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New Metal Albums July 2026 you need to check!
100+ Upcoming New Metal albums July 2026 with samples!
Welcome to the ULTIMATE July 2026 Metal release breakdown!
From crushing Death Metal to face-melting Thrash, brutal Black Metal, and everything in between — we’ve scoured the calendar and compiled 100+ album releases dropping in July 2026
| Heavy Metal | ||||||
| Coffin Hunters | Cosmic Dawn | Full-length | Heavy Metal | July 17th, 2026 | Independent | US |
| Coven Japan | Promised Land | Full-length | Heavy Metal | July 24th, 2026 | No Remorse | Japan |
| Deep Purple | Splat! | Full-length | Heavy Metal/Hard Rock | July 3rd, 2026 | earMUSIC | UK |
| Dominum | Night Is Calling | Full-length | Heavy/Power Metal, Hard Rock | July 3rd, 2026 | Napalm Records | Germany |
| Iconic | II | Full-length | Heavy Metal/Hard Rock | July 31st, 2026 | Frontiers | International |
| Iron Slaught | Metallic Torments | Full-length | Heavy/Speed Metal | July 10th, 2026 | Independent | France |
| Master Massive | White Shadows | Full-length | Heavy Metal | July 7th, 2026 | Fireflash Records | Sweden |
| Ruthless | Curse of the Beast | Full-length | Heavy/Power Metal | July 17th, 2026 | Fireflash Records | US |
| Sinner | Boom Bang Goodbye | Full-length | Heavy Metal | July 31st, 2026 | Reigning Phoenix Music | Germany |
| Sinsid | All That Remains | Full-length | Heavy Metal | July 3rd, 2026 | Pitch Black Records | Norway |
| Smoking Snakes | All Lights On | Full-length | Heavy Metal/Hard Rock | July 10th, 2026 | Frontiers | Sweden |
| Thrash & Groove Metal | ||||||
| Code Red | Hellforged Warpath | Full-length | Thrash Metal | July 1st, 2026 | Thrashing Cult Records | Japan |
| Crippled Fingers | Live at Fajtfest Fryslân | Live album | Groove/Thrash Metal/Hardcore | July 27th, 2026 | Independent | Czechia |
| DevilDriver | Strike and Kill | Full-length | Groove Metal/Metalcore | July 10th, 2026 | Napalm Records | US |
| Eternal Drak | THE VIOLENCE OF TIME (Heresies Against the Flow of Time) | Full-length | Groove/Thrash Metal | July 17th, 2026 | Firstwave Studio | Canada |
| Frolic | Legacies of Cybernetica | Full-length | Thrash Metal | July 3rd, 2026 | Hectic Records | US |
| Imperium | Exodus Unknown | Full-length | Thrash/Heavy Metal | July 17th, 2026 | Heavy Metal Records | UK |
| Mark Arruda and the Bloodline | Damage Done | Full-length | Thrash/Death/Groove Metal | July 1st, 2026 | Independent | Canada |
| Pythonic | Laws of Karma | EP | Thrash/Groove Metal/Metalcore | July 10th, 2026 | Independent | Canada |
| Repentance | Retaliate | Full-length | Melodic Groove Metal/Metalcore | July 17th, 2026 | Noble Demon | US |
| Ripper | Towards Rebirth | Full-length | Death/Thrash Metal | July 24th, 2026 | Dark Descent Records | Chile |
| Soulprison | The More I See, the More I Bleed | Full-length | Crossover/Thrash Metal/Hardcore | July 10th, 2026 | BDHW Records | Germany |
| Tyrant | Emergo | Full-length | Thrash Metal | July 17th, 2026 | Zenith Records | US |
| Black Metal | ||||||
| Agarwaen | The Murder Trend | Full-length | Melodic Black Metal | July 3rd, 2026 | Over the Border Records | Finland |
| Ceremonial Worship | Between Sleep and Death | Full-length | Black Metal | July 31st, 2026 | Eternal Death | Greece |
| Dark Plague | Masquerade | Full-length | Black Metal | July 7th, 2026 | Fetzner Death Records | France |
| Faustian | Parable of the Sewer | Full-length | Black Metal | July 24th, 2026 | Apocalyptic Witchcraft Recordings | Australia |
| Inferno | The Anthropic Sophisms (On the Heights of Despair) | Full-length | Black Metal | July 17th, 2026 | Debemur Morti Productions | Czechia |
| Litosth | Dreaming | Full-length | Melodic Black/Death Metal | July 24th, 2026 | Personal Records | Brazil |
| Molh | Dream of the Mounds | Full-length | Atmospheric Black Metal | July 10th, 2026 | Attractor Records | Ukraine |
| Mortem | Mørketid | Full-length | Death Metal (early); Black Metal (later) | July 3rd, 2026 | Peaceville Records | Norway |
| Sojourner | Gateways | Full-length | Epic/Atmospheric Black Metal | July 10th, 2026 | Avantgarde Music | New Zealand/Sweden |
| Taake | En Skog av Nidstang | Full-length | Black Metal | July 31st, 2026 | Dark Essence Records | Norway |
| Zornheym | Descending into Madness | Full-length | Symphonic/Melodic Black/Death Metal | July 2nd, 2026 | Noble Demon | Sweden |
| Doom, Stoner & Sludge Metal | ||||||
| Athabas | Salem | Full-length | Doom/Stoner Metal | July 10th, 2026 | Independent | France |
| Black Death Cult | Cosmic Vertigo | Full-length | Black/Death/Doom Metal | July 7th, 2026 | Serpents Head Reprisal | Canada |
| Doomcult | Sacrifice All Life | Full-length | Doom Metal | July 17th, 2026 | Meuse Music Records | Netherlands |
| Pylar | Delyrio | Full-length | Drone/Doom Metal | July 10th, 2026 | Cavsas | Spain |
| Rezn | Cycles in the Infinite Dream | Full-length | Psychedelic Doom/Stoner Metal | July 24th, 2026 | Sargent House | US |
| Shadow of Jupiter | Bones | Full-length | Stoner/Doom Metal/Psychedelic Rock | July 10th, 2026 | Ripple Music | US |
| Slow Goat | Where the Wisest Fear to Tread | Full-length | Stoner/Doom Metal | July 10th, 2026 | Independent | US |
| Solace | Fading Failing Ruin | Full-length | Stoner Metal | July 3rd, 2026 | Magnetic Eye Record | US |
| Soothsayer | The Unbinding | Full-length | Atmospheric Doom/Sludge Metal | July 3rd, 2026 | Apocalyptic Witchcraft Recordings | Ireland |
| TodoMal | Graveyards of Joy | Full-length | Atmospheric Doom Metal | July 3rd, 2026 | Season of Mist | Spain |
| WeedWizard | Blood Cathedral | Full-length | Stoner/Sludge/Doom Metal | July 3rd, 2026 | Independent | Germany |
| Witchsorrow | The Devil and All His Works | Full-length | Doom Metal | July 3rd, 2026 | Church Road Records | UK |
| Death Metal | ||||||
| Apogean | Waste Where Life Begins | Full-length | Technical Death Metal | July 10th, 2026 | The Artisan Era | Canada |
| Coprolith | Putrescence | Full-length | Death Metal | July 3rd, 2026 | Me Saco un Ojo Records | Canada |
| Dichotomy | Lucifer Owns the Fence | Full-length | Brutal Death Metal | July 3rd, 2026 | Rottweiler Records | US |
| Grim Legion | Harbingers of Death | Full-length | Death Metal | July 10th, 2026 | Horror Pain Gore Death Productions | US |
| Haserot | Advent of Suffering | Full-length | Death Metal | July 10th, 2026 | Redefining Darkness Records | US |
| Hexorcist | Crucificial Imprecations | Full-length | Death Metal | July 31st, 2026 | Invictus Productions | US |
| Hrothgar | Tales of Valhöll | Full-length | Melodic Death Metal | July 7th, 2026 | Independent | France |
| Into Darkness | Route to the Outer Side | Full-length | Death/Doom Metal (early); Death Metal (later) | July 24th, 2026 | Dying Victims Productions | Italy |
| Left to Die | Initium Mortis | Full-length | Death Metal | July 17th, 2026 | Relapse | US |
| Psycroptic | The Pulse of Annihilation | Full-length | Technical Death Metal | July 17th, 2026 | Metal Blade Records | Australia |
| Sigyn | From Nation to Chaos | Full-length | Melodic Death Metal | July 10th, 2026 | Noble Demon | Finland |
| Snorlax | Toxic Current | Full-length | Blackened Death Metal | July 10th, 2026 | Avantgarde Music | Australia |
| Metalcore & Deathcore | ||||||
| Boundaries | Yearning: The unbeautiful after | Full-length | Metalcore/Hardcore | July 17th, 2026 | Sumerian | US |
| Carbon Tomb | Passage to a Neutron Star | Full-length | Death Metal/Deathcore | July 17th, 2026 | Transcending Obscurity Records | Denmark |
| Castiel | All Returns to Hollow and Silence | EP | Deathcore | July 24th, 2026 | Seek and Strike | Austria |
| Complexant | Apex | Full-length | Deathcore | July 31st, 2026 | Bleeding Art Collective | Australia |
| Disfiguring the Goddess | Bloom | Full-length | Slam/Brutal Death Metal/Deathcore with Djent/Electronic elements | July 31st, 2026 | Seek & Strike | US |
| KOH | Golden Death | Full-length | Metalcore | July 1st, 2026 | Australia | |
| Loathe | A Stranger To You | Full-length | Metalcore/Alternative Metal | July 17th, 2026 | SharpTone | UK |
| No Cure | It Is Going to Get Dark | Full-length | Metalcore/Hardcore/Death Metal | July 10th, 2026 | SharpTone Records | US |
| Spread the Disease | The Darkness. The Dread. The Suffering. | Full-length | Blackened Metalcore | July 21st, 2026 | Hypaethral Records | Canada |
| The Plot In You | The Plot in You | Full-length | Metalcore | July 10th, 2026 | Fearless | US |
| Tyraels Ascension | Grave Seeker | Full-length | Melodic Death/Groove Metal/Metalcore | July 24th, 2026 | Rottweiler Records | US |
| What Lies Below | I Let It Consume Me | Full-length | Metalcore | July 10th, 2026 | Theoria Records | US |
| Hardcore & Grindcore | ||||||
| Fuming Mouth | The Ringing Bell | Full-length | Hardcore/Death Metal | July 17th, 2026 | Triple B | US |
| Madball | Not Your Kingdom | Full-length | Hardcore | July 24th, 2026 | Nuclear Blast | US |
| Muelas | Bellow | EP | Hardcore | July 17th, 2026 | Second Engine Records | US |
| Nxmad | The Second Fall | Full-length | Hardcore/Sludge Metal | July 3rd, 2026 | APF | UK |
| Poison The Preacher | Things I Want | EP | Hardcore/Crossover/Thrash Metal | July 17th, 2026 | Seek And Strike | Colombia |
| Ravaged by the Yeti | Snowbound Horror | Full-length | Grindcore/Death Metal | July 10th, 2026 | Testimony Records | Sweden/US |
| Southpaw FLHC | The Standard | Full-length | Hardcore | July 31st, 2026 | Spinefarm | US |
| Thanatology | Urgencias | Full-length | Grindcore/Death Metal | July 1st, 2026 | Negligent Records | Mexico |
| Undertakers | Global Dominion | Full-length | Grindcore/Hardcore | July 10th, 2026 | Time to Kill Records | Italy |
| Power Metal | ||||||
| Fate Gear | 冥王と慈愛の天使 (When the Angel Fell for the Devil) | EP | Heavy/Power Metal | July 8th, 2026 | Steam Steel | Japan |
| Crusade of Bards | Tales of Distant Worlds | Full-length | Symphonic Metal | July 24th, 2026 | NoCut Entertainment | Spain |
| Dreamtale | Aetherbound | Full-length | Melodic Power Metal | July 31st, 2026 | Independent | Finland |
| Lucid Dreaming | Upon the Barricades | Full-length | Power Metal | July 10th, 2026 | El Puerto Records | Germany |
| Sellsword | …with Might and Vengeance | Full-length | Epic Heavy/Power Metal | July 31st, 2026 | Independent | UK |
| Sirius | Sirius | Full-length | Power Metal | July 1st, 2026 | Zillion Mode Production | Japan |
| Solarus | Of Sin and Ruin | Full-length | Power Metal | July 10th, 2026 | Independent | Canada |
| StormHammer | Wrath of the Hammer | Full-length | Power Metal | July 17th, 2026 | ROAR! / Rock of Angels Records | Germany |
| Progressive Metal | ||||||
| Allt | Ataraxia | Full-length | Progressive Metalcore | July 31st, 2026 | Century Media | Sweden |
| Arise From Worms | A Bleeding Tree Hanging Self Destruction | Full-length | Progressive/Technical Death Metal | July 10th, 2026 | Church Road | US |
| Black Sites | For Eternity | Full-length | Heavy/Progressive Metal | July 17th, 2026 | Independent | US |
| NovaReign | Shifting the Axis of the World | Full-length | Progressive/Power Metal | July 17th, 2026 | M-Theory Audio | US |
| Protest The Hero | Within | Full-length | Progressive Metal | July 17th, 2026 | Canada | |
| Sallow Moth | Hydrophilous Brood | Full-length | Progressive Death Metal | July 24th, 2026 | Willowtip Records | US |
| The Vicious Head Society | Call of the Void | Full-length | Progressive Metal | July 24th, 2026 | Crime Records | Ireland |
| Цар Стангра (Tsar Stangra) | Химните на разрушените светове (Hymns of the Broken Worlds) | Full-length | Progressive/Melodic Black/Folk Metal | July 1st, 2026 | Independent | Canada/Bulgaria |
| Volubilis | Theasterion | Full-length | Melodic Death/Progressive Metal | July 10th, 2026 | Independent | Canada |
| Everything else… | ||||||
| Bear McCreary | The Singularity: Ekleipsis | Full-length | Cinematic Metal | July 31st, 2026 | Sparks & Shadows Records | US |
| Beware Of Gods | Upon Whom The Last Light Descends III: Behead The Oracle | Full-length | Industrial/Cinematic/Doom/Post-Metal | July 10th, 2026 | Invoke Records | US |
| Combichrist | The Venom In The Mouth Of God | Full-length | Industrial Metal/Electronic | July 24th, 2026 | Out Of Line | Norway |
| DDENT | Feeding the Void’s Luster | Full-length | Post/Industrial/Doom Metal | July 24th, 2026 | Chien Noir | France |
| Emptiness | Nowhere Speaks | Full-length | Darkwave/Avant-garde/Black/Death Metal | July 17th, 2026 | Season of Mist | Belgium |
| Finsterforst | Still | Full-length | Pagan Folk Metal | July 31st, 2026 | AOP Record | Germany |
| Hex Divided | Hex Divided I | EP | Alternative/Atmospheric/Post Metal | July 3rd, 2026 | Independent | France |
| Moonspell | Far From God | Full-length | Dark/Gothic Metal | July 3rd, 2026 | Napalm | Portugal |
| The HU | HUN | Full-length | Heavy/Folk Metal | July 24th, 2026 | Better Noise Music | Mongolia |
New Metal Albums July 2026