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
