New Rock and Metal Albums Announced This Week to Anticipate
Here are five new rock and metal albums announced this week that you can look forward to. This past week’s leading announcements are for fans of the underground, covering genres such as deathcore, death-thrash, melodic doom metal, and black metal….
Zappa’s ‘Bongo Fury’ 50th Anniversary Box: What to Expect
Bongo Fury, the 1975 partly live album recorded by Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart, will celebrate a belated 50th anniversary in March with a new five-CD, one-Blu-ray box set. The upcoming collection will feature 48 unreleased live and studio tracks…
Aerosmith’s 1973 Debut Album Receives Expanded Edition Release
Key Insights Aerosmith's New Release: The band is set to launch a new Legendary Edition of their debut album on March 20. Expanded Collection: This edition includes a three-CD set with remastered tracks and bonus live recordings. Bonus Content: Six…
Beach Boys’ New Box Set Release: What to Expect
In the mid-’70s, after a few years in the wilderness, Brian Wilson returned as a writer, singer and producer for the Beach Boys, a comeback heralded by their record company with the declaration “Brian’s Back!” This period is now being…
February 2026 New Music Releases to Look Forward To
The list of new music releases for February 2026 features a nostalgic theme, including expanded box sets, new compilations, live albums, and vinyl reissues. Yes enhances their 1973 gold-selling Top 40 hit Tales From Topographic Oceans with a super deluxe…
Albums Announced This Week You Should Know About
Here are five of the biggest new rock and metal album announcements that took place this week. We have a mix of well-established veterans and relative newcomers on the list, with three more records added to an already promising March….
Megadeth Covers Metallica’s ‘Ride the Lightning’
The final album by Megadeth — titled Megadeth — has been released, which means the band’s version of Metallica’s “Ride the Lightning” is also available. This moment has been over 40 years in the making, dating back to when Metallica…
Greatest Hits by Eagles Achieves 40M US Sales Milestone
For years, the Eagles have had the bestselling album of all time. Now, the classic rock legends have made history once more, as Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 becomes the first album to receive a quadruple diamond certification from the RIAA…
Talking Heads’ New CD Set Includes Rare Early Demos
Key Takeaways New Release: Talking Heads will release a three-CD set titled Tentative Decisions: Demos & Live. Release Date: The collection is set to be available on March 6. Additional Content: It includes unreleased demos and live recordings from 1975…
Sugar Launches First World Tour in Over 30 Years
After dipping their toes in on reunion performances last year, ’90s rockers Sugar have now delivered a full-fledged 2026 world tour. The band began teasing the possibility of something new last October followed by the release of a new song…
Sevendust 15th Studio Album and Spring 2026 Tour Details
Things are ramping back up in the Sevendust world, as the hard-working, hard-rocking band has announced their 15th studio album and a spring 2026 tour to support it. What Did Sevendust Name Their New Album and What’s On It? Sevendust…
Black Label Society Releases 4th Track from New Album with Ozzy Tribute
Key Takeaways New Album: Black Label Society’s 12th album, Engines of Demolition, is set to release on March 27. Tribute Track: The album features a tribute song titled “Ozzy’s Song,” honoring Ozzy Osbourne. Music Video: A music video for the…