2023 is shaping up to be an epic year for new albums, with the first quarter of the year seeing brand new releases from Metallica, Babymetal, VV (aka ex-HIM frontman Ville Valo), Bury Tomorrow, In Flames and more, with the promise of new releases from the likes of Avenged Sevenfold, Judas Priest, DevilDriver and more
To help you keep on top of things, here’s a list of all the big metal albums still to be released in 2023. And check back regularly, because we’ll be updating it whenever we hear of anything new…
January 6, 2023
Anti-Flag Lies They Tell Our Children Buy now (opens in new tab)
January 13, 2023
Beyond The Black Beyond The Black Buy now (opens in new tab)
Obituary Dying Of Everything Buy now (opens in new tab)
VV Neon Noir Buy now (opens in new tab)
January 20, 2023
Atrocity Okkult III Buy now (opens in new tab)
Black Star Riders Wrong Side Of Paradise Buy now (opens in new tab)
Katatonia Sky Void Of Stars Buy now (opens in new tab)
Måneskin Rush! Buy now (opens in new tab)
Riverside ID.Entity Buy now (opens in new tab)
Skald Huldufolk Buy now (opens in new tab)
January 27, 2023
Fucked Up One Day Buy now (opens in new tab)
Steve Vai Vai/Gash Buy now (opens in new tab)
Uriah Heep Chaos & Colour Buy now (opens in new tab)
February 3, 2023
All Out War Celestial Rot Buy now (opens in new tab)
Memoriam Rise To Power Buy now (opens in new tab)
Xandria The Wonder Awaiting Buy now (opens in new tab)
February 10, 2023
Aphyxion Ad Astra Buy now
(opens in new tab)Delain Dark Waters Buy now
(opens in new tab)In Flames Foregone Buy now (opens in new tab)
Pierce The Veil The Jaws Of Life Buy now
(opens in new tab)Wig Wam Out Of The Dark Buy now (opens in new tab)
February 17, 2023
Avatar Dance Devil Dance Buy now (opens in new tab)
Hellripper Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags Buy now (opens in new tab)
February 22, 2023
Lovebites Judgement Day Buy now (opens in new tab)
February 24, 2023
Dope Blood Money, Part Zer0
Godsmack Lighting Up The Sky Buy now (opens in new tab)
Heidevolk Werdekeer Buy now (opens in new tab)
Host IX Buy now (opens in new tab)
Hypno5e Sheol Buy now
(opens in new tab)Insomnium Anno 1696 Buy now (opens in new tab)
Steel Panther On The Prowl Buy now (opens in new tab)
Venomous Concept The Good Ship Lollipop Buy now (opens in new tab)
March 3, 2023
Enslaved Heimdal Buy now
(opens in new tab)Haken Fauna Buy now (opens in new tab)
March 10, 2023
Frozen Crown Call of The North
Isole Anesidora Buy now
(opens in new tab)Narnia Ghost Town
Otherwise Gawdzillionaire Buy now (opens in new tab)
Suicide Silence Remember… You Must Die Buy now (opens in new tab)
March 17
Chelsea Grin Suffer in Heaven
Pop Evil Skeletons
Redemption I Am the Storm
March 24, 2023
August Burns Red Death Below Buy now (opens in new tab)
Babymetal The Other One Buy now (opens in new tab)
Floor Jansen Paragon
Liturgy 93696 Buy now (opens in new tab)
Ne Obliviscaris Exul Buy now (opens in new tab)
Subway To Sally Himmelfahrt Buy now (opens in new tab)
March 31, 2023
Ad Infinitum Chapter III – Downfall Buy now (opens in new tab)
Bury Tomorrow The Seventh Sun Buy now (opens in new tab)
April 7, 2023
Cultura Tres Caminos De Brujos
Powerwolf Interludium Buy now (opens in new tab)
April 14, 2023
Holy Moses Invisible Queen
Metallica 72 Seasons Buy now (opens in new tab)
April 21, 2023
The Smashing Pumpkins Atum Buy now (opens in new tab)
April 28, 2023
Elven King Reader Of The Runes – Rapture
Releases TBC
Anthrax
Artillery
As I Lay Dying
Avenged Sevenfold
Baroness
Body Count
Butcher Babies
Chuck Billy (Testament)
Dååth
Deicide
Devildriver
Doro
Evile
Exodus
Fear Factory
Guns N’ Roses
Immortal
Judas Priest
Killswitch ENgage
King Diamond
Manowar
Melvins
Mercyful fate
Nile
Nita Strauss
Overkill
Sevendust
Testament
Within Temptation