2025 was a year full of remarkable events and sad farewells for rock and metal fans.
The year was also marked by highly anticipated releases and albums that surprised, especially in the more alternative genres and among bands of the new generation.
We at Wikimetal , in partnership with some of our contributors, have put together a list of some of our favorite releases of 2025. Check it out.
45. Revenge is My Engine – Matanza Ritual
44. Trivia Goddess – Year of the Goat
43. Us – BAD LUV
42. Phantom Island – King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
41. MY GOD HAS GOT A GUN – VUKOVI
40. Parallel – All Seeing Dolls
39. Eyes of Despair – The Damnation
38. Dirty & Divine – Thundermother
37. Asylum Lullabies – Lebanon Hanover
36. Magic – Budang
35. One More Time – Aerosmith & YUNGBLUD
34. This Consequence – Killswitch Engage
33. A Portrait of Red – Arankai
32. Sleepless Empire – Lacuna Coil
31. The Overview – Steven Wilson
30. Parasomnia – Dream Theater
29. Overdriver – The Hellacopters
28. SHISH – Portugal. The Man
27. Silver Shade – Peter Murphy
26. Neversleep – Colorblind
25. Start Again – Nevertel
24. Who Let The Dogs Out – Lambrini Girls
23. Blasphemous – Eskröta
22. Metal Forth – BABYMETAL
21. The End – Mammoth
20. Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party – Hayley Williams
19. Addicted to the Violence – Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway
18. Sanguivore II: Mistress of Death – Creeper
17. Steelbound – Battle Beast
16. Who is the Sky? – David Byrne
15. Domination – Primal Fear
14. No One Was Driving The Car – La Dispute
13. In Vertigo – Shiraz Lane
12. Bodies – Thornhill
11. Here Be Dragons – Avantasia
10. Legends – Sabaton
09. God of Angels Trust – Volbeat
08. For Bellum – Testament
07. Don't Go In The Forest – Avatar
06. Skeletá – Ghost
05. Giants & Monsters – Helloween
04. Even In Arcadia – Sleep Token
03. Never Enough – Turnstile
02. Tsunami Sea – Spiritbox
01. private music – Deftones
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