| Top 20 albums of 2025 |
| 20 |  | NYOS
Growl
Post rock, math rock |
| 19 |  | La Dispute
No One Was Driving the Car
Post-Hardcore, Emo |
| 18 |  | Idle Heirs
Life Is Violence
Post Metal, Rosetta like |
| 17 |  | Ihlo
Legacy
Post metal, alternative metal |
| 16 |  | Agropelter
The Book of Hours
Progressive, Post-Rock |
| 15 |  | Astronoid
Stargod
Alternative metal-rock, 80's sound, trash, shoegaze, Dream pop |
| 14 |  | Sumac and Moor Mother
The Film
Post Metal, Experimental |
| 13 |  | Hayley Williams
Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Pop-rock |
| 12 |  | Thrice
Horizons/West
Post Hardcore, Catchy choruses |
| 11 |  | Kauan
Wayhome
Post rock, post metal, instrumental, Ambient |
| 10 |  | Moving Mountains
Pruning of the Lower Limbs
Post hardcore, post rock, alternative metal |
| 9 |  | Drudkh
Shadow Play
Atmospheric Black Metal from Ukraine |
| 8 |  | Yellow Eyes
Confusion Gate
Post Black Metal, Ambient |
| 7 |  | Avkrvst
Waving at the Sky
Post Metal |
| 6 |  | Deafheaven
Lonely People With Power
Blackgaze |
| 5 |  | Steven Wilson
The Overview
Progressive-pop, ambient |
| 4 |  | Vauruva
Mar da Deriva
Post Black Metal, Folk, Tribal, Brasil |
| 3 |  | Deftones
private music
Nu metal, Shoegaze, Alternative Metal |
| 2 |  | Deposed King
Letters To a Distant Past
Post rock. Progressive, Electronica, Ambient, Pink Floyd Like |
| 1 |  | Swans
Birthing
Progressive, Avant-Garde, Post Rock, Post Metal |
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