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Metalcatto’s Top Progressive Metal Albums of 2025
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Just like last year, I leave the subgenre that contains my album of the year for last. It’s been a great year for Prog, honestly. At first it didn’t seem that way, but just like a 20-minute-long track, it gained momentum little by little (who am I kidding, you can’t sit through 20 minutes of anything). Anyway, let’s get to it.
Metalcatto’s Top Death Metal Albums of 2025
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There’s one subgenre that almost never disappoints, and that’s the original extreme Metal style. I’m talking about Death Metal—the one that’s given us the best and worst reputation among the normies. But enough chatting; here are my picks for the best Death Metal albums of 2025.
Metalcatto’s Top Black Metal Albums of 2025
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Well, you already know thanks to Vicky that this was a decent year for black metal. In fact, this is probably the top I struggled with the most, but in the end I came up with a few jewels for you to listen to in your darkest hours.
True kvlt: Disruption, Scaregod, Wsemsz, Chig Biddy, & Apostata
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Metalcatto’s Top Post-Metal albums of 2025
2025 was a year where we had a substantial number of decent post-metal releases. However, only a handful of albums really stayed with me for the rest of the year, so this list was easier to make than the previous one. Anyway, let’s get into it!
Metalcatto’s Top Doom Metal Albums of 2025
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Let’s get something out of the way. This was definitely not the year for Doom Metal. There was simply not much that truly excited me in terms of creativity and madness. Fortunately, there are still some awesome albums to praise today.
The Gothic Metalhead’s Top Albums of 2025
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One of our most discreet collaborator has one last top to give us before the year is over. So, without further do, here’s The Gothic Metalhead‘s top.
The Unsung and Unstoppable: 2025’s Metal Revelations
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Time to recognize those albums crawling out of the sewers of the underground. The ones that struggle to even get 30 seconds of your attention, but promise a deep reward if you stick around. So here they are, in no particular order, the revelations of 2025.
True kvlt: Yannis, Reel, Desu Taem & Ryan Thomson
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