I’m gonna do a better job tracking the best albums of 2025 than I did in 2024. Here’s my top albums of 2025, which will be regularly updated as I discover new favorites. Hopefully, it’ll be a better year for music. Did I miss out any awesome 2025 albums in here? Write me on Instagram.
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- Stefan Nordström
- Musician, songwriter, content creator, digital freelancer
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Bands: Desolator, Soliloquium, Ending Quest, Ashes of Life, Trees of Daymare, The Ashen Tree
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My top albums of 2025
6. Phrenelith – Ashen Womb
I’m hoping to get into more death metal this year, and Phrenelith’s third album “Ashen Womb” is a good start. Just as previous releases, it’s a murky old school death metal offering, and it hits the spot, especially if you’re a fan of the style.
Listen: “Astral Larvae”
5. Unreqvited – A Pathway to the Moon
I’ve dabbled in Unreqvited before, but this album is what really lifts the band from a good band to a great band. The addition of soaring clean vocals into their atmospheric/post black metal sound is a perfect idea, increasing the emotional impact of the sound a lot. Love this album, especially the singles.
Listen: “The Starforger”
4. Jonathan Hultén – Eyes of the Living Night
Jonathan released an interesting, but uneven, debut some years ago. He’s actively breaching out his acoustic folk sound more and more, finding something more unique. Some amazing singing and emotion on this if you’re looking for something softer than most things on this list.
Listen: “Riverflame”
3. Dawn of Solace – Affliction Vortex
Tuomas Saukkonen + Mikko Heikkilä is an unbeatable Finnish doom/gothic metal combo, and I already knew this would be good. This right on par with the last two albums after reactivating the project, which means it’s absolutely wonderful. If you’re looking for Finnish winter sadness, this is it!
Listen: “Murder”
2. Noctambulist – Noctambulist II: De Droom
I really enjoyed the debut from this Dutch atmospheric black metal band, and it feels like they took another step forward here. It sounds amazing sonically, seamlessly mixing extreme and non-extreme moments. Very tasty album that totally hits the spot for me.
Listen: “Lichteter”
1. Hangman’s Chair – Saddiction
Considering how much I loved “Loner”, it’s no surprise that this became my leading AOTY right from Valentine’s Day (perfect release date for some of the most depressing shit ever?). This album feels a bit more loosy and vocal-driven, which is just perfect, because the vocals are even more amazing than on the last album. I love this band.
Listen: “Kowloon Lights”
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