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  • Release Round Up – June 12th 2026

    Release Round Up – June 12th, 2026

    Every week there is a tidal wave of new music released unto the world. Each Friday we’ll round up some of the best new music available, some we’ve reviewed, some we haven’t, but all worth checking out!

    Theres a lot of new heavy music hitting the airwaves this week, everything from black metal, death metal, gothic metal, Stoner rock, doom, thrash metal and even some of your traditional heavy metal!

    Here’s what we think you should check out today!

    ALBUM OF THE WEEK

    Colorado heavy weights Khemmis release their fifth, self-titled, album via Nuclear Blast.

    “massive riffs that bring the hammer”

    Read our full review here

    Italian grindcore icons Cripple Bastards release EP ‘La tua foto sul marmo’ via F.O.A.D. Records.

    “does everything that you want from a Cripple Bastard’s record – except, perhaps, last longer than fifteen-minutes”

    Read our full review here

    Medieval black metal outfit Véhémence release ‘Assiégé pour l’Eternité’ via Antiq.

    “it’s borne out of the far past, not out of some romanticism but a legitimate allure of bygone times.”

    Read our full review here.

    Canadian death metal band Goreworm unleash ‘Miasmic Solitude’ via Transcending Obscurity Records.

    “a fantastically written technical death metal album”

    Read our full review here.

    And thats just the tip of the iceberg! Other releases today we think you should check out include…

    Rock

    Bolan – Gargoyle of the Garden State (earMUSIC)
    Def Leppard – Greatest Hits (TBC)
    Des Rocs – To Hell And Back (Sumerian Records)
    Dirty Heads – 7 Seas (Better Noise Music)
    Joseph Tholl – It Might Be Art (High Roller Records)
    Lockhart – City Pulse (High Roller Records)
    Sleeping With Sirens – An Ending In Itself (TBC)
    Spread Eagle – The Brutal Divine (Frontiers Music SRL)
    Sublime – Until The Sun Explodes (Atlantic Records)
    Sweet – Live at the Capitol (Hannover 1991) (Metalville)
    The Heavy Eyes – Focus (Magnetic Eyes Records)

    Heavy Metal

    Boarzoy – The Great Fires (Independent)
    Heavenwood – The Tarot of the Bohemians Part II (Mighty Music)
    Lex Legion – Lex Legion (MNRK)
    Tarja – Frisson Noir (earMUSIC)

    Black Metal

    Inherits the Void – The Silent Abscission (Avantgarde Music)
    Non Serviam – La Lune Dont Mon Ame Est Pleine (Lay Bare Recordings)
    SAĦĦAR – Migja ta Mohh Mignun (Time To Kill Records)
    Stormkeep – The Nocturnes Of Iswylm (Vesperian)

    Death Metal / Death-Doom / Grindcore

    BalashToth – Equation II – The Antithesis of Life and Free Will (Not-Even-Music/Pest Records)
    Bloodhunter – Sons of the Abandoned (ROAR)
    Defenestration – Rotting ANtefix (Iron Fortress REcords)
    Defiled – Altered State (Season of Mist)
    Fleshcrawl – Epitome of Carnage (Distortion Music Group)
    Goetia – Mortuary Cult (Carbonized Records)
    Goreworm – Miasmic Solitude (Transcending Obscurity Records)
    Soulburn – Quantifying Cosmic Doom (Testimony Records)
    Tombal – Grave of the Demned [EP] (Blood Harvest Records)

    Doom / Stoner Rock / Sludge / Psych

    Big | Brave – in gried or in hope (Thrill Jockey)
    Khemmis – Khemmis (Nuclear Blast Records)
    King Potenaz – Arcane Desert Rituals Vol. 2 (Majestic Mountain Records)
    Make – Exegesis At The End Of Time (Accident Prone Records)
    Redwood – Hyperspace (Independent)
    Sorrow Sphere – The Wizard of Doom (Club Inferno Ent.)

    Hardcore

    Foreign Film – A Love Letter (Independent)
    Twist Lock – Surplus Citizen (Independent)

     

    Progressive Metal

    GanEden – Gan Eden (Epitronic)
    Mirror of my Soul – October is Rising (Majestic Mountain Records)
    Tonnen Von Hall – Donnermesser [EP] (Unsung Records)
    Vanden Plas – AcCult II (Frontiers Music SRL)

     

    Thrash Metal

    Nuclear Tomb – Epoch Inhumane (Rotten Life Records)
    Scatter – Tech Hell Cyber Thrash (Independent)

     

    … and the rest!

    Big D and the Kids Table – The Good Ole American Saturday Night (SideOneDummy Records) [Ska/Punk]
    Genghis Tron – Signal Fire (Relapse Records) [Cybergrind/Prog]
    Man Looking Man – Man Looking Man (Octopus Rising) [Post-Hardcore]
    Mono – Snowdrop (Temporary Residence Limited) [Post-Rock]
    Still Remains – Spirit Breaker (Arson Theory) [Metalcore]

     

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  • TEMPLE OF THE ABSURD – announce new single, third studio album and record deal

    With the words “Temple Of The Absurd is alive. And it feels right.”, the band announced their comeback in February 2026. Shortly afterwards, singer Sabina Classen […]

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  • WATCH: The Trailer For Upcoming Green Day Comedy ‘Nimrods’

    The trailer for Green Day’s upcoming coming-of-age comedy ‘Nimrods’ has dropped, and it already looks like a must-see for any fan of the band.

    Set for release in theatres on August 14, the film is set to follow Tommy, who receives a phone call inviting his band to open for Green Day on New Years Eve without him realising it’s a prank by his older brother, Wayne. Regardless, Tommy takes on a roadtrip from Kansas City to Los Angeles to live out his dreams, the sort of dream that countless bands have had before his.

    One of those bands being Green Day themselves, who, of course, make a star appearance and are producers.

    The film also starts Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman, Ryan Foust, Mckenna Grace, Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey, Fred Armisen, Bobby Lee, Jolene, Keen Ruffalo, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio and Sean Gunn, so it is a star-studded affair.

    Check it out for yourself below:

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  • Green Day Road Trip Comedy Nimrods Unveils Trailer

    For a very long time now, we’ve been hearing about the new road-trip comedy that Green Day are making in conjunction with Live Nation. Last year, when the movie had the title New Year’s Rev, we got a teaser. Now, the movie has been given the new title Nimrods, which is a little more obviously Green Day-based. It’s got a poster, a release date, and a brand new trailer.

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  • WAGE WAR Announce Fall 2026 “Emergency Broadcast” Tour With WE CAME AS ROMANS, VARIALS & CANE HILL

    Wage War have announced the “Emergency Broadcast” fall 2026 headline tour, a 24-date North American run with We Came As Romans, Varials, and Cane Hill supporting all dates. The tour kicks off Oct. 25 in San Antonio, Texas and runs through Nov. 27 in Orlando, Florida. Presale tickets and VIP packages are already on sale here; general on-sale follows Friday, June 12 at 10 a.m. ET.

    The “Emergency Broadcast” tour follows the band’s recently completed spring 2026 “It Calls Me By Name” headline run, in support of the It Calls Me By Name EP, released via Fearless Records.

    Wage War “Emergency Broadcast” tour dates with We Came As Romans, Varials and Cane Hill:

    • Oct. 25 — The Aztec Theatre — San Antonio, Texas
    • Oct. 26 — White Oak Music Hall — Houston, Texas
    • Oct. 29 — House of Blues — Las Vegas, Nev.
    • Oct. 30 — Marquee Theatre — Tempe, Ariz.
    • Oct. 31 — Riverside Municipal Auditorium — Riverside, Calif.
    • Nov. 2 — Revel Entertainment Center — Albuquerque, N.M.
    • Nov. 3 — Diamond Ballroom — Oklahoma City, Okla.
    • Nov. 4 — Uptown Theater — Kansas City, Mo.
    • Nov. 6 — The Sylvee — Madison, Wis.
    • Nov. 7 — The Pageant — St. Louis, Mo.
    • Nov. 8 — KEMBA Live! — Columbus, Ohio
    • Nov. 10 — Egyptian Room at Old National Centre — Indianapolis, Ind.
    • Nov. 11 — The Andrew J. Brady Music Center — Cincinnati, Ohio
    • Nov. 13 — The Dome at Toyota Oakdale Theatre — Wallingford, Conn.
    • Nov. 14 — Starland Ballroom — Sayreville, N.J.
    • Nov. 16 — HISTORY — Toronto, Ont.
    • Nov. 17 — Buffalo RiverWorks — Buffalo, N.Y.
    • Nov. 18 — The Paramount — Huntington, N.Y.
    • Nov. 20 — The Fillmore — Silver Spring, Md.
    • Nov. 21 — Franklin Music Hall — Philadelphia, Pa.
    • Nov. 22 — The NorVa — Norfolk, Va.
    • Nov. 24 — Marathon Music Works — Nashville, Tenn.
    • Nov. 25 — The Fillmore — Charlotte, N.C.
    • Nov. 27 — Hard Rock Live — Orlando, Fla.

    Wage War are Briton Bond on lead vocals, Cody Quistad on rhythm guitar and clean vocals, Seth Blake on lead guitar, Chris Gaylord on bass, and Stephen Kluesener on drums.

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  • The Warning Announce New Album ‘Everything’s Falling’

    After a series of smash hit singles, The Warning have revealed the details of their new full-length album.

    Set to be titled ‘Everything’s Falling’, it will be released on August 28. It serves as the follow-up to 2024’s sensational ‘Keep Me Fed’.

    The artwork looks a lot like this:

    The band will also be releasing a new track called ‘Ritual’ this Friday (June 12), following on from previous singles ‘Ego’ and ‘Kerosene’.

    You can pre-order and pre-save the record right now from right here.

    Here is the recently released video for ‘Ego’, just to keep you going till then.

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  • Slow Pulp Announce New Album Melodie: Hear “Better Man”

    Slow Pulp’s Yard was a highlight of 2023 that had them making their TV debut on CBS’ Saturday Sessions and covering Lifehouse on SiriusXMU. The Chicago band is back today to announce Melodie, which arrives this fall. The lead single “Better Man” provides their usual burst of hooky, emotional indie rock.

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  • WHITECHAPEL Celebrates 20 Years With Largest Headline Tour to Date With Support From CHELSEA GRIN, THE ACACIA STRAIN, And NETHERWALKER

    Knoxville, Tennessee deathcore band Whitechapel will celebrate their 20th anniversary with a special North American headline tour this fall, performing songs from their entire discography across 26 dates. Presented by Live Nation, the trek commences Nov. 11 in Atlanta, Georgia, and runs through Dec. 18 in Pelham, Tennessee. Chelsea Grin, The Acacia Strain, and Netherwalker provide support on all dates.

    Guitarist Alex Wade said in a band statement: “We are excited to announce our ‘20th Anniversary Tour’ taking place this fall. We would have never believed we would have made it 20 years after we started this band in 2006, but here we are celebrating it, and we are proud that we are undertaking our largest headline tour to date to commemorate that. Joining us will be our friends who need no introduction, Chelsea Grin and The Acacia Strain, along with deathcore up-and-comers Netherwalker. We will be playing songs from our entire discography, no albums left out, so if you want to see us play our longest set in the biggest venues we’ve ever played, get your tickets now and don’t miss out!”

    Limited artist presale tickets and VIP packages — including a general admission ticket, meet-and-greet and photo with the band, early entry, exclusive items including a foam hand, signed poster, and VIP laminate — are already on sale here. General on-sale follows Friday, June 12 at 10 a.m. local.

    Whitechapel with Chelsea Grin, The Acacia Strain and Netherwalker:

    • Nov. 11 — Tabernacle — Atlanta, Ga.
    • Nov. 13 — House of Blues — Buena Vista, Fla.
    • Nov. 14 — House of Blues — North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
    • Nov. 16 — The Fillmore Charlotte — Charlotte, N.C.
    • Nov. 17 — Roxian Theatre Presented by Citizens — McKees Rocks, Pa.
    • Nov. 19 — Nevermore Hall — Baltimore, Md.
    • Nov. 20 — Starland Ballroom — Sayreville, N.J.
    • Nov. 21 — The Palladium — Worcester, Mass.
    • Nov. 22 — MTELUS — Montreal, Que.
    • Nov. 24 — HISTORY — Toronto, Ont.
    • Nov. 25 — Royal Oak Music Theatre — Royal Oak, Mich.
    • Nov. 28 — Riviera Theatre — Chicago, Ill.
    • Nov. 29 — The Fillmore — Minneapolis, Minn.
    • Dec. 1 — Ogden Theatre — Denver, Colo.
    • Dec. 3 — The Union Event Center — Salt Lake City, Utah
    • Dec. 4 — Treefort Music Hall — Boise, Idaho
    • Dec. 5 — Showbox SoDo — Seattle, Wash.
    • Dec. 7 — Channel 24 — Sacramento, Calif.
    • Dec. 8 — House of Blues — Anaheim, Calif.
    • Dec. 9 — The Van Buren — Phoenix, Ariz.
    • Dec. 11 — The Aztec Theatre — San Antonio, Texas
    • Dec. 12 — Diamond Ballroom — Oklahoma City, Okla.
    • Dec. 13 — House of Blues — Houston, Texas
    • Dec. 14 — House of Blues — Dallas, Texas
    • Dec. 16 — The Andrew J. Brady Music Center — Cincinnati, Ohio
    • Dec. 18 — The Caverns — Pelham, Tenn.

    Whitechapel’s most recent album, Hymns in Dissonance (March 2025, Metal Blade Records), debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s Current Hard Rock Albums chart, No. 3 on the Independent Label Current Albums chart, No. 4 on the Current Rock Albums chart and No. 7 on the Digital Albums chart. Critics were effusive: Revolver lauded “a blistering attack of ground-fissuring blasts, terror-thrashed guitar melodies and guts-hucking mosh sections”; Metal Injection called it “heavy as shit, it’s unrelenting, and it will destroy you”; MetalSucks cited it as “one of Whitechapel’s heaviest offerings since the glory days of ‘The Somatic Defilement’ and ‘This Is Exile’”; and Blabbermouth praised its “white-knuckle, weaponized deathcore with brains, brawn, and a point to prove.” Thematically, Hymns in Dissonance functions as a sequel to This Is Exile.

    Whitechapel formed in Knoxville in 2006, and the core lineup — vocalist Phil Bozeman, guitarists Ben Savage, Zach Householder and Alex Wade, and bassist Gabe Crisp — has remained intact since 2007, with drummer Brandon Zackey joining in 2022. Householder produced Hymns in Dissonance at his own studio, beginning the writing process in June 2023.

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  • Upper Wilds Announce New Album Mercury: Hear The Title Track

    Have y’all read Us v. Them: The Age Of Indie Music And A Decade In New York (2004-2014)? Author Ronen Givony, a guy who’s been booking and attending some of the coolest shows in NYC for the past couple decades, wrote the book about what was happening on the ground in the city during a time when indie rock was exploding into the mainstream. Instead of focusing on the biggest stars from the era, he zeroes in on people who ran essential Brooklyn venues like Glasslands and Silent Barn or used corporate money to book wild spectacles like the Boredoms’ 77-drummer, 77-minute concert on 7/7/07. And there are profiles of the bands that existed alongside your brand-name indie favorites, like Sea Ray and Dragons Of Zynth.

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