Metal

Converge

Review: Converge - Hum of Hurt

Pitchfork reviews Converge’s Hum of Hurt, the metalcore band’s second album of 2026, heavier, more deliberate and more urgent than its predecessor.

June 24, 2026

10 October 2026 – Virga Release Two Crushing New Songs and Make Prairie Goth Sound Like a Very Real Genre

Lawrence, Kansas trio Virga share two crushing new tracks, Perception Management and Impassable Monolith II, defining prairie goth.

October 10, 2026

10 October 2026 – Mastodon Announce Vinyl Records Containing Actual Mastodon Fossils and Win the Merchandise Arms Race

Mastodon partner with Waxworks Records and University of Georgia to press 170 vinyl copies of Marrow Deep infused with real mastodon tooth fossils.

October 10, 2026

9 October 2026 – Power Trip Return With Two New Songs and Begin Their First Recording Chapter Without Riley Gale

Texas crossover thrash band Power Trip release Precinct 3 and Scavenger, marking their first new studio recordings with new vocalist Seth Gilmore.

October 9, 2026

9 October 2026 – Deafheaven Surprise Release At Work in the Fields of the Bomb and Turn Nuclear Anxiety Into Black Metal

Deafheaven surprise-release three-track EP At Work in the Fields of the Bomb, inspired by Robert Del Tredici's book on nuclear weapons manufacture.

October 9, 2026

9 October 2026 – unpeople Release Their Debut Album and Make Heavy Alternative Rock Sound Surprisingly Inclusive

UK alternative rock quartet unpeople release debut album we are unpeople on SharpTone Records, blending post-hardcore intensity with anthemic choruses.

October 9, 2026

7 October 2026 – BOKASSA Decide Quitting While You're Ahead Is Better Than Becoming Your Own Tribute Band

Norwegian stoner-punk trio BOKASSA announce fifth album Anomalies via Kings Of Stonerpunk Records and share biting new single Cop Out.

October 7, 2026