The general consensus by this point is that 2020 was a pretty horrible year, but there was actually a lot of great new heavy music to keep us going throughout (check our best of 2020 list!).


There are a million reasons why we can't wait for 2021 to come around, including the wealth of new tunes that we'll get to listen to! Here's the list of our most anticipated releases of next year - those marked TBC have not been officially announced, but have either been rumoured to arrive next year or have been confirmed to be by the bands themselves:

Architects - For Those That Wish To Exist (February 26)

Love And Death - Perfectly Preserved (February 19)

Rob Zombie - The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy (March 12)

Evanescence - The Bitter Truth (March 26)

Every Time I Die (TBC)

Megadeth (TBC)

Fear Factory (TBC)

Melvins - Working With God (February 26)

A Day To Remember - You're Welcome (March 5)

Eyehategod - A History Of Nomadic Behaviour (March 12)

Between The Buried And Me (TBC)

Beartooth (TBC)