After a relatively light month of releases in February, the schedule is packed for hard rock and metal fans during the month of March. There are five major release weeks during the month of March and with such a wealth of stellar material, we're asking you which of the new albums you most want to pick up.

On March 3, Danko Jones, Emmure, John 5 and the Creatures, Junius, Within the Ruins and X Japan's We Are X soundtrack lead the releases. Bush, Darkest Hour, Greg Graffin, Havok, Smile Empty Soul and Unwill lead the March 10 slate, while Fit for an Autopsy, KXM, Obituary and Righteous Vendetta will all issue new albums on March 17.

Art of Anarchy, Memoriam, Night Ranger and Pallbearer head up the March 24 release schedule, with Body Count, Demon Hunter, Invidia, Mastodon and Warbringer all offering next discs on March 31.

Which of these new releases do you most want to pick up? See all of the major releases in the poll below, then vote for which one you want to pick up. You can vote once per hour through the deadline of Feb. 28 at 11:59PM ET, with the entry with the most votes being named Loudwire's March 2017 Release of the Month and being featured in a post on the site. So vote now, vote often and come back on March 1 to see who was named the March Release of the Month.

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