Scroll to the bottom of this article to listen to tracks from all of the new releases this week.
Here is the Cutting Edge Metal team’s roundup of this week’s essential new metal releases…
Nunslaughter – Satanic Chaos Legions
Genre: Death Metal
About: Formed in Pittsburgh in 1987 and long based out of Cleveland, Ohio, Nunslaughter have spent nearly four decades as one of underground extreme metal's most relentlessly prolific acts — amassing over 200 releases, the vast majority splits, EPs, and live recordings. Self-dubbed purveyors of "Devil Metal," the band trades in Satanism-driven anti-Christian themes rooted in the raw, blunt end of early death metal and grindcore-flavored punk. Satanic Chaos Legions is only their sixth full-length, and the first since signing with BLKIIBLK Records — marking a new chapter for a band that has otherwise operated almost entirely in the underground. Their previous LP, Angelic Dread, was released in 2014 on Hells Headbangers. Listen on Spotify.
Eternios – Requiem for the North
Genre: Blackened Symphonic Death Metal
About: Eternios is a Vancouver, British Columbia-based project founded by multi-instrumentalist Colin Ryley, also known for his work in Hyperia and Bayonet Dismemberment. Originally conceived as a one-man studio project, Eternios debuted with Mysterium in January 2025 — an album praised for blending aggressive black metal with sweeping orchestral arrangements. Requiem for the North is the project's sophomore full-length, a winter-themed record Ryley describes as a love letter to Canada's northern wilderness; it marks the transition to a full live band. The album is self-released. Listen on Spotify.
Monument of Misanthropy – Washington State Charm
Genre: Brutal Death Metal / Technical Death Metal
About: Founded in Vienna, Austria in 2010 by vocalist Georg Wilfinger, Monument of Misanthropy has built a reputation for concept albums centered on notorious serial killers. Washington State Charm is their fourth full-length and the first release under a new deal with French label Listenable Records, following Vile Postmortem Irrumatio (2024), a critically acclaimed record focused on Ed Kemper. This time the subject is Ted Bundy — thirteen tracks chronicling his crimes from the Pacific Northwest through his capture and execution, blending brutal and technical death metal with deathcore influence. Listen on Spotify.
Haggus – The Mincecore Manifesto
Genre: Mincecore / Goregrind
About: Oakland, California's Haggus formed in 2014 and quickly became one of the most prolific and well-regarded acts in the DIY mincecore underground, racking up over 50 releases in roughly a decade in a style drawing from Agathocles, Archagathus, and goregrind. The Mincecore Manifesto is an eight-track EP arriving one year after Destination Extinction (2025), their debut for Oakland imprint Tankcrimes. Lyrically the record skews hard into the political climate of 2026, pairing stripped-down, hyperfast songwriting with direct anti-fascist and anti-capitalist themes. Listen on Spotify.
Astriferous – Atavistic Unraveling
Genre: Death Metal / Caverncore
About: Astriferous emerged from San José, Costa Rica around 2019, featuring members also known from Bloodsoaked Necrovoid and Umbra Conscientia, and released their debut full-length Pulsations from the Black Orb in 2023 to considerable underground attention. The band operates in the tradition of Incantation, Morbid Angel, and early Finnish death metal — dissonant, cavernous, and rooted firmly in early-'90s brutality. Atavistic Unraveling is their sophomore album, co-released by Me Saco Un Ojo and Pulverised Records, and is described by the band and reviewers alike as a heavier, weirder, and more fully realized step forward from the debut. Listen on Spotify.
And the unearthed and on rotation underground bands this week include: UNDUSTED, and VILT
Follow the Cutting Edge Metal Spotify playlist and subscribe to the YouTube Metal Channel to be the first to hear the best new metal releases every week - updated every Friday.
BANDS - Looking for more fans? Check out our METAL MUSIC PROMOTION SERVICES