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Metal News for October 16, 2026

Last updated on October 21, 2026 at 1:52 AM ET

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12 news articles posted on this day.

SLAMINEM Premiere New Single & Music Video

Detroit, Michigan-based slamming brutal death metal band SLAMINEM premiere their new music video for "My Slam Is", streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. The track is taken from their upcoming new album "The Slam Shady LP", due out November 25, 2026.

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Crushed by Carnage Debut New Single & Lyric Video

Upstate NY-based slamming brutal death metal unit Crushed by Carnage premiere a new single and lyric video by the name of "Forced Witness To Total Disembowelment", streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. Maya Pobst of Vulvodynia guests on that particular track.

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Extol Premiere New Single "Merciless Hunger"

Reunited progressive death metal outfit Extol have brought their new track “Merciless Hunger” to streaming platforms. The song appears on the band’s impending comeback album, “Aura Of Decay,” due out November 6th through Solid State Records. The release will mark their first new full-length in over a decade, following 2013’s album.

Frontman Peter Espevoll offered the following insight into the track: More...

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GWAR Premiere New Live Video For "Splatter Fu"

GWAR‘s new album “GWAR And The Last Drive-In-Stein” has been set for a November 13th release date. The group have paired up with American film critic, writer, etc. Joe Bob Briggs on this new record, as well as the latter’s ‘The Last Drive-In‘ house band, John Brennan And The Bigfeet. It will make it out on November 13th through GWAR‘s own Pit Records. A live performance video for “Splatter-Fu” is available below:

A press release had the following to say about it: More...

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Cro-Mags Launch New Version Of "It's The Limit"

Cro-Mags have unveiled a revamped version of their song “It’s The Limit,” featuring a guest appearance from Turnstile guitarist Meg Mills. The updated track appears on a newly re-recorded 40th-anniversary edition of the NYHC outfit’s landmark album “The Age Of Quarrel.” Titled “The Age Of Quarrel: 40 Years Of Quarrel,” the reimagined release is scheduled to arrive November 13th.

Mills is among several guests who contributed to the new sessions, and she shared the following thoughts on being involved: More...

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We Came As Romans Revisit "Where Did You Go?"

Metalcore outfit We Came As Romans have unveiled a newly reworked take on “where did you go?,” featuring a guest appearance from Australian metalcore band HEAVENSGATE. The revamped track forms part of a companion release tied to We Came As Romans’ latest studio album, “ALL IS BEAUTIFUL… BECAUSE WE’RE DOOMED.”

Alongside enlisting members of Dayseeker, Currents, After The Burial, Make Them Suffer, Bury Tomorrow and Ladrones to reimagine songs from the album, We Came As Romans have also contributed four fresh tracks of their own. The resulting expanded release, titled “ALL IS BEAUTIFUL… BECAUSE WE’RE DOOMED: CIRCULARITY,” is scheduled to arrive November 6th.

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Extinction A.D. Premiere Alice Cooper Cover

Extinction A.D. have been steadily rolling out new tracks throughout the year, but the crossover outfit have switched things up with today’s release, delivering a cover instead. The band have tackled Alice Cooper’s “Feed My Frankenstein,” which gained prominence in the early ’90s and famously appeared in the comedy film “Wayne’s World.”

Extinction A.D. vocalist/guitarist Rick Jimenez explained the inspiration behind the seasonal cover: More...

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Lamb Of God Premiere New Live Video

Richmond, VA groove metal mainstays Lamb Of God have unveiled official live footage from their appearance at this past August’s Bloodstock Festival. The band took the stage on August 7th, and professionally filmed footage of their performance of “Blunt Force Blues” is now available to watch below.

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King Buffalo Premiere New Single & Music Video

King Buffalo have premiered their latest single “Vagabond,” accompanied by a freshly released music video directed by Mike Turzanski. “Doomsayer” is the title of the psych rock trio’s upcoming seventh studio album, which is scheduled to arrive on December 4th.

Drummer Scott Donaldson offered the following remarks on the track: More...

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KK’s Priest Cover Judas Priest’s “Never Satisfied”

KK’s Priest have returned to an early Judas Priest song, releasing a fresh cover of “Never Satisfied.” The band, featuring former Judas Priest members K.K. Downing (guitars) and Tim “Ripper” Owens (vocals), recruited John Psaras to direct the accompanying video below, which has drawn criticism from fans over its apparent extensive use of AI.

Downing offered the following thoughts on revisiting the track at this stage of his career: More...

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Carnifex Premiere New Single & Music Video

Californian deathcore veterans Carnifex have debuted a new music video for their freshly released track “Licking Love From A Knife,” directed by Midvessel. The band’s tenth studio album, “More Than Misery,” remains on track to arrive November 6th, marking their first release through Sumerian Records. The group also brought in another deathcore icon to help shape the record, tapping Whitechapel guitarist Zach Householder to handle production.

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Breakdown Of Sanity Premiere New Single

Breakdown Of Sanity have unveiled their new single “One-Way Mirror,” taken from their upcoming album “Reveries.” The Swiss metalcore outfit are set to release the record on November 6th, with a freshly premiered lyric video for the track available below. “Reveries” will mark the band’s first new full-length album in a decade.

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