United Kingdom Metal & Hard Rock Albums

DragonForce's tenth album and first self-titled record, with a release date of 19 March 2027: the first with Alissa White-Gluz and Alessio Garavello sharing the vocals.

Saxon's twenty-fifth album, with a release date of 22 January 2027. The title track came with a video on 2 September 2026.

Asia's fourteenth studio album, and their first in twelve years, led by the single "The Traveller (Into The Light)".

Splat!, DEEP PURPLE's 2026 album, plays with a light touch, built on seasoned improvisation, blues warmth and the dialogue of keyboards and guitar.

A career-spanning compilation running from the 1974 debut Rocka Rolla to 2024's Invincible Shield, released through Sony Music.

The 2005 covers album expanded for 2026 with five newly added bonus tracks: fifteen songs on a single SHM-CD.

A nine-CD anthology of Rainbow in 1975 and 1976: the first two albums, three complete German concerts, tour rehearsals and rarities.

The Darkness's first self-chosen best-of, dated 27 November 2026: songs from all eight studio albums, closing with the new "Masters Of The Universe".

The fourteenth studio album and the first since Bloodlines (2023). Mighty Music issued it internationally on 11 September 2026 as PMZ437CD, and Marquee Inc. in Japan on 9 September as MICP-12044. It is the first studio record to feature guitarist John Foottit, who joined in January 2026.

The last recording Cathedral ever made: a half-hour piece taped in 2012 at the end of the sessions for The Last Spire, released in October 2025.

Cradle of Filth's fourteenth studio album, from March 2025 and their first for Napalm Records; the Japanese edition came out the same day.

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.

Don't Sell Your Soul is a 2025 MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP album of classic hard rock, with Michael Schenker's singing guitar at the center of every song.

In August 1976 Lemmy, Eddie Clarke and Phil Taylor recorded together for the first time at Manticore Studio in Fulham. The tape was lost for decades; restored, it came out on 27 June 2025 for the band's fiftieth anniversary.

Paradise Lost's seventeenth album, released by Nuclear Blast on 19 September 2025: produced by Gregor Mackintosh, their first record of new songs in five years.

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.

The Darkness's eighth album, released in March 2025. It reached number two in the UK, the band's highest chart placing since their debut.

Satanic Rites Of The Wildhearts, a 2025 album by THE WILDHEARTS, pits punk roughness and hard-rock thickness against dangerously catchy pop hooks.

Bring Me the Horizon's seventh studio album, surprise-released in May 2024 as part two of the Post Human series.

=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.

DragonForce's ninth album, from March 2024: the first with Alicia Vigil as a full member on bass, and the last Marc Hudson sang on.

Their fourteenth studio album, released in the fortieth year since the band formed. The Japanese pressing adds an acoustic version for twelve tracks.

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

Eleven songs from Schenker’s years in UFO, re-recorded with guest singers. Eleven tracks, about sixty minutes.

The thirteenth Praying Mantis studio album, released on 19 April 2024 by Frontiers and, the same day in Japan, by Marquee Incorporated. It marks the band's fiftieth year; the Japanese edition adds an alternate version of the title track for twelve songs.

Saxon's twenty-fourth album, released on 19 January 2024, with Brian Tatler of Diamond Head on second guitar.

A live album recorded at The Patriot Club in Wales in 2023 and released on 26 April 2024. The band describes the set as drawing on tracks from across the decades, and it places the 1980s material beside recent songs. "Gangland" and "Keeping Me Alive" previewed it.

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.

Saxon's second covers album, released on 24 March 2023, with songs by ten acts including the Animals, Alice Cooper, the Who and Cream.

Sleep Token's third studio album, from May 2023, and Spotify's most streamed metal album of that year.

The thirteenth studio album, released by Mighty Music on 5 May 2023 as PMZ390CD. Ten songs run from "Edge of the World" to "Making All The Rules", among them "A New Heartbeat", which had already given the previous year's EP its title.

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

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

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

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.

The twelfth Praying Mantis studio album, released by Frontiers on 28 January 2022. Marquee Incorporated issued the Japanese edition the same day, adding an acoustic version of "Find Our Way Back Home" for twelve tracks.

Saxon's twenty-third album, released on 4 February 2022. At seventeen it is their highest UK placing since Power & the Glory in 1983.

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

A four-track EP issued on 22 April 2022: the title song and "Red Mist" alongside 2022 re-recordings of "Fireclown" and "Killers", both of which come from the 1980 debut Wild Cat.

The seventh Bullet for My Valentine album, released worldwide by Spinefarm on 5 November 2021 and presented by the band as their heaviest. The Japanese edition adds "Stitches" for eleven tracks, and its limited pressing carries a second disc of five songs recorded at Summer Sonic 2018.

Carcass's seventh studio album, from September 2021, eight years after Surgical Steel and delayed over a year by the pandemic.

Cradle of Filth's thirteenth studio album, from October 2021, an existential record that looks squarely at the end of the species.

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

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

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

Saxon's first covers album, released on 19 March 2021. It went to number one on the UK Rock & Metal chart.

The Darkness's seventh album, released in November 2021: made across distances during the pandemic, and called good-time rock'n'roll by Justin Hawkins.

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