{"id":1772335,"date":"2026-02-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1772335"},"modified":"2026-02-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T21:00:00","slug":"the-weekly-injection-new-releases-from-converge-hoaxed-more-out-this-week-2-13-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1772335","title":{"rendered":"The Weekly Injection: New Releases From CONVERGE, HOAXED &amp; More Out This Week 2\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn-p.smehost.net\/sites\/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/the-weekly-injection-photo.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"zox-post-body left zoxrel zox100\">\n<div id=\"9718\"><\/div>\n<p>This week&#8217;s new heavy metal releases\u00a0include heavy catharsis, a lot of fun, haunted jams, and more! To the metals\u2026<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Converge \u2013\u00a0<em>Love Is Not Enough<\/em><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-p.smehost.net\/sites\/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a1291330267_10-750x750.jpg\" alt=\"The Weekly Injection: New Releases From CONVERGE, HOAXED &amp; More Out This Week 2\/13\" class=\"wp-image-614915\"><\/figure>\n<p>Genre: Mathcore\/metalcore<br \/>Orgin: Salem, Massachusetts<br \/>Label: Deathwish\/Epitaph<\/p>\n<p>Buy now on Bandcamp<\/p>\n<p>Starting your week off with the sonic beatdown of <strong>Converge<\/strong>. Their first album on their own in nine years features all their trademark chaos and technicality. This one feels like an emotional release.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Converge - \"Love Is Not Enough\"\" width=\"880\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qxelfxGa2oo?feature=oembed\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hoaxed \u2013 <em>Death Knocks<\/em><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-p.smehost.net\/sites\/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/517785-750x750.jpg\" alt=\"The Weekly Injection: New Releases From CONVERGE, HOAXED &amp; More Out This Week 2\/13\" class=\"wp-image-614912\"><\/figure>\n<p>Genre: Dark Rock<br \/>Orgin: Portland, Oregon<br \/>Label: Relapse Records<\/p>\n<p>Buy now on Bandcamp<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hoaxed<\/strong> are a recent personal favorite of mine. <em>Death Knocks<\/em> sounds like melodic indie record run through fuzz pedals. A less pissed off <strong>Die Spitz <\/strong>perhaps, but with no less riffs. You know what also knocks? This record\u2026sorry.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HOAXED - Kill Switch (Official Music Video)\" width=\"880\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/19Cs-FvVpRU?feature=oembed\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mariachi El Bronx \u2013 <em>IV<\/em><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-p.smehost.net\/sites\/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a2343290584_10-750x750.jpg\" alt=\"The Weekly Injection: New Releases From CONVERGE, HOAXED &amp; More Out This Week 2\/13\" class=\"wp-image-614909\"><\/figure>\n<p>Genre: Mariachi<br \/>Orgin: Los Angeles, California <br \/>Label: ATO Records<\/p>\n<p>Buy now on Bandcamp<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be honest, I forgot <strong>The Bronx <\/strong>did these Mariachi albums. Man, they&#8217;re fun though. It&#8217;s been five years since the last proper Bronx record, but twelve since they picked up the horns. Why are they so good at this?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mariachi El Bronx - Forgive or Forget (Official Video)\" width=\"880\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4js0HeWlr_E?feature=oembed\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ponte Del Diavolo\u2013 <em>De Venom Natura<\/em><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-p.smehost.net\/sites\/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/027954-750x750.jpg\" alt=\"The Weekly Injection: New Releases From CONVERGE, HOAXED &amp; More Out This Week 2\/13\" class=\"wp-image-614918\"><\/figure>\n<p>Genre: Blackened post-punk<br \/>Orgin: Turin, Italy<br \/>Label: Season Of Mist<\/p>\n<p>Buy now on Bandcamp<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve heard a band like this before. They are blending so much and doing it so well. They have a foot in the grim while dabbling in 80&#8217;s spooky rock, a little doom, a little electronic, and more. Good shit. You&#8217;ll want to fire up DuoLingo and brush up on your Italian. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ponte Del Diavolo - Il Veleno della Natura (Official Music Video)\" width=\"880\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B1pyq3kt3S0?feature=oembed\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Worm \u2013\u00a0<em>Necropalace<\/em><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-p.smehost.net\/sites\/7f9737f2506941499994d771a29ad47a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a2133041757_10-750x750.jpg\" alt=\"The Weekly Injection: New Releases From CONVERGE, HOAXED &amp; More Out This Week 2\/13\" class=\"wp-image-614906\"><\/figure>\n<p>Genre: Blackened doom\/death metal<br \/>Orgin: Miami, Florida\/Quebec, Canada<br \/>Label: Century Media<\/p>\n<p>Buy now on Bandcamp<\/p>\n<p>Wrapping this week with a record that sounds like music from a horror video game in the best way. This is evil, theatric, and bombastic while hitting you with plenty of blast beats. There&#8217;s even a guest spot from the ever-shreddy Marty Friedman. Wurm aka Phantom Slaughter aka a real name of some sort probably, you&#8217;ve done it again.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WORM - Necropalace (OFFICIAL VIDEO)\" width=\"880\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dc-vI6mkFSo?feature=oembed\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Also dropping this week\u2026<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Angel Du$t <\/strong>\u2013\u00a0<em>Cold 2 The Touch<\/em>\u00a0(Run For Cover) \u2013 Melodic hardcore\/pop punk<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ashbringer<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Subglacial<\/em> (B\u00f6lverk Collective) \u2013 Atmospheric black metal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blazoner<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Sonic Chambers<\/em> (Slef-released) \u2013 Heavy covers<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bloodred<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Colours Of Pain<\/em> (Massacre Records) \u2013 Blackened death metal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Borrower<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Killerdemons<\/em> (Octopus Rising \/ Argonauta Records) \u2013 Thrash<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deathraw<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Reduces To Ashes<\/em> (Self-released) \u2013 Thrash<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eye Of Purgatory<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Darkborne<\/em> (Self-released) \u2013 Death metal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Forcefed Horsehead<\/strong> \/ <strong>Shaving The Werewolf <\/strong>\u2013 <em>From Horrid To Worse<\/em> (Self-released) \u2013 Extreme metal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fossilization<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Advent Of Wounds<\/em> (Everlasting Spew Records) \u2013 Death metal\/doom<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frostmorner<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Orbital Kaos<\/em> (Wormholedeath Records) \u2013 Blackened death metal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frozen Ocean<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Askdr\u00f6mmar<\/em> (Apocalyptic Witchcraft) \u2013 Atmospheric black metal\/electronic<\/li>\n<li><strong>Glassbone<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Ruthless Savagery<\/em> (Frozen Records \/ Iron Fortress) \u2013 Death metal\/hardcore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Greyhawk<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Warriors Of Greyhawk<\/em> (Cruz Del Sur Music) \u2013 Hevay\/power metal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Guilt Trip<\/strong> \u2013 <em>God Forgives (<\/em>Roadrunner Records) \u2013 Hardcore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Human Error <\/strong>\u2013 <em>sour chalk water<\/em> (Self-released) \u2013 Post-hardcore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kr\u00f6wnn<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Santa Somnia<\/em> (Subsound Records) \u2013 Doom<\/li>\n<li><strong>Malefic<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Impermanence<\/em> (Terminus Hate City) \u2013 Blackened thrash<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maul\u00e9n<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Entra Omry<\/em> (Self-released) \u2013 Drone\/experimental<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moonchapel<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Three Faced Trinity For A Two-Faced World<\/em> (Horror Pain Gore Death Productions) \u2013 Black metal\/doom<\/li>\n<li><strong>No Worth Of Man <\/strong>\u2013 <em>The Killing Streets<\/em> (Brutal Records) \u2013 Groove\/extreme metal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Overtoun<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Death Drive Anthropology<\/em> (Time to Kill Records) \u2013 Progressive death metal\/thrash<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pilgrims<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Gemini<\/em> (Self-released) \u2013 Post-punk<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saille<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Forebode<\/em> (Non Serviam Records) \u2013 Symphonic black metal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Slaughterday<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0<em>Dread Emperor<\/em>\u00a0(Testimony) \u2013 Death metal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Space Of Variations <\/strong>\u2013 <em>Poisoned Art<\/em> (Napalm Records) \u2013 Metalcore<\/li>\n<li><strong>Austen Starr <\/strong>\u2013\u00a0<em>I Am The Enemy<\/em>\u00a0(Frontiers) \u2013 Rock<\/li>\n<li><strong>Submasq<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Oedipus<\/em> (Self-released) \u2013 Progressive metal covers<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sundecay<\/strong> \u2013 <em>The Blood Lives Again<\/em> (Self-released) \u2013 Doom<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sun Guts <\/strong>\u2013 <em>Kilonova<\/em> (Self-released) \u2013 Math metal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Temple Balls <\/strong>\u2013 <em>Temple Balls<\/em> (Frontiers Music Srl) \u2013 Rock<\/li>\n<li><strong>TX2<\/strong> \u2013 <em>End Of Us<\/em> (Hopeless Records) \u2013 Rock\/emo<\/li>\n<li>Various Artists \u2013 <em>Iron Man\u2019s Anthem: A Tribute To Ozzy <\/em>(Self-released) \u2013 Ozzy covers<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wampyric Rites<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Under the Tragic Fullmoon of the Vampire<\/em> (Inferna Profundus) Black metal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Witches Coven<\/strong> \u2013<em> Soul Reaper <\/em>(Spy Satellite Records) \u2013 Atmospheric doom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zox-post-body left zoxrel zox100\"><strong>Want More Metal? 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To the metals\u2026 Converge \u2013\u00a0Love Is Not Enough Genre: Mathcore\/metalcoreOrgin: Salem, MassachusettsLabel: Deathwish\/Epitaph Buy now on Bandcamp Starting your week off with the sonic beatdown of Converge. 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