Well, i can say nothing about your list only that i know some Bands and thinking they're great ones and have been around for many, many years and i would be curious to listen to some new stuff the put out.
For me, when i think about what i have bought in 2025, it was almost just old stuff i wanted to have in my collection and loved to listen to again.
The only releases of this year were:
GWAR - The Return of GorGor
Been a GWAR fan for kind of as long as i listen to NMA, and believe it or not this band is almost as important to me, so i was very curious and looking forward to the new album, which was a 40th Anniversary release and had only 3 new songs and 4 live version of old songs, but also inlcuded a 30page comic and i enjoyed that release.
Tortoise - Touch
Don't know how long this has been since the last release but a whole bunch of years went by and 2025 i collected more old and obscure stuff by Tortoise, great Albums and re-mixes and was very much looking forward to this and it didn't disappoint me for a second.
The old stuff i bought was
Iron Maiden - Killers
Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
Muse - Black Holes and Revelations
And i also saw Skunk Anansie once live at a festival and this would be the album of your list i would be very much interested in.
Not saying that i would not love to listen to every release of your list.
The bands i don't know are: The Wildhearts, Sam Fender, Envy of None, The Slow Readers Club
About the bands you don;t know...
The Wildhearts have been going since the early 90's, they've split up a few times but always gotten back together with, admittedly, different line-ups, they play stuff that varies between catchy pop / rock tunes (ten top thirty singles in the UK!), really heavy stuff and some tunes that are even a bit proggy (plenty of tunes over the ten minute mark)... There's a huge back catalogue to investigate! Be happy to post any recommendations!
Sam Fender is huge in the UK, playing arenas and stadiums and winning many awards along the way. I've heard him described as a British Bruce Springsteen and that's not too far from the truth. Many fine songs to check out!
Envy Of None are a side project by Alex Lifeson from Rush and some other lauded musicians. Not gonna deny it, I'm a big fan of Rush and if you're into something in a melodic / prog line then this might fit the bill. Probably not something that other hardcore NMA fans might be into.
The Slow Readers Club are a band I love, basically indie rock music with a bit of an 80's feel to them. They've got a small but very passionate fanbase and their gigs are always great, seen them a dozen times or so. Check out 'Lunatic', it'll give you a good idea about what they're like. I think they really should be much bigger than they are.
Looking forward to hearing what anyone has been listening to this year!
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