Metal Contraband News For July 29th, 2026:
This week in Metal Contraband:
Ministry’s Al Jourgensen declares a final album and farewell planned for this year, with Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery) out October 30th. The first single is out today, with a music video for “Burned Out”, which you can check out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEOkt8U6GKc&feature=youtu.be. Al Jourgensen says about the announcement, “I’m fucking done. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished. I’m amazed at the path that it’s taken, from With Sympathy to where we’re at today, and all points in between. It’s been quite a ride, but I’m completely at peace with the fact that it’s done. It’s time to herd goats”. For more on the album, and upcoming farewell tour dates, visit: https://ministryband.com/.
Hatebreed has just announced a new album on the way, with Fatal Paradox set for November 6th via BLKIIBLK. For now, you can check out the single, “Kill Count Increase” here: youtube.com/watch?v=A1xcFqhfVYk&feature=youtu.be. Jamey Jasta says, “‘Kill Count Increase’ is the lead track on Fatal Paradox and a perfect way of summing up our first album in six years from the start. It’s straightforward, in-your-face Hatebreed. Fast. Hard. It gets down to business and comes up for air two-and-a-half minutes later. The room and everyone in it gets wrecked and comes back wanting more”. Hatebreed is also heading out on the road this summer, including a few festivals and dates supporting Slayer and Turnstile. For all the info, head to: https://www.hatebreed.com/.
Insomnium has dropped a new single, with “Gleam In the Black” out now: https://youtu.be/26oH8EtWA58?si=f8f-Kysn4zUzz_k3. The track is leading to the band’s new album Netherworlds, set for an October 16th release. Vocalist/bassist Niilo Sevänen says, “Being one of the faster songs on the new album, this is a track that should get the crowd moving when played live. It definitely carries a classic Insomnium spirit. The lyrics tell a dark and mysterious love story, capturing the mood and atmosphere of the entire album. We are doomed to wander the nightly woods, searching for something lost long ago, something we can reach only in our dreams. That single gleam of light amidst the blackness”. Follow the band via: https://www.insomnium.net/.
Frozen Crown is heading to the release of The Legend of Six Kings, set for an October 2nd release via Napalm Records. This week, you can check out the second single, “Reborn”, with a music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do0JgIG-Lvs. Drummer Niso Tomasini says of the track, “‘Reborn’ continues the narrative arc begun with ‘The One’, with bright light manifesting a rebirth after dark. As Samwise Gamgee said, ‘Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines, it will shine out the clearer’. On this track, vocalist Giada ‘Jade’ Etro’s voice takes some melancholic shades in the verses that find a great contrast in the powerful and cheerful anthemic choruses, running on a more straightforward, hard-and-heavy-inspired rhythm. In the video clip, our director Raoul Noise captured the band’s new dark fantasy aesthetic on a clear white background, embracing the theme of frost while keeping Frozen Crown’s signature live-performance approach, showing the energy and the alchemy between the band members”. For more on the band, including their upcoming tour with Kamelot and Visions of Atlantis, visit: https://frozencrown.net/.
Krallice is preparing for the release of Scour Order, their new album set for September 18th via Profound Lore Records. You can check out the single “Living Useless Ritual” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXJbHs7AIXc. The NYC-based band will take off on their first-ever European tour this fall, with all the details available at: https://www.facebook.com/krallice.
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