Top 5 New Metal Albums of The Week! – April 3rd, 2026
Jon Barbas of Heavy Metal Philosophy is breaking down the best new metal albums of the weekend, from April 3rd, 2026! From Southern Metal, Post Black Metal, Progressive Metal, Death Metal, Sludge Metal, Black Metal, Thrash 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;
Corrosion of Conformity – https://corrosion-of-conformity.bandcamp.com/album/good-god-baad-man
Nature Morte – https://ntrmrt.bandcamp.com/album/still-life-2
Green Carnation – https://greencarnationsom.bandcamp.com/album/a-dark-poem-part-ii-sanguis
Upiór – https://upior-band.bandcamp.com/album/forefathers-eve-damnation
Non Est Deus – https://noisebringer-records.bandcamp.com/album/blessings-and-curses
Nervosa – https://nervosa-brazil.bandcamp.com/album/slave-machine
Exhumation / Funeral Chant – https://carbonizedrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sacred-oath-temple-of-death
Void of Light – https://voidoflight.bandcamp.com/album/asymmetries-2
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@TheWolffAndTheMelody
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
That Nervosa album rips!!!
@michaelbraden8279
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
Im picky about what thrash I listen to but that Nervosa is the good stuff
@briankessler3501
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
Was a quickie this week, Jon.
Going to be all over Upior cd as theme based records and killer bass is deadly combination to my ears.
Corrosion of Conformity along with Green Carnation are already on the way.
Thank you brother man. 💯
@micjunior
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
I listened to Nervosa’s release and, ate first glance, found it repetitive and uninspired. But, since you put it at number 1, gonna have another try at it
@EmberMcLain87
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
fav's:
Sun Don't Shine- From Birth To Death
Green Carnation- A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis
Onchocerciasis Esophagogastroduodenoscopy- Fugue Gnawed
art of the week for me
Onchocerciasis Esophagogastroduodenoscopy- Fugue Gnawed. i seriously want this on a flipping tank top so badly
@BeyondMetalRandersDK
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
COC and Nervosa yeah
@andrewgunter6534
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
I gave up YouTube for Lent. I missed you man. You where my first play today. I just did a month's worth of your videos and caught up on all the new releases. I think I'm going to stay off YouTube, but I will check in once a week for your show. Thanks for all you do! Cheers!
ps I'm putting Temple of Void at the top of my list and not moving it. Those guys get it.
@shiukongyu7819
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
Who is dying to hear the last part of A Dark Poem trilogy? I can't wait. Let's see if Green Carnation can score the AOTY spot for two years in a row.
@taomahNEGEV
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
Upiór and Nervosa are up for me. Thanks for the heads up.
@gsresener
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
I love your videos, usually not my kind of music, but there are some amazing gems. I was thinking if you could have a Spotify playlist, maybe your favourite song of each album, maybe one playlist per month, so people could listen and say "this is my kind of stuff" and go check the full album. If you are willing, you might have a comments track between each song, kinda like the video, but with the full song after the comment. I don't know if it makes sense to you, but I'd find it pretty cool
@BrandonM.N
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
All hail Jon!! Yusssss – hyped the vid as I do weekly 🤘
@Tarkanaf_Rey
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
Safe travels Jon. I'm in Portugal with my family on holiday this week. Which means I have been too busy to hear much metal. Your top 5 are always a great guide on what not to miss 🤘
@MarcoReusel
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
NERVOSA🎉
@gabriel.longworth
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
I love me some Nervosa hell yeah! Thanks man! Have a good time. 🤙🤘
@roberthenrypoet
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
Excited about the new Nervosa album. 🙂 Ghost Notes has me ready to run through whole track list. 🙂
@tiagohidemori
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
Awesome seeing the new Nervosa album on your top 1 this week. Well deserved spot for these girls.
Cheers from Brasil and safe travels, Jon 🤘🏻👊🏻🔥
@wavesinthe5112
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
Did you check out the ULTHA- a light so dim. Such a good album 🔥
@птн_пнх_666
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
+ Sun Dont Shine, Forlorn Citadel, Apolaustic, Totenwache, Fathomless, Towering, Division Of Mind, Sunn O))), Anasarca, Death Dies, SolNegre
@thedourkin
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
Void of Light are local to me and the vocalist is an ex work colleague. They've been playing incredible live shows for a while so it's great to see their debut album come out.
@CuzicanAerospace
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
The Void of Light album cover is a picture of a sound mirror. The British used them before radar was invented to detect the sounds of German bombers approaching.
@tsalagi78
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
🤘🏽💀🤘🏽
@keithdabbs1679
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
I went and got the CoC yesterday, and listened to it last night during a tornado storm… good times.🤘🌪️
@MetalNeverDieswithMarkA
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
Nervosas new album is pretty sick. Very early arch enemy.
@chaosmatic404
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
Excellent stuff this week!
@depraved1234
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
Forgot to say, hope the family is ok! Ty for taking the time to still give us new music to listen to! Family first.
@depraved1234
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
Noise doesn’t disappoint! Love COC and Non Est Deus!
@charlespeter5610
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
No Sunn O))) is crazy
@x8jason8x
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
Liking and lurking for new music, as always.
@markstewart515
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
Good video Jon
@salgymbro7624
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
The top 3 is crazy good, thanks for the video, specially being busy but still making time to for the homies.
@alexperry4691
April 11, 2026 at 8:33 am
The new COC is great! Also gonna pick up the new Nervosa aswell! 🤘