The Heavy Desert Podcast – My Top 10 Favorite Albums of the 4th Quarter (October, November, & December) of 2025
Here we go again with another stacked quarter of heavy underground music releases. The final quarter of the year was huge and Dan and I discussed our favorite albums from October through December of 2025. You can listen to the episode on both Apple Music and Spotify. I once again listed out my picks with a link for each album review. I did this on both, the second quarter and third quarter reviews. I always have a great time chatting with Dan about this massive influx of incredible music that the heavy underground scene supplies us with. I would like to thank every band that creates and delivers such awesome music for us to listen to and enjoy. I am so grateful and passionate for this stuff that I love talking about it so much. I appreciate everyone involved and thank you for checking out the Jam Yeti Music Blog. Here are my top 10 in descending order with 13 honorable mentions.
10. STONE NOMADS – EMPIRES OF STONE
9. PALM DESERT – RAYS OF GOLD AND GRAYS
8. HOWLING GIANT – CRUCIBLE & RUIN
7. M.E.L.T. – INNERVATE/ OBLITERATE
6. PALE HORSE RITUAL – DIABOLIC FORMATION
5. LACERTILIA – TRANSCEND
4. SUNCRAFT – WELCOME TO THE COVEN
3. BRIMSTONE COVEN – THE LIGHT SHINES NOT FOR THEE
2. WINDS OF NEPTUNE – SELF TITLED
1. BONE CHURCH – DELIVERANCE
HONORABLE MENTIONS: (In No Particular Order!)
ELEPHARMERS – WESTERN WILDERNESS
FRIENDSHIP COMMANDERS – BEAR
THE LUNAR EFFECT – FORTUNE’S ALWAYS HIDING
ASTRALPLANE – OUT OF THE VOID
BENTREES – SILVER VEINS
VERONA FLORRIST – SELF TITLED
BLACK CHARGER – SMALL TOWN
HONEY BADGER – LET THERE BE LIGHT
REDWOOD – CLOUD COLONY
SOUL BLIND – RED SKY MOURNING
WINO – CREATE OR DIE
WOLFTOOTH – WIZARD’S LIGHT
BLUE HERON – EMULATIONS
Thank you for checking out my list. I would love to hear what bands are really doing it for you lately. Please check out The Heavy Desert Podcast with Dan Sierras. He does a fantastic job interviewing bands and people of the scene. We are going to be doing our Top 25 Albums of 2025 in the very near future. Please support the bands of the heavy underground music universe.
