Select August Rock Album Releases

8/7 Xandria: Eclipse

“Together with the first single, ‘The Shannon’s Home’, ‘Colours’ offers another glimpse into the many different colors of the album — a journey full of discoveries, unexpected turns, and quite a few surprises,” explains Xandria’s leader Marco Heubaum. “Just as diversity makes our world richer, it also shapes this album. Different voices, different perspectives, different emotions — all part of what makes life richer, stronger and more beautiful.”

Heubaum founded Xandria in 1999.

 8/14 Saliva: Breaking Through

The set features the single “Sadistic Love.”

“Some relationships become a battlefield,” Saliva singer Bobby Amaru explains. “You fight, you break, you swear it’s over, and then somehow you’re right back in the middle of it again. ‘Sadistic Love’ is about being addicted to the very thing that hurts you. Sometimes the scars become part of the attraction. It’s messy, it’s toxic, it’s real, and we wanted the song to feel exactly like that.”

8/14 Various Artists: Sending Hearts To All My Dearies – A Tribute To The Smashing Pumpkins (Digital)

The set features interpretations of Smashing Pumpkins songs including “Bulltet With Butterfly Wings,” “1979,” and “Hummer,” a “Siamese Dream” track reimagined by Tame Impala.

A deluxe 2xLP vinyl release featuring multiple exclusive multi-color variants set to drop October 16th.

8/21 Weezer: Weezer (Gold Album)

The set features “We Might As Well Be Strangers,” with guest vocals are by Wednesday’s Karly Hartzman, and “Shine Again.”

Plated in what surface instruments call gold. It bears the name Weezer. Its surface is marked by four symbols believed to represent its creators,” Weezer shares in Instagram.in a caption accompanying the album’s bright gold cover art.

Produced by Klas Ahlund and Kenneth Blumelt it’s Weezer’s twentieth studio album.

8/21 Marilyn Manson: “One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2

Marilyn Manson’s thirteenth studio album was co-produced and co-written by Manson with Tyler Bates.

In conjunction with the announcement, Manson has shared the album’s first single, “Exit Wound” – available on all streaming platforms.

“One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2” contains lead single “Exit Wounds.”

8/21 Ocean Sleeper: Peace When I’m Dead

“This band has never been afraid to dive into the darker parts of our lives, and this album is no exception,” says lead vocalist Karl Spiessl. “At its core, the record explores the ongoing battle we have with ourselves — that constant inner struggle that can feel endless. It’s about coming to terms with the idea that this conflict may always be part of the human experience and learning to accept that reality.”
The track “Peace When I’m Dead,” is the follow-up to the single “Break The Cycle,” released in May.

8/21 Staind: Break The Cycle – 25th Anniversary Live

The effort contains live recordings of each of the 13 songs off the band’s 2001 breakout album “Break The Cycle”.

“Break The Cycle”, an RIAA-certified-five-times-platinum album produced the Top 5 Billboard Hot 100 hit “It’s Been Awhile.“ The single was one of the most played songs in Modern Rock radio history spending 20 weeks at #1.

The North American “Break The Cycle 25th Anniversary Tour” will kick off in September.

8/28 The Warning: Everything’s Falling

The Warning says: “‘Everything’s Falling’ is a snapshot of where we are in our lives right now. We’ve grown so much over the past few years, not just as musicians, but as people. This album reflects everything we’ve experienced, the lessons we’ve learned and the challenges we’ve overcome.”

They describe the album as a personal and creative snapshot of their current lives. Life is “messy and unpredictable,” and that setbacks can be the catalyst for strength.

8/28 Mastodon: Marrow Deep

“Marrow Deep” is Mastodon’s first album in five years and the first since the passing of longtime guitarist Brent Hinds who left Mastodon in March ’25, before dying in a motorcycle accident five months later.

Recorded at the band’s own West End Sound in Atlanta, “Marrow Deep” marks the band’s first full-length set to feature Hinds replacement Nick Johnston – along with contributions from keyboardist João Nogueira. 

8/28 In This Moment: Witch

The set contains the singles “Crawl” and “Sleeping With The Enemy.”

“With ‘Sleeping With The Enemy’ and our upcoming album, we’re confronting the darkness — whether it’s inside us or external,” reflects frontwoman Maria Brink.

Brink adds: “‘Crawl’ is a reckoning — a reflection that those who dominate and cause pain will ultimately reap what they sow. As above, so below. The fall is inevitable.”

8/28 Stryper: Throne Of Thorns

“(We) worked hard to make this what I feel is our best record yet,” Stryper drummer Robert Sweet enthuses.

“Heavy yet melodic, classic yet modern, and 100% STRYPER!,” shares frontman Michael Sweet.

Bassist Perry Richardson adds: “The best music doesn’t come from comfort. It comes from living, struggling, growing, and refusing to quit. I hope these songs find you exactly when you need them.”

8/28 Stanley Simmons: Dancing While The World Is Ending

Stanley Simmons, the collaborative project of Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons, sons of Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, respectively, from KISS, present their debut album.

The third single from the set “Temporary Love,” is “the first song Nick and I ever wrote together,” Stanley explains. The acoustic/electric “Body Down” and the album’s title track were the first two.

8/28 Kamelot: Dark Asylum

8/28 Beartooth: Pure Ecstasy

The band’s sixth album is the lead single features the title track.

“Song one is always a crucial part of an album to me. It’s gotta lock you into the vibe out of the gate,” says frontman Caleb Shomo. “‘Pure Ecstasy’ was birthed in a studio with (guitarist) Misha Mansoor, ridiculous loudspeakers, and the dumbest heaviest chugs we could chug. Once it was brought home and expanded on with (producer) Jordan Fish, there was no question it was the album opener. Play loud and kick ass.”

Airbourne

8/28 Airbourne: Airbourne

The official music video for the single, “Alive After Death (Last Plane Out),” pays tribute to the band’s influences, especially Lemmy, Motörhead’s late vocalist/bassist.

“When we sing their songs, we give them heat and we put life back into them.” offers Airbourne’s frontman Joel O’Keeffe. “We always say Lemmy’s not dead — he lives forever.”

“Gutsy” was the lead track from Airbourne’s sixth studio effort.

The track is a tribute to the immortality of Rock ’n’ Roll while channeling the spirit of legends like Lemmy (Motorhead), Bon Scott (AC/DC) and John Bonham (Led Zeppelin).