A bonkers year in terms of new music. I could legitimately not keep up with the amount of cool releases coming out, especially the sheer number of ripping hardcore demos. I’m a little bummed how North-American centric my list is but it is what it is. Very proud of the record we put out with SPITE HOUSE as well.

I made a digital mixtape with my favourite songs of the year too:
https://samply.app/p/oeHknJ7Vm4ynYzmXOjt0?si=10e5fwQJH5dIFoQQTqkaVVrLSFL2

Albums

• ALEX G - Headlights
• BAD BEAT - LP 2025
• C4 - Payback’s a Bitch
• COMBUST - Belly Of The Beast
• MILITARIE GUN - God Owes Me Money
• SCARAB - Burn After Listening
• SOMERSET THROWER - Take Only What You Need to Survive
• SPIRITUAL CRAMP - Rude
• SUZZALLO - The Quiet Year
• THE STARTING LINE - Eternal Youth

Demos

• DEAD ON YOUR FEET - D.O.Y.F.
• DIRECT ORDER - Demo 2025
• FRÖTHING MAD - Demo
• MADMAN - The Demo
• ORDER OF LIVING - Demo
• PRICE OF REDEMPTION - Demo 2025
• SIXLET - Demo
• TRUE FRAUD - Demo 2025
• WITS END - Demo I
• W.M.D - Demo I

EPs

• EXO - S/T EP
• LEAD SPIRIT - Self Titled EP
• METHOD OF DOUBT - Total Soul Ignition 7”
• MIL-SPEC - S/T 12”
• SHADOW TIDES - Self-Titled
• THE FINAL AGONY - Deprived From Darkness 7”

Reissues

• AMENITY - This is Our Struggle: Anthology 1989-2009
• FORCED DOWN - Liberate
• LEATHERFACE - The Peel Sessions LP
• MILTOWN - Tales of Never Letting Go

Honorable mentions: KALEIDOSCOPE, ETHEL CAIN, CATHARSIS, MOMMA, FEAR OF SIN…