Top 5 New Metal Albums of The Week! – March 20th, 2026
Jon Barbas of Heavy Metal Philosophy is breaking down the best new metal albums of the weekend, from March 20th, 2026! From Black Metal, Metalcore, Modern Metal, Metallic Hardcore, Traditional Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Technical Death Metal, Sludge Metal, Progressive Death Metal, Post Metal, Stoner Doom, and everything in between! If you want some new metal to listen to, check out this week’s lineup! Also, every weekend, I always show off my favorite album cover art of the week! Check it out!!
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Bands;
Gaerea – https://www.gaerea.com/
Lost In Hollywood – https://lostinhollywood.de/en
Poison The Well – https://poisonthewellband.bandcamp.com/album/peace-in-place
Axel Rudi Pell – https://axelrudipell.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-town
Exodus – https://exodus.bandcamp.com/album/goliath
Via Doloris – https://viadoloris.bandcamp.com/album/guerre-et-paix
Abyssius – https://abyssius.bandcamp.com/album/vermin
Crouch – https://crouchmusic.bandcamp.com/album/breaking-the-catatonic-state
Gutvoid – https://gutvoid.bandcamp.com/album/liminal-shrines
Neurosis – https://neurosis.bandcamp.com/album/an-undying-love-for-a-burning-world
Filth Is Eternal – https://filthiseternal.bandcamp.com/album/impossible-world
Goatsmoker – https://goatsmoker.bandcamp.com/album/e-r-i-s
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@heavymetalphilosophy
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
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@dtm2078
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
I feel you on the lack of good rock and roll dude, that's why bands like Shinedown, Atomic Freak and Engines of Aggression give me hope still🤘🏾
@coilfan09
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
Man that Neurosis album sucked if that’s a surprise I hope it came with a gift receipt cause I’d rather it just went back to the studio so fucking terrible 0/5 quite possibly one of the worst albums I’ve ever heard will definitely be the top of my worst of the year list
Love the channel great content thank you!! Just really hated that album
@TheAlderbaran
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
Two albums I expected in your video and you didn't disappoint.
Gaerea – Loss: I love this album. Really went from heavy and brutal to surprisingly good melodic stuff. I'm really looking forward to seeing them play in July.
Neurosis – An Undying Love for a Burning World. Hell yeah! Who would have thought these guys will be back with more punishing music and the addition of Aaron Turner from Isis?🤘🤘🤘
@Tampon.Boy.666
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
Hey dude, that coqbreath is making me faint. Just keep getting down on my crown, K?
@numbvox
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
I really like the new Gaerea album. I don't like it as much as Coma or their so-far magnum opus Mirage, but it's still very, very great. I would be disappointed to see them go any further towards the modern metal, metalcore, Sleep Token space, but I think they've done an excellent job towing the line of infusing just enough of those elements into their sound while not feeling like a full abandonment of their core. So as long as this is roughly as far as they trend in this direction, I still think Gaerea are killing it.
@skycracksopen
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
I'll have to give it another listen, but the new Gaerea was a big disappointment for me. It seems like instead of sticking with their great sound, they are copying the sound of less interesting bands that they have recently toured with. The new Neurosis album, however, is excellent. Probably will end up being the best musical surprise of the year for me.
@NiebieskiArt
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
Exodus great album !
@ryanfoster2289
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
John I'm a longtime subscriber, I first have to say I thoroughly enjoy the podcast and the videos. It's nice to hear someone I can completely agree with when it comes to politics, that doesn't happen often. Anyway, I've been watching and listening for a while now and I don't recall hearing you mention Green Carnation. As a Prog fan if you haven't listened to them you really should listen to A Dark Poem, Pt. 1: The Shores of Melancholia. Part 2 is releasing in 10 days. It's definitely an album that will make you want to deep dive their back catalog. I would really like to hear your thoughts on them. Stay golden bro. Read philosophy listen to metal I love you
@DashieNegan41
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
What's the next surprise after Neurosis Gorguts finally release a new album.
@beardandhat
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
Gaerea REALLY went out of their way to expand their sound. it's really good.
@DanielBonofilgio
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
Thanks for the support! 🤘
@nathansmith3457
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
As always cheers for the recommendations. Have added a bunch to my list. I highly recommend The Silver – "Looking Glass Hymnal Blue". Sort of goth black/doom with some progressive elements. Does everything that the last release, the excellent "Ward of Roses" does, but to a higher lever. My early front runner for album of the year so far x
@s01id74
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
Via Dolores was a pleasant surprise. Gaerea is one of my favorite bands, heck I even have their logo from the masks tattooed on my thigh with a black sun around it. I love their earlier albums and Loss is a great album. But I agree with you after reading your review on Substack that I would have liked to have more Black Metal.
@voxextremos22
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
Loved the last Gutvoid album big doomy atmosphere with proggy elements. I like d how you clarified that proggy doesn't always mean shreddy. They obviously ca shred bt that isn't the focus. They continue to impress me a really god find
@briankessler3501
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
Going to get new Neurosis today at Homer's Records.
Makes me smile to hear they released one Friday.
Thanks Jon. 💯
@EmberMcLain87
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
Another banger week comes to an end, and for me, a pleasant surprise.
Gaerea – Loss
Decipher – θελημα
Hanging Garden – Isle of Bliss
Türböwitch – Under Haunted Skies
Delirious Compulsion – Erratum of Dysphoria
personal best of the week and easy AOTY contender: Türböwitch – Under Haunted Skies
@OibafOzzy
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
Metal core Is a shit
@purpleroyal779
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
You never get correctly which album is "BIG" – how is Lost In Hollywood a "BIG" album, probably you're looking at some silly streaming number. Feels like you're trying to insult the countless grinding metal bands with some whining poppy metalcore sellouts
@tsalagi78
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
🤘🏽💀🤘🏽
@jamesmarschalk5564
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
Did you leave out what might be album of the year Graufar Via Necropolis?! WTF! Excellent album from Gaerea, the Hanging Garden one is also good but I liked the last one more
@westonvirginia6458
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
Had to watch to make sure you got the new Neurosis at #1. Hearing Neurosis again feels like home to me.
@Tarkanaf_Rey
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
Gaerea are giving me some Rivers of Nihil influence this album. Especially on Hellbound.
@taomahNEGEV
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
I am much enjoying Loss by Gaerea. Checking out Vermin and An Undying Love for a Burning World.
@d_walsh
March 31, 2026 at 8:33 am
few years ago you mentioned gaerea so i gave them a shot. – i now have three of their albums. did not know of a new one by them. thanks for release update
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