A rundown of the best underground metal albums of 2025, as picked by Heavy Consequence's Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey.

Wakadinali is a Kenyan hip hop group from Nairobi, Kenya, also called RongRende, formed in the early 2010s. The group consists of three members: David Munga Ramadhan, professionally known as Domani ...

Paring a year’s worth of standout music releases down to a neat Top 10 turned out to be a fool’s errand, so this year’s list expands to a Baker’s Dozen—thirteen new and reissue albums that genuinely ...

Flea has delivered the first preview of his upcoming solo album set to release in 2026 on Nonesuch Records. The Red Hot Chili Peppers founding bassist worked with a “dream band of modern jazz ...

Nick Jonas is going solo – again. The 33-year-old singer and one-third of the Jonas Brothers announced Nov. 30 that he would release a solo album for the first time in nearly five years. The project, ...

ENHYPEN is gearing up to return to the music scene early next year! On December 1, EDaily reported that according to industry sources, ENHYPEN is set to release a new album in mid-January. In response ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Life of a Showgirl is tied as Taylor Swift's ...

An iconic rock band is set to release two new songs nearly two decades after their last album. Guns N’ Roses announced a pair of singles, “Nothin’” and “Atlas,” will be released on Dec. 2. It will be ...

A thrash metal band is set to release its first new album in 10 years. Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante revealed on Facebook that the group has completed mixing the record, which will be their first ...

Nas and DJ Premier have finally announced the title and release date for their long-teased collaborative album: Light-Years is out December 12 via Mass Appeal. See the album cover—featuring a ...