Top 5 New Metal Albums of The Week! – February 20th, 2026
Jon Barbas of Heavy Metal Philosophy is breaking down the best new metal albums of the weekend, from February 20th, 2026! From Metalcore, Thrash Metal, Metalcore, Nu Metal, Post Black Metal, Blackened Death Metal, Sludge Metal, Grindcore, Industrial 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;
Sylosis – https://sylosis.bandcamp.com/album/the-new-flesh
Clawfinger – https://clawfinger.net/
Unmother – https://unmother.bandcamp.com/album/state-dependent-memory
Phasma – https://phasmametal.bandcamp.com/album/purgatory
Defaced – https://defacedswiss.bandcamp.com/album/icon
Vatermord – https://vatermord.bandcamp.com/album/worte-einer-kindheit
Exhumed – https://exhumed.bandcamp.com/album/red-asphalt
Dissentience – https://dissentience.bandcamp.com/track/kaiju
Dusk – https://duskvt.bandcamp.com/album/bunker
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@ericschwartz1421
March 6, 2026 at 9:34 pm
For the record, Pig Destroyer’s Terrifyer is a fantastic prior grindcore concept album! Speaking of grindcore, I really enjoyed the debut by the Ukrainian band Strup. Very cool, gnarly but groovy death/grind. Looking forward to checking the albums from the top 5 out! 🤘
@semiserioussam
March 6, 2026 at 9:34 pm
CRYPTIC SHIFT JUST DROPPED THEIR NEW ALBUM AND IT'S AN END OF YEAR LISTER!!!!
@CrumblexEloi
March 6, 2026 at 9:34 pm
What is this? A new ballad 😉 Lovebites "Reaper's Lullaby" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCrERUlCtlg
@kruzifixxion.vortex666
March 6, 2026 at 9:34 pm
love your vids great job
@JohnnyInJapan
March 6, 2026 at 9:34 pm
Shout out to Sylosis appreciated! They need it all the love they can get so bad.
@JohnnyInJapan
March 6, 2026 at 9:34 pm
You sound like a certain professional wrestler but I can't put my finger on who it is.
@Beloroth
March 6, 2026 at 9:34 pm
3:55 Does anyone know the song that is playing in the background? I instantly fell in love with it ❤
@numbvox
March 6, 2026 at 9:34 pm
Wow what a sales pitch for Unmother! Definitely checking that one out first from this week's batch.
@CassianWhitmore-y6w
March 6, 2026 at 9:34 pm
WOOOOOOW BUNKER record si tha SHIT!
@LeifBrock
March 6, 2026 at 9:34 pm
The DUSK record #1
@MateoDelgadoo
March 6, 2026 at 9:34 pm
Dusk from Costa Rica
@MelisKarahan-h9t
March 6, 2026 at 9:34 pm
Not fan of the Dusk Cover but amazing album
@AurenRowan
March 6, 2026 at 9:34 pm
Exhumed and the Dusk industrial thing!
@michaelbraden8279
March 6, 2026 at 9:34 pm
That Phasma is some undiluted sh*t
@Jon_Zaremba
March 6, 2026 at 9:34 pm
Thanks for the shout out on XLZABK002, Jon! It means alot to me that you enjoyed it!
@kinethical
March 6, 2026 at 9:34 pm
I totally agree on your number one🤘 i'm sure it's gonna be in my top albums this year! Really though!? I loved Clawfinger's return albuml! Although it sounds as if it was recorded in the 90s… Those rhymes put a smile on my face! And… That's Rap Metal to you sir🤣 even one song has that late 80s mood and flow. 🖖
@Tom-B4848
March 6, 2026 at 9:34 pm
What was the song playing in the background when you did the book?
@briankessler3501
March 6, 2026 at 9:34 pm
Thanks Jon.
You're a welcome life line to great new metal rolling out each week.
@MrDanielUchiha
March 6, 2026 at 9:34 pm
You and Pit Check are my main source on new metal works out there, otherwise I couldn't get to know some pretty sick bands, thanks for your work to keep us informed!
@dr.dionpeoples
March 6, 2026 at 9:34 pm
I’ll listen to the Unmother based on the album art alone! 🫡🔥
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