Music outlets are like Oprah when it comes to end of year “Best of” lists. (In my best Oprah voice) “You’re gonna get a list, you’re gonna get a list, you’re gonna get a list!”

Well, look out because here comes ours………….finally. Since we work with a lot of smaller artists, there may be someone in here that you’re not familiar with. If that happens, we hope you will check out the video to hear what they’re about. By the end of the list, we’re hoping to have turned you onto at least one new band. Give it a few minutes and check out our 25 Best Albums of 2025! Just a reminder: out list is not in any type of order such as #25 down to #1.

EDITOR’S NOTE: As the Owner/Editor here, I take full responsibility for the tardiness in delivering this to everyone. Health reasons knocked me off course in more ways than one. It slowed me down here at the magazine in a major way to which I fell behind on many things. We love doing these end of year lists, so even though it is late and an abbreviated version, we hope you will still check it out.

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Halestorm ~ Everest

Lights ~ A6

Peter Criss ~ Peter Criss

Wet Leg ~ moisturizer

AFI ~ Silver Bleeds The Black

Sons of Silver ~ Runaway Emotions

Tawny Ellis ~ Edge of the World

Helloween ~ Giants and Monsters

Cheap Trick ~ All Washed Up

Spiders ~ Sharp Objects

Wolf Alice ~ The Clearing

Tech N9ne ~ 5816 Forest

Eric Church ~ Evangeline vs. The Machine

Sleep Token ~ Even In Arcadia

Lady Gaga ~ Mayhem

ITTH (Inside The Trojan Horse) ~ Origins EP

chokecherry ~ Ripe Fruit Rots and Falls

rosecoloredworld ~ beauty in the breakdown

Larkin Poe ~ Bloom

Joselyn & Don ~ Lost and Found Highway

The Yagas ~ Midnight Minuet

Trivium ~ Struck Dead

Lacuna Coil ~ Sleepless Empire

Joanne Shaw Taylor ~ Black & Gold

Chance the Rapper ~ Star Line