2026 Calendar: April releases (rock and heavy metal albums)
In April 2026, the rock and heavy metal genres continue to see a steady stream of releases, following the trend observed in the first quarter of the year. This period brings together a variety of works that explore different aspects of the genre, striking a balance between established artists and up-and-coming names looking to expand their sonic horizons.
Starting this Friday (April 3), digital platforms and specialized stores will begin offering a range of studio albums, live recordings, compilations, and reissues that revisit various moments in heavy music history while also introducing new material to audiences.
Highlighted below are some of the key releases in April:
April 3, 2026
Akem Manah – “Threnodies” (Black Lion)
Amerikan Kaos – “The Sheeple Swing” (Metal Department)
Anasarca – “Achlys” (Selfmadegod)
Apolaustic – “No Plenitude Without Suffering” (Transcending Obscurity)
Bird Without A Song – “Written Memories” EP (independent)
Bloody Valkyria – “Requiem: Reveries Of The Dying” (Northern Silence)
Bronco Forte – “Lightning Scars” (independent)
Cactus – “Temple Of Blues II” (Cleopatra)
Cenotafio – “La Escisión Acausal: Por La Vía Inversa Hacia La Descarnación” (Demoniac)
Chainfight – “E.P. II” (Inhuman Assault)
Chariots Overdrive – “The End Of Antiquity” (Gates Of Hell)
Claude Fridrici – “Through The Cloud” EP (independent)
Corrosion Of Conformity – “Good God/Baad Man” (Nuclear Blast)
Creme Flesh – “For Your Ass Only” (Comatose)
Deathbird Earth – “Objective Consciousness” (SRA)
Death Dies – “Maledicti In Aeternvm” (My Kingdom)
Dust – “Thoughts Of A Falling Man” (Rockshots)
Evilean – “Exhumation Evilean” EP (independent)
Exhumation/Funeral Chant – “Sacred Oath: Temple Of Death” Split (Carbonized)
ForeignWolf – “Merely Mortal” EP (independent)
Forlorn Citadel – “An Oath Undone” (Northern Silence)
Gentilesky – “Dream” (Slovenly)
Grade 2 – “Talk About It” (Hellcat)
Graveborn – “Memtempsychosis” (independent)
Green Carnation – “A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis” (Season Of Mist)
Gus Drax – “Theories Of Imperfection” (Theogonia)
Hazardous – “Let There Be Dark” (Selvajaria)
Jarboe – “Sightings” (Consouling Sounds)
Knumears – “Directions” (Run For Cover/Summer Shade)
Krøyer – “Towering Iron” (independent)
Lantlos – “Nowhere In Between Forever” (Prophecy)
Machine Cult Ritual – “Occult Mechanics” (Laebel)
Malauriu – “The Third Nail” (Adirondack Black Mass)
MarysCreek – “The Beginning Of The End” (Dead End Exit)
Michael Sweet – “The Master Plan” (Frontiers)
Nature Morte – “Still Life” (Frozen)
Nervosa – “Slave Machine” (Napalm)
No Terror In The Bang – “Existence” EP (Klonosphere)
Obey The Sun – “Desert Ritual” EP (Eclipse)
Orathania – “Echo Of Freedom” (Archivist)
OxE – “Fugue Gnawed From The Scabbed God Cerebrum” (Stillbirth)
Poison Ruin – “Hymns From The Hills” (Relapse)
Rats Will Feast – “An Evocation” EP (Time To Kill)
Red Vanilla – “Where I Should Be” EP (independent)
Relic – “Crown Of Flies” EP (independent)
Slaamaskin – “Endevendt” (independent)
SoftSun/Ten East – “Turned To Stone Chapter 10” Split (Ripple)
SolNegre – “Anthems For The Grand Collapse” (Meuse)
Splendidula – “Absentia” (Argonauta)
Sun Don’t Shine – “From Birth To Death” (Corpse Paint)
Sunn O))) – “SunnO)))” (Sub Pop)
Through N Through – “Through N Through” (Golden Robot)
Toxic Shock – “Future Is Calling” (This Charming Man)
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