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Best of 2026: Quarter 1
- Lighthouse Music
- 5 days ago
- 2 min read
The 10 best singles, EPs and albums releases from fourth quarter of 2026.
10. Ice Nine Kills - 'Twisting The Knife' (ft. Mckenna Grace)
Song: A masterclass in soundtrack composition, melodic metal anthem production, and audio-visual synergy
Album: TBC for 2026
9. Siamese - 'drown'
Song: Trademark earworm by the undisputed masters of current electro-pop-infused alt metal bangers
Album: TBC for 2026
8. Paleface Swiss - 'Withering Flower'
Song: Relentless by design and uncontainable in execution, kickstarting the new year with appropriate fury
Album: The wilted EP, Out Now (review)
7. Varials - 'Hurt Chamber'
Song: As falsely enticing as mercilessly punishing, a masterful comeback by our favourite underground cult heroes
EP: WHERE THE LIGHT LEAVES, Out Now
6. Rising Insane - 'Good Enough' (ft. Caskets)
Song: An irrestistably slick collab between two of the freshest contemporary heavy music acts in Europe at present
Album: TBC for 2026
5. Poppy - 'Time Will Tell'
Song: The Princess of modern metal making a stellar return to media highlights with an even more polished sound
Album Empty Hands, Out Now (review)
4. Humanity's Last Breath - 'Godhood'
Song: The outherworldly soundtrack to our impending collective demise delivered with seasoned musical godslayers' might
Album: TBC for 2026
3. The Devil Wears Prada - 'Play The Old Shit'
Song: An unapologetic "stfu" in the face of entitled gatekeepers and a welcome addition to an already brilliant record
Album Flowers, Out Now (review)
2. The Gloom In The Corner - 'Nope (Hollow Point Elysium)'
Song: The absolute highlight of the outrageously bizarre and captivating continuation of the post-apocalyptic saga
Album: Royal Discordance, Out Now (review)
1. Gaerea - 'Phoenix'
Song: An unforgettable anthem of defiance and resillience from a monumental and career-defining AOTY contender
Album: Loss, Out Now (review)
Find all those ragers and many more in our wide selection of Modern Metal Playlists.
10 more tracks to check from Q1:
Amity Affliction - 'House of Cards' (Album: House of Cards, Out 24 Apr)
Ankor - 'NAGATO - purple eyes' (TBC)
August Burns Red - 'Behemoth' (Season of Surrender, Out 5 Jun)
Cold Night For Alligators - 'With All That's Left' (With All That's Left, Out Now)
Diamond Construct - 'Discarded' (TBC)
Don Broco - 'True Believers' (ft. Sam Carter from Architects) (Nightmare Tripping, Out Now)
ERRA - 'further eden' (silence outlives the earth, Out Now)
Haste The Day - 'Liminal' (ft. Silent Planet) (Dissenter, Out 1 May)
Vicious Rain - 'Gods of Glass & Wire' (The Anatomy Of Suffering, Out Now)
Wage War - 'SONG OF THE SWAMP' (IT CALLS ME BY NAME, Out 17 Apr)
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