We are all crossing the river to a new year this week (whether you like or not) and while I don’t believe in resolutions I do believe in setting goals and fresh starts. Make this the year you do that thing; whittle yourself down, clear the cobwebs, walk, ruck, run, whatever it is you’ve been putting off or needing a reset for…now is the time to start fresh. And if that thing is to listen to more metal, WE GOT YOU! Let the atmospheric black metal duo of Fuath and Ellende be your guide to the opening scenes of 2026 and devour them like a starved beast. There’s still tons of year end lists coming out so 2025 won’t be a closed chapter just yet. However, train your mind and souls forward. 2026 is yours, if you take it. Happy New Year.

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Fuath – III (Northern Silence Productions) – atmospheric black metal

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Ellende – Zerfall (AOP Records) – atmospheric black metal

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Also on tap:

Chris Emmert – The Magnolia Sessions (Anti-Corp Music) – dark country

Excavated Graves – Life Isn’t For Everyone (Selfmadegod Records) – death metal

Forever Autumn – The Lamentations (Self) – dark folk

Hologramah – Abyssus. Versus. Versiculos. (Living Temple Records) – black metal

The Losts – Venom Within (Inverse Records) – heavy metal

Ulver – Neverland (House of Mythology) – experimental electronic

Wildhunt – Aletheia (Jawbreaker Records) – metal

— Josh