Metal music scene announces new album releases and tours

The international metal music scene is seeing several significant upcoming releases and new albums. Spanish metal band In Vain is scheduled to release their seventh studio album, ‘Architects of Mayhem’, on November 5, 2026, via Fighter Records. Additionally, the modern metal band Left to Suffer is releasing ‘Unwelcome Guest’ on October 9, 2026, through Hopeless Records.

Other notable upcoming releases include the melodic death doom album ‘Homesick’ by Italy’s Shores of Null on October 16, 2026, and the concept album ‘DRAC’ by Crescendium on November 11, 2026. Finnish alternative metal band Awake Again has also released the single ‘Middle Man’ ahead of a future studio album and a co-headlining tour scheduled for early 2027.

In broader music news, recent releases include works by Graveyard and Greta Van Fleet, alongside updates from Tungsten, Hatesphere, and Ram. Metal Hammer is also highlighting a collector's patch released in collaboration with Amon Amarth.