Metal Album Releases 2026 (Januar – Dezember) V.Ö.

Januar 2026
02.01. Paleface Swiss – The Wilted (EP)
02.01. Wildhunt – Aletheia
09.01. Beyond The Black – Break The Silence
09.01. Lionheart – Valley Of Death Pt. II
09.01. Uuhai – Human Herds
16.01. Kreator – Krushers Of The World
16.01. Soen – Reliance
16.01. Edenbridge – Set The Dark On Fire
23.01. Megadeth – Megadeth (Self-titled / Finales Studioalbum)
23.01. Poppy – Empty Hands
23.01. Textures – Genotype
23.01. The Butcher Sisters – Das schwarze Album
30.01. Therion – Con Orquesta

Februar 2026
06.02. Kanonenfieber – Soldatenschicksale (Compilation)
06.02. Puscifer – Normal Isn't
06.02. H-Blockx – Fillin_The_Blank
12.02. Ingested – Denigration
13.02. Powerwolf – Wildlive (Live)
13.02. Black Label Society – Engines Of Demolition
20.02. Sylosis – The New Flesh
20.02. Michael Monroe – Outerstellar
27.02. Rob Zombie – The Great Satan
27.02. The Gloom In The Corner – Royal Discordance

März 2026
06.03. Desert Storm – Buried Under The Weight Of Reason
13.03. Lamb Of God – Into Oblivion
13.03. The Gems – Year Of The Snake
20.03. Exodus – Goliath (Erstes Album mit Rückkehrer Rob Dukes)
20.03. Gaerea – Loss
20.03. Axel Rudi Pell – Ghost Town
27.03. Iron Savior – Awesome Anthems Of The Galaxy
27.03. Thundermother – Live'n'Alive
27.03. Myrath – Wilderness Of Mirrors

April 2026
03.04. Corrosion Of Conformity – Good God / Baad Man
03.04. Nervosa – Slave Machine
10.04. Archspire – Too Fast To Die
10.04. Metal Church – Dead To Rights
10.04. Abrogation – Widerschein
17.04. Skindred – You Got This
18.04. Look Outside Your Window (Slipknot Side-Project) – Look Outside Your Window (RSD Exclusive)
18.04. Judas Priest – Live In Los Angeles '90 (RSD Release)
24.04. Atreyu – The End Is Not The End
24.04. Sepultura – Cloud Of Unknowing (EP)
26.04. Necrotted – We Are The Gods That Tear Ourselves Apart

Mai 2026
01.05. Haste The Day – Dissenter
08.05. Draconian – In Somnolent Ruin
08.05. The Quill – Master of the Skies
15.05. Acid Reign – Daze Of The Week
15.05. Jungle Rot – Cruel Face of War
22.05. Amerikan Kaos (Jeff Waters) – The Sheeple Swing
22.05. Dimmu Borgir – Grand Serpent Rising

Juni 2026
05.06. Evergrey – Architects Of A New Weave
05.06. August Burns Red – Season of Surrender
12.06. Armored Saint – Emotion Factory Reset
19.06. Grave Digger – 45 Years Of Steel

Juli 2026
03.07. W.A.S.P. – The 7 Savage Years (Boxset/Live)
17.07. Unleashed – The Great Hammer
24.07. Vader – Revelations of the Past (Re-Recording)
31.07. U.D.O. – Steel Hammer (Live in Germany)

August 2026
07.08. Blind Guardian – Somewhere Far Beyond Revisited (Live)
14.08. Ensiferum – Sword Of Destiny
21.08. Soilwork – Övergivenheten Pt. II
28.08. Kataklysm – Unconquered Souls

September 2026
11.09. Anthrax – Kings Among Men (Erstes Album seit 10 Jahren!)
18.09. Overkill – Scorched Earth
25.09. Behemoth – Opus Contra Naturam II

Oktober 2026
09.10. Nightwish – Yesterwynde (Tour Edition/Live)
16.10. Trivium – The Vengeance Factor
30.10. Helloween – United Forces (Expanded Edition)

November 2026
06.11. Sodom – 1982 (Full Length Expansion)
13.11. Ghost – Rite Here Rite Now (Soundtrack Expansion)
20.11. Killswitch Engage – This Is Progress

Dezember 2026
04.12. Mayhem – Liturgy Of Death
11.12. Tony Iommi – Solo Album (TBA)
Wichtige TBA-Kandidaten

Moon Shot – Thunderlust
dArtagnan – Helden x Hymnen
Amon Amarth – (Neues Studioalbum für Spätsommer/Herbst erwartet)
Evanescence – (Neues Album laut Band für 2026 in Arbeit)
Mercyful Fate – (Comeback-Album wird für Ende 2026 gehandelt)