What exactly will be available for rock and metal fans when Record Store Day rolls around on April 18 this year? Luckily we’ve narrowed down the long list for you (although it’s still pretty long) showcasing the rock and metal offerings you can possibly pick up at your local record store.

What Is Record Store Day?

Record Store Day was conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners and employees as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture surrounding nearly 1400 independently-owned record stores in the US and thousands of similar stores internationally.

The first Record Store Day took place in 2008 and it has become an annual tradition in which music fans are enticed to visit their local record stores with special offerings from some of the biggest bands in all of music. The promotion has even expanded since its start to include special Black Friday offerings as well.

To see which stores are participating in Record Store Day for 2026 and to check out all of the offerings for the spring Record Store Day promotion, be sure to visit the Record Store Day site.

What Rock + Metal Releases Are Coming for Record Store Day 2026?

To help you find what you’re looking for, we’ve broken down the rock and metal releases alphabetically by artist. Have a look below and see if you find something you like.

A-D

Bryan Adams, Tough Town LP
Against Me!, New Wave B-Side 12″ Vinyl EP
Alcatrazz, No Parole From Rock ‘n’ Roll CD
All Time Low, TBD Title 7″
Babymetal, Live at the O2 Arena – Highlights 12″ EP
Bad Brains, Live LP
Black Sabbath Featuring Tony Iommi, Seventh Star LP
Blur, Live at the Budokan 2XLP
David Bowie, Hallo Spaceboy LP
David Bowie, Excerpts From the Outside LP
Bring Me the Horizon, Lo-files 2XLP
Jeff Buckley, Live A L’Olympia 2XLP and CD
Camper Van Beethoven, Tusk 2XLP
Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band, Lick My Decals Off, Baby [Deluxe Edition] 2XLP
The Cars, Heartbeat City Live 2XLP
The Chameleons, Cassette Box Cassette
Collective Soul, Touch and Go LP
Alice Cooper, The Revenge of Alice Cooper – Limited Edition Picture Disc 2XLP
Stewart Copeland, The Rhythmatist LP
Cream, Wheels of Fire: Live at the Fillmore Auditorium & Winterland Ballroom 3XLP
The Cult, Weapon of Choice LP
The Cult, Greatest Hits 2XLP
The Cure, Acoustic Hits 2XLP
Dada, El Subliminoso 2XLP
The Darkness, One Way Ticket to Birmingham Live at the NEC 2XLP
The Db’s, Cycles Per Second U.S. Tour 2024 LP
Deafheaven, KEXP Sessions 12″ Single
Def Leppard, Slang 2XLP
Dinosaur Jr., Live in Hollywood 1991 – The Green Mind Tour LP
Dog’s Eye View, Happy Nowhere (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) 2XLP
The Doors, Strange Days 1967: A Work In Progress, Part 2 LP
doPE, No Country for Old Men LP
The Dream Syndicate, Sketches for Medicine Show LP
The Dropkick Murphys / The Outlets, Knock Me Down 7″

E-H

Electronic, 1996 Remixes 1999 12″ EP
Fall Out Boy, So Much for (2our) Dust: Live at Madison Square Garden 3XLP
Fear Factory, Digimortal (Remastered/Expanded 25th Anniversary) 2XLP
For Squirrels, Baypath Road LP
Foreigner, 4 Live Tour 1981-82 2XLP
John Frusciante, To Only Record Water for Ten Days 2XLP
Peter Gabriel, Sledgehammer 12″ Single
Jerry Garcia, Reflections 50th Anniversary 3XLP
The Gits, Etcetera LP
Goblin, The Singles Collection 1975-1979 LP
Grateful Dead, Boston Music Hall Boston MA 6/11/76 5XLP
Grateful Dead, On a Back Porch Vol. 3 LP
Violet Grohl, What’s Heaven Without You / Swallowtail 7″
Haim, Relationships 12″ EP
John Wesley Harding, Here Comes the Groom (Deluxe) 2XLP
George Harrison, Dark Horse Zoetrope LP
George Harrison, Extra Texture Zoetrope LP

I-L
Ian Dury & the Blockheads, Live in London 1980 2XLP
The Jayhawks, 2 Meter Sessions LP
The Jesus and Mary Chain, Some Candy Talking 12″ EP
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Live at the Ritz NYC 1981 LP
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Global a Go-Go 2XLP
Elton John, Positive Presents: Elton John – The Remixes LP
Jack Johnson, Hold On to the Light 7″
Judas Priest, Live in Los Angeles ’90 LP
Tommy Keene, Songs From the Film – The 1984 Reflection Sessions LP
King Crimson, Live – Penn State University June 29th 1974 2XLP
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Big Fish Wasp
KISS, A Special KISS Tour Album 12″ EP
Bruce Kulick, Transformer CD/LP
Mark Lanegan, Bubblegum 2XLP
Lemonheads, Creator LP
John Lennon, Love Meditation Mixes 3XLP
Little Feat, Little Feat (Deluxe Edition) 2XLP
London Suede, Coming Up at the BBC LP
Look Outside Your Window, Look Outside Your Window
Lunachicks, We Can Be Worster LP

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M-P

Matchbook Romance, Visions7″ Vinyl
Mayday Parade, Tales Told by Dead Friends10″ EP
Megadeth, Hidden Treasures LP
Meshuggah, Destroy Erase Improve: Remastered Anniversary Edition 2XLP
Meshuggah, Catch ThirtyThree: Remastered Anniversary Edition 2XLP
Michael Schenker Group, Best of Live MSG –1980-1984 LP
Misfits, Famous Monster LP
The Modern Lovers,The Modern Lovers LP / Picture Disc
The Mooney Suzuki, People Get Ready (25th Anniversary) 2XLP
Motley Crue, Live Wire EP (45th Anniversary) 12" EP
Motorhead, On Parole Steven Wilson Remix LP
Motorhead,The Lost Tapes, Vol.7 (Lemmy’s50th Birthday ,Live in West Hollywood1995)2XLP
Bob Mould, Body of Song (20th Anniversary Expanded Edition)2XLP
The Muffs,Live at Fort Apache LP
Muse,Muscle Museum (12″ EP)
Muse,Muse (12″ EP)
Mutemath,Mutemath (2XLP)
New York Dolls,One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This (2XLP)
Ozzy Osbourne,Handmade by Robots
Paramore,All We Know Is Falling (Deluxe)(2XLP )
Pavement,Perfect Sound Forever (10″EP)
Pearl Jam,Pearl Jam React/Repsond Dark Matter Tour (7″+Book)
Pepper,Give’n It (LP)
Mike Peters of The Alarm,Feel Free (LP)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers,July16 ,1978 Paradise Theatre,Boston ,MA( LP)
Pink Floyd,Live Fromthe Los Angeles Sports Arena April26 ,1975( 2XCDand LP)
Pixies,Live in Newport( 2XL P)
Robert Plant,Saving Grace: All That Glitters … With Suzi Dian( 12″EP)
Porcupine Tree,We Lostthe Skyline( LP)
The Power Station,Raw Power:Live atthe Spectrum ,Philadelphia( 3 X LP)
Primal Scream,1987EPs( LP)
Puscifer,Normal Isn’t(Live)(2 X LP)