The Owling Intravenous Flow

BEST ALBUMS OF 2026… SO FAR

2026 has been a really great year for new albums. Not just new albums but, bands returning and giving us new music that is just as good as their previous work, as well as a bunch of independent bands that are really coming into their own. This is one of my favorite posts of the year. It’s a great way to catch up on everything that’s come out that yo might have missed and check out something new. Audioeclectica, while mainly focused on rock music, is all about exploring new musical avenues. Why not start with these! Enjoy!

THIS LIST IS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER!!!

AUDIOECLECTICA’S BEST OF 2026… SO FAR:

01) Held- Grey
02) Puscifer- Normal Isn’t
03) Converge- Hum Of Hurt
04) Converge- Love Is Not Enough
05) Poison The Well- Peace In Place
06) Lamb Of God- Into Oblivion
07) Blackwater Holylight- Not Here Not Gone
08) The Owling- Intravenous Flow
09) Neurosis- An Undying Love For A Burning World
10) Failure- Location Lost
11) Monolord- Neverending
12) Corrosion Of Conformity- Good God/Baad Man
13) Nine Inch Noize- Nine Inch Noize
14) Sevendust- One
15) At The Gates- The Ghost Of A Future Dead
16) XCOMM- Time To Burn
17) Exodus- Goliath
18) Rob Zombie- The Great Satan
19) Genghis Tron- Signal Fire
20) A Place To Kill- A Place To Kill
21) Gaerea- Loss
22) Final Gasp- New Day Symptoms
23) Trauma Ray- Carnival
24) Carpenter Brut- Leather Temple
25) The Smashing Pumpkins- Zodeon At Crystal Hall

DISAPPOINTMENTS:
01) Megadeth- Megadeth

NEW MUSIC SPOTLIGHT: THE OWLING- INTRAVENOUS FLOW

Late last year, I introduced you all to the band The Owling. Their debut album, You Don’t Bow, You Will Learn” hit me out of nowhere and was a perfect end note to the year. Now, Kal Michael (guitar/vocals) and Art Quanstrom (drums), have kept their creative flow going and have released a new EP titled, Intravenous Flow.

Intravenous Flow is quite the perfect title for this release. Clocking in at just about twenty five minutes, the way this EP plays out really feels more like an album. The title track, “Intravenous Flow” starts things off and truly does have quite the flow. The delicate nature of the guitar creates a warm texture against the ambient cymbals and drums, while the vocals float on top. In a way there’s a post punk tinge to go along with the doom riffs and thunder drums. “Hollowed” is quite possibly my favorite song by The Owling. There’s a really cool almost Neurosis vibe to this song and it’s one of those really great slow burn songs. And then comes the cover song you didn’t know you needed, Ozzy Osbourne’s “Mama I’m Coming Home.” I quite enjoy this version. The way it pays homage to the original but, sways more into Sabbath territory is treat. Closing out this record is an acoustic version of “Intravenous Flow,” And what I said prior still stands, this one truly is THE delicate one.

I haven’t had the chance to see The Owling live yet but, I sure will soon. These songs live are going to be huge! The Owling aren’t just the a typical doom/insert other genre here band. When you listen you hear substance and depth. Something that is truly missing from so much rock music these days. Take your time with this record and really listen.

The Owling Online HERE

BY: Brian Lacy

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