DestinationAmazonDestination is the album Crematory made for ROAR, the Reigning Phoenix Music imprint they signed to for it,…RELEASE CALENDAR — May 2025
Metal and hard rock CDs released in May 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.
DestinationAmazonDestination is the album Crematory made for ROAR, the Reigning Phoenix Music imprint they signed to for it,…
GhostedJP edition: AmazonTrick or Treat's Ghosted came out on Scarlet Records on 25 April 2025, with Ward Records' Japanese CD (GQCS-91609) following on 2 May.…
The Ugly Side of MeJP edition: AmazonThe Ugly Side of Me is the third Tetrarch album and the first of theirs to get a Japanese edition: Marquee Incorporated put out MICP-11948 on 7 May 2025,…
Black StarJP edition: AmazonBlack Star is a four-track EP marking Candlemass's fortieth year.…
The Shit ov GodAmazonThe Shit ov God is the thirteenth Behemoth album, out worldwide on Nuclear Blast and in Japan on Victor Entertainment (VICP-65633) on the same day,…
Tragédie D'amourJP edition: AmazonTragédie D'amour is the second album by Carmeria, a power metal band formed in Sydney in 2012, and their first release in Japan.…
Will You Haunt Me, With That Same PatienceAmazonWill You Haunt Me, With That Same Patience is the eighth Bury Tomorrow album and the first in about two years.…
Flickering ResonanceJP edition: AmazonFlickering Resonance is Pelican's first full-length album in six years,…
H.E.A.T (2025 Tour Edition)AmazonH.E.A.T (2025 Tour Edition) rebuilds the Swedish band's debut album as a two-disc set, issued by Marquee Incorporated on 21 May 2025 as MICP-30201.…
Freedom Rock (2025 Tour Edition)AmazonFreedom Rock (2025 Tour Edition) revisits the second H.E.A.T album, first released on 27 April 2010,…
Bon Jovi (Deluxe Edition)AmazonThis is the Japan-only deluxe edition of Bon Jovi's 1984 debut album,…
7800° Fahrenheit (Deluxe Edition)AmazonThe Japan-only deluxe edition of 7800° Fahrenheit, the second Bon Jovi album, originally released on 27 March 1985.…
Slippery When Wet (Deluxe Edition)AmazonSlippery When Wet, the third Bon Jovi album and the one Japan released under the title Wild In The Streets,…
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Blu-rayLive at Rock Imperium Festival captures Ronnie Romero's set at the festival of that name in Cartagena, Spain, in 2024.…
Origins of AggressionAmazonOrigins of Aggression is a double album by Onslaught: the first disc re-records songs from the band's early years,…
Viva Rock N' RollAmazonViva Rock N' Roll is the second album by Deraps, the Canadian duo led by guitarist and singer Jacob Deraps,…
Welcome to HellAmazonWelcome to Hell, the first Venom album, released in 1981, returns in a Japanese edition Marquee Incorporated issued on 28 May 2025 as MICP-30205 — the firs…
Lookin' for TroubleAmazonLookin' for Trouble is a set of blues covers by The Dead Daisies, the band the Australian guitarist David Lowy started in 2013.…
Conjuration Overture, Vanity Is DawningJP edition: AmazonConjuration Overture, Vanity Is Dawning is a four-track EP by Infected Chaos,…
Amulets and CharmsJP edition: AmazonAmulets and Charms is the fifth album by Angelic Foe, a Swedish neoclassical metal duo: Annmari Thim Hermansson, the soprano who sang in Arcana,…
Blacken the SkyAmazonBlacken the Sky is the first full-length album by Trouble County, a trio from Portsmouth on the south coast of England who formed in 2015.…
Re-RevolutionJP edition: AmazonRe-Revolution reissues Revolution, the 2015 debut by Art Nation, a melodic hard rock band from Sweden, under a new title and with five bonus tracks.…
Songs of Last ResortAmazonSongs of Last Resort is the tenth studio album by The Haunted and their first in roughly eight years.…
In Memory OfJP edition: AmazonIn Memory Of is Metalville's tribute to Paul Di'Anno, the singer on Iron Maiden's first two albums,…