2023 has got off to a fllying start with brand new albums from ex-Him frontman Ville Valo (opens in new tab), death metal warhorses Obituary and symphonic metal stars Beyond The Black.
As if that wasn’t enough, brand new releases from Metallica, Babymetal, Bury Tomorrow, In Flames and more, as well as the promise of new albums from Avenged Sevenfold, Judas Priest and Baroness and countless 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 27, 2023
...And Oceans As In Gardens, So In Tomb Buy now (opens in new tab)
Conjureth The Parasitic Chambers Buy now (opens in new tab)
die Oberherren Die By My Hand Buy now (opens in new tab)
Dismal Via Entis Buy now (opens in new tab)
Dokken The Elektra Albums 1983-1987 (reissue) Buy now (opens in new tab)
Fucked Up One Day Buy now (opens in new tab)
Girlschool The School Report 1978-2008 Buy now (opens in new tab)
Holocaust Heavy Metal Mania: The Complete Recordings Volume 1 1980-1984 Buy now (opens in new tab)
The Lucid Saddle Up And Ride EP Buy now (opens in new tab)
Liv Sin Kali Yuga 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)
The Abbey Word Of Sin Buy now (opens in new tab)
Distant Heritage Buy now (opens in new tab)
Fvnerals Let The Earth Be Silent Buy now (opens in new tab)
Graphic Nature A Mind Waiting To Die Buy now (opens in new tab)
Leprous Aphelion Tour Edition Buy now (opens in new tab)
Memoriam Rise To Power Buy now (opens in new tab)
Russkaja Turbo Polka Party Buy now
(opens in new tab)Sanguisugabogg Homicidal Ecstasy Buy now (opens in new tab)
The Winery Dogs III Buy now (opens in new tab)
WuW L'Orchaostre 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)Bizarrekult Den Tapte Krigen Buy now (opens in new tab)
Delain Dark Waters Buy now (opens in new tab)
Stormo Endocannibalismo Buy now (opens in new tab)
In Flames Foregone Buy now (opens in new tab)
Luger Revelations Of The Sacred Skull Buy now (opens in new tab)
Oak Disintegrate Buy now (opens in new tab)
Paramore This Is Why Buy now (opens in new tab)
Pierce The Veil The Jaws Of Life Buy now
(opens in new tab)Stormo Endocannibalismo 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)
Deicide Bible Bashers Buy now
Half Me Soma Buy now (opens in new tab)
Hail The Void Memento Mori Buy now (opens in new tab)
Hellripper Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags Buy now (opens in new tab)
Motley Crue Crücial Crüe: The Studio Albums 1981-1989 Buy now (opens in new tab)
Siege Of Power This Is Tomorrow Buy now (opens in new tab)
Tithe Inverse Rapture Buy now (opens in new tab)
Tramalizer Fumes Of Funeral Pyres Buy now (opens in new tab)
February 22, 2023
Lovebites Judgement Day Buy now (opens in new tab)
February 24, 2023
Big|Brave Nature Morte Buy now (opens in new tab)
Death Pill Death Pill Buy now (opens in new tab)
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)
Motorhead Bad Magic: Seriously Bad Magic Buy now (opens in new tab)
No Spill Blood Eye Of Night Buy now (opens in new tab)
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Land Of Sleeper Buy now (opens in new tab)
Siena Root Revelation 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)Eyes Congratulations Buy now (opens in new tab)
Haken Fauna Buy now (opens in new tab)
Stargazer Life Will Never Be The Same Buy now (opens in new tab)
Tragedy I Am Woman Buy now (opens in new tab)
March 10, 2023
Läjä Äijälä and Albert Witchfinder Ordeal Of Triumph Buy now (opens in new tab)
The Atomic Bitchwax Live At Freak Valley Fest
Frozen Crown Call of The North Buy now (opens in new tab)
Isole Anesidora Buy now (opens in new tab)
Nanowar Of Steel Dislike To False Metal Buy now (opens in new tab)
Narnia Ghost Town Buy now (opens in new tab)
Otherwise Gawdzillionaire Buy now (opens in new tab)
Periphery Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre Buy now (opens in new tab)
Roadrunner United The All-Star Sessions (reissue) Buy now (opens in new tab)
Roadrunner United The Concert Buy now (opens in new tab)
Suicide Silence Remember... You Must Die Buy now (opens in new tab)
Unfelled Fall Of Endless Perdition
March 17
The Answer Sundowners Buy now (opens in new tab)
Chelsea Grin Suffer in Heaven
Contrarian Sage Of Shekhinah
Entropia Total
Gideon More Power. More Pain
Lana Del Rabies Strega Beata
Kamelot The Awakening
Kruelty Untopia
Mystic Circle Erzdämon Buy now (opens in new tab)
Night Demon Outsider
Pop Evil Skeletons
Redemption I Am the Storm
Theory Of A Deadman Dinosaur Buy now (opens in new tab)
March 24, 2023
August Burns Red Death Below Buy now (opens in new tab)
Babymetal The Other One Buy now (opens in new tab)
Dawn Ray'd To Know The Light
Floor Jansen Paragon
Hatesphere Hatred Reborn
Keep Of Kalessin Kathersis
Liturgy 93696 Buy now (opens in new tab)
Ne Obliviscaris Exul Buy now (opens in new tab)
Saxon More Inspirations
Subway To Sally Himmelfahrt Buy now (opens in new tab)
Theory Of A Deadman Dinosaur
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)
Meshuggah ObZen: 15th Anniversary Reissue Buy now (opens in new tab)
Nervochaos Chthonic Wrath
Ohhms Rot
Puscifer Existential Reckoning: Re-Wired
Rotten Sound Apocalypse
April 7, 2023
Cultura Tres Caminos De Brujos
Powerwolf Interludium Buy now (opens in new tab)
Raider Trial By Chaos
April 14, 2023
The Hellfreaks Pitch Black Sunset
Holy Moses Invisible Queen
Lucifer Star Machine Satanic Age
Metallica 72 Seasons Buy now (opens in new tab)
April 21, 2023
Enter Shikari A Kiss For The Whole World
Grave Pleasures Plagueboys Buy now
The Smashing Pumpkins Atum Buy now (opens in new tab)
April 28, 2023
Elvenking Reader Of The Runes – Rapture
Runemagick Beyond The Cenotaph O Mankind
May 12, 2023
Cattle Decapitation Terrasite
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
