Show Notes
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This one's for the inner circle. Jay Ingersoll breaks down the biggest — and most slept-on — metal releases from April and May 2026 in this exclusive Patreon member episode. 27 albums. One episode. Zero filler. Every month, Patreon members get Jay's unfiltered takes on the freshest metal releases AND get to throw their own album recommendations into the mix for next month. This is where the real Metal Maniacs conversation happens.
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───────────────────────────── 🔥 STANDOUT RELEASES THIS EPISODE ───────────────────────────── ⚡ Dimmu Borgir – Grand Serpent Rising (May 22) ⚡ Periphery – A Pale White Dot (May 15) ⚡ Frozen Soul – No Place of Warmth (Feb 13) ⚡ IATT – Etheric Realms of the Night (May 8) ⚡ Infected Dead – Invicta EP | Prod. V. Santura (May 1) ⚡ Volcandra– Beyond The Will of Mortals | Prosthetic Records (April 24) ⚡ Cognizance – In Light, No Shape (May 1) ⚡ Lago – Vigil | Everlasting Spew Records (May 8) ⚡ Eastern Skylines – Gravity (April 20)
───────────────────────────── 📋 FULL ALBUM LIST ───────────────────────────── • Vomitory – In Death Throes| Metal Blade (April 10) • Devoid of Thought – S/T (April 24) • Vomit Forth – In the Name of the Father EP (April 23) • Portrayal of Guilt – ...Beginning of the End (April 24) • Six Feet Under – Next to Die (April 24) • Eyes of Salt – Collapse of the Infinite (April 24) • Serpent Icon – Tombstone Stories EP (March 6) • Cage Fight – Exuvia (May 1) • Sevendust – One* (May 1) • Detach the Islands – Concrete Jungle EP (May 1) • No Grave – Suffer EP (May 1) • Vctms – Pain Processing II (May 1) • Ingested – Denigration (May 8) • Jungle Rot – Cruel Face of War (May 8) • Gadget – Coerced (May 8) • Darkthrone – *Pre-Historic Metal (May 8) • Darko US – Oni 2 | Self-Released (May 5) • Pro-Pain – Stone Cold Anger (May 15)
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