2026 Hard Rock and Metal Album Release Calendar

As the new year unfolds, the hard rock and metal scene is set for an exhilarating lineup of album releases. Each week promises fresh sounds, making it essential for fans to stay updated. Bookmark this page for regular updates and check back every Friday for the latest releases!

Weekly Album Releases

January 2026 Releases

January 2, 2026

• Ellende – Zerfall (AOP)
• Excavated Graves – Life Isn’t For Everyone (Selfmadegod)
• Fuath – III (Northern Silence)
• Hologramah – Abyssus.Versus.Versiculos. (Living Temple)
• Paleface Swiss – The Wilted EP (Self)
• Ulver – Neverland (House Of Mythology)
• Wildhunt – Aletheia (Jawbreaker)

January 9, 2026

• Alter Bridge – Alter Bridge (Napalm)
• Beyond The Black – Break The Silence (Nuclear Blast)
• Bruit – Monolith Re-Release (Pelagic)
• Bullet – Kickstarter (Steamhammer)
• Iotunn – Waves Over Copenhell (Metal Blade)
• Läjä Äijälä and Albert Witchfinder – Circle Of Pain (Svart)
• Lionheart – Valley Of Death II (Arising Empire)
• The Medea Project – Live At Dingwalls (Self)
• Nanowar Of Steel – The Genghis Khan EP To End All Genghis Khan EPs (Napalm)
• Push! – Plowing Ahead (Frozen)
• Semper Acerbus – Following Omens (Eclipse)
• Six Going On Seven – Human Tears (Spartan)
• Uuhai – Human Herds (Napalm)

January 16, 2026

• Architectural Genocide – Malignant Cognition (Comatose)
• Blanket – True Blue (Adventure Cat)
• Carrion Veal – Slay Utterly (Unique Leader)
• Death Cult – Paradise Live (Beggars Banquet)
• Demons My Friends – Demons Seem To Gather Re-Release (Ripple)
• Dvm Spiro – MMXXVI – Grave (My Kingdom)
• Edenbridge – Set The Dark On Fire (Steamhammer/SPV)
• The Eternal – Celestial EP (Reigning Phoenix)
• Evoken – Embrace The Emptiness Re-Release (Hammerheart)
• Evoken – Shades Of Night Descending Re-Release (Hammerheart)
• The Funeral Portrait – Live From Suffocate City (Better Noise)
• Gluecifer – Same Drug New High (Steamhammer/SPV)
• Godzillionaire – Negative Balance Re-Release (Ripple)
• I Promised The World – I Promised The World EP (Rise)
• Kreator – Krushers Of The World (Nuclear Blast)
• Ov Sulfur – Endless (Century Media)
• Soen – Reliance (Silver Lining)
• Soulbound – sYn (Metalville)

January 23, 2026

• Alkaloid – Bach Out Of Bounds (Season Of Mist)
• Bad Lizard – Power Of Destruction Re-Release (Relics From The Crypt)
• Barbarian – Reek Of God (Dying Victims)
• Casket – In The Long Run We Are All Dead (Neckbreaker)
• Coranatus – Dreadful Waters (Massacre)
• Crystal Lake – The Weight Of Sound (Century Media)
• The Damned – Not Like Everybody Else (earMusic)
• Death Dealer – Reign Of Steel (Massacre)
• Helix – Scrap Metal (Perris)
• Karloff – Revered By Death (Dying Victims)
• Megadeth – Megadeth (Tradecraft)
• New Mexican Doom Cult – Zaggurat (Majestic Mountain)
• New Miserable Experience – Gild The Lily (Pelagic)
• Pagan Altar – Lord Of Hypocrisy Re-Release (Dying Victims)
• Pelican – Ascending EP (Run For Cover)
• Poppy – Empty Hands (Sumerian)
• Ritual Arcana – Ritual Arcana (Heavy Psych Sounds)
• Rocky & The Sweden – Early Years Singles Collection 1997-1999 (Relapse)
• Rocky & The Sweden – God Save The Green Re-Release (Relapse)
• Rocky & The Sweden – Punks Pot Heads (Relapse)
• Rocky & The Sweden – Total Hard Core Re-Release (Relapse)
• Rotting Christ – Aealo (Re-Recorded) (Season Of Mist)
• Sigh – Ghastly Funeral Theatre Re-Release (Peaceville)
• Sky Valley Mistress – Luna Mausoleum (New Heavy Sounds)
• Textures – Genotype (Kscope)
• Visceral Evisceration – Incessant Desire For Palatable Flesh Re-Release (Hammerheart)

January 30, 2026

• Buzzcocks – Attitude Adjustment (Cherry Red)
• Course Of Fate – Behind The Eclipse (ROAR)
• D.A.M. – Inside The Wreckage (Dissonance)
• Defaced – Icon (Massacre)
• Francis Rossi – The Accidental (earMusic)
• Indica Blues – Universal Death Heat (Majestic Mountain)
• Invictus – Nocturnal Visions (Memento Mori)
• Lord Elephant – Ultra Soul (Heavy Psych Sounds)
• Malignant Aura – Where All Of Worth Comes To Wither (Memento Mori)
• McAuley Schenker Group – Bad Boys: The McAuley Schenker Group Story 1987-1992 (HNE)
• Roth –