For over two decades, PSYCROPTIC has operated at the vanguard of technical death metal, defined by instrumental precision, structural intelligence and an uncompromising creative ethic. From their Tasmanian origins to commanding stages worldwide, the band have built a reputation on rhythmic complexity, exacting musicianship, and a refusal to plateau.

Boston Manor has announced plans to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their beloved debut album Be Nothing. with a reissue plus UK and US touring. The Be Nothing. 10 Year Anniversary edition will be released on 14 August.

Alabama hardcore wrecking crew NO CURE have announced their long-awaited debut full-length album, It Is Going To Get Dark, due out July 10 via SharpTone Records. Alongside the announcement, the band has unleashed the album’s first single, Convulsing In The Dark, a punishing introduction to the band’s most expansive and emotionally charged material to date.

Norwegian extreme metal titans DIMMU BORGIR today unleash Grand Serpent Rising, their long-awaited new studio album and first full-length release in eight years since Eonian.

FORSMÁN, one of the most promising new names to emerge from Iceland’s black metal underground, release their new song “Drottinn Fyrirgefur Allt” today, the opening track of the band’s debut album Brenndar Rústir & Fuðrandi Fjörur, which will be released on June 26, 2026, via Vesperian through Metal Blade Records worldwide.

Australian metalcore merchants Engraved have released their new album, Hymns For The Hollow along with new single, Pressure, today via XMusic!

Turning the page on what promises to be a bold creative chapter, Hunnu Rock pioneers THE HU proudly announce their forthcoming third full-length album, HUN, out July 24 via BETTER NOISE MUSIC. Alongside the album news, the band has unleashed a hypnotic new single entitled "Lost Soul" (Feat. Jonny Hawkins of NOTHING MORE). It marks the first collaboration between the Gold-certified global phenomenon and Hawkins.

Hands Like Houses showcase their evolving live sound on ‘Lótus’, a melodic and emotionally driven heavy rock EP packed with soaring hooks and explosive moments.

New York heavy metal titans Anthrax will unleash their long awaited 12th studio album Cursum Perficio on September 18th via Nuclear Blast Records and Megaforce Records. It marks the band’s first album in ten years since For All Kings in 2016. Cursum Perficio, Latin for “My journey is over,” showcases a complete and powerful body of work.

NYHC kings Madball remain one of the few legacy acts capable of seamlessly bridging the gap between the old-school era and the modern heavy music landscape. To say hardcore is in the band’s DNA is an understatement—it is their lifeblood. On their tenth studio album, Not Your Kingdom which will be released on July 24th via Nuclear Blast, the band delivers their trademark tales of survival, but with a deeper, more introspective edge.

Adelaide alternative metal quintet alt. today share their dark new concept EP, Nevermore, out today via Resist Records (AU) and SharpTone Records (ROW). The band will celebrate the release with a hometown launch show at Lion Arts Factory on Saturday 20th June.

The funeral bell is tolling, the ravens have left the tower - the long-awaited fourth album from the UK’s lords of the riff is finally upon us. Necropolitan will be released on Friday September 11th 2026 by Nuclear Blast Records. A monumental portrait of the power of nature over the dreams and dominion of humankind, Necropolitan is also a grand celebration of the occult lore.

Mortem return with a new ode to the dark: Mørketid. Combining brooding, mid-paced monumental riffs with bursts of hyperspeed black metal, the album set for release via Peaceville on 3rd July, marks a clear progression from their 2019 debut, Ravnsart.

Craft Recordings celebrates the 25th anniversary of Drowning Pool’s Platinum-selling debut, Sinner, with a limited-edition vinyl reissue and expanded digital release. The 2001 album—the band’s only record to feature their original frontman, Dave Williams—includes such favourites as ‘Tear Away,’ ‘Sinner,’ and their signature hit, “Bodies.”

The Beautiful Monument have spent the last twelve months writing, recording and perfecting some of their favourite tracks to date, with the help of producer Chris Lalic (Windwaker, RinRin, Headwreck). They've taken the opportunity to reconnect with the love they have for the band and each other. 

KERRY KING is giving fans more. The iconic SLAYER songwriter/guitarist is releasing an Extended Deluxe Edition of his acclaimed debut solo album From Hell I Rise via Reigning Phoenix Music on June 19, 2026, expanding the record with five previously unheard demos and new visual elements, including cover artwork by James Bousema and a revamped layout with additional photos.

Southern California's post-hardcore stalwarts MOVEMENTS are pleased to announce the September 4 release of their new album Happier Now via Fearless Records.

Today, the band has also fired off not one but two new tracks with Dissolve Me and Back in My Ways.

Equal Vision Records, Civilians and The Flatliners are excited to announce the release of Cold World, the longstanding, Juno-nominated Canadian punk quartet’s brand new studio album. While 2022's New Ruin was preoccupied with the inherited damages of the last generation, the forthcoming Cold World from The Flatliners sees that legacy for what it is — a ghost, a fading memory.

In 2024, acclaimed instrumental post-rock band IF THESE TREES COULD TALK released a single, “Trail Of Whispering Giants,” the group’s first new music in eight years. Fans clamored for more. The wait is over with The Hidden Hand, a full album of nine stellar, provocative songs set for release on July 10th through Metal Blade Records.

In a year marking four decades since their first incarnation as Black Death, 2026 sees the return of Norwegian duo Fenriz and Nocturno Culto, better known as Darkthrone. The new studio album Pre-Historic Metal, out now via Peaceville, is fuelled by a long-running obsession with invoking the spirit of old-sounding metal, and doing things in their own, uncompromising way.