With releases from Judas Priest and Bruce Dickinson, it’s evident that the flow of new albums for 2024 isn’t slowing down. It may seem like countless albums have been announced in just the last few weeks alone. We’ve compiled thirty-four of them, with most expected to arrive throughout the spring. Here are 34 albums set to release this spring.
01) Artist: P.O.D.
Album: Veritas (Mascot Records)
Release Date: May 3
Key Points: These rock giants have recently announced their upcoming eleventh album, which features guest vocalists such as Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) and Jinjer’s Tatiana Shmayluk. Videos available: “I Won’t Bow Down,” “Drop,” and “Afraid To Die.” Pre-order available for Veritas via this location.
Track List:
01) “Drop” (feat. Randy Blythe)
02) “I Got That”
03) “Afraid to Die” (feat. Tatiana Shmayluk)
04) “Dead Right”
05) “Breaking”
06) “Lay Me Down” (Roo’s Song)
07) “I Won’t Bow Down”
08) “This Is My Life” (feat. Cove Reber)
09) “Lies We Tell Ourselves”
10) “We Are One (Our Struggle)”
11) “Feeling Strange”
02) Artist: Northlane
Album: Mirror’s Edge EP
Release Date: April 12 (Independent)
Key Points: Australian metal outfit Northlane’s upcoming EP, Mirror’s Edge, marks the group’s first release since 2022’s full-length offering, Obsidian. Recorded with producer Will Putney, the EP moves more like a nostalgic piece or as, Jon Deiley (songwriter/guitarist) stated, “greatest hits of Northlane’s sounds.” The band has previously shared a video for “Dante” and, most recently, a visualizer for “Miasma,” featuring Winston McCall from Parkway Drive. Pre-order Mirror’s Edge here.
Track List:
01) “Mirror’s Edge”
02) “Afterimage” (Feat. Ian Kenny)
03) “Miasma” (Feat. Winston McCall)
04) “Let Me Disappear”
05) “Kraft” (Feat. Brendon Padjasek)
06) “Dante”
03) Artist: Leaves’ Eyes
Album: Myths of Fate (AFM Records)
Release Date: March 22
Key Points: We’ve known about Leaves’ Eyes working on new music since late last year. However, the time has finally arrived for these symphonic metal vikings to reveal details for their new album, Myths of Fate. The follow-up to 2020’s The Last Viking already sees at least three new music videos for “Who Wants To Live Forever,” “Realm of Dark Waves,” and “Forged By Fire.”Pre-order Myths of Fate via this location.
Track List:
01) “Forged by Fire”
02) “Realm of Dark Waves”
03) “Who Wants to Live Forever”
04) “Hammer of the Gods”
05) “In Eternity”
06) “Fear the Serpent”
07) “Goddess of the Night”
08) “Sons of Triglav”
09) “Elder Spirit”
10) “Einherjar”
11) “Sail with the Dead”
04) Artist: Sylvaine
Album: Eg Er Framand EP (Season of Mist)
Release Date: March 22
Key Points: Following the success of 2022’s Nova, Sylvaine, ambient post-metal/atmospheric black metal is ready to unveil Eg Er Framand. The new EP from the Norwegian solo artist Kathrine Shepard is expected to continue to haunt and mesmerize listeners. A video directed and produced by William Lacalmontie for the lead single “Dagsens Augo Sloknar” includes lyrics written in 1891 by Elias Blix, a professor-turned-politician who also wrote hymns, can be viewed here. Pre-order available here.
Track List:
01) “Dagsens Auga Sloknar Ut”
02) “Arvestykker”
03) “Eg Veit I Himmelrik Ei Borg”
04) “Livets Dans”
05) “Tussmørke”
06) “Eg Er Framand”
05) Artist: By the Thousands
Album: The Descent EP
Release Date: March 15
Key Points:Minnesota-based metal outfit By The Thousands are set to introduce their sound with their upcoming EP, The Descent, promising to unveil more new music “very soon.” Videos come from two singles, “Deadweight” and “The Flood.”
Pre-Save available here.
Track List:
01) “Cursed”
02) “The Flood”
03) “Deadweight”
04) “Comatose”
05) “Shiver”
06) “Unbound”
06) Artist: Arð
Album: Untouched by Fire (Prophecy Productions)
Release Date: April 26
Key Points: UK melodic doom metal outfit Arð is set for his sophomore album, Untouched by Fire. The follow-up to 2022’s Take Up My Bones, moves as a narration, as the press release explained: “Arð narrate the tale of another Northern saint, the Anglo-Saxon warrior-king Oswald, also called Whiteblade, who united the lands of Bernicia and Deira, and reigned over the thus newly created Kingdom of Northumbria between the years 633 and 642.” Video available of the first single, “Cursed To Nothing But Patience.”
Track List:
01) “Cursed to Nothing but Patience”
02) “Name Bestowed”
03) “Hefenfelth”
04) “He Saw Nine Winters”
05) “Beset by Weapons”
06) “Casket of Dust”
07) Artist: Alpha Wolf
Album: Half Living Things (Greyscale Records / Sharptone Records)
Release Date: April 5
Key Points: Alpha Wolf, who just announced a spring tour, are set for their upcoming third album, Half Living Things. Videos available: “Sucks 2 Suck” featuring Ice-T and Bring Back The Noise.
Pre-order the album here.
Track List:
01) “Bring Back The Noise”
02) “Double-Edge Demise”
03) “Haunter”
04) “Sucks 2 Suck (feat. Ice T)”
05) “Whenever You’re Ready”
06) “Pretty Boy”
07) “Mangekyō”
08) “A Terrible Day For Rain”
09) “Feign”
10) “Garden Of Eyes”
11) “Half Living Things”
12) “Ambivalence”
