by Elise Yablon | Jan 1, 2026 | Lists
It’s hard to believe that 2025 is over. This has been a crazy year, filled with highs and lows and every moment has been soundtracked by great music. For my 2025 highlights list, I’ve chosen a handful of albums that spoke to me throughout the year....
by Chris Annunziata | Jan 1, 2026 | Lists, Top 5
As 2025 comes to a close, I am continuing my tradition of providing my top albums of the year!! The only difference this year is that I will be sharing my TOP five albums rather than the typical ten. Like prior years, the trend seems to be that I enjoyed individual...
by Alex Kayne | Dec 30, 2025 | Lists, Top 10
As the year comes to an end there was so much to pick from I could have done a 25 list in Black, Death, Thrash, and Traditional Metal seperately. Records are still being released this month that I’ve yet to sit down with. Who knew my town Brooklyn was gonna...
by Lisa Burke | Dec 30, 2025 | Lists, Top 10
12) David Byrne And The Ghost Train Orchestra, Who Is The Sky? (Matador Records) For anyone who loved the Talking Heads when they came out and/or in the present day, this album by lead vocalist David Byrne is a bit different, but it still has that signature quirky...
by Ian Weber | Dec 30, 2025 | Lists, Top 10
Happy New Year, one and all!!!!!! Here it is, ya’ll. My top ten gigs of for the year of 2025. As the year ends, I’d like to thank everyone who’s been attending some gigs during these uncertain times. Celebrating another cycle of some hot nights out to remember...
by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 23, 2025 | Lists
2025, what an incredible year for music. I want to thank our readers and the Metal Insider team for another year of metal. We sacrifice what we can to support metal and the scene. It’s what we live for. So, thank you for being part of the adventure. While it was...