Releases of the week

Rock and roll releases, week 38

September 14 to September 20, 2026 · 23 releases

This week in rock and roll, new releases and retrospectives highlight both legacy and evolution. Greta Van Fleet unveil 'Tear It Down' from their upcoming album 'Palace For The People,' while Def Leppard reveal a Volume 4 box set featuring an unreleased cover of The Beatles' 'Revolution.' The Beatles also release a second version of 'Norwegian Wood,' and EMPATH introduces their debut album 'Lyca’s Lost.' Meanwhile, rising acts like Dirty Honey and Melbourne’s Society of Beggars explore personal and societal themes, and archival material from Robert Plant, Dire Straits, and Freddie Mercury offers fresh insight into rock’s storied past.

Greta Van Fleet
GRETA VAN FLEET Shares 'Tear It Down' Single From Upcoming 'Palace For The People' Album
Sep 19 · 5 outlets
Def Leppard The Beatles
Def Leppard announces Volume 4 box set featuring previously unreleased cover of The Beatles' 'Revolution'
Sep 16 · 4 outlets
The Beatles George Harrison
The Beatles release second version of 'Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)' ahead of Rubber Soul Special Edition
Sep 15 · 4 outlets
Volbeat
EMPATH Announces Debut Album 'Lyca’s Lost'
Sep 19 · 2 outlets
Dirty Honey
Rising stars Dirty Honey announce third album Catch My Butterfly. "We've made mistakes, gotten over past regrets, lived…
Sep 18 · 2 outlets
Elvis Presley Willie Nelson Brenda Lee Merle Haggard
Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard Hit No. 1 With an Album Featuring a Song Previously Recorded by Brenda Lee and Elvis Pr…
Sep 16 · 1 outlet
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen has two new albums on the way
Sep 16 · 2 outlets
Metallica Lemmy Kilmister
“Lemmy comes over right before the first verse, and he’s right in my face. He’s rubbing his warts on my face!”:The night all of Metallica dressed up as Lemmy to play his 50th birthday gig
Sep 20 · 1 outlet
Way Dynamic Elton John
‘It’s been work to not go crazy’: Way Dynamic, the Australian folk-pop musician with fans including Elton John
Sep 20 · 1 outlet
Cam Cole
Cam Cole Brings A Spark Of Optimism On ‘Chasing Dreams’
Sep 20 · 1 outlet
AC/DC
AC/DC Released “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” 50 Years Ago Today
Sep 20 · 1 outlet
Vardis
Vardis are older and wiser but still party like it's 1979. "I shed a tear when I cut my hair, even though it was dropping out a fair bit"
Sep 20 · 1 outlet
Rival Sons
RIVAL SONS Plan To Hit Studio In January, Eye Late 2027 Release For New Album
Sep 18 · 1 outlet
Conway Twitty
On This Day in 1973, Conway Twitty Was at No. 1 With a Song That Might Still Be Too Hot for Country Radio
Sep 18 · 1 outlet
Society of Beggars
Melbourne alt-rock band SOCIETY OF BEGGARS ask “How much is enough?” inside the consumerist doom-loop of “I Want I Want”
Sep 18 · 1 outlet
Greta Van Fleet
Greta Van Fleet - Tear It Down (Visualizer)
Sep 18 · 1 outlet
Robert Plant
Robert Plant’s Saving Grace EP “All That Glitters” Record Store Day treasure to be released digitally
Sep 17 · 1 outlet
Dire Straits Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits : comment l'obsession sonore de Mark Knopfler a vendu le Compact Disc au monde entier
Sep 16 · 1 outlet
Freddie Mercury Bohemian Rhapsody
New Freddie Mercury Book Features Singer’s Personal Notes & Alternative ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Lyrics
Sep 15 · 1 outlet
Billy Morrison Ozzy Osbourne Lemmy Kilmister Billy Idol Nick Cave
Billy Morrison's wild tales of Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, Billy Idol, Nick Cave and more. "Inbetween soundcheck and the gig, he takes some mushrooms and smokes the strongest weed"
Sep 15 · 1 outlet
Elvis Costello Bruce Springsteen
How Elvis Costello Turned a Bruce Springsteen Homage Into His Most Searing Protest Song
Sep 14 · 1 outlet
AuraLayer
Auralayer Premiere “Wall to Wall”; Into the Aura Lair Out Dec. 4
Sep 14 · 1 outlet
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Remembering When a Creedence Clearwater Revival Hit Revealed the Growing Fissures Within the Band in 1969
Sep 14 · 1 outlet

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