The slate of August 2026 rock music releases is highlighted by new albums from members of Heart, Genesis, and Marillion. John Fogerty will also expand his best-selling solo project, while Kiss returns to a signature live ’70s-era show.

Ann Wilson is set to unveil the nine-track Consecrated Ground, a second studio collaboration with her solo band Tripsitter. She’s been on the road with a Q&A tour in support of the documentary In My Voice.

Fogerty’s chart-topping multiplatinum 1985 Centerfield album now includes live performances of the title track, “Rock and Roll Girls,” and the Top 10 smash “Old Man Down the Road” recorded with his family band.

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Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery’s new LP was inspired by the British seaside town where Rothery lived as a youngster. Rothery is Marillion’s original guitarist while Hackett was with Genesis from 1971-76, a span that began with the U.K. Top 40 hit Nursery Cryme and ended with the gold-selling Wind and Wuthering.

A huge stadium stop that Peter Criss once called his all-time favorite Kiss performance will finally be documented on Kiss Destroys Anaheim ’76. Alive! producer Eddie Kramer returned to mix the new album from his original multi-track tapes.

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Unlike 2021’s single-era Welcome 2 America, Timeless will include tracks from across Prince’s long career. Carly Simon’s Comes in Waves is her first album of all original songs since 2008.

More information on these and the rest of August 2026’s new rock albums, movies, and books can be found below. Remember to bookmark our continuously updated list for details on pending rock releases from throughout the year.

Aug. 4
Bruce Springsteen: Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run, Peter Ames Carlin (book)
Elvis Presley: Elvis and the Birth of Rock and Roll, Robert Santelli, Chris Murray, others (book)
Grateful Dead: Touch of Grey, or How the Grateful Dead Became Pop Stars, John Brackett (book)
Jimi Hendrix: Experienced: On the Road with Jimi Hendrix and Beyond, Eric Barrett and Lawrence Robinson (book)
Tears for Fears: Welcome to Your Life: Love, Death and Tears For Fears, Roland Orzabal (book)

Aug. 7
Billy Morrison [Ozzy Osbourne], Hollow (digital, CD, black and colored vinyl releases with Duff McKagan, Steve Stevens, Nuno Bettencourt, Marilyn Manson, others)
George Clinton, Computer Games (vinyl reissue)
Cimarron 615 [Poco, Burrito Deluxe], Same Sky
David Byron [Uriah Heep], Take No Prisoners (expanded CD reissue)
Hawkwind, Friends and Relations (digital, CD and 2LP editions)
Linda Ronstadt, Don’t Cry Now; Prisoner in Disguise; Simple Dreams (remastered vinyl reissues)
Primal Scream, Vanishing Point (expanded reissue)
Strawberry Alarm Clock, Where’s One? (digital, CD and 2LP editions)
Tom Tom Club, Let There Be Love (6CD or 7LP box)
Various artists, NOW Yearbook ’99: Extra (3CDs with Blondie, Eurythmics, Duran Duran, Hole, others)

Aug. 11
Bruce Springsteen: Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run, Peter Ames Carlin (book)
Elvis Presley, Epic: Elvis Presley in Concert (DVD or 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray editions)
Elvis Presley: Conversations with Scotty Moore, Jim Berkenstadt and Albert Lee (book)
Paul Simon: Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland, Ashley Kahn (book)
R.E.M.: Perfect Circle: The Story of R.E.M., Tony Fletcher (book)
The Smiths: It’s Time the Tale Were Told: A People’s History of the Smiths, Iain Key and Richard Houghton (book)

Aug. 14
ABBA, “Dancing Queen: 50th Anniversary” (10-inch sparkling vinyl reissue with “La Reina Del Baile”)
Ann Wilson and Tripsitter, Consecrated Ground
Blue Oyster Cult, Agents of Fortune: 50th Anniversary (gold vinyl reissue)
Bob Marley and the Wailers, Roots, Rock, Reggae: Live at the Hammersmith Oden (unreleased 2CD set)
Carly Simon, Comes in Waves
Huey Lewis and the News, Collected (white 2LP vinyl reissue)
Jethro Tull, J-Tull Dot Com: Another Cast of the Net (expanded 3CD/Blu-ray or 180g 2LP reissues)
Leo Sayer, Leothology: The Studio Albums 1973-Now (18CD box)
Marilyn Manson, One Assassination Under God: Chapter 2
Monkees, Made for TV: Official Soundtrack to Season 1 of ‘The Monkees’[CD/Blu-Ray and LP editions]
Stephen Bishop, Careless(expanded 50th-anniversary vinyl reissue)
The Strokes,Reality Awaits (digital , CD , black or opaque metallic gold vinyl editions)
Various Artists ,Flashing Echo : Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry Presents Jungle Lion , the Upsetter Singles 1973 – Chapter 2 (2CD edition)