Signals From Mars Episode 470 – July & August 2026 Albums Review

Signals From Mars returns after the August hiatus to kick off year 17 of podcasting with a deep dive into the July and August 2026 rock and metal releases. Victor M. Ruiz is joined by Jeremy Weltman and Ed Ferguson to discuss standout albums, new discoveries, disappointments, surprise favorites, and weekly picks across hard rock, heavy metal, thrash metal, death metal, hardcore, punk, industrial metal, power metal, and more.

The episode covers releases from Deep Purple, L.A. Guns, The Rolling Stones, DevilDriver, Left to Die, Motionless In White, Madball, Cancer Bats, Marilyn Manson, Weezer, Flotsam and Jetsam, The Warning, Mastodon, Kicking Valentina, Tokyo Blade, Burning Sun, Exhumer, Led By Vultures, and many more. Which albums stood out, which missed the mark, and which 2026 releases deserve another listen?

Keywords: July 2026 albums, August 2026 albums, 2026 rock albums, 2026 metal albums, hard rock, heavy metal, thrash metal, death metal, new music, album reviews, Signals From Mars

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