(Editor\u2019s note: Looking back on 2025, there were so many good albums released that we decided to reach out to some of today\u2019s artists and get them to weigh in on their favorites. What follows is Archspire guitarist Tobi Morelli\u2019s \u2018Top Albums of 2025.)<\/p>\n
2025 was another great year for metal. It\u2019s inspiring to see bands both new and veteran continuing to push the envelope in extreme music. Here are my top five albums of the year, in no particular order.<\/p>\n
Cryptopsy \u2014 An Insatiable Violence<\/p>\n
Cryptopsy is back in a big way. I feel like they\u2019ve recaptured the chaos of earlier albums with this release. Flo [Mounier] is a goddamn animal on this one, delivering some of the wildest drum performances of his entire career, and that\u2019s saying something. If you\u2019re hungry for violence, Cryptopsy is serving up an all-you-can-eat buffet.<\/p>\n
Compulsed \u2014 Amalgamated Anguish<\/p>\n
Brutal death metal has been having quite the resurgence lately and Compulsed are one of the best new bands on the scene to fly the flag of brutality. They groove, they gurgle and they\u2019ve got a ton of creative riffage that will keep you engaged the whole way through. If you like your slam with a side of sophistication, I compel you to check this album out.<\/p>\n
Barren Path \u2014 Grieving<\/p>\n
Grindcore from ex-Gridlink members. Twelve tracks of pure adrenaline and not a single song clocks in over two minutes. This is how it\u2019s done.<\/p>\n
Car Bomb \u2014 Tiles Whisper Dreams<\/p>\n
The Car Bomb boys return with this psychotic EP, chock full of brain bending rhythms that only these madmen can deliver. The playing is ungodly tight but still feels organic at the same time. There\u2019s several sections that are so insane they feel downright psychedelic. It\u2019s like Meshuggah on acid, truly mind melting.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Suffering Hour \u2014 Impelling Rebirth<\/p>\n
Unhinged blackened death from these Minnesota riff lords. This EP didn\u2019t get the attention it deserved, give it a spin. Shit RIPS!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Editor\u2019s note: Looking back on 2025, there were so many good albums released that we decided to reach…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376865,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,216],"class_list":{"0":"post-376864","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}