RELEASE CALENDAR — February 2024

Metal and hard rock CDs released in February 2024. The calendar is grouped by Japanese street date, so a title whose import edition reached shops in another month is still listed here — each card states both dates. Every album links to its track list, music videos and CD details.

17 releases / updated

Working ManBERNIE MARSDENJP edition: AmazonWorking Man is the last album by Bernie Marsden, the guitarist who died in August 2023. He had played with Cozy Powell,…
Charcoal GraceCALIGULA'S HORSEJP edition: AmazonCharcoal Grace is the sixth album by Caligula's Horse, the progressive metal band from Brisbane, Australia,…
An End, Once and for AllHUMANKINDJP edition: AmazonAn End, Once and for All is the debut album by HumanKind, the five-piece German metalcore band. They formed in 2022 and had a record out the next year,…
Another Side of YouILLUMISHADEJP edition: AmazonAnother Side of You is the second album by Illumishade, the symphonic metal band out of Switzerland, and their second to reach Japan.…
Quad BrutalAUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINEJP edition: AmazonQuad Brutal is the fourth album by Austrian Death Machine, the band Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying set up to work out his devotion to the films of Arnold S…
The ForceONSLAUGHTAmazonThe Force is the second album Onslaught, the originators of British thrash, put out in 1986, brought back on SHM-CD in 2024.…
Moon HealerJOB FOR A COWBOYAmazonMoon Healer is the new album by Job for a Cowboy, the American progressive death metal band, and their first in ten years since Sun Eater in 2014.…

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