It is the eve of American Thanksgiving. That is all.

• German power metal sounds like a fun way to kick things off. Scythed return with a new single titled “Defiance”. For those unfamiliar, that’s a new solo project from Markus Tillman. We’ll see where it goes from here.
• Slaughterday are releasing Dread Emperor, their sixth full-length album, on February 13th through Testimony Records. Check out the video for the title track here.
• Doomers Insomniac and progressive metallers Howling Giant announced an early 2026 tour. That party kicks off on March 11th in Birmingham and runs into early April.
• Polish heavy psych rock outfit Weedpecker shared the debut single from their upcoming new album. Give “Fading Whispers” a listen here. V, their appropriately-named fifth studio album, arrives on February 27th through Heavy Psych Sounds.
• Let’s close out with Sylosis, who revealed details around their seventh studio album. The New Flesh drops on February 20th through Nuclear Blast and a video for the title track can be seen below.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb