2026 in rock music

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This article summarizes the events related to rock music for the year of 2026.

Future releases

  • Alter Bridge is schedule to release their eighth studio album, Alter Bridge, on January 9, 2026.[1]
  • Megadeth is scheduled to release their 17th and final studio album, Megadeth, on January 26, 2026. The album will conclude with a newly recorded version of the song "Ride the Lightning", as song Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has originally co-written and released as a Metallica song back when he was a member of the band. The gesture was mean to represent how his career had come full circle.[2]
  • 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 6 February 2026.[3][4]
  • 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 4 years.[5]
  • 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", and "Killing Floors".[6]
  • Evanescence is scheduled to release their sixth studio album in early 2026, their first album in five years following The Bitter Truth (2021).[7][8]
  • Sevendust is scheduled to release their fifteenth studio album in early 2026.[9]
  • Blondie is set to release their twelfth studio album, High Noon, in spring 2026. It will still feature drums recorded by the band's late drummer Clem Burke, who died in April 2025.[10]
  • 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.[11]
  • Mudvayne is scheduled to release their sixth studio album. It will be first album in over sixteen years, since Mudvayne (2009) after breaking up for most of the 2010s.[12]
  • Papa Roach is scheduled to release their twelfth studio album. Both singles released in advance of the album in 2025 - "Even If It Kills Me", and "Braindead", topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts.[13][14][15]
  • Bruce Springsteen is scheduled to release a solo album in 2026.[16]
  • Alice in Chains is scheduled to release their seventh studio album, their first in 8 years following Rainier Fog (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.[17]
  • 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 had died in 1996 and had previously effectively ended the band's career outside of separate project Sublime with Rome.[18]
  • 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.[19] The band once aimed to release it in 2023 once band members were scheduled from their record label contract.[20] 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.[21][22][23]
  • Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine is set to release their eighth studio album, their first since their self-titled album (2021). They started working on it in 2024.[24]
  • French heavy metal band Gojira is set to release their eighth studio album. It will be their first studio album since Fortitude (2021), and since their live performance at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[25]
  • Steel Panther is set to release their seventh studio album, their first since On the Prowl (2023). They began working on it in early 2025.[26]
  • 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".[27][28]
  • Anthrax is set to release their twelfth studio album. It will be their fist studio album in a decade, since For All Kings (2016).[29] Bassist Frank Bello said their upcoming album will be "heavier than ever".[30]

Band breakups

  • 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.[31]
  • 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.[32]

References

  1. ^ Hadusek, Jon (15 July 2025). "Alter Bridge Announce New Self-Titled Album". Consequence (publication). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  2. ^ Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (30 October 2025). "Megadeth's Tracklist for Final Album Revealed — and It Features a Bonus Track Written With Metallica". Billboard (magazine). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  3. ^ Kennelty, Greg (13 March 2023). "KARNIVOOL Has Enough Material For A New Record, Explains Delays". Metal Injection. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  4. ^ Ewing, Jerry (16 September 2025). "Australian prog rockers Karnivool announce first new album for 13 years!". Louder. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Rob Zombie unleashes Punks And Demons from new album, The Great Satan". Kerrang!. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  6. ^ Blabbermouth (22 July 2025). "SHINEDOWN's Eighth Album Will 'Probably' Arrive In 'Late February' Or 'Early March Of 2026'". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  7. ^ Blabbermouth (22 June 2025). "AMY LEE: Next EVANESCENCE Studio Album Will 'Probably' Arrive In Early 2026". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  8. ^ https://blabbermouth.net/news/amy-lee-evanescences-new-album-will-arrive-in-2026#
  9. ^ Kennelty, Greg (2025-09-08). "SEVENDUST Is Working On A New Album For Early 2026". Metal Injection. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Blondie's new album, 'High Noon', coming in spring 2026". Everett Post. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025 – via ABC News.
  11. ^ "Social Distortion's First New Album In 15 Years To Arrive In May 2026". Blabbermouth.net. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  12. ^ Adams, Gregory (19 May 2025). "MUDVAYNE sign with Alchemy Records for long-awaited new album". Revolver (magazine). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  13. ^ Blabbermouth (31 March 2025). "Next PAPA ROACH Album Will Be Out In 2026: 'We're Gonna Be Releasing Music Throughout The Year', Says JACOBY SHADDIX". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  14. ^ "Braindead"; October 4, 2025
  15. ^ "Even If It Kills Me"; March 22, 2025
  16. ^ Greene, Andy (19 June 2025). "Bruce Springsteen: 'Time Is Finite, and Your Performing Time Is Finite'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  17. ^ Kennelty, Greg (2 September 2025). "JERRY CANTRELL Says ALICE IN CHAINS Will Attempt A New Album & Shows In 2026: "We Planned On Doing Much More This Year"". Metal Injection. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  18. ^ Runtagh, Jordan (4 September 2025). "Jakob Nowell Says New Sublime Album Helped Him Connect with His Late Father: 'It Felt Very Healing' (Exclusive)". People (magazine). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  19. ^ "Slipknot's Next Album Will Include A Couple Of 'Pit Openers': 'It's Gonna Be Rad,' Says Corey Taylor". Blabbermouth.net. 27 July 2021. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  20. ^ "SLIPKNOT's SHAWN 'CLOWN' CRAHAN Says Unreleased 'Look Outside Your Window' Album Could Arrive This Year". Blabbermouth.net. 2 January 2023. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  21. ^ Kennelty, Greg (14 August 2023). "SLIPKNOT Might Finally Release Look Outside Your Window In 2024". Metal Injection. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  22. ^ "Slipknot's "Clown" Confident That "Look Outside Your Window" Will Actually Be Released: "Management Has It And It Is Coming Out"". ThePRP. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  23. ^ https://consequence.net/2025/12/slipknot-clown-lost-album-take-a-look-outside-your-window-released-2026/
  24. ^ "MATT TUCK On BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's Upcoming Eighth Album: 'I'm Excited For The Next Chapter'". Blabbermouth.net. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  25. ^ "GOJIRA's New Album To Arrive In 2026: 'It's Very Crucial To Take The Time To Bring Something Fresh And New And Powerful'". Blabbermouth.net. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  26. ^ "STEEL PANTHER Is Hoping To Release New Studio Album In 2026". Blabbermouth.net. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  27. ^ "PHIL COLLEN Says 'Just Like 73' Single Is 'Absolutely The Seed Of Another DEF LEPPARD' Album". Blabbermouth.net. June 24, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  28. ^ Melissa Ruggieri (7 August 2025). "Def Leppard's Joe Elliott shares process of new album: 'Laptops have become Abbey Road'". USA Today. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  29. ^ "ANTHRAX Completes Mixing First New Album In A Decade". Blabbermouth.net. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  30. ^ Keenan, Hesher (June 24, 2024). "Frank Bello Says Anthrax Will Be "Heavier Than Ever" on Their Upcoming Record". MetalSucks. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  31. ^ Jones, Abby (28 May 2025). "Svalbard Are Breaking Up". Stereogum. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  32. ^ "SEPULTURA To Release New Four-Song EP In 2026: 'It's Already Recorded'". Blabbermouth.net. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
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