Controlling chaos by hand, Currents balance invention and innate intensity on their new EP "All That Follows". Especially strong, the quintet's closing track "Rise & Fall" revolves around propulsive drums, a riff call-and-response and a hook that holds onto the vestiges of a crumbling institution before asking a final query: How will this end? With sold out shows and 100M streams, for Currents, the only answer is upwards. UPC: 4065629759216Label: Sharptone RecordsRelease Date: 3.27.26Format: Vinyl
The debut album that introduced Glenn Danzig’s dark vision to the world, blending heavy blues riffs with ominous lyrical themes. LP package includes gatefold jacket, printed sleeves, and pressed on opaque white vinyl. UPC: 199957300513Release Date: 5.29.26Format: Vinyl
With Lucifuge, Danzig expanded their sound, balancing thunderous heaviness with moody, soulful undertones. Songs like “Her Black Wings” and “Long Way Back From Hell” showcase the band’s evolving songwriting. LP package includes standard LP jacket, printed sleeves, and pressed on translucent ruby vinyl. UPC: 199957300520Release Date: 5.29.26Format: Vinyl
Darkest Hour / UNDOING RUIN VINYL LP - Two decades after it first tore through the scene, Undoing Ruin returns with a 20th Anniversary pressing-paying tribute to the sweat-soaked shows, busted knuckles, and late-night battles this record fueled for a generation of fans. This pressing contains some never-before-seen photos from the Undoing Ruin era with a printed insert and four extremely limited vinyl variants.
Tracklist:
With a Thousand Words to Say But One
Convalescence
This Will Outlive Us
Sound the Surrender
Pathos
Low
Ethos
District Divided
These Fevered Times
Paradise
Tranquil
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 692878378192Label: Artist Friendly Co.Release Date: 4.10.26Format: Vinyl
In a year which marks the 40th anniversary since the initial formation - under the moniker of Black Death - of what would subsequently grow into influential genre legends, 2026 marks the return of the imperishable Norwegian duo of Fenriz & Nocturno Culto for their new opus of high caliber old metal, under the banner of ‘Pre-Historic Metal’. As Fenriz himself proclaims of the title’s symbolic origin, “Prehistoric is a loose term. I just figure it’s our VIBE, our take on things & it’s more a statement that we use old style to create something newâ€. ‘Pre-Historic Metal’ contains eight tracks of primal epics & gargantuan riffs with organic sound & the ever-present permeating spirit of the 70’s & 80’s, for a new continuation of the mastery witnessed on 2024’s ‘It Beckons Us All’. This next chapter in Darkthrone’s extensive & ongoing catalogue presents a vast odyssey through the sonic landscapes of Thrash, Black, Heavy & Doom Metal &, adorned with a punishing & “in your face†guitar presence, Darkthrone stirs the cauldron of savage creativity with a nod to the writing methods which were indicative of their earlier works of the late 80’s, but with a more refined craft. 'Pre-Historic Metal' was recorded at Chaka Khan Studios, Oslo, with production work conducted by Ole Øvstedal, Silje Høgevold & Mads Luis. Mastering was carried out by Jack Control at Enormous Door, & Maor Appelbaum Mastering.
Tracklist:
They Found One Of My Graves
Pre-Historic Metal
Siberian Thaw
Deeply Rooted
The Dry Wells Of Hell
So I Marched To The Sunken Empire
Eat Eat Eat Your Pride
Eon 4
UPC: 801056830531Label: PeacevilleRelease Date: 5.8.26Format: Vinyl
In a year which marks the 40th anniversary since the initial formation - under the moniker of Black Death - of what would subsequently grow into influential genre legends, 2026 marks the return of the imperishable Norwegian duo of Fenriz & Nocturno Culto for their new opus of high caliber old metal, under the banner of ‘Pre-Historic Metal’. As Fenriz himself proclaims of the title’s symbolic origin, “Prehistoric is a loose term. I just figure it’s our VIBE, our take on things & it’s more a statement that we use old style to create something newâ€. ‘Pre-Historic Metal’ contains eight tracks of primal epics & gargantuan riffs with organic sound & the ever-present permeating spirit of the 70’s & 80’s, for a new continuation of the mastery witnessed on 2024’s ‘It Beckons Us All’. This next chapter in Darkthrone’s extensive & ongoing catalogue presents a vast odyssey through the sonic landscapes of Thrash, Black, Heavy & Doom Metal &, adorned with a punishing & “in your face†guitar presence, Darkthrone stirs the cauldron of savage creativity with a nod to the writing methods which were indicative of their earlier works of the late 80’s, but with a more refined craft. 'Pre-Historic Metal' was recorded at Chaka Khan Studios, Oslo, with production work conducted by Ole Øvstedal, Silje Høgevold & Mads Luis. Mastering was carried out by Jack Control at Enormous Door, & Maor Appelbaum Mastering.
Tracklist:
They Found One Of My Graves
Pre-Historic Metal
Siberian Thaw
Deeply Rooted
The Dry Wells Of Hell
So I Marched To The Sunken Empire
Eat Eat Eat Your Pride
Eon 4
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 801056830616Label: PeacevilleRelease Date: 5.8.26Format: Vinyl
In a year which marks the 40th anniversary since the initial formation - under the moniker of Black Death - of what would subsequently grow into influential genre legends, 2026 marks the return of the imperishable Norwegian duo of Fenriz & Nocturno Culto for their new opus of high caliber old metal, under the banner of ‘Pre-Historic Metal’. As Fenriz himself proclaims of the title’s symbolic origin, “Prehistoric is a loose term. I just figure it’s our VIBE, our take on things & it’s more a statement that we use old style to create something newâ€. ‘Pre-Historic Metal’ contains eight tracks of primal epics & gargantuan riffs with organic sound & the ever-present permeating spirit of the 70’s & 80’s, for a new continuation of the mastery witnessed on 2024’s ‘It Beckons Us All’. This next chapter in Darkthrone’s extensive & ongoing catalogue presents a vast odyssey through the sonic landscapes of Thrash, Black, Heavy & Doom Metal &, adorned with a punishing & “in your face†guitar presence, Darkthrone stirs the cauldron of savage creativity with a nod to the writing methods which were indicative of their earlier works of the late 80’s, but with a more refined craft. 'Pre-Historic Metal' was recorded at Chaka Khan Studios, Oslo, with production work conducted by Ole Øvstedal, Silje Høgevold & Mads Luis. Mastering was carried out by Jack Control at Enormous Door, & Maor Appelbaum Mastering.
Tracklist:
They Found One Of My Graves
Pre-Historic Metal
Siberian Thaw
Deeply Rooted
The Dry Wells Of Hell
So I Marched To The Sunken Empire
Eat Eat Eat Your Pride
Eon 4
UPC: 801056837936Label: PeacevilleRelease Date: 5.8.26Format: Vinyl
Dawn of Ashes / ANATOMY OF SUFFERING / A powerful amalgamation of black metal and electronic influences. Dawn of Ashes creates a uniquely powerful amalgamation of black metal and electronic influences, seamlessly flowing from haunting atmospheric dark ambient interludes to industrial synth-driven, unrelentingly concussive symphonic black metal. Limited Edition LP
Tracklist:
Throat Woven with Thorns
Anatomy of Suffering
The Altar of Sunken Wounds
Viral Decay
Echoes of Desolation
Autopsy of a Spirit (Feat. Unter Null)
Penumbra (Featuring Suicide Commando)
Beneath Thy Tongue, It Sleeps
Threading the Nerve
Autolysis (Featuring Void Stasis and Blakmoth)
UPC: 782388144711Label: Metropolis RecordsRelease Date: 4.3.26Format: Vinyl
Real Gone continues it's Dante-esque descent through the Deicide back catalog with an another vinyl debut... except this time, it's not just an American vinyl debut. Yes, 2000's Insineratehymn is legitimately coming out on vinyl as a stand-alone release for the first time anywhere in the world. The tempos may have slowed a tad (only a tad), but the musicianship is still staggering if less "technical" and the message ever more uncompromising, even if that is a hint of melodicism on the fan favorite "Bible Basher." Remastered for vinyl and pressed on "Hellfire" smoke vinyl, complete with insert featuring the incendiary lyrics you'd expect.
Tracklist:
Bible Basher
Forever Hate You
Standing in the Flames
Remnant of a Hopeless Past
The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Halls of Worship
Suffer Again
Worst Enemy
Apocalyptic Fear
Refusal of Penance
UPC: 848064020608Label: Real Gone MusicRelease Date: 2.6.26Format: Vinyl
From the cover art to the lyrics, death metal legends Deicide didn't give an inch when it came to their uncompromising anti-church stance on their 1995 release Once Upon the Cross. In fact, the album included samples from the film The Last Temptation of Christ, which was itself accused of blasphemy. But the band was hardly standing still, as the gobsmacking guitar pyrotechnics of Eric and Brian Hoffman and furious fusillades of bassist/vocalist Glen Benton and drummer Steve Asheim became ever more awe-inspiring and, dare we say it, miraculous. For it's first widespread U.S. vinyl release, we are giving Once Upon the Cross a milky clear with blood splatter pressing remastered for the format, complete with printed inner sleeve featuring lyrics.
Tracklist:
Once Upon the Cross
Christ Denied
When Satan Rules His World
Kill the Christian
Trick or Betrayed
They Are the Children of the Underworld
Behind the Light Thou Shall Rise
To Be Dead
Confessional Rape
UPC: 848064020844Label: Real Gone MusicRelease Date: 5.8.26Format: Vinyl
Demon Spell returns, unleashing a vision of dark, occult heavy metal born from dust, bone, and shadow. Blessed Be the Dark, the Italians' debut album is a descent into ritual fire and ancient doom. Demon Spell deepen their devotion to a shadowed form of heavy metal rooted in the classic tradition yet veiled in occult and arcane tones, all performance with a provocative theatrical presence. UPC: 199806984055Label: Dying Victim ProductRelease Date: 6.5.26Format: Vinyl
Tracklist:
Theory of Change
Last Dance
Star Child
Kalorama
We All End Up Here
Brain Holographics
Smile
Isolate
UPC: 850074887362Label: Ripple MusicRelease Date: 4.17.26Format: Vinyl
The Devil Wears Pradaas 2013 album 8:18 once again pulled off the neat trick of topping the Pop (#6), Metal (#2), and Christian (#1) charts (the title itself is a reference to the Bible verse Romans 8:18, which says that our present-day suffering pales next to the glory that is to come). Which kinda sums up TDWPas appeal: what other band can shift so seamlessly from moments of visceral madness to spells of spiritual grace? 8:18 marked the swan song for founding band members Chris Rubey and Daniel Williams, and they certainly went out in style; the addition of some hardcore punk (aoBlack & Blue, a? aoNumber Elevena?) and straight metal (aoRumorsa?) ingredients to TDWPas melodic metalcore cauldron makes for a heady brew indeed. This sea blue pressing comes inside a gatefold with beautifully austere artwork plus an insert. A real artistic statement on every level.
Tracklist:
Gloom
Rumors
First Sight
War
8:18
Sailor's Prayer
Care More
Martyrs
Black ; Blue
Transgress
Number Eleven
Home for Grave
In Heart
UPC: 848064020929Label: Real Gone MusicRelease Date: 4.3.26Format: Vinyl
Eight years after their previous studio release Eonian, Dimmu Borgir return with thirteen punishing yet remarkably diverse tracks under the banner Grand Serpent Rising and even the sheer weight of the album title alone speaks volumes.”It fits perfectly,” Silenoz nods. ”Dimmu Borgir is a leviathan of a band on a grand scale and we are rising once again. While the serpent represents evil to some, for us it symbolizes something else: renewal, growth, knowledge, and liberation. Shedding our skin, so to speak. And let’s not forget that February 2026 marks the end of the Year of the Snake, roughly the same moment this album was completed.”Once you descend into the treacherous journey charted by this Norwegian serpent, Silenoz’s words are immediately vindicated. Following the ominous intro ‘Tridentium,’ the opening track ‘Ascent’ strikes like lightning across a frozen, darkened northern sky. Aggressive, vicious, and twistedly beautiful, it instantly confirms that Dimmu Borgir have lost none of their intensity, menace, or authenticity.And the momentum never falters. Across nearly an hour of music, Grand Serpent Rising maintains an iron grip: it is a majestic and powerful statement that sounds like a band possessed by the feral energy of the early ’90s Norwegian black metal underground, while simultaneously wielding the compositional discipline and hard-earned wisdom forged through more than three decades of relentless creation.
Tracklist:
Tridentium
Ascent
As Seen in the Unseen
The Qryptfarer
Ulvgjeld & Blodsodel
Repository of Divine Transmutation
Silk Minnes en Alkymist
Phantom of the Nemesis
The Exonerated
Recognizant
At the Precipice of Convergence
Shadows of a Thousand Perceptions
Gjoll
UPC: 4065629741525Label: Nuclear BlastRelease Date: 5.22.26Format: Vinyl
Swedish gothic doom entity DRACONIAN is finally back! Their new studio album, In Somnolent Ruin, will creep its way from the artist’s spirit into the light of day on May 8, 2026 via Napalm Records. This promises to be one of the most personal records in the band’s discography, revealed through a dreamlike journey across nine tracks and the poetic lyricism of vocalist Anders Jacobsson. As a recurring theme, DRACONIAN explore Plato’s theory of the soul – an element that was not planned from the very beginning, but instead emerged organically during the creation. In 2022, the band announced the return of vocalist Lisa Johansson. Johansson had been the band’s vocalist for their first five records before leaving DRACONIAN in 2011 for personal reasons. In Somnolent Ruin marks her comeback.
Tracklist:
AWelcome Thy Arrow
A The Monochrome Blade
B Anima (feat. Daniel Änghede)
B The Face of God
C I Gave You Wings
C Asteria Beneath the Tranquil Sea
CCold Heavens
D Misanthrope River
D Lethe
UPC: 810210531153Label: NapalmRelease Date: 5.8.26Format: Vinyl
The GRAMMY-winning and millions-selling legends of progressive music Dream Theater, restart their ‘Lost Not Forgotten Archives’ series with a brand-new unreleased recording. ‘Live In Tokyo, 2010’ captures the band's show at Summer Sonic in Japan, a performance that would end up being drummer Mike Portnoy’s last appearance with the band till he rejoined in 2023. Available as Special Edition CD Digipak, Gatefold colored 180g 2LP & as Digital Album.
Tracklist:
A Nightmare to Remember (Live in Tokyo, 2010)
The Count of Tuscany (Live in Tokyo, 2010)
A Rite of Passage (Live in Tokyo, 2010)
Prophets of War (Live in Tokyo, 2010)
Wither (Live in Tokyo, 2010)
Pull Me Under / Metropolis (Live in Tokyo, 2010)
UPC: 199584088617Label: Inside OutRelease Date: 3.13.26Format: Vinyl
Celebrate 25 years of Drowning Pool’s iconic Platinum-certified debut album, Sinner. Originally released in 2001, Sinner launched Drowning Pool on the scene with “Bodies,” an instant classic that has remained a staple in the mosh pit. The limited edition 25th anniversary edition is pressed on sea blue smoke vinyl. Turn it up and embrace your inner Sinner.
Tracklist:
Sinner
Bodies
Tear Away
All Over Me
Reminded
Pity
Mute
I Am
Follow
Told You So
Sermon
UPC: 888072760929Label: Craft RecordingsRelease Date: 6.5.26Format: Vinyl
Vinyl LP pressing. Best Of album by the 70s prog. Rock legend Eloy, all songs newly mixed & mastered by F. Bornemann, incl. a new ext. #vers. of the classic "Silhouette". Founded by Frank Bornemann at the end of the 1960s, ELOY has released a total of 20 studio albums. Their breakthrough came in the mid-seventies, mostly with spectacular concept albums, which sold more and more worldwide. The breakthrough for ELOY came in the mid-seventies, mostly with spectacular concept albums that were sold worldwide, increasingly. This was not only rewarded with numerous high chart positions in Germany, honored with many awards but also brought Eloy a lot of international attention and a considerable fan base, which still exists and is constantly growing. When a fan club recently came up with the idea of bundling their own favorites from the band's extensive repertoire and producing their own compilations, we had the idea of offering this officially and releasing ELOY's highlights from different eras of the band's history on vinyl, too. We had Frank Bornemann and sound engineer Benjamin Schäfer edit the sound in such a way that they fit together perfectly and offer the listener a very individual listening experience. This is how "Hidden Treasures" came into being, offering ELOY fans a sound and song combination that has never been heard before. UPC: 822603020564Label: Season Of MistRelease Date: 4.24.26Format: Vinyl
Dry Kill Logic got lumped in with the "nu-metal" movement of the early 'Oughts but their 2001 debut The Darker Side of Nonsense wields a brutal sonic bludgeon of singular power. In fact, even Roadrunner, a label not known for pandering to popular taste, asked the band for a more commercial sound on it's projected follow-up, which led to Dry Kill Logic's leaving for pastures less dedicated to green. Indeed, vocalist Cliff Rigano's lyrics give no quarter: "What goes around comes around/Once lost now I am found/All of this hatred I focus on you." On the 25th anniversary of it's original release, we've remastered The Darker Side of Nonsense for it's vinyl debut, and faithfully re-created the beautifully grotesque artwork with a jacket and color inner sleeve. Reissued with the full support of the band on milky clear vinyl!
Tracklist:
Nightmare
Feel the Break
Pain
Nothing
Assfault
Weight
A Better Man Than Me
Rot
Track 13
Give Up, Give in, Lie Down
The Strength I Call My Own
Goodnight
(Silence)
Sab
UPC: 848064021285Label: Real Gone MusicRelease Date: 6.5.26Format: Vinyl
Ranging, krautrock-style progressive psych jams that expand dramatically beyond the band's stoner doom roots. Capturing Elder's expanding dynamic and ongoing progression, The Gold & Silver Sessions is a trance-inducing LP of ranging, tripped out psychedelic jams that captures their expressive and nuanced development. They're still the band who put out the crushing "Reflections of a Floating World," but letting their imagination venture in bold new directions.
Tracklist:
Illusory Motion
Im Morgengrauen
Weißensee
Sales Points
UPC: 760137209577Label: Blues Funeral RecordRelease Date: 5.22.26Format: Vinyl
Double vinyl LP pressing. Two decades into their existence, Elder remain an anomaly in the heavy underground - a band with the ability to absorb and shed influences from a myriad of genres without falling into pastiche or losing their identity. New album Through Zero is a reaffirmation of their commitment to pushing boundaries and cements their status as leaders in heavy psychedelic rock. Elder has long since mastered crushing riffs, melodic jaunts, progressive patterns, hypnotic grooves and ethereal atmospherics. Recorded in Berlin between tours in 2025, Through Zero is possibly their most immediate and engaging record to date, allowing seeds from outside the sphere of rock music to take root and bloom within their progressive framework. Listeners will find new textures, sequences and sounds woven into Elder's endlessly bombastic take on heavy rock. Elder was formed in a small coastal town in Massachusetts around 2006 by three longtime friends with a passion for downtuned heavy music. Over the years, the band has gained a guitarist, lost a drummer, relocated (mostly) from the United States to Germany, played hundreds of shows from small clubs to arenas across the world and released six full-length albums, four EPs and two live records. "Through Zero" is a term borrowed from music engineering, which describes the property of a frequency being able to pass through the zero point and continue into the negative. While not a concept rooted in philosophy, it resonates on an existential level: the zero point is not an end, but a midpoint along a mostly unseeable path where the journey is the destination and reality is less linear than most of us understand.
Tracklist:
Sigil to Ruin
Capture/Release
Through Zero
Strata
Sight Unseen
Blighted Age
UPC: 760137209560Label: Blues Funeral RecordRelease Date: 5.29.26Format: Vinyl
Elder Through Zero ETCHED VINYL Elder have long been masters of crushing riffs, melodic jaunts, progressive patterns and hypnotic grooves. Two decades into their existence, they remain an anomaly in the heavy underground - a band with the ability to absorb and shed influences from a myriad of genres without falling into pastiche or losing their identity. New album Through Zero is a reaffirmation of Elder's commitment to pushing boundaries and cements their status as leaders in heavy psychedelic rock. It's the band's most immediate record to date, allowing seeds from outside the sphere of straight-ahead rock to bloom within their experimental framework. Listeners will find new textures, sequences and sounds woven into Elder's bombastic and forward-gazing approach to modern heaviness!
Tracklist:
Sigil to Ruin
Capture/Release
Through Zero
Strata
Sight Unseen
Blighted Age
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 760137210412Label: Blues Funeral RecordRelease Date: 5.29.26Format: Vinyl
Formed in 1993, Electric Wizard's brand of doom metal incorporates stoner and sludge traits, with lyrics focusing on the occult, witchcraft, H.P. Lovecraft, horror films, and cannabis. Black Magic Rituals & Perversions Vol.1, a one-take dungeon session, features some of their most classic moments, captured live, raw and uncensored. This is a career-defining collection, and a must-have for followers of this iconic British metal band.
Tracklist:
Dopethrone
Incense for the Damned
Black Mass
Witchcult Today
Satanic Rites of Drugula
Scorpio Curse
Chosen Few
Funeralopolis
UPC: 5401148002010Label: SpinefarmRelease Date: 5.30.25Format: Vinyl
Even though the New Wave of British Heavy Metal was already history by the time Elixir released The Son Of Odin in 1986, the album is still considered one of the best albums of the movement. Elixir started out in London in 1983. In 1985, they released their debut single "Treachery (Ride Like The Wind)," which was endorsed in Kerrang! By none other than Ronnie James Dio in a guest column, spurring the band to tackle their first album. The result was The Son Of Odin. Rave reviews followed almost everywhere, not least in Metal Forces, where Dave Constable stated: "A self-financed LP that eclipses many a major label release." The 40th Anniversary Edition of this immortal classic includes, in addition to the regular album, the complete session from which the "Treachery (Ride Like The Wind)" single was taken, as well as the previous demo and the BBC Friday Rock Show session. In addition, recent interviews with guitarist Phil Denton and manager Seymour Mincer tell the story of the album.
Tracklist:
The Star Of Beshaan
Pandora's Box
Hold High The Flame
Children Of Tomorrow
Trial By Fire
Starflight
Dead Man's Gold
Treachery
The Son Of Odin
The Star Of Beshaan
Pandora's Box
Hold High The Flame
The Son Of Odin
Winds Of Time
Treachery
Playing With Fire
Dead Man's Gold
Born Loser
Deal With The Devil
Chariot Of The Gods
UPC: 4251267723751Label: High Roller RecordsRelease Date: 4.3.26Format: Vinyl
A masterpiece of monumental and bombastic Dark Romantic Metal With "Songs Of Moors And Misty Fields" (1997), Schwadorf perfected his dark Metal full of classical Romanticism and traditional folklore. The album relates back to the band's debut "A Wintersunset...", but also delivers the blue-print for their later development into more tranquil folk sceneries.
Tracklist:
When Shadows Grow Longer
The Blue Mists of Night
Mourners
Ode to Melancholy
Lover's Grief
The Ensemble of Silence
UPC: 884388890503Label: ProphecyRelease Date: 8.1.25Format: Vinyl