This Week in Metal | Top 5 New Releases
Jon Barbas of Heavy Metal Philosophy is breaking down the best new metal albums of the weekend, from July 31st, 2026! From Alternative Metal, Modern Metal, Thall, Metalcore, Death Metal, Slam Metal, Deathcore, Sludge Metal, Stoner Metal, Brutal Death Metal, Doom Metal, Progressive Metal, Post Metal, Goth, 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;
Five Finger Death Punch – https://fivefingerdeathpunch.bandcamp.com/album/legacy
Allt – https://allt.bandcamp.com/album/ataraxia-24-bit-hd-audio
The Red Mass Ritual – https://open.spotify.com/album/0EXvxojkkkY4S2d12bwYJM
Disfiguring The Goddess – https://disfiguringthegoddess.bandcamp.com/album/bloom
Complexant – https://complexant.bandcamp.com/album/apex
Arsis Thesis – https://arsisthesis.bandcamp.com/album/ustanak
The Salt Pale Collective – https://thesaltpalecollective.bandcamp.com/album/and-god-said-nothing
Dry Wedding – https://drywedding.bandcamp.com/album/the-back-of-beyond-2
Anatomy of Habit – https://anatomyofhabit.bandcamp.com/album/paired-sentinels
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@FuriousMetal1968
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Hey Jon, I got in touch with Doug from The Red Mass Ritual and Cervine is now on their Bandcamp page 🤘😎🍻
@venomouseternal
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
My top rated albums of 2026 (so far)
1. Worm – Necropalace
2. Devildriver – Strike & Kill
3. At the Gates – The Ghost of a Future Dead
4. Draconian – In Somnolent Ruin
5. Khemmis – Khemmis
6. Dissientient – Black Galactic
7. URNE – Setting Fire to the Sky
8. Lamb of God – Into Oblivion
9. Psycroptic – Pulse of Annhiliation
10. Namu – Wretched Spawn of the Iniquitous Orders
11. Growth – Under the Under
12. Kreator – Krushers of the World
13. Immolation – Descent
14. Warning – Rituals of Shame
15. Kanonenfieber – Soldatenschicksale
16. Convulsis – Unrepentant Menace
17. Spirit Adrift – Infinite Illumination
18. Inferno – The Anthropic Sophisms (On the Heights of Despair)
19. Cognizance – In Light, No Shape
20. Fires in the Distance – Circadian Promise
21. Sylosis – The New Flesh
22. Periphery – A Pale White Dot
23. Moonspell – Far From God
24. Frozen Soul – No Place of Warmth
25. Mayhem – Liturgy of Death
26. Sevendust – ONE
27. Inferi – Heaven Wept
28. Left to Die – Initium Mortis
29. Triumpher – Piercing the Heart of the World
@Mastodon666100
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
WOW! Just finished listening to The Salt Pale Collective album. Blown away! I just ordered it on vinyl. Another killer recommendation JB 🤘🏻
@Mind_strength8
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
I was literally watching 3 and thought he's really coring out this week, always appreciate you. Didn't know you had a substack. I'll support you brother
@Mind_strength8
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
That's just wrong in any way. Death threats should involve law enforcement immediately. Keyboard warriors mostly but there are plenty of crazies.
@johnwhalen3191
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
I have cassettes older than this dude. Sacred Reich, Testament, Suicidal, Deicide,…. I could go on. But today's metal does suck
@patrickhaley1312
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Lol look at thar gross ai album cover for five finger. What a joke of a band.
@gavintshepho9606
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Great episode, I need to check Apex Album sounds killer
@liviofraschetti4713
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Every week great discovers !! Great content …wide genres of metal and others !
@Sir-EISENBLUT
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
5fdp…. 😂… IDF mentally ill fans 😮
@Hellenicheavymetal
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Check out Ripper – Towards Rebirth
@coolu-g6i
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
The Cervine album cover is badass, thanks again John 🔥🤘🤘
@jrottendevil
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Chamber of Unlight was good if you like Finnish black metal
@doubleXnickel
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
So glad to see high praise for the salt pale collective
@kingdiamondscream
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
im a licensed therapist lololol for real. Try making sure you get 10 reviews a week or 5 a week, just to keep in the flow even if some of them aren't inspiring. Isn't that advice worth a masters degree of wisdom???
@loonyman83
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
The new EP by Cipher System is worth your time if you are a fan of Melodeath. Has the old singer from Scar Symmetry in it.
@jamesmarschalk5564
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Seems like things are a bit weak until mid to late August, particularly the 28th looks to be massive, but I will check out The Salt Pale Collective
@Ryan4Philly85
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Great picks, Jon! But I found one that I have been digging a lot. The band is called INHALE, they are from Japan, and they sound a lot like "Ascendency" era Trivium! Might be worth checking out if you haven't!
@ArtRza
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Fkkk Five Finger Puss….C…tz fkkk hate them
@noodle845
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Bands doing the super slow breakdown with an animal noise has been done to death now hasnt it!
Do you think chasing the viral moment on tiktok thing is a result of music shifting from physical media to streaming?
Bands seem like they want a guaranteed hit, as there isnt as much money in it now?
@br00tald00dle
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Western, gothic, post-punk? I haven't heard that combo since BAMBARA.
@isaj_mlody
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Al's pickled organs have finally gave out?? The Complexant album I've been waiting for for years!! Dry Wedding was on my list, but Dumb Waiter from Virginia paired well with them. Have a great weekend, Barbs!!!
@coilfan09
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Sounds like some cool stuff I need to check out thank you!!
@wxmaggot5669
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Oh yeah brother! For the first time in a long time I've not listened to any of these picks before your video launched, but my wallet is ready to be abused once again! Rhodes Scholars btw….😂😂 Thanks for another great weekend feature!
@salgymbro7624
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
I was checking out the salt pale collective's album and it's amazing, but I have just one question, is it considered an ep or a full album?
@thesaltpalecollective4917
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
This is really a massive privilege John, thank you so much for featuring us, blown away!
@alexadamson2818
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Hello! I'm the harsh vocalist from The Salt Pale Collective.
Just want to say thank you for your support and kind words. Utterly unbelievable to be featured here… We couldn't be more appreciative.
@j5b7
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Wondering if it's just me…the last 3 weeks there are no hyperlinks in the description. Everything is just plain text cut off by ellipses.
@voxextremos22
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Can The new Aenefmatum is sick so is the new Notthingness.
@jeremysanders8766
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Don’t change that background music. If you do though get that itch, then either Tomb Mold or Dream Unending instrumentals would be great.Long Live the Background Music🤘
@kerry3832
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Really? Death threats over fiver finger death punch? 😂
@jordancampbell8818
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Complexant sick deathcore release! One of my favs of that genre for the year. Really dig Finsterfosrt new record. There’s a lot of layers to it! Its base genre is folk, but it’s very progressive and it’s heavy. Loved it
@nates_deathmetal_dungeon
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
“At no point is it slow and dragging… unless it’s dragging your corpse along!” My favorite quote in a while. You win social media for the day, Mr. Barbas! 🤘🏼
@markstewart515
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Great picks Jon
@radixrising
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Road scholars 😂
@JustinK417
August 2, 2026 at 9:56 am
Australia is putting out some great metal. 🤘