Metal music updates: New album releases and genre shifts

The metal music scene sees significant activity with several notable album releases and artistic shifts. On September 18, 2026, major releases include Anthrax’s ‘Cursum Perficio’, a blend of thrash and groove metal, and the British band Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats with ‘Shapes of Midnight’, which explores psychedelic rock and doom metal.

Other upcoming releases include Krallice’s experimental black metal album ‘Scour Order’ and Runemagick’s ‘After Chaos: Nocturnal Vigil’.

In a separate development, Eurovision artist Baby Lasagna, represented by Marko Purišić, is transitioning from pop toward his musical roots in metal and rock. Purišić noted that while his first album was produced quickly following Eurovision, his upcoming second album, expected later this year, will embrace the heavier sounds the band has always preferred.