Upcoming Metal Releases & Heavy Metal Album Calendar (2026)

TOP ALBUMS OF THE WEEK — SELECTED AND TRACKED

Progressive Metal•Album•Sep 25, 2026

The Ocean Collective

Solaris

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FEATURED RELEASE

RELEASED Sep 18, 2026

Album

Anthrax

Cursum Perficio

Thrash MetalLabel: Nuclear Blast Records11 TracksSep 18, 2026

DISCOVER RELEASE→

THIS FRIDAY

(Sep 25)

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The Ocean CollectiveSolaris

AlbumProgressive Metal, Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Post-Metal

AborymMetachaos

AlbumIndustrial Black Metal

Adx13ème choc

AlbumHeavy Metal, Speed Metal

Altera DoomonicaAngelic Doomology

AlbumGothic Doom Metal

AmarokOvercome

AlbumEpic Doom Metal, Black Metal

ApocalypseLast Man Standing

AlbumHeavy Metal, NWOBHM

AutumnfallThe Archaic Sins

AlbumMelodic Black Metal

BarrenVerderf

AlbumDeath Metal, Grindcore, Crust Punk

TOP 10 OF THE WEEK

(Sep 21 – Sep 27)

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The Ocean Collective-Solaris

Progressive Metal, Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Post-Metal•Sep 25, 2026

Krolok-Hričov - Súľov - Lietava

Atmospheric Black Metal•Sep 25, 2026

Adx-13ème choc

Heavy Metal, Speed Metal•Sep 25, 2026

Crux Ex-The Merciless Cold

Black Metal•Sep 25, 2026

Nail by Nail-Internal Inferno

Black Metal•Sep 25, 2026

Androgenus-Still Standing

Heavy Metal•Sep 23, 2026

Ледяной Гром-Angrboda

Pagan Metal, Dungeon Synth•Sep 23, 2026

Slaughtercult-Devoured by Perversion

Brutal Death Metal, Grindcore•Sep 24, 2026

Aborym-Metachaos

Industrial Black Metal•Sep 25, 2026

Amarok-Overcome

Epic Doom Metal, Black Metal•Sep 25, 2026

TOP 10 OF THE MONTH

(September 2026)

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Anthrax-Cursum Perficio

Thrash Metal, Groove Metal•Sep 18, 2026

Green Lung-Necropolitan

Stoner Metal, Doom Metal, Rock•Sep 11, 2026

The Ocean Collective-Solaris

Progressive Metal, Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Post-Metal•Sep 25, 2026

A Night in Texas-The Darkest Side of Humanity

Technical Deathcore•Sep 04, 2026

Sigh-Goh-Ka

Avant-garde Black Metal, Black Metal•Sep 04, 2026

Harlott-Exsequiis

Thrash Metal•Sep 11, 2026

Accept-Teutonic Titans 1976-2026

Heavy Metal•Sep 04, 2026

Audrey Horne-Achilles

Heavy Metal, Hard Rock•Sep 04, 2026

Devil Master-Bloody Dreams

Black Metal, Punk•Sep 04, 2026

Green Carnation-A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex

Gothic Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock•Sep 04, 2026

THIS WEEK

Tracklist:8 tracks

1.Krucza Noc
2.Jak Zabić Sen
3.Co Mnie Boli
4.Zegar
+4 more...

TODAY

Deus et Inferni

Bloodlit Prayer

Sep 21, 2026

Album8 TRKSPost-Black Metal

Tracklist:8 tracks

1.Cold Winds of Woven Reflection
2.Prophecy of Chaos (Völva)
3.Inträde (Prelude) - Departure
4.Mov.t I, Riddle Weaver: Ride to the Unknown
+4 more...

TOMORROW

Verker

Twilight... (Røkkr, Act I)

Sep 22, 2026

Album8 TRKSAtmospheric Black Metal

Tracklist:10 tracks

1.Sealed Fate
2.Necrotic Chambers of Decay
3.Devouring Neuropathy
4.Biochemical Emptiness (Ft. Josh Bain)
+6 more...

IN 2 DAYS

Androgenus

Still Standing

Sep 23, 2026

Album10 TRKSHeavy Metal

Tracklist:11 tracks

1.Sunrise
2.Cold Rivers
3.Army of the Dead
4.Viking Raids
+7 more...

IN 2 DAYS

Ледяной Гром

Angrboda

Sep 23, 2026

Album11 TRKSPagan Metal

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COMING SOON

Tracklist:8 tracks

1.360° of Destruction
2.Alcoholocaust
3.Research Chemicals
4.Demolate
+4 more...

Methane

Demolate

Sep 30, 2026

Album8 TRKSSouthern Groove Metal

Tracklist:10 tracks

1.Prologue: From the Depths of Sêlasee
2.Deus Rex
3.Somewhere Far Beyond
4.Deep Below
+6 more...

Zornheym

Descending into Madness

Sep 30, 2026

Album10 TRKSSymphonic Metal

Soulers Free from the Shackles and the Double Suns

Tracklist:2 tracks

1.Free from the Shackles
2.Free from the Double Suns

Soulers

Free from the Shackles and the Double Suns

Sep 30, 2026

Album2 TRKSDrone Metal

Tracklist:10 tracks

1.Esther's Prayer
2.Open Your Eyes
3.Before It All
4.Resistance
+6 more...

Divine Martyr

Fidem

Sep 30, 2026

Album10 TRKSSymphonic Metal

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JUST RELEASED

Tracklist:7 tracks

1.The tally remains
2.Ghosts of the parlor
3.Brush of fire
4.Bloody communion
+3 more...

Lumière éteinte

Lizzie Borden

Sep 20, 2026

Album7 TRKSIndustrial Black Metal

Tracklist:8 tracks

1.Party Like a Desert Rat
2.Break Me Down
3.Piss of Death
4.Inside Out
+4 more...

Rad Stag

Rising

Sep 20, 2026

Album8 TRKSStoner Metal

Tracklist:6 tracks

1.Antecosmos
2.Chanson à boire
3.Deuil vert
4.Interrègne
+2 more...

Ethyl

Deuil vert

Sep 20, 2026

Album6 TRKSBlack Metal

Tracklist:7 tracks

1.The Witch’s Emblem
2.Dreams of Mesquite
3.Love Very-Much Dies
4.Orpheus Descending
+3 more...

Evan Cotner

Church of Nothing

Sep 20, 2026

Album7 TRKSVarious

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Heavy Metal Release Tracker & Calendar 2026

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Upcoming Metal Releases & Heavy Metal Album Calendar 2026

The Ocean Collective

Anthrax

Cursum Perficio

THIS FRIDAY

TOP 10 OF THE WEEK

TOP 10 OF THE MONTH

THIS WEEK

Deus et Inferni

Verker

Androgenus

Ледяной Гром

COMING SOON

Methane

Zornheym

Soulers

Divine Martyr

JUST RELEASED

Lumière éteinte

Rad Stag

Ethyl

Evan Cotner

Heavy Metal Release Tracker & Calendar 2026