Here's the new releases for the 19th June 2026! Albums Of The Week come from heavy shoegazer Zeruel and black metallers Saidan. Check out my Substack for info on them and other releases in extreme metal, metalcore, punk and all things heavy music. heavydistortionuk.substack.com/p/new-releas...

It's Friday and you know what that means. New Releases! Its another fantastic week with albums from Genghis Tron, Sublime, Sleeping With Sirens, Stormkeep, Khemmis, Goreworm and many more. Check out the long list on Substack for all releases by genre substack.com/home/post/p-...

New Releases for 5th June 2026. Amazing week for new music My album of the Week from Zombieshark! Plus bangers from Converge, Evanescence, Guilt Trip, August Burns Red, Death Cab for Cutie, 100 Demons, AA Williams, Bad Stuff, Xenosis & Human Issue. heavydistortionuk.substack.com/p/new-releas...

Pop Punk albums haven't massively impressed me over the last few years. So I was thrilled to have 2026 albums by Shoreline, Koyo and Super Sometimes that are excellent. Have I been sleeping on Pop Punk over the last few years? Anyone got recs for other top tier modern Pop Punk?

If you like Prog Metal, Stoner Grooves and high quality albums, youre in luck. 29th May has albums from Static Dress, All Them Witches, Balmora, Devin Townsend, Elder, Saint Agnes, Deafkids, Sparta, Turnover and many more! heavydistortionuk.substack.com/p/new-releas... #NewMusic #Metal #NewReleases

Hooray! New Releases! Bit of everything as usual out today including my Album of the Week from Marmozets alongside new albums from Dimmu Borgir, Ecca Vandal, XCOMM, Western Addiction, Hexenaltar and Caught In a Mirror. Enjoy! heavydistortionuk.substack.com/p/new-releas...

Not so many heavy hitters this week but that doesn't mean there aren't quality releases to enjoy. Pro-Pain have my album of the week plus albums from Periphery, All American Rejects, The Ghoulstars, Super Sometimes, Jungle Rot, Held and Acid Reign heavydistortionuk.substack.com/p/new-releas...

New Releases for the 8th May 2026. Basement, Frozen Soul, War on Women, Darkthrone, Ingested, Haggard Cat, A Forest Of Stars and many, many more! heavydistortionuk.substack.com/p/new-releas...

It's the new look rock and metal new release round up featuring the biggest heavy hitters, the deepest underground and everything in between. At The Gates, Foo Fighters, Portrayal of Guilt, Atreyu, Witch Piss and many more! Available on substack now! heavydistortionuk.substack.com/p/new-releas...

New Releases? You like 'em? You got 'em! Nine Inch Nails/Boys Noize, From Ashes To New, Skindred and Nekrogoblikon all feature this week alongside the long list. So sit back, put your feet up and enjoy new music. heavydistortionuk.substack.com/p/new-releas...

New Releases on 10th April 2026! One of the more interesting albums this year sees a collab between heavy icons Melvins and Napalm Death. Also, albums from Deathcore upstarts Bodysnatcher, TechDeath from Archspire and pure 80s Heavy from Metal Church heavydistortionuk.substack.com/p/new-releas...

With the first 3 months of 2026 done, I've looked back and compiled a list of my favourite songs in the first HDUK Playlist covering Q1 2026. Check out the substack post for comments on each track (over 4000 words) and a link to the YouTube playlist heavydistortionuk.substack.com/p/the-hduk-p...

Here we go! Yet another stacked New Release Friday in the world of rock, metal and punk Lead releases come from Corrosion of Conformity, Nervosa, Sunn O))) and Poison Ruin Check out my substack for more details and a mega list of albums out today heavydistortionuk.substack.com/p/new-releas...

What a week for UK Releases! I already mentioned Don Broco and Hellripper. But on top of those, the 27th March gave us Black Metal lords Winterfylleth, indie punks Pet Needs, alt metal upstarts Mallavora and maniac thrashers Aggressive Perfector all releasing absolute quality.

Absolutely bumper crop of new releases for 27th March 2026. Here the list with special mentions for Don Broco, Tiger's Jaw, The Academy Is and one of the best metal musicians coming of of the UK in Hellripper. substack.com/home/post/p-...

UK Releases for this week on the 20th March featuring Ladytron, Night Theives, Mclusky and Engorgment heavydistortionuk.substack.com/p/uk-release...

Neurosis suprise drop new album "An Undying Love for a Burning World" with replacement vocalist/guiatist Aaron Turner of Isis and announce a live return. Out of nowhere. A new member, new live show and a new album available right now! What a day! neurosis.bandcamp.com/album/an-und...

New Release Friday for the 20th March 2026! The biggest release is undoubtedly the return of Poison The Well with Peace in Place. Thrash stalwarts Exodus return with album 12, Gaerea embrace modern metalcore and Hanging Garden bring gothic brooding heavydistortionuk.substack.com/p/new-releas...

The UK scene never sleeps! Here's some releases from this.week: Bound by Fear bring Deathcore, Wolfbastard unleash crusty Punk, Powerplant marry Black Metal to Indie synth, Byford Dolphin Incident grind(core)you to dust and Cold July bring the DSBM. heavydistortionuk.substack.com/p/uk-release...

New Eternal Champion EP! 2 tracks, 31 minutes. One track metal, one track synths/harps. Shades of Blood Incantation's Timewave Zero where they honed that style ready to incorporate into a full album If Eternal Champion do the same, their album later this year could be amazing.

New Music Friday is here! Absolute metal kings Lamb of God return with hard groove grit, Sweet Pill and Shoreline bring the poppy punky warmth, UnityTX deliver nu metal hardcore tinged aggression and Monstrosity do Monstrosity things. heavydistortionuk.substack.com/p/friday-13t...

More UK releases! NWOBHM band More return after 44 years, hardcore punks Grail Guard highlight the problems in UK society, Desert Storm riff hard while death metallers Crowsblood & black metaller Nine Spears bring extreme debuts of extreme quality. heavydistortionuk.substack.com/p/6th-march-...

Wooo! New Release Friday! 6th March 2026 isn't the biggest release day for name recognition, but there's still bangers to hear. Bit of fun (Machinae Supremacy & Lost Society), Bit of bleak (Vreid & Temple of Void), Bit of raging punk (Surfbort & Vial) heavydistortionuk.substack.com/p/new-releas...

As part of my UK releases update for this week I listened to deathcrash and Blunt Knife Castration. One band sounds exactly how you'd guess and the other completely doesn't I love both. When the name lowers your guard or when it perfectly describes the band. Any other examples?

God damn there's a lot of albums out this week! In the first "Heavy Distortion UK" UK round up are: Cryptic Shift, deathcrash, Phoenix Lake, Blunt Knife Castration, No Murder No Moustache, Gladium Regis, wears me out and Unburier heavydistortionuk.substack.com/p/27th-febru... #UKMetal #UKRock

New Releases on one of the busiest days of the year for new releases so far. Headline releases this week come from Rob Zombie, Carpenter Brut, Nothing and A Wilhelm Scream. #NewReleaseFriday #Rock #Metal heavydistortionuk.substack.com/p/new-releas...

New Release Friday for 20th February may not have some of the behemoth bands of the last month or so but the quality remains high. Particular highlights are Sylosis, Trauma Ray, Worm Shepherd and Exhumed. Check out the substack post for more detail! heavydistortionuk.substack.com/p/new-releas...

Friday the 13th. Unlucky for some but not for me. Some great albums out today including the long awaited new album from Hardcore icons Converge, happier hardcore from AngelDu$t, TX2 bringing a 2026 sound and Worm in a Symphonic Black Metal Castle #NewReleaseFriday #Metal #Rock

Maynard James Keenan's Puscifer, Black Metal daddies Mayhem, Silversun Pickups and the absolute lads of karnivool? Pretty great first release of February...

Happy New Release Day! It's the end of January! You made it! Good job! New music from Joyce Manor, Softcult, Møl and Urne are all worth your time today For more detail and in depth release list check out my new substack heavydistortionuk.substack.com #NewMusicFriday #Metal #NewMusic

It's Friday! The biggest release today is the final album by thrash gods Megadeth. The other biggies are in modern metalcore with Poppy's Empty Hands and Crystal Lake's The Weight of Sound. Also of note is Prog Metal band Texture's first release in 10 years with Genotype

I just had an MRI Scan and god damn, that machine was pumping out the Industrial Noise album of 2026

16th Jan 2026, Let's go! Lot of releases today, but the biggest of the bunch comes from German thrashers Kreator with their 16th album Krushers of the World Pictured top left, clockwise: Ov Sulfer- Endless Soen - Resiliance Kreator - Krushers of the World Blanket - True Blue

Poison The Well have announced their first album in 17 years. "Peace in Place" releases on the 20th March and lead single "Thoroughbreds" is available youtu.be/jkNroy6Tvy4?... I'm pleased they're back and making their brand of atypical metalcore. Also, Versions is a masterpiece

I love seeing metal in unexpected places www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1... Converge in the bedroom, Full of Hell/Cruelty on the fridge and Anal Cunt in the dining room. A thing of beauty.

Damnation Festival. What an absolute beaut of a weekend. The first bands have been announced for 2026 and it looks tasty as ever. Im pumped for Rwake and Lamp of Murmuur after their killer albums last year, chuck in seeing a reformed Gorerotted? Icing on the cake. Nice one.

Checking out the Lionheart album Valley Of Death II and Chewing Through The Leash comes on. Absolute rager of a chorus. There are few things in hardcore music better than a man shouting "Oh Yeah" at you and making dog noises. youtu.be/Nlnjh0Gh0sg?...

More releases? Yes please. Calling All Captains - The Things That I've Lost (Punky Post Hardcore) Six Going On Seven - Human Tears (First album in over 20 years for Indie Emo Rockers) Ruins Of Beverast - Tempelschlaf (Black Metal) Bullet - Kickstarter (Veteran Heavy Metal)

Welcome to 9th January 2026! Here's the headline releases: Alter Bridge - Alter Bridge (Radio Hard Rock) The Protomen - Act III: This City Made Us (Megaman Themed Rock Opera) Lionheart - Valley Of Death II (Rugged Hardcore) Beyond the Black - Break The Silence (Symphonic Metal)

Fuath - III Genre: Frosty Black Metal Excellent 90s style black metal, which provides exactly what I needed for the first week back to work after Christmas. Melancholic, savage and atmospheric Fave Track: Embers of the Fading Age Full review in images #BlackMetal #Metal #HDUK

Good Morning! Some highlights from the first release week of 2026. Some excellent stuff to start the year off right: - Paleface Swiss - The Wilted EP - Ulver - Neverland - Ellende - Zerfall - Fuath - III #NewReleases #Metal #Rock #BlackMetal #HDUK

Welcome to 2026! Starting Monday, I'll be posting all sorts of Rock/Metal adjacent things including: - Reviews/Recommendations - Release Previews - UK Music/Tour News - Hot Button Topics and Polls Im excited to share music i love and hope I hear back from a bunch of you HDUK

Blind Equation's A Funeral In Purgatory is the Heavy Distortion UK Album of 2025. Let me know your thoughts on these albums and please let me know your favourite Albums of 2025! Thanks for reading and see you all next year! #AOTY2025 #2026 #Metal #HDUK

1. Blind Equation - A Funeral In Purgatory Genre: Emo Cybergrind Dungeon Synth? It's my album of the year because it sounds so unique, so we'll crafted and being honest just appeals to my interests in a way no album in recent memory has. Very 2000s coded in the best way possible

2. Deafheaven - Lonely People With Power Genre: Blackgaze One of the most important bands of the modern era deliver an album to remind everyone who the fuck they are. Beautiful, violent and meticulous. A capsule of their career to date. The Kings Top Tracks: Doberman, Revelator

3. Decline of the I - Wilhelm Genre: Avant Garde Black Metal 45 minutes of experiental black metal, electronics, poetry and ambient passages. Crucially, it delivers on the metal. When it goes hard, it goes fucking hard. Absolute Masterpiece Fave track: L'alliance Des Rats

4. Trauma Bond - Summer Ends Some Are Long Gone Genre: Grindcore After a summoning ritual style intro, you get pure blistering blasts of violence. Vocals shift between a Godflesh demon and a banshee tormenting you as your head is caved in. Bliss. Fave Track: Chewing Fat

5. Spiritworld - Helldorado Genre: Rootin' Tootin' Hardcore Thrash Like if Slayer soundtracked Red Dead Redemption, this album is a mix of country/western and metal. The balance between is perfect with both sides getting time to shine. Just a rager. Fave tracks: Abilene Grime

6. Callous Daoboys - I Don't Want To See You In Heaven Genre: Theatre Kid Screamo All over the place in the best way possible. Lots of style, lots of hooks, lots of silly fun! This album throws the kitchen sink of ideas at it. Wonderful maximalism Fave track: Full Moon Guidance

7. Creeper - Sanguivore II Genre: Glammy Goth Rock Vampire concept album which spends a lot of time homaging the 80s. Huge choruses, big riffs, massive solos and dual vocalists that shine together and alone. Leather Jackets and Fangs Fave Tracks: Headstones, Mistress of Death