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New Metal Albums May 2026!
90+ Upcoming Metal albums May 2026 with samples! From bone-crushing breakdowns to spine-shattering riffs, this month is stacked with releases that will leave no head unbanged and no speaker safe. Whether you live for blackened chaos, melodic death anthems, or pure thrash fury — this preview is your gateway to what’s about to dominate your playlists.
| Band | Album | Type | Genre | Country | Label | Release Date |
| Armored Saint | Emotion Factory Reset | Full-length | Heavy Metal | US | Metal Blade Records | May 22nd, 2026 |
| Crimson Day | Dark Dimension | Full-length | Heavy Metal | Finland | WormHoleDeath | May 22nd, 2026 |
| Heavenfall | Thorn | Full-length | Heavy Metal | Italy | Rockshots Records | May 15th, 2026 |
| Ironwill | Reforged Within | Full-length | Heavy Metal | Italy | Art Gates Records | May 29th, 2026 |
| Keops | Bitter Story for Humanity | Full-length | Heavy/Groove Metal | Croatia | SPV GmbH | May 22nd, 2026 |
| Kingsmash | The Heart Remains at Home | Full-length | Heavy Metal/Hard Rock | Germany | Fetzner Death Records | May 1st, 2026 |
| Kyanos | Deep Inside of Me | Full-length | Melodic Heavy Metal/Hard Rock | Japan | Independent | May 30th, 2026 |
| Mandrágora Negra | Gerrero inmortal | Full-length | Heavy/Power Metal | Spain | Independent | May 7th, 2026 |
| Sense of Fear | Infernal Decay | Full-length | Heavy Metal | Greece | Sleaszy Rider Records | May 8th, 2026 |
| Solemnity | Opus Barbaricum | Full-length | Heavy Metal | Germany | Independent | May 15th, 2026 |
| Spell | Wretched Heart | Full-length | Heavy Metal/Hard Rock | Canada | Bad Omen Records | May 1st, 2026 |
| Telomyras | Duskfall | Full-length | Heavy Metal | US | Independent | May 8th, 2026 |
| Venom | Into Oblivion | Full-length | NWOBHM/Heavy Metal, Speed/Black Metal | UK | Noise Records | May 1st, 2026 |
| Abuser | Blood Marks | Full-length | Thrash Metal | Poland | Xtreem Music | May 7th, 2026 |
| Acid Reign | Daze of the Week | Full-length | Thrash Metal | UK | Back on Black | May 15th, 2026 |
| Artillery | Made in Hell | EP | Thrash Metal | Denmark | Mighty Music | May 15th, 2026 |
| Bloodkill | Systemic Disruption | EP | Thrash/Groove Metal | India | Independent | May 10th, 2026 |
| Deathstorm | Cascophonies | Full-length | Thrash Metal | Austria | Dying Victims Productions | May 22nd, 2026 |
| Eradikated | Wiring of Violence | Full-length | Thrash Metal | Sweden | Indie Recordings | May 8th, 2026 |
| Eternal Evil | Forever Feared | Full-length | Thrash/Speed/Black Metal | Sweden | Listenable Records | May 29th, 2026 |
| Hellevate | Killicon Valley | Full-length | Thrash/Power Metal | US | Independent | May 22nd, 2026 |
| Lair of the Minotaur | I Hail I | Full-length | Thrash/Doom/Sludge Metal | US | The Grind-House Records | May 1st, 2026 |
| Pro-Pain | Stone Cold Anger | Full-length | Hardcore, Groove/Thrash Metal | US | Napalm Records | May 15th, 2026 |
| Sagros | Sincarnation | Full-length | Thrash Metal | Colombia | Green Revolution Prod | May 15th, 2026 |
| Scraper | Infinite Journey | Full-length | Thrash Metal | Germany | Metalloscope Music | May 8th, 2026 |
| Atavistia | Old Gods Awaken | Full-length | Melodic/Symphonic Death Metal | Canada | Blood Blast Distribution | May 15th, 2026 |
| Blood Prophecy | Road to Hero | Full-length | Melodic Death Metal | Japan | Independent | May 20th, 2026 |
| Chronic Hate | Defeating the Oblivion of Life | Full-length | Death Metal | Italy | Time to Kill Records | May 9th, 2026 |
| Degenerated | Echoes of Infection | Full-length | Death Metal | Italy | Great Dane Records | May 29th, 2026 |
| Frozen Soul | No Place of Warmth | Full-length | Death Metal | US | Century Media Records | May 8th, 2026 |
| Inthraced | Constellation Zero | Full-length | Melodic Death Metal | Finland | Inverse Records | May 15th, 2026 |
| Jungle Rot | Cruel Face of War | Full-length | Death Metal | US | Unique Leader Records | May 8th, 2026 |
| Lago | Vigil | Full-length | Death Metal | US | Everlasting Spew Records | May 8th, 2026 |
| Leprosarium | Someone Is Dying | Full-length | Melodic/Technical Death Metal | Colombia | Independent | May 1st, 2026 |
| Malconstruct | Entanglement | Full-length | Progressive Death Metal | US | Independent | May 1st, 2026 |
| Madvice | L’Ottavo Giorno | Full-length | Melodic Death Metal | Italy | Art Gates Records | May 8th, 2026 |
| Sacriversum | Before the Birth of Light | Full-length | Death/Thrash Metal | Poland | Fireflash Records | May 8th, 2026 |
| Sarcasm | Lifeforce Omnibound | Full-length | Melodic/Blackened Death Metal | Sweden | Hammerheart Records | May 29th, 2026 |
| Torchia | They Are Born Under Rules of the Darkness | Full-length | Melodic Death Metal | Finland | Independent | May 8th, 2026 |
| Wormlord | Choices | Full-length | Death Metal | Finland | Independent | May 8th, 2026 |
| 16 | Forgeries Volume 1: 1972 – 1984 | Full-length | Sludge Metal | US | Heavy Psych Sounds Records | May 1st, 2026 |
| Angellore | Nocturnes | Full-length | Doom/Gothic Metal | France | Ardua Music | May 15th, 2026 |
| Brüle | Beltane | Full-length | Stoner/Doom Metal | France | Independent | May 1st, 2026 |
| Draconian | In Somnolent Ruin | Full-length | Doom/Gothic Metal | Sweden | Napalm | May 8th, 2026 |
| Elder | Through Zero | Full-length | Psychedelic Stoner Metal/Progressive Rock | US | Stickman Records | May 29th, 2026 |
| Godthrymm | Projections | Full-length | Epic Doom Metal | UK | Profound Lore Records | May 29th, 2026 |
| Gozu | Gozu VI | Full-length | Stoner Metal/Rock | US | Metal Blade Records | May 15th, 2026 |
| Monolord | Neverending | Full-length | Stoner/Doom Metal | Sweden | Relapse Records | May 29th, 2026 |
| Mother Iron Horse | Mother Iron Horse | Full-length | Stoner/Sludge Metal | US | Independent | May 1st, 2026 |
| Motus Tenebrae | In Sorrow’s Requie | Full-length | Gothic/Doom Metal | Italy | My Kingdom Music | May 8th, 2026 |
| Restless Spirit | Restless Spirit | Full-length | Stoner/Doom Metal | US | Magnetic Eye Records | May 8th, 2026 |
| We Follow the Earth | Foamdrinker | Full-length | Sludge/Doom Metal | US | Independent | May 12th, 2026 |
| Void Sinker | Cycle | Full-length | Sludge/Drone/Doom Metal | Italy | Independent | May 15th, 2026 |
| Azaghal | Nekrohelios | Full-length | Black Metal | Finland | Immortal Frost Productions | May 29th, 2026 |
| Barren Canyon | A Virulent Stream | Full-length | Atmospheric Black Metal | Canada | Avantgarde Music | May 22nd, 2026 |
| Conjuring | Memento Mori | Full-length | Black Metal | Switzerland | Hypnotic Dirge Records | May 8th, 2026 |
| Darkthrone | Pre-Historic Metal | Full-length | Black/Doom/Heavy/Speed Metal | Norway | Peaceville Records | May 8th, 2026 |
| Dimmu Borgir | Grand Serpent Rising | Full-length | Symphonic Black Metal | Norway | Nuclear Blast Records | May 22nd, 2026 |
| Grievance | Lúgubres Devaneios De Abismos E Sombras | Full-length | Black Metal | Portugal | Haloran Records | May 5th, 2026 |
| Möhrkvlth | Gwenojennoù an ankounac’h | Full-length | Black Metal | France | Antiq Records | May 5th, 2026 |
| Old Moon | Home to Nowhere | Full-length | Melodic Black Metal | US | M-Theory Audio | May 8th, 2026 |
| Panopticon | Det hjemsøkte hjertet | Full-length | Atmospheric Black/Folk Metal | US | Nordvis Produktion | May 8th, 2026 |
| Saasta | Cesspool | Full-length | Black/Death/Doom Metal | Finland | Inverse Records | May 8th, 2026 |
| Serpent Lord | The Once Forgotten Ways of Old | Full-length | Pagan Black Metal | US | Eisenwald | May 29th, 2026 |
| Trelldom | …by the Word… | Full-length | Avant-garde Black Metal | Norway | Independent | May 29th, 2026 |
| Yoth Iria | Gone with the Devil | Full-length | Black Metal | Greece | Metal Blade Records | May 8th, 2026 |
| ANA | Motivated by Death | Full-length | Symphonic Metal | Australia | Eclipse Records | May 29th, 2026 |
| Anna Fiori | Metztli | Full-length | Symphonic Power Metal | Mexico | Independent | May 21st, 2026 |
| Elvenking | Rites of Disclosure | EP | Melodic Power/Folk Metal | Italy | Reaper Entertainment | May 22nd, 2026 |
| Embrace of Souls | The Battle of the Dead | Full-length | Power Metal | Italy | Rockshots Records | May 22nd, 2026 |
| Masquerage | Atomic Spies | Full-length | Power/Heavy Metal | Finland | Inverse Records | May 29th, 2026 |
| Moonlight Haze | Interstellar Madness | EP | Symphonic/Power Metal | Italy | Scarlet Records | May 22nd, 2026 |
| Narnia | X | Full-length | Neoclassical/Power Metal | Sweden | Independent | May 29th, 2026 |
| Rexoria | Fallen Dimension | Full-length | Melodic Heavy/Power Metal | Sweden | Black Lodge Records | May 8th, 2026 |
| Sins of Shadows | The Last Frontier | Full-length | Heavy/Power/Groove Metal | France | Independent | May 5th, 2026 |
| Torian | The Lost Legion Rising | Full-length | Power Metal | Germany | Massacre Records | May 8th, 2026 |
| Vision Divine | A Clockwork Reverie | EP | Progressive Power Metal | Italy | Scarlet Records | May 22nd, 2026 |
| Whiteabbey | Trilogy II: Sweet Revenge | EP | Symphonic Metal | UK | Metalapolis Records | May 1st, 2026 |
| Balmora | These Graven Halls | Full-length | Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore | US | Daze | May 29th, 2026 |
| Cognizance | In Light, No Shape | Full-length | Deathcore/Technical Melodic Death Metal | UK | Willowtip Records | May 1st, 2026 |
| Ecotage | Redemption | EP | Metalcore | Finland | Bound by Modern Age Records | May 22nd, 2026 |
| Gutrectomy | Slamdown Is Not a Phase, Mom | EP | Brutal Deathcore | Germany | Independent | May 29th, 2026 |
| Harms | Rebirth of the Cold | Full-length | Metalcore | Finland | Time to Kill Records | May 8th, 2026 |
| Ingested | Denigration | Full-length | Slam/Brutal Death Metal/Deathcore | UK | Metal Blade Records | May 8th, 2026 |
| Malummeh | Malummeh | EP | Metalcore/Thrash/Groove Metal | Finland | Inverse Records | May 28th, 2026 |
| Necropia | Our Kingdom Befouled | Full-length | Deathcore/Death Metal | US | Independent | May 1st, 2026 |
| Without Mercy | Infinite Loss | EP | Metalcore/Death/Groove Metal | Canada | Independent | May 8th, 2026 |
| Wyrmhaven | Seasons of Gloom | Full-length | Melodic Death Metal/Deathcore | US | Independent | May 29th, 2026 |
| Ashen Horde | The Harvest | Full-length | Progressive Black Metal | US | Independent | May 1st, 2026 |
| Defect Designer | Depressants | Full-length | Experimental/Progressive Death Metal | Norway | Transcending Obscurity Records | May 15th, 2026 |
| Hourswill | Ensemble | Full-length | Progressive Metal | Portugal | Ethereal Sound Works | May 19th, 2026 |
| IATT | Etheric Realms of the Night | Full-length | Progressive/Melodic Black/Death Metal | US | Black Lion Records | May 8th, 2026 |
| Misanthrope | Embrasement | Full-length | Progressive/Melodic Death Metal | France | Holy Records | May 29th, 2026 |
| OverKhaos | Embracing Change | EP | Progressive Metal | Italy | Progressiverse | May 8th, 2026 |
| Sum of Seven | Echoes of the Hypermind | Full-length | Progressive Metal | Finland | Inverse Records | May 15th, 2026 |
| Teramaze | The Silent Architect | Full-length | Progressive Metal/Rock | Australia | Wells Music | May 8th, 2026 |
| The Scalar Process | Agnomysticism | Full-length | Progressive/Technical Death Metal | France | Transcending Obscurity Records | May 29th, 2026 |