🎼 Outerstellar Album: Feb. 2026

In a world vibrating at the wrong frequency, Michael Monroe delivers an escape hatch with Outerstellar — a record built for pure rock ’n’ roll release. Monroe’s decades‑long legacy as a glam‑punk survivor fuels an album that bursts with swagger, melody, and the kind of attitude only he can conjure.

Released worldwide on 20 February 2026, Outerstellar arrives via Silver Lining Music, continuing Monroe’s long‑running streak of high‑energy, genre‑bending rock albums. Issued on vinyl with a gatefold sleeve and printed inner sleeve, the album showcases a band firing on all cylinders, recorded across multiple Finnish studios with a unified sonic punch.

🔘 Release Details

Label: Silver Lining Music

Catalogue Number: SLM133P / SLM133P42

Country: Worldwide

Release Date: Feb 2026

Format: LP Album

🔘 Personnel

• Michael Monroe — lead vocals, harmonica, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, nose whistle

• Rich Jones — lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals

• Steve Conte — lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals

• Sami Yaffa — bass, backing vocals

• Karl Rockfist — drums

• Oscar Gräsbeck — accordion (B6)

• Morgan Fisher — piano (B6)

• Engineers — Bobby Nieminen, Erno Laitinen, Gugge Wasenius, Kristoffer Dahlström, Petri Majuri, Sami Yaffa

• Mixed by — Dave Draper

• Mastered by — Svante Forsbäck

• Artwork & Layout — Enrique Zabala, Forma Estudio

• Cover Artwork — Dave Kerr

• Photography — Janson Bulpin

• Management — Gav McCaughey

🔘 Key Highlights

• Worldwide LP release on 20 February 2026

• Gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeve

• Recorded across multiple Finnish studios

• Glam / hard‑rock fusion with Monroe’s signature attitude

• Features full band writing contributions

🔘 The Story

Outerstellar arrives as another testament to Michael Monroe’s longevity and creative fire. A true rock ’n’ roll survivor, Monroe channels decades of experience — from his Hanoi Rocks origins to his modern‑day band — into a record that blends glam, punk, hard rock, and swaggering attitude.

The album was recorded across several Finnish studios, including Amiral Audio, Villa Vikan, The Voltage Room, E‑Studio, and InkFish Studios. Each location contributes to the album’s dynamic sonic palette, from high‑octane anthems to more intimate moments. Monroe’s unmistakable rasp, harmonica blasts, and saxophone flourishes cut through the mix with the confidence of an artist who has nothing left to prove — and no intention of slowing down.

Thematically and sonically, Outerstellar embodies Monroe’s lifelong mission: liberation through rock ’n’ roll. The album’s energy, hooks, and attitude reflect a band that still believes in the communal, cathartic power of turning the volume all the way up.

🔘 Track List – LP

Side A

A1. Rockin' Horse — Rockfist, Monroe, Jones, Yaffa, Conte

A2. Shinola — Jones

A3. Black Cadillac — Rockfist, Conte

A4. When The Apocalypse Comes — Conte

A5. Painless — Conte

A6. Newtro Bombs — Jones

Side B

B1. Disconnected — Jones

B2. Precious — Jones

B3. Pushin' Me Back — Jones

B4. Glitter & Dust — Jones

B5. Rode To Ruin — Jones

B6. One More Sunrise — Rockfist, Monroe, Jones, Yaffa, Conte

🔘 Variants

• LP, Album, Limited Edition, Turquoise — SLM133P48 / SLM133P — Worldwide — 2026

• CD, Album, Stereo, Digipak — SLM133P01 / 5021732587824 — Europe — 2026

• LP, Album, Limited Edition, White — SLM133P47 / SLM133P — Worldwide — 2026

• LP, Album, Limited Edition, White w/ Blue Splatter (Sweden Rock Edition) — SLM133P48 / SLM133P — Sweden — 2026

• 2×CD, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition — VIZP‑179 / VICP‑65624 / VICY‑1389 — Japan — 2026

🔘 Related Releases

• Silver Lining Music — Worldwide — SLM133P

• Silver Lining Music — Europe — SLM133P01

🔘 Chart Performance

(No chart data avaiable.)

🔘 Context & Notes

• Recorded across multiple Finnish studios

• Gatefold LP with printed inner sleeve

• Mastered at Chartmakers

• Features contributions from Monroe’s long‑time collaborators

🔘 Glam Flashback

A blast of glam‑charged adrenaline from a lifer who still treats rock ’n’ roll like a sacred ritual.

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🔘 Sources

Discogs, 45cat, Wikipedia, Billboard, BBC Charts.

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