Top 12 Must-Listen Metal Tracks Rawking the Current Music Scene
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Battle Beast's new single, Here We Are, is the first taste of their upcoming album Steelbound, due for release on October 17. The old school melodic metal album is sure to please fans of the genre. Noora Louhimo, Battle Beast's vocalist, evokes the power of Lita Ford or Doro Pesch with her captivating voice.
Creeper's new single, Blood Magick (It's A Ritual), is a throwback to the 80s rock era, with a cheesy yet enjoyable sound. Fans can look forward to Creeper's new album, Sanguivore II: Mistress Of Death, which is set to be released on Halloween.
Frayle's cover of Lana Del Rey's Summertime Sadness adds a heftier low-end that is oh-so-satisfying. Frayle's new album, Heretics & Lullabies, is set to be released on October 10.
Pinkshift's latest single, Don't Fight, combines Deftonescore with thumping, pounding alt. metal. Trivium's new EP, Struck Dead, will also be released on October 31, featuring a similar sound.
Orbit Culture were the overall winners of last week's vote with their album Hydra. Other notable mentions include German power metallers Primal Fear, who took third place, and heavy metal legends Spinal Tap, who won with their all-new rendition of Stonehenge, featuring Elton John.
Agenbite Misery's new song, Bellwether And Swine, is an adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses. The song is a gorgeously bleak and powerful opening statement.
Despised Icon's latest single, Over My Dead Body, takes the base elements of hardcore and death metal and mashes them together.
AFI's new single, Behind The Clock, feels much more at home with 80s goth originators and modern post-punk revivalists.
Belphegor's new song, Sanctus Diaboli Confidimus, is the first taste of new material since 2022's The Devils.
Upcoming festivals include Bloodstock, ArcTanGent, and Reading/Leeds. Trivium are returning to headline Bloodstock Festival for the second time.
In a recent Metal Hammer article, the top performing bands in the metal genre in 2025 were highlighted. Babymetal and Spiritbox earned the top spot with their song My Queen. Trivium came just behind with Bury Me With My Screams, and Frayle took a notable third place with their cover of Lana Del Rey. Other veteran and rising stars mentioned in the article include The Acacia Strain, I Prevail, Paradise Lost, Gaerea, Conjurer, and Lorna Shore.
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- Fans of heavy metal and entertainment will be eager to attend upcoming festivals like Bloodstock, ArcTanGent, and Reading/Leeds, where Trivium will return to headline Bloodstock Festival for the second time.
- AFI's new single, Behind The Clock, pays homage to 80s goth originators and modern post-punk revivalists.
- Orbit Culture's album Hydra has been announced as the overall winner of last week's vote.
- The top performing bands in the metal genre in 2025 were revealed in a Metal Hammer article – Babymetal and Spiritbox earned the top spot with their song My Queen.
- Despised Icon's latest single, Over My Dead Body, blends together the essential elements of hardcore and death metal.
- The lineup for the upcoming Bloodstock Festival features various metal bands, with Trivium headlining the event for the second time.
- Agenbite Misery's new song, Bellwether And Swine, is a thought-provoking adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses, providing a gorgeously bleak and powerful opening statement.
- Belphegor's new song, Sanctus Diaboli Confidimus, is the first taste of new material released since 2022's album The Devils.
- Frayle's album Heretics & Lullabies is set to be released on October 10, featuring a heftier low-end, especially in their cover of Lana Del Rey's Summertime Sadness.
