On February 26th, a slew of notable metal bands released new albums.

Among these releases were ALICE COOPER’s Detroit Stories, ARCHITECTS’ For Those That Wish To Exist, BONFIRE’s Roots, EINHERJER’s North Star, EMPYRIUM’s Über den Sternen, EPICA’s Omega, EVERGREY’s Escape Of The Phoenix, HELSTAR’s Clad In Black, KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD’s L.W., KREATOR’s Under The Guillotine: The Noise Records Anthology, LEE KERSLAKE’s Eleventeen, MELVINS’ Working With God, MOONSPELL’s Hermitage, NORTHLANE’s 5G (EP), and OF MICE & MEN’s Timeless (EP).

Bands such as ANVIL, DESTROYER666, HEADSPACE, OMNIUM GATHERUM, REDEMPTION, SINBREED, THE UNGUIDED, WISDOM, CIRITH GORGOR, CHARLIE DOMINICI, EMPOWERED BY METAL (the latter under his own name), MANOWAR, MYGRAIN, KROKUS, DEATH ANGEL, CANNIBAL CORPSE also announced new music on the same day.

Additionally, bands like JUDAS PRIEST’s Point Of Entry, MOTÖRHEAD’s 1916, RAGE’s Welcome To The Other Side, and CIRITH GORGOR’s Cirith Gorgor were commemorated on their respective release dates.

As for tours, notable upcoming shows include BLACK COBRA’s Imperium Simulacra tour alongside DESTROYER666."