NEW METAL RELEASES

Out now: week of October 30, 2026

68 new metal releases from the Hammer & Hail Friday list. Listen, then buy from the band or label. Covers are credited; rights holders can have one removed the same day (details).

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1. Oct 26AmnesiaEternal PhobiaDeath / Thrash Metal
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2. 
   Oct 26Eternal CryptMemories Fade in TimeMelodic Black / Power
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3. Oct 26Grave SomberIJ W G S (Split)Black / Death Metal
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4. 
   Oct 26K-TionK-TionThrash / Heavy Metal
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5. 
   Oct 26LivewireSteel Surpasses FleshThrash MetalBlack Legion Records
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6. 
   Oct 26Lust RitualDevil's ChainsDoom MetalBlack Legion Records
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7. 
   Oct 26PhyllomedusaChesapeake HeatGorenoise / Various
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8. 
   Oct 26Plague Cathedral...To Dust You Shall ReturnBlack MetalCyclic Law
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9. Oct 26Scarlet Bride of the MoonScarlet Bride of the MoonMelodic Black Metal
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10. 
    Oct 26SneglefeberOrmekulten GryrDoom / Sludge Metal
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11. 
    Oct 26Tangerine CircusThe Fortune TellerProgressive Metal
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12. 
    Oct 26Trve SagacityFollow the HearsesBlack Metal
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13. Oct 25Ariabl'eyes憑影リタニア (EP)Symphonic Power / Rock
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14. Oct 25Auralian DisharmonyBefore His ThroneRaw Black Metal
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15. 
    Oct 25BarricadeBrain Damaged MindHeavy Metal / Punk
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16. Oct 25Bronze EagleYin Yang FlamesBlack Metal
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17. Oct 25DoodzondeMijn gedachten (EP)Depressive Black Metal
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18. Oct 25Fate GearRoad to Briars (EP)Heavy / Power Metal
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19. Oct 25HerzogMugwortBlack MetalAmor Fati Productions
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20. Oct 25Maggot VomitCerebral Aneurysm / Maggot Vomit (Split)Slam / Brutal Death
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21. Oct 25MistroomsQuiet Sewer of SorrowSymphonic Black Metal
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22. Oct 25Neuronal AutolysisVerminous TransfigurationGoregrindConcrete Tomb Prods
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23. Oct 25NoahD:ExecutorSymphonic Power / Speed
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24. Oct 25NoahLacunae (EP)Symphonic Power / Speed
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25. Oct 25Nothing Has ChangedIn Spite of EverythingIndustrial MetalOld Temple
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26. Oct 25PhyllomedusaSodomizing the Followers ov LightGorenoise / Various
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27. 
    Oct 25SARTRASNautic CatastrophesProgressive Deathcore
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28. 
    Oct 25Self DeceiverNihilMelodic Death MetalHellrazor Records
    ▶ PLAY ON SPOTIFYBUY ON BANDCAMP
29. Oct 25SkysewnAgainst the Seasons (EP)Melodic Post-Black Metal
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30. 
    Oct 24Hoping All Theories Exist, Aphotic ContrivanceHatephoticMelodic Black / Death
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31. 
    Oct 24ArcyusAmong the WyvernsThrash / Death Metal
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32. Oct 24AreolaBeltLive at Backline, Tupelo, Mississippi - September 26, 2026 (Live)Grindcore / Sludge Metal
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33. 
    Oct 24AuratomMaraAtmospheric Black Metal
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34. Oct 24Dala JiniIn the Winds of Memory (EP)Black Metal
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35. Oct 24Desecration of MankindThe Cult of Eternal DeathBlack Metal
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36. Oct 24Dinosaurs Before DarkSlammy Boy RexSlam / Brutal Death
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37. Oct 24ForvistI Guds øyneBlack Metal
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38. Oct 24Garden of EyesAugur of Ebrietas (EP)Death Metal
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39. 
    Oct 24KorpituliThe Forgotten Realms of Korpituli, Chapter 1: The Keys and Gates At The Northern DocksBlack MetalKorpituli Productions
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40. Oct 24LytanyTowers of TimeAtmospheric Black / DoomSombre Harfang Productions
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41. Oct 24Maggot Vomit3 Way Split (Split)Slam / Brutal Death
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42. Oct 24NecroClownThe NecroTapes: Fear (EP)Black / Death Metal
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43. 
    Oct 24PhyllomedusaI Gave the Fiberglass a SecretGorenoise / Various
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44. 
    Oct 24PhyllomedusaI'm a Feihyla ManGorenoise / Various
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45. Oct 24Profane AmorcerLive at Lucky 13 Saloon (Live)Black / Dark Ambient
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46. 
    Oct 24Sons Of ErebusErebusBlack / Death Metal
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47. 
    Oct 24T_800Destroying Human SupremacyDeath Metal
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48. 
    Oct 24The Morgrotuskthululustoccultobskullty HorrormanceLovekillerBlack 'n' Roll
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49. 
    Oct 24XalvornEye Of The MonolithBlack Metal
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50. 
    Oct 23ArkandEmbers of TomorrowMelodic Power Metal
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51. Oct 23BattlequestReanimated (EP)Power Metal
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52. Oct 23DemiurgoEgo LegisAvant-garde Black MetalLament of the Shadows Productions
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53. 
    Oct 23Fall Of SaturnVIGILHeavy / Groove Metal
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54. Oct 23FormaldehydeTV Dinners (Split)Brutal Death Metal
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55. Oct 23ORBSupernatural SeasonBlack / Horror Punk
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56. Oct 23PesareanBanaspati (EP)Black Metal
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57. Oct 23Pray for UsThe House Without Walls (EP)Black Metal
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58. 
    Oct 23VirologySequential MalformationsDeath Metal
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59. 
    Oct 23XironXironHeavy Metal
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60. Oct 22SvartgodPer Rictum Saturni (EP)Black Metal
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61. 
    Oct 21Agonal StateInfrasonic RotDeath Metal
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62. 
    Oct 21BABAYKAУсладаBlack / Death Metal
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63. Oct 21Black AxeBlack Axe / ROÄC (Split)Death Metal / Crust Punk
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64. Oct 21FibromaReduced to SawdustBrutal Death Metal
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65. 
    Oct 21RejectorAnthax Exhumed GastrointestinalDeath Metal / Grindcore
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66. 
    Oct 20VAGEVUURVAGEVUURAtmospheric Doom
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67. Oct 19AresDo Not Retreat (EP)Heavy Metal / RAC
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68. 
    Oct 19InmateLive In LjubljanaMetalcore
    ▶ PLAY ON SPOTIFY