New Metal Albums 2026 Week 20 (May 11th – May 17th)

72 New Upcoming Metal and Hard Rock releases listed in Week 20 – 2026 (May 11th – May 17th)! Check on video format https://www.youtube.com/metalcollision

Release DateBandAlbumGenreCountryTypeLabel
May 11th, 20261,000,000 Holy MothersAberrantSludge/Stoner/Doom MetalUKEPIndependent
May 11th, 2026AraHohe TannenBlack MetalAustriaFull-lengthInto Endless Chaos Records
May 11th, 2026IIIusionIIIusionDepressive Black Metal, AmbientItalyFull-lengthIndependent
May 11th, 2026MuqaliMarching Under the Moon’s Wisdom, Triumphant in the Golden SunsetBlack/Thrash MetalChinaFull-lengthIndependent
May 11th, 2026Orphan DonorAilmentsGrindcore/NoiseUSFull-lengthZegema Beach)
May 11th, 2026Raw PowerLive CBGB’s NYC 1998Thrash Metal/Crossover/Hardcore/PunkItalyLive albumTime to Kill Records
May 12th, 2026Drain of ImpurityThe Dark Ascension of the Supreme Prometheus GodsBrutal Death MetalTürkiyeFull-lengthIndependent
May 12th, 2026We Follow the EarthFoamdrinkerSludge/Doom MetalUSFull-lengthIndependent
May 13th, 2026BockreiterSpirits of the SwampBlack/Doom MetalBelgiumFull-lengthAbstruse Eerie Radiance
May 13th, 2026SoulersTo Feel Sharp PainDrone/Doom/Stoner MetalCanadaFull-lengthIndependent
May 14th, 2026GreyhawkCall of the Hawk / Ride OutHeavy/Power MetalUSCompilationNameless Grave Records
May 14th, 2026LouderDevil’s NightSpeed MetalColombiaFull-lengthFighter Records
May 14th, 2026ProfanedThe Human ConditionHeavy/Power MetalSwedenFull-lengthIndependent
May 15th, 2026Acid ReignDaze of the WeekThrash MetalUKFull-lengthBack on Black
May 15th, 2026Aeons in SolitudeBlack LuminaGothic/Doom MetalGreeceFull-lengthSoman Records
May 15th, 2026Akem ManahThrenodiesDoom/Death/Gothic MetalBelgiumFull-lengthBlack Lion Records
May 15th, 2026alt.NevermoreeAlternative MetalAustraliaEPSharpTone
May 15th, 2026AneeiunAn.Ki.KurBlack MetalColombiaFull-lengthIndependent
May 15th, 2026AngelloreNocturnesGothic/Doom/Death MetalFranceFull-lengthArdua Music
May 15th, 2026ArroganzDeath Doom PunksBlack/Death MetalGermanyFull-lengthTestimony Records
May 15th, 2026ArtilleryMade in HellThrash MetalDenmarkEPMighty Music
May 15th, 2026AtavistiaOld Gods AwakenMelodic/Symphonic Death MetalCanadaFull-lengthBlood Blast Distribution
May 15th, 2026Azrath-11KenòsDeath/Black MetalItalyFull-lengthNorthern Darkness Records
May 15th, 2026ConfessMetalmorphosisHard Rock/Heavy MetalSwedenFull-lengthFrontiers
May 15th, 2026CrematoryGreatest Hits (English Hymns & Deutsche Hymnen)Industrial/Gothic MetalGermanyCompilationROAR! / Rock of Angels Records
May 15th, 2026Crown the BeastJudgementDeath/Groove MetalDenmarkEPIndependent
May 15th, 2026DeadnightThe Black ScourgeBlack/Thrash MetalUSFull-lengthIndependent
May 15th, 2026Defect DesignerDepressantsExperimental/Progressive Death MetalNorwayFull-lengthTranscending Obscurity Records
May 15th, 2026DesiccationLegatum MortuorumBlack/Doom MetalUSFull-lengthCarbonized Records
May 15th, 2026DesolusDwellers of the Twilight VoidBlack/Thrash MetalUSFull-lengthHells Headbangers Records
May 15th, 2026DromosFailing LightFuneral Doom MetalUKFull-lengthArgonauta
May 15th, 2026Faded RemembranceThe Blessing Of DownfallAtmospheric Doom/Death/Gothic MetalHungaryFull-lengthBitume
May 15th, 2026FrontlineRebirthHard/Melodic RockGermanyFull-lengthFrontiers
May 15th, 2026GloamusFour Portraits of Mud and ThawBlack MetalCanadaEPIndependent
May 15th, 2026Goldfish KaseemFor A Bryter FutureStoner Rock/Metal/PunkPortugalFull-lengthMorbid And Miserable
May 15th, 2026GozuGozu VIStoner Metal/RockUSFull-lengthMetal Blade Records
May 15th, 2026GraveryPurified In BloodDeathcoreItalyEPUpstate
May 15th, 2026HeavenfallThornHeavy MetalItalyFull-lengthRockshots Records
May 15th, 2026HexedAbsenceThrash Metal/MetalcoreGermanyEPIndependent
May 15th, 2026InthracedConstellation ZeroMelodic Death MetalFinlandFull-lengthInverse Records
May 15th, 2026Jungle RotCruel Face of WarDeath MetalUSFull-lengthUnique Leader Records
May 15th, 2026JunonThe Golden Citadel of the Astral SpherePsychedelic Black MetalGermanyFull-lengthI, Voidhanger Records
May 15th, 2026KataplexiaSolar AnnihilationBrutal Death MetalEl Salvador/FinlandEPFatality Distro & Recs.
May 15th, 2026LornSearing BloodBlack MetalItalyFull-lengthDolomia Nera
May 15th, 2026MelancholostTales From The Poisoned AppleDark Rock/MetalGermanyFull-lengthIndependent
May 15th, 2026Midnight OdysseyA Mass of Fallen Stars – Live in ToulonAmbient Black Metal, AmbientAustraliaLive albumI, Voidhanger Records
May 15th, 2026My Heart, An Inverted FlameMy Death Is More Beautiful Than Your LifeIndustrial Doom/Black Metal/Drone/SynthUSFull-lengthCrucial Blast
May 15th, 2026NeurotechIn Delta NegativeIndustrial/Symphonic MetalSloveniaFull-lengthIndependent
May 15th, 2026NoosedMiseryCrust/Sludge MetalIrelandEPRoad To Masochist
May 15th, 2026NorgaahlBlack SpiritsGroove/Death/Thrash MetalGermanyFull-lengthIndependent
May 15th, 2026OpensightThe OutfitProgressive Metal/RockUKFull-lengthInertial
May 15th, 2026PeripheryA Pale White DotProgressive Metalcore/DjentUSFull-length3DOT
May 15th, 2026Phoschydeux4 Days Of Bliss In HellDoom/Stoner MetalHungaryFull-lengthI, Voidhanger
May 15th, 2026Primordial BlackHeterotopiaBlack/Heavy/Groove MetalTunisiaFull-lengthDarkside Records
May 15th, 2026Pro-PainStone Cold AngerHardcore, Groove/Thrash MetalUSFull-lengthNapalm Records
May 15th, 2026Revenge RitualArbitrary PunishmentSludge Metal/HardcoreUSFull-lengthHorror Pain Gore Death Productions
May 15th, 2026Rito ProfanatorioRameras del diabloDeath/Black MetalPeruFull-lengthMorbid Oath Records
May 15th, 2026SagrosSincarnationThrash MetalColombiaFull-lengthGreen Revolution Prod
May 15th, 2026Scars of SolitudeLive in Misery Vol. 1Melodic Heavy MetalFinlandLive albumIndependent
May 15th, 2026Self DeceptionOne Of UsMetalcore/Modern MetalSwedenFull-lengthNapalm Records
May 15th, 2026SolemnityOpus BarbaricumHeavy MetalGermanyFull-lengthIndependent
May 15th, 2026Sum of SevenEchoes of the HypermindProgressive MetalFinlandFull-lengthInverse Records
May 15th, 2026The GhoulstarsThe Dark Overlords Of The UniverseHeavy Metal/PunkFinlandFull-lengthSeason Of Mist
May 15th, 2026TyrannusMournholdDeath/Black/Thrash MetalUKFull-lengthTrue Cult Records
May 15th, 2026Verba SerpentisTorchbearersBlack MetalAustriaEPIndependent
May 15th, 2026Void SinkerCycleSludge/Drone/Doom MetalItalyFull-lengthIndependent
May 15th, 2026Von GrooveBorn To RockHard RockCanadaFull-lengthFrontiers
May 15th, 2026VowDeath Will Be My BridgeMelodic Death Metal/HardcoreUSEPIron Fortress Records
May 15th, 2026WraithWraith (2026)Blackened Speed/Thrash Metal/PunkUSEPMotorpunk Records
May 16th, 2026Black UsurperSaturnian Genocide RitualsBlack MetalUSFull-lengthBarbaric Romanticism
May 16th, 2026BleedingDispersed Blood SustenanceBrutal Death MetalNetherlandsFull-lengthNew Standard Elite
May 16th, 2026Goblin HovelNew Roads Through Old PlacesFolk/Doom MetalUSFull-lengthIndependent