2026 Anticipated Albums

ANTICIPATED ALBUMS: OCEAN SLEEPER- PEACE WHEN I’M DEAD

Discovering a new band that you don’t expect is one of the best things. It could be a riff, melody, lyric, or random part that connects. No matter what it is, the feeling of finding a new band to enjoy is something else. With that in mind let me introduce you to, Ocean Sleeper.

Hailing from Australia, the home of the one and only Silverchair (yes, I know there are plenty of other Aussie bands. Silverchair was fucking awesome)! Ocean Sleeper formed in 2016 and have been honing their metalcore meets post-hardcore sound since. Now on their second album, Peace When I’m Dead, Ocean Sleeper have upped the stakes.

Armed with songs that evoke emotion, a heaviness that makes you bang your head and a crisp melodic sensibility, Ocean Sleeper will keep you awake and demand your attention. The most recent single “My Forever Drug” is addictive as it’s catchy but deep. When the chorus hits, it soars. You just have to listen. The title track “Peace When I’m Dead” screams urgency right out of the gate. “Break The Cycle” hits like broken glass against the wall. The impact of this song really gets your blood pumping.

Peace When I’m Dead arrives August 21 via Rise Records. Be on the lookout for Ocean Sleeper!

My Forever Drug:

Peace When I’m Dead:

Break The Cycle:

ANTICIPATED ALBUMS: EVIL ISLAND- TERRAFORM THE AFTERLIFE

Danger is an aspect of rock music that has been missing for quite a while. Certainly there are a few that resonate with being “dangerous.” So when the idea of a new band featuring original members of The Blood Brothers comes along, attention is definitely going to be needed. Enter, Evil Island, this new post-hardcore/punk/hardcore band featuring Johnny Whitney, (vocals) Cody Votolato, (vocals, guitar) Mark Gajadhar, (drums, percussion) Autry René Fulbright II, (bass) and Todd Weinstock (guitar). Who you might also know from Glassjaw and …Trail Of The Dead.

Terraform The Afterlife, their debut album, produced by the legendary Ross Robinson, and to be released on Blowed Out Records on August 14, 2026. The album also features guest spots from Guy Picciotto of Fugazi, Alexis Krauss from Sleigh Bells, Jordan Blilie from The Blood Brothers, and Michael Gatto from XCOMM. Already four eclectic and ferocious songs have been released. Each one having its own charm and personality that makes Evil Island a band that live is going to be the cherry on top.

The notion of danger, a small club and songs that will be lit like fireworks?! Bring it on!

Check Out This Taste Of Terraform The Afterlife!

Tiger Baby:

Animal:

Melted Heart (Featuring Alexis Krauss of Silver Bells):

King Death:

NEW RELEASE: POISON THE WELL- THOROUGHBREDS

I know I’m excited about this and many of you are too. Poison The Well have announced their first NEW ALBUM is 16 years!! Peace In Place will arrive on March 20, 2026 via Sharptone Records. The new album was produced by Will Putney (Better Lovers, Every Time I Die, etc) and it sounds as sharp (no pun intended) and direct as I’d hope it would. The first single “Thoroughbreds” has some reminders of the Tear From The Red era mixed with where they left off with The Tropic Rot. As a long time Poison The Well fan this is quite exciting. Their reunion show a few years back proved that their comeback was needed. Then each time they’d come back to celebrate The Opposite Of December or You Come Before You, you could feel it in the crowd that Poison The Well was coming back like a force of nature! March 20th can’t come soon enough!!

Poison The Well- Thoroughbreds: