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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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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…
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…
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…
‘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…
Chalk, “Crystalpunk” | I Die: You Die
Irish duo Chalk releases their debut LP ‘Crystalpunk’, featuring an industrialized post-punk sound …
Chiodos Book 2026 North American Tour │ Exclaim!
Post-hardcore band Chiodos has announced a 2026 North American tour with Canadian stops in six majo…
Fentanyl Announce New Self-Titled Album: Hear ‘Cobrar El Dolor’
Bay Area heavy hardcore artist Kenneth Turner, formerly of Foghorn, has launched a new project call…
Jinjer Get Crystal Lake, Entheos for North American Tour │ Exclaim!
Ukrainian metal band Jinjer has announced a North American tour featuring support from Crystal Lake…
LISTEN: My Life As A Moth Crafts Intricate & Beautiful Post-Punk On “Maybe” - Glide Magazine
My Life as A Moth created the post-punk song ‘Maybe’ while sitting at her piano in pajamas during t…
Dead Churches taps into universal themes with catchy sonics on ‘Fear and Faith’
Dead Churches releases their debut EP ‘Fear and Faith’, featuring six diverse tracks that explore u…
LISTEN: Gregory Ackerman’s “Call Me Crazy” Is Refreshing Folk With Soaring Harmonies and Jazzy Undertones - Glide Magazine
Los Angeles-born musician Gregory Ackerman, now based in Amsterdam, is releasing his debut single “…
Sagor Som Leder Mot Slutet: Magma
Sagor Som Leder Mot Slutet releases ‘Magma’, an album exploring existential themes through undergro…
Solid Gold - Government Grade (self-released)
This article discusses Solid Gold's ‘Government Grade’ as an example of music as activism and resis…
Techno three ways with: numeral, Vadim Ketsky, and 187rec
A showcase of three distinct techno artists and producers: numeral (Swiss producer Philippe Adam), …