RELEASE CALENDAR — July 2026
Metal and hard rock CDs released in July 2026. Every album links to its track list, music videos and CD details.
Werewolves of LondonAn archive live album capturing UFO at Wolverhampton Civic Hall in England on 10 February 1998,…
Rebellen & HeldenThe fourth album from Rauhbein, who sing in German, following Adrenalin. Perception, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music,…
Live from the Guild TheatreA live album on CD and DVD, recorded at the Guild Theatre in Menlo Park, California on 10 July 2025 to mark the release of the studio album Leopard Skin.…
Kiss of Death (20th Anniversary Edition)A twentieth anniversary edition of Kiss of Death, the studio album Motörhead released in 2006. Remastered at half speed,…
Splat!SPLAT! is a 2026 album Deep Purple has honed around the improvisation of classic hard rock, the warmth of blues and the dialogue of keyboards and guitar. T…
METAL QUESTMETAL QUEST places HAGANE’s adventure concept at the center and compresses the uplift of melodic speed metal into a focused EP from the renewed lineup. Fro…
Thin Lizzy (55th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)A 55th anniversary deluxe edition of Thin Lizzy, the 1971 debut made by the three-piece of Phil Lynott, Eric Bell and Brian Downey,…
Wrath of the HammerThe eighth album by Stormhammer, the power metal band from Munich, Germany, released through ROAR, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music,…
Initium MortisThe debut full-length from Left to Die, a project of seasoned US extreme metal players paying homage to Death, released by Relapse Records.…
HomageHomage, released in 2026, is a covers-type work on which TESLA expressed respect for its own roots through unforced, natural hard rock. Rather than viewing…
Tales from the Beast – Deluxe EditionPaul Di'Anno was Iron Maiden's first vocalist, and his raw, unmistakable delivery defined Iron Maiden (1980) and Killers (1981).…
UnbridledThe eighth album by Pride of Lions, the melodic rock unit formed by former Survivor man Jim Peterik (keyboards, guitar,…
AetherboundThe ninth album by Dreamtale, the Finnish melodic power metal band formed in 1999. The Japanese edition arrives on 22 July 2026 through Marquee Avalon,…
Beautiful 'N DamnedThe debut full-length from Zan/Cody, the project that brings Shotgun Messiah's core pair — singer Zinny Zan and guitarist Harry Cody — back together.…
Lights Out Chicago 1980A live document of UFO in Chicago in 1980, released through Cleopatra Records. The band had just put out No Place to Run,…
HunThe HU's third studio album, their first since 2022's Rumble of Thunder, released by Better Noise Music on 24 July 2026.…
In the Eye of the Storm (Live)The soundtrack to Foreigner's fiftieth-anniversary documentary film: an electric set on Ellis Island and an acoustic rooftop set at DUMBO House, captured l…
Riot Fes 2024 – Riot Matsuri 2024 Live in JapanA live set capturing both of Riot V's 2024 Japanese shows in full.…
Boom Bang GoodbyeThe final full studio album from Sinner, the band led by Mat Sinner, who also plays in Primal Fear.…
IIII is the second album, arriving from Frontiers on 31 July 2026, four years after 2022's Second Skin. The line-up has not moved: Nathan James (vocals), Mic…
LegacyLegacy is the milestone tenth studio album from Five Finger Death Punch, who have reached their twentieth anniversary. Released digitally on July 31, 2026 …