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Best Metal Albums January 2026
Top 10 Metal albums January 2026! So these are the chosen ones by Metal Collision. And yes there are plenty of other releases which should or could be also on this list… but these are the chosen ones now! 😉
| Band | Album | Genre | Country | Release Date | Type | Label |
| Barbarian | Reek of God | Speed/Thrash/Black Metal | Italy | January 23rd, 2026 | Full-length | Dying Victims Productions |
| Enshine | Full-length: Elevation | Melodic Death/Doom Metal | Sweden | January 3rd, 2026 | Full-length | Independent |
| Furi Helium | No Altar Stands Eternal | Thrash Metal | Spain | January 22nd, 2026 | Full-length | Independent |
| Genus Ordinis Dei | The Land East of Eden | Symphonic/Melodic Death Metal | Italy | January 16th, 2026 | Full-length | Eclipse Records |
| Kreator | Krushers of the World | Thrash Metal | Germany | January 16th, 2026 | Full-length | Nuclear Blast Records |
| Lionheart | Valley Of Death II | Hardcore/Metalcore | US | January 9th, 2026 | Full-length | Arising Empire |
| Marianas Rest | The Bereaved | Melodic Doom/Death Metal | Finland | January 16th, 2026 | Full-length | Noble Demon |
| Møl | Dreamcrush | Post-Black Metal/Shoegaze | Denmark | January 30th, 2026 | Full-length | Nuclear Blast Records |
| Ov Sulfur | Endless | Deathcore | US | January 16th, 2026 | Full-length | Century Media Records |
| Urne | Setting Fire to the Sky | Stoner/Sludge Metal/Metalcore | UK | January 30th, 2026 | Full-length | Spinefarm Records |
| Megadeth | Megadeth | Thrash Metal | US | January 23rd, 2026 | Full-length | BLKIIBLK Records |
| Rotting Christ | Aealo (Re-Recorded) | Melodic Black Metal, Gothic Metal | Greece | January 23rd, 2026 | Full-length | Season of Mist |