Technical death metal institution Nile and Swiss technical thrash pioneers Coroner unite for the Underworld Dissonance co-headline tour, hitting thirty-one US cities from March 2 through April 11, 2027, with support from Syn Absence and one more special guest to be announced. Tickets on sale now. Continue reading
Baltimore’s eccentric thrash mavericks Nuclear Tomb have released the video for their new single “Falling Out The World of Lies” ahead of their upcoming full-length album, Epoch Inhumane, set to be released on June 12 through Rotted Life Records. Watch it now. Continue reading
I know you’ve already read at least 10 top lists for the year, and I’ve written at least 20 of them in various corners of the internet for different genres. So what I’ve done to keep things fresh is make this a look at the top 2O artists whose albums set the bar in their respective genres for 2026, and the bands most likely to rise to the occasion and take the top spots for 2026. Being neuro-spicy, I of course had to arrange them ranked by how many times I listened to each album, so thanks to Last FM, the total plays of each album are included as an additional data point, in case you have an official ranking kink. So here’s my top 20 albums for the year and my hopes for the bands to watch in 2026.