Releases of the week

Metal releases, week 36

August 31 to September 6, 2026 · 30 releases

This week in metal, major releases and announcements highlight both legacy acts and emerging voices. Saxon, Iron Maiden, and Nightwish mark significant milestones with new albums and anniversary celebrations, while Mastodon and Chat Pile unveil their latest works following personal and artistic transitions. New singles from Behemoth, Tobias Forge, and Exumer, along with solo projects from Kai Hansen and Mario Duplantier, reflect a dynamic and diverse scene. Additional highlights include collaborative tracks, live debuts, and video releases from artists across the genre spectrum.

Saxon
Saxon announces 25th studio album 'Gods Of Thunder' and shares title track
Sep 5 · 9 outlets
Chat Pile
Chat Pile announce album Who Loves The Sun
Sep 5 · 8 outlets
Brent Hinds Mastodon Marrow Deep Brann Dailor
Mastodon announces new album 'Marrow Deep' following Brent Hinds' death
Aug 31 · 6 outlets
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden announces 50th anniversary color vinyl box set
Sep 4 · 5 outlets
Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour announces new album 'Suffer Divine', shares title track
Sep 4 · 5 outlets
Helloween Kai Hansen
Kai Hansen shares 'Wait And See' single from upcoming solo album
Sep 2 · 5 outlets
Ghost Tobias Forge
Tobias Forge opens up about Ghost’s hiatus
Sep 2 · 4 outlets
Behemoth Dimmu Borgir Shagrath Venom
BEHEMOTH Recruits DIMMU BORGIR's SHAGRATH For Cover Of VENOM's 'In League With Satan'
Sep 5 · 4 outlets
Fear Factory Dino Cazares
Watch: FEAR FACTORY Performs New Single 'Roboticist' Live For First Time
Sep 1 · 3 outlets
Gorod
Gorod annonce son huitième album, The Ember Gone
Aug 31 · 4 outlets
Pain
PAIN Releases Music Video For New Single 'I Don't Give A F***'
Aug 31 · 4 outlets
Nightwish
Nightwish célèbre ses 30 ans avec une nouvelle sortie
Sep 5 · 3 outlets
To the Grave
TO THE GRAVE : nouveau single et vidéo “Life Among The Septics”
Sep 5 · 3 outlets
Evanescence
EVANESCENCE Releases Music Video For 'Tell Me When You've Had Enough'
Sep 5 · 3 outlets
Silvertomb Type O Negative Agnostic Front
Silvertomb releases music video for 'Graves In The Sky' from upcoming album
Sep 4 · 3 outlets
Accept Hansi Kürsch Paul Gilbert Chuck Garric Tommy Aldridge
Teutonic Titans 1976-2026
Sep 4 · 3 outlets
Nightwish Tuomas Holopainen
NIGHTWISH To Begin Recording Eleventh Album In May 2027; Seven Songs Have Been Written Already, Says TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN
Sep 1 · 3 outlets
Pantera
This one’s for the ones who know
Sep 6 · 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
Gojira Mario Duplantier
Mario Duplantier dévoile son nouvel album solo 'Refuge'
Sep 5 · 2 outlets
KISS
KISS lands highest-charting album in over a decade with 1976 recording
Sep 4 · 2 outlets
Tony Iommi
TONY IOMMI Releases 'World Alone' Limited-Edition Seven-Inch Single
Sep 4 · 2 outlets
Exumer
Exumer annonce 'Death Mask Messiah'
Sep 3 · 2 outlets
GWAR
GWAR to appear in Mutant Football League 2 via Antarctica Scumdogs DLC
Sep 3 · 2 outlets
Blind Channel
Check out Blind Channel’s hopeful new single, Stars We See
Sep 3 · 2 outlets
Frontierer
Frontierer dévoile un nouvel extrait de son prochain album
Sep 3 · 2 outlets
Mastodon
Mastodon announces 'Marrow Deep'
Sep 2 · 2 outlets
Exumer
Exumer dévoile le clip de "Blinding Skies"
Sep 2 · 2 outlets
Grizzlor
Grizzlor : nouvel EP avec extrait dévoilé
Aug 31 · 2 outlets
Chat Pile
Chat Pile announce new album Who Loves the Sun
Aug 31 · 2 outlets

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