30 Rock, Metal, and Hardcore Albums Turning 25 In 2025

Here are 30 metal and hardcore albums that are a quarter-century old this year and are now legally allowed to rent a car.

January

Kittie, Spit
Released (wide) January 11
Purchase Spit here

Primer 55, Introduction to Mayhem
Released January 25
Purchase Introduction to Mayhem here

February

Rollins Band, Get Some -> Go Again
Released February 25
Purchase Get Some -> Go Again here

AC/DC, Stiff Upper Lip
Released February 28
Purchase Stiff Upper Lip here

March

Disturbed, The Sickness
Released March 7
Purchase The Sickness here

High on Fire, The Art of Self Defense
Released March 7
Purchase The Art of Self Defense here

Pantera, Reinventing the Steel
Released March 21
Purchase Reinventing the Steel here

April
 

The Hives, Veni Vidi Vicious
Released April 10
Purchase Veni Vidi Vicious here

Decapitated, Winds of Creation
Released April 17
Purchase Winds of Creation here

Papa Roach, Infest
Released April 25
Purchase Infest here

May

Glassjaw, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence
Released May 9
Purchase Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence here

A Perfect Circle, Mer de Noms
Released May 23
Purchase Mer de Noms here

Iron Maiden, Brave New World
Released May 29
Purchase Brave New World here

June

Thrice, Identity Crisis
Released June 6
Purchase Identity Crisis here

Deftones, White Pony
Released June 20
Purchase White Pony here

Taproot, Gift
Released June 27
Purchase Gift here

July

In Flames, Clayman
Released July 3
Purchase Clayman here

Underoath, Cries of the Past
Released July 4
Purchase Cries of the Past here

Dark Tranquillity, Haven
Released July 25
Purchase Haven here

August

Rancid, Rancid (2000)
Released August 1
Purchase Rancid here

Cave In, Jupiter
Released August 8
Purchase Jupiter here

Mudvayne, L.D. 50
Released August 22
Purchase L.D. 50 here

September

At the Drive-In, Relationship of Command
Release September 12
Purchase Relationship of Command here

Lamb of God, New American Gospel
Released September 26
Purchase New American Gospel here

October

Limp Bizkit, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
Released October 17
Purchase Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water here

Morbid Angel, Gateways to Annihilation
Released October 17
Purchase Gateways to Annihilation here

Linkin Park, Hybrid Theory
Released October 24
Purchase Hybrid Theory here

Cradle of Filth, Midian
Released October 30
Purchase Midian here

November

Marilyn Manson, Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)
Released November 11
Purchase Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) here

December

Rage Against the Machine, Renegades
Released December 5
Purchase Renegades here