New Metal Releases January 16th 2026
Marianas Rest - Carrion Vael - Kreator - Ov Sulfur - Funeral Home - Total Annihilation - Architectural Genocide - Valiant Sentinel - And More...
Stand outs this week:
Marianas Rest - 5th album from Finnish melodic death / doom metal band.
Girlzeroth - Second album Indonesian death metal band. After their debut album released in 2015 and a hiatus of several years, they have reformed and are back to release a new album.
Also looking forward to: Carrion Vael - Kreator - Total Annihilation - Putridarium - Moon Wisdom - Handful of Hate
The Bereaved by Marianas Rest
SUBGENRE: Melodic Death / Doom Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland
RECORD LABEL: Noble Demon
FOR FANS OF: Swallow the Sun - Ghost Brigade - Hanging Garden
Fight Against Stigma by Girlzeroth
SUBGENRE: Death Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Indonesia
RECORD LABEL: Underground Syndicate
FOR FANS OF: Godless - Incantation
Slay Utterly by Carrion Vael
SUBGENRE: Melodic Death Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
RECORD LABEL: Unique Leader Records
FOR FANS OF: The Black Dahlia Murder - Summoning the Lich - Alterbeast
Krushers Of The World by Kreator
SUBGENRE: Thrash Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany
RECORD LABEL: Nuclear Blast Records
FOR FANS OF: Sodom - Destruction - Exodus
Endless by Ov Sulfur
SUBGENRE: Deathcore
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
RECORD LABEL: Century Media Records
FOR FANS OF: Lorna Shore - Carnifex - Mental Cruelty
Your Funeral by Funeral Home
SUBGENRE: Death Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Norway
RECORD LABEL: Inverse Records
FOR FANS OF: Paganizer - Dismember - Entrails
Mountains of Madness by Total Annihilation
SUBGENRE: Death / Thrash Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Switzerland
RECORD LABEL: Testimony Records
FOR FANS OF: Legion of the Damned - Occult - Dew-Scented
Malignant Cognition by Architectural Genocide
SUBGENRE: Brutal Death Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
RECORD LABEL: Comatose Music
FOR FANS OF: Disgorge - Deeds of Flesh - Gorgasm
Neverealm by Valiant Sentinel
SUBGENRE: Power Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Greece
RECORD LABEL: Theogonia Records
FOR FANS OF: Sacred Outcry - Lost Horizon - Warlord
MMXXVI - Grave by Dvm Spiro
SUBGENRE: Atmospheric Death / Doom Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy
RECORD LABEL: My Kingdom Music
FOR FANS OF: My Dying Bride - Officium Triste - Shape of Despair
Natvm Ad Mortem by Putridarium
SUBGENRE: Death / Doom Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany
RECORD LABEL: Night Terror Records
FOR FANS OF: Cianide - Winter - Asphyx
Posthumous Imprecation by Void Monuments
SUBGENRE: Blackened Death Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Russia
RECORD LABEL: Blood Harvest
FOR FANS OF: Ashen Tomb - Void Ceremony
Let Water Flow by Moon Wisdom
SUBGENRE: Black Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy
RECORD LABEL: Hypnotic Dirge Records
FOR FANS OF: Undulation - Eneferens
Fire and Blood by Viserion
SUBGENRE: Black Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
RECORD LABEL: Terminus Hate City
FOR FANS OF: Prophetic Suffering - Esoctrilihum - Portal
At the Mercy of the Merciless by Anti-Sapien
SUBGENRE: Grindcore
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
RECORD LABEL: Terminus Hate City
FOR FANS OF: Bent Sea - Lock Up - Benighted
Soulless Abominations by Handful of Hate
SUBGENRE: Black Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy
RECORD LABEL: Dusktone
FOR FANS OF: Enthroned - Dark Funeral - 1349
Intense Combat Experiment by Badass Commander
SUBGENRE: Death Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada
RECORD LABEL: Crypt of Dr. Gore
FOR FANS OF: Cartilage - Impaled
Set the Dark on Fire by Edenbridge
SUBGENRE: Symphonic Power Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Austria
RECORD LABEL: Steamhammer
FOR FANS OF: Nightwish- Visions of Atlantis - Amberian Dawn
Guardians of Time Part I by Holy Dragons
SUBGENRE: Power Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Kazakhstan
RECORD LABEL: Pitch Black Records
FOR FANS OF: Hibria - Lost Horizon - Nocturnal Rites
Home by Vesseles
SUBGENRE: Symphonic Black Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
RECORD LABEL: Independent
FOR FANS OF: Dimmu Borgir - Carach Angren - Cradle of Filth
The Land East of Eden by Genus Ordinis Dei
SUBGENRE: Symphonic Death Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy
RECORD LABEL: Eclipse Records
FOR FANS OF: Fleshgod Apocalypse - Septicflesh
Celestial by The Eternal
SUBGENRE: Gothic Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia
RECORD LABEL: Reigning Phoenix Music
FOR FANS OF: Paradise Lost - Anathema
Aion of Strife by Serpent Column
SUBGENRE: Avant-garde Black Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
RECORD LABEL: Independent
FOR FANS OF: Krallice - Thantifaxath - Dodecahedron
Nightjoy over Morning Hangover by Niemaracz
SUBGENRE: Blackened Stoner Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Kazakhstan
RECORD LABEL: Orko Productions
FOR FANS OF: Winter’s Breath - Mammon’s Throne
Rebirth by Discerptus
SUBGENRE: Death / Thrash Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Spain
RECORD LABEL: Independent
FOR FANS OF: Doomsday - Coroner
Universe by Aye Mammoth
SUBGENRE: Stoner Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
RECORD LABEL: Independent
FOR FANS OF: Weedian - WyndRider - Bog Wizard
Brutal Fantasies by Blade and Bath
SUBGENRE: Depressive Black Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ukraine
RECORD LABEL: Independent
FOR FANS OF: The Lonely - Decalius - Kabra
The Dark Triad by Servator
SUBGENRE: Death / Thrash Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany
RECORD LABEL: Independent
FOR FANS OF: Paganizer - Repugnant - Veilburner
Zwischen Erde und Schatten by Scattenfall
SUBGENRE: Atmospheric Black Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany
RECORD LABEL: Independent
FOR FANS OF: White Ward - Deafheaven
To Wither Beneath Thy Radiance by Hagetisse
SUBGENRE: Atmospheric Black Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Netherlands
RECORD LABEL: Void Wanderer Productions
FOR FANS OF: Svdestada - Khmer
Ad Astra by Alexandrite
SUBGENRE: Symphonic Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Russia
RECORD LABEL: Independent
FOR FANS OF: Gloryhammer - Rhapsody of Fire
Purgatory of Flesh Bizarre by Black Hurst
SUBGENRE: Black Metal
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
RECORD LABEL: Nuclear War Now! Productions
FOR FANS OF: Cemetery Lights - Negative Plane
Couple bigger names, Kreator, Ov Sulfur, Carrior Vael
The month of kreator New album 🤟