Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from German electronicore band, Electric Callboy.

The bands new album, Tanzneid, will be released on August 7th via Century Media/Sony.

FFO: BABYMETAL, Attack Attack!, One Morning Left, We Butter the Bread with Butter, Bloodywood, Samurai Pizza Cats, Ghøstkid, To the Rats and Wolves, Annisokay, Bloodhound Gang.

Band: https://www.facebook.com/electriccallboy/

Order: https://centurymedia.bandcamp.com/album/tanzneid-24-bit-hd-audio

#Metalcore #Electronicore #Techno #EDM #PartyMetal #ElectroPop

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(03:15) Review

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Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from Canadian hardcore punk heavyweights, Cancer Bats.

The bands new album, Give Me Dirt, will be released on August 7th via Marshall Records.

FFO: Every Time I Die, Gallows, The Bronx, The Ghost of a Thousand, Dead Tired, He Is Legend.

Band: https://www.facebook.com/cancerbats

Order: https://cancerbatson.bandcamp.com/album/give-me-dirt

#Hardcore #PunkRock #HardcorePunk #Sludge

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(03:53) Duncan's Review

(16:40) Dave's Review

(25:53) Ratings

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Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Liverpool-based alternative quartet, Loathe.

The bands new album, A Stranger To You, was released on July 17th via Sharptone Records.

FFO: Static Dress, Deftones, Fleshwater, NOWHERE2RUN, Thornhill, 156/Silence, Moodring, Blanket, Love Is Noise.

Band: https://www.facebook.com/loatheasone/

Order: https://loatheasone.bandcamp.com/album/a-stranger-to-you

#Metalcore #ProgressiveMetal #Shoegaze #Djent #Alternative

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(03:25) Duncan's Review

(18:04) Dave's Review

(30:52) Ratings

Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from one-man slam death metal band, Disfiguring The Goddess.

The bands new album, Bloom, will be released on July 31st via Seek & Strike.

FFO: Skrillex, Snuffed On Sight, Party Cannon, Dimmu Borgir, The Browning, Blood Duster, Abominable Putridity, Rammstein, Combichrist. 

Band: https://www.facebook.com/disfiguringthegoddess/

Order: https://orcd.co/dtgbloom

#Deathcore #Slam #BrutalDeathMetal #EDM #Hardcore #NuMetal #Industrial

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(03:50) Dave's Review

(20:30) Duncan's Review

(32:26) Ratings

Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from super-charged rock supergroup, The Limit.

The bands new album, Another Drop, will be released on July 31st via Silver Lining Music.

FFO: Underground Fire, The Hydromatics, Testors, Radio Birdman, Rokets, The Gasolines, Wolfskull, Hot Breath, Rumours.

Band: https://www.facebook.com/TheLimitRock

Order: https://lnk.to/TheLimitAnotherDrop

#HardRock #PunkRock #RocknRoll #PostPunk

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(02:35) Dave's Review

(16:00) Duncan's Review

(20:38) Ratings

Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Chicago-based band, REZN.

The bands new album, Cycles In The Infinite Dream, will be released on July 24th via Sargent House.

FFO: Monolord, Spaceslug, Mars Red Sky, Windhand, Elder, Mastodon, Torche, Ufomammut, Hexer, Spelljammer.

Band: https://www.facebook.com/reznband

Pre-Order: https://rezzzn.bandcamp.com/album/cycles-in-the-infinite-dream #CosmicDoom #Sludge #Prog #Shoegaze #Psychedelia #SpaceRock #Americana

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(03:46) Duncan's Review

(15:46) Dave's Review

(26:38) Ratings

Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from Nashville trio, LOCKSTEP.

The bands new album, I Know What I Saw, will be released on July 24th via Profound Lore.

FFO: Outlander, Slide, Show Me Mary, YEAHRS, Grivo, Jesu, Cloakroom.

Band: https://www.instagram.com/lockstepnoise/

Pre-Order: https://lockstepnoise.bandcamp.com/album/i-know-what-i-saw

#Review #Lockstep #Shoegaze #Doom #Sludge #PostRock #Indie #Alternative

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(02:22) Duncan's Review

(17:22) Dave's Review

(24:52) Ratings

Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from NY Hardcore legends, Madball.

The bands new album, Not Your Kingdom, will be released on July 24th via Nuclear Blast Records.

FFO: Terror, Sick Of It All, Agnostic Front, Biohazard, Strife, No Warning, Comeback Kid, Backtrack.

Band: https://www.facebook.com/madballNYC/

Order: https://madball.bfan.link/not-your-kingdom

#Review #Madball #Hardcore #HardcorePunk #MelodicHardcore #NYHC

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(03:08) Dave's Review

(15:35) Duncan's Review

(20:12) Ratings

We're back for Part 2 of our mid-year lists, arguing over placement, discovering new favourites, and probably upsetting at least a few people with our choices.

Expect heavy riffs, questionable opinions, passionate debates, and plenty of albums that deserve your attention.

#Metal2026 #BestMetalAlbums2026 #HeavyMetal

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(01:25) 5 Dave

(07:50) 5 Ross

(10:41) 5 Duncan

(16:54) 4 Dave

(21:16) 4 Ross

(24:29) 4 Duncan

(30:03) 3 Dave

(35:58) 3 Ross

(39:34) 3 Duncan

(47:54) 2 Dave

(54:50) 2 Ross

(58:39) 2 Duncan

(01:04:13) 1 Dave

(01:10:58) 1 Ross

(01:14:23) 1 Duncan

(01:21:55) Recap

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Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Philadelphia punk legends, The Menzingers.

The bands new album, Everything I Ever Saw, will be released on July 17th via Epitaph Records.

FFO: Against Me!, The Gaslight Anthem, Spanish Love Songs, The Killers, Joyce Manor, Bruce Springsteen.

Band: https://www.facebook.com/themenzingers

Order: https://themenzingers.bandcamp.com/album/everything-i-ever-saw

#PunkRock #Alternative #Indie #PopPunk #Orgcore

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(02:22) Dave's Review

(14:30) Duncan's Review

(20:00) Ratings