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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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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…
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…
Youth Valley: cerberus
Youth Valley's ‘cerberus’ explores underground music and pop culture through an existential lens. T…
Premiere: Doug Gillard Shares New Single “Yes She Loves Me”
The guitar work and songwriting of Ohio-bred and New York-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrum…
Prince Daddy & The Hyena Share New Song ‘24-03-04_Birthday_B4’: Listen
Albany pop-punk band Prince Daddy & The Hyena are releasing their new album Hotwire Trip Switch…
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…