Best of 2025: Quarter 2

The seasonal overview of the 20 best singles, EPs and albums releases that defined the second quarter of 2025.

20. Frontières - 'Cybernetic Dream' (ft. Joel Holmqvist of Aviana)

Band: An unexpected but brilliant transatlantic collab

Song: Fittingly electrifying, dystopian and alianating modern rager

Album: TBC

19. Vianova - 'Whatever Alright'

Band: Finally getting the attention they deserve so much

Song: As weird as infectious and about to change the game for the band

Album: TBC

18. We Came As Romans - 'bad luck'

Band: Ending a near three-year break with a blast

Song: A signature pulsating, driven, sing-along WCAR banger

Album: TBC

17. Fit For A King - 'No Tomorrow'

Band: Metalcore royalties returning to their uncomprimising top form

Song: Paving the way for a massive upcoming record

Album: Lonely God, out 1 Aug

16. Acres - 'Build To Bleed'

Band: Reaching new highs on their latest LP release

Song: Embracing their furious side in a bouncy rager

Album: The Host, out now

15. Kingdom Of Giants - 'Collide'

Band: Uncompromisingly faultless as we have learned to expect

Song: Soaring arena favourite ticking all the boxes

Album: TBC

14. Falling In Reverse - 'God Is A Weapon' (ft. Mailyn Manson)

Band: A collab as deliberately controversial as perfectly natural

Song: Expectedly flawless cinematic experience with extra flavour

Album: TBC

13. Lorna Shore - 'Unbreakable' / 'Oblivion'

Band: Opening a new chapter from the deathcore manual

Song: A bonechilling single pair to mark a welcome comeback

Album: I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me, out 12 Sep

12. I Prevail - 'Violent Nature'

Band: Embracing a major lineup change with exemplary professionalism

Song: Forcefully showcasing I Prevail's most extreme side to day

Album: TBC

11. Silverstein - 'Negative Space'

Band: Just Silverstein effortlessly doing what they do best

Song: High octane easycore banger to keep us hooked

Album: Pink Moon, out 12 Sep

10. Bleed From Within - 'Immortal Desire' (ft. Brann Dailor)

Band: Entering the highest metal echalon with a blast

Song: Monumental collab from a monumental album

Album: Zenith, out now (review)

9. Orbit Culture - 'Death Above Life'

Band: Uncompromisingly brutal and uniquely Swedish as always

Song: The official soundtrack to the impending doom

Album: Death Above Life, out 3 Oct

8. Banks Arcade - 'Vipers'

Band: Opening a new chapter with that signature street swagger

Song: Bouncy nu-metalcore of the highest order

Album: TBC

7. Novelists - 'Maldición de la Bruja' (Coda LP)

Band: A proper introduction to wonderful world of Novelists 2.0

Song: Marvelously captivating like the rest of the album

Album: CODA, out now (review)

6. Parkway Drive - 'Sacred'

Band: As good a return to top form as one could hope for in 2025

Song: Huge atena anthem befitting the Parkway Drive brand

Album: TBC

5. Annisokay - 'Oblivion' (Abyss PT II)

Band: Expectedly brilliant and increasingly confident with each release

Song: Another trademarked pulsating Annisokay rager

Album: Abyss Pt.II EP, out now (review)

4. Bury Tomorrow - 'Forever The Night'

Band: Absolutely no surprise on yet another faultless BT record

Song: A masterclass in modern metalcore songwriting

Album: Will You Haunt Me, With That Same Patience, out now (review)

3. Thornhill - 'Revolver'

Band: Thornhill finding their most authentic form to date

Song: Driven, purposeful and exemplary alt metal banger

Album: BODIES, out now (review)

2. Electric Callboyr - 'Revery'

Band: The good old German troubadours back to their glorious antics

Song: Easily one of their best audio-visual releases in years

Album: TBC

1. LANDMVRKS - 'The Great Unknown'

Band: Entering their global metal atena juggernaut phase with flair

Song: A generion-defining anthem from one of 2025's early AOTY entries

Album: The Darkest Place I've Ever Been, out now (review)

Find all those ragers and many more in our wide selection of Modern Metal Playlists.

The Most Anticipated Releases For Quarter 3 of 2025 (confirmed dates):

Slaughter To Prevail - GRIZZLY (Sumerian Records), 18 July

Fit For A King - Lonely God (Solid State Records), 1 Aug

Accvsed - Dealers Of Doom (Arising Empire), 1 Aug

Attack Attack! - Attack Attack II (Oxide Records), 8 Aug

Thousand Below - Buried In Jade (Pale Chord Records), 8 Aug

Blessthefall - Gallows (Rise Records), 5 Sep

Grandson - Innertia (XX Records), 5 Sep

Silverstein - Pink Moon (UNFD), 12 Sep

Lorna Shore - I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me (Century Media), 12 Sep

Ashen - Chimaira (Out Of Line), 12 Sep

Wildcard: Sleep Token - 'Caramel'

Band: Just Sleep Token offering their whimsical perfection

Song: A wild thrill ride to intruduce an outstanding record

Album: Even In Arcadia, out now (review)