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Bandcamp's Best Music Releases for March 2026
Bandcamp has released its curated guide to the essential music releases across multiple genres for March 2026. The coll…
Youth Valley Releases Dark Post-Punk Single ‘Cerberus’
Youth Valley has released ‘Cerberus,’ a moody new single that blends shoegaze, post-punk, and 1980s influences reminisc…
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Social Abyss - BREAK the chain - With its dynamic blend of industrial, cyberpunk, and electronic sounds, Social Abyss’ ‘BREAK the chain’ is a hard-hitting industrial dance anthem for social change.
Social Abyss releases ‘BREAK the chain,’ a powerful industrial dance anthem that challenges listene…
Kikù Hibino and Merzbow: dB.XYZ
Kikù Hibino and Merzbow collaborate on dB.XYZ, an album that explores underground music genres thro…
Elk Hunter - The Nowhere Ram - A fierce and melodic blend of Blackened Punk and Art Metal that’s as intense as it is unforgettable.
Elk Hunter's album ‘The Nowhere Ram’ delivers a powerful fusion of Blackened Punk and Art Metal, ba…
Floating Nest - Blow Off Steam - A Spanish Progressive Rock/Metal album with psychedelic touches
Blow Off Steam by Floating Nest is a Spanish progressive rock/metal album featuring theatrical fema…
TRAITRS: Possessor
TRAITRS releases ‘Possessor’, an album that explores themes of existential pain through underground…
Acoustic guitarist Gwenifer Raymond plays sci-fi-themed fingerstyle blues at escape velocity - Chicago Reader
Welsh-raised acoustic guitarist Gwenifer Raymond, now based in Brighton, England, performs a distin…
Barbaric Oath — Sword, Sorcery, Vengeance (Caligari)
Barbaric Oath's debut EP ‘Sword, Sorcery, Vengeance’ on Caligari Records delivers death metal with …
KVATHORY - Ardis - your most beautiful nightmarish trip
KVATHORY's album ‘Ardis’ is a black metal release recorded in extreme conditions inside a car durin…
Essential Releases, March 20, 2026
This article presents a curated list of essential music releases from March 20, 2026, spanning dive…
Jordan Whitlock & Memory Spells - Do You Think Of It Sometimes?
Various Small Flames previews the upcoming LP ‘This Is What It Feels Like’ by Jordan Whitlock &…
Splendidula - Absentia (Feat. Tim Yatras) - Atmospheric black/doom metal featuring guest vocals by Tim Yatras (Austere, Germ).
Splendidula releases ‘Absentia,’ the atmospheric black/doom metal title track from their upcoming f…
Crouch, “Breaking the Catatonic State”
Belgian metal band Crouch, comprised of members from Amenra and Oathbreaker, releases ‘Breaking the…
Rare Kreature - Noises Beyond - Noises Beyond is an ‘80s horror-inspired exploration of darkwave and post-punk that flits between morose and campy vibes for a uniquely cinematic experience.
Rare Kreature's fourth album ‘Noises Beyond’ is an ‘80s horror-inspired darkwave and post-punk reco…
Friendly Alien - Neon Dawn - Listen to the future.
Neon Dawn by Friendly Alien is a 5-track EP that takes listeners on a rhythmic journey through expe…
Wendy Eisenberg - Vanity Paradox
Wendy Eisenberg has released a new single titled ‘Vanity Paradox’ from their upcoming self-titled a…
‘Rock of Pages’ Argues for the High of Literature in the Low of Heavy Metal » PopMatters
‘Rock of Pages’ is a book that argues 1980s heavy metal music contained more literary depth and ima…
Jex Ayla - “Battlefront” (feat. Michel Jaensch) | Obscure Sound
“Battlefront” is a dark electronic pop collaboration between Swiss artist Jex Ayla and German produ…
Pete Scales - ‘Blue Without You’ | Obscure Sound
Pete Scales’ recently released album ‘Blue Without You’ features twelve folk tracks representing hi…
Chris Marksberry - “Bolt of Lightning” | Obscure Sound
Chris Marksberry releases “Bolt of Lightning,” the first single from his upcoming sophomore album T…
Tour news: Djo / Pond, Viagra Boys, Winnipeg Folk Fest, Widowspeak, Ann Wilson, Ella Mai, more
This article announces upcoming tour dates and festival appearances for numerous artists across var…
Tour news: Djo / Pond, Viagra Boys, Winnipeg Folk Fest, Widowspeak, Ann Wilson, Ella Mai, more
This article announces multiple concert tours and festival appearances across various artists and g…
Chalk, “Crystalpunk” | I Die: You Die
Irish duo Chalk releases their debut LP ‘Crystalpunk’, featuring an industrialized post-punk sound …