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Top 5 New Metal Albums of The Week! – April 24th, 2026

Heavy Metal Philosophy | May 3, 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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  1. @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.

  2. @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 :/

  3. @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. 🤘

  4. @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.

  5. @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!

  6. @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 !

  7. @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 🤘🏻

  8. @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.

  9. @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🤘🏻

  10. @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.

  11. @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. 😉

  12. @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

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