Australian progressive rock band Karnivool releases their fourth studio album, In Verses. It is their first studio album in almost 13 years. Production on the album began as early as 2016, but had progressed slowly due to the band members becoming physically separate from each other. The album tops the Australian all-format ARIA chart upon its release. It is their second consecutive album to top the chart, after Asymmetry (2013).[7][8][9]
Look Outside Your Window, an album featuring members of Slipknot band members, was released on April 18.[11] It was recorded by four of the band's members in 2008, during the band's lengthy All Hope Is Gone sessions. The album has a more experimental and melodic rock sound as opposed to their traditional metal sound.[12] The band once aimed to release it in 2023, once band members were scheduled from their record label contract.[13] 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.[14][15][16]
English musician, and former Beatle, Paul McCartney is scheduled to release his 19th solo studio album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane. In production for nearly five years, the successor to 2020's McCartney III includes new tracks and reworked compositions that had previously never been recorded or released.[17][18]
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts are set to release a new live album, As Time Explodes, recorded during "The Love Earth Tour" in 2025.[19]
Dirty Heads is scheduled to release their ninth studio album, 7 Seas. It will be their first album in four years.[24]
Sleeping with Sirens is set to release their eighth studio album, An Ending in Itself. It will be their first studio album with guitarist Tony Pizzuti, who replaced the band's longtime guitarist Jack Fowler in 2022.[25]
Butthole Surfers are scheduled to release their first studio album in twenty-five years, After the Astronaut. It was originally intended for release in 1998 as the successor to Electriclarryland (1996), but following record label politics, it was initially canceled and portions of the album were re-recorded in favor of Weird Revolution (2001).[30]
English rock band Muse is set to release their tenth studio album, The Wow! Signal.[31] They started working on it in February 2025.[32]
The Pretty Reckless are scheduled to release their fifth studio album, Dear God.[33] Recording for the album began in mid-2023.[34]
Slayer guitarist Kerry King is set to release his second studio album this year. He started working on it after his first headlining tour.[44]
The Ataris are scheduled to release their sixth studio album, Revolution Summer, this year; it will be their first full-length album since Welcome the Night (2007). It was intended for release in March or April 2026,[45] but was delayed due to manufacturing issues.[46]
Blondie is set to release their twelfth studio album, High Noon, in 2026. It will be the band's final album to feature its former drummer Clem Burke, who died in April 2025.[47]
English musician, and former Genesis frontman, Peter Gabriel is set to release his eleventh solo album, and ninth of original material, O\I. Like its predecessor I/O (2023), this album sees Gabriel release a new song every full moon as singles before releasing it at the end of the year.[48][49]
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.[55]
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.[59]
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".[60][61]
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.[62] Bassist Frank Bello said their upcoming album will be "heavier than ever".[63]
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.[64]
Limp Bizkit is working on their seventh studio album, they started working on new material in 2024, during their touring schedules.[66] It will also be their first studio album since the death of original bassist Sam Rivers, who died in October 2025.[67]
Former Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello is set to release his debut solo studio album.[68] It is his first album after the band abruptly disbanded in early January 2024.[69]
Breaking Benjamin is scheduled to release their seventh studio album, their first since Ember (2018). Recording for the album began in the early 2020s.[70]
Incubus completed their ninth studio album in 2025, and is scheduled to release it sometime during 2026.[71]
German post-metal band The Ocean is set to release their eleventh studio album. It will be their first studio album following another line-up change, with it being the first studio album with drummer Jordi Farré.[72]
New York hardcore pioneers the Cro-Mags are set to release their seventh studio album, their first in six years following In the Beginning in 2020. It will also be their first studio album with drummer Pete Hines since Best Wishes in 1989, following his return to the band in September 2025.[74][75]
Murphy's Law is set to release their sixth studio album, their first in 25 years since The Party's Over in 2001.[76] "Go, Jimmy, Go" was the first single released in advance of the album's release in October 2025.[77][78]
Soundgarden plans to release their seventh and final studio album, which will include the final recordings of frontman Chris Cornell, who died in 2017. The development of the album had faced multiple delays (including a dispute between the band and Cornell's estate handled by his wife Vicky, which was settled in 2023) before the surviving members began restarting work on it in 2025 with producer Terry Date.[79][80][81]
Weezer is set to release to release their sixteenth studio album, their first in five years following 2021's Van Weezer. The album's lead single "Shine Again" was released on April 1, 2026.[82]
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi is set to release a new solo album, which will be his first in 21 years following 2005's Fused.[83]
Candlebox is set to release their ninth studio album, their first in three years and their first since the band retired from touring in 2024.[84][85]
Ministry is set to release their eighteenth studio album, which, according to frontman Al Jourgensen, will be the band's last. The album will also feature Jourgensen's reunion with Paul Barker for the first time in over 20 years.[86]
Triumph's reunion tour, the Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded tour, began on April 10, 2026.[88] It marked their first major tour with the original lineup of Mike Levine, Gil Moore and Rik Emmett together since the latter's departure from the band in 1988.[89]
Rush's reunion tour, the Fifty Something Tour, is set to begin on June 7, 2026 and end on April 10, 2027. It will be their first major tour in eleven years, and their first with drummer Anika Nilles filling in for the band's longtime drummer Neil Peart, who died in 2020, and Loren Gold as their keyboardist.[93][94][95]
Warped Tour is set to be held in June, July, August, September, and November.[96]
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.[98]
Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura is set to disband after completing their 40th anniversary farewell tour, and the release of their final EP, The Cloud of Unknowing, which was released on April 24, 2026.[99]
