Best New Music 2025 Edition

MY FAVOURITE MARCH ALBUMS:

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  • DYNAZTY - Game of Faces
  • YAZZ AHMED - Paradise in the Hold (Jazz)
  • Dirkschnneider - Balls to the Wall Reloaded
  • JETHRO TULL - Curious Ruminant
  • APOCALYPSE ORCHESTRA - A Plague for Thee
  • W.A.S.P. - Bonus Tracks and B Sides
  • RAVEN - Can't Take Away the Fire EP
  • Robin McAuley - Souldbound
  • Ricky Warwick - Blood Ties
  • Marko Hietala - Roses from the Deep
  • Rush - Rush 50
  • Djabe & Steve Hackett - Freya Arctic Jam
 
For all Slayer fans, I'm recommending this one: Spiritworld "Helldorado"

https://spiritworldprophet.bandcamp.com/album/helldorado-24-bit-hd-audio

A lot of late 80s/early 90s Slayer riffs, late 2000s Tom Araya vocals, occasional growl and a bit of Americana. 10 songs, 28 minutes - listen now, thank me later.
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MY FAVOURITE APRIL ALBUMS:

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  • THE LEWIS EXPRESS - Doo-Ha! (Jazz)
  • SMITH / KOTZEN - Black Light / White Noise
  • ENVY OF NONE - Stygian Wave
  • DREAM THEATER - Parasomnia
  • IQ - Dominion
 
Halestorm's new album came out recently - big fan of this one. It feels like it has a lot more going on than usual, and they've decided to actually put the guitar solos into the album here instead of only playing them live!
 
DJMayes said:
Halestorm's new album came out recently - big fan of this one. It feels like it has a lot more going on than usual, and they've decided to actually put the guitar solos into the album here instead of only playing them live!
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"Darkness Always Wins" is awesome. It recalls some old pop song so it feels like I've heard it before, but it is a great song. I sort of expected this to become their "Hail to the King", but it doesn't seem to happen?

Lots of good music this year, but only two great albums so far - The Darkness with Dreams on Toast leading the charge (4 goddamn excellent bonus track on the Member's Edition, don't miss those). The other one I consider great is Crazy Lixx with Thrill of the Bite - going to see them a second time this year because of that.
 
DJMayes said:
Halestorm's new album came out recently - big fan of this one. It feels like it has a lot more going on than usual, and they've decided to actually put the guitar solos into the album here instead of only playing them live!
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Will have to give it a few listens. It was a ballsy move to play as many as five songs from it when they supported Maiden, but the songs got better each show.
 
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