Arth's TOP 2025, revised
Ranked loosely except for the top 10. |
| 1 |  | Allegaeon
The Ossuary Lens
βοΈ It's extremely rare for a death metal album to have me hooked in an instant, but this here did exactly that. Top-notch songwriting, engaging melodies, not even the brickwalled production could sink it.
Best cuts: Wake Circling Above, Dark Matter Dynamics, Imperial |
| 2 |  | Coheed and Cambria
Vaxis III: The Father of Make Believe
βοΈ I.e. Coheed and Cambria bringing their arena rock formula to perfection. Memorable, accomplished, I'm looking forward to the remaining two installments of the Vaxis series.
Best cuts: Goodbye, Sunshine, Searching for Tomorrow, Someone Who Can |
| 3 |  | Morthar
10 Commandments
π΅π± I think those who have heard this can all agree it rules extremely hard. To those who haven't, I certainly recommend it. A fine slab of raw bm.
Best cuts: Traitor Pt. 2, Gallery of the Hung, Descending Terror |
| 4 |  | Rodeo
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βοΈ A great stoner record from a severely underrated Euskara (Basque) band. Recommended for the enjoyers of Messa, or of fun dynamics and great melodies in general.
Best cuts: Zauriak, Malkoak, Dialektika_k |
| 5 |  | Turbo
Blizny
π΅π± The absolute classics of Polish (thrash) metal have returned with yet another record full of sick riffs and hooks for days. The Cugowski brothers brought their talents as well and absolutely killed it.
Best cuts: Nowy rozdziaΕ, Zwyczajnie nie, Do domu |
| 6 |  | Katatonia
Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State
βοΈ Best cuts: Wind of No Change, Lilac, Thrice |
| 7 |  | The Last Dinner Party
From The Pyre
βοΈ Best cuts: Sail Away, This Is the Killer Speaking, Count the Ways |
| 8 |  | The Birthday Massacre
Pathways
βοΈ Best cuts: Sleep Tonight, Whisper, Wish |
| 9 |  | Goria
Paradoksu CiΔ
g Dalszy
π΅π± Best cuts: Preludium, Paradoks 201, On |
| 10 |  | Owls Woods Graves
Strix
π΅π± Best cuts: The Flag Is Raised, Winged They Come |
| 11 |  | Spiritbox
Tsunami Sea
βοΈ Best cuts: Ride the Wave, Soft Spine, Fata Morgana |
| 12 |  | Bloodywood
Nu Delhi
βοΈ Best cuts: Nu Delhi, Bekhauf, Hutt |
| 13 |  | Lacuna Coil
Sleepless Empire
βοΈ Best cuts: I Wish You Were Dead, Gravity, The Siege |
| 14 |  | Whitechapel
Hymns in Dissonance
βοΈ Best cuts: Nothing Is Coming for Any of Us, Mammoth God |
| 15 |  | Messa
The Spin
βοΈ Best cuts: Fire on the Roof, Thicker Blood |
| 16 |  | Beach Bunny
Tunnel Vision
βοΈ Best cuts: Chasm, Tunnel Vision, Cycles |
| 17 |  | Terrordome
Plagued with Violence
π΅π± Best cuts: Beast Sharp Razor Cut, Rzeka krwi |
| 18 |  | Orbit Culture
Death Above Life
βοΈ Best cuts: Inferna, Nerve, The Storm |
| 19 |  | Avatar
Don't Go in the Forest
βοΈ Best cuts: Captain Goat, Howling at the Waves, Don't Go in the Forest |
| 20 |  | Faetooth
Labyrinthine
βοΈ Best cuts: Iron Gate, October, Eviscerate |
| 21 |  | Blackbraid
Blackbraid III
βοΈ Best cut: The Dying Breath of a Sacred Stag |
| 22 |  | Veilburner
Longing for Triumph, Reeking of Tragedy
βοΈ Best cut: Ouroboreal Whorl |
| 23 |  | Night Tapes
portals//polarities
βοΈ Best cuts: helix, swordsman, leave it all behind, Mike |
| 24 |  | Closterkeller
Argento
π΅π± Best cuts: Xiomara, Marina von Hoche, Mirun |
| 25 |  | Haimad
When Night Rode Across the North
βοΈ Best cuts: When Night Rode Across the North, Nen Cenedril |
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