Anatomy of DarknessJP edition: AmazonAnatomy of Darkness is the second Haliphron album, and the Dutch band put a female voice at the front of a symphonic death metal sound that leans hard on t…RELEASE CALENDAR — January 2025
Metal and hard rock CDs released in January 2025. The calendar is grouped by Japanese street date, so a title whose import edition reached shops in another month is still listed here — each card states both dates. Every album links to its track list, music videos and CD details.
Anatomy of DarknessJP edition: AmazonAnatomy of Darkness is the second Haliphron album, and the Dutch band put a female voice at the front of a symphonic death metal sound that leans hard on t…
Altering Fates and DestiniesJP edition: AmazonAltering Fates and Destinies is the ninth Loudblast album and the first in four years, following Manifesto from 2020.…
March of the UnheardAmazonMarch of the Unheard, the second album by The Halo Effect, arrived on 10 January 2025 through Nuclear Blast,…
90 Tons of ThunderJP edition: Amazon90 Tons of Thunder is the first Lethal X album, built around two men from Racer X: singer Jeff Martin and Harry Gschoesser, who drummed on Street Lethal.…
Consequence of the CityJP edition: AmazonConsequence of the City is the debut album by Velveteen Queen, a four-piece from Gothenburg, and their first record to be released in Japan.…
15 (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)Amazon15 (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) returns the third Buckcherry album to the shelves twenty years after it first appeared in 2005.…
Bone CollectorAmazonBone Collector is the first Grave Digger album in three years, out worldwide on 17 January 2025 through ROAR.…
Limited EditionAmazonLimited Edition collects the only recordings Blue Max ever made, and P-Vine returned them to CD in Japan on 22 January 2025 as PCD-27087.…
Give Us the MoonJP edition: AmazonGive Us the Moon is a Night Flight Orchestra record, which means the Swedish band are once again some distance from the melodic death metal and heavy metal…
Journey to the SunAmazonJourney to the Sun is the first Kilmara album in seven years. The Spanish band have been going for a quarter of a century if you count Jadde,…
Wide Open SkyJP edition: AmazonWide Open Sky is the third Landfall album, and the Brazilian band have not moved far from what they set out to do: catchy,…
Lingua Ignota: Part IJP edition: AmazonLingua Ignota: Part I is a Persefone EP, five tracks and twenty-six minutes of the progressive extreme metal the band have been making since they formed in…
MetanoiaJP edition: AmazonMetanoia was the first Persefone album for Napalm Records, released on 4 February 2022,…
OverdriverAmazonOverdriver is the second album The Hellacopters have made since coming back, and it landed on 31 January 2025 through Nuclear Blast,…
ChampionJP edition: AmazonChampion is the second Turbokill album and the first in five years. The German band formed in 2016 and pressed a self-titled EP themselves in 2018,…