You read all the lists, but nothing prepared you for THIS! Behold AngryMetalGuy.com’s Aggregated Top 20 Albums o’ 2025 and despair!
Dormant Ordeal
Angry Metal Guy’s Top Ten(ish) of 2025
“In defiance of the shit burger we’re all eating every day while we wait for the AI drone war to start, 2025 was my best year in a while.” An oddly optimist AMG Himself has written a list.
Heavy Moves Heavy 2025 – AMG’s Ultimate Workout Playlist
The gym-dwelling AMG staffers curated a new playlist for your efforts to get back into shape in 2026. We cannot be held liable for any resulting injuries of deaths.
Saunders and Dear Hollow’s Top Ten(ish) of 2025
Saunders and Dear Hollow bring their high class tastes to the party with their Top Ten(ish) of 2025. Break out the caviar and meths!
Dolphin Whisperer’s and Thus Spoke’s Top Ten(ish) of 2025
Dolphin Whisper and Thus Spoke get their time to shine with their Top Ten(ish) of 2025. Brace for weirdness!
Tyme’s and Killjoy’s Top Ten(ish) of 2025
Tyme and Killjoy bring their Top ten(ish) lists to the public without fear or shame. Was that wise?
Who Are These Clowns and Where Did They Put My Flesh Stapler? The AMG Staff Pick Their Top Ten(ish) of 2025
The AMG Staff Lists are ready for review, examination, and ultimately, rejection.
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Amalekim – Shir Hashirim [Things You Might Have Missed 2025]
“You may be wondering what on earth I am doing willingly touching a black metal album, let alone complimenting one. Well, you know what they say: never let them know your next move. Mysterious Polish-Italian collective Amalekim garnered praise in these hallowed halls with their 2023 release Avodah Zarah, our own Thus Spoke calling it a highlight during a weaker year for the genre. Naturally, I disliked the album, which tends to be a good sign for the average black metal fan. I was nevertheless surprised to see Shir Hashirim released to little fanfare or label promotion after such a positive reception 18 months prior.” Pole vaulting.
AMG’s Unsigned Band Rodeö: Blindfolded – What Seeps through Threads
“AMG’s Unsigned Band Rodeö” is a time-honored tradition to showcase the most underground of the underground—the unsigned and unpromoted. This collective review treatment continues to exist to unite our writers in boot or bolster of the bands who remind us that, for better or worse, the metal underground exists as an important part of the global metal scene. The Rodeö rides on.” Blindfolded and led to the Rodeö.
Stuck in the Filter: October 2025’s Angry Misses
December is the best time to browse through the October Filter flotsam, as they’re now heavily discounted like Valentine’s Day candy in August. They’re probably still fresh though. Maybe.
