Heavy Metal Talks music blog

 Sorry for the silence. It's been a while. There's always a reason when things go quiet around here, and this time was no different. Life has a habit of getting in the way, and somewhere along the line the urge to write took a back seat to the urge to just... listen. Sometimes that's how it goes. You put the headphones on, you let the music do its thing, and the last thing you want to do is open a text editor and start forming opinions. The listening never stopped — if anything it got more intense — but the writing dried up for a bit, and I've learned not to force it. So I took a break. No apologies for that. What I do want to do now is catch up, at least partially. Because March happened, and March was genuinely ridiculous. I don't know the exact number of full-lengths that dropped that month, but somewhere between 150 and 200 is a reasonable estimate — Metal Archives and Heavy Metal Best can back that up if you want to go down that rabbit hole. I didn't hea...

 Here are our Top 10 albums of 2025 . 2025 has been filled with great music and strong atmospheres across the metal spectrum. From my point of view, it may not have reached the same overall heights as 2024, but it was still a year with plenty of releases worth giving time and listening too.  This list is entirely subjective , based on my overall feeling, and how these albums lived with me throughout the year ,not just first impressions or short-lived hype. Let’s hope 2026 continues the momentum and delivers even more memorable releases. Have a fantastic New Year, everyone ,see you along the way. 10 .    Deftones - Private music This is an album that works best when given time. It is not among the most immediate releases of 2025, but it carries a sense of calm and confidence that still earns it a place on the list. At the bottom, yes , but still relevant and worth mentioning in a strong year. 9 .  Malevolence - Where only the truth is spoken  The alb...