Top Ten Metal Albums of 2025

Without further ado… the list:

#10 Lik – Necro

Death Metal
Sweden
4th LP

Metal Blade Records
18 April 2025

#9 Brainwave – Ill Intent

Crossover/Thrash
New Zealand
Debut LP

Independent
22 October 2025

#8 Last Retch – Abject Cruelty

Death Metal
Canada
2nd LP

Time to Kill Records
28 September 2025

#7 Dead Heat – Process of Elimination

Crossover/Thrash
United States
3rd LP

Metal Blade Records
10 October 2025

#6 Aggravated Assault – The Order of Chaos

Crossover/Thrash
United States
Debut LP

Independent
20 April 2025

#5 Voorhees – 4

Death Metal
France
3rd LP

Fetzner Death Records
31 October 2025

#4 Benediction – Ravage of Empires

Death Metal
United Kingdom
9th LP

Nuclear Blast Records
4 April 2025

#3 Hedonist – Scapulimancy

Death Metal
Canada
Debut LP

Southern Lord Recordings
1 August 2025

#2 Turn Cold – Violent Breed

Crossover/Thrash
United States
Debut LP

Upstate Records
10 October 2025

#1 Inhuman Nature – Greater Than Death

Crossover/Thrash
United Kingdom
2nd LP

Independent
25 April 2025