My 10 Favourite 2023 Media Things

[@iamnoimpact]

damn bro! wicked negative spin in the beginning. i actually had a pretty rad year. i'm really sorry it felt so heavy on you, man. -- thought this video was super cool, spanning all types of media from the year. thanks for bringing it all to our attention. stoked to check some of it out.

[@VZed]

Yeah, 2023 was more rough for me on a personal level and it kinda reflected on the year as a whole. Though about getting into it in the vid, but figured I'd create a mood instead of a full breakdown and focus on getting to the list. Glad you enjoyed the list though. I've really liked working on these rec videos the last two years so it means a lot that people like 'em.

[@gmg9010]

Ahab finally someone else mentions this great band.

[@VZed]

Not even the first time they've come up in my videos. Had a whole section on them in the Dredge vid. But yeah... Doom Metal... such a good time!

[@dready8192]

Hearing you talk about Haken and NOSPUN of all things really surprised me! Nice Vid man, always happy when i see one of your vids in my sub-feed.

[@VZed]

Yeah yeah, love all that prog metal nonsense. Nospun is such a dang fun time. Was kinda nervous about including them in this vid cause I had no idea if it'd mean anything to anyone. Glad it connected with someone!

[@ElyseExplosion]

Oh shit, that Nospūn teaser got me. Gonna have to keep an eye on them. Also DANG nice Bonkers reference!

[@VZed]

Nospun is a heck of a time. Hope you enjoy.

[@condescendingcanadian9970]

The hammer must swing. The remnant must... uhhh.... 2

[@AaronBueckert]

Hey, I know those guys!

[@mwep415]

As a fellow prog enjoyer, have you checked out the concept album The Fox and the Bird by OK Goodnight? It was my number 1 for 2023 (Opus was my number 2, it was a tough choice)

[@VZed]

I am listening now and I am very into it. How was there this much amazing music in 2023?

[@mwep415]

@@VZed I'm glad you're enjoying it! And 2023 was wild! I had a very hard time deciding on a top 10. Shoot, if you want, I can just paste you my whole list since it seems like we have similar taste in music. Either way, my number 1 from 2022 was The Signal Heard Throughout Space by Parius, I heavily recommend that as well if you haven't heard it.

[@VZed]

@@mwep415 I'm never gonna turn down a list of albums to check out.

[@mwep415]

@@VZed heck yeah! Here's my top 10 albums of the year 1. The Fox and the Bird by Ok Goodnight 2. Opus by Nospūn 3. Life is But a Dream by Avenged Sevenfold 4. Exul by Ne Obliviscaris (saw them live this year) 5. The Worm by HMLTD 6. Heresiarch by The Ritual Aura 7. Ashen by Humanity's Last Breath 8. Wretched Divinity by Mortem Obscuram 9. The Other One by Baby Metal 10. Singularity Phase 2 by Scar Symmetry My top 5 EPs are 1. Blood of the Queen by Storm Haven 2. Dream Worlds by Flub 3. A Savage Solution by Dethrone The Corrupted 4. Heresy EP 2 by Our Martyred Lady 5. Gallimaufry by Poh Hock Some singles I loved + den spanska klanslan +, + kristallfagel +, and + ylva + by vildhjarta , Eyes of Boundless Black, and Tainted Pact by INFERI. (Saw them live this year), Phat Mackerel by The Omnific (saw them live this year too) Honorable mentions That I struggled with a lot Fauna by Haken, The Amensal Rise by Omnerod, Finitude by Stortregn, The Orb by Gorod, Sheol by Hypno5e, Little Garden by Dwellings, Of Awakening by The Circle, Upon the Darkest Shores by Grim Ravine, Seven Crowns and Seven Seals by Sulphur Aeon, I am The Storm by Redemption. All in all, it was an amazing year and I had a tough time Deciding. I hope you find some stuff you like!

[@ughaghost]

cool list. wish id gotten to play remnant ii but i didnt have anyone to play the first one with. i was surprised to see Homebody on your list because theres such a lack of good videos about that game. very few reviews even. im sure you dont need ideas from me but if you wanted to make a video about something you clearly really liked and fill a gap on youtube, i'd personally love a homebody video.

[@VZed]

Thanks so much! I feel like it was a weird list this year, but people seem to be appreciating it. As for Homebody... stay tuned... I mean, it might be a while... but still...