2025 Recap

🎙️ Signals From Mars – Episode 435

Hour One: 2025 Hard Rock & Heavy Metal Recap

In Episode 435 of Signals From Mars, Victor is joined by longtime patrons Brad Dahl, Jeremy Weltman, and Ed Ferguson for a spoiler-free recap of hard rock and heavy metal in 2025.

This episode continues the revived Hour One format, focusing on conversation, reflection, and community rather than rankings, placements, or click-driven takes.

🔥 Episode Topics

🎸 Best-Selling Hard Rock & Metal Albums of 2025

The panel discusses albums that made a major commercial impact, exploring physical sales vs. streaming, genre perception, fan loyalty, and how success is measured today — without revealing rankings or outcomes.

🌍 Top-Grossing Hard Rock & Metal Tours

A spoiler-free look at touring trends in 2025, including legacy acts, stadium vs. arena strategies, touring economics, and how nostalgia and setlists shape the live experience.

📰 Biggest Hard Rock & Metal News Stories of 2025

Victor and the panel reflect on the year’s most talked-about developments, major announcements, and ongoing legacy band narratives. (Deaths are intentionally excluded from this segment.)

🕊️ Remembering Those We Lost

A respectful segment honoring influential artists who passed away in 2025, focusing on legacy, impact, and what these losses mean to the rock and metal community — without ranking or sensationalism.

❤️ Community & Reflection

Beyond albums and tours, this episode highlights why Signals From Mars exists: music as therapy, shared fan experiences, patron-driven discussion, and keeping the rock and metal community connected across generations.

🤘 Patron Shout-Outs

Thank you to the Signals From Mars Patrons who help keep the show independent and community-driven:

Steven Sailer, Steve Hoeker, Jeremy Weltman, Mike Jones, Brad Dahl, Mark Strigl, Gabriel Ruiz, Chris Vaglio, Metal Dan, Johan Ederström, Ed Ferguson, Anthony Mackey, Toni Espin, Sean Richmond

Many patrons actively participate in episodes like this one and help shape the show.

🔗 Connect with Signals From Mars

Website: https://signalsfrommars.com

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/signalsfrommars

YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/signalsfrommars

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/signalsfrommars

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/signalsfrommarsofficial/ X /

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/SignalsFromMars

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/signalsfrommars

Merch: https://signals-from-mars.creator-spring.com/

Podcast Platforms: https://www.signalsfrommars.com/podcast-services/

#SignalsFromMars #HardRock #HeavyMetal #MetalPodcast #RockPodcast #MetalCommunity #YearInReview #MusicPodcast