New Metal Albums 2026 Week 18 (April 27th – May 3rd)

86 New Upcoming Metal and Hard Rock releases listed in Week 18 – 2026 (April 27th – May 3rd)! Check on video format https://www.youtube.com/metalcollision

Release DateBandAlbumGenreCountryTypeLabel
April 27th, 2026CacofoniaLive at Noise Room CDMXGrindcoreMexicoLive albumIndependent
April 27th, 2026CandarianTrepanacionDeath MetalCosta RicaFull-lengthMe Saco un Ojo Records
April 27th, 2026DysemblemBuried by the Weight of LightDeath MetalUKFull-lengthMemento Mori
April 27th, 2026HrobBrána chladuDeath/Doom MetalSlovakiaFull-lengthMemento Mori
April 28th, 2026Darkest OathParadise of the Infernal Torment / Promo 96Black MetalGreeceCompilationTriumvirate of Evil
April 28th, 2026NecroccultusThe Afterdeath BlacknessDeath MetalMexicoFull-lengthTerror from Hell Records
April 28th, 2026SynthreThus Burns the House of the SunAvant-garde Black MetalFinlandEPIndependent
April 28th, 2026The Fifth AllianceStenahoriaSludge/Post-Metal/Post-HardcoreNetherlandsFull-lengthBreathe Plastic Records
April 29th, 2026Orbis DaemoniumOnirógrafoBlack MetalBrazilFull-lengthIndependent
April 29th, 2026Savior from AngerPure Steel Records Years 2014/2017Power/Thrash MetalItalyCompilationMRM Production
April 30th, 2026AntiHuman IndustriesAccelerated Death ImpulseIndustrial MetalFinlandFull-lengthW.T.C.
April 30th, 2026AtronosGramBlack MetalGermanyFull-lengthPurity Through Fire
April 30th, 2026Blossom CultHomeAlternative/Progressive MetalGermanyFull-lengthIndependent
April 30th, 2026GrondThe TempleDeath MetalRussiaFull-lengthXtreem Music
April 30th, 2026HajdukХвърковата четаBlack MetalBulgariaFull-lengthAmor Fati Productions
April 30th, 2026MalhkebreB.A.M.N.Black MetalFranceFull-lengthBattlesk’rs Productions
April 30th, 2026MetallChasing the TruthHeavy/Power MetalGermanyFull-lengthIron Shield Records
April 30th, 2026Oldowan Gash1000 Dreams of WarBlack MetalUSFull-lengthAmor Fati Productions
April 30th, 2026SorcièresLa nuit des tempsBlack/Folk MetalFranceFull-lengthL’Ordalie Noire
April 30th, 2026StregaMors Mortiys MorteBlackened Heavy MetalItalyEPMasked Dead Records
April 30th, 2026The ArchestHymnus Regni MortuorumGothic/Doom MetalBelgiumFull-lengthIndependent
April 30th, 2026The Great ObserverLoss Of TranscendenceBlack/Death MetalItalyFull-lengthBlackSeed
April 30th, 2026Without SolaceApoteosis AdversariaBlack/Death MetalChileEPIndependent
April 30th, 2026ÆonikThe Roamer of Heaven and HellMelodic Black/Death MetalLuxembourgFull-lengthFetzner Death Records
May 1st, 202616Forgeries Volume 1: 1972 – 1984Sludge MetalUSFull-lengthHeavy Psych Sounds Records
May 1st, 2026AcharniaeScornful LiberationBlack MetalGermanyFull-lengthIndependent
May 1st, 2026AntiropeBring Me To ZeroAlternative MetalGermanyFull-lengthEclipse
May 1st, 2026Ashen HordeThe HarvestProgressive Black MetalUSFull-lengthIndependent
May 1st, 2026Black CiliceVotive FireRaw Black MetalPortugalFull-lengthIron Bonehead Productions
May 1st, 2026BlacklystLiving on the Edge – The DemosHeavy MetalUSCompilationLost Realm Records
May 1st, 2026BruulBruulDoom/Black MetalUKEPIndependent
May 1st, 2026BrüleBeltaneStoner/Doom MetalFranceFull-lengthIndependent
May 1st, 2026Cage FightExuviaThrash Metal/HardcoreUKFull-lengthSpinefarm
May 1st, 2026Choke MeA Violent PhenomenonHardcore/GrindcoreUSFull-lengthRiot Ready
May 1st, 2026Cobra ForceCobra ForceHeavy MetalFinlandFull-lengthIndependent
May 1st, 2026CognizanceIn Light, No ShapeTechnical Melodic Death Metal/DeathcoreUKFull-lengthWillowtip Records
May 1st, 2026Come Back from the DeadAd NauseamDeath MetalSpainEPCoffin Entrails Sound
May 1st, 2026Creeping FleshGod’s Acres Rife with Flesh AdornedDeath MetalSwedenFull-lengthIndependent
May 1st, 2026Crimson SteelShow No FearHeavy Metal/Hard RockUSFull-lengthHeaven and Hell Records
May 1st, 2026Dark KometGhost of Silver LightIndustrial MetalFinlandEPIndependent
May 1st, 2026Devenial VerdictOld Blood – Fresh WoundsAvant-garde Death MetalFinlandFull-lengthIndependent
May 1st, 2026EvealeEnter the Woodland RealmBlack MetalInternationalFull-lengthIndependent
May 1st, 2026Furnace FloorCeremonial Passage Through FireBlackened Death MetalUSFull-lengthIndependent
May 1st, 2026FyrdsmanThe Free ManBlack MetalUKFull-lengthIndependent
May 1st, 2026GodsmackLive At Mohegan SunAlternative Metal/Hard RockUSLive albumIndependent
May 1st, 2026GrimoireThe Madman, The Shiver and The Burning SinHeavy MetalPolandEPIndependent
May 1st, 2026Haste The DayDissenterMetalcoreUSFull-lengthSolid State
May 1st, 2026Immortal FormExterminatus ExtremisDeath MetalUSEPIndependent
May 1st, 2026In Malice’s WakeThe Profound DarknessThrash MetalAustraliaFull-lengthIndependent
May 1st, 2026Infected DeadInvictaDeath MetalUKEPIndependent
May 1st, 2026Jesus CrustusEl CrustadoreDeath/Sludge MetalGermanyFull-lengthIndependent
May 1st, 2026KingsmashThe Heart Remains at HomeHeavy Metal/Hard RockGermanyFull-lengthFetzner Death Records
May 1st, 2026Kissing KaosTo Your LimitHard RockUSFull-lengthIndependent
May 1st, 2026Lair of the MinotaurI Hail IThrash/Doom/Sludge MetalUSFull-lengthThe Grind-House Records
May 1st, 2026LeprosariumSomeone Is DyingMelodic/Technical Death MetalColombiaFull-lengthIndependent
May 1st, 2026Lunar ChaliceAntiquumBlack MetalGermanyEPSchattenkult Produktionen
May 1st, 2026Mad ButcherFlesh & Blood – The 88 Unreleased AlbumHeavy/Speed MetalGermanyFull-lengthLost Realm Records
May 1st, 2026Mad ButcherMetal Lightning Attack Strikes Live – The Reunion ShowHeavy/Speed MetalGermanyLive albumLost Realm Records
May 1st, 2026MalconstructEntanglementProgressive Death MetalUSFull-lengthIndependent
May 1st, 2026MalorshigaVentoBlack/Death MetalSloveniaFull-lengthIndependent
May 1st, 2026ManøverInsurrectionDeath/Sludge Metal/CrustGermanyFull-lengthFucking Kill Records
May 1st, 2026MeresinAnthems of HatredBlack MetalPolandFull-lengthVia Nocturna
May 1st, 2026MistwalkerThe Obsidian GospelBlackened Thrash/Heavy MetalCanadaFull-lengthIndependent
May 1st, 2026Mother Iron HorseMother Iron HorseStoner/Sludge MetalUSFull-lengthIndependent
May 1st, 2026NecropiaOur Kingdom BefouledMelodic Death Metal/DeathcoreUSFull-lengthIndependent
May 1st, 2026ObeyerPallorProgressive MetalcoreUKEP3DOT
May 1st, 2026PentagramHigh Voltage – Live at Spotsylvania ’78Doom MetalUSLive albumRidingEasy Records
May 1st, 2026Ritchie NewtonHigher PowerHard RockPhilippinesFull-lengthNRT
May 1st, 2026Robot GodOnto The AfterlifeHeavy/Psych/Stoner RockAustraliaFull-lengthKozmik Artifactz
May 1st, 2026SatanaskaldInvoking the HellrunesBlack MetalUSEPHellhymn Records
May 1st, 2026SevendustONEAlternative MetalUSFull-lengthNapalm Records
May 1st, 2026Severed FaithPillars of the Divine RiftDeath/Black MetalUSEPIndependent
May 1st, 2026Some Pills for AyalaIncarnatePsychedelic Doom/Stoner MetalChileFull-lengthIndependent
May 1st, 2026SpellWretched HeartHeavy Metal/Hard RockCanadaFull-lengthBad Omen Records
May 1st, 2026Stalemate Of WillsExistence DeniedStoner/Sludge MetalUSFull-lengthFFTC
May 1st, 2026Stygian MindThe Fear MachineHeavy MetalUSFull-lengthSettle for It Records
May 1st, 2026SymfataFallen AngelSymphonic MetalBelgiumEPGio Smet
May 1st, 2026TorverWitching HourBlack MetalUKFull-lengthWulfhere Productions
May 1st, 2026VCTMSPain Processing IIGroove Metal/MetalcoreUSEPIndependent
May 1st, 2026VansindHævnenFolk MetalDenmarkFull-lengthMighty Music
May 1st, 2026VenomInto OblivionNWOBHM/Heavy Metal, Speed/Black MetalUKFull-lengthNoise Records
May 1st, 2026WandarTiefe ErdeBlack MetalGermanyFull-lengthVendetta Records
May 1st, 2026WhiteabbeyTrilogy II: Sweet RevengeSymphonic MetalUKEPMetalapolis Records
May 1st, 2026YsbrydnosWelsh Mythical DarknessBlack Metal, Dungeon SynthUKFull-lengthRepose Records
May 3rd, 2026Geoff TateOperation: Mindcrime IIIHard RockUSFull-lengthIndependent
May 3rd, 2026The Last KnellPræterhuman II: ApokathistemiBlack MetalChileFull-lengthSchattenkult Produktionen