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 10th, 2026! From Modern Metal, Metalcore, Groove Metal, Hardcore, Deathcore, Melodic Death Metal, Doom Metal, Progressive Metal, Technical Death Metal, Gothic Folk, 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;
The Plot In You – https://theplotinyou.bandcamp.com/album/the-plot-in-you
Devildriver – https://devildriver.bandcamp.com/album/strike-and-kill
No Cure – https://itisgoingtogetdark.com/
Sigyn – https://sigyn.bandcamp.com/album/from-nation-to-chaos-2
Dark Side – https://darksidegniew.bandcamp.com/album/w-matni
Spread The Disease – https://hypaethralrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-darkness-the-dread-the-suffering
Athabas – https://athabas.bandcamp.com/album/salem
Arise From Worms – https://arisefromworms.bandcamp.com/album/a-bleeding-tree-hanging-self-destruction
Wailin Storms – https://wailinstorms.bandcamp.com/album/the-arsonist
Buzzard – https://buzzarddoomfolk.bandcamp.com/album/hillbilly-fuckery-b-w-appalachian-blood-bourbon
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@briankessler3501
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
Great picks, Jon.
Pre-ordered No Cure cd earlier in week and have several more cds to get in cart now. Thanks always brother man. 💯
Been a hot sticky one in Omaha and loving it.
One thought on heatwave is the gates of hell are opened wide for turtle boy Mitch and closeted Flimsey……..to be welcomed right in.
No sympathy for bootlickers.
@sonnylombardozzi2633
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
The arise from worms shredddddddddddd
@jamesmarschalk5564
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
July 17 will have the EP from Red Method released called As In Life. It has my top 2 songs of the year on it and especially Becoming the Sickness is my song of the decade! They have developed more towards their own style but are still obviously very influenced by old Slipknot
@s01id74
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
So great too get some new metal in the summer heat. Thanks Jon. I loved Sigyn and Dark Side.
I love tanktops, i need to get the Cabin in the Woods one 🔥🤘
@Mind_strength8
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
Looking forward to some of these. Stay cool😎
@josephconstantine1799
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
Good video this week! Can't wait to check out Arise from Worms🤘🤘
@markstewart515
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
Great picks Jon
@coolu-g6i
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
Thanks again Jon! No Cure was my favorite of this week. Cannot wait next week for Boundaries, Loathe, and Motionless in White!
@anthonyrain3276
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
Caught no cure live and I didn’t buy none of their merch😢 I regret that decision
@thomasjames6680
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
🤘🤘 Cool recs, as ever.
@Earthhasnolove
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
I just listened to no cure, that was brutal af lol
@redbeard_viii
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
that Sigyn album was a blast. Gunna be picking that one up!
@GregsWhiskyGuide
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
Wasn't No Cure already mentioned last time ? Anyway they're crushing it. Sorry for the French band, I didn't managed to get in, but loved your dealer's choice, interesting band, Wailing Storms, and they are metallic, and hard to classify, as I get even some The Doors vibes in there (through a Nick Cave influence maybe, and the singer). Always cool to discover new bands, thanks !
@williamsmith286
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
Looking forward to hearing that Aris from Worms, sounds like what I'm looking for!
@kingrico7909
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
Devildriver has some serious bangers on their record 👊
@tsalagi78
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
🤘🏽💀🤘🏽
@MeredithTheSeaWitch
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
Love the t-shirt! I have the same one. Can't find it right now though, pretty pissed lol. Eagerly awaiting their new album sometime this year!!!
@scottmatthews4637
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
Check out the new Anthrax single "The Edge of Perfection" – it is the heaviest song theyve ever recorded. The intro (and chorus) are straight up oldschool Enslaved-style black metal. But with Belladonna singing.. (reminds me slightly of Angel Dust or Control Denied back in the day). Incredible imo
@Virdi_Cadiz
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
Brilliant, as always. Thanks, Jon.
@SHREDBEARD696
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
DARKSIDE RULZ!! I absolutely agree with your assessment Jon!! I must say this show has become the start of my favorite Saturday morning routine 🤘🏼🤘🏼 Thanks for the vids Jon 💪🏼🤘🏼
@coltennial
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
Just listened to the new No Cure release while hittin the gym, went fucking hard, new favorite hardcore band at the moment.
@Ryan4Philly85
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
No Cure is AMAZING! It strikes a rich and delicate balance between hardcore (with the sound) and death metal (in the vocal delivery).
I'm also digging the new DevilDriver, Trust, BMTH, Cancer Bats, and Soulprison.
Great video as always, Jon! 🖤🤘
@salgymbro7624
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
I like the smell of new metal on Saturday morning, that arise from worms is actually really good but I still need to check the rest of the top 5.
Thanks for the video brother!!!
@DavidMadeira29
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
Sarcasm over Worm Scanner anyone?! 6:09
@WalkerGamble-m1m
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
Love devildriver, that is a great album
@OvenTender
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
Gonna check out No Cure, and the arise from worms. As always bro, slappin that algorithm for the metal!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 Got a question and a compliment on the new green skeleton wizard shirt, at the invocation ritual show!!!!! Hopefully i pushed some new metalheads your way
@JustinK417
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
Awesome picks this week! Glad I can get overtime at work so I don't break the bank and stay out of the dog house. Stay cool and listen to metal is great philosophy 🤘🤘
@JotEs13
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
Dark Side 💪 Great picks!
@isaj_mlody
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
It was a big week for out northern neighbors this week, Barbs!!! The Plot in You is from my hometown's neighbor, just down the road. Bask is in my NC top 5, so I'm on that Wailin Storms. Metal Encyclopaedia added a page for France, so I needed a new band for the project, as well as adding PNG. Check out DoomsVein 🇵🇬. If you need an instumental to work, check out If These Trees Could Talk from Akron, Ohio. Have a blast, brother!!!
@gavintshepho9606
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
It's still winter in my country 😂
@ericschwartz1421
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
That Wailing Storm album is fricking awesome. Very cool indeed. I’d call it a metal album myself, but regardless: super cool!
@patrickcostello4579
July 12, 2026 at 12:46 pm
open the gates🤘