Slipknot — Arsenal (Sept 11, 2026)

Slipknot — Arsenal — September 11, 2026. The band’s latest sting of noise leads a compact, no-fluff week of metal newness that mixes surprise drops, side‑project bravado and a few proper comeback moves — the kind of playlist that will punch through headphones on the commute or your next road trip.

What matters to fans: this week’s selections are short on filler and heavy on hooks. Slipknot’s “Arsenal” arrives as the band’s first new material since DJ Sid Wilson’s summer exit, and it’s built to land hard. The rest of the roundup keeps the pressure on with everything from deathcore speed‑runs to retro metal collaborations and genre‑blending experiments.

“It’s like we’ve got everyone by the hair and we’re just going, ‘Go, Go, Go!’” — vocalist Corey Taylor

Standouts to queue

• Suicide Silence — Graceless: Title track from the band’s eighth full‑length, a brutal two‑minute deathcore burst ahead of a November release tied to Remember… You Must Die.
• Miss May I — Highbrow Thieves: From No Place For Me, the Ohio four‑piece serve big, chuggy riffs with an unexpectedly inspirational punch and a Tarantino nod in the intro.
• Slipknot — Arsenal: A confrontational surprise song that marks a new eight‑piece era and leans on sheer momentum rather than subtlety.
• From First To Last — They Said Your Ghost Was A Promise: Another cut from the six‑track EP We Were Bleeding Anyway, now with Lil Lotus on vocals and the band leaning into their post‑hardcore instincts.
• Ando San — Hype Man / Triggas (ft. Mazbou Q): A Sumerian Records sign‑on who fuses black‑metal textures with heavy hip hop beats — an aggressive genre cross‑over worth repeated listens.
• Absolute Power — Needs Must When The Devil Drives: Shane Embury’s metal project enlists Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens for a galloping, trad‑tinged banger.
• Spiritbox — Mourning: A surprise standalone drop ahead of their European run; airy and soaring, it hints at where the band might go after Tsunami Sea.
• Silvertomb — Graves in the Sky: A bleak, Ozzy‑tinged rumble featuring veterans of Type O Negative; their album The Interpretation of Nightmares is due in November.

Also: a reader poll saw NWOBHM veterans Saxon top the vote with Gods Of Thunder on 42 per cent, with Hansen and Evanescence rounding out the podium. If you like your metal direct and immediate, this week’s batch is designed to hit quick and stick with you.