10) Astronoid - Stargod
Third shot is the most sticky sweet song released in 2025. It is a classic heavy metal ballad that would be at home in a crowded arena provoking closed eye lip syncing from a crowd enthralled by a nostalgic sense of teenage love and long summers under a golden sun.
BUT! the album as a whole struggles to maintain this high water mark of churning heavy metal exhilaration. And when it fails it washes together into one homogenous glob of viscous artificial sweetener. There are many great ideas on this album, but the songs don't quite capitalize in a way that would make this album great. Astronoid got my attention this year in a way they failed to previously, so I'll be looking forward to the next one.
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