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Best of 2026: Quarter 2
- Lighthouse Music
- 4 days ago
- 2 min read
The 10 best singles, EPs and albums releases from the second quarter of 2026.
10. thrown - 'split'
Song: Direct, punching, right-in-your-face, bouncy no-bs pit-starter with the well established thrown flavour
Album: TBC
9. Kingdom Of Giants - 'Respawn'
Song: Handling yet another departure with pure class and the perfect reassurance that KoG's future is brighter than ever
Album: TBC
8. Electric Callboy - 'Let The Good Times Roll' (ft. The Offspring)
Song: The official anthem of Summer 2026, simultaneously the most unexpected and most yet logical teamup of the year
Album: TANZNEID, Out 7 Aug
7. Smash Hit Combo - 'Deadline'
Song: A welcome return from one of repcore's OG legends, as uncompromisingly wild and uniquely French as ever
Album: Deus Ex, Out Now (review)
6. Alt. - 'Passage'
Song: Pure Aussie excellence taken from an outstanding conceptual EP that is bound to catapult Alt. to the big league
Album: Nevermore EP, Out Now (review)
5. August Burns Red - 'Sonic Salvation' (ft. Jamie Hails)
Song: Hitting harder than ever on the furious collab with Polaris' very own Jamie Hails from their exemplary 11th record
Album Season Of Surrender, Out Now (review)
4. The Plot In You - 'You Get One'
Song: Equally Seductive and feral, a trademark TPIY banger and the last piece from their huge upcoming self-titled LP
Album: The Plot In You, Out 10 Jul
3. Motionless In White - 'Playin God' (ft. Corey Taylor)
Song: Relentless collaboration between two of the metal world's biggest icons ahead of a massive upcoming Summer release
Album Decades, Out 17 Jul
2. Haste The Day - 'Grave'
Song: Ending a decade-long hiatus with a beautiful scene anthem and an examplary timeless new full studio album
Album: Dissenter, Out Now (review)
1. Imminence - 'The Sword That Never Bends'
Song: Stunning fresh start under the Sumerian flag, and a smooth change of direction and pace for Sweden's finest
Album: TBC
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10 more tracks to check from Q2:
156/Silence - 'No Arms' (From A Distance, Out 4 Sep)
Allt - 'Omertà' / 'Snowblind' (Ataraxia, Out 31 Jul)
Bring Me The Horizon - 'Dehumanized' (Count Your Blessings Repented, Out 10 Jul)
Darko US - 'Red Samurai' (Oni 2, Out Now)
Enter Shikari - 'The Flick Of A Switch I.' (Lose Your Self, Out Now)
Ocean Sleeper - 'Peace When I'm Dead' (Pleace When I'm Dead, 21 Aug)
Rising Insane - 'DEATHRACE' / 'DARK' (DEATHRACE, Out 21 Aug)
Siamese - 'dark' (dissolution, Out Now)
The Amity Affliction - 'Kickboxer' (House of Cards, Out Now)
Wage War - 'Blindfold' (IT CALLS ME BY NAME EP, OUT NOW)
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