Five releases through the feed this week. Three from the United States, two from Europe (Sweden and the UK). The headline story is buried at the bottom: Neurosis quietly returned in March with their first studio record in years, and most of the metal press did not lead with it.
Karmanjakah — Diamond morning
Sweden · Stockholm Featured track: Dove
Ten tracks, forty-three minutes. No descriptive tags from Bandcamp yet, just the supporter quote, which is enthusiastic enough to make the click worth it.
“What the fuuuuuck did I just stumble into? Immaculate vocals and some of my favorite riffs this year, and that’s just from the two singles.” — Vivian
A Forest Of Stars — Stack Overflow In Corpse Pile Interface (Deluxe Edition)
United Kingdom · England · Avant-garde Black Metal Featured track: Ascension of the Clowns (9:05)
Nine tracks, one hour forty-one minutes. The deluxe edition lands 8 May. The supporter quote does the heavy lifting — and the comparisons are not modest.
“I just want to underscore how amazing the vocalist is, easily on the same level as Devil Doll’s Mr. Doctor and Arcturus’ and Ulver’s Garm as far as fever-pitch theatricality and intensity go. Dan Eyre, you are a goddamned living legend.” — Ippocalyptica
Panopticon — Det Hjemsøkte Hjertet
United States · Ely, Minnesota · Atmospheric Black Metal Featured track: Woodland Caribou
Austin Lunn’s latest Panopticon record. The Norwegian title translates as “The Haunted Heart” — fitting for Lunn, who has spent nearly two decades blending Scandinavian black metal with American folk and bluegrass. Seven tracks, one hour six minutes.
“Austin Lunn continues his 1.000 batting average. We won’t let the fire burn out.” — Ippocalyptica
Frozen Soul — No Place Of Warmth
United States · Fort Worth, Texas · Death Metal Featured track: DEATHWEAVER
Eleven tracks, thirty-five minutes. The 24-bit HD audio version is the one the supporter is championing.
“Frozen Soul move ever closer to the Platonic ideal of death metal on this album. It might be meat and potatoes, but it’s cooked by Michelin star chefs.” — positronicping
Neurosis — An Undying Love For A Burning World
United States · Post-Metal Released: 20 March 2026
Eight tracks, one hour three minutes. The album dropped in March on the band’s own Bandcamp. The supporter quote is the kind of reaction you only get from a band that had been silent for a long time.
“Exultations! Neurosis was dead and lives once more! An Undying Love For A Burning World is an instant classic, beautiful, harrowing, devastating, bleakly hopeful.” — Brent Davis
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