Top 5 New Metal Albums of The Week! – May 1st, 2026
Jon Barbas of Heavy Metal Philosophy is breaking down the best new metal albums of the weekend, from May 1st, 2026! From Alternative Metal, Nu-Metal, Metalcore, Black Metal, Sludge Metal, Doom Metal, Technical Death Metal, Stoner Metal, Deathcore, 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;
Sevendust – https://sevendust.bandcamp.com/album/one
Haste The Day – https://hastetheday.com/
Venom – https://www.venomslegions.com/
Lair Of The Minotaur – https://lairoftheminotaur.bandcamp.com/album/i-hail-i-2
Wandar – https://wandar.bandcamp.com/album/tiefe-erde
Cognizance – https://cognizance.bandcamp.com/album/in-light-no-shape
Mother Iron Horse – https://motherironhorse.bandcamp.com/album/mother-iron-horse
Cage Fight – https://www.spinefarmrecords.com/579/artists/cage-fight
The Claypool Lennon Delirium – https://www.theclaypoollennondelirium.com/
Ashen Horde – https://ashenhorde.bandcamp.com/album/the-harvest
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@linktojinx
May 9, 2026 at 1:05 am
I wish you wouldn't talk over the bands when they're playing so we can actually hear if we want to look these vans up or not
@mannydrums304
May 9, 2026 at 1:05 am
Since y’all are maybe looking for some more underground stuff beyond the algorithm,
It would be an honour to include among bands this good.
https://youtu.be/NEsqJ4BOoYs?si=h7OoxHbQ-ew_YKDg
We’re an Ottawa Ontario based prog death metal band and we just released our video and single for our upcoming album “black Galactic” releasing June 5th!
@numbvox
May 9, 2026 at 1:05 am
Cognizance's last album was great, I'm excited to check out this one
@sl4ck3rx
May 9, 2026 at 1:05 am
SKAPHOS – THE DESCENT!!!
@anthonydavella8350
May 9, 2026 at 1:05 am
I thought it was super cool when the singer of Anthrax got on the stage with 7Dust
@MeowlinaCA
May 9, 2026 at 1:05 am
Congrats on the 5 years! That’s a big milestone for anyone!
@MetalConnect
May 9, 2026 at 1:05 am
I love the Wandar album. Cognizance is good too. Congrats on 5 years. 🤘
@raoulduke8003
May 9, 2026 at 1:05 am
"Weirdness that reminds me of the 90s"
What a sentence….lol.
@Totalchaos138
May 9, 2026 at 1:05 am
Congrats on five years man!!!
@michaelbauer2950
May 9, 2026 at 1:05 am
I have really enjoyed Chariots Overdrive's new album The End of Antiquity this week.
@chrishilligoss4260
May 9, 2026 at 1:05 am
Congrats of five years of great video's and badass metal albums 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟
@briankessler3501
May 9, 2026 at 1:05 am
Watching this on fifth anniversary of the channel and tip my hat to you, Jon. Haven't been with you all five years but my cd collection sure has grown watching these, lol.
Many thanks.
Edit #1: Art of the week was cool however imo Wandar-Trefe Erde nosed it out. Not sure if you've done top art in your top five. Look forward to these each week (even if watch them late).
Edit #2: Holy shit bro, 32K? Bravo 👏
@diprosopus8904
May 9, 2026 at 1:05 am
The new Wandar release ist great! In general it was a good week (for Black Metal):
CELESTIAL DECONSTRUCTION – Transcosmic Spillover
Hajduk – Хвърковата чета
Atronos – Gram
@JayKayar
May 9, 2026 at 1:05 am
Cage Fight – great choice for no 1! I caught them at my local rock pub gig recently supporting Employed to Serve as well as at Bloodstock Festival last year. Incredible band 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
@CarlosSilva-qn5ge
May 9, 2026 at 1:05 am
Cognizance is very good, thanks for the review Jhon 👍😊
@markus888
May 9, 2026 at 1:05 am
Deep Earth is indeed the correct translation! How come you know some German?
+ Congrats on the anniversary!
@micjunior
May 9, 2026 at 1:05 am
Congratulations for the five years, Jon. As I’ve said before, you're doing the heavy metal gods work. Thank you very much for building this community here. Long live Heavy Metal Philosophy!
@smoczybyk
May 9, 2026 at 1:05 am
sevendust been with me since 20 years! I think I got to know them from some OST album released to some horror movie, freddy vs jason or something like that, or saw, not sure which episode
@nicolasburk2477
May 9, 2026 at 1:05 am
Deep earth is right. Greetings from Germany!
@josephconstantine1799
May 9, 2026 at 1:05 am
Congratualations onn your anniversy! Yeach bro 🤘🤘
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