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Shreddit's New Releases Discussion Thread -- October 16, 2026
Greetings from your AVTOMÖD. Welcome back to the New Releases Discussion Thread.
This is the place to discuss all new metal releases THIS WEEK, and keep track of them using our very own new release tracker which you can find here:
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Please also keep it to metal bands only.
Have fun!
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u/thisisaburnermydude 1d ago
The new Insomnium is really good. Probably my favorite melodeath of the year, and its been a pretty good melodeath year.
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u/GunnyMoJo Bring Back the VVimpcrush. 1d ago
What other good melodeath you been digging? Other than Serpent Sun I've listened to almost no melodeath this year
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u/thisisaburnermydude 1d ago
I really enjoyed Fires in the Distance, Volcandra, Atavistia, and Brymir, off the top of my head.
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u/anchoredhumility1 1d ago
That Insomnium record hit me right in the chest, they've still got it after all these years. Been playing it in the truck all morning and my old girl's speakers are finally getting a proper workout
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u/jmackfore 1d ago
New Veilburner is so good. I love that weird blackened/death vibe. Might be sneaking its way onto my AOTY
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u/mchiabotto 1d ago
I really enjoyed Worm Altar's debut. Will be following this band more closely.
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u/SpliggidyMcSploofed 🔨🔨🔨🔨🔨🔨 1d ago
Bloodsoaked Necrovoid and Nekus put out a split that officially released today. Nekus leads with a monster 19 min track of crushing death/doom. Their tone is improved with more crunch and full body than it was before. Killer atmosphere and musical progression
Bloodsoaked Necrovoid return to form with similar sound and production as their EP from earlier this year. They have some super slow passages reminiscent of Expelled Into the Unknown Depths of the Unfathomable.
When I first saw the split lineup I thought it was going to be a weird pairing as I mostly listen to Sepulchral Divination by Nekus out of their discog and it has a weird take on death doom (I like it, it's just plodding and clangy). But the tracks these two bands produced together feel like a complete LP. Sick shit, listen here https://youtu.be/1mRZe5X64PE?is=29gwvUjHXaGMfi5M
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u/slothtrop6 1d ago
I liked the 2020 release so definitely checking out the split
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u/SpliggidyMcSploofed 🔨🔨🔨🔨🔨🔨 1d ago
Me too! That album is my favorite sound out of their discog so I made this since they never made a shirt of it Expelled into the Unknown tshirt
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u/DrLocrian 1d ago
Excited for the new Mother of Graves and Mannveira! Also just got notification that the Fvneral Fvkk arrived in the mail. :]
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u/Cakes2015 Stoner/Doom 1d ago edited 14h ago
I hadn’t heard of Minenfeld before but their new album is fucking incredible. No holds barred death metal. Love that album art too.
I was recommended Pan Amerikan Native Front a while back but had never dipped my toe in their stuff until the new EP that dropped. Really good black metal, love the overall production.
Lugubrious Garment is a goofy name ngl but this release is a pretty solid death metal release.
New Firebreather comes off a little less heavy overall than their previous couple albums but there’s not much to nitpick here. The stoner/doom riffs are big (surprisingly melodic) and super catchy.
Worm Altar is good death/doom. The last track, in particular, is a fantastic capper to the album.
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u/ColoradoGreens 1d ago
I agree with Lugubrious Garment. I generally enjoy what Gabriele Gramaglia (Cosmic Putrification/Vertebra Atlantis) does. Super interesting songwriting, not particularly quite gritty enough for my usual death metal taste with a heavy touch on the production side. Nonetheless some very nice song structures, layered, and a bit of fascinating experimentation. I'm thinking this is going somewhere on my year end list, and it could be pretty high up.
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u/HannibalLecture_ 1d ago
Been traveling today so I don’t have the time or energy to go any deeper than this but some cool stuff came out this week.
Good: Lugubrious Garment, Night Hag, Minenfeld, Mortify
Not particularly good: Worm Altar, Sepulcre
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u/Morkai 20h ago edited 20h ago
Werewolves (Victoria, Australia) continue on their relentless pursuit to release ten albums in ten years.
"You're Weak and You Know You're Weak" is number seven, out this week.
https://werewolvesdeathmetal.bandcamp.com/album/youre-weak-and-you-know-youre-weak
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u/mgrier123 THE ONLY GOOD BAND IS MANOWAR 1d ago edited 1d ago
Lots of new stuff this week:
New Minenfeld continues to show that Minenfeld are the only good still active Bolt Thrower worship and WW1 themed band. The additional influence from Asphyx, and in particular stenchcore, really solidifies their quality and sound over the ilk of Kanonenfieber, and actually emphasizes the themes of the horrors of war. Also, they're explicitly anti-fascist and all their stuff is NYP on bandcamp. Love these guys.
Firebreather really are High on Fire but Swedish! The new one has a bit more doom to their sound than the prior one which was pretty straight forward HoF worship. Not quite as good as the new Restless Spirit, though I am biased, but quite good from them!
I'm very pleasantly surprised by the new Insomnium and I say this as a huge, huge fan of them. Argent Moon and Anno 1696 were enormous disappointments to me. Utterly boring with basically no redeeming qualities to either but this one is a big return to form for me. About as good as Heart but I'll need more listens. I was very worried the Omnium Gatherum guys had fully infected the band with Boringitis but it seems there's still life to them.
Pan-Amerikan Native Front dropped an EP this week for Indiginous People's Day and it rocked. Has some really nice black/punk moments to it and the production is still raw but audible. Probably my favorite thing they've done yet.
Still need to hit Night Hag, Lugubrious Garment, and Mannveira