Once a week, Stack delivers a mix of the most interesting new music on the web, handpicked by the Hype Machine team. Here's a recent mix.
Latest avant-garde metal tracks
Imperial Triumphant - Lexington Delirium (feat. Tomas Haake)
The QuietusFollow “Kez Whelan picks out the 20 best records from 2025 in metal, year of heartening cross-pollination and pushed limits, as…” 2 days ago →
Neptunian Maximalism - At Dusk : Raag Marwa : Vilambit Laya Alaap
The QuietusFollow “Here are our favourite albums of the last 12 months, as voted for by tQ staff, columnists and core writers…” 4 days ago →
Kayo Dot - Magnetism
Machine MusicFollow “There are few pleasures in the esoteric world of an esoteric "critic" writing about esoteric music on one's esoteric site.…” on Jul 15th →
Grey Aura - Opgehangen afgrond
Heavy Blog Is HeavyFollow “Welcome to Kvlt Kolvmn. The temps are high, but our hearts remain frostbitten. Black metal excellence continues apace. Let's go.…” on Jun 27th →
Sigh - Death With Dishonor
Decibel MagazineFollow “Greetings, Decibel readers! I have an admission to make, I’ve never seen the first Friday the 13th film. I have…” on Jun 13th →
Grey Aura - Een uithangbord van wanhoop
Everything Is NoiseFollow “As the story of Zwart Vierkant draws to a close, Grey Aura paint the portrait of an artist disfigured by…” on May 2nd →
In The woods... - A Misrepresentation Of I
Decibel MagazineFollow “Greetings, Decibel readers! Hope everyone had a great time at this year’s installment of Decibel Metal and Beer Fest, and…” on Apr 11th →
Oranssi Pazuzu - Muuntautuja
Heavy Blog Is HeavyFollow “Black metal is well situated towards the end of our End of Year content, not because it's somehow lesser but…” on Feb 17th →
Body Meπa - Etel
Bandcamp DailyFollow “A short overview at the career of downtown New York and Black music legend Melvin Gibbs, “the greatest bassist in…” on Feb 10th →
Theophonos - Edelweiss, My Love
Machine MusicFollow “I'll open this week's ceremonies with two comments, one good and one awful, having to do with my ongoing Albums…” on Feb 8th →
Scarcity - In The Basin Of Alkaline Grief
The QuietusFollow “Kez Whelan salutes one of the best years for metal in recent memory, and forces himself to pick just 20…” on Dec 10th, 2024 →
VEILBURNER - III Visions of Hex-Shaped Hiss, Behead the Howling Spirit
No Clean SingingFollow “(Andy Synn highlights three of the more unusual albums from November) This time next week we’ll have begun my annual…” on Dec 2nd, 2024 →
Ideal Living - Loving & Still
Retratando VocesFollow “El single debut de Ideal Living como septeto, 'Loving & Still', via Crafting Room Recordings, encierra a su ave fénix…” on Oct 20th, 2024 →
Bríi - Baile Fantasma
Machine MusicFollow “"Will he be able to post even more "Ron is wasting his life away by writing idiotic metal lists"? Well,…” on Oct 13th, 2024 →
Serpentheir - Wandering in the Owlwood
No Clean SingingFollow “Wurm Flesh (As we’ve nearly broken into the final quarter of the year, DGR decided it was a good time…” on Sep 26th, 2024 →
Ex Eye - Xenolith; The Anvil
Bandcamp DailyFollow “A look at the saxophonist and soundtrack composer's innovative style of music, simultaneously meditative and confrontational. Read full story on…” on Sep 24th, 2024 →
Endon - Time Does Not Heal
PopMattersFollow “In August's best metal, Mamaleek defy categorization, Teeth evolve their dissonant death metal, and Vomitrot bounce between death/doom and black…” on Sep 5th, 2024 →
Leprous - Atonement
Heavy Blog Is HeavyFollow “Top Pick To the Grave – Everyone’s a Murderer (brutal deathcore) Sydney's To the Grave are one of the better…” on Aug 30th, 2024 →
Zeal and Ardor - to my ilk
No Clean SingingFollow “(With the month of August nearly over, our Denver-based writer Gonzo has brought us reviews of four albums released this…” on Aug 28th, 2024 →