Record Store Day has just unveiled an impressive lineup of releases for this year’s event, and we’ve compiled a comprehensive list of all the rock and metal titles to streamline your shopping experience!
This year’s offerings span a wide range of genres, including classic rock, progressive, death metal, drone, grunge, and alternative. With such a diverse selection, every fan is sure to find something that resonates with their musical taste.
When Is Record Store Day?
Mark your calendars: Record Store Day will take place on April 12, 2025.
How to Locate a Participating Record Store
To find a participating record store near you, visit the Record Store Day website. You can search for locations globally, either by using a map or by entering your city, state, zip code, or the name of your favorite record shop.
Please note that “Record Store Day does not distribute or sell the releases to participating stores. Each independent record store makes its own purchasing decisions and may opt to stock some titles while leaving others behind.” This means that not every store will carry the same selection, and many titles will be available in limited quantities.
2025 RECORD STORE DAY: ROCK + METAL RELEASES
Among the many titles set for release in celebration of Record Store Day, we’ve meticulously sifted through the list to highlight the rock and metal gems. Check them out below!
A – D
- A Day to Remember, Attack of the Killer B-Sides (10″ EP)
- The B52’s, The B52’s (LP Picture Disc)
- Better Than Ezra, How Does Your Garden Grow? (2 x LP)
- Black Sabbath, The Eternal Idol (LP)
- Black Stone Cherry, This is Black Stone Cherry’s RSD album, The band really likes it. (LP, CD)
- Blue Cheer, Junk (LP)
- Blur, The Magic Whip (LP)
- David Bowie, Ready, Set, Go! (Live, Riverside Studios ’03) (2 x LP, CD)
- Carcass, Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious (LP)
- Collective Soul, Blender (LP)
- The Cure, The Head on the Door (LP Picture Disc)
- Dead Sara, Ain’t It Tragic (LP)
- Deicide, Once Upon the Cross (30th Anniversary) (LP)
- The Dictators, D.F.F.D. (LP)
- Dokken, Beast From the East (Live) (2 x LP)
- The Doors, Strange Days 1967 – A Work in Progress (LP)
E – H
- Earth, Hex (20th Anniversary Edition) (2 x LP)
- Fields of the Nephilim, Fallen (2 x LP)
- Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac (LP Picture Disc)
- Flotsam & Jetsam, High (LP)
- Peter Gabriel, OVO (2 x LP)
- Liam Gallagher, Acoustic Sessions (LP)
- Jerry Garcia Band, Don’t Let Go: Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco – May 21, 1976 (4 x LP)
- David Gilmour, Between Two Points (12″ vinyl)
- Goblin, L’altro Inferno/The other Hell – O.S.T. (LP)
- Grateful Dead, On a Back Porch Vol. 1 (LP)
- George Harrison/Beck, “Be Here Now” (12″ single) *RSD Song of the Year
- HIM, Join Me (12″ Picture Disc)
I – L
- Scott Ian, BLACK KNIGHT SWORD OF RAGE (Music From the Original Pinball Soundtrack) (LP)
- The Jesus Lizard, Flux (EP)
- Jet, Get Born Rarities (LP)
- Jethro Tull, Songs From the Vault: 1975-1978 (2 x LP)
- Elton John, Live at the Rainbow Theatre (LP)
- Judas Priest, Live in Atlanta ’82 (2 x LP)
- The Killers & Bruce Springsteen, Encore at the Garden (undisclosed format)
- Mark Knopfler, One Take Radio Sessions (undisclosed format)
- Geddy Lee, The Lost Demos (12″ single)
M – P
- Johnny Marr, Look Out Live! (2 x LP)
- Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, “Echoes” (Live) (12″ single)
- The Mission, Neverland + Bonus Tracks (2 x LP)
- Joni Mitchell, Live 1976 (3 x LP)
- Mark Morton, Without the Pain (LP)
- Motley Crue, “Smokin’ In the Boys Room” / “Home Sweet Home” (undisclosed format)
- Nektar, Remember the Future (50th Anniversary Remix) (LP)
- Oasis, Time Flies… 1994 – 2009 (4 x LP)
- Papa Roach, “Leave a Light on (Talk the Dark Away)” (12″ vinyl)
- Pixies, Bossanova / Trompe Le Mode – Live From Europe 2023 (2 x LP)
- Public Image Limited, First Issue (US Version) (undisclosed format)
Q – T
- Queen, De Lane Lea Demos (undisclosed format)
- Rage Against the Machine, Live on Tour 1993 (2 x LP)
- Ramones, Loco Live (undisclosed format)
- Lou Reed, Metal Machine Music (2 x LP)
- The Replacements, L.P. (2 x LP)
- The Replacements, Tim (2 x LP)
- The Residents, Leftovers Again?! Again?!? (AGAIN?!?!) Volume 3 (LP)
- Rise Against, Nod (7″ vinyl)
- The Rolling Stones, Out of Our Heads (US) (LP)
- Royel Otis, Nachville Sessions (10″ EP)
- Todd Rundgren, Initiation (2 x LP)
- Todd Rundgren, The Arena Tour Live (2 x LP)
- Saxon, Wheels of Steel (45th Anniversary Edition) (2 x LP)
- Skinlab, Bound, Gagged and Blindfolded (2 x LP)
- Sly & The Family Stone, The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967 (LP)
- Soul Asylum, After the Flood: Live From the Grand Forks Prom, June 28, 1997 (2 x LP)
- Starship, “We Built This City” (12″ Picture Disc)
- Sting, Sting 3.0 Live (2 x LP)
- Stone Temple Pilots, Live in New Haven 1994 (2 x LP)
- The Struts, “Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy” (7″
