And we’re back! New year, same me, same bullshit. Let’s see what early 2026 has to offer, shall we?

• And apparently we lead off with a bang. Bosse-de-Nage announced that their first new album in eight years will be out on March 6th through The Flenser, titled Hidden Fires Burn Hottest. Check out “No Such Place”, the leading single, right here.
• Vicious Rumors are touring the U.S. in February and March, kicking off on the 25th in Orlando. With that announcement we have a new video for “Abusement Park”. That track is pulled from The Devil’s Asylum which dropped last August through Steamhammer.
• Danish alt-metal crew MØL are releasing Dreamcrush on January 30th through Nuclear Blast and today they offered up the latest sample from that. Give “Crush” a watch and listen here.
• Progressive metal collective Manuel have signed on with Wormholedeath Records and are dropping their new EP Parasite on February 17th. A lyric video for “Ladrón” is available here.
• Alkaloid are releasing Bach Out of Bounds – Live in the Netherlands on January 23rd through Season of Mist, and their new clip for “The Fungi From Yuggoth” seems as good of a note to end on as anything. So, have at it.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb