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Reviews of 2025 releases

42 albums released this year.

Crimson Roots Crimson Roots Open Roads Blues RockPsychedelic RockClassic Rock ● ● ● ○ ○ 5 Jun 2026 Tales of Mike Tales of Mike Human Epic Heavy MetalEpic Doom MetalHeavy Metal ● ● ● ○ ○ 1 Jun 2026 Blut Aus Nord Blut Aus Nord Ethereal Horizons Black MetalAvantgardeProgressive Metal ● ● ● ○ ○ 22 Apr 2026 Terzij de Horde Terzij de Horde Our Breath Is Not Ours Alone Post-Black MetalHardcoreBlack Metal ● ● ● ● ○ 25 Mar 2026 Harakiri for the Sky Harakiri for the Sky Scorched Earth Atmospheric Black MetalPost-Black MetalPost-Metal ● ● ● ● ● 20 Mar 2026 An Abstract Illusion An Abstract Illusion The Sleeping City Progressive Death MetalPost-Black MetalAtmospheric Metal ● ● ● ● ○ 18 Mar 2026 Der Weg einer Freiheit Der Weg einer Freiheit Innern Atmospheric Black MetalPost-MetalProgressive Black Metal ● ● ● ● ● 9 Mar 2026 ELLEREVE ELLEREVE Umbra Post-MetalPost-Black MetalDoomgaze ● ● ● ● ○ 8 Feb 2026 Mourir Mourir Insolence Post-MetalSludge MetalBlack Metal ● ● ● ● ○ 31 Jan 2026 Zatokrev Zatokrev ...Bring Mirrors To The Surface Sludge MetalPost-MetalPsychedelic Metal ● ● ● ● ○ 21 Dec 2025 Bell Witch Bell Witch Stygian Bough Volume II Funeral DoomDoom MetalAtmospheric Metal ● ● ● ● ● 15 Dec 2025 Primitive Man Primitive Man Observance Doom MetalSludge MetalNoise ● ● ● ● ● 1 Dec 2025 Thosar Thosar The Bold Idea of Being Satisfied Sludge MetalDoom Metal ● ● ● ● ○ 15 Nov 2025 Nadja Nadja Cut Drone DoomShoegaze MetalAmbient Metal ● ● ● ● ○ 5 Nov 2025 Sylosis Sylosis The New Flesh Thrash MetalProgressive Metal ● ● ● ● ○ 3 Nov 2025 Oaken Oaken From The Bonfire Post-MetalAtmospheric DoomPost-Hardcore ● ● ● ● ○ 10 Oct 2025 Slow Crush Slow Crush Thirst ShoegazePost-MetalDream Pop ● ● ● ● ○ 2 Oct 2025 Atlantic Atlantic Timeworn Atmospheric Black MetalPost-Black Metal ● ● ● ● ○ 14 Sept 2025 St. Unholyness St. Unholyness Through High Holy Haze Doom MetalBlack MetalStoner Metal ● ● ● ○ ○ 6 Sept 2025 Hemelbestormer Hemelbestormer The Radiant Veil Post-MetalDoom MetalAtmospheric Metal ● ● ● ● ● 1 Sept 2025 Årabrot Årabrot Rite of Dionysus Noise RockArt RockPost-Punk ● ● ● ● ○ 12 Aug 2025 Mizmor Mizmor Mnemonic Ambient Mosaic Atmospheric Black MetalDoom MetalAmbient ● ● ● ● ○ 1 Aug 2025 Vandampire Vandampire Hope Scars Post-MetalSludge Metal ● ● ● ● ○ 3 Jul 2025 Cwfen Cwfen Sorrows Doom MetalDoomgazeGothic Doom ● ● ● ● ● 1 Jul 2025 Full of Hell Full of Hell Broken Sword, Rotten Shield Noise MetalGrindcoreExperimental Metal ● ● ● ● ○ 15 Jun 2025 Sumac Sumac The Film Post-MetalExperimentalNoise Rock ● ● ● ● ○ 1 Jun 2025 rýr rýr dislodged Post-MetalAtmospheric DoomInstrumental ● ● ● ● ○ 15 May 2025 Daevar Daevar Sub Rosa Doom MetalGrungeStoner Doom ● ● ● ● ○ 1 May 2025 Fange Fange Purulences Sludge MetalIndustrialNoise ● ● ● ● ○ 15 Apr 2025 Novarupta Novarupta Astral Sands Blackened SludgePost-MetalExperimental ● ● ● ● ● 15 Apr 2025 Conjurer Conjurer Unself Post-MetalSludge Metal ● ● ● ● ○ 5 Apr 2025 Karatschai Karatschai Karatschai Sludge MetalDoom MetalHeavy Psych ● ● ● ● ○ 1 Apr 2025 Amenra Amenra De Toorn Post-MetalDoom MetalHardcore Punk ● ● ● ● ● 28 Mar 2025 Druma Druma Sores of Our Time Post-MetalAtmospheric Black MetalSludge ● ● ● ● ○ 20 Mar 2025 Hangman's Chair Hangman's Chair Saddiction Doom MetalDark RockPost-Rock ● ● ● ● ○ 15 Mar 2025 Howling Giant Howling Giant Crucible & Ruin Stoner RockPsychedelic RockProgressive Rock ● ● ● ● ○ 15 Mar 2025 Möuth Möuth Global Warning Doom MetalPost-MetalSludge ● ● ● ● ○ 15 Mar 2025 Witchcraft Witchcraft Idag Doom MetalPsychedelic RockHeavy Psych ● ● ● ● ○ 10 Mar 2025 Mantar Mantar Post-Apocalyptic Depression Black MetalSludge MetalPunk ● ● ● ● ○ 1 Mar 2025 Pothamus Pothamus Abur Sludge MetalPost-MetalAmbient ● ● ● ● ● 1 Mar 2025 Psychonaut Psychonaut World Maker Post-MetalPsychedelic RockProgressive Metal ● ● ● ● ○ 1 Mar 2025 Snake Mountain Snake Mountain Man at Arms Doom MetalDeath DoomDeath Metal ● ● ● ○ ○ 1 Feb 2025
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