Here are all the new rock and metal albums that will be released this June.
Clear your listening schedule for every Friday and maybe even the weekend because there are dozens of new records getting released every week.
Some of the most anticipated new releases on deck are from Bon Jovi, Nothing More, Wage War and so many others, as well as the first new album from Kittie since 2011.
Whether it’s one of metal’s infinite number of subgenres, hard rock, alternative, punk… the list goes on… there’s plenty of reason for any fan of heavy music to be stoked about June.
Which albums below are you most excited to listen to?
June 7, 2024
Apocalyptica – Apocalyptica Plays Metallica Vol. 2 (Throwdown)
Bon Jovi – Forever (Island)
Candy – It’s Inside You (Relapse)
Carnivore – Carnivore Re-Release (Dissonance)
Dvrk – Infinite Reminiscence EP (Season Of Mist)
Enter Shikari – Dancing On The Frontline (SO)
Evergrey – Theories Of Emptiness (Napalm)
From Ashes To New – Blackout Deluxe (Better Noise)
Grand Slam – Wheel Of Fortune (Silver Lining)
Holy Mother – Rise (Massacre)
The Hu – The Hu Live at Glastonbury (Better Noise)
Huntsmen – The Dry Land (Prosthetic)
Insect Ark – Raw Blood Singing (Debemur Morti)
Issa – Another World (Frontiers)
Loverboy – Live In ’82 (earMusic)
Missing Link – Watch Me Bleed (Triple B)
Mythraeum – Oblivion Aeternam (M-Theory)
Nightmare – Encrypted (AFM)
Rendezvous Point – Dream Chaser (Long Branch)
Sect – Plagues Upon Plagues (Southern Lord)
Severe Torture – Torn From The Jaws Of Death (Season Of Mist)
Ulcerate – Cutting The Throat Of
God (Debemur Morti)
Umbra Vitae – Light Of
Death (Deathwish)
Voidgazer – Dance Of The Undesirables (Reigning Phoenix)

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