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New Metal albums September 2026 – Preview of 100+ Upcoming Metal releases
Upcoming Metal Album Releases – September 2026!
Looking for the best upcoming metal albums of September 2026? In this video, we preview 100+ new metal releases, including Heavy Metal, Death Metal, Black Metal, Thrash, Power Metal, Doom, Progressive Metal, Metalcore, Stoner Metal, and more—so you never miss the next essential release.
Whether you’re searching for the latest metal albums, planning your next purchases, or discovering new bands before release day, this monthly roundup has everything you need.
| Heavy Metal/Hard Rock | ||||||
| Accept | Teutonic Titans 1976-2026 | Heavy Metal | Germany | Full-length | Napalm Records | September 4th, 2026 |
| ADX | 13ème choc | Heavy/Speed Metal | France | Full-length | Verycords | September 25th, 2026 |
| Audrey Horne | Achilles | Heavy Metal/Hard Rock | Norway | Full-length | Napalm Records | September 4th, 2026 |
| Blackment | Pandemonium Portrait | Melodic Heavy Metal | Finland | Full-length | Independent | September 18th, 2026 |
| Jero Ramiro | La Cuna del Mal | Heavy Metal | Spain | Full-length | Independent | September 18th, 2026 |
| Killer | The Grand Finale | Heavy/Speed Metal | Belgium | Full-length | High Roller Records | September 11th, 2026 |
| Kissin’ Dynamite | Kissin’ Dynamite | Heavy Metal/Hard Rock | Germany | Full-length | Independent | September 18th, 2026 |
| Mad Max | Stories of Destiny | Heavy Metal/Hard Rock | Germany | Full-length | ROAR! / Rock of Angels Records | September 4th, 2026 |
| Night Laser | Rats in the Cradle | Glam/Heavy Metal | Germany | Full-length | Steamhammer | September 25th, 2026 |
| Pyroclast | Fractured State | Heavy Metal | UK | Full-length | Independent | September 4th, 2026 |
| Sons of Cult | Revenge | Heavy Metal/Hard Rock | Spain | Full-length | Black Night Productions | September 25th, 2026 |
| Stryper | Throne of Thorns | Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | US | Full-length | Frontiers Records | September 25th, 2026 |
| Tygers of Pan Tang | Electrifyed | Heavy Metal | UK | Full-length | Mighty Music | September 11th, 2026 |
| Watcher | Mistress of Our Time | Heavy Metal | Sweden | Full-length | Dying Victims Productions | September 25th, 2026 |
| Power & Symphonic Metal | ||||||
| Cloven Hoof | Never a Prophet in Your Own Land | Heavy/Power Metal | UK | Full-length | High Roller Records | September 25th, 2026 |
| Exile of Heaven | Tides of Destiny | Heavy/Power Metal | Greece | Full-length | Hellenic Metal World | September 19th, 2026 |
| Fallen Sanctuary | The Gathering of Dreams | Power Metal | Austria | Full-length | Independent | September 18th, 2026 |
| Hansen | Born with a Hammer | Power Metal | Germany | Full-length | earMUSIC | September 18th, 2026 |
| Judicator | The Elector | Power Metal | US | EP | Independent | September 4th, 2026 |
| KingCrown | Moonfall | Heavy/Power Metal | France | Full-length | Rockshots Records | September 4th, 2026 |
| Metalite | Discovery | Heavy/Power Metal, Hard Rock | Sweden | Full-length | Reigning Phoenix Music | September 25th, 2026 |
| Pirate Queen | Travelling Around the World | Symphonic Power Metal | Spain/UK | Full-length | Despotz Records | September 4th, 2026 |
| Valkyrie’s Fire | Out of Darkness | Symphonic Power Metal | US | Full-length | Eclipse Records | September 18th, 2026 |
| We Are to Blame | Omega Origin | Power/Symphonic Metal | Sweden | Full-length | Independent | September 18th, 2026 |
| Thrash Metal | ||||||
| Anthrax | Cursum Perficio | Thrash Metal, Groove Metal | US | Full-length | Nuclear Blast Records | September 18th, 2026 |
| Bloodstain | Bloodstain | Thrash Metal | Sweden | Full-length | Threeman Recordings | September 25th, 2026 |
| Critical Defiance | Rivers of Blood | Thrash Metal | Chile | Full-length | Dying Victims Productions | September 25th, 2026 |
| Eternal | Conspiracy of Warheads | Thrash Metal | Greece | Full-length | Floga Records | September 28th, 2026 |
| Game Over | When Darkness Falls | Thrash Metal | Italy | Full-length | Scarlet Records | September 18th, 2026 |
| Gammacide | Toxic Mercenaries | Thrash Metal | US | Full-length | No Life ’til Metal Records | September 11th, 2026 |
| Harlott | Exsequiis | Thrash Metal | Australia | Full-length | Metal Blade Records | September 11th, 2026 |
| Komutator | We Don’t Owe You Anything | Thrash Metal | Poland | Full-length | Via Nocturna | September 18th, 2026 |
| Nasty Insects | Bite ‘Til They Bleed | Industrial Thrash Metal | Australia | Full-length | Grindhead Records | September 17th, 2026 |
| Skumstrike | Flawless Intrigue from Hell | Blackened Speed/Thrash Metal | Canada | Full-length | Dying Victims Productions | September 25th, 2026 |
| Space Chaser | Razorblade Bay | Thrash/Speed Metal | Germany | Full-length | Testimony Records | September 11th, 2026 |
| Taskforce Toxicator | Countdown to Death | Thrash Metal | Germany | Full-length | Independent | September 18th, 2026 |
| Witchburner | Black Raging Flames | Thrash Metal | Germany | Full-length | Diabolic Might Records | September 4th, 2026 |
| Xion | When Stars Collide | Thrash Metal | Sweden | Full-length | Fireflash Records | September 8th, 2026 |
| Death Metal | ||||||
| Avulsed | Nordic Embryogenesis | Death Metal | Spain | Full-length | Xtreem Music | September 9th, 2026 |
| Bocc | Demolarium | Death/Doom Metal | Spain | Full-length | Night Terrors Records | September 11th, 2026 |
| Burner | No One Is Coming to Save Us | Death Metal/Hardcore | UK | Full-length | Church Road Records | September 25th, 2026 |
| Carcharodon | Never on Your Side | Death ‘n’ Roll, Stoner Metal | Italy | Full-length | Satanath Records | September 26th, 2026 |
| Demonic Manifestation | Grimshrine | Death Metal | Mexico | Full-length | Personal Records | September 4th, 2026 |
| Discouraged | A Farewell in Stages | Doom/Death Metal | Germany | Full-length | F.D.A. Records | September 11th, 2026 |
| Fog Wall | Gloomweaver | Death Metal | US | Full-length | Independent | September 4th, 2026 |
| In Eclipse | Penumbral | Melodic Death/Groove Metal | Andorra | Full-length | Art Gates Records | September 11th, 2026 |
| Revel in Flesh | Flesh for the Kult of Death | Death Metal | Germany | Full-length | Independent | September 18th, 2026 |
| Slime Dimension | Slime Dimension | Melodic Death Metal | Australia | Full-length | Independent | September 11th, 2026 |
| The Bleeding | Godless Communion | Death/Thrash Metal | UK | Full-length | Redefining Darkness Records | September 18th, 2026 |
| Tombstalker | Chaos Monolith | Death/Thrash Metal | US | Full-length | Adirondack Black Mass | September 24th, 2026 |
| Vulgar Mephitis | From Dust | Brutal Death Metal | US | Full-length | Willowtip Records | September 11th, 2026 |
| Zealot Cult | Psalms of Filth | Death Metal | Ireland | Full-length | Awakening Records | September 25th, 2026 |
| Zornheym | Descending into Madness | Symphonic/Melodic Death Metal | Sweden | Full-length | Noble Demon | September 30th, 2026 |
| Black Metal | ||||||
| Archgoat | Nightbringer, Lightbringer | Death/Black Metal | Finland | Full-length | Debemur Morti Productions | September 11th, 2026 |
| Behemoth | I, Scvlptor | Black/Death Metal | Poland | EP | Massacre Records | September 4th, 2026 |
| Beyond Seventh Dimension | Tähtien ikuinen suru | Atmospheric Black Metal | Finland | Full-length | Inverse Records | September 4th, 2026 |
| Blodtår | Monark | Black Metal | Sweden | Full-length | Nordvis Produktion | September 18th, 2026 |
| Draugr | Ahnenfeuer – Ginnungagap Chaos Pt. I | Black Metal | Austria | Full-length | Immortal Frost Productions | September 25th, 2026 |
| Forsaken Eternity | Shades of Existence | Melodic Black/Power Metal | US | EP | Independent | September 25th, 2026 |
| Inquisition | For the Burning of All Holiness | Black Metal | Colombia | Live album | Inferna Profundus Records | September 13th, 2026 |
| Krallice | Scour Order | Avant-garde Black Metal | US | Full-length | Independent | September 18th, 2026 |
| Nail by Nail | Internal Inferno | Black Metal | Germany | Full-length | War Anthem Records | September 25th, 2026 |
| Sardonic Witchery | Hell’s Thorns Attack | Black Metal | Portugal | Full-length | Firecum Records | September 1st, 2026 |
| Severoth | Waves | Ambient/Atmospheric Black Metal | Ukraine | Full-length | Avantgarde Music | September 4th, 2026 |
| Skuggor | The Expanse | Atmospheric Black Metal | Sweden | Full-length | Nordvis Produktion | September 4th, 2026 |
| The Noctambulant | Revival | Melodic Black Metal | US | Full-length | Terminus Hate City Records | September 18th, 2026 |
| Doom, Stoner & Sludge Metal | ||||||
| Cardinals Folly | Let the Posers Fall! | Doom Metal | Finland | Full-length | Cruz del Sur Music | September 10th, 2026 |
| Creeper Bud | Creeper Bud | Stoner/Doom/Sludge Metal | US | Full-length | River to River Community Records | September 18th, 2026 |
| Ethereal Tomb | Living to Dream Again | Sludge/Doom Metal | Canada | Full-length | Bat Skull Records | September 25th, 2026 |
| Green Lung | Necropolitan | Stoner/Doom Metal/Rock | UK | Full-length | Nuclear Blast Records | September 11th, 2026 |
| Kongh | Dissolved in Time | Sludge/Doom Metal | Sweden | Full-length | Trust No One Recordings | September 25th, 2026 |
| Laser Dracul | Hin Håle Blues | Stoner/Doom Metal | Sweden | Full-length | Independent | September 18th, 2026 |
| Mama Doom | Eminent Womb | Doom/Stoner Metal/Rock | US | Full-length | Argonauta Records | September 25th, 2026 |
| Maunah | Hjarta | Doom/Post-Metal | Denmark | Full-length | Prophecy Productions | September 18th, 2026 |
| Sauros | Offense | Doom/Sludge Metal | Germany | Full-length | Independent | September 4th, 2026 |
| Shrineburner | Hymns of Despair | Stoner/Doom Metal | US | Full-length | Independent | September 11th, 2026 |
| Sleep | Hempispheres | Stoner/Doom Metal | US | Full-length | Third Man Records | September 3rd, 2026 |
| Terra Black | Mirage | Stoner/Doom Metal | Sweden | Full-length | Independent | September 18th, 2026 |
| The Well | …and Flames Ran like Living Animals | Psychedelic Doom/Stoner Metal | US | Full-length | Spaceflight Records | September 14th, 2026 |
| Progressive Metal | ||||||
| Februus | Construction of Conflict | Progressive Death Metal | Sweden | Full-length | Transcending Obscurity Records | September 4th, 2026 |
| Green Carnation | A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex | Gothic/Progressive Metal/Rock | Norway | Full-length | Season of Mist | September 4th, 2026 |
| Hanging Garden | Dream Death | Progressive Death Metal | US | Full-length | Transcending Obscurity Records | September 18th, 2026 |
| Memories of a Lost Soul | Lost Memories | Progressive/Melodic Death Metal | Italy | Full-length | My Kingdom Music | September 18th, 2026 |
| Moon Destroys | Omni | Progressive Metal/Rock | US | Full-length | Blues Funeral Recordings | September 4th, 2026 |
| Sea Sleeper | Burden of Antler | Progressive/Post-Metal/Deathcore | US | Full-length | Deep Signal Records | September 18th, 2026 |
| Submasq | Spirit Animal | Folk/Progressive Metal/Rock | Israel | Full-length | Willowtip Records | September 18th, 2026 |
| The Ocean | Solaris | Progressive/Atmospheric Sludge/Post-Metal | Germany | Full-length | Pelagic Records | September 25th, 2026 |
| Volucrine | Chapter V: Renewal | Melodic Death/Progressive Metal | Finland | Full-length | Inverse Records | September 25th, 2026 |
| Wintering Grounds | Impasse | Progressive Death Metal | Spain | EP | Independent | September 11th, 2026 |
| Folk & Gothic Metal | ||||||
| Asenblut | Urgewalt | Folk/Death/Heavy Metal | Germany | Full-length | Massacre Records | September 18th, 2026 |
| Grave Dance Company | Ruins | Gothic Metal/Rock | Germany/Austria | Full-length | Reaper Entertainment | September 25th, 2026 |
| Grimner | Stormvingar | Folk/Viking Metal | Sweden | Full-length | Despotz Records | September 4th, 2026 |
| Lacrimas Profundere | Lay Me Down O Silent Fear | Gothic Metal/Rock | Germany | Full-length | Steamhammer | September 25th, 2026 |
| The Eternal | Obscured Horizons | Gothic Metal | Australia | Full-length | Reigning Phoenix Music | September 18th, 2026 |
| Vanaheim | Roede voor de Borst | Epic Folk Metal | Netherlands | Full-length | Fireflash Records | September 4th, 2026 |
| Vanessa Funke | Aura | Melodic Death/Gothic Metal | Germany | Full-length | Liminal Dread Productions | September 4th, 2026 |
| Whispered | Honorbound | Melodic Death/Folk/Power Metal | Finland | Full-length | Ranka Kustannus | September 11th, 2026 |
| Metalcore & Deathcore | ||||||
| 156/Silence | From A Distance | Metalcore | US | Full-length | Pure Noise Records | September 4th, 2026 |
| A Night in Texas | The Darkest Side of Humanity | Technical Deathcore | Australia | Full-length | Unique Leader Records | September 4th, 2026 |
| Crown Magnetar | The Hollowing Of Godflesh | Deathcore | US | Full-length | Unique Leader | September 25th, 2026 |
| Distention | What Remains | Death Metal/Deathcore | US | EP | Independent | September 11th, 2026 |
| Doomcrusher | Forsaker | Metalcore | Germany | EP | Arising Empire | September 4th, 2026 |
| Drown In Sulphur | Strix | Deathcore | Italy | EP | Noble Demon | September 11th, 2026 |
| Nott | As All Is Undone | Deathcore/Sludge Metal | US | Full-length | Silent Pendulum Records | September 4th, 2026 |
| Reminitions | Death Cult | Deathcore | US | EP | Seek And Strike | September 4th, 2026 |
| Showing Teeth | A Fate Worse Than Lonelines | Metalcore | US | EP | Spinefarm | September 4th, 2026 |
| Hardcore & Grindcore | ||||||
| Bloodshed | Punishments Beyond Comprehension | Hardcore/Metal | US | Full-length | DAZE | September 4th, 2026 |
| Brat | Manslayer | Grindcore/Powerviolence/Death Metal | US | Full-length | Independent | September 25th, 2026 |
| Cartilage | Operating Altar | Death Metal/Grindcore | US | Full-length | Everlasting Spew Records | September 11th, 2026 |
| Judiciary | Stalagmite Angels | Hardcore/Thrash Metal | US | EP | Closed Casket | September 4th, 2026 |
| Pain of Truth | Pain of Truth | Hardcore | US | Full-length | DAZE | September 25th, 2026 |
| Phlefonyaar | Encyclopaedia Sociopathica | Sludge Metal/Grindcore | UK | EP | Independent | September 18th, 2026 |
| Slaughtercult | Devoured by Perversion | Brutal Death Metal/Grindcore | Australia | Full-length | Vicious Instinct Records | September 24th, 2026 |