A few weeks have flown since we shared 37 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 2129 New & Noteworthy metal releases on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and album announcements. To help you catch up, Metal Insider has compiled a batch of 22 recently announced albums from the last few weeks alone including, Archspire, Varials, Vreid, and more.
01) Hoaxed, Death Knocks
Release Date: February 13, 2026
Label: Relapse Records
Pre-Order: Here.
Genre: Dark Rock
Location: Portland, OR
Track List:
01) Where the Seas Fall Silent
02) Kill Switch
03) Promised to Me
04) The Fallen
05) Looking Glass
06) Dead Ringer
07) Wretched
08) The Family
09) Killing Stone
Latest Single: “Where the Seas Fall Silent”
02) Varials, Where The Light Leaves
Release Date: February 27, 2026
Label: Fearless Records
Pre-Order: Here.
Genre: Metalcore
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Track List:
01) Where The Light Leaves
02) No Lie Untouched
03) Illusions of Loss
04) Conscious Collapse
05) Your Soul Feeds
06) The Hurt Chamber
07) [wouldyoufollowme]
08) Silent Demise
09) Blissful End
10) Romance II
11) Metanoia
12) I’ll Find the Dark
13) [intothequiet]
Latest Single: “Where The Light Leaves”
03) Necrofier, Transcend Into Oblivion
Release Date: February 27, 2026
Label: Metal Blade Records
Pre-Order: Here.
Genre: Black Metal
Location: Houston, TX
Latest Single: “Servants Of Darkness, Guide My Way I”
04) Neal Morse Band, L.I.F.T.
Release Date: February 27, 2026
Label: Inside Out Music
Pre-Order: Here.
Genre: Rock
Note: The upcoming concept album follows a person as they rediscover their place in the world after losing themselves. The release features the full classic lineup: Neal Morse (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Mike Portnoy (drums, vocals), Randy George (bass), Bill Hubauer (organ, piano, synths, vocals), and Eric Gillette (lead & rhythm guitar, vocals).
Track List:
01) Beginning
02) Fully Alive
03) I Still Belong
04) Gravity’s Grip
05) Hurt People
06) The Great Withdrawal
07) Contemplation
08) Shame About My Shame
09) Reaching
10) Carry You Again
11) Shattered Barricade
12) Fully Alive, Pt. 2
13) Love All Along
14) Fully Alive (Single Version)
Latest Single: “Fully Alive”
05) Space Of Variations, Poisoned Art
Release Date: February 13, 2026
Label: Napalm Records
Pre-Order: Here.
Genre: Metalcore
Location: Ukraine
Track List:
01) TRIBE
02) HALO
03) MAYDAY
04) PARALLEL REALITIES
05) DOPPELGÄNGER
06) GODLIKE
07) GHOST TOWN
08) COLDHEAVEN
09) BACK TO DIRT
10) SNAKE SKIN
11) LIES
12) ECHO
Latest Single: “HALO”
06) Big Big Train, Woodcut
Release Date: February 6, 2026
Label: InsideOutMusic
Pre-Order: Here.
Genre: Progressive Rock
Location: International
Track List:
01) Inkwell Black
02) The Artist
03) The Lie of the Land
04) The Sharpest Blade
05) Albion Press
06) Arcadia
07) Second Press
08) Warp and Weft
09) Chimaera
10) Dead Point
11) Light Without Heat
12) Dreams in Black and White
13) Cut and Run
14) Hawthorn White
15) Counting Stars
16) Last Stand
Latest Single: “The Sharpest Blade”
07) Helix, Scrap Metal
Release Date: January 23, 2026
Label: Perris Records
Pre-Order: Here.
Genre: Hard Rock
Location: Canada
Track List:
01) Stuck In The 80’s
02) Fast & Furious
03) Pretty Poison
04) Hot Heavy & Wild
05) Money (Goes With Everything)
06) Jaws Of The Tiger
07) Coming Back With Bigger Gus
08) Danger Zone
09) Tie Me Down
10) Closer
11) The Same Room
12) The Pusher
Latest Single: “Stuck In The 80s”
08) Syberia, Quan tot s’apagui
Release Date: January 30, 2026
Label: Moment of Collapse Records
Pre-Order: Here.
Genre: Instrumental Post Metal
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Track List:
01) En la foscor una llum que brilla
02) llampecs d’oblit d’uns records en vida
03) naixença d’una mort tranquil·la
04) Dins la meva ànima la sang em bull
05) quan me’n vagi no em tanqueu els ulls
Latest Single: “llampecs d’oblit d’uns records en vida”
09) Veil Of The Serpent, Born To Burn
Release Date: March 20, 2026
Genre: Power Metal
Location: Germany / US
Track List:
01) Away
02) Born To Burn
03) Echoes Of A Distant Life
04) Anthem Of Terror
05) Black Sun
06) We Are The Stars
07) Sanatorium 51
08) Slave The Mind
09) No Retreat
Latest Single: “Born To Burn”
10) Archspire, TOO FAST TO DIE
Release Date: April 10, 2026
Pre-Order: Here.
Genre: Technical Death Metal
Location: Canada
Track List:
01) Liminal Cypher
02) Red Goliath
03) Carrion Ladder
04) Anomalous Descent
05) The Vessel
06) Limb of Leviticus
07) Deadbolt the Backward
08) Too Fast to Die
Latest Single: “Carrion Ladder”
11) The Eternal, Celestial – EP
Release Date: January 16, 2026
Label: Reigning Phoenix Music
Pre-Order: Here.
Genre: Dark Progressive Gothic Metal
Location: Australia – Finland
Track List:
01) Absence Of Light
02) Celestial Veil
03) It All Ends
04) Bleeding Into Light
05) Casting Down Shadows
06) Everlasting MMXXVI
Latest Single: “It All Ends”
