2025 IN REVIEW
Jim Harrison
The Great Hall is loud, the mead is flowing, and the year 2025 lies vanquished behind us—a battlefield strewn with the glory of heavy metal. But even the Allfather needs his mighty warriors to separate the worthy from the unworthy. As we count down the final days of the year, the talented and hard-working contributors here at Allfather-Metal have taken the king of Asgard’s throne one by one to present their personal trophies of war. Raise your horns to celebrate the best of 2025 with us!
I picked Dragonsclaw ‘Moving Target’ as my top album in 2025. This record has everything , a traditional metal sound combining prog and power metal elements creating a true metal experience. Fantastic musicianship, with Giles Lavery’s perfect vocals and superb production makes this an easy pick for my list. Favourite Track is ‘Ghost Soldiers’, check this out!
1. Dragonsclaw – Moving Target
2. Sodom- The Arsonist
3. Testament – Para Bellum
4. Coroner – Dissonance Theory
5. Helloween – Giants & Monsters
6. Paradise Lost – Ascension
7. Warbringer – Wraith And Ruin
8. Sacrifice – Volume Six
9. Leper Colony – Those Of The Morbid
10. Dream Theater – Parasomnia
11. Naferious – Addicted To Pain
12. Alcatrazz – Prior Convictions
13. Warfield – With The Old Breed
14. Game Over – Face The End
15. Incite – Savage New Times
