Metal / Rock
Metal and rock album releases, tour announcements, and festival lineups.
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Black Spikes - Ydos (Album)
Black Spikes release their new album Ydos.
Kamelot - Dark Asylum (Album)
Symphonic power metal band Kamelot release their new album Dark Asylum.
Bon Jovi - Forever Tour
Bon Jovi returns to live touring with the Forever Tour, kicking off at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. First tour in four years following Jon Bon Jovi's vocal cord recovery.
Flotsam and Jetsam - Rats In The Temple (Album)
New album from thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam.
Iron Maiden - Run For Your Lives Tour (North America)
Iron Maiden world tour continues with North American dates through September 29.
Movements - Happier Now (Album)
Post-hardcore band Movements release their new album Happier Now.
Castle - Carrie Chains (Album)
New studio album from doom/heavy rock band Castle, out via Hammerheart Records.
President - Blood Of Your Empire (Album)
President release their new album Blood Of Your Empire.
Behemoth - I, Scvlptor (Album)
Behemoth's exclusive release featuring eight previously unreleased songs. Released via Massacre Records worldwide.
Shakra - Just Live Loud! (Album)
New album from Swiss hard rock band Shakra, released via Frontiers Music.
Accept - Teutonic Titans 1976-2026 (Album)
German heavy metal veterans Accept release a career-spanning compilation album via Napalm Records, celebrating 50 years of the band.
W.A.S.P. Fall 2026 North American Tour with KK's Priest - '1984 to Headless Tour'
W.A.S.P. announces a fall North American tour performing selections from their first four albums (1984-1989). The extensive route features support from KK's Priest and includes stops across major cities from September through October.
Green Lung - Necropolitan (Album)
Green Lung release their fourth album Necropolitan via Nuclear Blast Records. Produced by Tom Dalgety (Opeth, Ghost), recorded at Rockfield Studios.
Louder Than Life 2026
America's largest rock and metal festival returns with nearly 200 bands across seven stages. Headliners: Iron Maiden (Thursday), My Chemical Romance (Friday), Limp Bizkit (Saturday), TOOL (Sunday). Also featuring Pantera, Megadeth, Gojira, Papa Roach, Pierce The Veil, BABYMETAL, Halestorm, and many more.
Emma Ruth Rundle - These Killing Times (Album)
Sixth full-length album from Emma Ruth Rundle, released via her own imprint Errant Child.
Anthrax - Cursum Perficio (Album)
Anthrax release their twelfth studio album Cursum Perficio via Nuclear Blast, their first in ten years since For All Kings (2016). Recorded at Dave Grohl's Studio 606, produced by Jay Ruston.
Sea.Hear.Now Festival 2026
Beachfront music and surf festival. Lineup includes The Strokes, Mumford & Sons, The Offspring, Goo Goo Dolls, Fontaines D.C., The War on Drugs, Pixies, Chaka Khan, and The All-American Rejects.
Iron Maiden - Run For Your Lives Tour (Los Angeles, BMO Stadium)
Iron Maiden bring their 50th anniversary Run For Your Lives World Tour to BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, with support from Megadeth and Anthrax.
The Ocean - Solaris (Album)
New concept album from progressive metal band The Ocean, based on the Tarkovsky film, out via Pelagic Records.
Metalite - Discovery (Album)
Concept album from Swedish melodic metal band Metalite, out via Perception/Reigning Phoenix Music.