Top 10 Metal Albums of the Year — Your Ultimate 2025 List! - Arch Enemy, Epica, Testament, Coroner and more - Belgian Jasper

Dec 7, 2025

Join me as I count down my Top 10 Albums of the Year, featuring the biggest metal releases, underground surprises, and must-listen records that defined the scene. From power metal to death metal to progressive masterpieces, here are the albums that dominated 2025. Discover new bands, debate the rankings, and let me know your picks in the comments! The List: 10 Fallujah Xenotaph June 13, 2025 Nuclear Blast 9 1914 Viribus Unitis November 14, 2025 Napalm Records 8 Epica Aspiral April 11, 2025 Nuclear Blast 7 Arch Enemy Blood Dynasty March 28, 2025 Century Media 6 Crimson Shadows Whispers of War July 25, 2025 independent 5 Nite Cult of the Serpent Sun March 14, 2025 Season of Mist 4 A Flock Named Murder Incendiary Sanctum May 2, 2025 Hypaethral Records 3 Blackbraid Blackbraid III August 8, 2025 independent 2 Testament Para Bellum October 10, 2025 Nuclear Blast 1 Coroner Dissonance Theory October 17, 2025 Century Media

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