Death metal continues to thrive in 2025. With subgenres ranging from melodeath and technical death metal to deathcore, goregrind and beyond, it's a genre that continues to inspire and attract massive audiences the world around, its influence felt everywhere from Slipknot to Poppy.
But if there's one thing that's defined 2025, it'd be deathcore stepping up to the big leagues. Lorna Shore and Slaughter To Prevail have gone from promising hopefuls to genuine contenders, hitting levels previously unheard of for such extreme bands. That in mind, here are the 10 records that defined 2025 in death metal...
