Well… Holy s***! 2025! What an incredible year! Where the hell did that go?! Er… Once again it’s time we said a HUGE thank you to an awful lot of people who make Metal Noise possible because without them, we are nothing. We are eternally grateful to all the bands, which ultimately is what its
Why do we limit ourselves to just five in each of the categories of Listmania Awards Season we hear you ask? Well it’s pretty simple. No one has the time or attention span to pour over a list of 25-100 things on anyone’s and actually give them the attention that they deserve! That’s why we
A Gingerbread man sits inside a Gingerbread house. Is the house made of flesh? Or is he made of house? He screams for he does not know! That’s right folks its time for our five most anticipated releases of 2026 because our attention span is shorter than the fuse on a stick of dynamite in
Not only did we get to witness a lot of top drawer live performances throughout the year that was 2025 but we also got to see a few bands that we never thought for a second we would get the chance to. For example, if you’d told us this time last year that American Metalcore
Hands up all those whose family saw them crack open a beer before disrupting the family Bluetooth broadcast of Christmas songs with a little Knocked Loose at 10am while witches gathered in their masses around the tree for the annual present opening ceremony? Just us? We believe you. Millions wouldn’t. Anyway we digress. It’s time
You’ve heard about Santa having a list and checking it twice to see which children have been naughty or nice? Well this is our metaphorical equivalent. Listmania awards season is all about celebrating the spirit of the Underground Metal scene and so only records we’ve reviewed in the past twelve months qualify. Quantity isn’t an
A category set aside for singles that are released as standalone, this one is one of the toughest to choose from and is usually made up of bands trying to establish themselves on the path to glory. This year is no different, which is why unlike the EP and Album categories there are no honourable
The natural order of things has been followed as we have counted down our top #5 singles and EPs so now it’s time for the albums that made 2024 a great year on Planet Metal. As ever there are a few rules to this game, one of which is that the artists you see on
2024. Elections, Reunions, Anniversaries, Farewells, Births, Marriages and Deaths. The Metal World has has it all over the past twelve months. No one saw the “Celebrating Life Through Death” 40th anniversary world tour from Sepultura being their last run. No one thought that Kerry King would ditch his solo project King to bring back Slayer.
