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The Label Wire

Straight from the desks that keep the scene moving.

What the labels and their crews send us, plus every upcoming record we're already tracking, organized by label. Big thanks to the crews who keep us on the list. Last updated Sep 19, 2026.

On the wire: Napalm RecordsBack on Black RecordsUprise / Maverick DCBushiroad MusicPony CanyonCrimsonIndependent

From the label desks

  1. Sep 11, 2026 Napalm Records Album

    tAKiDA — New album Numbers announced, out January 8, 2027. New single “In Your Bed” out now.

  2. Sep 10, 2026 Napalm Records Album

    Konvent — Danish extreme-metal witches announce new album Firesky, out November 6, 2026.

  3. Sep 10, 2026 Napalm Records Single

    Temperance — Third single “The Tower: Lean Into Fear” + video. Album out October 16, 2026.

  4. Sep 9, 2026 Back on Black Records Album

    Werewolves — You're Weak And You Know You're Weak, the band's seventh album in seven years, out October 9, 2026.

  5. Sep 9, 2026 Napalm Records Single

    Bülent Ceylan — New single “Randale und Radau” featuring In Extremo frontman Michael Rhein.

  6. Sep 8, 2026 Napalm Records Single

    Schandmaul — New single “Zwei Raben” with Laura Fella of Faun, plus official video.

  7. Sep 3, 2026 Back on Black Records Album

    Savage Grace — Power/speed metal legends announce new album Underworld, out October 23, 2026.

  8. Sep 3, 2026 Napalm Records Single

    Accept — Heavy-metal icons reveal a 50th-anniversary re-rendition of “Losers and Winners” + video.

On our watch list

The upcoming records we track on Album Releases, mirrored here under their label.

  1. Oct 7, 2026 Uprise / Maverick DC Album

    ZILQY — Debut full-length Birth of Riot — ten tracks, the band's first album-length statement.

  2. Oct 21, 2026 Bushiroad Music EP

    AVE MUJICA — Mini album 神の名を (Kami no Na wo), collecting insert songs from the film prima aurora.

  3. Oct 28, 2026 Independent Blu-ray

    KOIAI — Live Blu-ray from the Starting Over tour, Heavy Kawaii Fes 2026 in Tokyo.

  4. Oct 28, 2026 Pony Canyon Single

    BAND-MAID — New single SPIN — their first physical single in four and a half years and the new Beyblade X ending theme.

  5. Dec 2, 2026 Crimson Album

    HAGANE — Third full-length Through the Night, followed by a nationwide album tour into February 2027.

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