🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from German Psychedelic Power Blues band, Gavial! 'Thanks, I Hate It' is out January 23rd via Exile On Mainstream. www.metalepidemic.com/gavial-thank... #PsychedelicBlues #Grunge #PostRock

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new live album from progressive death metal ensemble, Alkaloid! 'Bach Out of Bounds' is out January 23rd via Season of Mist. www.metalepidemic.com/alkaloid-bac... #ProgressiveDeathMetal #Classical

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from fuzz worshipping quartet, New Mexican Doom Cult! 'Ziggurat' is out January 23rd via Majestic Mountain Records. www.metalepidemic.com/new-mexican-... #Doom #Stoner #Fuzz @majesticmountain.bsky.social

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from Greek heavy/thrash outfit, Shadowmass! 'Wastelands' is out today via Floga Records. www.metalepidemic.com/shadowmass-w... #DeathMetal #Thrash

Our favourite new releases from January 16th!🤘🏻 #Metal #NewMetal #Metal2026 #NewMetalAlbums #MetalMusic

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from Norwegian rockers, Gluecifer! 'Same Drug New High' is out January 16th via Steamhammer/SPV. www.metalepidemic.com/glucifer-sam... #HardRock #GarageRock #Punk #Glam

🔥VIDEO REVIEW🔥 Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from Danish progressive metallers, Cold Night For Alligators. 'With All That’s Left' is out January 16th on Prime Collective. www.metalepidemic.com/cold-night-f... 📺 youtu.be/RqwLDxZY92s #ProgressiveMetal #AlternativeMetal

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from Houston brutal death metallers, Architectural Genocide! 'Malignant Cognition' is out January 16th via Comatose Music. www.metalepidemic.com/architectura... #DeathMetal @imperativepr.bsky.social

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from US Black Metal unit, Vesseles! 'Home' is out January 16th. www.metalepidemic.com/vesseles-home/ #BlackMetal #AtmosphericBlackMetal #DepressiveBlackMetal #SymphonicBlackMetal @csquaredmm2.bsky.social

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from rising power metal force, Valiant Sentinel! 'Neverealm' is out January 16th via Theogonia Records. www.metalepidemic.com/valiant-sent... #PowerMetal

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from blackened deathcore force, OV SULFUR! 'Endless' is out January 16th via Century Media. www.metalepidemic.com/ov-sulfur-en... #Deathcore

🔥VIDEO REVIEW🔥 Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new album from UK rock collective, Blanket. 'True Blue' is out January 16th via Adventure Cat Records. www.metalepidemic.com/blanket-true... 📺 youtu.be/0nzghe6oNds?... #Shoegaze #Indie #PostRock #AltRock

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from Richmond, Indiana's, Carrion Vael! 'Slay Utterly' is out January 16th via Unique Leader Records. www.metalepidemic.com/carrion-vael... #DeathMetal

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from legendary German thrash band, Kreator! 'Krushers of the World' is out January 16th via Nuclear Blast. www.metalepidemic.com/kreator-krus... #Thrash #ThrashMetal

🔥EP REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new EP from sewer-filthy death metallers, Anti-Sapien! 'At The Mercy Of The Merciless' is out January 16th via Terminus Hate City. www.metalepidemic.com/anti-sapien-... #DeathMetal #Grindcore #CrustPunk @csquaredmm2.bsky.social

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from Austrian Symphonic Metal quintet, Edenbridge! 'Set The Dark On Fire' is out January 16th via Steamhammer / SPV. www.metalepidemic.com/edenbridge-s... #SymphonicMetal

🔥EP REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new EP from Australian/Finnish dark progressive doom metal band, THE ETERNAL! 'Celestial' is out January 16th via Reigning Phoenix Music. www.metalepidemic.com/the-eternal-... #ProgressiveDoomMetal #GothicMetal

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from Russian Death Metal unit, Void Monuments! 'Posthumous Imprecation' is out January 16th via Blood Harvest. www.metalepidemic.com/void-monumen... #DeathMetal

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from Danish avant-garde rock band, KARAMBOLAGE! 'SKÆLMSK' is out January 16th via Moment of Horseplay. www.metalepidemic.com/karambolage-... #AvantGarde #Rock #ProgressiveRock

Our favourite new releases from January 9th!🤘🏻 #Metal #NewMetal #Metal2026 #NewMetalAlbums #MetalMusic #MetalSky

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from Alabama death metal act, Ectovoid! 'In Unreality’s Coffin' is out Janaury 9th via Everlasting Spew Records. www.metalepidemic.com/ectovoid-in-... #DeathMetal

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from one-man Melodic Doom Metal outfit, Orchid Throne! 'Buried in Black' is out January 9th. www.metalepidemic.com/orchid-thron... #MelodicDoom #Doom @clawhammercrone.bsky.social

Was Sleep Token's 'Even In Arcadia' really the WORST album of 2025? Let's talk about Ben Beaumont-Thomas' harsh verdict. www.metalepidemic.com/arcadia-stil...

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from Louisville, Kentucky death metal band, Redivider! 'Sounds of Malice' is out January 9th. www.metalepidemic.com/redivider-so... #DeathMetal @csquaredmm2.bsky.social

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from Chilean death metal tyrants, ORACULUM. 'Hybris Divina' is out January 9th via Invictus Productions. www.metalepidemic.com/oraculum-hyb... #DeathMetal

🔥PLAYLISTS🔥 Our main playlists have now been reset and are ready for this year's riff action!! Follow if ya haven't already! New Metal: open.spotify.com/playlist/6JB... New Death Metal: open.spotify.com/playlist/2rU... New Metal Albums '26: open.spotify.com/playlist/7uU...

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from Austrian atmospheric black metal band, ELLENDE! 'Zerfall' is out January 2nd via AOP Records. www.metalepidemic.com/ellende-zerf... #AtmosphericBlackMetal #PostBlackMetal #MelodicBlackMetal #Blackgaze

Who’s ready to go again?

🔥EOY PODCAST PT4🔥 Really appreciate all the comments and messages we've had about these lists! Great to see you guys posting your lists in the comments, too! Now join us for the FINAL PART of our Top 20 albums of 2025! youtu.be/lAkFXfs8VAc

🔥EOY PODCAST PT3🔥 Join Dave, Duncan and Ross on PART 3 of their Top 20 albums of 2025, discussing albums #10 - #6. youtu.be/nwkM0M_rnGY

🔥METAL EPIDEMIC END OF YEAR LISTS🔥 The Metal Epidemic team have been reviewing their fingers (and mouths) off all year, and now it’s time to share our Top 10 lists! We hope you enjoy! Let us know YOUR album of the year below! 🤘 www.metalepidemic.com/metal-epidem... #AOTY #Metal

Tomorrow...

🔥EOY PODCAST PT2🔥 ROUND 2! 🥊 Join Dave, Duncan and Ross on PART 2 of their Top 20 albums of 2025, discussing albums #15 - #11. youtu.be/esOqwhsTguY

Part 1 of our Top 20 Albums of 2025 podcast has just been unleashed on YouTube! Hit the link in our bio to watch it in all its glory! #Metal #HeavyMetal #MetalFamily #MetalSky #NewMusic

🔥EOY PODCAST PT1🔥 As the Metal Epidemic team get ready to drop their End of Year lists next week, Dave, Duncan and Ross present the final Podcast of 2025! On Part 1 we kick off our Top 20 albums of 2025, discussing albums #20 - #16. youtu.be/5bjA5GEQ_Eo

🔥AOTY POLL WINNER🔥 The votes are in. They've been counted and verified. And we can now reveal that the winner of our Album of the Year Readers Poll is... www.metalepidemic.com/best-album-o... #AOTY #BestMetalAlbum2025

Our favourite new releases from December 12th!🤘🏻 #Metal #NewMetal #Metal2025 #NewMetalAlbums #MetalMusic #Metalfan #Metalhead

🔥AOTY READERS POLL🔥 1 HOUR KLAXON!! Last chance to vote!! metalepidemic.com/cast-your-vote…#AOTYT#BestAlbum202525

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from UK avant-Black/Death Metal band, LYCHGATE! 'Precipice' is out December 19th via Debemur Morti Productions. www.metalepidemic.com/lychgate-pre... #BlackMetal #DeathMetal #DoomMetal

🔥TECH REVIEW🔥 Join Dave and Duncan as they discuss and review the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Wireless Over-Ear Headphones. We get into the features of the headphones and how they sounded when listening to one of our favourite metal albums! www.metalepidemic.com/tech-review-...

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the reissue of the 1992 classic, 'Tears', by Japanese thrash band, SACRIFICE! The physical reissue of 'Tears' is out on December 19th via Relics from the Crypt/Dying Victims Productions. www.metalepidemic.com/sacrifice-te... #Thrash #CrossoverThrash

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from Swedish goth rockers, Scheitan! 'Wine for a Tormented Soul' is out December 19th via The Circle Music. www.metalepidemic.com/scheitan-win... #GothicRock

🔥AOTY READERS POLL🔥 ULTRABLUT are now creeping ahead in our AOTY poll! Make sure to get your vote in before Friday! metalepidemic.com/cast-your-vote…#AOTYT#BestAlbum202525

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from US-based Avant-garde Black Metal group, Fleshvessel! 'Obstinacy: Sisyphean Dreams Unfolded' is out December 12th via I, Voidhanger. www.metalepidemic.com/fleshvessel-... #AvantGarde #ProgressiveMetal @fleshvesseldm.bsky.social

🔥VIDEO REVIEW🔥 Join Dave & Duncan as they check out the new album from LA-based industrial-rock band, HEALTH. 'CONFLICT DLC.' is out December 11th via Loma Vista Recordings. www.metalepidemic.com/health-confl... 📺 youtu.be/rxtEcZCxj_I #Industrial @health.band @lomavista.bsky.social

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from Alternative Metal band, GLASGOW KISS! 'Down in Flames' is out December 12th via Eclipse Records. www.metalepidemic.com/glasgow-kiss... #AlternativeMetal #ModernRock #HardRock @eclipserecords.com @glasgowkissband.bsky.social

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from Death Metal ensemble, House by the Cemetary! 'Disturbing the Cenotaph' is out December 12th via Pulverised Records. www.metalepidemic.com/house-by-the... #DeathMetal

🔥DOUBLE EP REVIEW🔥 Join Dave & Duncan as they review the new EPs from metal-shoegaze quintet, Deathbloom. 'Scarcity' & 'Overflow' will be released on December 8th/15th. www.metalepidemic.com/deathbloom-s... 📺 youtu.be/k8FAdMVEi-8 #Shoegaze #Metal #Dreamo #Industrial

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from Icelandic/US Black Metal ensemble, MARTRÖÐ! 'Draumsýnir eldsins' is out December 12th via Debemur Morti Productions. www.metalepidemic.com/martrod-drau... #BlackMetal

🔥ALBUM REVIEW🔥 Check out our review of the new album from US Brutal Death Metal unit, Lust Of Decay! 'Entombed In Sewage' is out December 12th via Comatose Music. www.metalepidemic.com/lust-of-deca... #DeathMetal #BrutalDeathMetal @imperativepr.bsky.social