While the Music Geek is putting the final touches on his annual genre-agnostic and quite Epic "Best Albums Of the Year" List, here's a quick one: 2023's 20 favorite metal and metal-friendly releases. The order is alphabetical, to keep the suspense going on which ones will end up on the other List as well.
Feel free to share suggestions in the "Comments" area on what I might have missed out on. No, Baroness are not in my top-20 this time, Metallica barely cracked the top-40, and Sleep Token can go fuck themselves.
THE ABBEY – Word Of Sin
BEARTOOTH – The Surface
BLOOD CEREMONY – The Old Ways Remain
BUGGIN – Concrete Cowboys
CODE ORANGE – The Above
DANAVA – Nothing But Nothing
DODHEIMSGARD – Black Medium Current
THE DWARVES – Concept Album
FUCKED UP – One Day
GREEN LUNG – This Heathen Land
GRIDLINK – Coronet Juniper
KATATONIA – Sky Void Of Stars
KVELERTAK – Endling
MUTOID MAN – Mutants
MYRKUR – Spine
NETHERLANDS – Severance
POISON RUIN – Harvest
PRIMORDIAL – How It Ends
VENOMOUS CONCEPT – The Good Ship Lollipop
WITCH RIPPER – The Flight After The Fall
The Cheater Slicks new one is in their top 3, raw and amazingly tender. Autopsy released a great one, their best since the reunion. Cirith Ungol. Don't forget to check Danny Monroe's 2-hour ghostly surf/rockabilly/mambo opus.
ReplyDeleteCiring Ungol yes, it's great! #21. :-) Will listen to the others, thanks.
DeleteIf you get in the mood for adventurous black metal which sounds thrilling, mysterious and combines avantgarde with hooks, I highly recommend you spin Thantifaxath' record. You could check the track Solar Witch for a clear indication of what's in store. Cheers, always a pleasure to read your stuff :)
ReplyDeletewill check it out this weekend, thanks!
ReplyDeleteAll haters of Sleep Token can go fuck themselves!
ReplyDeleteIt's a free country, I respect your right to have bad taste!
DeleteFor sure 😁! And I respect your right to talk shit on a band with fans "with no taste". Cheers to all false music critics!
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