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9 – The Protomen released their first studio album in nearly seventeen years, Act III: This City Made Us, which serves as the conclusion to their three-act rock opera inspired by the story of the Mega Man video game franchise.
Lina released her first album in over ten years, Melodrama.
Goldfinger released their first studio album in nearly six years, Nine Lives.
The Format released their first album in nearly twenty years, Boycott Heaven. It is also vocalist Nate Ruess' first album on which he is credited as a primary member in eleven years.
Alec Duckart, under his alias Searows, released his first studio album in four years, Death in the Business of Whaling.
By Storm, formed from surviving members of Injury Reserve, released their debut studio album, My Ghosts Go Ghost. It is the first album in nearly five years for members RiTchie with a T and Parker Corey.
The Fray will release their first studio album in twelve years, A Light That Waits.
Sweet Pill will release their first studio album in four years, Still There's a Glow.
20 – Exodus will release their first studio album in five years, Goliath. It will be the band's first album in sixteen years to feature returning vocalist Rob Dukes, following Steve "Zetro" Souza's second departure in 2025.
Tyketto will release their first album in ten years, Closer to the Sun.
Gladie will release their first studio album in four years, No Need to Be Lonely.
Poison the Well will release their first studio album in seventeen years, Peace in Place.
27 – Black Label Society will release their first studio album in five years, Engines of Demolition.
The Ataris will release their first studio album in nineteen years.[13]
Blondie will release their first studio album in nine years, High Noon. It will be their first since the 2025 death of longtime drummer Clem Burke, who contributed to the album prior to his death.[14]
Meliah Rage will release their first studio album in eight years, Slaves in the Afterlife.[15]
4 Non Blondes will release their first studio album in thirty-four years. Vocalist Linda Perry will also release her first solo studio album in eleven years, Let It Die Here.[18]
Abysmal Dawn will release their first studio album in six years.[19]
Adema will release their first studio album in nineteen years, Cruel Machine.[20]
Anthrax will release their first studio album in ten years.[21]
Bad Religion will release their first studio album in seven years.[22]
Cake will release their first studio album in fifteen years.[22]
Cartel will release their first studio album in thirteen years.[24]
Chiodos will release their first studio album in twelve years.[25]
Clutch will release their first studio album in four years.[26]
Cold will release their first studio album in seven years.[27]
Corrosion of Conformity will release their first studio album in eight years. It will be their first album in more than three decades without original bassist Mike Dean, who was replaced by Bobby Landgraf, and their first in more than two decades with drummer Stanton Moore, who replaced Reed Mullin after his death in 2020.[28]
Cro-Mags will release their first studio album in six years.[29]
Dangerous Toys will release their first studio album in thirty-one years.[30]
Death Angel will release their first studio album in seven years.[31]
Down will release their first studio album in nineteen years.[33]
Drowning Pool will release their first studio album in four years. It will be the band's first album in sixteen years to feature returning vocalist Ryan McCombs, following Jasen Moreno's departure in 2023.[34]
Evanescence will release their first studio album in five years.[35]
Everclear will release their first studio album in eleven years.[36]
Excel will release their first studio album in thirty-one years.[37]
Fear Factory will release their first studio album in five years. It will be the band's first album with current lead vocalist Milo Silvestro and current drummer Pete Webber, both of whom joined in 2023.[38]
Forbidden will release their first studio album in sixteen years. It will be the band's first album to feature their new lead vocalist Norman Skinner as the replacement of original vocalist Russ Anderson, who is retired.[40]
Lita Ford will release her first studio album in ten years and her first of all-new material in fourteen years.[41]
Guns N' Roses will release their first studio album in eighteen years. It will be the band's first album in thirty-three years, and their first of all-new material in thirty-five years, to feature guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan.[23]
Hatebreed will release their first studio album in six years.[42]
Heathen will release their first studio album in six years.[43]
Icon will release their first studio album in thirty-seven years.[44]
Incubus will release their first studio album in nine years, Something in the Water.[23] It will be their first studio album to feature Nicole Row on bass following the departure of longtime bassist Ben Kenney in 2023.
Korn will release their first studio album in four years.[46]
Limp Bizkit will release their first studio album in five years. It will be their first since the 2025 death of original bassist Sam Rivers, who had contributed to new music with the band by the time he died.[47][48]
Living Colour will release their first studio album in nine years.[23]
Madonna will release her first studio album in seven years.[49]
Mudvayne will release their first studio album in seventeen years.[50]
Murphy's Law will release their first studio album in twenty-five years.[51]
Stevie Nicks will release her first solo studio album in twelve years, and her first of all-new material in fifteen years.[23]
Papa Roach will release their first studio album in four years.[52]
Power Trip will release their first studio album in nine years. It will be their first album recorded since the death of original frontman Riley Gale in 2020, and also their first to feature lead vocals by his replacement, Seth Gilmore.[53]
Queensrÿche will release their first studio album in four years.[54]
Red Hot Chili Peppers will release their first studio album in four years. It will be their third album together with guitarist John Frusciante since his second return to the band in 2019.[55]
Sacred Reich will release their first studio album in seven years, Into the Abyss.[57]
Savatage will release their first studio album in twenty-five years, Curtain Call.[58]
Snot will release their first studio album in twenty-six years. It will be the band's first album to feature their new lead vocalist Andy Knapp as the replacement of original vocalist Lynn Strait, who died in 1998.[59]
Soil will release their first studio album in thirteen years.[60]
Soundgarden will release their first studio album in fourteen years. Intended as their final studio album, it will include the final recordings of frontman Chris Cornell, who died in 2017.[61][62][63]
Spineshank will release their first studio album in fourteen years.[64]
Bruce Springsteen will release his first studio album in four years and his first of original material in six years.[65]
The Strokes will release their first studio album in six years.[22]
Sublime will release their first studio album in thirty years. It will be their first album recorded since the death of original frontman Bradley Nowell in 1996, and also their first to feature lead vocals by his son, Jakob.[66]
Suicidal Tendencies will release their first studio album in eight years, and their first of all-new material in ten years. It will be their first release with guitarist Ben Weinman and bassist Tye Trujillo (son of former Suicidal Tendencies bassist Robert Trujillo).[67]
Symphony X will release their first studio album in eleven years.[68]
Toadies will release their first studio album in nine years, The Charmer.[22]
Trivium will release their first studio album in five years.[69]
Ugly Kid Joe will release their first studio album in four years.[70]
Vinnie Vincent Invasion will release their first studio album in thirty-eight years, Judgment Day Guitarmageddon.[71]
Vio-lence will release their first studio album in thirty-three years.[72]
Joe Walsh will release his first solo studio album in fourteen years.[23]
ZZ Top will release their first studio album in fourteen years.[23] It will be their first since the 2021 death of original bassist Dusty Hill, and will include unreleased tracks recorded with him.[73]
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