Weekly release roundup (14/08/2026)

Another week of hot hot temperatures requires some scorching riffs to match. Hopefully there’s some good stuff in this bunch. Hails! Abyssal Rift - death - USAMegascavenger - death - SwedenBurial Ruthless - death - VenezuelaInvocation Ritual - death - USASuffocate the Skies - melodeath - USABeyond Defiance - melodeath - SwedenThe Absolution Sequence - tech death - AustraliaMaidenhead - thrash/death - USAComa Control - prog/death - FinlandWarforged - black/death/prog - USAGleichmacher - black - GermanySoulgrind - black/goth - FinlandShow n Tell - heavy metal - USAIronflame - heavy/power - USAWizards of Hazards - heavy/doom - FinlandOccult Master - doom - FinlandMean Green - stoner/doom - USADestroy My Brains - sludge/doom - CanadaObservers - doom/prog - AustraliaCoyote Man - prog - USAOnly Echoes - sludge/post - USASilence Before the Storm - metalcore - USAEvil Island - punk/post hardcore - USALiving Weapon - mathcore/hardcore- USA EPs: Death Kommander - death - UKThe Blade Itself -…