Tombstalker, Chaos Monolith (Awakening 2026)

Lexington death metal band Tombstalker bring out a new long-player, Chaos Monolith. Tombstalker came out swinging, releasing a demo and a split the year after they got together in 2008. The next ye…

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Gåte, Sigil (Season Of Mist 2026)

Folk metal band Gåte have a new album on the way, Sigil. Gåte, from Trøndelag, Norway, have been together for more than a quarter century. Their new album, Sigil, is their first with the Season Of …

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Mr. Bison, The Garden Of Forgotten Dreams (Heavy Psych Sounds 2026)

Psychedelic prog rockers Mr. Bison plant a seed with their new album, The Garden Of Forgotten Dreams. Mr. Bison formed in Tuscany around 2011, releasing their first EP that year, We Don’t Like Love…

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Photo Gallery: Casper Allen at Muddy Roots 2026

Photos by Wayne Edwards. © Wayne Edwards

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The Spacelords, Uranus Omnibus Sanctus (Tonzonen 2026)

German psychedelic space rock trio The Spacelords present their new album Uranus Omnibus Sanctus. The Spacelords are an instrumental band that came together in 2008. Known for their long, spacey, p…

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Suffering Quota, Sisyphean Life (7 Degrees and Tartarus 2026)

Suffering Quota release their fourth full-length album, Sisyphean Life. From the Netherlands, Suffering Quota is a grindcore band that has been prowling the earth since about 2009. The quartet is s…

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King Black Acid, Telling Secrets In A Crowded Room (Cavity Search 2026)

King Black Acid puts out again with a new album, Telling Secrets In A Crowded Room. The press release tells us “Daniel Riddle’s musical voyage first began to take some shape in the band Indigo Zero…

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Behemoth, I, Scvlptor (Nuclear Blast 2026)

Gdańsk black metal legends Behemoth have a new album out, I, Scvlptor. Poland has long been fertile ground for heavy metal music, especially black metal. No bigger band has emerged from that land t…

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Shrineburner, Hymns Of Despair (2026)

The debut album from Chicago metal band Shrineburner is Hymns Of Despair. Shrineburner is from Chicago, and has been around for a few years. In 2024 they released their EP Solitude, and they follow…

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Epitaphe, III (Aesthetic Death 2026)

Progressive death metal band Epitaphe release their third album, simply title III. Formed in France in 2009 with a slightly differently spelled name, Epitaphe is a progressive death metal band that…

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Rainbow, Part 1: The Ronnie James Dio Years (2026)

When I think of Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, I always think of Ronnie James Dio as the singer. In fact, Dio sang on fewer than half of the studio albums Rainbow released. Rainbow, or Ritchie Blackm…

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Moon Destroys, Omni (Blues Funeral 2026)

Atlanta prog grunge band Moon Destroys release a new album, Omni. Formed just a few years back, Moon Destroys brings together veteran musicians from Torche, Gold Pyramid, and Abrams. Their music ha…

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Voodoo Queen, Violet Crown (2026)

The debut studio album from Voodoo Queen is Violet Crown. Voodoo Queen is a fairly new band, having come together in France in the past few years. They have put out a few singles, and released at l…

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In This Moment, Witch (Better Noise 2026)

Alt pop metalcore band In This Moment conjure a new album, Witch, for their mass of followers. Created in 2005, In This Moment produces music that could be labeled in many ways. Truly, it is melodi…

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Mastodon, Marrow Deep (Loma Vista 2026)

Prog metal masters Mastodon return with an epic masterpiece, Marrow Deep. From Atlanta, Mastodon formed in the year 2000. Their first LP, Remission (2002), flew a little bit under the radar, but by…

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Fane, Armageddon Scars (Octopus Rising 2026)

Louisiana duo Fane present a new doom album, Armageddon Scars. Fane has been around for a few years. It is easy to confuse them with another band of the same name from Buffalo. This one, though, is…

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Ninth Realm, Damnation’s Veil (Transcending Obscurity 2026)

Maryland death thrashers Ninth Realm let loose with their second album, Damnation’s Veil. Ninth Realm got going around 2018, and they have been laying down studio tracks steadily ever since. So far…

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Grace Potter, Trespasser (Mother Road 2026)

The new album from Grace Potter is Trespasser. Grace Potter is from Waitsfield, Vermont, and she now lives in California most of the time. Her early musical success was with Grace Potter and the No…

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Nazareth, Part 4: Snakes ’n’ Ladders to Rock ’n’ Roll Telephone (2026)

The Snakes ’n’ Ladders (1989) album was pivotal for Nazareth in that it was the final record where all four original members contributed. After this one, founding guitarist Manny Charlton would ret…

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Florist, Adrift (Ripple 2026)

Florida stoner doom band Florist dredges the swamp for dank tunes to populate their new album, Adrift. Florist coagulated into a recognizable entity in 2023. The new record, Adrift, is their second…

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Perpetual Paradox, May Misery Befall You (Bleeding Art Collective 2026)

London metalcore groovers Perpetual Paradox follow up last year’s LP with a new EP, May Misery Befall You. Perpetual Paradox is a metalcore band that leans toward hardcore and enjoys crossover elem…

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Giraffe, The Towering Inferno With Bongo Drums (Org Music 2026)

The new album from jazz fusion improv band Giraffe, their debut, is The Towering Inferno With Bongo Drums. Giraffe’s music is said to exist between “cosmic psychedelia, improvised jazz, and explora…

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Argul, Soledad y Orgullo (Personal 2026)

Stoner doom band Argul release their debut LP, Soledad y Orgullo. Argul came together in Lima, Peru in 2014. They did not release any recordings (that I can find) until 2024, when they put out a fo…

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Starcharm at Square Roots Festival, Chicago (2026)

Photos by Wayne Edwards. © Wayne Edwards

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Saliva, Breaking Through (Judge & Jury 2026)

Memphis hard rock band Saliva bring out a new album, Breaking Through. Saliva formed more than a quarter of a century ago in Tennessee. In the early aughts, they had a couple of big singles, “Click…

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Nazareth, Part 3: Malice In Wonderland to Cinema (2026)

I remember standing in a record store in 1980 talking to the manager about music (what else?) when he mentioned there was a new Nazareth album. I asked him what he thought about it, and he said the…

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Soulgrind, Ad Polchram Mortem (Inverse 2026)

Finland’s dark metal goth band Soulgrind release their tenth album, Ad Polchram Mortem. Soulgrind started out in 1992 in Helsinki. The music they created initially lived in the doom and death metal…

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Coyote Man, Prosthetic Memories (2026)

Instrumental prog metallers Coyote Man release their second full-length album, Prosthetic Memories. Coyote Man is an instrumental power trio from Chicago. “Our aim is to make the listener more susc…

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