New Metal Releases August 14th 2026
Warforged - Burial Ruthless - Abyssal Rift - Soulgrind - Megascavenger - Thorns of Ruins - Kholstomer - Death. Void. Terror. - And More...
29 releases this week and heavy on the death metal. Might be the last light week for awhile. Next week will have more and September is shaping up to have a lot of releases.
Stand outs this week:
Warforged - Third album from progressive blackened death metal band out of the US.
Burial Ruthless - Debut album from tech death band originally from Venezuela and now based in Spain. They combine progressive and technical while sticking with OSDM roots.
Also looking forward to: Soulgrind - Thorns of Ruins - Kholstomer - The Absolution Sequence - Invocation Ritual - Observers
The Grove | Almanac by Warforged
SUBGENRE: Progressive Blackened Death Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
RECORD LABEL: The Artisan Era
FOR FANS OF: Enfold Darkness - Singularity - Xenobiotic
Held by Evil by Burial Ruthless
SUBGENRE: Technical Death Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Spain
RECORD LABEL: Great Dane Records
FOR FANS OF: Krisiun - Vader - Decapitated
Relics of Great Ash by Abyssal Rift
SUBGENRE: Death Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
RECORD LABEL: Transcending Obscurity Records
FOR FANS OF: Incantation - Disembowelment - Cruciamentum
Ad Pulchram Mortem by Soulgrind
SUBGENRE: Gothic Black Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland
RECORD LABEL: Inverse Records
FOR FANS OF: Trail of Tears - Gloomy Grim - Evig Natt
Toxic Noxious Undeath by Megascavenger
SUBGENRE: Death Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Sweden
RECORD LABEL: Xtreem Music
FOR FANS OF: Grave - Severed Limbs - Ribspreader
Stellar Reverence by Thorns of Ruins
SUBGENRE: Black Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Norway
RECORD LABEL: Satanath Records
FOR FANS OF: Frosthardr - Abbath - Verdun
Elegy by Kholstomer
SUBGENRE: Black Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States / Poland
RECORD LABEL: Satanath Records
FOR FANS OF: Elsinore - Fire Magic
To the Great Monolith 2.5 by Death. Void. Terror.
SUBGENRE: Blackened Doom Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Switzerland
RECORD LABEL: Sentient Ruin Laboratories
FOR FANS OF: Abyssal - Arkhaaik - Argonavis
Death In The Family by Living Weapon
SUBGENRE: Metalcore
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
RECORD LABEL: Closed Casket Activities
FOR FANS OF: Vein.fm - Pipe Bomb
Occult Master by Occult Master
SUBGENRE: Doom Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland
RECORD LABEL: Inverse Records
FOR FANS OF: Tower - Void Vator - Time Rift
Prisoner by Raunchy
SUBGENRE: Metalcore / Industrial Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Denmark
RECORD LABEL: Target Group
FOR FANS OF: Sonic Syndicate - Sybreed
Point Of No Return by Wizards of Hazards
SUBGENRE: Heavy / Doom Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland
RECORD LABEL: Inverse Records
FOR FANS OF: Lucifer’s Fall - Eldritch Rites - Arkham Witch
Dread Cycle by The Absolution Sequence
SUBGENRE: Technical Death / Groove Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia
RECORD LABEL: Bleeding Art Collective / Blood Blast Distribution
FOR FANS OF: Orphalis - Fleshbore - Omnihility
Worlds to Conquer by Ironflame
SUBGENRE: Heavy Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
RECORD LABEL: High Roller Records
FOR FANS OF: Visigoth - HammerFall - Holy Grail
Altered Reality by Invocation Ritual
SUBGENRE: Death Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
RECORD LABEL: Independent
FOR FANS OF: Malignant Altar - Morbid Angel - Incantation
The Great Offensive by Death Kommander
SUBGENRE: Death Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
RECORD LABEL: F.D.A. Records
FOR FANS OF: Bolt Thrower - Hail of Bullets - Chainsword
Eyes of Evil by Show N Tell
SUBGENRE: Heavy Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
RECORD LABEL: Independent
FOR FANS OF: Enforcer - Skull Fist - Cauldron
Maximum Clonage by Maidenhead
SUBGENRE: Death / Thrash Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
RECORD LABEL: Independent
FOR FANS OF: Into Darkness - Stress Angel - Possessed
Obsidian Shores by Suffocate the Skies
SUBGENRE: Symphonic Melodic Death Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
RECORD LABEL: Independent
FOR FANS OF: Orbit Culture - Hollenthon
Prosthetic Memories by Coyote Man
SUBGENRE: Instrumental Progressive Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
RECORD LABEL: Independent
FOR FANS OF: Russian Circles - The Ocean Collective
Wilt by Destroy My Brains
SUBGENRE: Sludge / Doom Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada
RECORD LABEL: Independent
FOR FANS OF: Kurokuma - Eremit - Conan
The Emerald by Observers
SUBGENRE: Instrumental Atmospheric Doom Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia
RECORD LABEL: Independent
FOR FANS OF: Spirit - Narbo Dacal
Shed the Sleep by Coma Control
SUBGENRE: Progressive Death Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland
RECORD LABEL: Independent
FOR FANS OF: Beyond Creation - Augury - Alkaloid
Castle by Mean Green
SUBGENRE: Stoner Doom Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
RECORD LABEL: Independent
FOR FANS OF: Goya - Electric Wizard - Windhand
Black with Blood by The Blade Itself
SUBGENRE: Death Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada
RECORD LABEL: Independent
FOR FANS OF: Ripper - Tyrannus - Ignobleth
Exil by Gleichmacher
SUBGENRE: Blackened Death Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany
RECORD LABEL: Independent
FOR FANS OF: Altarage - Phasma - Belnejoum
Empty by Mortal Nihilism
SUBGENRE: Depressive Black Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
RECORD LABEL: Independent
FOR FANS OF: Austere - Thy Light - Trist
Transfiguration by Shadowmare
SUBGENRE: Melodic Death / Thrash Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Portugal
RECORD LABEL: Independent
FOR FANS OF: Crimson Bridge - Moonshade - Path to Purgatory
Predetermined Extinction by Barbarism
SUBGENRE: Brutal Death Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Indonesia
RECORD LABEL: Grave Island Records
FOR FANS OF: Putridity - Brodequin - Disgorge