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2026 Hard Rock + Metal Album Release Calendar
Hard rock and metal albums drop weekly in 2026.
In brief
Hard rock and metal albums drop weekly in 2026. Hard rock and metal artists release new albums throughout 2026 with weekly schedules available on Loudwire. Originally reported by Loudwire.
Weekly Hard Rock + Metal Releases
Loudwire staff updates a 2026 hard rock and metal album release calendar with weekly new releases.
October 2, 2026 Releases
Amon Amarth releases The Allfather Awakens (Metal Blade), Bobbie Dazzle releases Star Power (Rise Above), and other bands drop new albums.
October 9, 2026 Releases
Esoctrilihum releases Annochiül Xar Sorthïlazur (I, Voidhanger), Graveyard releases Fever (Nuclear Blast), and other bands drop new albums.
October 16, 2026 Releases
Caspian releases Caspian (Wax Bodega), Defects releases Artificial Icons (Mascot), and other bands drop new albums.
October 23, 2026 Releases
Abyssus releases The Reign (Fireflash), Angra releases Holy Land 30th Anniversary Edition (Metal Department), and other bands drop new albums.
October 30, 2026 Releases
Absolute Power releases Needs Must When The Devil Drives (Time To Kill), Arckanum releases Beswærilsin (Darkness Shall Rise), and other bands drop new albums.
November 6, 2026 Releases
Absolute Power releases Needs Must When The Devil Drives (Time To Kill), Afterlife releases The Pain That Shapes Us (Mascot), and other bands drop new albums.
November 13, 2026 Releases
Anberlin releases Currency (Equal Vision), Artificial Brain releases Antillia (Profound Lore), and other bands drop new albums.
November 20, 2026 Releases
Angelus Apatrida releases The Reckoning EP (Napalm), Creed releases Weathered Re-Release (Craft), and other bands drop new albums.
November 27, 2026 Releases
Bands including Black Label Society, Carnivore A.D., and The Casualties drop new albums in 2026.
December 4, 2026 Releases
Bands including The Academy Is..., Dream Theater, and Eihwar drop new albums in 2026.
December 11, 2026 Releases
Bands including Abrogation, Aerosmith, and Assignment drop new albums in 2026.
December 18, 2026 Releases
Bands including Cactus, Corrosion Of Conformity, and Dust drop new albums in 2026.
December 25, 2026 Releases
Bands including Archspire, As Everything Unfolds, and Bodysnatcher drop new albums in 2026.
January 1, 2027 Releases
Bands including Abrams, Crimson Glory, and Crippled Black Phoenix drop new albums in 2027.
January 8, 2027 Releases
Bands including Doodswens, From Ashes To New, and Generation Radio drop new albums in 2027.
January 15, 2027 Releases
Bands including The Last Ten Seconds Of Life, Leila Abdul-Rauf, and Nekrogoblikon drop new albums in 2027.
January 22, 2027 Releases
Bands including The 69 Eyes, A.A. Williams, and August Burns Red drop new albums in 2027.
January 29, 2027 Releases
Bands including Bad Stuff, Blood Incantation, and Converge drop new albums in 2027.
February 5, 2027 Releases
Bands including Cyhra, Dead Void, and Death Cab For Cutie drop new albums in 2027.
The takeaway
Hard rock and metal artists release new albums throughout 2026 with weekly schedules available on Loudwire.
