2019 is upon us and it is always fun anticipating what new albums are and will come out in the year.  There are quite a few we already know about, but some haven’t been officially announced or even a date set yet.  From what I have gathered around the internet, here are the bands that should have new albums out in 2019, but no dates announced yet. The ones I would give a try (and my kids) will be highlighted in Blue.  The ones with Dates Announced are at the bottom of this post.  The list is building up nicely!!

• Adele
• Billy Eilish
• Coldplay
• The Defiants
• Eclipse
• Greta Van Fleet – (rumor already for new music)
• Hootie & the Blowfish (new tour has been announced)
• Megadeth
• Michael Sweet
• Miley Cyrus
• Prince
• The Raconteurs
• Rob Zombie
• Stryper
• The Cranberries
• Taylor Swift
• Tesla – Shock (Produced by Phil Collen of Def Leppard)
• Tori Kelly
• Whitesnake – Flesh & Blood (should be March)

All the rest…

• Aaron Lewis
• Alan Parsons
• Annihilator
• Body Count
• Bastille
• Brad Paisley
• Burning Rain
• Carly Raw Jepsen
• Chance the Rapper
• Deftones
• Hardline
• Janet Jackson
• Jim Peterik’s World Stage
• Kaiser Chiefs
• Kanye West – Yandhi
• Lana Del Rey – Norman Fucking Rockwell
• Leverage
• Madonna
• My Bloody Valentine
• Opeth
• Prong
• Rammstein
• Selena Gomez
• Sheryl Corw
• Skid Row
• The End: Machine
• The Weeknd
• Tim McGraw
• Vampire Weekend
• Bruce Springsteen
• Busta Rhymes
• Chaka Kahn
• Chemical Brothers
• Devin Townsend
• Duff McKagan
• L.A. Guns
• L7
• Mark Ronson
• Modest Mouse
• My Morning Jacket
• Pearl Jam
• Perry Farrell
• Prophets of Rage
• Rihanna
• Run the Jewels
• Sara Bareilles
• Slipnot
• Static-X
• T-Pain
• Tanya Tucker
• The 1975
• The Cure
• The Offspring
• Tool
• Wayward Sons

Last year, there were a few artist I was hoping would release an album that might have or might not have released one.  It is always fun to hope for new music from these bands, but were disappointments.  Here is who I was hoping for new albums from last year…

• Def Leppard – NOPE!!  We got a cool Vinyl Collection, Volume One of a four set series…that was pretty cool.  We also got another greatest hits collection which had a new song, but NO NEW ALBUM!!!
• Kiss – NOPE!! We did get the announcement of the band’s Farewell Tour called End of the Road Tour…sad, but exciting too!  But NO NEW ALBUM.  Ace gave us a new album!!!
• Van Halen – NOPE!!!  Nothing!!!
• Ratt – NOPTE!!!  We got a Stephen Pearcy solo album that kinda was lame and Warren left the band, but some lawsuits with other members were settled.  What a cluster!!
• Needtobreathe – YES!!!!  We got a four song E.P. called Forever On Your Side (Niles City Sound Sessions) and we got an Acoustic Live Album!!  Good Year!!
• Monster Truck – YES!!! Another great release from the band!!

Okay, are there albums I want to see this year from some of my favorite bands that haven’t been announced or even rumored?  Of course there are.  These are the bands I want new albums from this year…but might not happen.

• Def Leppard – (of course)
• Kiss – (of course…but ain’t gonna happen)
• Van Halen – somethings happening,  but probably not a Van Halen release
• Ratt – there are rumors for this one
• Guns N Roses – there are always rumblings since the Reunion tour started
• The Winery Dogs – they have announced a tour…I want an album as well
• Queen + Adam Lambert – That might be interesting. Seeing them in Concert in August
• Scott Stapp – people hate him, I don’t.  I loved his last solo album and new one would be great
• Billy Idol – his last one was awesome.  Give me more
• Royal Blood – yes please!!

And 2019 is shaping up for concerts already and the year hasn’t started.  There are three concerts I already have tickets…

• Greta Van Fleet in May
• Kiss in August
• Queen + Adam Lambert in August

I have my name in the hat for the company box for Panic at the Disco in January and we might end up there.  Outside of that, there are other shows coming I want to see, but after forking out for the whole family on Greta and Kiss, my funds are dwindling fast.

Now if you didn’t see a band mentioned above it might be because the release date has already been set.  Here are the albums we already know about. I will highlight my most anticipated in Blue as well.  I will be honest, the year isn’t shaping up to be stellar for me, so I hope there are more to come that I can get excited about.  Happy New Year!!!

2019

JANUARY

• January 11th
  •   Taking Back Sunday – Twenty – (Concord Music Group)
  •   Soilwork – Verkligheten – (Nuclear Blast)
  •   Jack & Jack – A Good Friend is Nice – (Island Records)
  •   Randy Houser – Magnolia – (Stoney Creek Records)

 

• January 18th
  •   Switchfoot – Native Tongue – (Fantasy Records)
  •   Papa Roach – Who Do You Trust? – (Eleven Seven Records)
  •   Guster – Look Alive – (Ocho Mule Records)
  •   Joe Jackson – Fool – (EarMusic)
  •   Thunder – Please Remain Seated (Re-recorded) – (BMG Music)
  •   John Lennon – Imagine: John Lennon 75th Birthday Concert (Live) – (Blackbird Production)
  •   Dust Bolt – Trapped in Chaos – (Napalm Records)
  •   Flotsam and Jetsam – The End of Chaos – (AFM Records)
  •   Arch Enemy – Covered in Blood – (Savage Messiah Music/Century Media Recordings)
  •   Deerhunter – Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared? – (4AD)
  •   Ronnie Milsap – The Duets – (G-Force Music)

 

• January 25th
  •   Starbreaker – Dysphoria – (Frontiers Records)
  •   Rival Sons – Feral Roots – (Atlantic Records)
  •   Kiss – Kissworld: The Best of Kiss – (Mercury Records)
  •   Heart – Live in Atlantic City – (Rock Fuel LLC)
  •   Backstreet Boys – DNA – (RCA Records)
  •   Michael Franti & Spearhead – Stay Human, Vol. 2 – (Boo Boo Wax)
  •   The Dandy Warhols – Why You So Crazy – (Dine Alone Music)
  •   Bring Me The Horizon – amo – (Sony Music)
  •   King Diamond – Songs for the Dead: Live at the Fillmore in Philadelphia – (Metal Blade Records)
  •   Steve Hackett – At the Edge of Light – (Inside Out Music)
  •   The Neal Morse Band – The Great Adventure – (Metal Blade Records)
  •   Inglorious – Ride to Nowhere – (Frontiers Records)
  •   Quiet Riot – One Night in Milan (Live) – (Frontiers Records)
  •   Kane Roberts – The New Normal – (Frontiers Records)
  •   Vangelis – Noturne (The Piano Album) – (Decca Records)
  •   Jetboy – Born to Fly – (Frontiers Records)
  •   Meghan Trainor – Treat Myself – (Epic Records)

 

FEBRUARY

• February 1st
  •   Tom Petty – The Best of Everything: The Definitive Career Spanning Hits Collection 1976-2016 – (Geffen Records)
  •   American Authors – Seasons – (Island Records)
  •   Linda Ronstadt – Live in Hollywood – (Rhino Entertainment)
  •   Deer Tick – Mayonnaise – (Partisan Records)
  •   Broods – Don’t Feed the Pop Monster – (Atlantic Records)

 

• February 8th
  •   7eventh Time Down – Brand New Day – (BEC Recordings)
  •   Sister Hazel – Fire E.P. – (Croakin’ Poet Records)
  •   Michael Bolton – A Symphony of Hits – (Entertainment One)

 

• February 15th
  •   Avril Lavigne – Head Above Water – (BMG)
  •   Jon Fratelli – Bright Night Flowers – (Cooking Vinyl Ltd)
  •   Ryan Bingham – American Love – (Axster Bingham Records)
  •   Avantasia – Moonglow – (Nuclear Blast)
  •   Rotting Christ – Heretics – (Rotting Christ)
  •   Florida Georgia Line – Can’t Say I Ain’t Country – (Big Machine)

 

• February 22nd
  •   Last in Line – II – (Frontiers Records)
  •   Tora Tora – Bastards of Beale – (Frontiers Records)
  •   Dream Theater – Distance Over Time (InsideOut Music)
  •   Pretty Maids – A Blast From the Past (12 CD Box Set) – (Frontiers Records)
  •   Find Me – Angels in Blue – (Frontiers Records)
  •   FM – The Italian Job (Live) – (Frontiers Records)
  •   Overkill – The Wings of War – (Nuclear Blast)
  •   Candlemass – The Door to Doom – (Napalm Records)
  •   Badflower – Ok, I’m Sick – (Big Machine)
  •   John Mayall – Nobody Told Me – (Forty Below Records)

 

MARCH

• March 1st
  •   Queensryche – The Verdict – (Century Media Group)
  •   Weezer – Weezer (Black Album) – (Crush Music/Atlantic)
  •   Demon Hunter – War – (Solid State Records)
  •   Demon Hunter – Peace – (Solid State Records)

 

• March 8th
  •   Dido – Still On My Mind – (BMG)
  •   David Gray – Gold in a Brass Age – (iht Records)

 

• March 29th
  •   Whitechapel – The Valley – (Metal Blade Records)