{"id":341230,"date":"2025-12-29T16:14:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T16:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/341230\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T16:14:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T16:14:15","slug":"the-best-50-rock-songs-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/341230\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best 50 Rock Songs of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"f38ff104-eff0-46e4-b214-5c5a3f39c2e8\">Take any style of music, and there\u2019s good and bad. But not on this page. We\u2019ve collected 50 of the best tracks from this year&#8217;s Rock Continues Not To Be Dead file and listed them in order of greatness, from really great via exceedingly great to inspirationally, oh-my-god-what-the-hell&#8217;s-happening great.<\/p>\n<p>You might not agree with our choices (hell, we don&#8217;t agree with our choices), but give that playlist at the bottom a twirl and it should become swiftly apparent that 2025 in rock music was an absolute monster of a year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:5.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9NEqLC5NR7NbqTgbAwFLMk.png\" alt=\"Lightning bolt page divider\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9NEqLC5NR7NbqTgbAwFLMk.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9NEqLC5NR7NbqTgbAwFLMk.png\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-a3e40924-1632-47fb-aa27-31bc9927ead3\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>50. California Irish &#8211; Something Different<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-xs leading-5 mb-2 text-left py-2 md:px-4\" id=\"how-we-test\">\nYou can trust Louder<\/p>\n<p>Our experienced team has worked for some of the biggest brands in music. From testing headphones to reviewing albums, our experts aim to create reviews you can trust. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/how-we-test-and-rate-products-at-louder\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/how-we-test-and-rate-products-at-louder\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Find out more about how we review.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"ce575e3a-dcef-44df-82cf-aa908337ad4b-0\">Long before his band The Answer, and a world away from 60s\/70s hippie hub Laurel Canyon, Cormac Neeson recalls his parents endlessly flipping tapes of Crosby, Still And Nash, Joni Mitchell et al. Those childhood memories now tumble into Neeson\u2019s new band\u2019s Something Different, with its bucolic wash of harmonies and woodwind.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-1ec80b62-a398-4e84-8cc5-ba927a242699\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>49. Jethro Tull &#8211; Puppet And The Puppet Master<\/p>\n<p id=\"983954fb-667a-4381-b934-f9aa745c3b63\">Sounding reassuringly <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/music\/albums\/every-jethro-tull-albums-ranked\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/music\/albums\/every-jethro-tull-albums-ranked\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jethro Tull<\/a>-esque, Ian Anderson and his merry men hop, skip and rock effortlessly through storytelling, flutes, guitar flash, accordions and more on this cut from latter-day highpoint <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/reviews\/jethro-tull-curious-ruminant-album-interview\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/reviews\/jethro-tull-curious-ruminant-album-interview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Curious Ruminant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-b5fa704c-0a53-42eb-949d-8ffcc5328f99\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>48. Henry&#8217;s Funeral Shoe &#8211; Hey!!! (What\u2019s Your Pleasure?)<\/p>\n<p id=\"04d25da0-2e8c-4d3a-abea-ff9ed0c484c2\">They\u2019re back! Having largely retreated from band life in order to care for their terminally ill mother (she sadly passed away in 2023), and in the shadow of the pandemic, the Welsh brother duo have seemingly lost none of their mojo \u2013 based on this insistent, toe-tapping <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/tag\/blues\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/tag\/blues\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">blues<\/a> rocker.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-508d45e4-1245-4845-ac68-d051dde702b6\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>47. Beaux Gris Gris &amp; The Apocalypse\u00a0&#8211; One Massive Hit<\/p>\n<p id=\"1b016451-466e-4e28-b785-77a9cc31b38c\">I mean, with a title like that, you don\u2019t really expect it to be an understated affair, do you? With blue-headed firebomb <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/he-made-the-show-feel-like-a-party-so-thats-what-we-try-to-do-greta-valenti-picks-the-soundtrack-of-her-life\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/he-made-the-show-feel-like-a-party-so-thats-what-we-try-to-do-greta-valenti-picks-the-soundtrack-of-her-life\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Greta Valenti<\/a> at the mic and a barrage of gang vocals, groovy guitars, galloping beats and big juicy saxophones behind her, these California-via-Louisiana rock\u2019n\u2019rollers create a totally righteous knees-up with One Massive Hit.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-dbbd917d-7b14-4c66-909a-9c8a5283c601\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>46. Sparks &#8211; Gonna Do Things My Own Way<\/p>\n<p id=\"7663dc09-3a81-445e-a5a0-937536b816aa\">Perennially young and excitable at heart, the Mael brothers press on with their roaring latter-day renaissance on this brilliantly head-swirling, singular maelstrom (sorry\u2026) of acerbic art rock.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-5b587c70-82f8-4c50-8c1d-467d09954e99\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>45. Hollow Souls feat Elles Bailey &#8211; Burn It To The Ground<\/p>\n<p id=\"bc7a5581-5d78-4b2b-a61f-76ec5bfd4398\">Kris Barras\u2019s rainy-day project is rapidly gaining traction, and bringing in his old circuit-mate Elles Bailey was a smart move, shucking another slug of kerosene onto the cowboy-rock of Burn It To The Ground, on which \u201cshe absolutely nailed the vocal,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Hollow Souls feat. Elles Bailey &#8211; Burn it to the Ground &#8211; YouTube<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767024851_926_maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Hollow Souls feat. Elles Bailey - Burn it to the Ground - YouTube\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-AWg3S0nwu44\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AWg3S0nwu44\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AWg3S0nwu44\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch On <\/a><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-5b9e5d1c-a271-4ac1-af16-58640fa60193\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>44. Battlesnake &#8211; The Fathers Of Iron Flesh<\/p>\n<p id=\"4378f83c-6422-470b-a7b2-06b6093d1a9e\">By the Aussie band\u2019s own admission, the reaction to them showing up to support <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/every-the-smashing-pumpkins-album--rated-and-ranked\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/every-the-smashing-pumpkins-album--rated-and-ranked\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Smashing Pumpkins<\/a> in Ghost-style cleric regalia was: \u201cWhat the fuck is this?\u201d But <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/battlesnake-six-things-you-need-to-know\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/battlesnake-six-things-you-need-to-know\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Battlesnake<\/a> have the tunes, especially this one, with a frenetic harmony-guitar break that will make you a fan.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-2c5bd434-b9cf-4b83-8b8e-b0269b6c0c3d\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>43. Black Eyed Sons &#8211; Cowboys In Pinstriped Suits<\/p>\n<p id=\"bf17fbe4-353a-424c-84f5-e51f6826c9fd\">A heartfelt, unexpectedly tender tribute to the glitter-booted forefathers of yore, Cowboys In Pinstriped Suits finds the Black Eyed Sons in harmonious cahoots with <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/def-leppards-joe-elliott-the-10-records-that-changed-my-life\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/def-leppards-joe-elliott-the-10-records-that-changed-my-life\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Elliott<\/a> \u2013 glam rock\u2019s proudest advocate if ever there was one.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-114d2ba8-f044-4c2e-af0c-b37fc5490388\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>42. Mother Vulture &#8211; Phoenix<\/p>\n<p id=\"b1a43c2f-a3dd-4438-9a5d-6ce9dc8892f4\">Bristol\u2019s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/take-a-close-look-at-mother-vulture-and-youll-find-their-suits-are-covered-in-blood\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/take-a-close-look-at-mother-vulture-and-youll-find-their-suits-are-covered-in-blood\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mother Vulture<\/a> kick their livewire vibe up a gear on this soaring, oomphy newbie. In one sense, it\u2019s a healthy nod to their classic roots (guitarist Brodie Maguire was once Angus in an <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/ac-dc-albums-ranked-from-worst-to-best-the-ultimate-guide\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/ac-dc-albums-ranked-from-worst-to-best-the-ultimate-guide\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AC\/DC<\/a> tribute band), but with its angular alt-rock verse grooves and beats, offset by a moody, anthemic backdrop in the chorus, it all just seems to punch that bit harder and higher than their previous work.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-614f4f3e-687e-4a7e-b957-614841f8ddbb\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>41. The Sheepdogs &#8211; Nobody Like You<\/p>\n<p id=\"637c0105-2860-436b-ae9b-029afaca920f\">Go figure, but one of the year\u2019s best southern rock songs came by way of Saskatchewan, Canada. With its good-ol\u2019-boy riffing and brown-sound chorus, frontman Ewan Currie calls this \u201cthe sound of windows down in your Trans-Am and the optimism of a long weekend\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-08ec5150-ed91-4f6f-abc6-6da00b744dfc\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>40. Creeping Jean &#8211; Spice Rack<\/p>\n<p id=\"f4ac3d58-8497-4ecc-a42d-72ffa4c6fde5\">You\u2019d have forgiven <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/every-rival-sons-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/every-rival-sons-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rival Sons<\/a> if they\u2019d been cowering in the wings over the summer as these Brighton rockers overstepped their support-band status. Creeping Jean deliver on record, too, with this breakneck single stinging like a speck of chilli powder in the eye.<\/p>\n<p>CREEPING JEAN &#8211; Spice Rack (Official video) &#8211; YouTube<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767024851_182_maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"CREEPING JEAN - Spice Rack (Official video) - YouTube\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-kn--XFdHgbM\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kn--XFdHgbM\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kn--XFdHgbM\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch On <\/a><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-d1ff3893-85b7-499f-8785-ec359254f6f2\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>39. The Inspector Cluzo &#8211; As Stupid As You Can<\/p>\n<p id=\"f18d1a32-a7dc-473e-b717-cbb96abd3376\">This deliciously incensed, grungy slice of 2025 album Less Is More \u2013 with a video shot on their farm in Gascony, hay bales and geese included \u2013 offers an appetising peek at what\u2019s inside. Expect ragged yet tight, laser-focused riffage, roaring vocals and fiery attacks on the rampant materialism and screen-gazing habits endemic to today. Socially astute but absolutely rocking with it. Their live shows are brilliant, well worth catching when you can.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-20664966-f1db-4cae-8748-38c3e37e7350\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>38. Luke Spiller &#8211; Love Will Probably Kill Me Before Cigarettes And Wine<\/p>\n<p id=\"3a8d4042-ce95-4bbb-9e02-07d0f6de7ebd\">Even if The Struts don\u2019t do it for you, the solo debut from frontman Luke Spiller demands investigation. This title track is the obvious jump-off, its cinematic swoop evoking Scott Walker, Rufus Wainwright and a less-seedy Serge Gainsbourg.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-b3e194ec-03d0-4304-990c-78fffaf3dcfb\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>37. When Rivers Meet &#8211; Break Free<\/p>\n<p id=\"6e9f004f-a113-45b0-8537-78b7b0f87524\">Sometimes all you need is a four-to-the-floor thud and an escapist manifesto. \u201cBreak Free is about those times when everything feels overwhelming,\u201d Aaron Bond says of this single from Addicted To You. \u201cIt\u2019s about finding the strength to push through the chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-9a99799e-f891-43ed-838f-9ba9eaeb7800\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>36. Die Spitz\u00a0&#8211; Throw Yourself To The Sword<\/p>\n<p id=\"a43b1f81-b465-4fd9-85f2-ed74280f2ff2\">Austin foursome <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/die-spitz-something-to-consume-interview\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/die-spitz-something-to-consume-interview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Die Spitz<\/a> got together after watching <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/every-motley-crue-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/every-motley-crue-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce <\/a>biopic The Dirt and deciding they needed to start a band. Built on a monstrously thick, dirty gallop of distorted riffage (part Metallica, part stoner basement club losing its mind to Black Sabbath), its tone is old-school in one sense but the overall effect is brilliantly vibey and kind of timeless.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-7dddac10-e47c-4786-9f8c-ac9a9c9593d4\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>35. Buckcherry\u00a0&#8211; Roar Like Thunder<\/p>\n<p id=\"bf746461-cc88-4514-bc75-e1d2dec6859b\">The title track of their latest album, Roar Like Thunder is the sound of Buckcherry doing what they do best these days: straight-up rock\u2019n\u2019roll with a buzzy, infectious melody and enough slick yet biting AC\/DC-hued riffage to put a smile on the most of sullen of faces. \u201cRoar Like Thunder rocks from beginning to end,\u201d frontman Josh Todd said of the full album. \u201cIt grooves, it thumps, and there is subject matter in each song everyone can relate to. Strap in and enjoy the ride.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Buckcherry &#8211; &#8220;Roar Like Thunder&#8221; (Official Video) &#8211; YouTube<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767024852_109_maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Buckcherry - \" roar=\"\" like=\"\" thunder=\"\" video=\"\" youtube=\"\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-S2IaohwKL7k\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/S2IaohwKL7k\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/S2IaohwKL7k\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch On <\/a><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-c9d8cd3e-0761-4590-a604-c9b5443a217c\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>34. Eureka Machines &#8211; Everything<\/p>\n<p id=\"b08fa1f6-b0f7-45f6-a0a5-085e9fad4868\">It\u2019s always good to know that we can count on Chris Catalyst and his fellow Machines to deliver glowing, nuanced pop-rock tonic for the soul like this. By turns pumped and tender, fizzing and dreamy, Everything is sort of music that looks at life honestly, and still makes it all feel that bit brighter.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-6efc7666-167f-44e6-a54d-cb6333daa192\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>33. Smith\/Kotzen\u00a0&#8211; White Noise<\/p>\n<p id=\"a9adb309-c970-4922-9066-e30716b75036\">\u201cPeople on their mobiles, it\u2019s kind of like brainwashing,\u201d Adrian Smith grumbled, about the impetus behind this lead single from his and Richie Kotzen\u2019s 2025 album \u2013 and the route-one anthemics of White Noise might just turn the lost generation back on to the Luddite joys of wood and wire.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-86ac637c-cc62-4105-8aaf-d133c84c779c\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>32. Helloween &#8211; This Is Tokyo<\/p>\n<p id=\"2c8be6f6-ed25-4505-ace0-c85cb29124f4\">Touring Japan with late-80s band Pink Cream 69, Andi Deris resolved to one day write a song about the experience. A lifetime later, with its shakuhachi intro and awestruck-sounding backing vocals, This Is Tokyo nails the vibe of a wide-eyed fish out of water.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-beac7ffc-f9b0-49c6-8d2e-48648032cd0f\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>31.\u00a0Wytch Hazel &#8211; I Lament<\/p>\n<p id=\"f38ddb3e-06d7-496b-aac2-30da5e7352df\">Don\u2019t write them off as \u2018Christian rock\u2019. <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/wytch-hazel-iv-sacrament-interview\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/wytch-hazel-iv-sacrament-interview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wytch Hazel<\/a>\u2019s baptism-ready stage garb, hefty crucifixes and faith-based lyrics belie a bona fide powerhouse whose Lizzy-tight twin-guitar harmonies on this standout from V: Lamentations will rock believers and heretics alike.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-9921c916-e17f-4756-b07b-7c008be53e41\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>30. Nine Inch Nails &#8211; As Alive As You Need Me To Be<\/p>\n<p id=\"599b3e61-dc3f-4cf4-8da4-6a9d433c6494\">Sci-fi dud Tron: Ares stunk out cinemas in October. But the saving grace was <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/every-nine-inch-nails-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/every-nine-inch-nails-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nine Inch Nails<\/a>\u2019 shuddering bio-mechanical soundtrack, with robot-funk highlight As Alive As You Need Me To Be perfect for revving a Light Cycle through the steel and neon of a dystopian megacity.<\/p>\n<p>Nine Inch Nails &#8211; As Alive As You Need Me To Be (Official Music Video) &#8211; YouTube<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767024852_145_maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Nine Inch Nails - As Alive As You Need Me To Be (Official Music Video) - YouTube\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-SnMyroAH0rg\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SnMyroAH0rg\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SnMyroAH0rg\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch On <\/a><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-76a433d1-ecae-4cde-8634-0bc7a3118ab1\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>29. The Southern River Band &#8211; Don\u2019t Take It To Heart<\/p>\n<p id=\"0187f6dd-87e9-422f-82e0-d248fea825ac\">All lightly crunched major chords and just-quit-your-job momentum, it\u2019s clinically impossible to hate on the Aussies\u2019 Easier Said Than Done offcut. \u201cMetaphorically speaking,\u201d considers Cal Kramer, \u201cit\u2019s about sticking your finger in an electrical socket, knowing full well you\u2019re gonna get shocked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-62535e89-bb40-44fb-b550-583677d5dca4\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>28. Biffy Clyro\u00a0&#8211; True Believer<\/p>\n<p id=\"5b65ce5c-a8c0-40fc-b41d-bd69b7946044\">Don\u2019t bow your head: this sweet\/sour galloper from the alt.rock Scots isn\u2019t about organised religion, but about backing yourself when life puts you on the ropes. \u2018Have faith in yourself,\u2019 urges frontman Simon Neil, \u2018and the people you love.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-11318cab-d489-4184-8661-6f8e6b1aabb5\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>27. Tyler Bryant &amp; The Shakedown &#8211; Bloodshot Baby<\/p>\n<p id=\"7509884f-882c-40c8-bfda-ad77e93d8b86\">It\u2019s a shame Lemmy isn\u2019t around to hear Bloodshot Baby, which comes on like prime-time 1950s proto-rock shot through the prism of the world\u2019s nastiest fuzz pedal. \u201cIt\u2019s our tip of the hat to Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee\u2026\u201d says Bryant. If you don\u2019t like this, you\u2019re reading the wrong website.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-5345a657-bd88-4650-b4a9-ac8847debe9c\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>26.\u00a0Skindred\u00a0&#8211; You Got This<\/p>\n<p id=\"87027a36-dde6-42ef-a23b-a88142dae716\">Feeling a little off today? You heard Benji Webbe \u2013 you got this. Opening the case for their next album, due in 2026, You Got This won us over oh so easily, its groove so heavy yet sassy it\u2019s literally impossible to not feel good listening to it.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-2270e9dc-323d-4905-b716-5053da4551f2\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>25. Castle Rat &#8211; Wizard<\/p>\n<p id=\"2047f197-ba2b-47b5-94c1-6dba0536fec2\">Fantasy and heaviosity collided headlong on these New Yorkers\u2019 campaign-starter for The Bestiary, with a drop-tuned gallop like the thundering hooves of a centaur, and a video beamed direct from a Dungeons &amp; Dragons fan\u2019s wet dream.<\/p>\n<p>Castle Rat &#8211; \u201cWIZARD\u201d (Official Music Video) &#8211; YouTube<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765438215_649_maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Castle Rat - \u201cWIZARD\u201d (Official Music Video) - YouTube\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-iWKmiTwjjHA\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iWKmiTwjjHA\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iWKmiTwjjHA\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch On <\/a><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-c30dd04d-71d4-45a3-89bd-8aa13a92134f\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>24. Danko Jones &#8211; Everyday Is Saturday Night<\/p>\n<p id=\"7999523d-2d0f-4b56-ae53-b04dbbffa19e\">I mean, it\u2019s not rocket science &#8211; the vibe of this piece of Danko\u2019s latest album, Leo Rising, is pretty much nailed in the title. Happily the song itself kicks just as much no-bullshit hard rock\u2019n\u2019roll arse as you\u2019d hope.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-42edabe0-b5b5-4272-8c3c-bb250b332c1b\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>23. Tuk Smith &amp; The Restless Hearts &#8211; Troubled Paradise<\/p>\n<p id=\"f3d471fa-af20-406d-ad87-07650568005b\">\u2018Rock is dead\u2019, \u2018they don\u2019t make rock\u2019n\u2019rollers like they used to,\u2019 \u2018blah blah blah\u2019 \u2026 except they do, and Tuk Smith is living proof \u2013 as is the gorgeous, heartwarming title track of his latest EP attests. Think <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/thin-lizzy-best-albums\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/thin-lizzy-best-albums\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thin Lizzy<\/a> leather and grit, with a bittersweet chorus worth crying and then rejoicing over. Sublime twin-lead bridge section, too.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-439a0de2-cd3a-4643-8039-a067dbc392a5\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>22. Skunk Anansie &#8211; An Artist Is An Artist<\/p>\n<p id=\"ed70b00b-ef25-41ee-b1c7-1812e38ad267\">Latest album The Painful Truth opens with Skin ramming the listener up against the wall and reminding us that, menopause be damned, you\u2019ll never sate her hunger for self-expression. A peculiar square-peg synth banger, it\u2019s the perfect setup for the Britrockers\u2019 most experimental album yet.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-0fa1d156-5a1c-465c-97a1-406e24ae2635\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>21. Whiskey Myers\u00a0&#8211; Time Bomb<\/p>\n<p id=\"ea5f0d42-0965-48be-99e8-dd9c74291647\">Texan firebrands Whiskey Myers have always had a layer of grit in their songs that\u2019s resonated with massive audiences in the States. This year they cooked all that up in Time Bomb \u2013 a mammoth rootsy banger with at least as much of a footing in Rolling Stones-esque rock\u2019n\u2019roll as the cowboy-booted steps of their countrymen.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-66f7aeae-cb40-4e79-a89a-46060492ce0c\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>20. Halestorm\u00a0&#8211; Darkness Always Wins<\/p>\n<p id=\"9e061716-59b7-4ac4-b765-39f87b4003f0\">A cinematic slow-burner packed with moody details and twists that build with Mastodon-meets-Led Zeppelin intensity, Darkness Always Wins planted Halestorm in new territory, shot through with the melodic sincerity that\u2019s connected them with so many people. \u201cDarkness Always Wins is not a song of hope, nor is it a song of despair,\u201d Lzzy Hale says. \u201cIt is reality. History repeating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Halestorm &#8211; Darkness Always Wins (Official Music Video) &#8211; YouTube<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766660789_415_maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Halestorm - Darkness Always Wins (Official Music Video) - YouTube\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-pBnQw6t12u4\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pBnQw6t12u4\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pBnQw6t12u4\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch On <\/a><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-0b1e845b-a226-423c-ac9e-6be28079dfd6\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>19. De\u2019Wayne &#8211; June<\/p>\n<p id=\"37f2166e-d8bd-4d0c-b536-15367706f11f\">Ready to break moulds (\u201cI\u2019m trying to put a little bit of something into rock music\u201d), genre-mulching Texan <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/dewayne-june-interview\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/dewayne-june-interview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">De\u2019Wayne<\/a> telegraphed his talent with this synthy ode to the dizzy fizz of a night on the tiles with a girl who could be The One. A charismatic peak in an album (also called June) chock-full of summer bangers.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-a353656b-8fda-455b-88dd-a6de91214792\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>18. H.E.A.T\u00a0&#8211; Running To You<\/p>\n<p id=\"4d350325-7ecc-4707-85f5-4c16b3836bdd\">Billed in fittingly gung-ho fashion as \u201ca euphoric ode to relentless passion\u201d, Running To You is H.E.A.T at their most H.E.A.T-esque \u2013 all galloping 80s hard rock bravado complete with flame jets, big-ass chorus, monster guitar crunch, just the right amount of twiddly soloing and more wide-eyed synth energy than is probably legal. We live in a strange world, but H.E.A.T are here to make it feel like a simpler time.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-4a77874f-0a4d-4635-9537-9f720da767d2\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>17. Ghost\u00a0&#8211; Satanized<\/p>\n<p id=\"01310885-e416-44eb-b8a8-efef9c19386b\">Forget the horror stylings of new frontman Papa V Perpetua and you could blast Satanized on the school run. \u201cIt\u2019s a song about being in love,\u201d clarifies Tobias Forge, \u201cand how that can potentially be mistaken as demonic possession.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-bf8b514a-e378-4d4a-b582-fe42a554f14b\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>16. Larkin Poe\u00a0&#8211; Easy Love Pt 1<\/p>\n<p id=\"d19e89c5-aa5b-42a6-85e7-65edd09f3775\">Stick around for Easy Love Pt 2 and you\u2019ll find the Lovell sisters unpacking the \u201csombre\u201d late stages of a relationship. But first comes Pt 1\u2019s roadhouse-ready groove, its lyrics all wandering eyes and hands (\u2018There\u2019s something about a man with a guitar that really turns my head\u2019).<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-975d2108-fafd-48e8-afac-f5caf8e072a8\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>15. Those Damn Crows\u00a0&#8211; Dreaming<\/p>\n<p id=\"46dfbd86-8a91-4148-a0da-5699dbb170bc\">You wouldn\u2019t call God Shaped Hole a \u2018happy\u2019 album \u2013 Shane Greenhall chose the title as he surveyed the socio-political tumult around us \u2013 but Dreaming feels like a moment of respite, its soft-focus glimmer evoking Stone Temple Pilots at their lushest and loveliest.<\/p>\n<p>Those Damn Crows &#8211; Dreaming (Official Video) &#8211; YouTube<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767024854_806_maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Those Damn Crows - Dreaming (Official Video) - YouTube\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-Wqi5vRtdhsE\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Wqi5vRtdhsE\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Wqi5vRtdhsE\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch On <\/a><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-dd13f994-36d1-46aa-8217-f5d4c7deddca\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>14. Alter Bridge\u00a0&#8211; Silent Divide<\/p>\n<p id=\"ab0efd0c-a5e0-4d21-a829-c5c62dcaeb80\">Bursting straight out of the starting blocks in a blaze of beef, groove and glory, Myles, Mark, Scott and Brian conjure flavours of their early days on this first taste of the next Alter Bridge album \u2013 set for release in January 2026. Simultaneously heavyweight and super light on its feet, with a big heart-singing chorus.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-496ea9ad-4f69-47a3-ad81-7326742c0aed\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>13. Robert Plant &#8211; Everybody\u2019s Song<\/p>\n<p id=\"dd8d81d7-864d-4c64-b329-c5849dea2e8d\">While there\u2019s a dusting of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/kashmir-led-zeppelin\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/kashmir-led-zeppelin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kashmir<\/a>\u2019s spices in this jangle-drone cover of the cult Low track, Everybody\u2019s Song, from <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/the-post-led-zeppelin-robert-plant-albums-you-should-definitely-own\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/the-post-led-zeppelin-robert-plant-albums-you-should-definitely-own\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Plant<\/a>&#8216;s self-titled Saving Grace album, this isn\u2019t Zeppelin-lite, but the work of a career artist still forging ahead. \u201cI\u2019m too long in the tooth to piss about in the shallow end,\u201d <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/robert-plant-saving-grace-interview\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/robert-plant-saving-grace-interview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Plant told us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-146063e5-a7d9-4a3a-a707-394a38986ec5\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>12.\u00a0Mirador &#8211; Blood And Custard<\/p>\n<p id=\"73a1313b-22ab-4a4e-a33c-09b267e73729\">Fast friends Jake Kiszka \u2013 stepping out from the Greta Van Fleet sphere \u2013 and Ida Mae\u2019s Chris Turpin really should have scheduled a single release for this walloping highlight from Mirador\u2019s self-titled debut. Chew on a piece of their custard pie.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-d27ee99e-e856-4caa-9cb5-2f877864785d\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>11. Joe Bonamassa\u00a0&#8211; Drive By The Exit Sign<\/p>\n<p id=\"8c947ad0-e88e-409a-9fd6-03577f9b900b\">One of Joe\u2019s grooviest, sassiest tracks yet \u2013 built on a juicy hook that\u2019ll have you reaching for a guitar, whether or not you play \u2013 Drive By The Exit Sign mixes his blues vocabulary with southern-sizzled slide lines and a rock\u2019n\u2019roll feel that we got on board with very readily.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-b63998c7-98e1-469b-b2f5-b98257914d76\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>10. His Lordship &#8211; I Fly Planes Into Hurricanes<\/p>\n<p id=\"68f4b052-c18a-4054-b6eb-18fe1cef42e5\">Two minutes and it\u2019s all over. But what a two minutes. This breakneck bone shaker from James Walborne and Kristoffer Sonne extracts the DNA from a \u201977-era droplet of Johnny Rotten\u2019s spittle then turns it into something fresh and vital.<\/p>\n<p>His Lordship &#8211; I Fly Planes Into Hurricanes &#8211; YouTube<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767024854_498_maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"His Lordship - I Fly Planes Into Hurricanes - YouTube\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-P-SQBE9xRV8\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/P-SQBE9xRV8\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/P-SQBE9xRV8\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch On <\/a><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-4258e280-de8c-47ff-b4d9-ad06718e4d14\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>9. Joanne Shaw Taylor\u00a0&#8211; Hold Of My Heart<\/p>\n<p id=\"f6bee8fd-2a1a-4111-9426-f87e6b040f24\">Take your pick: the slide-decorated Black &amp; Gold original, or the stripped-back and even more confessional unplugged version released on Acoustic Sessions. Either way, it\u2019s prime JST, driven by a hard-hammered guitar and that undimmed all-spit, no-polish vocal. Our favourite from this year\u2019s first-class Black &amp; Gold record.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-2374f411-a5da-42e3-9a29-623cac84b400\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>8. Alice Cooper &#8211; Wild Ones<\/p>\n<p id=\"6921d110-a293-470f-97ab-92bf05de9d21\">Originally drafted back in the 80s, this standout from The Revenge Of Alice Cooper was envisaged by its co-writer, Alice Cooper Band bassist Dennis Dunaway, as \u201can anthem for bikers [like] Steppenwolf\u2019s Born To Be Wild\u201d. The riders might be a little older now, but the engine still roars.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-7c30ecfb-e0f4-4fd0-94f0-dd8b8ad00f72\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>7. The Black Keys &#8211; Man On A Mission<\/p>\n<p id=\"273a5c5e-0b5f-47f7-bff8-abad2ea79c2a\">The Black Keys are no longer the scraddedy-arsed bluesers we met back in the post-millennium. But they\u2019ll still show you flashes of fuzz and fury, and louche kerb-crawl anthem Man On A Mission is the kind of tune you\u2019d hear throbbing inside a Dodge Blacktop with tinted windows.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-290af30f-a6ba-4d53-a887-2340f63ddcca\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>6. Creeper &#8211; Headstones<\/p>\n<p id=\"8629a2e6-3d28-44b1-b907-36af79e6d8a8\">The Southampton shadowmen waited until Halloween to release <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/creeper-sanguivore-ii-mistress-of-death\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/creeper-sanguivore-ii-mistress-of-death\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sanguivore II: Mistress Of Death<\/a>, and this was a roaring highlight in an album concept billed by frontman Will Gould as \u201ca vampire rock band on a tour soaked in violence and excess\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-09f6866a-25ab-4b1c-af5c-291c5fc2122e\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>5. The Hives &#8211; Enough Is Enough<\/p>\n<p id=\"ca201227-5c89-4e85-bf1d-9001d8957b28\">The Hives do their turbocharged, garage-rock-on-steroids thing in excelsis on this highlight from The Hives Forever Forever The Hives. Theirs is a formula that just works, and they know it. Everything to like and nothing to dislike.<\/p>\n<p>The Hives &#8211; Enough Is Enough (Official Music Video) &#8211; YouTube<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767024855_214_maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The Hives - Enough Is Enough (Official Music Video) - YouTube\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-EbxrfflmPRE\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EbxrfflmPRE\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EbxrfflmPRE\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch On <\/a><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-6abf4636-264a-4a80-8c85-6507958e45f0\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>4. The Darkness &#8211; Rock And Roll Party Cowboy<\/p>\n<p id=\"2d320894-2534-4992-b27e-e1c33dfe5343\">You\u2019d have to be a joyless husk to resist this lampooning of the rock scene by Justin Hawkins and co. From Zippos and aviators to Marlboros and Marshalls, no clich\u00e9 goes unskewered.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-afa6c3c0-7d82-49e4-92a7-13802cbb79d3\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>3. Mammoth &#8211; The End<\/p>\n<p id=\"9d996e8b-8de3-4bdc-aeb0-f91a108ca8ff\">We could have picked any number of tracks from <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/wolfgang-van-halen-the-11-albums-that-changed-my-life\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/wolfgang-van-halen-the-11-albums-that-changed-my-life\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wolfgang Van Halen<\/a>\u2019s excellent third album <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/mammoth-the-end\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/mammoth-the-end\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The End<\/a>, but the title track is just awesome on multiple levels. The thrilling, punchy energy! The soaring melody! The 40-second tapping solo! All the zombies (a bloodthirsty Myles Kennedy included) in the video!<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-756b8167-6817-4500-af9c-8963f7069b02\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>2. Cheap Trick &#8211; The Riff That Won\u2019t Quit<\/p>\n<p id=\"224c2699-e5bd-49e8-9641-d790a52f8da2\">When you\u2019ve got five necks on your guitar \u2013 like <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/cheap-tricks-rick-nielsen-my-10-favourite-beatles-songs\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/cheap-tricks-rick-nielsen-my-10-favourite-beatles-songs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rick Nielsen<\/a> has \u2013 a classic riff is bound to fall off one of them eventually. Its parent album might be titled All Washed Up, but this headbanger suggests a hungry garage band awaiting their big break. Irresistible.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-703357fe-015c-4341-bf25-68e3c0425fae\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>1. Steven Wilson &#8211; Objects Outlive Us<\/p>\n<p id=\"e115eb3b-a356-4193-9264-8261b2b1579f\">At 23 minutes, this opus from Classic Rock\u2019s Album of 2025 The Overview (i.e. side one) might be the longest Track of the Year entry we\u2019ve ever had (the video excerpt, below, is a mere six-and-a-half). But what a ride; from its high, haunting first notes through to a darkened conclusion, Objects Outlive Us takes the listener on a journey through deep space via blissed out Floydian sensibilities, atmospheric electronics, big rock guitars, killer soloing from Randy McStine, kitchen-sink vignettes from <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/xtc-albums-ranked-from-worst-to-best-the-ultimate-guide\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/xtc-albums-ranked-from-worst-to-best-the-ultimate-guide\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">XTC<\/a> lyricist-in-chief Andy Partridge and gnarly moments that call to mind the heavier and twisted ends of Wilson\u2019s catalogue. Truly immersive. Shoots for the stars in more senses than one, and slips down a treat in the process. Worth every minute.<\/p>\n<p>Steven Wilson &#8211; Objects Outlive Us: Objects: Meanwhile &#8211; YouTube<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767024855_907_maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Steven Wilson - Objects Outlive Us: Objects: Meanwhile - YouTube\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-c0KhmJwJzDc\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/c0KhmJwJzDc\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/c0KhmJwJzDc\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch On <\/a><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-ca45d8c3-266e-4918-90f5-7df006065ffa\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Take any style of music, and there\u2019s good and bad. But not on this page. 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