Upcoming Metal Releases
In following metal news on a daily basis, we maintain this list of upcoming metal releases to the best of our ability. However, we make no guarantees about its accuracy. Oftentimes newsletters and press releases do not specify the territory that the announced release date applies to and we do our best to research it or make educated guesses in such cases.
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US / North America
| Date | Band/Release |
|---|---|
| Released Jan 22, 2021 |
Conviction "Conviction" (CD) |
| Released Jan 22, 2021 |
Human Fortress "Epic Tales & Untold Stories" (CD) |
| Released Jan 22, 2021 |
Holy Mother "Face This Burn" (CD) |
| Released Jan 22, 2021 |
Grabunhold "Heldentod" (CD) |
| Released Jan 22, 2021 |
Wardruna "Kvitravn" (CD) |
| Released Jan 22, 2021 |
Therion "Leviathan" (CD) |
| Released Jan 22, 2021 |
Asphyx "Necroceros" (CD) |
| Released Jan 22, 2021 |
Nervosa "Perpetual Chaos" (CD) |
| Released Jan 22, 2021 |
Ektomorf "Reborn" (CD) |
| Released Jan 22, 2021 |
Scarred "Scarred" (CD) |
| Released Jan 22, 2021 |
Endezzma "The Archer, Fjord And The Thunder" (CD) |
| Released Jan 22, 2021 |
Phantom Elite "Titanium" (CD) |
| Released Jan 22, 2021 |
Ellende "Triebe" (CD/EP) |
| Released Jan 22, 2021 |
Labyrinth "Welcome To The Absurd Circus" (CD) |
| Jan 29, 2021 |
Volniir "All Hope Abandon" (CD) |
| Jan 29, 2021 |
Pounder "Breaking The World" (CD) |
| Jan 29, 2021 |
Soen "Imperial" (CD) |
| Jan 29, 2021 |
The Body "I've Seen All I Need To See" (CD) |
| Jan 29, 2021 |
Souls Of Diotima "Janas" (CD) |
| Jan 29, 2021 |
Harakiri For The Sky "Mære" (CD) |
| Jan 29, 2021 |
Barbarian Hermit "One" (CD) |
| Jan 29, 2021 |
Slaveknight "Peasant" (CD) |
| Jan 29, 2021 |
Escarion "Pillars Of The Faith" (CD) |
| Jan 29, 2021 |
Tragedian "Seven Dimensions" (CD) |
| Jan 29, 2021 |
Splendidula "Somnus" (CD) |
| Jan 29, 2021 |
Oceana "The Pattern" (CD) |
| Jan 29, 2021 |
Rezet "Truth In Between" (CD) |
| Jan 29, 2021 |
Demon Head "Viscera" (CD) |
| Jan 29, 2021 |
Tribulation "Where The Gloom Becomes Sound" (CD) |
| Feb 5, 2021 |
Angelus Apatrida "Angelus Apatrida" (CD) |
| Feb 5, 2021 |
Basilica "Basilica" (CD) |
| Feb 5, 2021 |
Incursed "Baskavígin" (CD) |
| Feb 5, 2021 |
Korpiklaani "Jylhä" (CD) |
| Feb 5, 2021 |
Kalidia "Lies' Device" (CD) |
| Feb 5, 2021 |
Omination "NGR" (CD) |
| Feb 5, 2021 |
Keys Of Orthanc "Of The Lineage Of Kings" (CD) |
| Feb 5, 2021 |
Heave Blood And Die "Post People" (CD) |
| Feb 5, 2021 |
Feskarn "Ravens Way" (CD) |
| Feb 5, 2021 |
Todd La Torre "Rejoice In The Suffering" (CD) |
| Feb 5, 2021 |
Alkerdeel "Slonk" (CD) |
| Feb 5, 2021 |
Uncertainty Principle "Sonic Terror" (CD) |
| Feb 5, 2021 |
Terrordome "Straight Outta Smogtown" (CD) |
| Feb 5, 2021 |
Cult of Luna "The Raging River" (CD/EP) |
| Feb 5, 2021 |
Product of Hate "You Brought This War" (CD) |
| Feb 7, 2021 |
Everdawn "Cleopatra" (CD) |
| Feb 12, 2021 |
Tok Yathraa "Chapter: Toyol" (CD) |
| Feb 12, 2021 |
DayGlo Mourning "Dead Star" (CD) |
| Feb 12, 2021 |
Simulacrum "Genesis" (CD) |
| Feb 12, 2021 |
Toledo Steel "Heading For The Fire" (CD) |
| Feb 12, 2021 |
Aborym "Hostile" (CD) |
| Feb 12, 2021 |
Abiotic "Ikigai" (CD) |
| Feb 12, 2021 |
Ad Nauseam "Imperative Imperceptible Impulse" (CD) |
| Feb 12, 2021 |
Sur Austru "Obâr?ie" (CD) |
| Feb 12, 2021 |
Immortal Guardian "Psychosomatic" (CD) |
| Feb 12, 2021 |
Sirenia "Riddles, Ruins & Revelations" (CD) |
| Feb 12, 2021 |
Swampbeast "Seven Evils Spawned Of Seven Heads" (CD) |
| Feb 12, 2021 |
Emptiness "Vide" (CD) |
| Feb 19, 2021 |
Upon The Altar "Absid Ab Ordine Luminis" (CD) |
| Feb 19, 2021 |
Krokus "Adios Amigos Live @ Wacken" (CD) |
| Feb 19, 2021 |
Kekal "Alternate Frequency Reception" (Digital EP) |
| Feb 19, 2021 |
Ablaze My Sorrow "Among Ashes And Monoliths" (CD) |
| Feb 19, 2021 |
Saprobiontic "Apocalyptic Retribution" (CD) |
| Feb 19, 2021 |
Ephemerald "Between The Glimpses Of Hope" (CD) |
| Feb 19, 2021 |
Athanatos "Biogenesis" (CD) |
| Feb 19, 2021 |
Crystallion "Heads Or Tails" (CD) |
| Feb 19, 2021 |
In Tormentata Quiete "Krononota" (CD) |
| Feb 19, 2021 |
Detritus "Myths" (CD) |
| Feb 19, 2021 |
Lake of Tears "Ominous" (CD) |
| Feb 19, 2021 |
Thron "Pilgrim" (CD) |
| Feb 19, 2021 |
The Amenta "Revelator" (CD) |
| Feb 19, 2021 |
Coronary "Sinbad" (CD) |
| Feb 19, 2021 |
Spire "Temple Of Khronos" (CD) |
| Feb 19, 2021 |
Suffering Hour "The Cyclic Reckoning" (CD) |
| Feb 19, 2021 |
Final Void "Visions Of Fear" (CD) |
| Feb 19, 2021 |
Szary Wilk "Wrath" (CD) |
| Feb 26, 2021 |
Alice Cooper "Detroit Stories" (CD) |
| Feb 26, 2021 |
Evergrey "Escape Of The Phoenix" (CD) |
| Feb 26, 2021 |
Architects "For Those That Wish To Exist" (CD) |
| Feb 26, 2021 |
Moonspell "Hermitage" (CD) |
| Feb 26, 2021 |
Skam "Intra" (CD/EP) |
| Feb 26, 2021 |
Landmvrks "Lost In The Waves" (CD) |
| Feb 26, 2021 |
Einherjer "North Star" (CD) |
| Feb 26, 2021 |
Epica "Omega" (CD) |
| Feb 26, 2021 |
Bonfire "Roots" (CD) |
| Feb 26, 2021 |
Anneke Van Giersbergen "The Darkest Skies Are The Brighest" (CD) |
| Mar 5, 2021 |
Nightfall "At Night We Prey" (CD) |
| Mar 5, 2021 |
Baest "Necro Sapiens" (CD) |
| Mar 5, 2021 |
Demon Hunter "Songs Of Death And Resurrection" (CD) |
| Mar 12, 2021 |
EyeHateGod "A History Of Nomadic Behavior" (CD) |
| Mar 12, 2021 |
Thunder "All The Right Noises" (CD) |
| Mar 12, 2021 |
Secret Sphere "Lifeblood" (CD) |
| Mar 12, 2021 |
The Crown "Royal Destroyer" (CD) |
| Mar 12, 2021 |
Rob Zombie "The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy" (CD) |
| Mar 19, 2021 |
Erra "Erra" (CD) |
| Mar 19, 2021 |
Dvne "Etemen Ænka" (CD) |
| Mar 19, 2021 |
Saxon "Inspirations" (CD) |
| Mar 19, 2021 |
U.D.O. "Live In Bulgaria 2020 – Pandemic Survival Show" (CD) |
| Mar 19, 2021 |
Agent Steel "No Other Godz Before Me" (CD) |
| Mar 26, 2021 |
Memoriam "To The End" (CD) |
| Apr 9, 2021 |
Saille "V" (CD) |
| Apr 9, 2021 |
Arion "Vultures Die Alone" (CD) |
| Apr 9, 2021 |
Blaze Bayley "War Within Me" (CD) |
| Apr 16, 2021 |
Holding Absence "The Greatest Mistake Of My Life" (CD) |
| May 28, 2021 |
Bloodbound "Creatures Of The Dark Realm" (CD) |
Europe / Worldwide*
* The world-wide release date (barring North America) often corresponds to the European release date. However, smaller labels and regional distros may render this correlation invalid in many instances.
| Date | Band/Release |
|---|---|
| Released 22-1-21 |
Ellende "Triebe" (CD/EP) |
| 23-8-13 |
Trouble "The Distortion Field" (CD) >> Reviewed |
