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Upcoming Metal Releases for May 2026

May 12, 2026
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The titles bolded in RED will eventually air on Shredding Metal Beasts, Sinister Death, and Hard Rock Madness, and Screaming Horror. All dates and music subject to change without notice. May 1, 2026 -(16)- – Forgeries Vol 1 (1972-1984) (Heavy Psych Sounds) 35 Tapes – Veil On Life (Apollon) Aeonik – The Roamer Of Heaven And Hell (Fetzner Death) American Football – American Football (LP4) (Polyvinyl) AntiHuman…

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Diminishing to Release ‘The Outcome’ via Anti-Corp Music

May 12, 2026
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New York/Texas-based duo DIMINISHING presents its second release, The Outcome, set for release May 29th through Anti-Corp Music. Formed in 2019 by Texas-based Lane Oliver (ex-Yatsu, Feel Happiness) and New York-based David Brenner (Gridfailure), DIMINISHING released its demoralizing debut album, The Unnamable, through Anti-Corp in 2023. Tense, harsh, and emotionally devastating, the album presented a spectrum of semi-improvisational post-industrial, dark ambient,…

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Today Is the Day Announces Spring Tour

May 10, 2026
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TODAY IS THE DAY announces a bout of Spring tour dates, continuing to support their fourteenth LP, Never Give In. The tour launches on May 19th in Richmond supporting Napalm Death before traversing across the Northeast and into the Midwest, joining Eyehategod in New Hope, and supporting Pentagram for five shows, ending in Chicago on May 31st….

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Godthrymm to Unleash 3rd Album May 29th via Profound Lore Records

May 10, 2026
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UK doom metal juggernauts GODTHRYMM will unleash their stunning new third album, Projections, on May 29th via Profound Lore Records. With Projections, the band completes their Visions Trilogy which began with 2020’s Reflections debut LP and followed with 2023’s acclaimed Distortions album. During the band’s discourse since the release of Reflections, GODTHRYMM has been recognized as the new emerging band from the UK to bring back the…

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Burial Clouds to Release New Album May 22nd

May 6, 2026
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Portland post-doom metal collective BURIAL CLOUDS will release their stunning new full-length, Burn Holy, on May 22nd. BURIAL CLOUDS’ music lives in constant tension between beauty and rage, crushing riffs and intricate expanses walking the lines between inner and outer worlds, healing ritual and seditious fire. Every song is a meditation on what it means to live with a…

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Godfrost (Japan Industrial Metal) Signs with Brutal Records

May 4, 2026
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Brutal Records is proud to announce the signing of Tokyo-based industrial metal project GODFROST to a worldwide multi-album agreement, marking a significant expansion of the artist’s global presence and reinforcing the label’s commitment to forward-thinking extreme music. GODFROST is the solo industrial/metal project of Frost, who is also a key member of the grunge/goth metal…

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Revenge Ritual ‘Arbitrary Punishment’ Release May 15th on HPGD

May 3, 2026
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  Single & Pre-orders live now Horror Pain Gore Death Productions are set to release the new album from New Jersey’s Blackened Sludge/Hardcore act Revenge Ritual. Arbitrary Punishment  is up now for pre-order and will be released May 15th on CD and Digital formats along with merch. Horror Pain Gore Death Productions welcome Revenge Ritual to the roster with the…

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Reeking Aura New LP Out Now via Profound Lore Records

April 30, 2026
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On The Promise Of The Moon, the atmospheric second LP from agricultural death metal quintet REEKING AURA, is now streaming in its engulfing entirety on the eve of its release through Profound Lore Records. While its members are all longtime veterans of the New York City/New Jersey underground, REEKING AURA’s encompassing sound is equal parts captivatingly immersive…

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Desiccation to Release LP May 15th via Carbonized Records

April 30, 2026
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Blackened doom metal conjurors DESICCATION will release their Legatum Mortuorum full-length on May 15th on Carbonized Records. Hailing from Nevada City and Sacramento, California, DESICCATION was formed in 2022 by husband and wife team of James (guitars, vocals, synths) and Soell Bratt (vocals), along with Patrick Hills (drums, bass, synths, background vocals). The band combines a unique mix of doom, death,…

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Armored Saint ‘Emotion Factory Reset’ Out May 22 via Metal Blade Records

April 29, 2026
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American heavy metal icons, ARMORED SAINT, are pleased to present their new single, “Hit A Moonshot.” The track comes off the band’s upcoming new full-length, Emotion Factory Reset, set for release on May 22nd through Metal Blade Records. “Hit A Moonshot” is a band favorite. A “moonshot” is a baseball term referencing a homerun that’s hit at…

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