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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/the-weekly-injection-photo.jpg”] This week’s new heavy metal releases include thrashing prog, epic deathcore, horrible car crashes in sonic form, and more! To the metals… Abstracted – Hiraeth Genre: Progressive death/extreme metalOrigin: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Label: M-Theory Audio Buy now on Bandcamp What a prog metal feast this is. You’ve getting tons of heavy grooves,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/tomas-lindberg-in-memory.jpeg”] Swedish melodic death metal trailblazers At The Gates have announced their eighth studio album, The Ghost of a Future Dead, arriving April 24, 2026 via Century Media Records. The record serves as the follow-up to 2021’s ambitious The Nightmare of Being and carries pretty profound emotional weight. The Ghost of a Future…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/arch-enemy-2026.png”] This week’s top tracks include a groovy one from Sylosis, the bittersweet announcement of a record from At The Gates, Arch Enemy showing off new vocalist Lauren Hart, and more! Check out the playlist on Spotify here and on Apple Music here. The new additions this week are: “Spared From The Guillotine”…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Deafheaven-2025.jpg”] Deafheaven have confirmed the bulk of their summer 2026 European and UK tour, with two stops still unannounced. The trek will see the band performing across major cities overseas throughout July and August, delivering their signature blend of black metal intensity and shoegaze atmosphere. Show Me The Body will be joining the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/arch-enemy-2026.png”] This week’s top tracks include a groovy one from Sylosis, the bittersweet announcement of a record from At The Gates, Arch Enemy showing off new vocalist Lauren Hart, and more! Check out the playlist on Spotify here and on Apple Music here. The new additions this week are: “Spared From The Guillotine”…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Mike-Leon.jpeg”] Bassist Mike Leon has announced his departure from CKY, citing what he describes as ongoing “unprofessionalism” and “lack of accountability” from the band’s leader, Chad I Ginsburg. In a candid statement shared with fans, Leon confirmed he will not be participating in the band’s upcoming shows and detailed the circumstances that led…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/skeletonwitch-old.jpg”] The world of heavy music is doing extremely well these days. But it’d be doing a little better if any of these bands would come back. Angelcorpse Angelcorpse was on-and-off active between 1996 and 2017. If you’ve never heard their 1998 record Exterminate (featuring the inhuman drumming of John Longstreth), you need…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/stepmother.png”] Channeling raw rock ‘n’ roll urgency into feral anthems for society’s outcasts and miscreants, Stepmother have announced their long-awaited new album, Absurdus Manifestus, due April 10, 2026 via Tee Pee Records. Fusing high-velocity Motor City proto-punk with fuzz-drenched feedback and electric psychedelia, the band once again taps into the spirits of Blue…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/foo-fighters-2026.jpeg”] Foo Fighters have dropped “Your Favorite Toy,” the titular first single from their upcoming 12th full-length studio album. The track marks the band’s first new music of 2026 and signals a bold sonic shift while remaining unmistakably Foo Fighters. Band mastermind Dave Grohl described the song as a creative breakthrough for the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://cdn-p.smehost.net/sites/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/william-shatner.png”] Legendary actor and cultural icon William Shatner is diving headfirst into heavy metal with a new, star-powered album that promises massive guitars, cinematic scope, and his signature spoken-word intensity. So all the weirdness you’d expect combined with what sounds like a good chunk of sincerity. Long known for blurring the lines between…