![Paramore: Decode [OFFICIAL VIDEO]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RvnkAtWcKYg/maxresdefault.jpg "Paramore: Decode [OFFICIAL VIDEO]")
![We Are The World (Official Music Video) [Enhanced Video Version]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/182f6dTagkU/maxresdefault.jpg "We Are The World (Official Music Video) [Enhanced Video Version]")
With thousands of metal songs released in 2025, here’s a ranking of the 13 best.
Just trying to keep up with the dozens (sometimes hundreds) of new tracks dropping each week is a gauntlet. We all have our favorite new music playlists to keep us informed and, fortunately, metal fans are ravenous for new music, no matter how much there is to sift through.
If you’ve been following closely, you may know that we already named the No. 1 metal song of 2025. So, that may not be much of a mystery, but the other dozen remaining songs that appear below are! Not for long, though.
READ MORE: The Best Metal Song of Each Year Since 1970
Of course, one of the most challenging aspects of cutting down an entire year’s worth of songs to just the 13 best is considering the overwhelming amount of subgenres vying for representation. Metalcore, black metal, crossover/hardcore, thrash, prog metal, power metal and more… it’s all here.
We know you have your favorites that you’ve come back to over and over this year. Take a look and see if your most-played tracks are among the 13 best metal songs of 2025!
The 13 Best Metal Songs of 2025 (Ranked)
Among thousands of new metal songs that came out in 2025, these 13 have been on maximum repeat.
Contributions by Jordan Blum (JB), Rob Carroll (RC), Chad Childers (CC), Joe DiVita (JD), John Hill (JH) and Lauryn Schaffner (LS).
Gallery Credit: Loudwire Staff
Now take a look at our ranking of this year’s 13 best metal albums!
The 13 Best Metal Albums of 2025 (Ranked)
We’re more than half way through the decade! Here are the 13 best metal albums of 2025, ranked.
Contributions by Chuck Armstrong (CA), Jordan Blum (JB), Rob Carroll (RC), Chad Childers (CC), Joe DiVita (JD), John Hill (JH) and Lauryn Schaffner (LS).
Gallery Credit: Loudwire Staff
What big releases are on deck for 2026? Find out below.
The Most Anticipated Rock + Metal Albums of 2026
We’re on the back half of the 2020s. Take a look at some of the biggest releases due in 2026 AND check out what artists are working on new music but haven’t announced an album yet.
Gallery Credit: Loudwire Staff
