This Week In Metal rounds up six songs you need to hear right now — a Kat Von D-featuring Pink Floyd cover teaser from In This Moment, Mastodon’s first Josh Homme collaboration in nearly 20 years, Marilyn Manson’s second single off his upcoming album, a genre-blurring team-up between Loathe and Static Dress, Employed To Serve’s return, and a Corey Taylor-adjacent deep cut from Motionless In White’s brand new album.
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1. In This Moment — ‘Crawl’
The lead single from In This Moment’s upcoming ninth album, “Witch” (out August 28 via Better Noise Music), “Crawl” hits with the band’s signature combination of a crushing riff and Maria Brink’s seismic vocal delivery. Brink has described the song as a reckoning: those who dominate and cause pain will ultimately reap what they sow. It’s the clearest taste yet of an album that also features Dayseeker, Kim Dracula, and — most surprisingly — Kat Von D fronting a full cover of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick In The Wall.”
2. Mastodon — ‘Snakes For Dinner’
Mastodon’s new single doubles as a genuine reunion: it marks Josh Homme’s first Mastodon studio appearance since he guested on “Colony Of Birchmen” from 2006’s “Blood Mountain,” nearly two decades ago. The track comes off the band’s upcoming ninth album, “Marrow Deep” — their first full-length since the death of founding guitarist Brent Hinds — arriving August 28 via Loma Vista Recordings.
3. Marilyn Manson — ‘Front Toward Enemy’
The second single from Manson’s upcoming album “One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2” (out August 14 via Nuclear Blast), “Front Toward Enemy” takes its title from the warning label stamped on Claymore mines. It’s a defiant, combative track co-produced and co-written with longtime collaborator Tyler Bates, continuing the industrial intensity established on the album’s first single, “Exit Wound.” A limited “the claymore” vinyl edition, capped at 1,800 copies, is also now available for pre-order.
4. Loathe & Static Dress — ‘Block Of Flats’
“Block Of Flats” is the second track on Loathe’s long-awaited new album, “A Stranger To You” — out today, July 17, via SharpTone Records, six years after their last full-length. The song builds from warped, industrial guitar into an explosive post-hardcore passage lifted by a guest turn from Static Dress frontman Olli Appleyard. It’s not a one-off pairing, either: Loathe and Static Dress toured Australia together earlier this year, and Loathe also spent time on the road this year supporting Mastodon in Europe — meaning two of this week’s six songs are connected by the same tour bill.
5. Employed To Serve — ‘A Moment Gone Too Soon’
UK metalcore mainstays Employed To Serve return with their second single of 2026, following May’s “Dead Reckoning.” The band describes the song as being about taking what you have for granted — not a track about looking back with regret, but one about grabbing the present with both hands. It arrives via the band’s own label, Church Road Records, run by married members Justine Jones and Sam Paget, alongside news of a full UK/EU headline tour this fall with Cabal.
6. Motionless In White — ‘Fight Like Hell’ (feat. Outlier)
A bonus track off Motionless In White’s seventh studio album, “Decades” — out today, July 17, via Roadrunner Records — “Fight Like Hell” features a guest turn from Outlier. The album itself arrives loaded with collaborators, including Skylar Grey on “R.I.P.” and Corey Taylor on “Playing God,” which already gave the band a genuine chart moment: lead single “Afraid Of The Dark” hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart, the band’s first time topping that chart.
TL;DR
- In This Moment’s “Crawl” previews their album “Witch,” out August 28
- Mastodon’s “Snakes For Dinner” marks Josh Homme’s first Mastodon appearance since 2006
- Marilyn Manson’s “Front Toward Enemy” is the second single from his album out August 14
- Loathe and Static Dress team up on “Block Of Flats,” off Loathe’s new album out today
- Employed To Serve return with “A Moment Gone Too Soon” and a new UK/EU tour
- Motionless In White’s “Fight Like Hell” appears on their new album “Decades,” also out today
FAQ
What are the best new metal songs this week?
This week’s top picks are In This Moment’s “Crawl,” Mastodon’s “Snakes For Dinner,” Marilyn Manson’s “Front Toward Enemy,” Loathe and Static Dress’s “Block Of Flats,” Employed To Serve’s “A Moment Gone Too Soon,” and Motionless In White’s “Fight Like Hell.”
Who guests on Mastodon’s new song?
Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age appears on “Snakes For Dinner,” his first Mastodon collaboration since 2006.
What album is Loathe’s “Block Of Flats” from?
It’s the second track on “A Stranger To You,” Loathe’s new album released July 17, 2026, via SharpTone Records.
Are Motionless In White and Loathe’s new albums out the same day?
Yes. “Decades” (Motionless In White) and “A Stranger To You” (Loathe) both released July 17, 2026.
When does Marilyn Manson’s new album come out?
“One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2” arrives August 14, 2026, via Nuclear Blast Records.
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