Metal

Converge

Review: Converge - Hum of Hurt

Pitchfork reviews Converge’s Hum of Hurt, the metalcore band’s second album of 2026, heavier, more deliberate and more urgent than its predecessor.

June 24, 2026

8 July 2026 – King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Go Full Rave Goblin On ‘Alien Metal’

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce electronic-focused 28th album ‘Alien Metal’ and share lead single ‘Level 5’.

July 8, 2026

Tales and Legends invite fans into the next chapter before the dragon even wakes

Italian symphonic power metal band Tales and Legends launch a crowdfunding campaign for their next album, inviting fans into the creation of a new fantasy-metal chapter.

June 28, 2026

BIG|BRAVE remove the drums and let in grief or in hope rumble the bones clean

Pitchfork reviews BIG|BRAVE’s in grief or in hope, a drumless Thrill Jockey release that folds the Montreal trio into resonant, rumbling guitar solitude.

June 25, 2026

Warning return with Rituals of Shame and keep doom emotionally enormous

20 June catch-up: Warning’s Rituals of Shame marks the UK doom band’s return after two decades, bringing slow heaviness and emotional scale back into the release conversation.

June 20, 2026

Faith No More flash 2027 on the wall and wake up the sleeping octagram

Faith No More hint at a 2027 return after a long hiatus, with the band’s octagram image setting alt-metal fans into full decoding mode.

June 17, 2026

smallman push Отвъд beyond the mountain line

Bulgarian band smallman release Отвъд, blending heavy rock, folk instruments, programming and spiritual intensity into a mountain-sized independent statement.

June 11, 2026