Top 5 New Metal Albums of The Week! – June 12th, 2026
Jon Barbas of Heavy Metal Philosophy is breaking down the best new metal albums of the weekend, from June 12th, 2026! From Avant Garde Metal, Symphonic Metal, Doom Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Crust Punk, Heavy Metal, Death Doom, OSDM, 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!!
Thomas Ligotti Books;
The Conspiracy Against The Human Race – https://amzn.to/4v0VIe7
My Work Is Not Yet Done – https://amzn.to/49R9aZD
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Bands;
Look Outside Your Window – https://loyw1.bandcamp.com/album/look-outside-your-window
Tarja – https://tarjaturunen.com/
Soulburn – https://soulburn666.bandcamp.com/album/quantifying-cosmic-doom
Bloodhunter – https://www.bloodhunter.net/home
Evil Age – https://cdnrecords.bandcamp.com/album/evil-never-sleeps-2
Fires In The Distance – https://firesinthedistance.bandcamp.com/album/circadian-promise
Khemmis – https://khemmis.bandcamp.com/album/khemmis-2
Tombal – https://bloodharvestrecords.bandcamp.com/album/grave-of-the-damned
Boarzoy – https://boarzoy.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-fires
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@dustinsmith6595
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Thanks for all the great videos! Just a sign of my appreciation. 🤘🤘
@franciscosilva-gl2ce
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
https://youtu.be/HkzGidFfqLw?is=I0gl0wj1bS_-K-dk
Please listen that…Portuguese metal 🤘🤘
@chitownstoneman
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Lex Legion is my favorite of the week. Takes me back to when King Diamond started his own band, and recaptured that era while still sounding fresh. I'm not sure what the hold up is with King and his new music, but Lex Legion is a great substitute.
@HayoMayo72
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
“Is that deer on fire” cracked me up! Thanks again man!!
@BuddyKillian-z9k
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
All the boffins love khamis. I was excited then fell asleep. 🤷♂️ I don’t get it. Meanwhile, Bloodhunter hits the sweet spot
@cjphelp
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Can't agree more about Fires in the Distance and Khemmis. Both amazing albums. Thanks for the recommendations!
@MeMeme-d7f
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
i think Dani Filth is on Tarja new album
@Earthhasnolove
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Hey brother check out this amazing band called stellar circuit
@TheMetalHellBilly
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
So thrilled to see Khemmis topping your list. This is easily my #1 album so far this year.
@steveide5626
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Thanks as always for the recommendations!
@Nietzsche_Told_You
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Boring shit.
@DrunkenWerewolves
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Great video, I liked what you had to say about each of these 🤘
@calinmihai9758
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
My personal opinion (as a 53 yo.) Both Nr1 A and B are kinda clichéic. Nothing new there. I'm not saying they are bad. Soulburn isn't a master of ineventivity itself, but at least is heavy. Great show! I watch it every week.
@josephconstantine1799
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
As always, my curiosity is piqued every time you upload recommendations. Keep headbanging brother 🤘🤘
@taomahNEGEV
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Khemmis and Fires in the Distance are my favorites for this week. Soulburn picked my interest though.
@jeremysette3657
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Fires in the Distance…so freaking 🔥!!!
@Th3feaR
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Bro, also if I was you I'd just randomly show up at wrestling shows and claim I was X Pac bro, you could sign autographs and then when Xpac shows up give his azz a pedigree like, bro fr tho
@jordancampbell8818
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
I was not as impressed with Bloodhunters release, still solid tho. But yeah Khemmis and Fires in the Distance, you are absolutely right AOTY contenders. Amazing records! Fleshcrawl's new alum is pretty sick too from this week.
@Th3feaR
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Brotato Chip, check out this band i saw the other night named Smokeborn Blasphemy, album dropped this week but honestly, theyre ALOT better live!!
@ericpelletier7721
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Totally agree with 1A and 1B. It was planning to be VERY DISAPPOINTED if you didn’t call Khemmis out at the end.
Both albums are masterclass.
@oleksandrbyelyenko435
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
I've been planning on reading Thomas Ligotti for a couple of years. Maybe it's a sign to finally read him
@GregsWhiskyGuide
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Great selection & I dig 1a & 1b as well ! Cheers !
@oleksandrbyelyenko435
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Listened to Tarja's album this morning. Maybe it's a recency bias, but it's her best album imho.
P.S. her name is pronounced like Tanya, j =y
@drewflax
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Thanks for the Boarzoy rec, Jon. That album rocks…like a 🦌 on 🔥 🤘🤘
@Gunters_ArtClass
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Thanks again for all you do! I just stumbled onto "Looking Glass Hymnal Blue" by The Silver. Don't know if you reviewed it. When I saw it had members of Horrendous I had to check it out. It's killer.
@killthewabbit85
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Conspiracy against the Human Race is a great book!!
@Count_Deangeli
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Still don't get Khemmis, not bleak & dreary enough for a doom band and don't get whatever else they're doing – but hey, they can't please everybody
@GrottescoTeatro
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Good to see CATHR getting some recognition.
@oceanmachine1577
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
I still can’t find LOYW streaming
@laszlomandak370
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Khemmis&Fires In The Distance!!!🤘🤘
@cfrazier919
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
The Evil Age album on Bandcamp is listed at $666. Is that a joke? I guess they want their fans to find it for free on some file sharing website. Definitely not paying six hundred bucks for it, would gladly pay $6.66 though
@twincitiesfox
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Absolutely STACKED week my goodness.
@alexperry4691
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
That Khemmis album is a doozy! 🤘
@Ryan4Philly85
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Definitely enjoying the new Khemmis album, and it was great to see Ben making the rounds and doing an interview with both you and Rob over at the Metal Meltdown!
Not going to lie, the books you recommended sound interesting, especially the Conspiracy against the Human Race, so I'll have to check it out. I see it's only ten dollars on Amazon, so I might go ahead and pick that one up.
Another great week in Metal! Also, love the Mastodon shirt! 🤘🖤
@SHREDBEARD696
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
A steaming cup of coffee, a doobie in my hand and watching HEAVY METAL PHILOSOPHY makes every Saturday morning phenomenal. I’m definitely gonna go check out TOMBAL 🤘🏼 YOU RULE JON
@GreggGardner
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Fires in the Distance was my pick this week so awesome when I got it from Apple Music the cover picture moved again super awesome
@jamesmarschalk5564
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
I like the music by Bloodhunter but the vocalist literally does the same tone all the way through and the only song that that seems to work on is The Devils Own. So many places where a change up in the vocals would have been good.
@jeremysanders8766
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Eldritch or Cosmic Horror for the Fall merch 👀
@jeremysanders8766
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Fires/Khemmis 🔥
@evilone1079
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
I had no idea Fires in the distance had a new one!! Nice one bro, I loved their last one too🤘
@patrickcostello4579
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
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@gavintshepho9606
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Fire in the distance and Khemmis
@charlespeter5610
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Shocked there was no Stormkeep on your list. If you haven’t checked them out, you’re truly missing out. Some of the best USBM releasing music. Also, that book was foundational to True Detective Season One.
@salgymbro7624
June 15, 2026 at 4:40 pm
I forgot it was Saturday already, I saw the notification for your video and got really happy.
New metal it's one of the best feelings.
Thanks for the video!!!