February 6 – 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.[6][7]
February 27 – Rob Zombie is scheduled to release his eighth solo studio album, The Great Satan, on February 27, 2026. It is his first new album in four years.[8]
3 April – Canadian indie rock band Good Kid is set to release their debut studio album, Can We Hang Out Sometime?, on 3 April 2026.[9]
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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", "Killing Fields", and " Searchlight".[10]
Evanescence is scheduled to release their sixth studio album in early 2026, their first album in five years following The Bitter Truth in 2021.[11][12]
Sevendust is scheduled to release their fifteenth studio album in early 2026.[13]
Blondie is set to release their twelfth studio album, High Noon, in spring 2026. It will be the band's final album to feature its former drummer Clem Burke, who died in April 2025.[14]
Social Distortion is scheduled to release their eighth studio album in May 2026. The band's follow-up to 2011's Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes was originally set for release in 2023, but vocalist and guitarist Mike Ness' diagnosis with stage one tonsil cancer delayed the album's release.[15]
Mudvayne is scheduled to release their sixth studio album. It will be first album in over sixteen years since their self-titled 2009 studio album after being inactive for most of the 2010s.[16]
Alice in Chains is scheduled to release their seventh studio album, their first in eight years following Rainier Fog in 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.[21]
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 died in 1996, and had previously effectively ended the band's career outside of separate project Sublime with Rome.[22]
Slipknot band members are scheduled to release an album. The album, Look Outside Your Window, was recorded by four of the band's members in 2008 during the band's lengthy All Hope Is Gone sessions. The album will have a more experimental and melodic rock sound as opposed to their traditional metal sound.[23] The band once aimed to release it in 2023, once band members were scheduled from their record label contract.[24] It was delayed to 2024, due to Corey Taylor's commitment to his second solo album CMF2 in the second half of 2023, and then again to 2025 and then 2026.[25][26][27]
Steel Panther is set to release their seventh studio album, their first since On the Prowl in 2023. They began working on it in early 2025.[30]
English rock band Def Leppard is set to release their 13th studio album. After releasing a single titled "Just Like '73", guitarist Phil Collen said it was "the seed of a new Def Leppard album".[31][32]
Anthrax is set to release their twelfth studio album. It will be their first studio album in a decade, since For All Kings in 2016.[33] Bassist Frank Bello said their upcoming album will be "heavier than ever".[34]
Korn plans to release their fifteenth studio album. Members have stated that they aim to meld their "vintage" sound with a "modern twist", and that it would go into a heavier direction. The band concurrently plans on celebrating the 30th anniversary of their 1994 self-titled first album. It will also be their first album without original bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, who left the band in 2021.[35]
Motionless in White is scheduled to release their seventh studio album, their first since Scoring the End of the World in 2022. The band is taking their time with its writing and recording, prioritizing quality over maintaining their momentum in popularity gains in the 2020s.[36]
The Pretty Reckless are scheduled to release their fifth studio album. Recording for the album began in mid-2023.[38]
Limp Bizkit is working on their seventh studio album, they started working on new material in 2024, during their touring schedules.[39] It will also be their first studio album since the death of original bassist Sam Rivers, who died in October 2025.[40]
Former Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello is set to release his debut solo studio album.[41] It is his first album after the band abruptly disbanded in early January 2024.[42]
Breaking Benjamin is scheduled to release their seventh studio album, their first since Ember (2018). Recording for the album began in either 2020 or 2021.[43]
Incubus completed their ninth studio album in 2025, and is scheduled to release it sometime within year end.[44]
English post-hardcore band Svalbard is set to disband after completing their farewell tour. The band also plans on releasing one final song before disbanding.[49]
Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura is set to disband after completing their 40th anniversary farewell tour, and the release of their final EP, set to release in 2026.[50]
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