April 4, 2025, brings a dynamic array of releases that cater to a wide spectrum of heavy music fans, from technical death metal to stoner rock and atmospheric black metal. Here’s a rundown of the must-hear albums dropping today, based on the latest announcements and release calendars:
Allegaeon – The Ossuary Lens
Label: Metal Blade Records
Genre: Technical/Melodic Death Metal
Benediction – Ravage of Empires
Label: Nuclear Blast Records
Genre: Death Metal
L.A. Guns – Leopard Skin
Label: Cleopatra Records
Genre: Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Death Hilarious
Label: Missing Piece Records
Genre: Stoner Metal/Hard Rock
Scowl – Are we all Angels
Label: Flatspot Records
Genre: Hardcore
Meshuggah – Immutable: The Indelible Edition
Label: Reigning Phoenix Music
Genre: Progressive Metal
Bleed from Within – Zenith
Label: Nuclear Blast Records
Genre: Melodic Metalcore
Thornhill – Bodies
Label: UNFD
Genre: Metalcore, Progressive Metal, Post-Hardcore
L.A. Witch – DOGGOD
Label: Suicide Squeeze Records
Genre: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Punk Rock
Frantic Amber – Death Becomes Her
Label: Reigning Phoenix Music
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Fractal Universe – The Great Filters
Label: M-Theory Audio
Genre: Progressive Death Metal
Warfield – With The Old Breed
Label: Napalm Records
Genre: Thrash Metal
Buried Realm – The Dormant Darkness
Label: Self-released
Genre: Death Metal
Belnejoum – Dark Tales of Zarathustra
Label: Antiq
Genre: Symphonic Black Metal
Evilon – Ginnungagap
Label: Symphonic Black Metal 2.0
Genre: Melodic Folk-Death Metal
Wrath of Logarius – Crown of Mortis
Label: Season of Mist
Genre: Formless Black Metal
Eonian – Born From Ice
Label: Thunderflash Productions
Genre: Symphonic/Melodic Death Metal
Ash Twin Project – Tales of a Dying Sun
Label: Klonosphère
Genre: Prog Rock / Prog Metal
Tómarúm – Beyond Obsidian Euphoria
Label: Prosthetic Records
Genre: Progressive Black Metal
AkiaveL – InVictus
Label: VERYCORDS
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Eldamar – Astral Journeys, Pt. 2 : Dissolution
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal, Ambient, Dungeon Synth
Aldaaron – Par-delà les cimes
Genre: Black metal
This vibrant lineup of releases has something for every metal, rock, and hardcore enthusiast, from the technical precision of Allegaeon to the raw energy of Scowl. Dive into these albums on their respective label sites or major streaming platforms to explore the latest in heavy music.