2026 Metal Albums We're Anticipating, 2025 Ones We Loved (BONUS EPISODE)

On this bonus episode of BV Weekly, Dave and Andrew talk 21 metal albums we're anticipating (or already loving) in 2026, starting at the 25:10 mark. But before that, we take a slightly belated look at 2025. Dave names and discusses the 5 best metal shows he saw in 2025 (01:23), and then we highlight 5 of our favorite metal albums of 2025 (08:52).

For more, see our list of the 33 Best Metal Albums of 2025:

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/33-best-metal-albums-of-2025/

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BV Weekly is brought to you by the long-running music publication BrooklynVegan, created and hosted by Dave Levine and Andrew Sacher

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