The Best And Worst New Metal Albums Of May 2026
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This month’s metal roundup is STACKED with everything from crushing death metal and blackened atmospherics to chaotic hardcore, avant-garde insanity, and symphonic epics. Featuring new albums from Panopticon, Darkthrone, Frozen Soul, Periphery, Devin Townsend, Dimmu Borgir, Darko US, Pharmacist, and MANY more. Which albums hit hardest for you this month? Drop your favorites in the comments. #heavymetal #deathmetal #metalcore 00:00 Frozen Soul – No Place Of Warmth 01:04 A Forest Of Stars – Stack Overflow in Corpse Pile Interface 01:58 Cognizance – No Light No Shape 02:45 Darkthrone – Pre-Historic Metal 03:32 Inthraced – Constellation Zero 04:12 In Malice's Wake – The Profound Darkness 04:50 Jungle Rot – Cruel Face Of War 05:33 Cage Fight – Exuvia 06:08 Beyond The Styx – DIVID 06:43 Pharmacist – Vertebrae After Vertebrae 07:25 Haste The Day – Dissenter 08:17 Double Mute – Corporate Culture CEO Edition 09:09 Devin Townsend – The Moth 09:47 Darko US – Oni 2 🚧 Borderline Picks: 10:37 Di
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