album's songs explores a distinct expression of revenge, some as narrative portraits and others as internal confrontations. VINDICATE is the first new Black Veil Brides full-length produced by Pitts and Biersack, who exercised complete creative control while synthesizing the best of what they've learned from A-list producers. The album was mixed by Zakk Cervini (Bring Me The Horizon, Evanescence, Bad Omens). Forever champions of the isolated and the dismissed, Black Veil Brides are an object of devotion and obsession for those who sing their anthems in unison - a diverse BVB Army that never surrenders.
Tracklist:
Invocation to the Muse
Vindicate
Certainty
Bleeders
Hallelujah
Cut (Featuring Lilith Czar)
Alive
Purgatory (Overture Iiii)
Revenger (Featuring Robb Flynn)
Sorrow
Grace (Interlude)
Ave Maria
Woe ; Pain
Eschaton
UPC: 5401148010893Label: SpinefarmRelease Date: 5.8.26Format: Vinyl
Witness the recording of ‘Absolute Elsewhere’ from Blood Incantation with ‘All Gates Open (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’. The band reveals a light, beautiful and holistic side of their musical lexicon, serving as the pastoral "yang energy" to the dark atmosphere of ‘Timewave Zero’. The soundtrack and documentary originally appeared only in the limited edition Artbook of ‘Absolute Elsewhere’. This marks the first standalone release for both, including the first-ever vinyl pressing of the soundtrack.Now on home video, the included 73-minute documentary takes you inside the legendary Hansa Tonstudios. Go behind the scenes as the band rehearses and records with appearances by members of Tangerine Dream, Hällas and Sijjin, fully immersing themselves in Berlin’s multifaceted culture. Mixed and mastered by Arthur Rizk and featuring retro-futuristic cover art by Jodie Day.This definitive collection is available as a Gatefold 180g 2LP & Blu-Ray featuring an etching on Side D (with limited vinyl variants also including an A2 poster), as well as a Ltd. CD + Blu-Ray Edition which includes an exclusive poster booklet or as a Digital Album. Both Blu-Ray versions feature the documentary in Full HD alongside the official music videos for ‘Obliquity of the Ecliptic’, ‘Luminescent Bridge’ and ‘The Stargate’.
Tracklist:
Balance
Dawn
Rain
All Gates Open: In Search of Absolute Elsewhere (Documentary)
Obliquity of the Ecliptic
Luminescent Bridge
The Stargate I-III
Flight
UPC: 199584412511Label: Century MediaRelease Date: 6.5.26Format: Vinyl
Witness the recording of ‘Absolute Elsewhere’ from Blood Incantation with ‘All Gates Open (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’. The band reveals a light, beautiful and holistic side of their musical lexicon, serving as the pastoral "yang energy" to the dark atmosphere of ‘Timewave Zero’. The soundtrack and documentary originally appeared only in the limited edition Artbook of ‘Absolute Elsewhere’. This marks the first standalone release for both, including the first-ever vinyl pressing of the soundtrack.Now on home video, the included 73-minute documentary takes you inside the legendary Hansa Tonstudios. Go behind the scenes as the band rehearses and records with appearances by members of Tangerine Dream, Hällas and Sijjin, fully immersing themselves in Berlin’s multifaceted culture. Mixed and mastered by Arthur Rizk and featuring retro-futuristic cover art by Jodie Day.This definitive collection is available as a Gatefold 180g 2LP & Blu-Ray featuring an etching on Side D (with limited vinyl variants also including an A2 poster), as well as a Ltd. CD + Blu-Ray Edition which includes an exclusive poster booklet or as a Digital Album. Both Blu-Ray versions feature the documentary in Full HD alongside the official music videos for ‘Obliquity of the Ecliptic’, ‘Luminescent Bridge’ and ‘The Stargate’.
Tracklist:
Balance
Dawn
Rain
All Gates Open: In Search of Absolute Elsewhere (Documentary)
Obliquity of the Ecliptic
Luminescent Bridge
The Stargate I-III
Flight
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 199584412610Label: Century MediaRelease Date: 6.5.26Format: Vinyl
Florida deathcore heavyweights Bodysnatcher return with their most punishing and purposeful statement to date. 'Hell Is Here, Hell Is Home', marks the groups fourth studio album out April 10. Brutal, unrelenting, and emotionally unfiltered, the album captures a band fully locked into it's identity while sharpening every weapon in it's arsenal. True to their roots, Bodysnatcher deliver a sound steeped in suffocating grooves, bone-crushing breakdowns, and feral intensity. 'Hell Is Here, Hell Is Home' pushes beyond pure aggression. The record explores cycles of trauma, self-destruction, survival, and the uncomfortable truth that for many, suffering is not a phase, it is a place. This is deathcore grounded in lived experience, written from inside the fire rather than in hindsight. Across the album, Bodysnatcher balance sonic violence with a disciplined sense of control. Downtuned riffs grind with oppressive weight, drums hit with mechanical precision, and vocals swing between outright hostility and grim reflection. Each track feels deliberate, built not just to hit hard, but to linger.With this release, Bodysnatcher continue to cement their position as one of modern deathcore's most uncompromising voices. 'Hell Is Here, Hell Is Home' is a record built for the pit, rooted in truth, unflinching and heavy in every sense, delivered with absolute conviction.
Tracklist:
Maker
Writhe and Coil
Plague of Flies
May Your Memory Rot
Violent Obsession
No Savior
Blade Between the Teeth
Two Empty Caskets
Survive or Die
Hell Is Home
UPC: 634164437992Label: Mnrk HeavyRelease Date: 4.10.26Format: Vinyl
Bolt Thrower’s fifth album For Victory both imagines scenes of terror and creates its soundtrack. With track titles like ‘Remembrance’, ‘Lest We Forget’ and ‘Forever Fallen’, its central theme screams out from the back of the vinyl case – this album is a plunge into the horrors of a warzone. Alongside that, it’s also a ravaging exercise in sonic brutality, viciously heavy yet with an artfulness to their riffs, thanks to their adeptness in fret-searing soloing. A must have record for any Death Metal collection.
Tracklist:
War
Remembrance
When Glory Beckons
...For Victor
Graven Image
Lest We Forget
Silent Demise
Forever Fallen
Tank (Mk. I)
Armageddon Bound
UPC: 5055006912036Label: Earache RecordsRelease Date: 4.17.26Format: Vinyl
Tracklist:
Saturday Rite Special
Large and in Charge
Uforia
One Hundred Million Billion Beers
Escape Prison Planet Earth
Outer Space Freebase
Enabler
Wizard of Ozlo
In Possession
UPC: 850074887355Label: Ripple MusicRelease Date: 5.8.26Format: Vinyl
Just as you were getting your head straight coming off the 21st Trip... Brown Acid dose # 22 drops, continuing to fry your mind in a revolving trap-door Twilight Zone alternate world of early hard rock... populated by real life characters so far out they can look like a cheesy wedding band but sound like Blue Cheer! Uncanny! This music comes at you from many angles. Teens in a garage colliding with booze, drugs and girls for the first time, lounge lizard hustlers with snazzy stage clothes and fuzz boxes... gnarly backwoods troublemakers meet blow dried glam rock wannabes here, seamlessly clobbering your head with sound rather than each other! An electric post-psychedelic bar brawl for your mind awaits, unfasten your seat belt, crank it up and fly! Sounds Synonymous "Babylon" out of Flint, Michigan 1969 rip the devastating Blue Cheer classic a new one, immediately swarming you with organ swells and distortion before collapsing into a tuff funk groove, a psychedelic James Brown vibe shot through with dirty howling fuzz guitar, vocals nailing the messed up but confident relaxed sneering attitude of the original Cheer eruption. The Bumps "Shining" from Seattle 1969 resides right at the transition of '60s psych into early prog, well constructed, no diluting things artsy fartsy style, a compelling heavy riff, spacious vocal harmony hook floating above a turbulent take on getting your shit together and shining like a star. Fat chance, but you can dream, the band did and their dreams kick ass across time to right now or you wouldn't be here. Coulda been a hit back then, definitely a hit now. Riverside "Farmer" explodes out of Austin, Texas 1974, economical but brilliantly structured riffs and power chords, intense dynamic tension/release, fantastic screaming leads over shifting angles of attack during the middle break... it's all here with a detached confidence in the vocal that swaggers back in time to the late '60s in it's proto-heavy psych adjacent assault. Cincinnati Joe & Mad Lydia "Get It Together" for real in Cincinnati, Ohio 1970. The song says everything you need to know: "You may think that you're the very best, miles and miles ahead of the rest, but be sure when you're put to the test you get it together!" These words are deployed in a manner similar to Peter Green's "Oh Well", intermittently stated between killer gnarly guitar and gushy organ attacks. Bar band heaven and hell rolled up into one big ball, the vocals get all the way out there! Straight Up "Fire" takes the monster 1968 Crazy World Of Arthur Brown hit into faithfully executed but surreally minimalist territory, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1974. Genius version of a key song that presciently cuts to the chase regarding Brown Acid's incinerations of psychedelic idealism, you're gonna burn, burn, burn... as that moment climaxes you can gawk at their preposterous flashy lounge band stage outfits and realize side one must end because everything is totally scorched into eternity. Scrap Iron "Poopsie" is a primitive two chord stomper with spiraling fuzz and organ riffs, singer marking his territory caveman style. "Poopsie, you're my woman" he commands, but gets weirdly insecure she'll blow him off at the altar by the end of each verse. Snarly wah-wah ices this toxic cake out of Carteret, New Jersey 1973. Focused delivery so single-mindedly crude it creates an inescapable instant brain-worm. Lady "Live Show Tigers" is amongst the most potently life affirming trash rockers you'll ever hear, one outrageously triumphant but fiercely sloppy anthem about living it up like a star, strutting the stage glammed up New York Dolls drag style but with a Dictators sense of humor. Tasty slightly off kilter guitar leads all through, going serendipitously berserk on the fade. Picture disc single out of L.A. 1980. Fantastic fun rock star rock at a very raw local street level where any time is party time. Killer Frog "Hard Times" on Masochist Records from Chicago, Illinois 1972 takes less than two minutes, an action packed James Gang style bar band rocker with a bit of punky sneer in the face of misfortune. These guys never even heard of flower power. They are killer frogs. Good Humore "Killer" does kill in stripped down hard rock trio style, Warren, Michigan 1976. No frills guitar, bass and drums groove tight, snaky primordial riff, snarly licks. "She's a killer of a woman, knows just what she's doing..." The singer knows she's a femme-fatale roadhouse predator but she's so hot the inevitable wreckage seems a bargain. Ride it out like the extended jam on the fade knowing she'll be back for more! Sarawest "Space Rider" winds up the 22nd Trip lost in a twisted two chord space adventure from the point of view of an alien visiting our planet seeking knowledge but finding out we are stupidly destroying ourselves, so he gotta split sneering back at us like we wasted his time "I got no time for loving... I wanna be a space rider, space rider". Toronto, Canada 1974, a vibe lurking in some strange but funny void between late '60s outsider garage psychedelic rock complete with reverb-y acid guitar leads and late '70s retro-futuristic D.I.Y wisecracking from inner space... taking the piss out of outer space!
Tracklist:
Sounds Synonymous - Babylon Flint, Michigan - 1969
The Bumps - Shining Seattle, Washington - 1969
Riverside - Farmer Austin, Texas - 1974
Cincinnati Joe and Mad Lydia - Get It Together Cincinnati, Ohio - 1970
Straight Up - Fire Minneapolis, Minnesota - 1974
Scrap Iron - Poopsie Carteret, New Jersey - 1973
Lady - Live Show Tigers Los Angeles, California - 1980
Killer Frog - Hard Times Chicago, Illinois - 1972
Good Humore - Killer Warren, Michigan - 1976
Sarawest - Space Rider Toronto, Ontario - 1974
UPC: 679065076857Label: Riding EasyRelease Date: 4.24.26Format: Vinyl
Exclusive limited edition white vinyl reissue of death metal legends' 9th studio album!
Tracklist:
Severed Head Stoning
Psychotic Precision
Decency Defied
Frantic Disembowelment
The Wretched Spawn
Cyanide Assassin
Festering in the Crypt
Nothing Left to Mutilate
Blunt Force Castration
Rotted Body Landslide
Slain
Bent Backwards and Broken
They Deserve to Die
UPC: 039842525518Label: Metal Blade ImportRelease Date: 3.6.26Format: Vinyl
Liverpool’s legendary Death Metal pioneers Carcass are often credited with shaping the entire death metal genre. Pushing boundaries with their shocking imagery whilst evolving and innovating with each new album. Heartwork is widely renowned as the best Carcass album with its melodic intricacies. Pressed on Purple and Pink marble vinyl, exclusive RSD Essentials.
Tracklist:
Buried Dreams
Carnal Forge
No Love Lost
Heartwork
Embodiment
This Mortal Coil
Arbeit Macht Fleisch
Blind Bleeding the Blind
Doctrinal Expletives
Death Certificate
UPC: 5055006909777Label: Earache RecordsRelease Date: 4.17.26Format: Vinyl
Released in 1985, Carnivore is the ferocious debut album by the Brooklyn metal band Carnivore, fronted by Peter Steele (later of Type O Negative).It stands as one of the rawest and most apocalyptic statements of the 1980s underground metal scene - a volatile mix of thrash, hardcore punk, and post-nuclear fantasy.The album's concept envisions a devastated future where survivors form brutal tribes, embracing violence, survivalism, and nihilism. Songs like "Predator," "Legion of Doom," and "God Is Dead" channel this dystopian chaos through pounding riffs, shouted vocals, and militaristic rhythms.Lyrically, it blends dark humor, social satire, and cold-war paranoia - reflecting the tensions of the Reagan era and New York's decaying urban landscape. Musically, it's aggressive and primal, fusing metal's heaviness with punk's raw speed and attitude.Though initially polarizing, Carnivore became a cult classic, influencing countless crossover and industrial metal acts. It set the stage for Peter Steele's later transformation into the gothic grandeur of Type O Negative, but here, everything is still stripped down, feral, and scorched by nuclear fire.Here comes the reissue as Gatefold, Red with Black Splatter
Tracklist:
Predator
Carnivore
Male Supremacy
Armageddon
Legion of Doom
God Is Dead
Thermonuclear Warrior
World Wars III and IV
UPC: 4250444193943Label: Nuclear Blast ArchivRelease Date: 12.12.25Format: Vinyl
Following the brutal impact of their self-titled debut, Brooklyn's Carnivore returned with "Retaliation," an even more ferocious assault of crossover thrash that pushed the boundaries of extremity and controversy. Led by the commanding presence of Peter Steele (later of Type O Negative fame), the album delivers a relentless barrage of apocalyptic visions, urban warfare, and nihilistic rage.Musically heavier and more refined than it's predecessor, "Retaliation" showcases the band's evolution while maintaining their signature blend of hardcore punk aggression and metal brutality. Steele's distinctive bass tone and growling vocals anchor tracks that range from breakneck thrashers to mid-paced, groove-laden crushers. Songs like "Mad Dog," "Ground Zero Brooklyn," and "Race War" paint disturbing portraits of societal collapse, while the epic title track serves as a savage centerpiece.Lyrically provocative and intentionally shocking, the album explores themes of post-nuclear survival, carnage, and humanity's darkest impulses through a deliberately over-the-top lens that blurred the lines between satire and sincerity. The controversial content sparked debate and censorship attempts, cementing Carnivore's reputation as one of the most extreme and uncompromising acts of the era."Retaliation" stands as a landmark of late-80s crossover metal-raw, primitive, and unapologetically savage. It remains a cult classic that influenced countless extreme metal bands while showcasing the early genius of Peter Steele before his transformation into gothic metal royalty.Here comes the reissue as Gatefold LP (Total Clear with Black + White Splatter)
Tracklist:
Jack Daniels and Pizza
Angry Neurotic Catholics
S.M.D
Ground Zero Brooklyn
Race War
Inner Conflict
Jesus Hitler
Technophobia
Manic Depression
U.S.A. for U.S.A
Five Billion Dead
Sex and Violence
World Wars III and IV (Demo)
Carnivore (Demo) 3:41
The Subhuman (Demo)
UPC: 4250444193950Label: Nuclear Blast ArchivRelease Date: 12.12.25Format: Vinyl
Castle Rat is a Medieval Fantasy Heavy Metal band led by the Rat Queen on a mission to expand and defend ‘The Realm’ from those who seek to destroy it. She is joined by The Count, The Plague Doctor, and The Druid. Together they face the relentless wrath of their arch nemesis: Death Herself — ‘The Rat Reaperess.”
Tracklist:
PHOENIX I
WOLF I
WIZARD
SIREN
UNICORN
PATH OF MOSS
CRYSTAL CAVE
SERPENT
WOLF II
DRAGON
SUMMONING SPELL
SUN SONG
PHOENIX II
UPC: 888072775985Label: Loma VistaRelease Date: 4.17.26Format: Vinyl
Castle Rat is a Medieval Fantasy Heavy Metal band led by the Rat Queen on a mission to expand and defend ‘The Realm’ from those who seek to destroy it. She is joined by The Count, The Plague Doctor, and The Druid. Together they face the relentless wrath of their arch nemesis: Death Herself — ‘The Rat Reaperess.”
Tracklist:
PHOENIX I
WOLF I
WIZARD
SIREN
UNICORN
PATH OF MOSS
CRYSTAL CAVE
SERPENT
WOLF II
DRAGON
SUMMONING SPELL
SUN SONG
PHOENIX II
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 888072776005Label: Loma VistaRelease Date: 4.17.26Format: Vinyl
this is goodbye… is the fourth full-length from Nashville’s Chamber and a decisive step forward from a band forged in the U.S. DIY metal and hardcore scenes. Led by the blistering single “violins,” the album delivers a relentless, tightly focused listen that leans into urgency, aggression, and sharp dynamics without excess. this is goodbye… finds Chamber sounding more confident and intentional than ever, capturing a band that knows exactly what it wants to be.
Tracklist:
arms of eternity
scarlet ink
violins
vanity
surveillance
parting gift
angel
pale blue (why?)
without a trace
resurrect (feat. Vincent Bennet)
death without departure
in revolving doors
UPC: 810540038711Label: Pure NoiseRelease Date: 3.27.26Format: Vinyl
If you are looking for some technically proficient writing and playing in your death metal, Cognizance provide the best of both worlds. Coming into 2026 with their fourth full length album entitled In Light, No Shape, Cognizance show that they have been fine tuning their ability to write some of the catchiest technical music in the modern death metal scene. Random Eco Mix Vinyl
Tracklist:
Transient Fixations
Inflection Chants
A Game of Proliferation
Chasm
Vertical Illusion
A Reconfiguration
Witness Marks
Subterranean Incantation
Induced Contortions
The Zone
UPC: 736832003116Label: WillowtipRelease Date: 5.1.26Format: Vinyl
Raw, relentless and unmistakably Combichrist, No Redemption was released in January 2013 as the official Devil May Cry Soundtrack. One of Combichrist's most famous albums, it is finally available on vinyl. This special limited edition anniversary pressing on green vinyl, is and a must-have for any fan.
Tracklist:
Age of Mutation
Zombie Fistfight
Feed the Fire
Gimme Deathrace
Cloud of War
Buried Alive
Empty
I Know What I Am Doing (Planet Treason)
No Redemption
Falling Apart
Gotta Go
How Old Is Your Soul?
Pull the Pin
UPC: 4260639464802Label: Out Of LineRelease Date: 4.17.26Format: Vinyl
For more than three decades, Converge have delivered musical and emotional catharsis, putting purpose before perception and intent before interpretation. Whether it’s their 2001 landmark recording Jane Doe or their 2021 Bloodmoon: I collaboration with Chelsea Wolfe, they have created some of the most compelling music, lyrics, and visual art of the 21st century. During that time, fewer bands have had a greater impact on the underground imagination. It seems unlikely that anyone who has been making music for this long would create one of their best works for their eleventh album, in their 35th year as a band. And yet: Love is Not Enough might be the apotheosis of Converge’s decades-long journey through the punk, hardcore and metal microcosm. What vocalist/lyricist Jacob Bannon, guitarist/producer Kurt Ballou, bassist/vocalist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller have created is a strident artistic statement on the turmoil of living that hones their collective strengths to a razor’s edge. There isn’t an ounce of fat. Every song moves with a power and purpose that eclipses their human origins, that speaks to the anger, pain, and frustration of the modern age. From the opening fusillade of the title track to the closing hurricane of “We Were Never the Same,” Love Is Not Enough is a sonorous balance of vitality and viciousness that reflects the chaos and uncertainty of the times we live in. “There’s always obstacles in the world,” Bannon says. “Personal, professional, economical, whatever. But I feel like we’re in a pressure cooker somewhere on our evolutionary line. It’s a lot just to be a human being in the modern world, trying to function, maintain, grow, have empathy, have compassion. It takes more than it used to, to do all those things.” The album title itself says everything about the trials of today. “The line ‘Love is not enough’ is something I had kicking around for a while,” Bannon says. “Some of the things I wrote at the time were from a human resilience perspective, an acceptance of the brutality and unforgiving nature of the world. I was reflecting on that in poetic form and set it aside. When we got into the studio, it all fit together.” “Bad Faith” is a deeply personal song about cruel intentions and limited options. “It came from watching someone I love being wronged and broken apart, and there was nothing I could do about it because there was no good intention in the first place,” Bannon says. “It’s that feeling of helplessness because nothing I could do or say could better the situation. I just had to love and support and do what I could to be there. But I couldn’t effect actual change. That’s a horrible feeling.” “We Were Never The Same” recognizes the unrelatable in even the closest of relations. “That one was written about getting together with people at a funeral, finding commonality among a variety of people in your life at a time of loss and grief,” Bannon says. “We’ve all been through some version of that in our lives. If you listen to heavy music, you appreciate the time, you appreciate the faces, you appreciate the histories with different people and loved ones. But then the next day comes, all the regular stressors of everyday life kick in, and you don’t really connect the way you wish to after reflecting on the loss of somebody. I was processing all that stuff when I wrote the line, ‘Why do we all gather to mourn yet not to cherish?’ It’s an honest question.” Love Is Not Enough features no special guests, no studio trickery, no relentless massaging of human imperfection in trying to manufacture the perfect take. “I think that realism is missing from a lot of modern music of any genre, but especially our genre,” Bannon says. “Things either go super raw and almost chaotic to the point where it's distracting, or bands take the life out of what they’re doing by editing every aspect. Sometimes the perfect take is the one that has some wildness to it. It's not perfectly executed. There’s a lot of powerful moments on this record and a lot of angry moments. The realism amplifies that.” Unlike so many albums that adhere to a time-honored sequencing format, cherry-picking favored tracks for the all-important first, second, and final spots, Love Is Not Enough is all about momentum. “It does a thing that no other Converge record does—it keeps ramping up,” Bannon says. “And that’s definitely by design. Internally, we passed around dozens of ideas for sequencing because everyone interprets music differently and there’s no right way of doing it. When we do that, we always joke that we all have to be equally unhappy. But this is the one that works.” Love Is Not Enough was recorded and mixed by Kurt Ballou at God City in Salem, Massachusetts, with engineering assistance from Zach Weeks. Jacob Bannon did the artwork and design, creating an image for each song and a commanding cover depicting a celestial witness to a world aflame. “We still identify this band as the outlet that’s essential to our lives,” Bannon says. “We give everything we have to it. Being past your average middle age, we’re starting to see deeper than before into a variety of places. And I don’t think that’s specific to us. I think that’s something that’s utterly relatable.”
Tracklist:
Love Is Not Enough
Bad Faith
Distract and Divide
To Feel Something
Beyond Repair
Amon Amok
Force Meets Presence
Gilded Cage
Make Me Forget You
We Were Never The Same
UPC: 641956287635Label: Deathwish IncRelease Date: 3.13.26Format: Vinyl
For more than three decades, Converge have delivered musical and emotional catharsis, putting purpose before perception and intent before interpretation. Whether it’s their 2001 landmark recording Jane Doe or their 2021 Bloodmoon: I collaboration with Chelsea Wolfe, they have created some of the most compelling music, lyrics, and visual art of the 21st century. During that time, fewer bands have had a greater impact on the underground imagination. It seems unlikely that anyone who has been making music for this long would create one of their best works for their eleventh album, in their 35th year as a band. And yet: Love is Not Enough might be the apotheosis of Converge’s decades-long journey through the punk, hardcore and metal microcosm. What vocalist/lyricist Jacob Bannon, guitarist/producer Kurt Ballou, bassist/vocalist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller have created is a strident artistic statement on the turmoil of living that hones their collective strengths to a razor’s edge. There isn’t an ounce of fat. Every song moves with a power and purpose that eclipses their human origins, that speaks to the anger, pain, and frustration of the modern age. From the opening fusillade of the title track to the closing hurricane of “We Were Never the Same,” Love Is Not Enough is a sonorous balance of vitality and viciousness that reflects the chaos and uncertainty of the times we live in. “There’s always obstacles in the world,” Bannon says. “Personal, professional, economical, whatever. But I feel like we’re in a pressure cooker somewhere on our evolutionary line. It’s a lot just to be a human being in the modern world, trying to function, maintain, grow, have empathy, have compassion. It takes more than it used to, to do all those things.” The album title itself says everything about the trials of today. “The line ‘Love is not enough’ is something I had kicking around for a while,” Bannon says. “Some of the things I wrote at the time were from a human resilience perspective, an acceptance of the brutality and unforgiving nature of the world. I was reflecting on that in poetic form and set it aside. When we got into the studio, it all fit together.” “Bad Faith” is a deeply personal song about cruel intentions and limited options. “It came from watching someone I love being wronged and broken apart, and there was nothing I could do about it because there was no good intention in the first place,” Bannon says. “It’s that feeling of helplessness because nothing I could do or say could better the situation. I just had to love and support and do what I could to be there. But I couldn’t effect actual change. That’s a horrible feeling.” “We Were Never The Same” recognizes the unrelatable in even the closest of relations. “That one was written about getting together with people at a funeral, finding commonality among a variety of people in your life at a time of loss and grief,” Bannon says. “We’ve all been through some version of that in our lives. If you listen to heavy music, you appreciate the time, you appreciate the faces, you appreciate the histories with different people and loved ones. But then the next day comes, all the regular stressors of everyday life kick in, and you don’t really connect the way you wish to after reflecting on the loss of somebody. I was processing all that stuff when I wrote the line, ‘Why do we all gather to mourn yet not to cherish?’ It’s an honest question.” Love Is Not Enough features no special guests, no studio trickery, no relentless massaging of human imperfection in trying to manufacture the perfect take. “I think that realism is missing from a lot of modern music of any genre, but especially our genre,” Bannon says. “Things either go super raw and almost chaotic to the point where it's distracting, or bands take the life out of what they’re doing by editing every aspect. Sometimes the perfect take is the one that has some wildness to it. It's not perfectly executed. There’s a lot of powerful moments on this record and a lot of angry moments. The realism amplifies that.” Unlike so many albums that adhere to a time-honored sequencing format, cherry-picking favored tracks for the all-important first, second, and final spots, Love Is Not Enough is all about momentum. “It does a thing that no other Converge record does—it keeps ramping up,” Bannon says. “And that’s definitely by design. Internally, we passed around dozens of ideas for sequencing because everyone interprets music differently and there’s no right way of doing it. When we do that, we always joke that we all have to be equally unhappy. But this is the one that works.” Love Is Not Enough was recorded and mixed by Kurt Ballou at God City in Salem, Massachusetts, with engineering assistance from Zach Weeks. Jacob Bannon did the artwork and design, creating an image for each song and a commanding cover depicting a celestial witness to a world aflame. “We still identify this band as the outlet that’s essential to our lives,” Bannon says. “We give everything we have to it. Being past your average middle age, we’re starting to see deeper than before into a variety of places. And I don’t think that’s specific to us. I think that’s something that’s utterly relatable.”
Tracklist:
Love Is Not Enough
Bad Faith
Distract and Divide
To Feel Something
Beyond Repair
Amon Amok
Force Meets Presence
Gilded Cage
Make Me Forget You
We Were Never The Same
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 641956287581Label: Deathwish IncRelease Date: 3.13.26Format: Vinyl
Limited clear vinyl LP pressing. 2025 release, the sixth album from the Swiss thrash metal band. Dissonance Theory is the band's first album in more than three decades. The title references the psychological concept of cognitive dissonance, relating to a clash between attitudes and behavior. The album's themes reflect today's "dystopian reality" and contradictory stimuli. UPC: 198029594515Label: Century MediaRelease Date: 10.17.25Format: Vinyl
Corrosion of Conformity's Good God / Baad Man captures the full spectrum of the band’s legacy — from high-energy punk roots to swampy Southern grooves and heavy, riff-driven rock. Raw, dynamic, and unapologetically diverse, the album showcases every shade of the COC sound, delivering a hard-hitting ride that’s as gritty as it is soulful.
Tracklist:
Good God? / Final Dawn
You or Me
Gimme Some Moore
The Handler
Bedouin's Hand
Run for Your Life
Baad Man
Lose Yourself
Mandra Sonos
Asleep on the Killing Floor
Handcuff County
Swallowing the Anchor
Brickman
Forever Amplified
UPC: 4065629754150Label: Nuclear BlastRelease Date: 4.3.26Format: Vinyl
It's all larger-than-life, darker-than-death, and the best album Creeper have ever recorded. "It seems that the world's getting excessively morbid by the moment out there," says Will Ghould, a man with a boyishly infectious enthusiasm for everything that he does, "I think we need fantasy and fun more than we ever have."?However, if you strip back the layers, you'll find that Creeper's ambitious narratives are rooted in an authentic place, touching on subjects such as friendship, mental health and devastating love. A vital element was the input of producer Tom Dalgety (Ghost, Royal Blood, The Cult) who embraced and encouraged the band's "What would Jim Steinman do?" ethos during sessions at his studio, a converted church - a home-from-home for a record with some blissfully blasphemous edges.
Tracklist:
A Shadow Stirs
Mistress of Death
Blood Magick (It's a Ritual)
Headstones
Prey for the Night
Daydreaming in the Dark
Parasite
Razor Wire
From the Depths Below
The Black House
The Crimson Bride
Pavor Nocturnus
UPC: 5401148008913Label: SpinefarmRelease Date: 10.31.25Format: Vinyl
Crowbar, the heavy metal icons from New Orleans, are experiencing a massive resurgence driven by a powerfuldigital strategy and relentless touring. Recently surpassing the milestone of 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify,the band has successfully bridged the gap between their 90s sludge roots and a new generation of digital-first fans. UPC: 015095871213Label: Mnrk HeavyRelease Date: 3.27.26Format: Vinyl
Crowbar, the heavy metal icons from New Orleans, are experiencing a massive resurgence driven by a powerfuldigital strategy and relentless touring. Recently surpassing the milestone of 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify,the band has successfully bridged the gap between their 90s sludge roots and a new generation of digital-first fans. UPC: 634164647414Label: Mnrk HeavyRelease Date: 3.27.26Format: Vinyl
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