United Kingdom Metal & Hard Rock Albums

Explore 258 metal and hard rock albums connected to the United Kingdom scene, organized by decade with detailed artist and album pages.

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ARTISTASIA
/ Progressive Rock, AOR

Asia's 14th studio album and their first in twelve years, led by the single “The Traveller (Into The Light).”

/ Hard Rock, Classic Rock

SPLAT! finds DEEP PURPLE shaping classic hard-rock improvisation, blues warmth and the conversation between keyboard and guitar into a 2026 album with a clear sense of id

/ Heavy Metal, Speed Metal

A career-spanning greatest-hits compilation reaching from the 1974 debut Rocka Rolla to 2024's Invincible Shield, gathering signature songs such as "Breaking…

/ NWOBHM, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

The fourteenth studio album, following Bloodlines (2023). Mighty Music issues it internationally on 11 September 2026 as PMZ437CD; Marquee Inc.

ARTISTFM
/ AOR, Melodic Rock

Brotherhood finds FM shaping the class of British AOR and the supple drive of melodic hard rock into a 2025 album with a clear sense of identity.

/ Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Don't Sell Your Soul finds MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP shaping classic hard-rock structure and Michael Schenker’s unmistakably singing guitar melodies into a 2025 album w

ARTISTRAVEN
/ NWOBHM, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal

An eight-track EP marking the band's fiftieth year, issued by Silver Lining Music on 14 February 2025: five new songs, plus three live recordings that between them feature three different Raven drummers.

/ Hard Rock, Punk Rock

Satanic Rites Of The Wildhearts finds THE WILDHEARTS shaping punk roughness, hard-rock thickness and dangerously catchy pop hooks into a 2025 album with a clear sense of

ALBUM=1 CD
/ Hard Rock, Classic Rock

=1 finds DEEP PURPLE welcoming a fresh guitar color while reaffirming the essentials that have long defined the band: spontaneity, sharp riffing, and unshakable groove.

/ Heavy Metal, Speed Metal

Invincible Shield makes the heavy-metal language JUDAS PRIEST has forged over decades sound like a force that is still moving forward.

/ NWOBHM, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Recorded at The Patriot in Crumlin, Wales in 2023 and released on 26 April 2024 through Target Records on CD, double vinyl and streaming.

ARTISTRAVEN
/ NWOBHM, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal

The fifteenth studio album, recorded at drummer Mike Heller's own studio in Los Angeles and released by Silver Lining Music on 30 June 2023.

/ NWOBHM, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

The thirteenth studio album, released by Mighty Music on 5 May 2023 as PMZ390CD: ten songs from "Edge of the World" to "Making All The Rules".

/ Hard Rock, NWOBHM, Melodic Rock

Diamond Star Halos expands Def Leppard’s trademark blend of stacked harmonies, bright guitars and pop momentum into a broader palette.

ARTISTFM
/ AOR, Melodic Rock

FM’s thirteenth album refines the band’s urbane melodic-rock identity with relaxed performances and carefully shaped harmonies.

/ Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

True to its title, Universal presents Michael Schenker’s guitar vocabulary as a language of melody shared by an international cast of singers.

/ Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

With guest turns from Jeff Beck, Tony Iommi, Zakk Wylde and more, this album surrounds Ozzy Osbourne’s unmistakable voice with a wide range of guitar colors.

ARTISTTHE CULT
/ Hard Rock, Alternative Rock

Under the Midnight Sun condenses The Cult’s gothic allure and hard-rock physicality into a tightly focused set.

/ Hard Rock, Classic Rock

Turning to Crime is Deep Purple’s first studio album built entirely from songs written by others.

/ Heavy Metal, NWOBHM

Senjutsu pushes Iron Maiden’s large-scale instincts further, layering riffs, melody, key changes and quiet space across extended songs.

/ Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Made with a varied group of guest vocalists, Immortal feels like a celebration of Michael Schenker’s long career.

/ Hard Rock, Punk Rock

21st Century Love Songs gathers the Wildhearts’ punk impulse, hard-rock weight and power-pop melodic gift into one restless body of work.

/ Hard Rock, Classic Rock

Continuing its collaboration with producer Bob Ezrin, Deep Purple’s twenty-first album balances hard-rock weight with a relaxed sense of play.

ARTISTFM
/ AOR, Melodic Rock

FM’s twelfth album refines the space between AOR and hard rock around Steve Overland’s smooth, powerful voice.

/ Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Ordinary Man, Ozzy Osbourne’s first studio album in nearly a decade, places his enduring defiance beside direct thoughts about age and mortality.

ARTISTRAVEN
/ NWOBHM, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal

The fourteenth album, and the first studio record with Mike Heller. Gallagher pitched it as the album Raven would have made straight after 1982's Wiped Out.

/ Hard Rock, Punk Rock

Renaissance Men is The Wildhearts’ studio return after a long gap, packing punk impulse, power-pop melody and heavy guitar into compact, high-density songs.

/ NWOBHM, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

The twelfth studio album, released by Mighty Music on 22 November 2019 — eleven songs running from "Worlds Apart" to "Sail On".

/ Hard Rock, Blues Rock

Flesh & Blood presents Whitesnake’s blues-rooted hard-rock language with a modern, tightly focused sound.

ARTISTFM
/ AOR, Melodic Rock

Atomic Generation joins FM’s polished British melodic-rock identity to a blues-tinted hard-rock feel with effortless confidence.

/ Heavy Metal, Speed Metal

Firepower reignites the heavy-metal language Judas Priest established over decades with a muscular, contemporary sound.

/ Hard Rock, Classic Rock

Infinite finds Deep Purple drawing on blues, hard rock and improvisational chemistry with both calmness and fire.

ARTISTTHE CULT
/ Hard Rock, Alternative Rock

Hidden City gathers the Cult’s mystical atmosphere and hard-rock force into a dense, heavy sound.

/ NWOBHM, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

The eleventh studio album, self-titled, issued by Mighty Music on 21 October 2016 as PMZ 200. Eleven songs, opening with the advance track "Only the Brave".

/ Hard Rock, NWOBHM, Melodic Rock

The self-titled Def Leppard revisits the band’s stacked harmonies, polished guitar sound and buoyant rhythm with a contemporary feel.

ARTISTFM
/ AOR, Melodic Rock

Heroes and Villains builds FM’s British melodic rock around warm vocals, smooth guitar and polished chorus work.

/ Heavy Metal, NWOBHM

The Book of Souls pours Iron Maiden’s heavy riffs, three-guitar melody and dramatic vocals into large, narrative-like structures.

ARTISTRAVEN
/ NWOBHM, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal

The thirteenth album, paid for in part by a Kickstarter campaign that took over $27,000, and rolled out across territories through SPV/Steamhammer in April 2015.

ARTISTRAVEN
/ NWOBHM, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal

A covers album made as a reward for the Kickstarter backers who helped fund ExtermiNation; the band's own site files it as a bonus release rather than a studio album.

/ Hard Rock, Blues Rock

The Purple Album reinterprets material from the Deep Purple era through Whitesnake’s current heavy guitar sound and mature vocals.