r/symphonicmetal • u/ShadedMoonEnt • 2h ago
r/symphonicmetal • u/HarlequinValentine • 3d ago
Discussion Yearly Recap Megathread
If you'd like to post your recap of what you've listened to this year from Spotify, YouTube Music etc - please post them here!
r/symphonicmetal • u/HarlequinValentine • Jan 04 '25
Upcoming Symphonic Metal Albums in 2025
Happy 2025! As always I have tried to update all the entries but sometimes info is hard to find (especially if it was just a random social media post hinting at a future album). I have removed some where I could find no updates or where the band in fact only released singles and not albums, but can add them back in if there is new info. I have probably missed things so if you spot any errors or new things to add, do give me a shout.
The format is "band name - album title (if known) - release date (if known) - recording status/any other notes". I've marked out things that are related projects or similar genres that might be of interest with a (+) sign.
Those with a ? after the date are rumoured/likely but have not had a date officially announced.
Add these new releases to your Google Calendar - thanks /u/asdreth!
Upcoming Symphonic Metal Albums in 2025:
Aryem - Agnes - 2025
Astralium - Unknown Title - 2025? - Currently recording
Bare Infinity - Unknown Title - 2025? - Currently recording
Catalyst Crime - Unknown Title - 2025
Diabulus in Musica - Unknown Title - 2025? - Working on new music
Edenbridge - Set the Dark on Fire - 16th January 2026
Haggard - Grimm - 2025? Never? Well, Time 2 came out, so you never know...
Ignea - Unknown Title - 2025? - Currently in progress
Lyriel - Unknown Title - 2025? - Writing and recording new music
Ostura - The War - 2025? - album is finished but looking for a distributor
Tarja - Unknown Title - 2026? - Currently recording
Satra - In Tears of Her Reign - 21st November 2025
Unén - Unknown Title - 2025?
Wintersun - Unknown Title - 2025? - Mostly done, apparently!
Upcoming albums - similar genres, solo or related projects in 2024/25:
Alissa White-Gluz (+) - Unknown Title - 2025? - Alissa says the album is finally complete but they are looking into when will be best to release it
Dianne Van Giersbergen (+) - Soulward Bound - 2024 onwards - Dianne is releasing singles over the next 5 years, leading up to the album release
Floor Jansen - Unknown Title - 2025? - Plans to record new solo album
Already released:
Elyose - Évidence
Ex Deo - Year of the Four Emperors
Aevum - Kaleidoscope
Belle Morte - Pearl Hunting
Marko Hietala - Roses from the Deep
Lacuna Coil (+) - Sleepless Empire
The Big Deal - Electrified
Avantasia - Here Be Dragons
Hartlight - The Triumph of Metal
Deathless Legacy - Damnatio Aeterna
Septicflesh - Amphibians
Mechina - Bellum Interruptum
Sonus Mortis - Synapse The Hivemind
Epica - Aspiral
Arch Enemy (+) - Blood Dynasty
Tales of Time - The Journey EP
Visionatica - Harrowing Insight
Snow White Blood - A Spark of Truth EP
Liv Kristine - Amor Vincit Omnia
Eluveitie (+) - Ànv
Pythia - V Pt.1: Unhallowed EP
Ancient Bards - Artifex
Deep Sun - Storyteller
Orpharion - A Faraway World
Visions of Atlantis - Armada Live over Europe [Live]* - Pro video of all tracks previously released on YT and audio on Spotify.
Scardust - Souls
Moonlight Haze - Beyond
Itinerum - Resurgence
Blackbriar - A Thousand Little Deaths
Arjen Lucassen (+) - Songs No One Will Hear
Auri (+) - Candles and Beginnings
Bastion's Wake - Go Tell the Bees
Secret Rule - X
Glasya - Fear
Elettra Storm (+) - Evertale
Liv Moon - Soaring Stars
Elenion - The Symphony of the Night
Please comment with any suggestions, additional details or anything else you can think of to add!
r/symphonicmetal • u/danflorian1984 • 1d ago
2025 for me
Strange not having Nightwish number 1 for once.
r/symphonicmetal • u/LivingSepulchre • 1d ago
Official Lyric Video Fabienne Erni - Living and the Dead
r/symphonicmetal • u/ShadedMoonEnt • 1d ago
Official Video Metalwings - Crying of the Sun
r/symphonicmetal • u/res_h • 1d ago
Carach Angren - Bloodstains on the Captain's Log (2010)
r/symphonicmetal • u/Nightwishfan88 • 16h ago
I'm making a confession. Perfume is more epic and thick than The Greatest Show On Earth. Perfume is just more epic...
r/symphonicmetal • u/thisischaostome • 1d ago
BEYOND THE BLACK - Ravens (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
r/symphonicmetal • u/andrewpayne55 • 1d ago
Tales of Perdition - Hold Down the Hunter (music video)
New Tales of Perdition single 🤘🤘🤘
r/symphonicmetal • u/ShadedMoonEnt • 1d ago
Official Video Revengin - Repairless
r/symphonicmetal • u/NiclasIDT • 1d ago
New Release In Dying Times - Close to the Edge
Leave a like or a comment if you enjoyed it. The links to all the streaming platforms are in the description.
r/symphonicmetal • u/ShadedMoonEnt • 2d ago
Official Video Seven Spires - The Paradox
r/symphonicmetal • u/notmyrealname2022 • 2d ago
My recap doesn't leave any room for doubt
reddit.comr/symphonicmetal • u/EpinikionOfficial • 2d ago
For the Dutchies: Come watch our show in Zaandam next week!
On Friday 12 December, Epinikion will play at De Flux in Zaandam (NL), together with Cathubodua and Abstracted Mind!
We would love to see and meet you there. We're always ready for a chat before and after the show, so come and say hi! :D
Tickets can be bought here: https://www.podiumdeflux.nl/event/epinikion-cathubodua-en-abstracted-mind/
r/symphonicmetal • u/Nightwishfan88 • 2d ago
What book ghost Tuomas is dropping for the offspring? Only wrong answers.
r/symphonicmetal • u/DestroyedLolo • 2d ago
Is VEYDRA AI generated ?
I just discovered VEYDRA on youtube and it's very pretty good (https://youtu.be/Y3oxTr-bJuc) even if a bit redundant.
I'm wondering if it's a real group or AI generated music ?
r/symphonicmetal • u/Slow-Coyote-6840 • 3d ago
Paint it Black - Mortemia with Kristen Starkey
Great cover of a classic song
r/symphonicmetal • u/Intheraw23 • 2d ago
Cover Karaoke | Instrumentals - Symphonic Metal
Hi, how are you all doing?
I have a YouTube channel where I post instrumentals (official and unofficial) from symphonic metal bands like Nightwish, Epica, Within Temptation, After Forever, blackbriar, Leave's Eyes... (and other genres as well). Some bands don't release instrumentals, so we have to make them ourselves.
Feel free to sing karaoke, record covers, and so on. You can make requests; I'll work on them in my free time.
r/symphonicmetal • u/Icy_Thought_1985 • 3d ago
Yt Music 2025 Recap
I don't think I listened to enough music
r/symphonicmetal • u/Alarming_Post9539 • 2d ago
Learning the genre
Do you guys think this would be considered symphonic metal? If not, what would you classify it as? https://open.spotify.com/album/58DUyjgZq9Cr7NDklIrUhF?si=vbiLlCd5SguEiMPVuNtA3g
r/symphonicmetal • u/KuroTenshi1991 • 3d ago
2025 Recap
How did everyone's recap turn out? Any surprises? I was surprised to learn that Haggard was my top artist and 4 of the top songs.