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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.

24 releases / updated

DestinationCREMATORYAmazonDestination is the album Crematory made for ROAR, the Reigning Phoenix Music imprint they signed to for it,…
GhostedTRICK OR TREATJP 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 MeTETRARCHJP 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 StarCANDLEMASSJP edition: AmazonBlack Star is a four-track EP marking Candlemass's fortieth year.…
The Shit ov GodBEHEMOTHAmazonThe 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'AmourCARMERIAJP 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.…
Flickering ResonancePELICANJP edition: AmazonFlickering Resonance is Pelican's first full-length album in six years,…
H.E.A.T (2025 Tour Edition)H.E.A.TAmazonH.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.…
Origins of AggressionONSLAUGHTAmazonOrigins of Aggression is a double album by Onslaught: the first disc re-records songs from the band's early years,…
Viva Rock N' RollDERAPSAmazonViva Rock N' Roll is the second album by Deraps, the Canadian duo led by guitarist and singer Jacob Deraps,…
Welcome to HellVENOMAmazonWelcome 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 TroubleTHE DEAD DAISIESAmazonLookin' for Trouble is a set of blues covers by The Dead Daisies, the band the Australian guitarist David Lowy started in 2013.…
Amulets and CharmsANGELIC FOEJP 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 SkyTROUBLE COUNTYAmazonBlacken 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-RevolutionART NATIONJP 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 ResortTHE HAUNTEDAmazonSongs of Last Resort is the tenth studio album by The Haunted and their first in roughly eight years.…
In Memory OfPAUL DI'ANNOJP edition: AmazonIn Memory Of is Metalville's tribute to Paul Di'Anno, the singer on Iron Maiden's first two albums,…
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