The one and only Acid, formed in Bruges in 1980 (and initially called Precious Page), are widely considered to be one of the very first speed metal bands on the European continent. They recorded three highly regarded albums for Giant Records - Acid (1983), Maniac (1983), and Engine Beast (1985) - before breaking up in the mid-80s. In 2019, lead vocalist Kate de Lombaert decided to resurrect the band under the name Kate's Acid. The current line-up of the band consists of guitarist Geert Annys, drummer Ashley "Ash" Ysewyn, bassist Camilo "Thunder Screamer" Ortega, and Kate on vocals. Hellbender is their first studio album as Kate's Acid, and features nine brand-new songs.
Tracklist:
Hellbender
Taking Back My Wings
The Lightning Conductor
Riding Out
Do Not Burn the Witch
Valkyrie
Buccaneers
Stormchaser
Air Raid
UPC: 4251267723614Label: High Roller RecordsRelease Date: 4.17.26Format: Vinyl
Morning Star finds Këkht Aräkh arriving at a truer, more refined version of himself. Recorded between Berlin and Stockholm, the album emerges from a period of intense personal and artistic growth, blending aggressive black metal passages with immersive, textured soundscapes that feel both intimate and vast.Since his origins in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Dmitry (a.k.a. Crying Orc), the sole mastermind behind the project, has sought a distinctive path within black metal. This vision unfolded through his debut Through the Branches to Eternity EP (2018) and the albums Night & Love (2018) and Pale Swordsman (2021), establishing a signature tension between ferocious, visceral black metal and delicate, introspective ballads. On Morning Star, this dynamic reaches new depth. Created at a point of artistic clarity, the album explores a rawer, more personal emotional palette, shaped by stress, anxiety, and long stretches of writer’s block, giving it rare immediacy and vulnerability.
Dmitry recorded nearly all instruments himself, with drums by Jonathan (Spira Me, Vanskapth, Olycka). Bladee contributed vocals and co-wrote lyrics on “Eternal Martyr,” an unexpected collaboration that reveals intuitive chemistry. VS--55 and Varg2™ add abstract sampling and subtle textural design, giving Morning Star its distinctive grain and analog warmth, while James Ginzburg (Emptyset, Osmium) handled final mastering, enhancing dynamic depth and atmospheric richness.
Several tracks revisit earlier material with fresh perspectives. “Wänderer” and “Drömsång” are partially rerecorded or fully reimagined. Intense, driving passages collide with sparse, contemplative interludes, producing a landscape both visceral and haunting. Themes of isolation and wandering surface in “Wänderer,” dreamlike melancholy in “Drömsång,” existential struggle in “Angest,” and reflections on time and transformation in “Three Winters Away.”
With Morning Star, Këkht Aräkh synthesizes past explorations with new collaborative energy, producing a record that honors 90s black metal tradition while embracing lo-fi warmth, melancholic melodies, sonic experimentation, and emotional candor. The result is a deeply personal statement - an album that is both an arrival and a continuation of his artistic journey.
Tracklist:
Wänderer (2:58)
Castle (3:25)
Lament (3:00)
Genom sorgen (ft. VS--55) (3:39)
Angest (3:20)
Mörker över mörker (3:14)
Three winters away (2:47)
Drömsång (3:55)
Raven king (3:51)
Vigil (2:15)
Eternal martyr (ft. Bladee) (2:57)
Trollsång (ft. Spöke) (1:54)
Land av evig natt l (1:35)
Land av evig natt ll (3:39)
Gates (2:51)
Morning star (3:54)
Outro (ft. Varg2TM) (0:50)
UPC: 843563197905Label: Sacred BonesRelease Date: 3.27.26Format: Vinyl
Morning Star finds Këkht Aräkh arriving at a truer, more refined version of himself. Recorded between Berlin and Stockholm, the album emerges from a period of intense personal and artistic growth, blending aggressive black metal passages with immersive, textured soundscapes that feel both intimate and vast.Since his origins in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Dmitry (a.k.a. Crying Orc), the sole mastermind behind the project, has sought a distinctive path within black metal. This vision unfolded through his debut Through the Branches to Eternity EP (2018) and the albums Night & Love (2018) and Pale Swordsman (2021), establishing a signature tension between ferocious, visceral black metal and delicate, introspective ballads. On Morning Star, this dynamic reaches new depth. Created at a point of artistic clarity, the album explores a rawer, more personal emotional palette, shaped by stress, anxiety, and long stretches of writer’s block, giving it rare immediacy and vulnerability.
Dmitry recorded nearly all instruments himself, with drums by Jonathan (Spira Me, Vanskapth, Olycka). Bladee contributed vocals and co-wrote lyrics on “Eternal Martyr,” an unexpected collaboration that reveals intuitive chemistry. VS--55 and Varg2™ add abstract sampling and subtle textural design, giving Morning Star its distinctive grain and analog warmth, while James Ginzburg (Emptyset, Osmium) handled final mastering, enhancing dynamic depth and atmospheric richness.
Several tracks revisit earlier material with fresh perspectives. “Wänderer” and “Drömsång” are partially rerecorded or fully reimagined. Intense, driving passages collide with sparse, contemplative interludes, producing a landscape both visceral and haunting. Themes of isolation and wandering surface in “Wänderer,” dreamlike melancholy in “Drömsång,” existential struggle in “Angest,” and reflections on time and transformation in “Three Winters Away.”
With Morning Star, Këkht Aräkh synthesizes past explorations with new collaborative energy, producing a record that honors 90s black metal tradition while embracing lo-fi warmth, melancholic melodies, sonic experimentation, and emotional candor. The result is a deeply personal statement - an album that is both an arrival and a continuation of his artistic journey.
Tracklist:
Wänderer (2:58)
Castle (3:25)
Lament (3:00)
Genom sorgen (ft. VS--55) (3:39)
Angest (3:20)
Mörker över mörker (3:14)
Three winters away (2:47)
Drömsång (3:55)
Raven king (3:51)
Vigil (2:15)
Eternal martyr (ft. Bladee) (2:57)
Trollsång (ft. Spöke) (1:54)
Land av evig natt l (1:35)
Land av evig natt ll (3:39)
Gates (2:51)
Morning star (3:54)
Outro (ft. Varg2TM) (0:50)
UPC: 843563197912Label: Sacred BonesRelease Date: 3.27.26Format: Vinyl
Kerrigan's debut album, Bloodmoon (2023), was recorded with the help of session drummer Jonathan Döring. He now joins bassist Jakob Zeblin, guitarist Bruno Schotten, and vocalist/guitarist Jonas Weber as a regular member of the line-up for their sophomore album, Wayfarer. Dreamy and melancholic, Wayfarer is more or less a direct continuation of Bloodmoon, and showcases Kerrigan at their most confident and versatile yet.
Tracklist:
Torchbearer
Asylum
The Ice Witch
Surrender
Wayfarer
Blood and Steel
Dystopia
Fighter
Red Light Tower
UPC: 4251267724277Label: High Roller RecordsRelease Date: 4.17.26Format: Vinyl
After eleven years of releasing albums and touring the world, Khemmis’ 5th full length record is a dense, blood-infused honey for the ear. A grand spiritual celebration of heavy metal, a concept album framed as a ritual of musical freedom that starts with the pounding rhythms of “Invocation of the Dreamer” and culminates with the starlit exaltation of “Benediction Tones.”
Tracklist:
Invocation of the Dreamer
Corpsebloom Garden
Grief’s Reverie
Beneath the Scythe
Gilded Chambers
Tomb of Roses
Carrion King
Benediction Tones
UPC: 4065629754341Label: Nuclear BlastRelease Date: 6.12.26Format: Vinyl
A quarter century of Kludde! To mark this anniversary, "Langs Scheld- en Denderland" will be re-released as co-release between Consouling Sounds and Thenra Collectivum. For the first time professionally available as 6-panel CDdigisleeve and on black viny. The album has been completely remixed and remastered by Cerulean. While sounding a lot better, the original feel and atmosphere have been preserved. The artwork also received a nice upgrade. The demo was released initially released on CD-R in 2002 and was well received in the local underground and beyond. It got under the attention of Nightmare Productions, the label of Nocturnus Horrendus from Corpus Christi, who re-released the demo one year later in 2003 on tape. Those original versions today have become a much wanted collector's item in the underground black metal scene. Kludde was formed somewhere in 2001 by Snoodaert and Uglúk as a black-metal studio project inspired by the second wave of Black Metal. Local folklore was chosen as a concept and the band name was named after an evil tormentor who hid at night along the waterfront to scare the shit out of unsuspecting passengers. The Kludde, Kleddemèvel or Waterklerre is also a shapeshifter who, often in the form of a large black dog, walked on his hind legs, with glowing crimson eyes and wrapped in rattling chains. UPC: 8721018036448Label: Consouling SoundsRelease Date: 5.22.26Format: Vinyl
Knocked Loose have announced their hotly anticipated new album, A Different Shade of Blue - a mammoth of a sophomore release and massive step forward for the band and for hardcore and metal as we know it. Recorded by producer Will Putney, the new LP was approached slower and more methodically. Abandoning the previous 'live in studio' recording approach for something more deliberate, the band cranked out twelve new tracks that deal with all manner of anger, especially loss in lieu of absence.
Tracklist:
Belleville
Trapped in the Grasp of a Memory
A Serpent's Touch
By the Grave
In the Walls
Guided By the Moon
Mistakes Like Fractures
Forget Your Name
Road 23
... And Still I Wander South
Denied By Fate
Misguided Son
UPC: 810540039138Label: Pure NoiseRelease Date: 6.19.26Format: Vinyl
Knocked Loose / POP CULTURE Pop Culture was the band's first official release, featuring frontman Bryan Garris, guitarists Isaac Hale and Cole Crutchfield, bassist Kevin Otten, and drummer Pac Sun Piccadilly Records. The EP's aggressive, riff-heavy sound sits between hardcore, punk, and metal, with lyrics tackling themes like atheism, personal insecurities, and social critique.
Tracklist:
The Gospel
Separate (feat. Carson Hudson)
Manipulator II
Small Victories
All My Friends
UPC: 810540039237Label: Pure NoiseRelease Date: 7.31.26Format: Vinyl
You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To / Knocked Loose - VINYL - As Knocked Loose chipped away at what would become their third album, they felt the pressure from all sides. Internally, there was the need to challenge themselves as songwriters while retaining the merciless intensity and unflinching honesty that have always been their calling cards. Externally, there was a whole new set of eyes on the hard-touring Louisville quintet, following a banner year in which they'd brought their underground-seasoned sound to some of the world's biggest stages, finding themselves the unlikely viral darlings of both Coachella and Bonnaroo. The creative process was arduous, with the band writing close to 40 songs across a span of four years before locking in the 10 tracks that make up new LP You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To. But in the end, vocalist Bryan Garris, guitarists Isaac Hale and Nicko Calderon, bassist Kevin Otten, and drummer Kevin "Pac Sun" Kaine honed a diverse, cohesive, and savagely intense album that both sums up the massive strides they've taken during their decade as a band, and asserts their boundless potential going forward.
Tracklist:
Thirst
Take Me Home
Slaughterhouse 2 (FT. Chris Motionless)
Piece By Piece
The Calm That Keeps You Awake
Suffocate (FT. Poppy)
Don't Reach for Me
Blinding Faith
Sit ; Mourn
Moss Covers All
UPC: 810540038735Label: Pure NoiseRelease Date: 3.27.26Format: Vinyl
Originally released by Roadrunner Records in 2016, The Serenity of Suffering was the twelfth album from American nu-metal band, Korn. Featuring the singles "Rotting in Vain," "Take Me," "Black Is the Soul," "Insane," "A Different World," The Serenity of Suffering found Korn returning to their earlier, heavier sound. The album debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 200.
Tracklist:
Insane
Rotting In Vain
Black Is the Soul
The Hating
A Different World (feat. Corey Taylor)
Take Me
Everything Falls Apart
Die Yet Another Night
When You're Not There
Next in Line
Please Come for Me
UPC: 603497803736Label: AtlanticRelease Date: 7.31.26Format: Vinyl
Kreator's Krushers Of The World is a ferocious return that finds the band at full strength, blending classic thrash fury with fresh intensity and purpose. From the relentless opener "Seven Serpents" to the darkly melodic "Tränenpalast" featuring Britta Görtz, the album shows a band unafraid to evolve while staying true to their roots. Tracks like "Barbarian" and "Psychotic Imperator" hit with unrelenting speed, while the title track and "Satanic Anarchy" deliver crushing groove and anthemic hooks. Backed by Jens Bogren's massive production and Zbigniew Bielak's striking artwork, Krushers of the World proves Kreator aren't just surviving - they're still leading. Fueled by the reflective fire of their Hate & Hope film and Mille Petrozza's sharpened vision, this is a statement album: heavy, focused, and unstoppable.
Tracklist:
Seven Serpents
Satanic Anarchy
Krushers Of The World
Tränenpalast
Barbarian
Blood Of Our Blood
Combatants
Psychotic Imperator
Deathscream
Loyal To The Grave
UPC: 4065629755607Label: Nuclear BlastRelease Date: 1.16.26Format: Vinyl
Lamb Of God’s tenth album, Into Oblivion, sees them embracing their position as music veterans; Beholden to no one, with nothing to prove. Drawing from the tumultuous nature of the American political and cultural landscape, the band explores new sonic territory while simultaneously referencing their roots and doubling down on their signature groove. Into Oblivion is a blistering manifestation of decades of exploring, refining, and pioneering the metal of the 21st century.
Tracklist:
Into Oblivion
Parasocial Christ
Sepsis
The Killing Floor
El VacÃo
St. Catherine's Wheel
Blunt Force Blues
Bully
A Thousand Years
Devise / Destroy
UPC: 198029883312Label: EpicRelease Date: 3.13.26Format: Vinyl
Lantlos capture 'The Unfathomable Lightness of Being' like hardly any other band that started out under the influence of black metal at what now feels like a million years earlier. On their sixth studio album, "Nowhere in Between Forever", mastermind and sole musician Markus Skye (formerly known as Markus Siegenhort aka Herbst) takes the general direction of it's predecessor "Wildhund" ("Wild Dog") at least one step further. "Nowhere in Between Forever" offers a spiritual trip into the glittering world of the Nineties, when everything seemed somehow easy and possible. The album offers a collection of hit songs that are rooted in the current Lantlos sound, to which it adds elements from the digital sonic sphere that started to expand drastically during the final decade of the last millennium. On the other hand, it would be doing this album massive injustice to view it as pure nostalgia. As Skye notes, there is a hollow plastic feeling that is deliberately built into "Nowhere in Between Forever" and subtly casts a foreboding shadow of darker times to come. These musical plot-twists connect the easy-going, seemingly sunny and even poppy alternative rock and metal tracks to the black past of Lantlos. With "Nowhere in Between Forever", Lantlos confirm both the stylistic trajectory taken with the last two albums and their remarkable ability to create captivating tunes and beautiful melodies with a nearly frightening ease. Trigger warning: "Nowhere in Between Forever" contains only beautiful killers and no fillers!
Tracklist:
Daisies
Cherries
Oxygen
Jeanet
Numb TV Superstar
Solar Death
AutoGuard
Planets
Ghost
Clockworks
Windhunter
UPC: 884388878914Label: ProphecyRelease Date: 4.3.26Format: Vinyl
Lantlos capture 'The Unfathomable Lightness of Being' like hardly any other band that started out under the influence of black metal at what now feels like a million years earlier. On their sixth studio album, "Nowhere in Between Forever", mastermind and sole musician Markus Skye (formerly known as Markus Siegenhort aka Herbst) takes the general direction of it's predecessor "Wildhund" ("Wild Dog") at least one step further. "Nowhere in Between Forever" offers a spiritual trip into the glittering world of the Nineties, when everything seemed somehow easy and possible. The album offers a collection of hit songs that are rooted in the current Lantlos sound, to which it adds elements from the digital sonic sphere that started to expand drastically during the final decade of the last millennium. On the other hand, it would be doing this album massive injustice to view it as pure nostalgia. As Skye notes, there is a hollow plastic feeling that is deliberately built into "Nowhere in Between Forever" and subtly casts a foreboding shadow of darker times to come. These musical plot-twists connect the easy-going, seemingly sunny and even poppy alternative rock and metal tracks to the black past of Lantlos. With "Nowhere in Between Forever", Lantlos confirm both the stylistic trajectory taken with the last two albums and their remarkable ability to create captivating tunes and beautiful melodies with a nearly frightening ease. Trigger warning: "Nowhere in Between Forever" contains only beautiful killers and no fillers!
Tracklist:
Daisies
Cherries
Oxygen
Jeanet
Numb TV Superstar
Solar Death
AutoGuard
Planets
Ghost
Clockworks
Windhunter
UPC: 884388878938Label: ProphecyRelease Date: 4.3.26Format: Vinyl
Lantlos capture 'The Unfathomable Lightness of Being' like hardly any other band that started out under the influence of black metal at what now feels like a million years earlier. On their sixth studio album, "Nowhere in Between Forever", mastermind and sole musician Markus Skye (formerly known as Markus Siegenhort aka Herbst) takes the general direction of it's predecessor "Wildhund" ("Wild Dog") at least one step further. "Nowhere in Between Forever" offers a spiritual trip into the glittering world of the Nineties, when everything seemed somehow easy and possible. The album offers a collection of hit songs that are rooted in the current Lantlos sound, to which it adds elements from the digital sonic sphere that started to expand drastically during the final decade of the last millennium. On the other hand, it would be doing this album massive injustice to view it as pure nostalgia. As Skye notes, there is a hollow plastic feeling that is deliberately built into "Nowhere in Between Forever" and subtly casts a foreboding shadow of darker times to come. These musical plot-twists connect the easy-going, seemingly sunny and even poppy alternative rock and metal tracks to the black past of Lantlos. With "Nowhere in Between Forever", Lantlos confirm both the stylistic trajectory taken with the last two albums and their remarkable ability to create captivating tunes and beautiful melodies with a nearly frightening ease. Trigger warning: "Nowhere in Between Forever" contains only beautiful killers and no fillers!
Tracklist:
Daisies
Cherries
Oxygen
Jeanet
Numb TV Superstar
Solar Death
AutoGuard
Planets
Ghost
Clockworks
Windhunter
UPC: 884388878921Label: ProphecyRelease Date: 4.3.26Format: Vinyl
Limited tan smoke colored vinyl LP pressing. 2026 release. Intense and intensely personal, The Dead Ones marks The Last Ten Seconds of Life's Metal Blade label debut. For the 10 original tracks of pulverizing deathcore produced by Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland of Pennsylvania's Atrium Audio, the band focused on "the guitar/bass/drum tones as well as the mix/master to achieve a super-thick sonic output and 'rolling-tank'-like feel," guitarist Wyatt McLaughlin explains. Four stellar guests are featured on the album - "Make It to Heaven" has David Simonich of Signs of the Swarm; Nate Johnson, ex-Fit For an Autopsy, appears on "Rat Trap;" "Dollar to a Dime" has Alan Grnja of Distant; and "XXXXXXXXXX" features original TLTSOL vocalist Storm Strope. UPC: 039841619560Label: Metal BladeRelease Date: 4.17.26Format: Vinyl
Dresden-based black/thrash newcomers Lead Injector present their debut album, Witching Attack. This uncompromising homage to classic extreme metal was recorded in seven intense days in August 2025 at Stereoid Studios in Schönfels, Saxony. Founded in 2022, the trio is the first serious band for all three members after experiences in solo projects and school ensembles, and quickly found a place in the local scene with their 2024 demo From the Crypts... of Hell. Witching Attack now combines new recordings of demo tracks with fresh material. With Witching Attack, Lead Injector are making a statement: extreme metal with recognition value, authentically produced and carried by the energy of a hungry young band that will play a decisive role in shaping the scene in the future.
Tracklist:
Siege Upon Heaven
Sacrifice This Bitch
Evil Executioner
Witching Attack
Chains
Angel Destructor
Pest Thrash
M.C.C.I.
Infinite Force
Nuclear Antichrist
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 4251267723867Label: High Roller RecordsRelease Date: 4.3.26Format: Vinyl
Leatherwitch is a new Heavy Metal band formed by vocalist and multi- instrumentalist Marta Gabriel. She disbanded her band CRYSTAL VIPER in the fall of 2025. The band toured in more than 20 countries, conquered the stages of major festivals such as Wacken Open Air, Hellfest or Keep It True, and left a legacy of 9 studio albums. CRYSTAL VIPER's farewell live album entitled "The Live Quest", came out in June 2025 on Listenable records. Marta Gabriel comments : The end of CRYSTAL VIPER didn't mean the end of my musical journey, rather something totally opposite, it literally was "The New Beginning". I'm a super creative person, I write music in different styles all the time. I'm a big, big fan of the very traditional and classic Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, this is what inspires me all the time. (...) And whenever a path ends, there's a new path or even a few paths to follow. One of those new paths is called Leatherwitch, and it took me to the very basic and pure Heavy Metal. I wouldn't call it "old school", as I didn't try to play or achieve the retro vibe over here - but it is indeed very classic sounding, raw, and full of the original Heavy Metal energy. Leatherwitch's debut album 'First spell' will let the listener encounter some sparkling riffs and solos accompanied by what is surely the most convincing vocal performance of Marta's career. Every track comes loud with it's own clarity yet with a raw vibe thanks to refined production. Marta continues : "First Spell" as the album title is a play of words: if I'm this Heavy Metal witch wearing leather, holding a flying V guitar, playing loud and proud, then why not to call the first album "First Spell", since it's the first official full length release. There is no actual concept behind the lyrics on the new album, they are like short stories about what inspires me, about what was or is happening in my life, and about events II witnessed or which I was part of. So some of the lyrics have deeper or more symbolic personal meeting, while the others are fun stories related to classic Gothic Horror or playing D&D. Leatherwitch 'Beast inside' digital single is out now and it's limited edition debut 7inch version is available 'First Spell' CD version features a scorching rendition of Helloween 'Walls of Jericho/ Ride the Sky' and the vinyl version contains a cover of Manowar's crushing classic 'Black Wind Fire and Steel' as exclusive bonus tracks. The Witch is Dead, Long Live the Witch ! Leatherwitch 'First Spell' was mixed by Olof Wikstrand (ENFORCER), and features special guest, guitarist Giuseppe Taormina (ELLENDE, ex-CRYSTAL VIPER). For fans of: ENFORCER, AMBUSH, SKULL FIST, RUNNING WILD, IRON MAIDEN
Tracklist:
Heroes And The Dice
Beast Inside
Bound By The Night
Silver Stallions
Living In The Fast Lane
The New Beginning
Two Tons Of Steel
In The Middle Of The Night
Black Wind, Fire and Steel
UPC: 3760053848871Label: Listenable RecordsRelease Date: 5.29.26Format: Vinyl
From the mind of Gore Metal pioneer Matt Harvey, LEFT TO DIE pays homage to Chuck Schuldiner's revolutionary Metal band, DEATH.
Initium Mortis, the upcoming new album from LEFT TO DIE, sees the DEATH-inspired supergroup—including original DEATH members Terry Butler (OBITUARY) and Rick Rozz (MASSACRE)—joining Harvey (EXHUMED, GRUESOME) and Gus Rios (GRUESOME) to capture DEATH's deep, die-hard-only catalog.
Featuring tracks like Arcangel, Witch of Hell, and Legion of Doom expertly executed in the now, Initium Mortis is a must-have for DEATH fans and collectors alike.
"For Initium Mortis we wanted Death fans who had never heard these demo songs to hear them with good production," says Harvey. "Most of these early demos were poor quality, often recorded on a boom box, so by the time someone got a demo through tape trading it was almost inaudible!
We think these tracks are a good representation of the birth of Mantas/Death. This is ground zero - where it all started: three 15 year-old kids creating Death Metal history, and even within these choice cuts from the demo days you can hear the evolution of the music."
"Left To Die went from a thought to doing a full US tour in about 3 months! Pretty remarkable if you ask me," says Butler. "We wanted to play the early material for the fans that weren't able to see the first albums in a live setting. There are many young fans at our shows that are hearing the foundation that DEATH stands on to this day live for the first time! With Matt channeling the best Chuck Schuldiner out there and Gus playing the material perfectly and respectfully we hit the road and haven't looked back."
Ultimately, LEFT TO DIE celebrates a seminal band and the camaraderie of the genre's most extreme corner of music. "First off I would like to thank Gus, Matt and Terry for making Left To Die happen. It's been an honor and pleasure working with them for the past few years and beyond," says Rozz. "It's really cool to be able to hear these tunes from 1984 properly! Old-school Death fans are going to dig this release. Cheers & Peace."
FFO: Autopsy, Morbid Angel, Sepultura, Slayer, Exhumed, Carcass
Tracklist:
1 Legion of Doom
2 Archangel
3 Power of Darkness
4 Zombie
5 Witch of Hell
6 Rise of Satan
7 Summoned to Die
8 Mantas
9 Slaughterhouse
10 Death By Metal
UPC: 781676764013Label: RelapseRelease Date: 7.17.26Format: Vinyl
When Programmed landed in 1990, Kentucky's Lethal delivered the kind of melodic heavy metal fans had been craving-tight, intelligent, and soaring. Often praised as "the best Queensrÿche record since Operation: Mindcrime," Programmed balances precision riffing, dynamic arrangements, and Tom Mallicoat's commanding vocals into songs that hit hard and linger long after the fade. From the opening surge of "Fire in Your Skin" and the anthemic "Programmed" to the breathtaking "Another Day," the album never let's up-melody, muscle, and conviction in perfect lockstep.For fans of Queensrÿche, Fates Warning, Crimson Glory, and Helloween, this Brutal Planet Records edition returns the album to the turntable with a striking Sky Blue Vinyl presentation, a new remaster by Rob Colwell, and fully authorized packaging from Metal Blade Records.
Tracklist:
"Fire in Your Skin
Programmed
Plan of Peace
Another Day
The Arrival
What They've Done
Obscure the Sky
Immune
Pray for Me
Killing Machine
"
UPC: 732131698312Label: Brutal PlanetRelease Date: 4.17.26Format: Vinyl
Having garnered millions of streams on their 2023 EP PULSE and lighting up stages alongside Beartooth, TDWP, ERRA and more, modern metalcore innovators, LEVELS, are set to take 2026 by storm with their new album "This Will Make You Feel Again".Blending a fluid, fiery and future-facing hybrid of metal, pop and dance music in a way that previously earned them a perfect 5-Out-Of-5 score from New Noise Magazine, the Arkansas quartet once again deliver pit-ready riffs and hooks tailormade for arenas - all the while openly aiming to provoke a physical and emotional response from listeners. LEVELS' new record will undoubtedly make you feel again.
Tracklist:
Blue Heaven
Godlike
Death Dance
Black Dove
Fume
Fragile
FEEL.
Covert One
Strange Things
The Grave
UPC: 4065629760229Label: Sharptone RecordsRelease Date: 5.22.26Format: Vinyl
Lex Legion is a brand-new band comprised of old friends with incredible heavy metal pedigree. Comprising four-fi fths of the classic late 1980s King Diamond lineup featuring Mikkey Dee, Pete Blakk, Andy La Rocque and Hal Patino infused with the jaw-dropping vocals of Nils K. Rue (Pagan's Mind), it also boasts Motorhead, Scorpions, and Death on it's collective resume. Lex Legion's eponymous debut album is a single- minded, future-facing throwback of world class hard rock/metal distinguished by tasteful, less-is- more arrangements, virtuoso musicianship, and relentless melody and harmony. UPC: 634164439224Label: Mnrk HeavyRelease Date: 6.12.26Format: Vinyl
Does the term "concept album" send visions of grand orchestral choruses and strange mythological creatures vaulting through your mind? Well, this album's gonna change your mind. Forever. 1993's River Runs Red is a concept album, all right, but it's themes include alcoholism, physical abuse, and, ultimately, suicide. The record interpolates dramatic, staged skits that tell the story of a troubled teenager edging closer to self-harm between intensely personal songs penned by bassist Alan Robert that range stylistically from New York hardcore to gloom metal to grunge. The intensity just keeps ratcheting up until River Runs Red ends with the sound of blood from a suicide attempt dripping into bathwater. #which would ordinarily require a spoiler alert except for the fact that throughout the album the protagonist's trajectory is clearly headed in only one direction. Cult classic status is almost a given with a plotline like that, but in this case it's well earned; River Runs Red isn't just one of the greatest concept or metal albums ever made. It is, quite simply, one of the most powerful records ever made in any genre. An earlier vinyl reissue sold a bunch, but it's been out of print for over a decade; our remastered-for-vinyl release comes in a clear with red and blue swirl pressing manufactured at Gotta Groove Records and accompanied by an insert. A masterpiece.
Tracklist:
This Time
Underground
Monday
River Runs Red
Through and Through
Words and Music
Thursday
Bad Seed
My Eyes
Respect
Method of Groove
The Stain Remains
Friday
UPC: 848064021254Label: Real Gone MusicRelease Date: 6.5.26Format: Vinyl
Legendary band Lightning Bolt's Wonderful Rainbow is one of the most quintessential albums to come from the underground in the last 20 years. Included in lists like Pitchfork's "200 top albums of the 2000s" and the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, Lightning Bolt's seminal record solidified their place as pillars of the underground community. Wonderful Rainbow saw the duo of Brian Chippendale (drums/vocals) and Brian Gibson (bass) being compared to the likes of Slayer, Ornette Coleman, and early Boredoms, and captured the bristling, immeasurable energy of their mythical live shows, which continue to astonish audiences today. The album's now iconic artwork (drawn by Chippendale) mirrors the music's curious and exhilarating blend of chaos, noise, intense beauty and childlike wonderment. Lightning Bolt paved the way for countless artists who followed them, cracking the noise-rock and underground scenes wide open with an album as frenetic and violent as it is overflowing with joyful abandon.
Tracklist:
Hello Morning
Assassins
Dracula Mountain
Towers
ON fire
Crown of Storms
Longstockings
Wonderful Rainbow
30,000 Monkies
Duel in the Deep
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 790377501315Label: Thrill JockeyRelease Date: 6.19.26Format: Vinyl
Living Death was founded in 1981 by the two Kelch brothers, Reiner on guitar and Dieter on bass. In the early days, guest drummer Eric sat behind the drums. The line-up was completed by Frank Fricke on second guitar and singer Thorsten "Toto" Bergmann. Living Death recorded their first demo with three tracks in 1981, which earned them a deal with the Belgian label Mausoleum Records. A year later, their debut album, Vengeance of Hell was released. The album includes timeless thrash metal classics: "My Victim," "Heavy Metal Hurricane," "Hellpike," and the title track, "Vengeance of Hell." 30 years after it's initial release, the raw, unpolished sound of Living Death sounds more contemporary than ever.
Tracklist:
You And Me
Living Death
Night Light
My Victim
Labyrinth
Heavy Metal Hurricane
Hellpike
Riding A Virgin
Vengeance Of Hell
Watch Out! (Bonus Track)
UPC: 4251267724543Label: High Roller RecordsRelease Date: 5.8.26Format: Vinyl
Step into the spotlight and experience Lizzy Borden like never before. The Best of Lizzy Borden, Vol. 2 finally arrives on vinyl - a dramatic collection of 16 tracks spanning 2004-2018 that showcases Lizzy's unmistakable mix of theatrical metal, soaring melodies, and dark-edged showmanship. Vol. 2 picks up where 1994's Best of Lizzy' Borden leaves off, containing 12 tracks that showcase the Deal with the Devil (2000), Appointment with Death (2007) and My Midnight Things (2018) albums.Pressed on stunning Emerald Green Swirl 2LP and housed in a gatefold jacket, this edition brings together the band's modern-era anthems with collector-grade presentation. Fans will discover two exclusive covers - "Pet Sematary" (The Ramones) and "Burnin' For You" (Blue Öyster Cult) - making their first-ever appearance on physical format, as well as two rare Starwood tracks, "Won't Back Down" and "Subculture", originally from the album If It Ain't Broke, Break It (reissued on vinyl by Brutal Planet Records).Tracks mastered by Tom Baker (Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Judas Priest, Stone Temple Pilots) and vinyl mastering by Rob Colwell (Nevermore, King's X, Helstar, Stuck Mojo) ensure every note hits with full impact.This isn't just a compilation on wax - it's a commanding statement of Lizzy Borden's later years, brought to life with the size, weight, and presence only vinyl can deliver. With just 500 copies pressed worldwide, it's a release destined to vanish as quickly as it appeared from the shadows.TRACKSMy Midnight Things (from My Midnight Things, 2018)Long May They Haunt Us (from My Midnight Things, 2018)Tomorrow Never Comes (from Appointment With Death, 2007)Obsessed With You (from My Midnight Things, 2018)(This Ain't) The Summer of Love - originally by Blue Öyster Cult (from Deal With The Devil, 2008)Under Your Skin (from Appointment With Death, 2007)Lovin' You Is Murder (from Deal With The Devil, 2008)The Scar Across My Heart (from My Midnight Things, 2018)There Will Be Blood Tonight (from Deal With The Devil, 2008)We Only Come Out At Night (from Deal With The Devil, 2008)Abnormal (from Appointment With Death, 2007)Live Forever (from Appointment With Death, 2007)Won't Back Down (from Starwood - If It Ain't Broke, Break It, 2004)Subculture (from Starwood - If It Ain't Broke, Break It, 2004)Pet Sematary - originally by The Ramones (exclusive, first time on physical format)Burnin' For You - originally by Blue Öyster Cult (exclusive, first time on physical format)
Tracklist:
My Midnight Things
Long May They Haunt Us
Tomorrow Never Comes
Obsessed with You
(This Ain't) the Summer of Love
Under Your Skin
Lovin' You Is Murder
The Scar Across My Heart
There Will Be Blood Tonight
We Only Come Out at Night
Abnormal
Live Forever
Won't Back Down
Subculture
Pet Sematary
Burnin' for You
UPC: 732131699425Label: Brutal PlanetRelease Date: 4.24.26Format: Vinyl
Lizzy Borden was one of Metal Blade Records' most flamboyant and theatrical acts of the 1980s, blending shock-rock visuals with razor-sharp heavy metal. With Terror Rising (1987) and Give 'Em the Axe (1984), the band cemented it's reputation for over-the-top showmanship, anthemic choruses, and fearless cover choices.For the first time ever, both cult-classic EPs are united on vinyl in one definitive collection. This exclusive LP delivers 10 tracks of pure heavy metal mayhem-including the long out-of-print favorites "American Metal" and "Rod of Iron (Live)." Fans will also revel in Lizzy Borden's unforgettable takes on Rainbow's "Long Live Rock 'N' Roll," The Tubes' "Don't Touch Me There," and Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit."Pressed on Opaque Blue Vinyl and housed with a deluxe 12" x 12" photo/lyric insert, this edition captures the full scope of Lizzy Borden's early legacy. Fully remastered by Rob Colwell and limited to just 500 LPs, it's a centerpiece release in Brutal Planet Records' Metal Icon Series and an absolute essential for collectors and fans alike.For fans of Alice Cooper, W.A.S.P., King Diamond, Savatage, Judas Priest (Painkiller era), Queensrÿche, Kiss, Steeler, and Armored Saint!
Tracklist:
Give 'Em the Axe (Re-Mixed)
White Rabbit
Rod of Iron (Live)
American Metal
Don't Touch Me There
Catch Your Death
Terror Rising
Kiss of Death
No Time to Lose
Long Live Rock 'N Roll
UPC: 732131699128Label: Brutal PlanetRelease Date: 5.8.26Format: Vinyl
40th Anniversary Edition. Few bands captured the theatrical danger, speed, and raw electricity of mid-'80s American metal quite like Lizzy Borden. The Murderess Metal Road Show documents the band at a moment when everything was clicking-songs sharpened by the stage, performances fueled by chaos, and a reputation that was spreading fast through the Los Angeles metal underground.Recorded live at Chuck Landis' Country Club in Reseda, California on Friday, December 13, 1985, this album arrived astonishingly early in the band's career-just one EP and one studio album in. Instead of waiting years to issue a live release, Lizzy Borden chose to capture the intensity of their shows while the danger still felt real. The result is one of the most overlooked but essential live metal albums of the era.The set explodes out of the gate with "Council for the Cauldron, " instantly locking into fast, aggressive California metal driven by razor-sharp riffs and Lizzy's unmistakable voice-part Halford scream, part Dickinson drama, part pure menace. Tracks like "Warfare, " "No Time to Lose, " and "Psychopath" showcase a band firing on all cylinders, while the theatrical pairing of "Psychopath" into "Love You to Pieces" mirrors the band's infamous stage show, where shock, story, and performance were inseparable.The album also includes a blistering cover of Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die, " recorded years before Guns N' Roses made the song famous, as well as "(Wake Up) Time to Die, " inspired by the cult sci-fi classic Blade Runner. The show closes with "American Metal, " a song that would go on to become the most frequently performed track of Lizzy Borden's career-and the perfect anthem to end a live set built on volume, spectacle, and conviction.This Metallic Gold edition presents The Murderess Metal Road Show as a deluxe 2-LP gatefold vinyl release, limited to 400 copies worldwide. Featuring the full live performance across two LPs, this edition captures the raw power, theatrical intensity, and larger-than-life presence of Lizzy Borden at their mid-'80s peak.The audio has been mastered for vinyl by Rob Colwell (Helstar, Voivod, Lizzy Borden, Starwood), delivering power, clarity, and punch while preserving the raw live atmosphere. Officially licensed from Metal Blade Records, this marks the first time The Murderess Metal Road Show has ever been reissued on vinyl.Seventeen tracks are included in total, with tracks 16-17 being studio recordings, rounding out the release with added depth and historical context. A live document of Lizzy Borden in the band's theatrical prime-young, hungry, raw, aggressive, and unforgettable. This isn't nostalgia; it's the show.
Tracklist:
Council for the Cauldron
Flesheater
Warfare
No Time to Lose
Rod of Iron
Save Me
Godiva
Psychopath
Love You to Pieces
Live and Let Die
Kiss of Death
Red Rum
American Metal
Give 'Em the Axe
Finale
Dead Serious
(Wake Up) Time to Die
UPC: 732131699173Label: Brutal PlanetRelease Date: 6.12.26Format: Vinyl
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