A great list, my friend! You have chosen wisely. Here's my own Top 10 of 2023: 10. Horrendous - Ontological Mysterium 9. Sermon - Of Golden Verse 8. Majesties - Vast Reaches Unclaimed 7. Enslaved - Heimdal 6. Hellripper - Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags 5. Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite 4. Thantifaxath - Hive Mind Narcosis 3. Blackbraid - Blackbraid II 2. Downfall of Gaia - Silhouettes of Disgust 1. Wayfarer - American Gothic
1.Ahab - The Coral Tombs 2. Dodheimsgard - Black Medium Current 3. Valdrin - Throne of the lunar Soul 4. Panopticon - The Rime of Memory 5. Mephorash - krystl-Ah 6. Thantifaxath - Hive Mind Necrosis 7. In Flames - Forgone 8. Sleep Token - Take Me Back To Eden 9. Hellripper - Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags 10. Sulphur Aeon - Seven Crowns And Seven Seals
Watched this because I'm always hunting for new tunes. Had hope at Insomnium, and your top 2 sealed it. I listened to Orbit Culture's entire discography after I heard about 3 songs of theirs. So that makes 7 albums I have now to check out! Thanks for the list!
Your choices are close to one of my other favourite channels Hammerheart in Canada. So good you talk about the music and not witter on about algorithms help me etc bla bla . Take care xx
First video I've watched by you and I am so excited that Fires in the Distance made it into your top 5! It was my number 1 this year despite such an 'absolute 😉' banger of a year. I love all your choices this year. I'll check the other videos out! Great video, Lindsay! Its so hard to narrow down my list but some that have been on repeat for me are: 1. Air Not Meant For Us - Fires in the Distance 2. Exul - Ne Obliviscarus 3. ...And Everything In Between - Unprocessed 4. Descent - Orbit Culture 5. Violent Creed of Vengeance - Smoulder 6. Second Death - Mansion
Hi Lyndsey loved your conent this year found so many bands due to your recommendations.Love having apple music and have added so many amazing albums to my lilibrary of metal this year. looking forward to 2024 already.
White christ was my number 1 song on my Spotify wrapped, the nuckelavee by hellripper was number 2 👌🏻🤘🏻 Sulphur aeon and orbit culture were incredible, managed to get tickets for orbit in Glasgow, buzzing for that. Really liked blackrbraid when it first came out, not an album I've went back to a lot though.
I love your descriptions of the albums.Your top choices have given me some new lesser known bands to check out. Here are mine. Honestly, Orbit Culture could be higher for me. I am playing it to death lately My top 5 albums: Insomnium Lovebites Enslaved Vintersea Svalbard The rest: Orbit Culture Nervosa Cannibal Corpse Crypta Code Orange Hellripper Enforced Cattle Decap Mutoid Man Malleus Hanabie
I'm going to listen to that Midnight Sorcery album again before I sleep tonight. They don't fart about with a boring intro at the start of the album. They just come ripping right out of the gate. Looking forward to hearing those solos again. One of my favourite 'going to sleep' albums, ever, is Evoken's Hypnagogia but basically any their albums will do. Followed by Ruins Of Beverast's Thulean Grimoires, which I also have to mention, as well. You will surely have heard those already.
Going on 63 with close to 27-thousand albums, I recently re-discovered Black Metal and even started buying the only Belgian Flemish magazine worth the money (Rock Tribune) to get a bit of a bearing in the labyrinth Metal music is today. Glad I came across your channel to assist me with some guidance. However, may I suggest you add band name in writing on the screen, please? Between the retina challenging font some bands use and your bit of an accent, it can get a wee bit problematic finding out what and/or who yer talking about, especially for folks like me who aren't well-versed in today's vast Black Metal landscape. Cheerio lass. Warm greetings from Belgium.
A great list, Lindsay. I was listening to "Descent" again the other day (among other things, it helped me stay awake at work after a festive lunch!); truly a superb album. Heard most of the Wayfarer album and it's on my wish list for Xmas (also dug into their back catalogue, so thanks for the tip). Liked the Blackbraid and several of the others too; there's a couple I still need to investigate. Thanks again for a great yearful of recommendations. Among other things, next year I'm looking forward to the new Ihsahn album.
My favorites are: Vargrav - The Nighthold Moonlight Sorcery horned lord of the thorned castle Enslaved - Heimdal Varathron - The Crimson temple The Night eternal - Fatale Xoth - Exogalactic
2 more recent releases missing from this that ended up coming in at number 1 and number 2 on my list are the just released new album from Panopticon "The Rime of Memory" and at number 2 for me is the final album in a trilogy of albums from the absolutely incredible Shylmagoghnar with "Convergence". Which just tells you how incredible this new Panopticon album is. Because I didn't think it possible that anything could top the Shylmagoghnar record. An absolutely incredible year for metal music, notably on the extreme metal side of things.
I just received a lp copy from your number one, "Blackbraid II" and this is just fantastic music, love the indian fibe in the album and stunning artwork as well not many people talk about this release.. to have it as number one is just great ! thanks !
Some really good picks in your list, here is my top 10 - 1. Katatonia -Sky Void Of Stars 2.Asinhell -Impii Hora 3.Sermon -Of Golden Verse 4.Memoriam -Rise To Power 5.Thy Catafalque -Alfold 6. The Lions Daughter -Bath House 7.Blackbraid -ii 8.Hellripper -Warlocks Grim And Withered Hags 9.Dying Fetus -Make Them Beg For Death 10. Cattle Decapitation -Terrasite
1. Metallica - 72 Seasons 2. Overkill - Scorched 3. Cirith Ungol - Dark Parade 4. Nuclear Power Trio - Wet Ass Plutonium 5. KK's Priest - The Sinner Rides Again 6. Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus 7. Jag Panzer - The Hallowed 8. U.D.O. - Touchdown 9. Primal Fear - Code Red 10. Ghost - Phantomime
Aethrians album is awesome. Blackbraid II incredible album. In a year (2023) of disappointing heavy metal albums ie big names you know who, the black, melodic death, solo projects etc were incredible. Brilliant list Lindsay. Great channel keep up the great work xx
That Wayfarer album is a classic I had it has my number 1 but with so much great albums out this year it was tough deciding which were my favourites!! Keep up the good work great hearing a Scottish voice talking about metal!!
Beware of the antlers! Great seeing more support and awareness for Orbit Culture, these guys deserve every bit of praise put their way. Tremendous band and lovely people to boot. Just saw them on Wednesday at the Cathouse 🖤
@@theheavymetaljournal it was a great gig, total sweatbox 😅 Although, I had the misfortune of finding out I was too old for the pit now, double sprain to my foot and ankle after I fell in it (well over a youngster).
Yes the new Orbit Culture album was fantastic I was able to see them live this year when they were on tour with Avatar and Veil Of Maya I was able to meet the band great guys they hung out with the crowd during Avatar's set one album really enjoyed this year was really looking forward to was The Dark Side Of The Moon Metamorphosis the band is made uo of Melissa Bonny ( Ad Infinitum) Morten Lowe Sorensen ( Amaranthe and Melissa Bonny husband) Hans Platz and Jenny Diehl ( Feuerschwanz) 🖤💀🦇💣⚡️🤘
cool list! i must check out Seagrave. Never heard them before. my favorite albums this year were Thy Catafalque, Obituary, Ningen Isu, Blackbraid, Wayfayer, Majesties, Cannibal Corpse, Skalmold, Tribunal, Tygers of Pan Tang, Enslaved, Finsterforst, Guts. Thats about all for this year. Mostly listening to my favorite bands and albums so i get very picky with new stuff, LOL! Cheers!
Thanks to your channel and recommendations, I have bought quite a few albums this year that I, otherwise, wouldn't have known about. Your fear factory vid also helped me buy some brilliant cds by them. So thanks for that, and I'm looking forward to next year now, Merry Christmas!
cool list, I'm in process of eliminating some bands from my top 10, but so far my top 10 : Insomnium, Aara, Cattle Decapitation, Soulless, Sodomisery, Krisgrav, Svalbard, Evoking Winds, Manbryne, Totenmesse.
Great choices throughout your 40-list - with some bands/albums that I didn't know yet; always great to find such - thanks! Some of my favourites from this year: Afsky - om hundrede aar; Tempel Wolf - Hirschgeweihmaskeraden (EP), Therizo - Taubra, Aara - Triade III: Nyx, Thy Catafalque - Alföld,
9. 'Transylvanian Glare' by Arnaut Pavle 8. 'Collapsor' by Collapsor 7. 'The Last Laugh' by Exhibition 6. 'AGONIZER' by ACID MASS 5. 'Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle' by Moonlight Sorcery 4. 'Eminente Lucifer Libertad' by Phantom Fire 3. 'Sator Arepo' by Judgitzu 2. 'Infinite Psychic Depths' by Outer Heaven 1. 'Seasons Dreaming Death' by Graveripper YAY!! I called it! that Moonlight Sorcery is definitely something special! lol ...as always, thanks for another great video & list. I'm looking forward to checking some of these out. Cheers to 2023 from Texas, USA!!
I've rearranged this list so many times it's ridiculous. I honestly can't say what my favorite album was this year. it's definitely within these. I guess my tastes were a bit more progressive this year. Cheers! 1. Sermon - On Golden Verse 2. The Hirsch Effekt - Urian 3. Hypno5e - Sheol 4. The Ocean - Holocene 5. Ne Obliviscaris - Exul 6. Insomium - Anno 1696 7. Carnation - Cursed Morality 8. Kallias - First Ascent 9. Lokust - Infidels 10. Voyager - Fearless in Love
Marianas Rest - Auer Atlases - Between The Day & I Obituary - The Dying Of Everything Warmen - Here For None Insomnium - Anno 1696 ...And Oceans - As In Gardens So In Tombs Shade Empire - Sunholy Bloodred Hourglass - How's The Heart
I’ve only started listening to album this year so I checked out many older album but not that many that came out this year, however I still have a top 10 ! 1. In Flames - Foregone 2. Orbit Culture - Descent 3. As everything unfolds - Ultraviolet 4. Within Temptation - Bleed Out 5. Kamelot - The Awakening 6. Feuerschwanz - Fegefeuer 7. Xandria - The Wonders Still Awaiting 8. Avenged Sevenfold - Life is but a dream… 9. Blackbraid - Blackbraid II 10. Hellripper - Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags
Great list. Some of the albums you picked will surely end in my top 2023 (Hellripped, Moonlight Sorcery...) And thank for Anima Hereticae, it sounds awesome ! And the cover is wonderful.
Have really enjoyed your top 40 and the final 10 too. Don't know if you have noticed the mad run of gigs in Glasgow in March. 2 of your top 10 bands playing in the space of a few days - Orbit Culture on the Wednesday and Wayfarer (with Enslaved & Svalbard) on the Saturday. Chuck in Napalm Death on the Thursday, Cattle Decapitation on the Sunday and Judas Priest on the Monday and it's a crazy few days!!!
+ My Albums of 2023 + (In Alphabetical Order) 01). Bad Wolves ~ Die About It 02). Bongzilla ~ Dab City 03). Cannibal Corpse ~ Chaos Horrific 04). Cattle Decapitation ~ Terrasite 05). Cavalera Conspiracy ~ Bestial Devastation/Morbid Visions 06). Church Of Misery ~ Born Under A Mad Sign 07). Contrarian ~ Sage Of Shekhinah 08). Cultus Black ~ Cultus Black 09). Dope ~ Blood Money Pt.Zer0 10). Dying Fetus ~ Make Them Beg For Death 11). Godflesh ~ Purge 12). Horrible Earth ~ Weakened By Civilization 13). In Flames ~ Foregone 14). Karras ~ We Poison Their Young 15). King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard ~ PetroDragonic Apocalypse 16). Lions At The Gate ~ The Excuses We Cannot Make 17). Sanguisugabogg ~ Homicidal Ecstasy 18). Tomb Mold ~ The Enduring Spirit 19). Venomous Concept ~ The Good Ship Lollipop 20). Werewolves ~ My Enemies Look And Sound Like Me
Thanks for sharing =) A good list overall, we agree quite a lot. My personal top 1-10 , since I posted 11-20 in the last video: 1. Lord of the Lost - Blood & Glitter - Dark Rock (Germany) 2. And Oceans - As In Gardens, So In Tombs - Melodic Black Metal (Finland) 3. Insomnium - Anno 1696 - Melodic Death Metal (Finland) 4. Enslaved - Heimdal - Progressive Black Metal (Norway) 5. Heathen Foray - Oathbreaker - Melodic Folk Death Metal (Austria) 6. Raider - Trial By Chaos - Thrash Metal (Canada) 7. The Arcane Order - Distortions From Cosmogonoy - Melodic Death Metal (Denmark) 8. Maktkamp - Caps Lock Woke Rock - Hard Rock (Norway) 9. Nexorum - Tongue of Thorns - Black/Death Metal (Norway) 10. Aeolian - Echoes of The Future - Melodic Death Metal (Spain)
Some great picks, totally agree with Sulphur Aeon and Moonlight Sorcery. Have to check out Anima Hereticae, missed that one so far. Here is my Top 10 of 2023: 1. …and Oceans - As in Gardens, So in Tombs 2. Sühnopfer - Nous sommes d'hier 3. Sulphur Aeon - Seven Crowns and Seven Seals 4. Bloedmaan - Castle inside the Eclipse 5. Moonlight Sorcery - Horned Lord Of The Thorned Castle 6. Ahab - The Coral Tombs 7. Roadwolf - Midnight Lightning 8. +1476+ - In Exile 9. Wormhole - Almost Human 10. ILDSKÆR - Blod & Jern Honorable mentions: Arkhtinn, Crepititation, Nithing, The Night Eternal, Böotes Void, Ancestral Blood, Deathcode Society
I think we shared more in common in our top 10 then anything lol. Some awesome one's in the top 10. Orbit Culture I enjoyed but I couldn't place it this high considering the quality of melodeath this year. I'll post my top 50 below. This could change because I'm still going through albums new and relistens. I have alll albums ranked on Metalstorm, which is almost 300 lol. So I wasn't gonna post all those but honestly, I could recommend so many more than 50. This year has been that good. Great video btw. Anyway, here it is.... 1. Sulphur Aeon - Seven Crowns And Seven Seals 2. Shylmagoghnar - Convergence 3. Sworn - A Journey Told Through Fire 4. Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite 5. Fires In The Distance - Air Not Meant For Us 6. Wayfarer - American Gothic 7. Horrendous - Ontological Mysterium 8. Thy Catafalque - Alföld 9. Hellripper - Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags 10. Valdrin - Throne Of The Lunar Soul 11. Blackbraid - Blackbraid II 12. Marianas Rest - Auer 13. Panopticon - The Rime Of Memory 14. On Thorns I Lay - On Thorns I Lay 15. Sermon - Of Golden Verse 16. Shores Of Null - The Loss Of Beauty 17. Afterbirth - In But Not Of 18. Ne Obliviscaris - Exul 19. Cruciamentum - Obsidian Refractions 20. Nospūn - Opus 21. Tomb Mold - The Enduring Spirit 22. Moonlight Sorcery - Horned Lord Of The Thorned Castle 23. Hanging Garden - The Garden 24. Enslaved - Heimdal 25. Omnerod - The Amensal Rise 26. Dødheimsgard - Black Medium Current 27. Night Crowned - Tales 28. Décembre Noir - Your Sunset / My Sunrise 29. Primordial - How It Ends 30. Atavistia - Cosmic Warfare 31. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; Or, Dawn Of Eternal Night: An Annihilation Of Planet Earth And The Beginning Of Merciless Damnation 32. Alkaloid - Numen 33. TesseracT - War Of Being 34. Obsidian Tide - The Grand Crescendo 35. Fortíð - Narkissos 36. Varathron - The Crimson Temple 37. The Lion's Daughter - Bath House 38. Faidra - Militant : Peninent : Triumphant 39. Svalbard - The Weight Of The Mask 40. Austere - Corrosion Of Hearts 41. Baroness - Stone 42. Sadus - The Shadow Inside 43. Úlfúð - Of Existential Distortion 44. Xoth - Exogalactic 45. Dying Fetus - Make Them Beg For Death 46. Gravesend - Gowanus Death Stomp 47. Deitus - Irreversible 48. Enforced - War Remains 49. Domkraft - Sonic Moons 50. Insomnium - Anno 1696
Probably because they acted like morons and played the race card when they were caught abusing staff both verbally and spitting at a festival in Norway - they were pissed and disrespected just about everything and everyone they came in contact with. Then blamed everyone but themselves for the shit show they created. They were great during the gig - but I'll never listen to them again.
That blackbraid album is so freaking good my third fav metal album of the year. My fav metal album of the year was tarrasite by cattle decapitation when that album came out I became addicted to it couldnt put it down. The new panopticon album is my second fav metal album of the year this is the metal album that hit me the hardest emotionally this year I just didn’t get as addicted to it as I did the cattle album.
You and me both. The last section of Winter's Ghost had brought me near to tears, panopticon's new album as whole effin' beautiful. Before then I binged terrasite till the cows came home. Lots of good shit year \m/
New subsciber, dig the channel so far. My top metal albums were Cannibal Corpse Nervosa Sadus Go Ahead and Die Memoriam Crypta Overkill Angelus Apatrida Primal Fear KK' Priest
new to the channel, nice picks. wasn't familiar with Anima or Nuclear Winter but they sound great. My list would have more experimental black, folk and doomy hybrids but it would be hard to not include a lot of these albums as they've got strong writing and unique sounds too, already have many enjoyable repeat listens on them.
I’m so close to being on board with the moonlight sorcery album but the vocal production and mix really holds it back for too. Too buried and “off in the distance” for me. Maybe I just have to live through the album for a few listens and see if it sinks in. Cause I know I really enjoy the music itself
Humanitys Last Breath - Ashen Violet Cold - Multieverse Tsjuder - Helvegr Frontieres - La Trilogie Escape From Wonderland - Pieces Atoll - Human Extract End - The SinOf Human Fraility Ten56 - downer part 1 and 2 To The Grave - Offcuts Disfiguring The Goddess - The Brutal Machine
Great list! I wavered back and forth with Wayfarer and Blackbraid. Both awesome albums, but liked their previous albums a touch more. Check out our channel and list if you can.
@@theheavymetaljournal Do you have any records of the Warning? a heavy rock power trio. If you don't i recommend you check them out. They have several concerts and videos of their music. They will be at the Wacken festival in Germany.
Ironmaster “Weapons Of Spiritual Carnage” Nospun “Opus” Humanity’s Last Breath “Ashen” Orbit Culture “Descent” Sleep Token “Take Me Back To Eden” Night Crowned “Tales” Insomnium “Anno 1696/Songs of the Dusk” Xandria “The Wonders Still Awaiting” Sylosis “A Sign of Things to Come” Katatonia “Sky Void of Stars” Omnerod “The Amensal Rise” The Amity Affliction “Not Without My Ghosts” Tesseract “War of Being” Majesties “Vast Reaches Unclaimed” For I Am King “Crown” Thy Catafalque “Alföld” After Earth “The Rarity of Reason” Hellripper “Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags” Sermon “Of Golden Verse” Raider “Trial By Chaos” Fires In The Distance “Air Not Meant For Us” King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard “PetroDragonic Apocalypse; Or, Dawn Of Eternal Night: An Annihilation Of Planet Earth And The Beginning Of Merciless Damnation” I’m still working on my list but that’s the raw of it
Liked Blackbraid 1 - saw them live and thought they were great - then witnessed the childish race baiting tantrum they had so I'll never listen to them again.
¿Por que tanto egoismo? por q no escribir una lista con los nombres de las bandas , la verdad no entiendo , si no hubiera sido por google no decifraba los nombres, gracias en todo caso buenísimas bandas.
Overall a Fantastic Top 40 list Lindsay! Thanks for your great work! I could not do a list like this, to many great Releases this year! Are you buying all this Albums? My Overall Number 1 and most listen Album of 2023 is the AHAB Album!! Another 10/10 Masterpiece from one of my Alltime Favorite Band's!! 💀🖤💀🖤💀🖤
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A great list, my friend! You have chosen wisely. Here's my own Top 10 of 2023:
10. Horrendous - Ontological Mysterium
9. Sermon - Of Golden Verse
8. Majesties - Vast Reaches Unclaimed
7. Enslaved - Heimdal
6. Hellripper - Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags
5. Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite
4. Thantifaxath - Hive Mind Narcosis
3. Blackbraid - Blackbraid II
2. Downfall of Gaia - Silhouettes of Disgust
1. Wayfarer - American Gothic
Blackbraid have really skyrocketed almost out of nowhere,and rightfully so because it's such good stuff....thanks for the list,first timer here
1.Ahab - The Coral Tombs
2. Dodheimsgard - Black Medium Current
3. Valdrin - Throne of the lunar Soul
4. Panopticon - The Rime of Memory
5. Mephorash - krystl-Ah
6. Thantifaxath - Hive Mind Necrosis
7. In Flames - Forgone
8. Sleep Token - Take Me Back To Eden
9. Hellripper - Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags
10. Sulphur Aeon - Seven Crowns And Seven Seals
What’s the appeal of sleep token I heard the album sounds like every other mainstream rock band out there don’t get it. I respect your opinion though
Thanks so much for including ‘Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags’ on here!! Much appreciated! 🐐🐐🐐
Are you coming to play at fortress next year??
@@cheeseontoast9251 Not in 2024, no.
Watched this because I'm always hunting for new tunes. Had hope at Insomnium, and your top 2 sealed it. I listened to Orbit Culture's entire discography after I heard about 3 songs of theirs. So that makes 7 albums I have now to check out! Thanks for the list!
Great list and great channel!
Your choices are close to one of my other favourite channels Hammerheart in Canada.
So good you talk about the music and not witter on about algorithms help me etc bla bla .
Take care xx
First video I've watched by you and I am so excited that Fires in the Distance made it into your top 5! It was my number 1 this year despite such an 'absolute 😉' banger of a year. I love all your choices this year. I'll check the other videos out!
Great video, Lindsay!
Its so hard to narrow down my list but some that have been on repeat for me are:
1. Air Not Meant For Us - Fires in the Distance
2. Exul - Ne Obliviscarus
3. ...And Everything In Between - Unprocessed
4. Descent - Orbit Culture
5. Violent Creed of Vengeance - Smoulder
6. Second Death - Mansion
Wayfarer wow I am excited to Lindsay xx
1: Linus Klausenitzer: Tulpa
2: Alkaloid: Numen
3: Fires in the Distance: Air Not Meant for Us
4: Ensalved: Heimdal
5: Stortregn: Finitude
6: Scar Symmetry: The Singularity (Phase II: Xenotaph)
7: The Zenith Passage: Datalysium
8:Phlebotomized: Clouds of Confusion
9: Exmortus: Necrophony
10: Hellripper: Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags
+1: Thy Catafalque: Alföld
Awesome picks!
Hi Lyndsey loved your conent this year found so many bands due to your recommendations.Love having apple music and have added so many amazing albums to my lilibrary of metal this year. looking forward to 2024 already.
White christ was my number 1 song on my Spotify wrapped, the nuckelavee by hellripper was number 2 👌🏻🤘🏻
Sulphur aeon and orbit culture were incredible, managed to get tickets for orbit in Glasgow, buzzing for that. Really liked blackrbraid when it first came out, not an album I've went back to a lot though.
Your list is getting better as the choices are revealed
Thank you. Introduced me to some new bands. Some much great music. My album of the year is Green Lung- This Heathen Land.
I love your descriptions of the albums.Your top choices have given me some new lesser known bands to check out. Here are mine. Honestly, Orbit Culture could be higher for me. I am playing it to death lately
My top 5 albums:
Insomnium
Lovebites
Enslaved
Vintersea
Svalbard
The rest:
Orbit Culture
Nervosa
Cannibal Corpse
Crypta
Code Orange
Hellripper
Enforced
Cattle Decap
Mutoid Man
Malleus
Hanabie
I'm going to listen to that Midnight Sorcery album again before I sleep tonight. They don't fart about with a boring intro at the start of the album. They just come ripping right out of the gate. Looking forward to hearing those solos again.
One of my favourite 'going to sleep' albums, ever, is Evoken's Hypnagogia but basically any their albums will do. Followed by Ruins Of Beverast's Thulean Grimoires, which I also have to mention, as well.
You will surely have heard those already.
Going on 63 with close to 27-thousand albums, I recently re-discovered Black Metal and even started buying the only Belgian Flemish magazine worth the money (Rock Tribune) to get a bit of a bearing in the labyrinth Metal music is today. Glad I came across your channel to assist me with some guidance. However, may I suggest you add band name in writing on the screen, please? Between the retina challenging font some bands use and your bit of an accent, it can get a wee bit problematic finding out what and/or who yer talking about, especially for folks like me who aren't well-versed in today's vast Black Metal landscape. Cheerio lass. Warm greetings from Belgium.
A great list, Lindsay. I was listening to "Descent" again the other day (among other things, it helped me stay awake at work after a festive lunch!); truly a superb album. Heard most of the Wayfarer album and it's on my wish list for Xmas (also dug into their back catalogue, so thanks for the tip). Liked the Blackbraid and several of the others too; there's a couple I still need to investigate.
Thanks again for a great yearful of recommendations. Among other things, next year I'm looking forward to the new Ihsahn album.
Great ending to you list Lindsay!!
My favorites are:
Vargrav - The Nighthold
Moonlight Sorcery horned lord of the thorned castle
Enslaved - Heimdal
Varathron - The Crimson temple
The Night eternal - Fatale
Xoth - Exogalactic
That Wayfarer made my top 10 too, they were the best band i saw this year
2 more recent releases missing from this that ended up coming in at number 1 and number 2 on my list are the just released new album from Panopticon "The Rime of Memory" and at number 2 for me is the final album in a trilogy of albums from the absolutely incredible Shylmagoghnar with "Convergence". Which just tells you how incredible this new Panopticon album is. Because I didn't think it possible that anything could top the Shylmagoghnar record.
An absolutely incredible year for metal music, notably on the extreme metal side of things.
I just received a lp copy from your number one, "Blackbraid II" and this is just fantastic music, love the indian fibe in the album and stunning artwork as well
not many people talk about this release.. to have it as number one is just great ! thanks !
Absolutely fell in love with that album and I'm so glad you like it too! Thanks for checking out the video!
A lot of those albums on your list either made or were close to making my top 50. I gotta say that's a pretty damn good list. :)
Thank you for your work ! Here’s my top 20 for ’23 :
1. Altarage - Worst Case Scenario
2. Blindfolded and led to the Woods - Rejecting Obliteration
3. Cruciamentum - Obsidian Refractions
4. Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite
5. The Bleeding - Monokrator
6. Burner - It All Returns to Nothing
7. Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns
8. Horrendous - Ontological Mysterium
9. Imperial Crystalline Entombment - Ancient Glacial Resurgence
10. Acid King - Beyond Vision
11. Shining - Shining
12. Raider - Trial by Chaos
13. Haar - Ouroboros
14. Tongues - Formlöse Stjerner
15. Panopticion - The Rime of Memory
16. Mānbryne - Interregnum: O próbie wiary i jarzmie zwątpienia
17. Enforced - War Remains
18. Coffinborn - Cadaveric Retribution
19. Ikarie - Arde
20. Moonreich - Amer
Some really good picks in your list, here is my top 10 -
1. Katatonia -Sky Void Of Stars
2.Asinhell -Impii Hora
3.Sermon -Of Golden Verse
4.Memoriam -Rise To Power
5.Thy Catafalque -Alfold
6. The Lions Daughter -Bath House
7.Blackbraid -ii
8.Hellripper -Warlocks Grim And Withered Hags
9.Dying Fetus -Make Them Beg For Death
10. Cattle Decapitation -Terrasite
Asinhell-yeah!
1. Metallica - 72 Seasons
2. Overkill - Scorched
3. Cirith Ungol - Dark Parade
4. Nuclear Power Trio - Wet Ass Plutonium
5. KK's Priest - The Sinner Rides Again
6. Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus
7. Jag Panzer - The Hallowed
8. U.D.O. - Touchdown
9. Primal Fear - Code Red
10. Ghost - Phantomime
Aethrians album is awesome.
Blackbraid II incredible album.
In a year (2023) of disappointing heavy metal albums ie big names you know who, the black, melodic death, solo projects etc were incredible.
Brilliant list Lindsay.
Great channel keep up the great work xx
Moonlight Scorcery great album bought cd and a t shirt❤️💯🤘🤘🤘
That Wayfarer album is a classic I had it has my number 1 but with so much great albums out this year it was tough deciding which were my favourites!! Keep up the good work great hearing a Scottish voice talking about metal!!
Insomnium have never made a bad album, got the Earbook and a t shirt ❤️💯💯🤘🤘
Beware of the antlers!
Great seeing more support and awareness for Orbit Culture, these guys deserve every bit of praise put their way. Tremendous band and lovely people to boot.
Just saw them on Wednesday at the Cathouse 🖤
Yeah I was at the Cathouse show too! It was absolutely amazing!! 🤘🏻
@@theheavymetaljournal it was a great gig, total sweatbox 😅
Although, I had the misfortune of finding out I was too old for the pit now, double sprain to my foot and ankle after I fell in it (well over a youngster).
@@theheavymetaljournal just realized you are in the OC group too - you caught the drumstick in a rather unique way.....
@@Jester_head666 hahaha yeah I did! Sometimes not paying attention works out well for you 😂😂😂
Yes the new Orbit Culture album was fantastic I was able to see them live this year when they were on tour with Avatar and Veil Of Maya I was able to meet the band great guys they hung out with the crowd during Avatar's set one album really enjoyed this year was really looking forward to was The Dark Side Of The Moon Metamorphosis the band is made uo of Melissa Bonny ( Ad Infinitum) Morten Lowe Sorensen ( Amaranthe and Melissa Bonny husband) Hans Platz and Jenny Diehl ( Feuerschwanz) 🖤💀🦇💣⚡️🤘
cool list! i must check out Seagrave. Never heard them before. my favorite albums this year were Thy Catafalque, Obituary, Ningen Isu, Blackbraid, Wayfayer, Majesties, Cannibal Corpse, Skalmold, Tribunal, Tygers of Pan Tang, Enslaved, Finsterforst, Guts. Thats about all for this year. Mostly listening to my favorite bands and albums so i get very picky with new stuff, LOL! Cheers!
Thanks to your channel and recommendations, I have bought quite a few albums this year that I, otherwise, wouldn't have known about. Your fear factory vid also helped me buy some brilliant cds by them. So thanks for that, and I'm looking forward to next year now, Merry Christmas!
cool list, I'm in process of eliminating some bands from my top 10, but so far my top 10 : Insomnium, Aara, Cattle Decapitation, Soulless, Sodomisery, Krisgrav, Svalbard, Evoking Winds, Manbryne, Totenmesse.
Great choices throughout your 40-list - with some bands/albums that I didn't know yet; always great to find such - thanks! Some of my favourites from this year: Afsky - om hundrede aar; Tempel Wolf - Hirschgeweihmaskeraden (EP), Therizo - Taubra, Aara - Triade III: Nyx, Thy Catafalque - Alföld,
9. 'Transylvanian Glare' by Arnaut Pavle
8. 'Collapsor' by Collapsor
7. 'The Last Laugh' by Exhibition
6. 'AGONIZER' by ACID MASS
5. 'Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle' by Moonlight Sorcery
4. 'Eminente Lucifer Libertad' by Phantom Fire
3. 'Sator Arepo' by Judgitzu
2. 'Infinite Psychic Depths' by Outer Heaven
1. 'Seasons Dreaming Death' by Graveripper
YAY!! I called it! that Moonlight Sorcery is definitely something special! lol ...as always, thanks for another great video & list. I'm looking forward to checking some of these out. Cheers to 2023 from Texas, USA!!
I've rearranged this list so many times it's ridiculous. I honestly can't say what my favorite album was this year. it's definitely within these. I guess my tastes were a bit more progressive this year. Cheers!
1. Sermon - On Golden Verse
2. The Hirsch Effekt - Urian
3. Hypno5e - Sheol
4. The Ocean - Holocene
5. Ne Obliviscaris - Exul
6. Insomium - Anno 1696
7. Carnation - Cursed Morality
8. Kallias - First Ascent
9. Lokust - Infidels
10. Voyager - Fearless in Love
Marianas Rest - Auer
Atlases - Between The Day & I
Obituary - The Dying Of Everything
Warmen - Here For None
Insomnium - Anno 1696
...And Oceans - As In Gardens So In Tombs
Shade Empire - Sunholy
Bloodred Hourglass - How's The Heart
Marianas Rest's album was awesome!
Cheers from Canada ,love your voice/accent !! EEHH...Good choices .
I’ve only started listening to album this year so I checked out many older album but not that many that came out this year, however I still have a top 10 !
1. In Flames - Foregone
2. Orbit Culture - Descent
3. As everything unfolds - Ultraviolet
4. Within Temptation - Bleed Out
5. Kamelot - The Awakening
6. Feuerschwanz - Fegefeuer
7. Xandria - The Wonders Still Awaiting
8. Avenged Sevenfold - Life is but a dream…
9. Blackbraid - Blackbraid II
10. Hellripper - Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags
Great list. Some of the albums you picked will surely end in my top 2023 (Hellripped, Moonlight Sorcery...)
And thank for Anima Hereticae, it sounds awesome ! And the cover is wonderful.
Great list. Thx for Anima Heriticae. Never heard of them. Stunning!
Blackbraid II! Excellent choice, great list overall, loved seeing some of the selections on this :)
I’m from Colorado and I didn’t know about Wayfarer.
Check out a band called Horrendous. The album they put out this year is awesome! I think you will enjoy it!
In my top 5 for sure. Zweilicht from Mental Cruelty is another banger
I really like that Wayfarer record as well. Glad to see it mentioned.
I also really like one that no one has mentioned, Aodon "Portraits".
1:54 - Because of your accent i thought you said, “90 minute track…” and i was like not even phased by a 90 minute track. 😂
Excellent, greetings from Chile Lindsay.
i like your list...
you really shines with every record... lovely...
Taake
Hellripper
Dødheimsgard
Backstreet Girls
++++
Have really enjoyed your top 40 and the final 10 too. Don't know if you have noticed the mad run of gigs in Glasgow in March. 2 of your top 10 bands playing in the space of a few days - Orbit Culture on the Wednesday and Wayfarer (with Enslaved & Svalbard) on the Saturday. Chuck in Napalm Death on the Thursday, Cattle Decapitation on the Sunday and Judas Priest on the Monday and it's a crazy few days!!!
+ My Albums of 2023 + (In Alphabetical Order)
01). Bad Wolves ~ Die About It
02). Bongzilla ~ Dab City
03). Cannibal Corpse ~ Chaos Horrific
04). Cattle Decapitation ~ Terrasite
05). Cavalera Conspiracy ~ Bestial Devastation/Morbid Visions
06). Church Of Misery ~ Born Under A Mad Sign
07). Contrarian ~ Sage Of Shekhinah
08). Cultus Black ~ Cultus Black
09). Dope ~ Blood Money Pt.Zer0
10). Dying Fetus ~ Make Them Beg For Death
11). Godflesh ~ Purge
12). Horrible Earth ~ Weakened By Civilization
13). In Flames ~ Foregone
14). Karras ~ We Poison Their Young
15). King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard ~ PetroDragonic Apocalypse
16). Lions At The Gate ~ The Excuses We Cannot Make
17). Sanguisugabogg ~ Homicidal Ecstasy
18). Tomb Mold ~ The Enduring Spirit
19). Venomous Concept ~ The Good Ship Lollipop
20). Werewolves ~ My Enemies Look And Sound Like Me
Thanks for sharing =) A good list overall, we agree quite a lot.
My personal top 1-10 , since I posted 11-20 in the last video:
1. Lord of the Lost - Blood & Glitter - Dark Rock (Germany)
2. And Oceans - As In Gardens, So In Tombs - Melodic Black Metal (Finland)
3. Insomnium - Anno 1696 - Melodic Death Metal (Finland)
4. Enslaved - Heimdal - Progressive Black Metal (Norway)
5. Heathen Foray - Oathbreaker - Melodic Folk Death Metal (Austria)
6. Raider - Trial By Chaos - Thrash Metal (Canada)
7. The Arcane Order - Distortions From Cosmogonoy - Melodic Death Metal (Denmark)
8. Maktkamp - Caps Lock Woke Rock - Hard Rock (Norway)
9. Nexorum - Tongue of Thorns - Black/Death Metal (Norway)
10. Aeolian - Echoes of The Future - Melodic Death Metal (Spain)
Great video 😊
Some great picks, totally agree with Sulphur Aeon and Moonlight Sorcery. Have to check out Anima Hereticae, missed that one so far.
Here is my Top 10 of 2023:
1. …and Oceans - As in Gardens, So in Tombs
2. Sühnopfer - Nous sommes d'hier
3. Sulphur Aeon - Seven Crowns and Seven Seals
4. Bloedmaan - Castle inside the Eclipse
5. Moonlight Sorcery - Horned Lord Of The Thorned Castle
6. Ahab - The Coral Tombs
7. Roadwolf - Midnight Lightning
8. +1476+ - In Exile
9. Wormhole - Almost Human
10. ILDSKÆR - Blod & Jern
Honorable mentions: Arkhtinn, Crepititation, Nithing, The Night Eternal, Böotes Void, Ancestral Blood, Deathcode Society
Nuclear Winter is a song By the band Sodom, Don't know these bands well, But ill check them out
Not sure if ill Like them But ill give them a listen
I think we shared more in common in our top 10 then anything lol. Some awesome one's in the top 10. Orbit Culture I enjoyed but I couldn't place it this high considering the quality of melodeath this year. I'll post my top 50 below. This could change because I'm still going through albums new and relistens. I have alll albums ranked on Metalstorm, which is almost 300 lol. So I wasn't gonna post all those but honestly, I could recommend so many more than 50. This year has been that good. Great video btw. Anyway, here it is....
1. Sulphur Aeon - Seven Crowns And Seven Seals
2. Shylmagoghnar - Convergence
3. Sworn - A Journey Told Through Fire
4. Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite
5. Fires In The Distance - Air Not Meant For Us
6. Wayfarer - American Gothic
7. Horrendous - Ontological Mysterium
8. Thy Catafalque - Alföld
9. Hellripper - Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags
10. Valdrin - Throne Of The Lunar Soul
11. Blackbraid - Blackbraid II
12. Marianas Rest - Auer
13. Panopticon - The Rime Of Memory
14. On Thorns I Lay - On Thorns I Lay
15. Sermon - Of Golden Verse
16. Shores Of Null - The Loss Of Beauty
17. Afterbirth - In But Not Of
18. Ne Obliviscaris - Exul
19. Cruciamentum - Obsidian Refractions
20. Nospūn - Opus
21. Tomb Mold - The Enduring Spirit
22. Moonlight Sorcery - Horned Lord Of The Thorned Castle
23. Hanging Garden - The Garden
24. Enslaved - Heimdal
25. Omnerod - The Amensal Rise
26. Dødheimsgard - Black Medium Current
27. Night Crowned - Tales
28. Décembre Noir - Your Sunset / My Sunrise
29. Primordial - How It Ends
30. Atavistia - Cosmic Warfare
31. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; Or, Dawn Of Eternal Night: An Annihilation Of Planet Earth And The Beginning Of Merciless Damnation
32. Alkaloid - Numen
33. TesseracT - War Of Being
34. Obsidian Tide - The Grand Crescendo
35. Fortíð - Narkissos
36. Varathron - The Crimson Temple
37. The Lion's Daughter - Bath House
38. Faidra - Militant : Peninent : Triumphant
39. Svalbard - The Weight Of The Mask
40. Austere - Corrosion Of Hearts
41. Baroness - Stone
42. Sadus - The Shadow Inside
43. Úlfúð - Of Existential Distortion
44. Xoth - Exogalactic
45. Dying Fetus - Make Them Beg For Death
46. Gravesend - Gowanus Death Stomp
47. Deitus - Irreversible
48. Enforced - War Remains
49. Domkraft - Sonic Moons
50. Insomnium - Anno 1696
Blackbraid was my number 1 as well! Not sure if it's just me, but it seems like it's not showing up on these lists as much as I thought it would.
I've seen them on only two lists so far. They definitely deserve more love!
Made it to number 6 for me but that's not to take away from how great that album is, there's been a loooot to choose from this year
Probably because they acted like morons and played the race card when they were caught abusing staff both verbally and spitting at a festival in Norway - they were pissed and disrespected just about everything and everyone they came in contact with. Then blamed everyone but themselves for the shit show they created. They were great during the gig - but I'll never listen to them again.
That blackbraid album is so freaking good my third fav metal album of the year. My fav metal album of the year was tarrasite by cattle decapitation when that album came out I became addicted to it couldnt put it down. The new panopticon album is my second fav metal album of the year this is the metal album that hit me the hardest emotionally this year I just didn’t get as addicted to it as I did the cattle album.
You and me both. The last section of Winter's Ghost had brought me near to tears, panopticon's new album as whole effin' beautiful. Before then I binged terrasite till the cows came home. Lots of good shit year \m/
Blood Ceremony “The Old Ways Remain” all the frickin way!🤘
New subsciber, dig the channel so far. My top metal albums were
Cannibal Corpse
Nervosa
Sadus
Go Ahead and Die
Memoriam
Crypta
Overkill
Angelus Apatrida
Primal Fear
KK' Priest
I don't think Napalm Records is sending her any promos.
Motorhead ACe OF SPADES & IRON MAIDEN KILLERS 2 great albums
new to the channel, nice picks. wasn't familiar with Anima or Nuclear Winter but they sound great. My list would have more experimental black, folk and doomy hybrids but it would be hard to not include a lot of these albums as they've got strong writing and unique sounds too, already have many enjoyable repeat listens on them.
OMG BLACKBRAID, THANK YOU!!!
TLDR: "I absolutely adore", "stunning soundscapes", and "oppulent". Thats it.
Coincido con Insomnium y Blackbraid .
I’m so close to being on board with the moonlight sorcery album but the vocal production and mix really holds it back for too. Too buried and “off in the distance” for me. Maybe I just have to live through the album for a few listens and see if it sinks in. Cause I know I really enjoy the music itself
Cool motorhead head poster rip lemmy
Humanitys Last Breath - Ashen
Violet Cold - Multieverse
Tsjuder - Helvegr
Frontieres - La Trilogie
Escape From Wonderland - Pieces
Atoll - Human Extract
End - The SinOf Human Fraility
Ten56 - downer part 1 and 2
To The Grave - Offcuts
Disfiguring The Goddess - The Brutal Machine
Violet Cold is a phenomenal project. Love everything they've done
@@vasya.sovari One man band 😊 only him and AI
Solid list. Will YT not allow you to play actual clips? Your descriptions are good, but of course, a clip would be helpful.
6:54 Purple burglar alarm :)
Great list! I wavered back and forth with Wayfarer and Blackbraid. Both awesome albums, but liked their previous albums a touch more. Check out our channel and list if you can.
Ashen from HLB is my number 1 with no doubt
Why not write the list or link in video details?
Who is number 3? Couldn’t read or understand the group name.
So that you watch till the end
Well she wants you to watch the video lol
@@oceanmachine1577Anima Hereticae
@@oceanmachine1577anima hereticae
LOVEBITES
OVERKILL
METALLICA
KK PRIEST
UDO
I see Wardruna in the background 👀
Great top 40. Surprised with your taste that you didn't find a spot for Kalmah self titled, Ne Obliviscaris or Shylmagoghnar.
All 3 missed out only just 😂
Anyone dares to count how many times "absolutely" was uttered in this video? Just curious :-)
Let's turn it into a drinking game
Drunk within the first minute 😂
@@theheavymetaljournal Do you have any records of the Warning? a heavy rock power trio. If you don't i recommend you check them out.
They have several concerts and videos of their music.
They will be at the Wacken festival in Germany.
Check out “Cosmic Reawakening” by Crafteon for some killer, melodic, Lovecraftian black metal. 🤘🤘
Ironmaster “Weapons Of Spiritual Carnage”
Nospun “Opus”
Humanity’s Last Breath “Ashen”
Orbit Culture “Descent”
Sleep Token “Take Me Back To Eden”
Night Crowned “Tales”
Insomnium “Anno 1696/Songs of the Dusk”
Xandria “The Wonders Still Awaiting”
Sylosis “A Sign of Things to Come”
Katatonia “Sky Void of Stars”
Omnerod “The Amensal Rise”
The Amity Affliction “Not Without My Ghosts”
Tesseract “War of Being”
Majesties “Vast Reaches Unclaimed”
For I Am King “Crown”
Thy Catafalque “Alföld”
After Earth “The Rarity of Reason”
Hellripper “Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags”
Sermon “Of Golden Verse”
Raider “Trial By Chaos”
Fires In The Distance “Air Not Meant For Us”
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard “PetroDragonic Apocalypse; Or, Dawn Of Eternal Night: An Annihilation Of Planet Earth And The Beginning Of Merciless Damnation”
I’m still working on my list but that’s the raw of it
I would add Lovebites "Judgement Day" to this list.
@@njeroe6848 can’t say I’m a fan of the production or vocals. Musicianship seems quite good though
FUCK YES!!! RAIDER is killer
sabaton epica nightwish my top 3 bands like crypta now
Mephorash sadly missing....
number 1 in my list
@@pauldainton6718 🖤😎🖤
EVIL INCARNATE -LUCIFERS CROWN
Ne Obliviscaris could have been in a top 20 at least...also surprised i didn't see Panopticon over here... easily top 5 album that one
Where do I go online to promote my music (since nobody in video comments care to reply)?
Did you check BURDEN CALLED GOD? Best newcomer of 2023!!!!!
Asagraum, Taake, Metallica, Midnight Odyssey, KKs Priest, Profanatica, Cannibal Corpse, Thantifaxath,
Meeeh
Too bad James McBain uses programmed drums for the album.
James
@@savage.blasphemy yes. Thank you
Liked Blackbraid 1 - saw them live and thought they were great - then witnessed the childish race baiting tantrum they had so I'll never listen to them again.
¿Por que tanto egoismo? por q no escribir una lista con los nombres de las bandas , la verdad no entiendo , si no hubiera sido por google no decifraba los nombres, gracias en todo caso buenísimas bandas.
No era necesario que hicieras eso. En la barra de reproducción vienen los nombres de las bandas. Eso o mejor aprende inglés jaja
No pone el nombre de las bandas
I tell people you are my girlfriend ❤
Typing that with one hand?!
The fuck is wrong with you
Overall a Fantastic Top 40 list Lindsay! Thanks for your great work! I could not do a list like this, to many great Releases this year! Are you buying all this Albums?
My Overall Number 1 and most listen Album of 2023 is the AHAB Album!! Another 10/10 Masterpiece from one of my Alltime Favorite Band's!!
💀🖤💀🖤💀🖤