Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
March 2025 has been a wild (and PACKED) month for metal, with some jaw-dropping releases and a few that missed the mark. Let's dive into the best and worst new albums of the month, breaking down what worked and what didn't. From genre-defying underrated experiments to returning heavy hitters that delivered exactly what fans wanted, we'll explore the highs and lows of this month's metal scene.
Scalpture - Landkrieg
Sadist - Something To Pierce
Cryptosis - Celestial Death
Aversed - Erasure Of Color
Fange - Purulences
Hypermass - Apparition Day
Warbringer - Wrath & Ruin
Dessiderium - Keys To The Palace
Doomsday - Never Known Peace
Dawn Of Ouroboros - Bioluminescence
Trold - I Skovens Rige
Whitechapel - Hymns in Dissonance
Destruction - Birth Of Malice
This Gift Is A Curse - Heir
Cradle Of Filth - The Screaming Of The Valkyries
Spiritbox - Tsunami Sea
Arch Enemy - Blood Dynasty
Cult Of Fire - The One, Who Is Made Of Smoke
Cabal - Everything Rots (open with Redemption Denied)
Deafheaven - Lonely People With Power
OKAY Albums:
SpiritWorld - Helldorado
Crown Magnetar - Punishment
Teitanblood - From the Visceral Abyss
Throne - That Who Sat Upon Him, Was Death
A Day To Remember - Big Ole Album Vol 1
Alien Weaponry - Te Rā
Wombbath - Beyond The Abyss
Bodybox - 3
Drudkh - Shadow Play
Underoath - The Place After This One
WORST ALBUMS
Lordi - Limited Deadition
Memphis May Fire - Shapeshifter
BEST:
Imperial Triumphant - Goldstar
00:00 Intro
00:20 Better Than Gatecreeper
01:07 Underrated Experimental Death Metal Legends
01:53 Prog Thrash MUST LISTEN
02:48 Dynamic Death Metal
03:32 Industrial Sludge That Never Sleeps
04:24 Sick Tech Death EP
05:04 WRATHFUL Thrash Metal
06:01 Epic Solo Progressive Death Metal Project
06:59 MORE Thrash Goodness FFO Power Trip
07:37 Fallujah Meets Deafheaven
08:27 FOLK METAL!
09:12 DEATHCORE COMEBACK
09:57 Legacy Thrashers Still DESTROYING
10:43 Menacing Blackened Sludge
11:39 Would You Like To Live Deliciously?
12:28 Better Than The Debut
13:35 Melodeath Meets Heavy Metal
14:19 Sitar Black Metal
15:10 Underrated Scandinavian Deathcore
16:03 Their Best Album?
16:50 OKAY Albums (Teitenblood, Bloodywood, Underoath, Drudkh, & MORE)
22:56 WORST ALBUMS
24:10 BEST METAL ALBUM Of March 2025
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March 2025 has been a wild (and PACKED) month for metal, with some jaw-dropping releases and a few that missed the mark. Let's dive into the best and worst new albums of the month, breaking down what worked and what didn't. From genre-defying underrated experiments to returning heavy hitters that delivered exactly what fans wanted, we'll explore the highs and lows of this month's metal scene.
Scalpture - Landkrieg
Sadist - Something To Pierce
Cryptosis - Celestial Death
Aversed - Erasure Of Color
Fange - Purulences
Hypermass - Apparition Day
Warbringer - Wrath & Ruin
Dessiderium - Keys To The Palace
Doomsday - Never Known Peace
Dawn Of Ouroboros - Bioluminescence
Trold - I Skovens Rige
Whitechapel - Hymns in Dissonance
Destruction - Birth Of Malice
This Gift Is A Curse - Heir
Cradle Of Filth - The Screaming Of The Valkyries
Spiritbox - Tsunami Sea
Arch Enemy - Blood Dynasty
Cult Of Fire - The One, Who Is Made Of Smoke
Cabal - Everything Rots (open with Redemption Denied)
Deafheaven - Lonely People With Power
OKAY Albums:
SpiritWorld - Helldorado
Crown Magnetar - Punishment
Teitanblood - From the Visceral Abyss
Throne - That Who Sat Upon Him, Was Death
A Day To Remember - Big Ole Album Vol 1
Alien Weaponry - Te Rā
Wombbath - Beyond The Abyss
Bodybox - 3
Drudkh - Shadow Play
Underoath - The Place After This One
WORST ALBUMS
Lordi - Limited Deadition
Memphis May Fire - Shapeshifter
BEST:
Imperial Triumphant - Goldstar
00:00 Intro
00:20 Better Than Gatecreeper
01:07 Underrated Experimental Death Metal Legends
01:53 Prog Thrash MUST LISTEN
02:48 Dynamic Death Metal
03:32 Industrial Sludge That Never Sleeps
04:24 Sick Tech Death EP
05:04 WRATHFUL Thrash Metal
06:01 Epic Solo Progressive Death Metal Project
06:59 MORE Thrash Goodness FFO Power Trip
07:37 Fallujah Meets Deafheaven
08:27 FOLK METAL!
09:12 DEATHCORE COMEBACK
09:57 Legacy Thrashers Still DESTROYING
10:43 Menacing Blackened Sludge
11:39 Would You Like To Live Deliciously?
12:28 Better Than The Debut
13:35 Melodeath Meets Heavy Metal
14:19 Sitar Black Metal
15:10 Underrated Scandinavian Deathcore
16:03 Their Best Album?
16:50 OKAY Albums (Teitenblood, Bloodywood, Underoath, Drudkh, & MORE)
22:56 WORST ALBUMS
24:10 BEST METAL ALBUM Of March 2025
Buy Metal Trenches MERCH (Sick design by CurlyArt): metaltrenches.bigcartel.com
Grow YOUR OWN YouTube Channel with vidiq.com/METAL
Join us on DISCORD! discord.gg/7QTAesh5Pp
Become a Supporter!
patreon.com/metaltrenches
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Connect:
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I do not own the rights to any of the featured song clips on this video. All credit to the artists and labels with specific permission granted. These fall under fair use based on sufficient transformation for the purpose of review, promotion, and commentary.
