# 2026 Hard Rock + Metal Album Release Calendar

> Hard rock and metal albums drop weekly in 2026.
- Title: 2026 Hard Rock + Metal Album Release Calendar · Loudwire
- Summary: 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.
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- Source: Loudwire — https://loudwire.com/2026-hard-rock-metal-album-release-calendar
- Published: 2026-10-02T00:01:48+00:00
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## 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.
## Key takeaway

Hard rock and metal artists release new albums throughout 2026 with weekly schedules available on Loudwire.