Category: Christian Music

Friday New Releases – February 20, 2026

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Another Friday is upon us. Another Friday New Releases. Yes!! We don’t have a ton for you, but I’m excited because I have a couple I’m looking forward to hearing. First for me is Michael Monroe’s Outersteller and the other is the new Veer Union album Reinvention. Those will be cranked on my stereo today. What do you want to hear this week? Or what are we missing that is out today? Let us know. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great weekend!

  • Michael Monroe – Outerstellar – (Silver Lining Music)
  • The Veer Union – Reinvention – (Arising Empire)
  • Mumford & Sons – Prizefighter – (GOTR / Glassnote Entertainment Group)
  • Megan Moroney – Cloud 9 – (Sony Music)
  • Tori Amos – Strange Little Girls – (Rhino Entertainment / Warner Music / Atlantic Records)
  • Hilary Duff – Luck…Or Something – (Atlantic Records)
  • New Found Glory – Listen Up! – (Pure Noise Records)
  • Elvis Presley – Epic: Elvis Presley In Concert – (RCA Records / Sony Music)
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Friday New Releases – February 13, 2026

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It’s Friday the 13th!! And that is lucky day because we have a batch of releases for you this week. Around 40 which means that there is probably something for everyone…but me. Nothing I have to have this week, but let me know what you want to hear or what we may have missed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope the rest of your day be just as great!!

  • Black Swan – Paralyzed – (Frontiers Records)
  • Temple Balls – Temple Balls – (Frontiers Records)
  • Austen Starr – I Am The Enemy – (Frontiers Records)
  • Charli XCX – Wuthering Heights – (Atlantic Recording Co.)
  • Colony House – 77 (Pt. 2) – (LastDaze Records)
  • Jill Scott – To Whom This May Concern – (Blues Babe Records)
  • Story of the Year – A.R.S.O.N. – (Sharptone)
  • Eric Church – Evangeline vs. The Machine: Comes Alive – (Mercury Nashville / BigEC Records / UMG)
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Friday New Releases – February 6, 2026

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Welcome to Friday New Releases. February comes in with a little of a whimper. Not a lot here this time around, but there is one that will be big for sure and that is Nick Jonas. I won’t be getting it, but I am sure a lot of people will. For me, there is really nothing I need, maybe I’ll stream the new Puscifer album, but outside of that, probably nothing else. Let me know what you want to hear or what we may have missed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great weekend!

  • Nick Jonas – Sunday Best – (Republic Records / UMG)
  • Joe Bonamassa – B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 – (KTBA Records)
  • Yes – Tales From Topographic Oceans (Super Deluxe Edition) – (Atlantic Recording Corp / Warner Music Group)
  • Marc Broussard – S.O.S. V: Songs of the ’50s – (G-Man Touring Inc)
  • Puscifer – Normal Isn’t – (Alchemy Recordings)
  • Silversun Pickups – Tenterhooks – (New Machine Recordings)
  • KMFDM – Enemy – (Metropolis Records)
  • Visions of Atlantis – Armada: An Orchestral Voyage – (Napalm Records)
  • Mayhem – Liturgy of Death – (Century Media Records)
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My Sunday Song – “Afterlife” by Switchfoot

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For My Sunday Song #469, we are talking “Afterlife” by the band Switchfoot. The song is off their 8th studio album ‘Vice Verses’ which came out on September 27, 2011. The song was the third single off the album and came out on February 28, 2012 and though it didn’t chart, it was such a powerful song and set the tone as it kicked off the album. It was written by brothers and band members, Tim and Jon Foreman. The song helped propel the album to #8 on the Billboard 200 album chart, #3 on the Rock & Alternative Charts and #1 on the Christian Charts!!

The song sends a powerful message. It reminds us that we are not here for very long, but if we want to feel like we are living forever, we must live our life to the fullest. How we do that is surrender to Jesus and live a life that serves him and others. Don’t be so focused on the future and what happens after we die. Believing in Christ will get allow you to live forever in the afterlife, but start living that way now to make it feel like you are already really living. We are all broken, so surrender now and experience the Joy and embrace the journey of faith.

The music is as powerful as the lyrics. The song is an anthem that starts off with an extended guitar note, then a distorted guitar riff with Jon Foreman singing that first verse like he is calling us to action. The full band comes in and the song goes to another level with an electrifying intensity. The chorus is bombastic and one big hook. Short and sweet. The guitar riff throughout is intense and the little riffs and notes tossed in throughout give the song a punch. The solo is not as in your face and more fit to the song. I like how near the end, there is a moment where the music softens and Jon belts out another verse before the band comes back in and they carry us home.

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Friday New Releases – January 30, 2026

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January might be about over, but the new releases still keep coming. How are we already done with the first month of the year…crazy. This week I’m getting the McAuley Schenker Group box set for my favorite years of theirs from 1987 to 1992. Can’t wait. That is it for me this week. What do you want to hear or what did we miss? Let us know! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great weekend!!

  • McAuley Schenker Group – Bad Boys: The Mcauley Schenker Group Story 1987-1992 – (Hne)
  • Robin Trower – One Moment In Time: Live in the USA – (Artone Label Group / Provogue)
  • Linda Ronstadt – The Early Years – (Iconic LR Masters / Rhino Entertainment)
  • The Monkees – The A’s, The B’s & The Monkees – (Rhino Records)
  • Joseph – Closer to Happy – (Joseph Sounds LLC / Nettwerk Music Group)
  • Urne – Setting Fire To The Sky – (Spinefarm Music Group)
  • Course of Fate – Behind the Eclipse – (Roar)
  • Our Mirage – Fractured Mind – (Arising Empire)
  • MOL – Dreamcrush – (Nuclear Blast)
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Friday New Releases – January 23, 2026

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The days are getting colder but the releases are heating up as we have 40 for you this week. I’m eagerly awaiting what is said to be the last Megadeth album. I will stream The Power Station 40th Anniversary set and even the Helix, but that is it for me this week. What do you see that you like. Let us know what you want to hear or what we may have missed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great weekend.

  • Megadeth – Megadeth – (BlkIIBlk / Frontier Records)
  • The Power Station – The Power Station Deluxe (40th Anniversary Edition) – (Rhino / Parlophone)
  • Helix – Scrap Metal – (Perris Records)
  • Yes – Symphonic Live – (Mercury Studios) – Limited Edition Blu-Ray / 2 CD
  • Lucinda Williams – World’s Gone Wrong – (Highway 20 Records / Thirty Tigers)
  • The Damned – Not Like Everybody Else – (earMusic / Edel Music & Entertainment)
  • Louis Tomlinson – How Did I Get Here? – (78 Productions / BMG Rights Mgmt)
  • Reba McEntire – Starting Over (30th Anniversary Edition) – (MCA Nashville / UMG)
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Friday New Releases – January 16, 2026

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Happy Friday! We have a great list of new releases for you…okay…a decent list of new releases for you. It is still early in the year and not a whole lot, but some good ones. I’m looking forward to the new Richard Marx where he goes old school. Some people might be looking forward to Madison Beer and those on the heavy side maybe Kreator. Hopefully there is something for everyone. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

  • Richard Marx – After Hours – (Richard Marx)
  • Madison Beer – Locket – (Epic Records)
  • Kreator – Krushers Of The World – (Nuclear Blast)
  • Edenbridge – Set the Dark on Fire – (Steamhammer)
  • Ov Sulfur – Endless – (Century Media Records)
  • Soen – Reliance – (Silver Lining Music)
  • Carrion Vael – Slay Utterly – (Unique Leader Records)
  • Gluecifer – Same Drug New High – (Steamhammer)
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Friday New Releases – January 9, 2026

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Welcome back to Friday New Releases. 2026 is now upon on us and this is the first post of the new year as January 2nd didn’t have enough to do a post. Now, we don’t have a lot of releases, but at least it is something. I’m interested in the Alter Bridge new self-titled album, but haven’t ordered it yet. Need to hear it first. Already have the Van Halen one as I got the Record Store Day copy (and yes, I knew it was going to get released separately). Other than that, that is it for me. What do you want to hear this week? Let me know what you want or if we missed anything. Thanks for stopping by and I hope 2026 sees a ton of great releases over the year.

  • Alter Bridge – Alter Bridge – (Napalm Records)
  • Van Halen – Live at Wembley – (Rhino / Warner Music) – Non-RSD versions
  • Beyond the Black – Break the Silence – (Nuclear Blast)
  • Mon Rovia – Bloodline – (Mon Rovia LLC / Nettwerk Music Group)
  • Uuhai – Human Herds – (Napalm Records)
  • Lionheart – Valley of Death II – (Arising Empire)
  • Bullet – Kickstarter – (Steamhammer)
  • Bite Down – Violent Playground – (Prime Collective)
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What to Expect in New Music in 2026!!!

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2026 is upon us and it is always fun anticipating what new albums will come out in the year. Since today would normally be a Friday New Release post, let’s look at the new releases coming our way in 2026. There are quite a few we already know about, but some haven’t been officially announced or even a date set yet.

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 sometimes there are disappointments.  Here are the ones I was hoping to get new albums from last year and what actually happened…

  • Def Leppard – It is time for The Collection Vol. 4!! Come on boys, give it to us!! Or a new album…whichever you want. Well – we didn’t get a new album, but we got a new live album with ‘Diamond Star Heroes’, but honestly their live albums bore me.
  • Kiss – I will keep this on the list until I die!!  Time to start up more Soundboard LPs or another box set…give us something! We got a brand new Soundboard LP as well as 2 Box sets with Dressed to Kill and Alive!!  Yes!! That is more like it boys!!
  • Guns ‘N Roses – Rumors, Rumors, Rumors!!  Will we ever get a new album! – Still nothing, but we did get new songs…sort of…they aren’t really new as they are leftover tracks from Chinese Democracy with the current line-up…come on boys…do better!!
  • Aldo Nova – He keeps talking about a 2CD set for over 3 years and still nothing much, but will he get around to releasing the full Life & Times of Eddie Gage? I hope so. – Nothing at all from him in 2025 but he did mention a new album in 2026!! We will see.
  • Billy Idol – There are rumors of a new album and even Steve Stevens showed a test pressing..could it be??!!  We got one!! Yeah!!  ‘Dream Into It’ came out in 2026…I didn’t care for it too much so that is disappointing.

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

  • Def Leppard – It is time for The Collection Vol. 4!! Come on boys, give it to us!! Or a new album…whichever you want. The new album has been hinted at so fingers crossed
  • Kiss – I will keep this on the list until I die!!  Will we get another soundboard or any more box sets??? I hope so!
  • Aldo Nova – He keeps talking about a 2CD set for over 4 years and still nothing much, but will he get around to releasing the full Life & Times of Eddie Gage? I hope so. He has now mentioned something coming in 2026…I will believe it when I see it.
  • Creed – Will there be new music in 2026? Oh, please say it will be so! There have been rumblings and rumors…I think they will at least work on a new album in 2026.
  • Poison – We need a new album, but I don’t expect one. What I do hope we get is a 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of their debut, “Look What the Cat Dragged In”. That would be cool.
  • Guns N Roses – Will we get a full album. You know what, I don’t think I really care. The older I get, the more overrated this band really is!! Only one great album in their minuscule catalog.
  • Jeff Scott Soto – Now, Soto puts out a ton of albums every year. I would love a new solo album as it has been years. At the very least, a SOTO band album. But please, NO MORE ART OF ANARCHY! That was awful.

From what I have gathered around the internet, here are the bands that should have new albums out in 2025 or are rumored, but no dates announced yet. The ones I would give a try will be highlighted in Blue. The ones with Dates Announced are at the bottom of this post. The list is building up nicely!!

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Friday New Releases – December 12, 2025

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Happy Friday!! Welcome to the VERY LAST Friday New Release Post!!!…of the year. Yes, after this week there isn’t enough new releases to make it worth doing a post. But fret not, we will be back on January 2nd for What to Expect in 2026 and then the regular Friday New Release posts will start back on January 9th!! Let’s get back to this week, shall we. I am interested in hearing the new Jimi Jamison live hits record and even Dangerous Toys. If I like them, I’ll buy them. What do you want to hear this week or what did we miss? Thanks for stopping by and we will see you in a few weeks (for this type of post, my regular posts will continue!).

  • Jimi Jamison – 1998 Live Hits – (Frontiers Records)
  • Dangerous Toys – Demolition – (Deadline Music)
  • Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here 50 (Documentary Version) – (Pink Floyd Music Ltd)
  • Brantley Gilbert – Greatest Hits…So Far – (Big Machine Label Group)
  • Rob Moratti – Sovereign – (Frontiers Records)
  • Graham Bonnet Band – Lost in Hollywood – (Frontiers Records)
  • The Pogues – Fairytale of New York E.P. – (Warner Music UK)
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