These are the most anticipated metal and hard rock albums of 2026, including releases from Megadeth, Lamb of God, Social Distortion, Poppy, and more.

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Here is your 2026 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all of this week’s newest albums! Each week is loaded with new ...

* The Flaming Lips, The Black Angels and Thee Sacred Souls will head up the 2026 Austin Psych Festival taking place May 8-10 ...

We’re back and 2026 is starting to pick up steam with nine more rock and metal tours announced over the past two weeks. A majority of the touring announcements have come in this past week, led by the ...

The ’90s brought an onslaught of classic rock and metal albums. The decade saw the rise of subgenres like nu-metal and grunge. At the same time, punk underwent a mild mainstream makeover and launched ...

Hard rock and metal dominated throughout the '80s, and in hindsight, perhaps they owe much of that success to the stellar releases that kicked off the decade. Read about all of these and more in our ...

This Ride The Lightning track from 1984 is Metallica’s most direct reference to H.P. Lovecraft. Though, it’s not the only thrash metal track from the band that pays tribute to the horror author. The ...

You've heard of these lost metal albums and you've wanted to listen to 'em, but they don't exist. At least not in any publicly available space. These are the records that we all wish we could finally ...

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These five '80s rock and metal guitarists who started great new bands serve as an unfortunate reminder that previous success and loads of talent don't guarantee future prosperity. That doesn't mean we ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Since it was established in the early 1970s, Heavy metal has ...