This article summarizes the events related to rock music for the year 2026.
Notable events
April
- Look Outside Your Window, an album featuring members of Slipknot, was released on April 18.[11] It was recorded by four of the band's members in 2008, during the band's lengthy All Hope Is Gone sessions. The album has a more experimental and melodic rock sound as opposed to their traditional metal sound.[12] The band once aimed to release it in 2023, once band members were scheduled from their record label contract.[13] It was delayed to 2024, due to Corey Taylor's commitment to his second solo album CMF2 in the second half of 2023, and then again to 2025 and then 2026.[14][15][16]
May
- Social Distortion releases their eighth studio album, Born to Kill.[17] The band's follow-up to 2011's Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes was originally set for release in 2023, but frontman Mike Ness' diagnosis with stage one tonsil cancer delayed the album's release by three years.[18] It debuts in the top 6 of 4 separate national album charts.
- English musician, and former Beatle, Paul McCartney releases his 19th solo studio album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane. In production for nearly five years, the successor to 2020's McCartney III includes new tracks and reworked compositions that had previously never been recorded or released.[19][20] It debuts at the top of 5 separate national album charts.
- Shinedown releases their eighth studio album, Eight. The band had previously spent 2025 releasing singles from it, including "Three Six Five", "Dance, Kid, Dance", "Killing Fields", and "Searchlight".[21] It debuts in the top 8 of 4 separate national album charts.
June
- Evanescence releases their sixth studio album, Sanctuary. It is their first studio album in five years, since The Bitter Truth (2021).[22] It debuts in the top 8 of 6 separate national album charts.
- English rock band Muse releases their tenth studio album, The Wow! Signal. It is their first studio album in four years, since Will of the People (2022).[23] It debuts at the top of 8 separate national album charts.
- Sublime releases their fourth and final album, Until the Sun Explodes.[24] It is the only album to feature vocals by Jakob Nowell, son of original vocalist, Bradley Nowell, who died in 1996, and had previously effectively ended the band's career outside of separate project Sublime with Rome.[25]
- Butthole Surfers release their first studio album in twenty-five years, After the Astronaut. It was originally intended for release in 1998 as the successor to Electriclarryland (1996), but following record label politics, it was initially canceled and portions of the album were re-recorded in favor of Weird Revolution (2001).[26]
- The Pretty Reckless releases their fifth studio album, Dear God. It is their first studio album in five years, since Death by Rock and Roll (2021).[27] It debuts in the top 7 of 5 separate national album charts.
July
- English rock band Deep Purple releases their 24th studio album, Splat!.[28] It debuts in the top 9 of 11 separate national album charts.
- Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante releases a box set, In a Box. It is a collection of his works under the alias Trickfinger, including both Trickfinger (2015) and Trickfinger II (2017), a new album titled Rotation, and a physical copy of Renoise Tracks 2009–2011 (also 2015), retitled High Low.[29]
- English rock band The Rolling Stones release their 25th studio album, Foreign Tongues.[30] It debuts at number one on the UK charts.
- Motionless in White releases their seventh studio album, Decades, their first studio album in 4 years, since Scoring the End of the World (2022).[31] It debuts in the top 7 of 4 separate national album charts.
- The Strokes release their seventh studio album, Reality Awaits.[32] It was recorded in Costa Rica with producer Rick Rubin.[33] It debuts in the top 10 of 7 separate national album charts.
Future releases
- August 28
- Dinosaur Jr. is set to release their thirteenth studio album, There Near, It will be their first studio album in 5 years.[36]
- Interpol is set to release their eighth studio album, This Mirror Weighs a Ton. It will be their first studio album in 4 years.[37]
- The Linda Lindas are set to release their third studio album, Gotta Get Out.[38]
- Mastodon is set to release their ninth studio album, Marrow Deep. It will be their first album in 5 years, and also their first with guitarist Nick Johnston replacing Brent Hinds, who died in 2025, and new keyboardist João Nogueira.[39]
- Although defunct since 2024, NOFX is set to release 40 Years of Fuckin' Up: Soundtrack + Score. It will be released as the official soundtrack and score companion to the band's upcoming documentary film 40 Years of Fuckin' Up.[40]
- Mexican rock band The Warning is set to release their fifth studio album Everything's Falling.[41]
- Australian hard rock band Airbourne is set to release their sixth and self-titled studio album. It will be their first studio album in 7 years.[42]
- September 4
- German hard rock band Mad Max are set to release their fifteenth studio album, Stories of Destiny. It will be their first album in 4 years.[43]
- Norwegian hard rock band Audrey Horne are expecting to release their eighth studio album. It will be their first album in 4 years. [44]
- Theory of a Deadman is set to release a new EP, Part 1: Funeral Songs.[45]
- September 11
- English rock band Bloc Party are set to release their seventh studio album, Anatomy of a Brief Romance. It will be their first album in 4 years.[46]
- September 18
- September 25
- Swedish rock band Europe is set to release their twelfth studio album, Come This Madness. it will be their first album in 9 years.[54]
- English rock band Nothing but Thieves are expected to release their fifth studio album, Stray Dogs. It will be their first album in 3 years.[55]
- German post-metal band The Ocean are set to release their tenth studio album, Solaris. It will be their first album in 3 years.[56]
- English synth-pop band Soft Cell is set to release their sixth and final studio album, Danceteria. It will be their first album in 4 years.[57]
- October 2
- October 9
- October 16
- October 23
- Scottish indie rock band The Snuts are releasing their fourth studio album, Joy in Short Moments. It will be their first new album in 2 years.[61]
- English musician, and Black Sabbath guitarist, Tony Iommi is set to release a new solo album, From the Dark. It will be his first in 21 years, since Fused (2005).[62]
- Australian pop-punk band Stand Atlantic is set to release their fifth studio album, Godbreath. It will be their first studio album in 2 years, since Was Here (2024).[63]
- October 30
- Fuel is set to release their seventh studio album, Pendulum. It will be their first album in 5 years, and their first with vocalist Aaron Scott, whom the band hired in 2022 to replace previous vocalist John Corsale.[64]
- Ministry is set to release their eighteenth studio album, Hate to Go – Take Out or Delivery. Frontman and founding member Al Jourgensen has stated that this will be the band's final studio album.[65][66]
- Nickelback is set to release their eleventh studio album, Everything Under the Sun. It will be their first album in 4 years.[67]
- November 6
- November 13
- English rock duo Royal Blood are set to release their fith studio album, Dead Company. It will be their first new album in 3 years.[71]
- Walls of Jericho is set to release their sixth studio album, System Error: Humanity. It will be their first album in 10 years.[72]
Unknown dates
- Slayer guitarist Kerry King is set to release his second studio album this year. He started working on it after his first headlining tour.[73]
- The Ataris are scheduled to release their sixth studio album, Revolution Summer, this year; it will be their first full-length album since Welcome the Night (2007). It was intended for release in March or April 2026,[74] but was delayed due to manufacturing issues.[75]
- Blondie is set to release their twelfth studio album, High Noon, in 2026. It will be the band's final album to feature its former drummer Clem Burke, who died in April 2025.[76]
- English musician, and former Genesis frontman, Peter Gabriel is set to release his eleventh solo album, and ninth of original material, O\I. Like its predecessor I/O (2023), this album sees Gabriel release a new song every full moon as singles before releasing it at the end of the year.[77][78]
- Papa Roach is scheduled to release their twelfth studio album. Both singles released in advance of the album in 2025, "Even If It Kills Me", and "Braindead", topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[79][80][81]
- Bruce Springsteen is scheduled to release a solo album in 2026.[82]
- English neo-prog band Marillion is set to release their 21st studio album, their first since An Hour Before It's Dark (2022).[83]
- Alice in Chains is scheduled to release their seventh studio album, their first in eight years following Rainier Fog in 2018. The band had originally hoped to be more active in 2025, but plans were put on hold due to undisclosed health issues of drummer Sean Kinney.[84]
- Courtney Love is set to release a solo album in 2026, her first since America's Sweetheart in 2004.[85]
- French heavy metal band Gojira is set to release their eighth studio album. It will be their first studio album since Fortitude in 2021, and since their live performance at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[86]
- Steel Panther is set to release their seventh studio album, their first since On the Prowl in 2023. They began working on it in early 2025.[87]
- Korn plans to release their fifteenth studio album. Members have stated that they aim to meld their "vintage" sound with a "modern twist", and that it would go into a heavier direction. The band concurrently plans on celebrating the 30th anniversary of their 1994 self-titled first album. It will also be their first album without original bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, who left the band in 2021.[88]
- Limp Bizkit is working on their seventh studio album, they started working on new material in 2024, during their touring schedules.[89] It will also be their first studio album since the death of original bassist Sam Rivers, who died in October 2025.[90]
- Former Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello is set to release his debut solo studio album.[91] It is his first album after the band abruptly disbanded in early January 2024.[92]
- Breaking Benjamin is scheduled to release their seventh studio album, their first since Ember (2018). Recording for the album began in the early 2020s.[93]
- Incubus completed their ninth studio album in 2025, and is scheduled to release it sometime during 2026.[94]
- Everclear is set to release their tenth studio album, their first in eleven years following Black Is the New Black in 2015.[95]
- New York hardcore pioneers the Cro-Mags are set to release their seventh studio album, their first in six years following In the Beginning in 2020. It will also be their first studio album with drummer Pete Hines since Best Wishes in 1989, following his return to the band in September 2025.[96][97]
- Murphy's Law is set to release their sixth studio album, their first in 25 years since The Party's Over in 2001.[98] "Go, Jimmy, Go" was the first single released in advance of the album's release in October 2025.[99][100]
- Soundgarden plans to release their seventh and final studio album, which will include the final recordings of frontman Chris Cornell, who died in 2017. The development of the album had faced multiple delays (including a dispute between the band and Cornell's estate handled by his wife Vicky, which was settled in 2023) before the surviving members began restarting work on it in 2025 with producer Terry Date.[101][102][103]
- Candlebox is set to release their ninth studio album, their first in three years and their first since the band retired from touring in 2024.[104][105]
Tours and festivals
- Innings Festival was held from February 20 to February 22, 2026. It was headlined by Blink-182, Twenty One Pilots, and Mumford & Sons.[106]
- Triumph's reunion tour, the Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded tour, began on April 10, 2026.[107] It marked their first major tour with the original lineup of Mike Levine, Gil Moore and Rik Emmett together since the latter's departure from the band in 1988.[108]
- Sick New World was held on April 25, 2026. It was headlined by System of a Down and Korn.[109]
- Welcome to Rockville was held from May 7 to May 10, 2026. It was headlined by My Chemical Romance, and Bring Me the Horizon.[110]
- Sonic Temple was held from May 14 until May 17, 2026. It was headlined by Tool, My Chemical Romance, Shinedown, and Bring Me the Horizon.[111]
- Rush's reunion tour, the Fifty Something Tour, began on June 7, 2026 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, California. It marked their first major tour in eleven years, and their first with drummer Anika Nilles filling in for the band's longtime drummer Neil Peart, who died in 2020, and Loren Gold as their keyboardist.[112][113][114]
- Warped Tour is set to be held in June, July, August, September, and November.[115]
- Louder Than Life is set to be held from September 17 to September 20, 2026. It will be headlined by Iron Maiden, and My Chemical Romance.[116]
Deaths
- January 10 – Bob Weir, 78, American rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (Grateful Dead)[124]
- January 20 – Rob Hirst, 71, Australian rock drummer (Midnight Oil)[125]
- January 22 – Francis Buchholz, 71, German hard rock and heavy metal bassist (Scorpions)[126]
- January 28
- February 2 – Chuck Negron, 83, American rock singer-songwriter (Three Dog Night)[129]
- February 5 – Fred Smith, 77, American rock bassist (Television)[130]
- February 7
- February 14 – Tim Very, 42, American indie rock drummer (Manchester Orchestra)[133]
- February 17 – Shinya Yamada, 56, Japanese rock drummer (Luna Sea)[134]
- February 27 – Neil Sedaka, 86, American singer-songwriter[135]
- March 2 – Mike Vernon, 81, English producer and record label owner (David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers)[136]
- March 7 – Country Joe McDonald, 84, American psychedelic rock singer-songwriter (Country Joe and the Fish)[137]
- March 9 – Tommy DeCarlo, 60, American rock singer (Boston)[138]
- March 13 – Phil Campbell, 64, Welsh rock guitarist (Motörhead, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons)[139]
- March 16 – Wayne Perkins, 74, American rock session guitarist (The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Joni Mitchell)[140]
- March 23 – Shinichiro Sato, 61, Japanese rock drummer (The Pillows)[141]
- March 25 – Dash Crofts, 87, American soft rock singer and guitarist (Seals & Crofts)[142]
- March 26 – Ross the Boss, 72, American punk rock and heavy metal guitarist (Manowar, The Dictators)[143]
- April 1 – Suki Lahav, 74, Israeli violinist (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band)[144]
- April 19 – Dave Mason, 79, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Traffic, Fleetwood Mac)[145]
- May 11 – Jack Douglas, 80, American rock music producer (Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Patti Smith, New York Dolls, John Lennon)[146]
- May 17 – Ike Willis, 70, American guitarist and vocalist (Frank Zappa)[147]
- May 22 – Dick Parry, 83, English saxophonist (Pink Floyd)[148]
- June 14 – Oliver Tree, 32, American alternative rock musician[149]
- June 17 – Walter Parazaider, 81, American woodwind musician (Chicago)[150]
- June 22 – Clive Davis, 94, American record executive and producer[151]
- 18 July – Jennifer Finch, 59, American rock bassist (L7)[152]
- 24 July – Lou Koller, 59, American hardcore punk singer (Sick of It All)[153]
- 29 July – Glen Hansard, 56, Irish folk rock musician (The Swell Season, The Frames)[154]
- 6 August – Peter Katsis, 69, American talent manager (Korn, Bush, Fever 333, Limp Bizkit, The Smashing Pumpkins, Jane's Addiction)[155]
- 17 August – Frank Beard, 77, American rock drummer (ZZ Top)[156]
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