Releases of the week

Hard rock releases, week 36

August 31 to September 6, 2026 · 30 releases

This week in hard rock, several major acts unveil new projects amid significant milestones and tributes. Saxon prepares for their 25th album, Gods Of Thunder, while Mastodon releases Marrow Deep following the passing of Brent Hinds. Collaborations emerge, including Joe Satriani and Steve Vai’s The Sea Of Emotion, and Accept’s new track featuring Hansi Kürsch and other rock veterans. Meanwhile, archival releases and documentaries highlight enduring legacies, from a new Ghost pause to a tribute to Neil Peart and a reissue of The Who’s The Who By Numbers.

Saxon
Saxon announces 25th studio album 'Gods Of Thunder' and shares title track
Sep 5 · 9 outlets
Joe Satriani Steve Vai
JOE SATRIANI AND STEVE VAI Announce Debut SATCHVAI Album 'The Sea Of Emotion', Share 'Mayhem' Single
Sep 3 · 7 outlets
Europe
EUROPE Shares Music Video For New Single 'Scandinavian Eyes' From Upcoming 'Come This Madness' Album
Sep 2 · 7 outlets
Brent Hinds Mastodon Marrow Deep Brann Dailor
Mastodon announces new album 'Marrow Deep' following Brent Hinds' death
Aug 31 · 6 outlets
Pretty Maids
It's Official: PRETTY MAIDS To Return With New Studio Album In 2027
Sep 4 · 6 outlets
Clutch
Clutch releases new single 'The Drifter Returns'
Aug 31 · 6 outlets
Rush Neil Peart
Trailer released for documentary on late RUSH drummer Neil Peart
Sep 3 · 5 outlets
Audrey Horne
Audrey Horne dévoile le single "Achilles" et l'album éponyme
Sep 2 · 5 outlets
The Who
The Who announce deluxe box set for 'The Who By Numbers' with 92 unreleased tracks
Sep 2 · 5 outlets
Ghost Tobias Forge
Tobias Forge opens up about Ghost’s hiatus
Sep 2 · 4 outlets
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers announce live album 'The Holy Bible'
Sep 4 · 4 outlets
Airbourne Robert John “Mutt” Lange Bryan Adams
Airbourne announces self-titled album produced by Mutt Lange
Sep 4 · 3 outlets
Hell in the Club
HELL IN THE CLUB dévoile le single « Call Me at 666 »
Sep 3 · 4 outlets
Andrew W.K.
Andrew W.K. releases 'Temptation to Exist', his first new album in five years
Sep 2 · 4 outlets
Airbourne
Airbourne annonce son album éponyme
Sep 5 · 3 outlets
Accept Hansi Kürsch Paul Gilbert Chuck Garric Tommy Aldridge
Teutonic Titans 1976-2026
Sep 4 · 3 outlets
Shakra
SHAKRA annonce le single 'Let The Show Begin' avec vidéo
Sep 5 · 2 outlets
The Darkness
The Darkness announce intimate London show to launch greatest hits album Crock Of Hits
Sep 5 · 2 outlets
Doro Fleetwood Mac Whitesnake Sepultura Doro Pesch
Hear metal queen Doro Pesch uncork heavy cover of Fleetwood Mac’s Go Your Own Way featuring Whitesnake and Sepultura me…
Sep 5 · 2 outlets
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury mural unveiled at Wembley Park
Sep 5 · 2 outlets
KISS
KISS lands highest-charting album in over a decade with 1976 recording
Sep 4 · 2 outlets
System of a Down
System of a Down celebrates 25 years of Toxicity with amber vinyl and bonus track single
Sep 4 · 2 outlets
Oasis
Oasis tease new project with cryptic video
Sep 4 · 2 outlets
Freddie Mercury Mary Austin
The extraordinary untold story of Freddie Mercury: Mary Austin on her best friend – and love of her life
Sep 3 · 2 outlets
The Warning
Album review: The Warning – Everything's Falling
Sep 3 · 2 outlets
Clutch
Clutch Post New Single “The Drifter Returns”
Sep 2 · 2 outlets
Mastodon
Mastodon announces 'Marrow Deep'
Sep 2 · 2 outlets
Foghat
FOGHAT releases music video for 'My Babe' from live album 'Live & Loud Across The U.S.A.'
Aug 31 · 2 outlets
Sully Erna Godsmack
SULLY ERNA: New GODSMACK Music To Arrive By Summer Of 2027
Sep 6 · 1 outlet
The Jayhawks Buffalo Springfield
Now & Then: The Jayhawks’ Sanctuary Park and the reach of Buffalo Springfield Again
Sep 6 · 1 outlet

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