This metal release calendar lists confirmed extreme metal releases, grouped by release date. Only dates confirmed by the band or label are listed: no leaks, no rumoured dates. Past releases move to the archive after 30 days.
Out now
| Date | Band | Release | Format | Label |
|---|
| 13/11/2026 | | Descent Into Darkness | LP | Prosthetic |
| 13/11/2026 | | Paradox Of The Arrow | LP | 20 Buck Spin |
| 13/11/2026 | | Walk The Winds | LP | Relapse |
| 13/11/2026 | | The Book Of Change | LP | Self-released |
| 13/11/2026 | | Vehemence | LP | Debemur Morti |
| 06/11/2026 | | A Serpent to Devour, A Servant to Abhor | CD | I, Voidhanger |
| 30/10/2026 | | Mið | LP | Nuclear Blast |
| 30/10/2026 | | Lamentations Of The Shadowkingdoms | LP | Profound Lore |
| 30/10/2026 | | Certain Uncertainties | LP | 20 Buck Spin |
| 30/10/2026 | | For the Blood of Tiamat – Praxis I | CD, LP, cassette | Osmose |
| 16/10/2026 | | Vesold | CD, LP | Dark Descent |
Coming up
| Date | Band | Release | Format | Label |
|---|
| 20/11/2026 | | XIII: Sárga erdő | LP | Season of Mist |
| 20/11/2026 | | Volume V | LP | Nuclear Blast |
| 20/11/2026 | | Born from Darkness Absolute | Album | Dark Descent |
| 20/11/2026 | | Scorn Eternal | CD, LP | Agonia |
| 20/11/2026 | | Marrow of the Spirit (remixed and remastered) | CD, 2xLP, box | Eisenwald |
| 20/11/2026 | | The Last Crusade (reissue) | LP, CD | Edged Circle |
| 27/11/2026 | | Die To This | LP | Profound Lore |
| 27/11/2026 | | To Burn Is To Shine | CD, LP | Avantgarde Music |
| 04/12/2026 | | Serpent Hordes | CD, cassette | Personal Records |
| 11/12/2026 | | Stases | LP | Debemur Morti |
| 11/12/2026 | | Damnous | LP | Season of Mist |
| 22/01/2027 | | Forgotten Sun | LP | Season of Mist |
| 22/01/2027 | | When Brutality Becomes The Language | LP | Metal Blade |
| 22/01/2027 | | Cradle Of The Rotten, Shrine To Those Most Foul | LP | Metal Blade |
| 29/01/2027 | | Endgame | LP | Reaper Entertainment |
| 29/01/2027 | | The Shadows We Buried | LP | Nuclear Blast |
| 19/02/2027 | | Lowest Form | LP | Metal Blade |
| 09/04/2027 | | Roboticist | LP | Nuclear Blast |
| TBA | | New album (title TBA) | LP | Season of Mist |
Archive
Releases move here about a month after they come out, filed by release month, so the calendar builds into a record of the year in extreme metal.
October 2026
| Date | Band | Release | Format | Label |
|---|
| 09/10/2026 | | Avrak | Album | Peaceville |
| 01/10/2026 | | The Immaculate Sin | CD, LP, cassette | Xtreem Music |
Earlier in 2026
| Date | Band | Release | Format | Label |
|---|
| 2026 | | Circles: Part II | EP | Independent |
