10 Great Noise Rock Albums You Might Have Missed in 2025
So Treble’s third annual noise rock roundup feature has returned. Has much in the world changed since then? Not for the better, that’s for sure. This mood is what noise rock is all about; laughing in the face of the abyss, spitting one straight in the eye of the tiny minority of bastards ruining this world for the rest of us. In it, you’ll find all sorts of confrontational delights, tilting from familiar grinding, evil rock fare to sludgy heaviness to scuzzy garage mania to grand, murky metal.
As per the obvious remit of this list’s title, the following 10 releases do not cover stellar 2025 releases from more well-known (by the genre’s standards) acts like Model/Actriz, Mclusky, Lifeguard, DITZ, Young Widows, Deerhoof or Today Is The Day. Nor does it include acclaimed cult epics by the likes of Ramleh and Shearling. We’re diving a bit deeper into the sewage for this list, uncovering all sorts of grotesque gems from the stinking mire. Sorry for that grim imagery.
In chronological order, starting in the depths of darkest winter, we present you with our rundown of 10 brilliant 2025 noise rock albums and EPs we think will plaster a rictus grin across the face of you, dear intrigued reader of such a wonderfully cursed list of music. Come on in, the murky water’s warm.
Haunted Horses – Dweller
Released: January 10
It feels fitting to start with a release on legendary noise rock label Three One G; Haunted Horses’ Dweller, which will go some way to filling the sad but very-justified Daughters-shaped hole in your life. A violent, ugly, jet-black industrial-flecked monstrosity, it’s genuinely exhilarating, frequently pure evil (look at those titles; “Temple Of Bone”, “Destroy Each Other”) and pulls off the haunted puppet-like grooves Daughters did so well. A band that feel fully set to “do a Chat Pile” and gain some higher profile acclaim.
Listen/Buy: Bandcamp
Denude – A Murmuration Of Capitalist Bees
Released: January 10
Fellow fans of the wonderful but long-split-up math rock act Piglet will be stoked to hear that one of their members is in a new band. Denude are a killer band that, to this writer’s ears anyway, recall angular, inventive late-’90s acts Faraquet and Frodus. A Murmuration Of Capitalist Bees is their excellent-titled debut, full of interesting grooves, sardonic lyrics and a lovely booming-drum production style that recalls peak Albini. Basically, if you’re reading this list you’ll likely find something to love in this fun, concise record.
Listen/Buy: Bandcamp
The None – CARE
Released: February 14
Moving back to the pummeling, abrasive side of noise rock; London’s The None feature ex-Bloc Party bassist Gordon Moakes as a member (who was also in a great band called Young Legionnaire) and have, this year, received a fair bit of hype here in Blighty. Their new EP CARE is a lean, mean four-track collection that features Moakes’ serrated bass tones, imaginative guitar leads and a hell of a front-person in the shape of Kai Whyte. It adds up to a terrific sophomore collection, one that utilizes tension and suspense with effortless aplomb.
Listen/Buy: Bandcamp
EYES – Spinner
Released: April 25
A growing favorite here at Treble (we featured them in our 2023 noise rock list as well as our best metal list this year), Copenhagen sludge crew EYES are, frankly, fucking sick. Spinner is their newest collection of ugly, pummeling sludge/noise metal; ten tracks of relentlessly head-bangable carnage that’ll make you feel like you could start a fight with a building and win. As evidenced by highlights like “The Captain” and “Deflating Rooms”; EYES’ maniacal commitment to dishing out a heavy beating is a total joy to subject one’s self to.
Listen/Buy: Bandcamp
Belonging – Hollow Cells
Released: May 15
Belonging actually make quite a nice (much less evil) counterpoint to the previous release on our list. The Portland trio have come up with an eclectic, heavy-but-melodic collection here, that sometimes recalls Torche (particularly the vocals), as well as similar doom-leaning acts like Helms Alee and Big Business. It might be a touch easier on the ear than the other albums featured herein, but it’s included on this list because one it rocks and two because epic tracks like “Waitup” and “Heir Apparent” make for titanic, forceful slabs of singular heaviness.
Listen/Buy: Bandcamp
The Newrids – Freedom Of Consequence
Released: June 6
This right here is a gem. The most “pigfuck”-sounding release on our list (carefully Google it if you need clarification), Freedom Of Consequence dishes out the feral psych-blues/harsh noise/sludge-punk blend that everyone reading this feature needs in their life. Boasting a raw, lo-fi vibe infused with omnipresent crackles of noise and distortion, The Newrids’ third album sounds a bit like a garage rock version of hardcore experimentalists Show Me The Body. No two songs sound alike, yet a lucid, unhinged vision pervades across these gripping ten tracks.
Listen/Buy: Bandcamp
Why Patterns – SCREAMERS
Released: July 10
Heading back over to the UK, we have this speaker-blowing banger from Why Patterns. One of the comments on SCREAMERS’ Bandcamp page invokes the likes of Primus, Fantomas and KEN Mode and it’s not a bad assessment. You could also throw in random comparisons like the frenzied chaos of The Locust or the bass-driven fuzz of Death From Above 1979. These 10 tracks are lumbering beasts, packed with evil grooves that are as manic as they are danceable. Released on brilliant UK noise rock label Human Worth, SCREAMERS might be the most purely fun record on this rundown.
Listen/Buy: Bandcamp
Intercourse – How I Fell In Love With The Void
Released: September 12
The second act in this list that’s an alumni of one of our previous noise rock round-ups, Connecticut’s Intercourse are proper “new favorite band” material. How I Fell In Love With The Void is a bit like an awesome middle ground between Chat Pile and Drug Church, with some black and sludge metal thrown in to the mix. One minute the mood’s sardonic, the next forlorn, the next fun, the next genuinely insane. It’s a relentless delight; one of several top-tier releases herein that combine exhilaration with emotion, punching you simultaneously in the face and heart.
Listen/Buy: Bandcamp
Ciśnienie – [angry noises]
Released: September 19
We’ve reached the avant-garde, epic-scaled section of the feature now. Where to start with Ciśnienie’s [angry noises]. Maybe some context. The band are a part of a wave of noise/post/art-rock bands in Poland right now making sax-fuelled, noisy goodness; also see the likes of Morze and Allarme if this niche appeals to you. Ciśnienie’s new release is a hell of a primer; four huge tracks (three are 15-plus minutes long) that blend Swans, Maruja and Black Country, New Road into an imposing and energetic head-scrambler. A band (and scene) worth keeping an eye on.
Listen/Buy: Bandcamp
IAN – Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!
Released: October 17
We close with the most post-metal-leaning release on our list. London mob IAN’s debut full-length qualifies for inclusion because this is not your pretty, cosmic brand of post-metal. Look at that spiky title as evidence. This is murky, menacing heaviness whose bleak mood and mercurial nature recalls noise rock as much as any other genre. It’s straight-up hostile (check out the Amenra-style screams and destructive grooves) but also, with its mournful violins and majestic scope, coursing with feeling; the despair of knowing the world should be so much better than this.
Listen/Buy: Bandcamp
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