Heavy Metal Playlist for America’s 250th Birthday Cookout!
Planning your 2026 Fourth of July playlist? Get the best new metal albums for a barbecue that will keep the energy high all day.
Jon Barbas from Heavy Metal Philosophy breaks down his five favorite new records that are perfect for a celebration. If you are looking for a heavy metal soundtrack for America’s 250th birthday, this breakdown helps you curate a heavy metal playlist that fits the occasion without losing the grit you want.
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Rauhbein – www.rauhbein.de
Moonspell – https://moonspell.bandcamp.com/album/far-from-god
Hot Load – https://hotload.bandcamp.com/
Crime Zone – https://crimezonefromhell.bandcamp.com/album/beach-thrash
Gods and Punks – https://godsandpunks.bandcamp.com/album/a-shrine-by-the-sea
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@tsalagi78
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
🤘💀🤘
@briankessler3501
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
Thanks Jon. 💯
Grilled out rib eye steaks, drank plenty of Budweisers, and burn a few down also. All while spinning cds to make my day even better.
@fxn09here
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
im european why am i watching this?
@HayoMayo72
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
Happy 4th brother!!! Thanks for the recs but I’m a little bummed that this wasn’t a bbq soundtrack. I was hoping this was going to be a 8-12 track listing of bangers to cook-up some dawgs to. Maybe for a near future episode? Bring on the goods 😂
@coolu-g6i
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
Happy 4th Jon!
@Tarkanaf_Rey
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
Happy July 4th Jon. Hope you are having a great weekend with family and friends. Thanks for gifting us with this list. I always struggle with what metal to put on when around the normies 😂. 🤘Much love
@vibriochol3ra3
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
Have a wicked time, man m/
@JuanMartinez-gy6wo
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
🙂
@Human.Interaction.Simulator
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
You look like an asian Keanu Reeves. Happy 4th.
@GreggGardner
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
I need my devil music 24/7 no holiday😂 this week it’s Coprolith
@CraigMader
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
And for American flag cover art of the week, let me offer PROTEST THE HERO-Palimpsest
@isaj_mlody
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
Happy 250, Barbs!!! We aligned this week. Gods & Punks was at the top of my list too!!! Have a great time!!!
@williamsmith286
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
Happy 4th to you and yours my friend!
@GazNeon
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
If the Moonspell album continues in the vein of 'Extinct' then I doubt I'll listen to anything else this year.
@larissasandman
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
🎇🎸🤘🏻 Happy 4th of July!
@GregsWhiskyGuide
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
Happy Celebration & BBQ as well, Jon, fun episod indeed…and yep responsible consumption's required, please, in order not to get consumed, lol…🤘
@ceceliataylor84
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
Hi homie!
@salgymbro7624
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
When I was on the US I made a hybrid of BBQ and carne asada and everyone seemed happy.
I would add some music for the cleaning time while everyone is gone, a black metal supergroup Mortem.
Happy 4th of July!!!
@goblin3810
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
The west is on fire pretty much everywhere. No bbqs or fireworks
@markstewart515
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
Happy 4th of July Jon
@ericschwartz1421
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
A very most happy 4th to you and yours! 🤘
@Robert-g4u5e
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
Honestly thought you would highlight some heavy power metal or symphonic metal ain't no one I know would even come over if I tried to play any of that of what you listed 😂
@georgewatson213
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
Happy July 4th Jon! From Ontario Canada
@fdsbaldbraidedscalp
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
Gonna listen to those bands rn 🤘
@JohnnyMarceau
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
Crime Zone's Beach Thrash, right on! I was just wearing my Surfin' M.O.D. shirt yesterday. Coincidence? I think not. Thanks!
@kerry3832
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
I like the growls and songs about Satan 😆
@RoarTheRapper
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
Happy fourth big man! 🤘
@JustinK417
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
Have a great BBQ weekend and crank the Metal 🤘 🎸 downloading the new Moonspell now.
@OvenTender
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
America is cooked. But today im gonna get cooked. Long live the metal 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
@neogotham2k39
July 5, 2026 at 6:16 pm
Happy July 4th Jon!