Megadeth is scheduled to release their seventeenth and final studio album, Megadeth, on January 26. The album will conclude with a newly recorded version of the song "Ride the Lightning", as song Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has originally co-written and released as a Metallica song back when he was a member of the band. The gesture was mean to represent how his career had come full circle.[2]
Australian progressive rock band Karnivool is scheduled to release their first studio album in 13 years, In Verses. Work on material began as early as 2016, but has progressed slowly due to all band members growing older, starting families, and living in different areas now. The album is scheduled for release on February 6, 2026.[3][4][5]
Rob Zombie is scheduled to release his eighth solo studio album, The Great Satan, on February 27. It is his first new album in 4 years.[6]
Shinedown is scheduled to release their eighth studio album in the first quarter of 2026. The band had previously spent 2025 releasing singles from it, including "Three Six Five", "Dance Kid Dance", and "Killing Floors".[7]
Evanescence is scheduled to release their sixth studio album in early 2026, their first album in five years following The Bitter Truth (2021).[8]
Sevendust is scheduled to release their fifteenth studio album in early 2026.[9]
Mudvayne is scheduled to release their sixth studio album. It will be first album in over sixteen years, since Mudvayne (2009) after breaking up for most of the 2010s.[10]
Papa Roach is scheduled to release their twelfth studio album. Both singles released in advance of the album in 2025 - "Even If It Kills Me" and "Brain Dead", topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts.[11][12][13]
Alice in Chains is scheduled to release their seventh studio album, their first in 8 years following Rainier Fog (2018). The band had originally hoped to be more active in 2025, but plans were put on hold due to undisclosed health issues of drummer Sean Kinney.[15]
Sublime is scheduled to release their first album in 30 years. The album will be the first to feature vocals by Jakob Nowell, son of original vocalist, Bradley Nowell, who had died in 1996 and had previously effectively ended the band's career outside of separate project Sublime with Rome.[16]
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