Top 10 Best Metal Albums of 2025

Here, you can vote for the best albums and EPs released in 2025 within the metal genre of music.

The Top Ten

  1. Parasomnia - Dream Theater

    The new album by legendary prog metallers Dream Theater is the first to feature original drummer Mike Portnoy again in more than ten years. It's entertaining from start to finish, even considering a few weaknesses.

  2. Sleepless Empire - Lacuna Coil

  3. Prophet Ilja - Patriarkh

    Beautiful atmospheric black metal blended with Eastern European Orthodox folk.

    This concept album is amazing from start to finish and clearly deserves to be mentioned among the best releases of the year so far.

  4. Dethmask 3 - Darko

    After a rather static release like Starfire, this EP shows further evolution for the band. It leans even more toward electronic influences, incorporating a visual aesthetic that blends dystopia, grotesque imagery, and anime culture.

    Original and great to listen to.

  5. March of the Unheard - The Halo Effect

  6. The Ugly Side of Me - Tetrarch

  7. Changelings - Species

  8. Amidst the Ruins - Saor

    Atmospheric black metal band Saor comes back with another enchanting spiritual trip across Scottish folklore.

    The instrumentals are so well-layered and written, with cellos and flutes enriching the final output. Really good album.

  9. Duél - Jinjer

    Complex, intricate, and exquisitely progressive. Jinjer's new studio album is powerful, raging, and full of nuances. It requires multiple listens to be fully understood.

  10. Roses from the Deep - Marko Hietala

    11. The Newcomers
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    Souls - Scardust

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    By Far Away - Storchi

    13. The Contenders

  13. Primeval: Obsession // Detachment - Tallah

  14. The Sky, the Earth & All Between - Architects

  15. Hymns in Dissonance - Whitechapel

  16. Clockworked - Stray from the Path

  17. Scorched Earth - Harakiri for the Sky

    This album is amazingly good, as it embodies all the nuances of modern and post-black metal styles. There are shoegaze elements, post-hardcore vocals, black metal blast beats, and doom metal rhythms, even touching on some lyrical themes of DSBM.

    It's a long listen, but completely worth it.

  18. Antifragile - All That Remains

  19. The End Will Show Us How - Tremonti

  20. Ascension - Mirar

    Experimental djent project Mirar already caught attention in 2024 with their splendid EP entitled Mare.

    This album continues to develop their groundbreaking blend of industrial and djent, adding more influences from classical music. Soft piano interludes appear between crushing guitar riffs, creating an apocalyptic atmosphere.

  21. Will You Haunt Me, with that Same Patience - Bury Tomorrow

  22. Another Miracle - Of Mice & Men

  23. Aspiral - Epica

  24. Resent - Ded

  25. This Consequence - Killswitch Engage

  26. Keep Planting Flowers - Stick to Your Guns

  27. Back from Hell - Caliban

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