venom
Talking about Venom in 2026 still means carrying the weight of everything attached to the name. The early records remain foundational in ways that are difficult to separate from extreme metal itself—Welcome to Hell and Black Metal continue to cast a long shadow over entire branches of the genre.
Metal Church
Released: April 10, 2026 Metal Church reaching this point at all feels unlikely. Over the last decade, the band has taken hit after hit—lineup instability, stalled momentum, and the loss of Mike Howe in 2021, which didn’t just leave a gap, it altered the shape of the band
In Death Throes
Released: April 10, 2026 There’s a version of this where Vomitory are a footnote. Swedish death metal has Entombed, it has Dismember, it has At the Gates—household names, at least within the scene. Vomitory have spent thirty-five years as the band that people who actually dig into the
Immolation
Released: April 10, 2026 There's a version of this story where twelve albums in, Immolation are just going through the motions—respected veterans releasing records for a loyal fanbase that stopped expecting surprises years ago. Descent is not that record. It's one of the best things