The 2026 Record Store Day release list is out, and metal and hard rock fans have plenty to get excited about. Set for April 18th at independent record stores worldwide, the event features a mix of long-awaited releases, vinyl debuts, and collectible editions.

Among the most talked-about offerings is the mythical Slipknot offshoot album Look Outside Your Window, finally arriving on the scene. Originally recorded during the All Hope Is Gone sessions in 2008, this experimental side project features Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Shawn “Clown” Crahan, and Sid Wilson and has been highly anticipated by fans for over 15 years. Other metal and heavy releases include:

• Deafheaven – Their 2025 KEXP studio session is getting its first-ever vinyl release.
• Meshuggah – Swedish metal titans have a pair of remastered albums lined up for collectors.
• Ozzy Osbourne – An exclusive vinyl figure of the Prince of Darkness, who previously served as a Record Store Day ambassador, will be available.
• The Sword – Their rare stoner/doom release Four Songs, originally sold on CD-R at shows in 2005, makes its vinyl debut.
• Pearl Jam – A new photo book/live EP from the Dark Matter tour cycle.
• Porcupine Tree – The acoustic live album We Lost The Skyline also joins the lineup, offering a stripped-down experience from the progressive rock legends.

With a mix of hard-to-find rarities, live recordings, and collectible editions, Record Store Day 2026 is shaping up to be a must-visit event for metalheads, rock fans, and vinyl collectors alike. Check out the full list here, and our rock and metal picks below!

• 13th Floor Elevators – We Are Not Live (Charly Records) (LP, RSD Exclusive) (2000)
• Against Me! – New Wave B-Sides (Rhino) (12″ Vinyl EP, RSD Exclusive) (3000)
• Alcatrazz – No Parole From Rock ’N’ Roll (Culture Factory) (2 x LP, RSD Exclusive) (2000)
• Alcatrazz – No Parole From Rock ’N’ Roll (Culture Factory) (CD, RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus) (700)
• Jon Anderson & the Band Geeks – TRUE (Frontiers) (2 x LP, RSD First) (1500)
• BABYMETAL – Live At The O2 Arena – Highlights (Capitol Records) (12″ Vinyl EP, RSD Exclusive) (3000)
• Bad Brains – Live (Org Music) (LP, RSD Exclusive) (2500)
• Black Sabbath Featuring Tony Iommi – Seventh Star (Rhino) (LP, RSD Exclusive) (5400)
• David Bowie – Hallo Spaceboy (Rhino) (LP, RSD Exclusive) (7500)
• David Bowie – Excerpts From Outside (Rhino) (LP, RSD Exclusive) (7500)
• Bring Me The Horizon – Lo-files (Columbia Records) (2 x LP, RSD First) (1500)
• Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band – Lick My Decals Off, Baby (Deluxe Edition) (Rhino) (2 x LP, RSD Exclusive) (3000)
• The Cars – Heartbeat City Live (Rhino) (2 x LP, RSD Exclusive) (3500)
• The Darkness – One Way Ticket For Birmingham (Live At The NEC) (Rhino) (2xLP) (limited to 2000)
• Deafheaven – KEXP Sessions (Roadrunner) (12″) (limited to 6500)
• Fear Factory – Digimortal (Remastered, Expanded, 25th Anniversary) (Real Gone Music) (2 x LP, RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus) (1000)
• John Frusciante – To Only Record Water for Ten Days (Rhino) (2 x LP, RSD Exclusive) (3000)
• Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer (Real World) (12″ Single, RSD Exclusive) (2000)
• Goatsnake – Dog Days (Southern Lord) (LP, RSD Exclusive) (1300)
• Goblin – The Singles Collection 1975–1979 (Cinevox) (LP, RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus) (1000)
• Gong – Flying Teapot (Charly Records) (LP, RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus) (1000)
• Violet Grohl – What’s Heaven Without You / Swallowtail (Republic) (7″ Vinyl, RSD Exclusive) (3000)
• Judas Priest – Live in Los Angeles ’90 (Legacy Recordings) (LP, RSD Exclusive) (4900)
• King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Big Fig Wasp (Having Fun) (Vinyl, RSD Exclusive) (2500)
• KISS – A Special KISS Tour Album (Mercury Records) (12″ Vinyl EP, RSD First) (10000)
• Bruce Kulick (From KISS) – Transformer (Culture Factory) (LP, RSD Exclusive) (1500)
• Bruce Kulick (From KISS) – Transformer (Culture Factory) (CD, RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus) (700)
• Mark Lanegan – Bubblegum (Original Draft) (Beggars Banquet) (2 x LP, RSD Exclusive) (1500)
• Look Outside Your Window – Look Outside Your Window (LOYW) (LP, RSD Exclusive) (2300)
• Megadeth – Hidden Treasures (Capitol / UMe) (LP, RSD First) (6500)
• Meshuggah – Destroy Erase Improve: Remastered Anniversary Edition (Reigning Phoenix Music) (2 x LP, RSD Exclusive) (1600)
• Meshuggah – Catch Thirtythree: Remastered Anniversary Edition (Reigning Phoenix Music) (2 x LP, RSD Exclusive) (1600)
• Misfits – Famous Monsters (Rhino) (LP, RSD Exclusive) (4000)
• Mötley Crüe – Live Wire EP (45th Anniversary) (BMG) (12″ Vinyl EP, RSD Exclusive) (2500)
• Motörhead – On Parole (Steve Wilson Remix) (Rhino) (LP, RSD Exclusive) (5000)
• Motörhead – The Lost Tapes, Vol. 7 (Lemmy’s 50th Birthday, Live in West Hollywood, 1995) (BMG) (2 x LP, RSD Exclusive) (3000)
• Muse – Muscle Museum (Warner Records) (12″ Vinyl EP, RSD Exclusive) (2500)
• Muse – Muse (Warner Records) (12″ Vinyl EP, RSD Exclusive) (2500)
• Mutemath – Mutemath (Rhino) (2 x LP, RSD Exclusive) (3130)
• New York Dolls – One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This (Rhino) (2 x LP, RSD Exclusive) (3000)
• Ozzy Osbourne – Ozzy Osbourne (Handmade By Robots) (Handmade by Robots) (Novelties, RSD Exclusive) (2000)
• Paramore – All We Know Is Falling (Deluxe) (Rhino) (2 x LP, RSD Exclusive) (7000)
• Pavement – Perfect Sound Forever (Matador) (10″ EP, RSD Exclusive) (2000)
• Peaches – No Lube So Rude (Kill Rock Stars) (12″ Picture Disc, RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus) (900)
• Pearl Jam – React/Respond – Dark Matter Tour (with Exclusive Live 7″) (Monkeywrench) (7″ + Book, RSD xclusive) (1500)
• Pepper – Give’n It (LAW Records) (LP, RSD First) (2000)
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – July 16, 1978 – Paradise Theater, Boston, MA (UMe) (LP, RSD Exclusive) (8000)
• Pixies – Live in Newport (Demon Records) (2 x LP, RSD Exclusive) (2500)
• Robert Plant – Saving Grace: All That Glitters… with Suzi Dian (Nonesuch) (12″ Vinyl EP, RSD Exclusive) (3500)
• Porcupine Tree – We Lost The Skyline (Transmission) (LP, RSD Exclusive) (3500)
• Puscifer – Normal Isn’t (Live) (BMG) (2 x LP, RSD First) (2500)
• Ramones – Live In San Francisco (Rhino) (2 x LP, RSD Exclusive) (6000)
• The Rolling Stones – Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) – Japanese Edition (ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.) (Vinyl – Import, RSD Exclusive) (3500)
• The Rolling Stones – The Rolling Stones RSD3 Mini-Turntable (ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.) (Turntable, RSD Exclusive) (2500)
• The Rolling Stones – Get Off of My Cloud (ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.) (3″ Record, RSD Exclusive) (1500)
• The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women (ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.) (3″ Record, RSD Exclusive) (1500)
• The Rolling Stones – Play With Fire (ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.) (3″ Record, RSD Exclusive) (1500)
• The Rolling Stones – Heart of Stone (ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.) (3″ Record, RSD Exclusive) (1500)
• The Rolling Stones – Mother’s Little Helper (ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.) (3″ Record, RSD Exclusive) (1500)
• The Rolling Stones – Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? (ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.) (3″ Record, RSD Exclusive) (1500)
• Sex Pistols – Jubilee (25th Anniversary Edition) (UMR) (LP, RSD First) (3000)
• Skid Row – Live at the Moscow Music Peace Festival (BMG) (12″ Picture Disc, RSD Exclusive) (2800)
• Sleep Token – Caramel (RCA) (12″ Vinyl, RSD First) (3000)
• Slint – untitled (albini rough mixes) (Touch and Go Records) (12″ Vinyl, RSD Exclusive) (2150)
• Snarky Puppy – Live at GroundUP Music Festival (GroundUP Music) (LP, RSD Exclusive) (2000)
• Sonic Youth – Diamond Seas (Geffen) (12″ Vinyl, RSD First) (3500)
• Steely Dan – Alive in America (Rhino) (2 x LP, RSD Exclusive) (4000)
• Stone Temple Pilots – Live at Rolling Rock 2001 (Rhino) (2 x LP, RSD Exclusive) (4000)
• The Stranglers – Rarities (Rhino) (LP, RSD Exclusive) (3000)
• The Sword – Four Songs (Kemado) (12″ Vinyl EP) (RSD Exclusive) (5500)
• Talking Heads – The CBS/Columbia Demos (Rhino) (2 x LP) (RSD Exclusive) (7000)
• Thin Lizzy – Live in Cleveland 1976 (UMR/Vertigo) (2 x LP) (‘RSD First’) (4000)
• Various Artists – Metal Machine Music: Power To Consume Vol. 2 (Legacy Recordings) (2 x LP) (RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus) (1000)
• Van Halen – Live in New Haven, CT 1986 (Rhino) (2 x LP) (RSD Exclusive) (5000)
• Ween – Europe “90” (Rhino) (3 x LP) (RSD Exclusive) (7000)
• Weezer – 1192 (Ernest Jenning Record Co.) (LP) (‘RSD First’) (3000)
• Scott Weiland – Live (Scott Weiland) (LP) (RSD Exclusive) (2000)
• The Who – A Quick One (UMR/Polydor) (2 x LP) (‘RSD First’) (5000)
• Yes – Tales From Topographic Tours (Rhino) (3 x LP) (RSD Exclusive) (3500)

Sold out stadiums. Entertainer of the Year awards. Multi-platinum songs. There was a time when Luke Combs didn’t dare dream that big for himself.

Luke Combs Didn’t Believe He Could Make a Living Doing Music

During a chat with Willie Geist on Sunday Sitdown, Combs explained that being a full-time musician didn’t feel like a real job.

“You know, no, as crazy as that sounds,” the country singer responds to being asked if always thought he’d do music. “And I kick myself all the time, like, ‘How did I not put this together sooner?'”

Check the Numbers: Luke Combs Is the Second Highest-Selling Country Artist Ever

“All I did was sing all the time, and never one time was I like, ‘Maybe I could sing for a living,'” he continues. “I don’t know, I guess in my mind it was like, ‘Well, I mean, that’s not something you do. It’s not a job you can have.'”

He even said his idols didn’t feel like real people.

“When you’re growing up and you see Alan Jackson on TV, you’re like, ‘That’s not a real guy,'” he explains. “Like, it is, but you don’t process that that’s his job.”

Luke Combs Almost Chose Banking Instead of Country Music

Even though he loved singing, the idea of doing it for a living felt so out of reach. Instead Combs set his sights on something out of the spotlight.

“Maybe you could open a restaurant or something. Maybe just stick to banking or something,” he recalls telling himself.

Those things felt more tangible to the country hitmaker, but it’s not because his parents were dousing water on the flame of his dreams. In fact, they encouraged him to chase after what he wanted.

“I came from a real working class family and my parents were always like, ‘Chase your dreams,’ you know?” he recounts. “But then in my mind I’m going like, ‘I mean, to an extent, right?'”

“Chase your dreams within reason, you know what I mean? Let’s not get crazy with it here,” he adds.

Luke Combs Is Headlining More Stadiums This Year

Had Combs opted for a simpler life, he would have never been nominated for three Grammys, or held multiple trophies from the CMAs and ACMs, and he certainly wouldn’t have been producing multi-platinum songs.

And stadium shows? Forget about it.

The singer-songwriter is preparing to for his sixth headlining tour. The My Kinda Saturday Night tour kicks off March 21 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

The trek will take him across the nation and overseas, all in support of his new album The Way I Am. It’s his sixth studio album, and it will be released on the eve of the tour, March 20.

Luke Combs has proven a lot of people wrong over the years, but perhaps the most significant person has been himself.