The 15 best hard rock and metal albums of 2025 comprise a combination of seasoned veterans still swinging for the fences, underground lifers and young heat-seekers who embrace the classic rock ethos.

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Here's the main thing you need to know about our ranked list of the 15 best diamond-selling hard rock and metal albums: They're all damn good. Are you surprised? History is littered with platinum ...

Hard rock fans argue endlessly about rankings, but a smaller, more demanding category cuts through the noise: albums that never require the skip button. These are records where sequencing, songwriting ...