Albums of the year 2025

[TurnTheAirBlue]

Ah, thought that was this year. Don't know why, probably old age!

[Alphonsus]

Not to many 2025 releases here
In no particular order my top five

Fauna Ochre & Ash
Mizmor & Hell Alluvion
Grayceon Then The Darkness
Turian Blood Quantum Blues
Sumac & Moor Mother The Film

[Anvil]

1. Seven Sisters - Shadow of a Fallen Star PT 2.
2. The Lord Weird Slough Feg - Traveller Supplement 1: The Ephernal Glades EP
3. Litania - Litania
4. Christian Mistress - Children of the Earth
5. Messa - The Spin
6. Coroner - Dissonance Theory
7. Angel of Damnation - Ethereal Blasphemy
8. Lady Beast - Inner Alchemist
9. Wytch Hazel - V. Lamentations
10. Necromaniac - Sciomancy, Malediction & Rites Abominable

Seven Sisters and Slough Feg are the two stand outs for me.  The Litania is also up there but don't know if it will have the same staying power as the other two.  Four to ten could easily be the other way round. 

[Thorn]

Don't know any of those apart from the Necromaniac and Coroner, must have a nosy after I get my own list sorted.

[Paul keohane]

Nothing really jumped out folr me this
year.

But! -
Mortual-Altar of Brutality,it got recommended on here and ive been listening to it most days!

Definitely up there with the best DM releases this year.

[Thorn]

Yeah, it's class, good old fashioned, punishing DM

[Trev]

The new Worm album has leaked, not out officially until February so probably doesn't properly count for 2025, but it's absolutely stellar

[Mower Liberation Front]

Album of the year: Judicator - Concord

The rest of the top 10:
Amorphis - Borderland
Beholder - In the Temple of the Tyrant
Coroner - Dissonance Theory
Helloween - Giants and Monsters
Rage - A New World Rising
Sabaton - Legends
The Lord Weird Slough Feg - Traveller Supplemental
Void - Forbidden Morals
Warbringer - Wrath and Ruin

[lk4130]

a lot of good recommendations here. I'll contribute with Osgraef - reveries of the arcane eye

https://amorfatiproductions.bandcamp.com/album/osgraef-reveries-of-the-arcane-eye

[ochoill]

Thought I was nearly done with a list and I found another few bits at the weekend that are lethal and slipped past me. Thought I had a bad year for finding new music but it's been pretty decent looking back on it.  I need another week or two lol

[Princess Of The Dawn]

Top 5 most enjoyable for me would be.

Battle Beast - Steelebound.
Sabaton - Legends.
Testament - Para Bellum.
Hammer King - Make Metal Royal Again.
Primal Fear - Domination.

The best of rest from 2025...

Helloween - Giants & Monsters
Burning Witches - Inquisition
Majestica - Power Train
Volbeat - God Of Angels Trust
Ghost - Skeleta
Avantasia - Here Be Dragons
Dynazty - Game Of Faces
Wytch Hazel - V: Lamentations
Arch Enemy - Blood Dynasty

[The Great Cull]

Coroner is the only album worth a mention from me this year.

[Thorn]

Jesus, How many did you hear or get?

[Blizzard Beast]

1. Seven Sisters - Shadow of a Fallen Star PT 2.
2. The Lord Weird Slough Feg - Traveller Supplement 1: The Ephernal Glades EP
3. Litania - Litania
4. Christian Mistress - Children of the Earth
5. Messa - The Spin
6. Coroner - Dissonance Theory
7. Angel of Damnation - Ethereal Blasphemy
8. Lady Beast - Inner Alchemist
9. Wytch Hazel - V. Lamentations
10. Necromaniac - Sciomancy, Malediction & Rites Abominable

Seven Sisters and Slough Feg are the two stand outs for me.  The Litania is also up there but don't know if it will have the same staying power as the other two.  Four to ten could easily be the other way round. 

Ive seen this band and album mentioned alot online for album of the year mentions.
What type of music do they play as Im not familiar with any of their stuff?

[Snare]

Which band?? I presume Seven Sisters but there's a few mentioned? I heard Seven Sisters on bandcamp radio and said I must get back to them but haven't. Really good heavy metal, which wouldn't normally be my thing at all.

From the same show I discovered Hexecutor - that's my AOTY so far. I must get around to the new Veilburner yet though... I bought the new Amorphis at release but have yet to get around to listening to it, d'oh! Roll on the fecking holidays