Cell Press – Cages (2024), Tabula Rasa (2026)

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“The world isn’t any less frustrating or stupid than it was when we made our last recording, so you can assume a higher level or hatred, anger and frustration has been baked right the fuck into these tunes; it’s simple math.”

So says Québécois crew Cell Press regarding their latest offering — just released earlier this month.

Sounds like a perfect reason to check it out, and why not take a quick peek at that “last recording” they referenced, while we’re at it?

 

LFG!

 

Cell Press – Cages (No List Records / The Ghost is Clear / Ancient Temple Recordings, 08 March 2026)

 

Cell Press – Tabula Rasa (No Why Records, 06 March 2026)

 

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Tide Harvester – Palemoon Spelltone (2023), Triumph of the Dragon-God (2026)

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Well, friends — so concludes another week. And one of the busiest and more stressful in recent memory; or at least it was for me. How are you all doing? Before I sign out of here and go pass out for the entire weekend, I’d like to share some new music with you. Well, some brand-new and some slightly less-new.

Did you hear Syrup Moose Records is back? They’ve started grinding out the albums again for 2026, and today marks the release of the second full-length by a Kansas Citian one-piece band whose debut LP was one of SMR‘s earliest output, almost exactly three years ago.

 

Tide Harvester – Palemoon Spelltone (Syrup Moose Records, 07 April 2023)

 

Tide Harvester – Triumph of the Dragon-God (Syrup Moose Records, 27 March 2026)

 

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Educated Owls – The Fires of Dead Stars (2026); Glassing – From the Other Side of the Mirror (2024)

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Good day, friends!

I guess.

I mean, after all, it is Monday. And as we all know, the Iron Sheik (R.I.P.) would probably have had some choice words to say about that on Twitter (R.I.P.).

In typical Monday fashion, it’s time to play catch-up from last week. Specifically, there was a brand new album released last Friday that I was planning to share with you all, but then — well — you know.

That new release comes to us from Washington (D.C.)’s Educated Owls, a name that may seem familiar to you from a handful of compilations that have been featured on this site over the past couple of years.

And as an added bonus, we’ll also check out the latest (albeit coming up upon two years since it was first released) from Austin (TX)’s Glassing, who also may be familiar to you from a couple previous releases we had discussed.

 

Educated Owls – The Fires of Dead Stars (self-released, 20 March 2026)

 

Glassing – From the Other Side of the Mirror (Pelagic Records, 26 April 2024)

 

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Neurosis – An Undying Love for a Burning World (2026)

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Y’all. This is not a drill. New NEUROSIS album just dropped.

Neurosis – An Undying Love for a Burning World (Neurot Recordings, 20 March 2026)

 

 

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SoftSun – Daylight in the Dark (2024), Eternal Sunrise (2025)

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Hello, Dear Readers! Hope you are all having a splendid Thursday.

Yesterday I told you about this weekend’s Mojave Experience festival taking place Friday and Saturday in the California desert.

Well today, I’d like to call your attention to another group who will be making an appearance in the Yucca Valley this Friday night (20 March): SoftSun, a collaboration between Norwegian bassist/vocalist Pia Isaksen (also known for her solo act Pia Isa as well as being a member of Superlynx (reviewed here) and Californian guitarist Gary Arce (whose other band Yawning Man will ALSO be at the Mojave Experience on Saturday) with the trio rounded out by a different drummer on each of their first two albums.

 

SoftSun – Daylight in the Dark (Ripple Music, 08 November 2024)

 

SoftSun – Eternal Sunrise (Heavy Psych Sounds, 07 November 2025)

 

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Borracho – Ouroboros (2025) || Mojave Experience (Yucca Valley / Joshua Tree, March 2026)

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Following up this post from last week, we here at Valley of Steel HQ are pleased to present to you ANOTHER article about ANOTHER new (well, it was new last year) album from a band we’ve written about a bunch of times, who ALSO will be playing at a festival at the end of the week (in addition to a few stops through southern California leading up to it). It’s like déjà vu all over again.

 

Borracho – Ouroboros (Ripple Music, 08 August 2025)

 

 

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Stone Machine Electric – Faces (2025) || Stoner Jam (Austin TX, March 2026)

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Greetings, friends! I come bearing good news for those who live in or within driving distance of central Texas, and for those who just enjoy good music no matter where in the world they are…

 

Stone Machine Electric – Faces (Argonauta Records, 26 September 2025)

 

 

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Philip K. Discs – This Boombox is a Compilation (2026)

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I know what you’re thinking, didn’t we just do this?

But just announced last week and currently available for pre-order, here’s some more craziness from the creative minds at PKD.

 

 

Philip K. Discs – This Boombox is a Compilation (03 April 2026)

 

 

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Secret Cutter – /// (2025); Blunt Knife Castration – Blood & Oil (2026)

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It IS once again Bandcamp Friday, so if you’ve had your eye on something in your wishlist — or if you hear something today that catches your fancy — it’s a good time to make that purchase, since 100% of the cost ends up going straight to the artist!

For all my good friends and casual acquaintances out there reading these words: I’ve decided to close out the week with one album that was released last March by a band from the other side of the state that we’ve been fans of for a long time here in the Valley, and one that was released last Friday by an artist from the other side of the Atlantic whom we’ve only just learned about when they recently reached out by email. In both cases, we 100% guarantee you will love what you hear, or we’ll refund every penny you spent on your free subscription to valleyofsteel dot net.

 

Secret Cutter – /// (self-released, 20 March 2025)

 

Blunt Knife Castration – Blood & Oil (Remorseless Records, 27 February 2026)

 

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Fryktelig Støy – Incandescent (2025); Fayenne – The Calling from the Depth (2026)

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Hello friends!

I’m pleased to present you with the following — one album that came out a year ago, one that was just released a week ago. In my notes (where I keep track of everything I’ve listened to that I plan to keep, that I plan to write about here, that I expect to possibly be a contender for one of my year end lists, and basically I just jot down a few descriptive words or phrases to help me keep track of it all, since frankly none of us are getting any younger and it keeps getting harder with each passing year), I described one of them as “nasty, raw BM with some atmospheric stuff” and the other as “atmospheric, dusty-crusty Swedish BM.”

If either of those descriptions — or both! — seem like they may be up your alley, then read on, read on!

 

Fryktelig Støy – Incandescent (I, Voidhanger Records, 11 April 2025)

 

Fayenne – The Calling from the Depth (Void Wanderer Productions / Hamartia Records, 26 February 2026)

 

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