Brisbane emo rock outfit Bad Neighbour today unveil their sophomore album, Burns From The X-rays, out everywhere today via Ninth Life Records. For vocalist Cooper Riley, the band's second album reflects a season of change and the uneasy territory between youth and adulthood: "In general, the album is one big love song.”

“Like watching and listening to a fuse burn.” A.A. Williams’ Solstice is a slow-burning masterpiece of ethereal beauty, confessional lyricism and heavy tension.

With ‘Season Of Surrender’, August Burns Red sound like a band fully settled into their identity, confident enough to push their sound forward while staying true to their roots.

Texan band Drowning Pool released their seminal album ‘Sinner’ in 2001. It remains a definitive nu-metal meets old-metal milestone. The album relies heavily on the late vocalist Dave Williams’ aggressive vocal delivery and the band’s drum and bass rhythm section’s relentless and driving heaviness.

Darwin metalcore groovers KOH share thrashing new single "Blasphemous" and announce their debut EP, Golden Death will be out Wednesday 1 July. The quintet will play TerrorLoud Festival this weekend alongside Reliqa, Tariot (SG), BitterKind and more - tickets on sale now.

Labeled 'Prog Titans' by Guitar World Magazine Australian progressive instrumental powerhouse I Built The Sky with over 70 million streams, 250k followers, returns with his most ambitious and emotionally charged release to date 'Promise Me You'll Thrive', arriving May 29th.

This Australian legacy metal band boasts a diverse sound, unafraid to try anything and are ALWAYS impulsively applying that to their craft. Since their inception in 1997, they’ve defied boundaries, constantly evolving, yet never losing their core.

Melbourne alternative rock outfit divedown share their debut EP, Where They May, out everywhere today via Ninth Life Records. They'll launch the EP live at an exclusive show in Melbourne on Saturday 13th June. Tickets on sale now.

Melting’s A Pathetic Excuse For A Life is a dark and aggressive EP packed with manic drumming, crushing riffs and suffocating atmosphere. Built for sweaty live rooms and repeat listens, the Melbourne heavy metal outfit deliver a violent sonic assault that balances chaos, groove and pure rage across every track.

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.

Nine years after her last album, Ecca Vandal returns with Looking For People To Unfollow, a fearless 17-track release that tears through punk, metal, hip hop, R&B and electronica. Bold, unpredictable and unapologetically defiant, it's an album that refuses to be boxed into a single genre.

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.