Nuclear Assault call it a day after more than 40 years: no reunions, no farewell tour, no new records
The New York thrash band have confirmed the end in a statement signed by Dan Lilker, John Connelly, Anthony Bramante and Glenn Evans.
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Memoriam share second single from final album Endgame, out 29/01/2027
At The Point Of No Return is the second taste of Endgame, the album that closes the British death metal veterans’ ten-year run.
Neurosis top Decibel’s Top 40 albums of 2026, with Relapse taking three of the top eight
Disfear and Hulder complete the top three in the magazine’s 23rd annual list, revealed early online.
Swedish death metal legends Nominon sign to Soulseller, with their first album since 2012 due in summer 2027
The band will record this winter; their sixth album will be their first since The Cleansing.
Bodysnatcher return with No Funeral, first new music since Hell Is Here, Hell Is Home
The South Florida deathcore band drop a standalone track ahead of a US headline run that closes out their 2026.
Swedish black metal band Avslut sign to Season of Mist, new album to follow
The Stockholm band’s first album since Tyranni in 2019 now has a home; details are still to come.
Watch: Whitechapel release a video for Bedlam ahead of their 20th-anniversary tour
The Knoxville deathcore band’s new clip lands days before their 20th-anniversary North American run begins.
Watch: Burn Eternal, Howard Jones and Adam Dutkiewicz’s new band, share Wounds I’ve Made
The former Killswitch Engage pair reunite on Metal Blade, with a debut album due in February.
Watch: Death Angel share The Never Was before their December European tour
The Bay Area thrash veterans’ new single comes with an illustrated video by Tamara Llenas.
Oakland’s Vorlust join Tankcrimes and release Pleasure Drive
The blackened death-thrash band includes members of Necrot, Vastum and Bonestripper.
Imperial Triumphant sign to Metal Blade, with a new record already underway
The New York band behind Vile Luxury and Goldstar move to one of metal’s biggest independents.
Chile’s Mar de Grises re-sign with Season of Mist, with a fourth album due in 2027
The Santiago progressive death-doom band end more than a decade of silence and return to the label that released Streams Inwards.