Metal / Rock
Metal and rock album releases, tour announcements, and festival lineups.
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Sabaton - The Last Stand (10th Anniversary Edition)
Tenth anniversary reissue of Sabaton's The Last Stand.
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.
Bombus - Bombus (Remastered)
Remastered reissue of Bombus' self-titled album via Black Lodge Records.
Archgoat - Nightbringer, Lightbringer (Album)
New album from Finnish black metal band Archgoat via Debemur Morti.
Hexbane - From Hell (Album)
New album from Hexbane via The Circle Music / Hell's Fire Records.
Alice Cooper - Alice's Attic Tour
Alice Cooper takes the Alice's Attic tour across North America from September 17 to November 21, 2026.
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.
Villagers Of Ioannina City - Venceremos (Album)
Greek psychedelic/post-metal band Villagers Of Ioannina City release Venceremos via Napalm Records.
Cor De Lux - Year Of The Horse (Album)
New album from Cor De Lux via Ipecac Recordings.
Emma Ruth Rundle - These Killing Times (Album)
Sixth full-length album from Emma Ruth Rundle, released via her own imprint Errant Child.
Blodtår - Monark (Album)
New album from Blodtår via Nordvis Produktion.
The Eternal - Obscured Horizons (Album)
Australian gothic doom band The Eternal release a new studio album.
Velveteen Queen - The Greater Good (Album)
Velveteen Queen release their new hard rock album.
Black Blood Sthlm - Black Blood Sthlm (Album)
Self-titled album from Black Blood Sthlm.
Neil Young And The Chrome Hearts - Second Song (Album)
New studio album.
Soulfly - 2026 North American Tour with Nailbomb and Incite
Max Cavalera's Soulfly hit the road with Nailbomb and Incite in support, running September 18 through October 15, 2026.
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.
Kai Hansen - Born With A Hammer (Album)
Helloween and Gamma Ray founder Kai Hansen releases solo album Born With A Hammer via earMusic.
Nonpoint - The Last Word (Album)
Florida nu-metal band Nonpoint release their 11th studio album, their first full-length since 2018's X.
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.