Metallian Magazine Presents: THE HEAVY METAL MUSIC ENCYCLOPEDIA

VENOM has a full-length album called Into Oblivion on May 1st 2026. The news here actually is that the record is appearing through Noise Records! The label exists!

Nine years following the Hegemony album, SAMAEL issues a 12" single, Hidden Empire b/w Black Matter Manifesto through Napalm Records on 24.04.2026. The former song is also a video clip for the band.

Sweden-based grindcore band GADGET has new music in the form of a new EP, called Coerced, through De:Nihil Records in May of 2026. The release features a self-cover version of a 2020 song called Funerary Rites. This mini-album features Emilia Henriksson on vocals and Kristofer Jankarls on guitar.

Canada-based heavy metal group IRON KINGDOM will release a full-length demo, Shadows And Dust, on June 6, 2026. The date coincides with the group’s 15th anniversary and the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, a coincidence the band describes as “the planets aligned… but we will let the music speak for itself.” The demo was recorded at the band's newly completed home studio. IRON KINGDOM will headline a gig at Vancouver’s Rickshaw Theatre on Friday, June 5, 2026.