Top 5 New Metal Albums of The Week! – April 24th, 2026
Jon Barbas of Heavy Metal Philosophy is breaking down the best new metal albums of the weekend, from April 24th, 2026! From Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore, Metallic Hardcore, Death Metal, Blackened Thrash Metal, Doom Metal, Black Metal, Sludge Metal, 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;
At The Gates – https://www.centurymedia.com/artist/at-the-gates
Sepultura – https://www.sepultura.com.br/
Atreyu – https://www.atreyumerch.com/
The Amity Affliction – https://amityaffliction.bandcamp.com/album/house-of-cards
Terror – https://flatspotrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fsr92-still-suffer
Six Feet Under – https://sixfeetunder.bandcamp.com/album/next-to-die
Bewitched – https://osmoseproductions.bandcamp.com/album/diabolical-death-mass
Grief Collector – https://griefcollector1.bandcamp.com/album/the-death-of-all-dreams
Bringers of Disease – https://bringersofdiseaseoh.bandcamp.com/album/sulphur
Volcandra – https://volcandra.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-will-of-mortals
Armed For Apocalypse – https://armedforapocalypse.bandcamp.com/album/the-earth-is-breathing-beneath-me
Olympus – https://olympusuk.bandcamp.com/album/knowing-it-shall-wake
Devoid of Thought – https://avantgardemusic.bandcamp.com/album/devoid-of-thought
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@Awakeningofthegods
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Never in my life I hopped in the Six Feet Under hate bandwagon, but I was honestly expecting more from this album.
@pablohoney6693
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
🤟
@TheCuttingBureau
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Speaking of philosophy, I just wanted to mention the passing of Peter J. Carroll, the primary architect of Chaos Magic, a wellspring of ideas that inspires numerous metal projects.
@CarlosHartland
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
🤘🤘🤘
@fan4slayer
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
I love your channel! 🤘😎🤘
@agnidas5816
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
The Devoid of Thought album art is great. Truly. Even as a standalone.
I was expecting metal not death metal recommendations though. I guess modern metal doesn't exist really anymore ?
Most artists go solo and loop their own drums+bass :/
@toxsin2207
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
So this is what X-Pac did after wrestling.
@testicon
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Thanks again bro. I look forward to this every week. definitley goign to check out eveyr single one of these.
@roberthenrypoet
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
🤘🤘🤘🤘 PHILOSOPHY
@gavintshepho9606
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Olympus sounds good 👍
@MyTito78
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
CIAO VOLEVO CHIDERTI IL SITO DOVE SCRIVI LE RECENSIONI GRAZIE
@briankessler3501
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Thanks Jon. 💯
Got a slew of metal to check out this week. Liking the whole top five again this post.
@HayoMayo72
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Thanks again brother! Keep on keepin’ on man 🤘🤘
@dougchilstrom
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Thank you for the badass recommendations! 🤘
@gabriel.longworth
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
9:49 we appreciate you!
@gabriel.longworth
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
🤘
@Tarkanaf_Rey
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Thanks for always giving us a regular schedule to show up for. I haven't listened to anything new this week. I took a week to scroll through some classics and some over my highlight albums over the past 3 years. It is great to show some appreciation to records that stood out to me but got lost in the constant feed of new metal. I'll have some catching up to do next week. 🤘
@MyVoodooSoul
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Do you review AI metal? This is my AI tribute to Testament…https://youtu.be/7qeuvZe2o_Q?si=4bI59c2rPXazc6lz
@MarcoReusel
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
That AFA album hits hard🎉
Thanks!
@TheDretch
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Loooove Volcandra! They are soooo good 🤘
@adamabdul7852
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
\m//
@sagebova-v8j
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
I did not give modern sepultura a chance until the first two tracks of this EP came out. I don’t really like the ballad song, but I really like the other one and I’m looking forward to hearing the rest of this EP. Like a lot.
@georgejaniec
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Thanks for sharing! All of the bands and their works mentioned in your video are simply great.
In my world, I cannot stop listening to the At the Gates album. Pure awesomeness 😅 I had a real privilege to stumble upon the Aversio Humanitatis’, Riverflames’ and Pure Wrath’s newest albums. Take care!
@Txoldibxl
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
I'm really digging Volcandra and Aversio Humanitatis…and I'm also moshing to Terror obviously.
You should check out The Prestige – Isthmos for the album art of the week too. Blackened Post- Hardcore from France, really nice !
@tiagohidemori
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
I'm still stuck on a Archspire, Spirit Adrift, Nervosa, Immolation and Hellripper loop for the last few weeks, but as a melodeath junkie I'll definitely be checking that EP out, and I still don't know how to feel about the AtG's, definitely need to give it a few more listens to sink it all in, R.I.P Tomas.
Cheers, Jon 🤘🏻
@chadefallstar
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Love you man!
@micjunior
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
For me, as a Brazilian fan, the real Sepultura happened between 1987 and 1996. After the split, neither Andreas and Sepultura nor the Cavalera Brothers did anything nearly as relevant, high-quality, and impactful as they did together in those nine years.
That said, I liked this EP, Jon. Specifically “the place”, a song with a very strong Portishead vibe.
@josephconstantine1799
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
🤘🤘 YW Bro!
@Solarhawke
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Much ❤ Mr. Barbas
@rastakraut
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
I don’t think about modern Sepultura!
@tsalagi78
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
🤘🏽💀🤘🏽
@witch_punk
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
When people are asked “Who would you want to narrate your life in real time?” and answers would come like Morgan Freeman or David Attenborough but not me. My answer is John! I just dig hearing you talk man🤘🏻
@alanross1767
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Modern Sepltura 😖 not a fan…
@thomasjames6680
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
🤘🤘A pleasure as always. You motivated me to start reading philosophy a bit again. Thank you.The Unfettered Mind helped me through some bad times, and is getting a revisit.
@pgarza1218
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Awesomeness Aarruugghhhhh John Rocks
@CarlosSilva-qn5ge
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Volcandra is my call , 💪
@coolu-g6i
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
At the Gates went HARD 🔥🤘🤘
@euzi
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Bewitched 🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥
@Lukin-p3x
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
🤘🤘🤘
@radiozhiraf
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
I actually was surprised and blasted away by new ep from Terminally Your Aborted Ghost. Check this out. And thank you for content!
@danlange9165
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Always look forward to your segments 🤘🏻🤘🏻
@BrandonM.N
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Hyped the vid as always! Cheers my man 🤘
@isajmody2344
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Stay till the end? Hell, I'm taking notes!! The Buckeye State thanks you for your visit!! One you might want to check out Kõdu 🇪🇪. Star Wars Day is coming up, I'm daring you to do a special episode of metal inspired by Star Wars. 😉
@depraved1234
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Thanks for the recommendations! Keep up the great work. Killing it as always. 🤘
@WalkerGamble-m1m
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
Btw, forgot to mention the Luciferian album, that was another banger, check it out if you haven’t already, or if you have, let me know your thoughts on it
@WalkerGamble-m1m
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
I really liked the Bewitched and Volcandra albums this week, still need to spin Olympus, thx again Jon. 🖤
@птн_пнх_666
May 3, 2026 at 11:39 am
+Archaic Oath
Aurora Borealis
Aversio Humanitatis
Belialed
Blood Countess
Cnoc an Tursa
Drudkh (Ep)
Elegant Weapons
Golgotha
Heiden
Infernal Angels
Mortuary (Ep)
Necrotted
Nequient
Omnivortex (Ep)
Pure Wrath
Resurrected
Riverflame
Scimitar
The Prestige
Toxikull
Whirlwind
Xorsist
Death Shroud (Ep)
Ural