Evolution sparks this massive electrical energy charging at you, in a way that the group pulls in these incredible blistering, yet skull-crunching, hard rock sounds that come out of the volcanoes, ready to erupt at any second.

Iron Kingdom has really taken their stance with hard rock and heavy metal to a standstill, packed with amazement and shining glory in all of its wonder.

Unholy Drum isn’t for the faint of heart, but what a way this group has endured as a listener by taking its massive powder keg, waiting to explode at any second.

It hits you when you look back at those wonderful moments you have with your loved one or your parents to focus on the good that was always there in our childhood.

Apocalypse speaks with wisdom and power to prove how amazing this group has been around by keeping our spirits alive.

Ultimately, Tarot finds Magenta reinvigorated. It’s a bold, cinematic work that reinforces their place within modern progressive rock while staying true to the genre’s spirit of exploration.

Listening to this ambitious recording, it was quite a challenge for Smith and Hutchinson to tackle the Kibbo Kift Kindred and Hargrave’s vision.

They were a very unique, very heavy band following in the footsteps of the Ozzy era from Black Sabbath with a dosage of progressive rock thrown into the mix with that delicious Maltese flavour in their work.

As soon as the eruptive instruments start to kick in, it becomes this worldly view of a powder keg waiting to explode at any second.

Despite the chaos and disorder Sheeple brings to the table, the album remains surprisingly approachable. While thematic accuracy is a fleeting target, Franck has unleashed a powerful and passionate release this year.

They have taken up the ante by going more into this psychedelic swirl in an art deco fashion which captures the eeriness and surreal abandonment the houses are in perfect state, but lost in time.

You need to give Blind Revolution a chance to see why they’re honouring the legends of the arena rock and the hair metal movement.

That’s how incredible Jerome really is. He wants to prove himself that he’s more than just a member of Tangerine Dream.

It is challenging, yes, but it’s given an astonishing point of wonder and unexpected sceneries that’ll keep you going back more and more to see and hear of what you’ve been missing.

These compositions within the six tracks that is on here, blend in their maturity and distinctive voices throughout their arrangements.

Something Deeply Hidden is Poly-Math’s weirdest and strangest album the band have unleashed for 2026.

The Passing is quite the emotional ride with unbelievable results and wonderous sense of arrangements Jacob has brought to the fold.

The second volume gets even wacky, dadaist, crazy, insane, and brilliant in a way those two guys can show how much wonderful music can come out of the Great White North.

Sanguis is harder, edgier, powerful, and it still manages to see what the band will do next for the third and final chapter in the Dark Poem saga that waits for us.

You feel as if you’re watching the duo, pouring their heart and soul into the album and bringing all of these wonders to life to make sure they’ve got it all down to a T.

The melodies and darkness on Gild The Lily, is quite a moment of realisation and not a single bad track the band put forth for 2026.