Mining Metal: Burning Path, Chalice, Dwellnought, Ensanguinate, Fossilization, Midnight Odyssey, Overtoun, and Serpent Gates

Heavy Consequence's Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey present their curated selection of the best underground metal releases from February 2026, featuring eight acts from the metal scene. The article serves as a guide to discovering emerging and lesser-known metal bands and their latest recordings.