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    Yeti on Horseback - Traditional Addictions (2026)

    Yeti on Horseback - Traditional Addictions (2026)
    Yeti on Horseback - Traditional Addictions (2026)

    Delivering one massive slab of Doom, today we have Canada’s Yeti on Horseback and their latest full-length “Traditional Addictions”. While featuring a very traditional musical core, the band masterfully explodes genres like Post-Metal, Sludge, and modern Extreme Metal, creating a very unique and punishing amalgamation of sounds. If you like things heavy, hectic, and aurally haunting, these guys manage to create something that feels familiar and yet is quite dynamic and unique.

    Opening with the piercing distorted guitar of “Drug Addict”, one would think this release will go the same way as the heaps of bands that live by the ‘power of the riff”. However, once the song continues to progress, the listener quickly discovers these guys are not your run of the mill band as hellish vocals, Sludge/Post-Metal elements and crafty tempo changes switch things around. By the time “Mariner’s Lament” rolls around with its masterful momentum building guitar work, one can quickly tell this release is special as it is weird and magical in its own atmospheric way.

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    VCTMS - Pain Processing II (2026)

    VCTMS - Pain Processing II (2026)
    VCTMS - Pain Processing II (2026)

    Easily standing out from the very crowded Metalcore scene, today we have VCTMS and their latest EP, “Pain Processing II”. Featuring seven short but sweet tracks, this release unleashes around 25-minutes of chaotic and crushing music. With a plethora of guest appearances, this EP keeps the band steamrolling momentum going with a hefty dose of brutality.

    Setting the mood with the pummeling of “twenty/eight”, John Matalone and company unleash all hell with crafty riffs and hellish vocals. The riffs are thick, but the tempo changes are what keep the listener engaged with contrived but highly effective songs like “Victim/mentality” and “Burning Bones”. These songs feature “Austin Hays of Heavy//Hitter and Ben Hoagland of Extortionist respectively, adding that extra edge to keep things brutal and dissonant.

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    Relic - Crown of Flies (2026)

    Relic - Crown of Flies (2026)
    Relic - Crown of Flies (2026)

    Unleashing hell on earth, today we have Relic with their hard-hitting EP “Crown of Flies”. Featuring four songs and over 10-minutes of crushing Death/Black Metal, the band makes a serious introduction with some of the most crushing music released in 2026. If you are looking for a heavy release to mosh till you drop, this is a diamond in the rough.

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    The Machinist - Towers (2026)

    The Machinist - Towers (2026)
    The Machinist - Towers (2026)

    Hailing from the UK, today we have Industrial Death/Black Metal outfit The Machinist with their latest EP “Towers”. Featuring a futuristic and yet pretty crushing sound, this British trio unleashes all hell for over 24 minutes. With hefty influences from bands like Mysticum and Malignant Eternal, the band also incorporates additional influences to create very engaging and atmospheric songs.

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    Vesseles - Home (2026)

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    Unleashing one hell of a magical debut full-length release, today we have Vesseles with “Home”. Featuring a very lively and explosive sound that reminds us of the early days of Symphonic Black Metal in the 90’s with bands like Tartaros, Limbonic Art, and most recently rekindled by the likes of Vargrav. Featuring nine tracks and over 44 minutes of music, this release makes a statement as the band showcases their abilities.

    Opening with the bombastic “Flesh Throne”, we get a very lush and blistering opening, filled with ravaging guitars, crafty atmospherics and hellish shrieks. The band’s tempo changes work perfectly, creating a very contrived and chaotic vibe. Pummeling through nightmarish pieces like “Eternally Within Us”, “The Beneath”, and the solemn album title track, the band gives that theatrical vibe that Cradle of Filth featured in their earlier releases like “Dusk and Her Embrace” and “Cruelty and the Beast”.

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    In The Company Of Serpents - A Crack In Everything (2025)

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    Unleashing a hefty dose of twangy Sludge/Doom Metal with some Stoner elements, today we have Denver’s In The Company Of Serpents with “A Crack in Everything”. As the band’s fifth full-length release, this album features over 43 minutes of engaging music that has a traditional vibe for the genre while infusing some Spagetti-Western undertones and a solid dose of heavy riffs. If you like bands like Yob, High on Fire, and Neurosis, check these guys out.

    Opening with the crafty “Don’t Look In The Mirror”, the band opens the onslaught with some ripping riffs and a very catchy vibe. The raspy vocals perfectly blend with the tempo changes and the masterful melodies of the crushing guitars. Moving into funkier territories, the twangy “A Patchwork Art”, the playful “Cinders”, and the fierceness of “Endless Well”, the band experiments with a wider palette of elements, creating memorable tracks that induce plenty of headbanging moments.

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    Dreams of Gray - A Beginning (2025)

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    Unleashing a very lively and engaging Melodic Metal EP, today we have North America’s Dreams of Gray with “A Beginning”. Featuring an interesting mixture of Melodic Death Metal, Thrash, Progressive Metal, and a few other elements, this three song EP is very well crafted and showcases the promise behind Luis Rivera’s brainchild. If you are into bands like Dark Tranquility, Katatonia, In Flames, etc. this is a release to check out.

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    Torn from Existence - Hearken the Darkened Skies (2024)

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    Perfectly capturing that old-school magic of late 90’s Symphonic Black/Death Metal bands, Colorado’s Torn from Existence drop their high-octane debut full-length release “Hearken the Darkened Skies”. Featuring seven tracks and over 32 minutes of highly engaging and dynamic music, this release is highly recommended for fans of early Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth, Vesperian Sorrow, and Tartaros, just to name a few.

    Opening with the pummeling “Crawl From The Crypt”, we immediately hear the band’s DNA with lavish keyboards, hellish screams, and a wide assortment of engaging guitar riffs and even some shredding thrown into the mix. This wide palette of influences is very well mixed together, crafting a very dynamic and engaging sound that also features some theatrical influences as “Of Curse, And Covenant” and “Sorcery Against Mankind” deliver playful tempo changes and lush atmospheric arrangements.

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    Champions of Sorrow - The Night Makes Us (2024)

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    Hailing from Finland, today we have a very interesting duo, Champions of Sorrow, with a crafty take on Symphonic Death Metal/Deathcore. On their debut EP, “The Night Makes Us”, this outfit delivers a Fleshgod Apocalypse-meets-Lorna Shore onslaught of 16 minutes of well crafted music filled with epic arrangements, crushing drumming, and hearty growls to keep things heavy.

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    Axamenta - Spires (2024)

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    Returning after a 10 year hiatus, Axamenta is a very unique Belgian band that combines cinematic elements with a well polished dose of Melodic Death/Black Metal. In this return EP, the band delivers a 23-minute track that is divided in seven acts, creating a very immersive and engaging experience. Recommended for fans of Fleshgod Apocalypse and Septicflesh, this release is both explosive and bombastic.

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