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Best of 2026: Quarter 3
The 10 best singles, EPs and albums releases from the third quarter of 2026.
10. Kingdom Of Giants - 'Reign' / 'The Edge Of A Dream'
Song: Two more disarmingly captivating singles dropped from their hugely anticipated upcoming studio record
Album: Usurper, Out 13 Nov
9. thrown - 'critic'
Song: As flawless as ever, silencing whoever dares speak against metal's most uncompromising active band with flair
Album: UNWANTED, Out 6 Nov
8. Northlane - 'CUT_it' / 'Crucified'
Song: Back to their infectiously pulsating selves with a series of single teasers paving the way to one of most exciting LPs of 2026
Album: Anemoia, Out 30 Oct
7. Banks Arcade - 'YUCK!'
Song: Completing a curious Arising Empire transfer with a signature swagger and an exemplarily sophomore album drop
Album: SECOND PLACE SUPERSTAR, Out Now (review)
6. Electric Callboy - 'Heartclub'
Song: Ending their latest album cycle with the loudest and brightest bang to meet the bands' evergrowing reputation and acclaim
Album: TANZNEID, Out Now (review)
5. Architects - 'Machine'
Song: A fittingly divisive blockbuster release to usher a new era of trademark modern metal bangers and global whining
Album: TBC
4. Falling In Reverse - 'Joseph' (ft. Corey Taylor and Serj Tankian)
Song: Continuing the relentless quest to assemble metal's oldschool avengers on yet another audio-visual masterpiece.
Album: TBC
3. Rising Insane - 'Outrage'
Song: As tireleslly bouncy and hyperenergetic as expected, exploding louder than ever on their latest LP.
Album DEATHRACE, Out Now (review)
2. Allt - 'Nevermind'
Song: A beautifully chilling piece from one of Sweden's brightest current metalcore flagmen and their new career-defining LP.
Album: Ataraxia, Out Now (review)
1. 156/Silence - 'Cannon Fodder' (ft. Mike Hranica)
Song: The finest collab of 2026, unleashing both TDWP's Mike Hranica and the most passionate and AOTY contender so far.
Album: From A Distance, Out Now (review)
Find all those ragers and many more in our wide selection of Modern Metal Playlists.
10 more tracks to check from Q3:
Boundaries - 'Crowned and Crucified' (Yearning: the unbeautiful after, Out Now)
Future Palace - 'Nixy' (Resurgence, Out Now)
Imminence - 'False Light' (Axis Mundi, Out 2 Oct)
Motionless In White - 'Fight Like Hell' (Decades, Out Now)
Ocean Sleeper - 'Taste' (Peace When I'm Dead, Out Now)
Polaris - 'Without You' (TBC)
Secrets - 'Signal Decay' (Searching For The Things We Don't Wish To Find, Out Now)
Wage War - 'Landfall' (Landfall, Out 9 Oct)
Windwaker - 'do or die' (smile, you're on camera, Out 23 Oct)
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