Ian’s Best Heffy Records of February ’26 | Metal Insider

Nine albums you might have missed out on, or need to give a second spin. Let's do this. I have the full rundown of mostly everything metal and some rock.

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Unburier break down new EP in track-by-track guide

Unburier released their new EP, As Time Awaits, on February 27, 2026. The band has teamed up with Metal Insider to give a track-by-track breakdown.

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New & Noteworthy: The Great Releases – 2/27/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week.

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New & Noteworthy: The New Releases – 2/20/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week.

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New & Noteworthy: Releases Is Not Enough – 2/13/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week.

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Inside Death Knocks: Hoaxed discuss recording challenges

Portland, Oregon dark rockers Hoaxed have unveiled their sophomore full-length album, Death Knocks, out now via Relapse Records.

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Ponte del Diavolo share track-by-track guide for new album

Bassist Kratom has offered a deeper behind-the-scenes look at the album with a track-by-track breakdown. De Venom Natura is now available via Season of Mist.

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Album Review: Mayhem – ‘Liturgy of Death’

Instead of retreating from these ideas, the band exposes them like an open wound, letting the chaos, anger, and bleak philosophy spill outward through sound.

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New & Noteworthy: Liturgy of Releases – 2/6/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week.

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February is going to be challenging. 🎮

These are the #games that caught my interest. My #backlog aka #pileofshame, is already very large, so this will not be easy.

03/02 - Norse: Oath of Blood
03/02 - Eversiege: Untold Ages
05/02 - Menace
06/02 - Nioh 3
10/02 - Newgenics
10/02 - Relooted
12/02 - Mario Tennis Fever
12/02 - Disciples: Domination
12/02 - Ride 6
12/02 - Chromagun 2: Dye Hard
13/02 - High on Life 2
16/02 - Astrobotanica
18/02 - Star Trek Voyager: Across the Unknown
19/02 - Styx: Blades of Greed
20/02 - Sealchain: Call of Blood
27/02 - Laysara: Kingdom of the Mountains

Realistically, I will probably play around five of these games long term.
For the others, I will see how it goes.

#Gaming #Backlog #FebruaryReleases #videogames #startrek #styx #nioh #nio3 #mario #nintendo