My top 30 for 2025 and most listened-to albums.
A few of my Apple Music stats:
Listened to 73,970 minutes of music, 899 artists, 1002 albums, 6,428 songs
Most listened-to band - Arch Enemy
Most listened-to song - Träldom by Ereb Altor
Most listened-to album - Hälsingemörker by Ereb Altor
Top 500 listener - Saor
Top 500 listener - In Mourning
Top 5 EPs
1. Fimbul Winter - What Once Was
2. Currents - All That Follows
3. Godeater - Alvorecer
4. Owls - Une Toile de Plus à Brûler
5. Wolfheart - Draconian Darkness II
Glad you enjoy. Not much for me on Blood Dynasty besides Dream Stealer, I find the atmosphere to be "dry epic". I'm also a big fan of Of Kingdom & Crown, and Unatoned being as unambitious and stale in comparison rubs me the wrong way (although I'm also not a fan of Burn My Eyes).
Blood Dynasty atmosphere was heavy and full in my array of speakers and headphones. The prod/mix was spot on.
Another great year for melodic metal. Consistently finding 60-70 keepers/albums which is way more than 90’s/00’s/10’s. Mind you I listen to a lot of music to find the good stuff, my listening hours are off the charts
Cool seeing Godark getting some love. It just fell outside my top list this year, but they really put out a great album. Really liking the In Mourning placement too, album slaps
