Top 10 BEST Albums Of 2023

[@RockedNet]

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[@maryannappiagyei4277]

Rock album of year 2023 1. paramore this is why 2. foo fighters but here we are 3. Queens of the Stone Age In Times New Roman... 4. boygenius The Record 5. Wilco Cousin 6. The Hives The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons by 7. SPANISH LOVE no joy

[@YouCanCallMeXoe]

My top 6 of the year 6. Gabe Lee- Drink The River 5. 2nd In Command- Live With Love Until You Can't Anymore 4. Aesop Rock- Integrated Tech Solutions 3. Spanish Love Songs- No Joy 2. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit- Weathervanes 1. Underscores- Wallsocket Honorable mentions go to Zach Bryan's Self Titled, Many Tiny Boxes's Self Titled, Everything But The Girl's Fuse and Fucked Up's One Day.

[@TheRealLucifer_Morningstar]

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizards, Enslaved and Cattle Decapitation all had bangers this year. 🤘😳🤘

[@Jaspertine]

My fave album of this year by a mile is New Blue Sun by André 3000, though I suppose that's not a rock album. As for my favourite rock album specifically, This Stupid World by Yo La Tengo... if that counts.

[@Dat1frog]

The best album of the year was lucky for you by bully in my opinion. It’s both devastating and catchy as hell.

[@smoqreefer]

QOTSA In Times New Roman is my album of the year, both in it's production and delivery. Plus I've seen them live and they have to be my favorite live band next to Tool. For entirely different reasons. I gotta look into Slow dive, haven't heard that one yet.

[@djohnson0614]

“We cannot rely on the long-running, multi-decade bands forever” Yes sir, nailed it!

[@Hamptainment]

"I want newer acts to also make a big splash, because..." is the first part of the quote. This was a call to put out quality music. That's what he nailed.

[@BNEradio]

1. Spanish Love Songs - No Joy 2. Foo Fighters - But Here We Are 3. Pærish - You're in Both Dreams (And You're Scared) 4. Creeper - Sanguivore 5. Queens of the Stone Age - In Times New Roman... 6. boygenius - the record 7. Mammoth WVH -Mammoth II 8. Hot Milk - A Call to the Void 9. The Menzingers - Some Of It Was True 10. Bully - Lucky for You Sleep Token #23 :)

[@prometheus-hg4on]

1: Sleep Token - Take Me Back To Eden cause duh. Specifically Euclid and Ascensionism 2: Polaris - Fatalism pure metalcore and I'm here for it, love all of Polaris 3: A7X - LiBaD, Avenged is my favorite band and some of this album is their best 4: Silent Planet - Superbloom, Antimatter has been on repeat i swear 5: Beartooth - The Surface, surprised this wasn't on here tbh, back to form for Beartooth 6: Pierce The Veil - The Jaws of Life, maybe not metal, but great 7: Of Mice And Men - Tether, chefs kiss Listened to a lot of music, but those are the albums that stick out to me specifically

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaabbbb]

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[@takodabostwick8507]

1. Memento Mori Depeche Mode 2. Hackney Diamonds The Rolling Stones 3. 72 Seasons Metallica 4. Chaos Horrific Cannibal Corpse 5. In Times New Roman Queens of the Stone Age 6. Tomorrow Never Comes Rancid 7. Make They Beg to Death Dying Fetus 8. But Here We Are Foo Fighters 9. Road Alice Cooper 10. One More Time Blink 182 11. Tell Me I'm Alive All Time Low 12. So Much (for) Stardust Fall Out Boy 13. Dying of Everything Obituary 14. Darkfighter/Lightbringer Rival Sons 15. Terrasite Cattle Decapitation

[@RockedNet]

Solid, varied list.

[@takodabostwick8507]

​@@RockedNet2023 has been one hell of year, especially for older legendary bands. Some of them still got a lot left in the tank. 2024 has more to come

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

Rock album of year 2023 1. paramore this is why 2. foo fighters but here we are 3. Queens of the Stone Age In Times New Roman... 4. boygenius The Record 5. Wilco Cousin 6. The Hives The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons by 7. SPANISH LOVE no joy

[@hellonurd8957]

Nice list Luke! Here's my favorites of 2023: 1. Babymetal- The Other One 2. Dwellings- Little Garden 3. Paramore- This Is Why 4. Korine- Tear 5. Periphery- V: Djent Is Not A Genre! 6. Wolf & Bear- Bloodletter 7. Foo Fighters- But Here We Are 8. Enforced- War Remains 9. Dying Wish- Symptoms Of Survival 10. Fall Out Boy- So Much (For) Stardust 11. Sleep Token- Take Me Back To Eden 12. Spiritbox- The Fear Of Fear 13. Harm's Way- Common Suffering 14. Capra- Errors 15. Hail The Sun- Divine Inner Tension 16. Baroness- Stone 17. Cattle Decapitation- Terrasite 18. Entheos- Time Will Take Us All 19. Covet- Catharsis 20. Gorillaz- Cracker Island

[@uwu-71028]

the new fall out boy record was great

[@johnchedsey1306]

That Enforced album is so damned good. Takes all the best elements of speed & thrash metal of my youth and puts it on amphetamines.

[@DeathFORcameO]

Gorillaz has a new album?

[@hellonurd8957]

@@DeathFORcameO yeah.

[@ChaiElemental]

My AOTY is definitely Earth, Spit, Blood, and Bone by Hawxx. I also loved: -A Kiss for the Whole World | Enter Shikari -Chapter III: Downfall | Ad Infinitum -The Surface | Beartooth -The Jaws of Life | Pierce the Veil -No Joy | Spanish Love Songs -Blood Omen | The Raven Age But I don't think I have enough albums I loved this year to even make a top 10 list. Most of the songs on my favorite songs of 2023 playlist are singles from albums that haven't dropped yet.

[@Abridgimation]

The Raven Age have been incredible to discover and listen to this year

[@ElliYeetYT]

I think a great comparison that stuck out with me on But Here We Are is Rush’s Vapor Trails. Both albums are focused on the loss of Family, Grief and recovery while also using a rawer style of production. Which is likely accurate as Rush were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame by Taylor Hawkins himself. Great album. It’s the Vapor Trails of the 2020’s.

[@hellonurd8957]

Holy shit you might be onto something!

[@johnchedsey1306]

Vapor Trail is somehow so overlooked. When Peart passed away, that was literally the first album I grabbed to listen in his honor. His drumming on there is amazing. (Oh, and the remix/remastered edition is so much better than the initial version)

[@jackatkinson245]

For me my favourite is In The Wild by the interrupters. As a person who has been dealing with depression, emotional abuse and many more, this album is a gem for me the lyrics are sad but uplifting, dark but hopeful in parts “Anywhere Was Better.” “Raised by wolves.” Are a good example of what I mean. “In The Mirror.” Really hits for me whenever I’m down “My Heart.” Is a touching number “Jailbird.” “Kiss The Ground.” And “The Hard Way.” Just brings my spirits up Aimee’s voice carries the whole album through with her raspy passionate voice and the rest of the band are no slouches on their respective instruments ether and really there is nothing else to say but fantastic album.

[@g.u.959]

This comment reminded me that album came out, I definitely need to spin that again!

[@jackatkinson245]

@@g.u.959 do it

[@harizonflamingice3167]

Some other albums I really liked/loved this year, and even though it was already mentioned in this video, Baroness would definitely be included in this list: In Flames: Foregone Blood Ceremony: The Old Ways Remain Riverside: ID.Identity Kamelot: The Awakening Spirit Adrift: Ghost at the Gallows Winery Dogs: III Black Stone Cherry: Screaming at the Sky Queens of the Stone Age: In Times New Roman Rival Sons: Darkfighter/Lightbringer Avenged Sevenfold: Life is But a Dream (Maybe divisive, but I listened to this one an insane amount of times) Haken: Fauna Tomb Mold: The Enduring Spirit King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: Petrodronic Apocalypse Lovebites: Judgement Day

[@dereklasker5350]

PetroDragonic mentioned🤝

[@krisdaschwab912]

King Giz probably would make my list this year. The Riverside album is also nice, even though some of the lyrics are questionable (see: The Place Where I Belong, which is a shame because it is musically my favorite song on the album). Regards from Poland :)

[@dereklasker5350]

Here to plug PetroDragonic Apocalypse by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard as my #1 album this year. It’s a great prog metal album with a loose concept by a band that jumps around different genres but kills it just about every time. The song Dragon was my intro to the band and it melted my face off and I’ve been hooked ever since. They did thrash well a few years ago with Infest the Rats Nest but PDA is another level

[@albertgein3082]

Just got into these guys this year and my wig is kinda peeled back like sheesh the eclectic and creativity of these guys. I haven't anything like that I liked since becks first 4 albums

[@dereklasker5350]

@@albertgein3082 same here, I’m making my way through their catalog and I’m blown away by how they manage to make so much music in such a short time and in so many different genres, and somehow it’s all at least decent and a good chunk of it is insanely good

[@Evanmnm]

easily breaks the top 10! love to see them venture further deep into that thrash metal sound

[@Tityretupatulae]

You KGLW stans

[@neneargueta8332]

I’m really glad to see you mention silent planet, they’ve been getting a lot of attention lately and they absolutely deserve the success.

[@HazardousClim]

They put on a fantastic live show

[@descendng]

10. Polaris - Fatalism 9. Svalbard - The Weight of The Mask 8. END - The Sin of Human Frailty 7. Dying Wish - Symptoms of Survival 6. Ne Obliviscaris - Exul 5. Dreamwell - In My Saddest Dreams, I Am Beside You 4. Johnny Booth - Moments Elsewhere 3. Pupil Slicer - Blossom 2. Silent Planet - Superbloom 1. Invent Animate - Heavener honorable mentions go to Humanity's Last Breath, Hail The Sun, Parannoul, Foo Fighters, The Acacia Strain, and of course, Sleep Token. so much good stuff dropped this year, and this list was sick! I'll have to check out a few of the ones I didn't catch earlier in the year, cheers Luke :)

[@pcphotography6587]

Heavener is incredible

[@cdntitan5056]

I totally forgot about Johnny booth this year. So much stuff came out this year

[@krisdaschwab912]

Ah yeah, I forgot that NeO was this year. Nice.

[@alexpeak16]

Svalbard and Pupil Slicer are both amazing mentions! Been a huge fan of both bands for a while and it’s amazing to see them lead the way in the UK metal scene.

[@detectivecox]

My favorite albums of 2023 are: 1. Paramore - This Is Why 2. Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS 3. Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter - SAVED! 4. Lana Del Rey - Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd 5. Blondshell - Blondshell 6. Screaming Females - Desire Pathway 7. Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We 8. Danny Brown - Quaranta 9. Pony Bradshaw - North Georgia Rounder 10. Squid - O Monolith

[@senatorcthulu1815]

Jeff Rosenstock's HELLMODE is my album of the year. Still the greatest songwriter of our generation. I'm surprised to see how well it reviewed, but how many publications left it off their best of lists

[@Teh_Akod]

Jeff Rosenstock has been on a roll with his releases since Worry. Ska Dream is also one of my favorite records of all time. And Hellmode continues this trend with a fantastic and cathartic record in 2023.

[@senatorcthulu1815]

@@Teh_Akod he's been on a roll for me since Three Cheers. I think the only stuff of his i haven't enjoyed were the 2020 dump, and the song he wrote about seeing a girl drunk in Leeds, which is a shame I don't like that seeing as it's written about an event where i live.

[@anthonylawless2156]

TMBTE is not only my album of the year, but its one of my favorite albums of all time. I adore every second of it. Honorable mentions to Superbloom by Silent Planet, Reflections by Caskets and Fatalism by Polaris. Its been a brilliant year for music

[@gcolbyp]

My favorite rock/metal albums from what I’ve heard: But Here We Are - Foo Fighters Everything is Alive - Slowdive This is Why - Paramore the record - Boygenius Sanguivore - Creeper Javelin - Sufjan Stevens GUTS - Olivia Rodrigo Ontological Mysterium - Horrendous HELLMODE - Jeff Rosenstock

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

Rock album of year 2023 1. paramore this is why 2. foo fighters but here we are 3. Queens of the Stone Age In Times New Roman... 4. boygenius The Record 5. Wilco Cousin 6. The Hives The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons by 7. SPANISH LOVE no joy

[@R98Shadow]

My favorites were 1. Periphery V - Periphery 2. More Power more pain - Gideon 3. The Death We Seek - Currents 4. Take Me back to Eden - Sleep Token 5. Superbloom - Silent Planet I also really enjoyed Invent Animate, Avatar and Code Orange albums!

[@RockedNet]

That Periphery album was really good.

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

Rock album of year 2023 1. paramore this is why 2. foo fighters but here we are 3. Queens of the Stone Age In Times New Roman... 4. boygenius The Record 5. Wilco Cousin 6. The Hives The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons by 7. SPANISH LOVE no joy

[@zephyr8465]

@@maryannappiagyei4277 how about metal

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

@@zephyr8465 I’m not listening metal music. Pick metal music this year is Code Orange, 'The Above.

[@zephyr8465]

@@maryannappiagyei4277 periphery V was much better but oik

[@TheNightmareRider]

Great list, mate! I can always rely on you to have a varied, informed taste. I've posted a collage of my top 30 albums of the year on your Discord, so you may have seen it around somewhere. However, I'll do a quick top 10 rundown here: 10: Mesarthim - Arrival 09: Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite 08: Colony Drop - Brace for Impact 07: Atavistia - Cosmic Warfare 06: Rexoria - Imperial Dawn 05: Elegant Weapons - Horns for a Halo 04: Skindred - Smile 03: Ascension - Under the Veil of Madness 02: Marianas Rest - Aer 01: Angra - Cycles of Pain

[@RockedNet]

I keep hearing Skindred had a big step up album and I still haven't heard it. I need to.

[@TheNightmareRider]

By all means do! I've requested one or two of their songs on New Music Night.@@RockedNet

[@cowmark67]

Sweet list. Cool that Wednesday is in your honorable mentions but surprised there was no mention of Spanish Love Songs. Also gonna have to check out that Blondshell as I've been seeing it get love all over the place. Here are my top 10 favorite albums of 2023. 1. Ratboys - The Window (indie rock/alternative country) 2. MSPAINT - Post-American (synth-punk/hardcore punk/post-punk/hip hop) 3. Spanish Love Songs - No Joy (emo/indie rock) 4. Mesarthim - Arrival (atmospheric black metal/trance) 5. Blackbraid - Blackbraid II (atmospheric black metal/melodic black metal) 6. Svalbard - The Weight of the Mask (blackened hardcore/post-metal/post-rock) 7. Panopticon - The Rime of Memory (atmospheric black metal/folk) 8. Bizarrekult - Den Tapte Krigen (progressive post-black metal) 9. Wednesday - Rat Saw God (countrygaze/indie rock) 10. Hello Mary - Hello Mary (grunge/indie rock/shoegaze) Honorable mentions 1. Sermon - Of Golden Verse (progressive metal/alternative metal/post-metal) 2. Citizen - Calling the Dogs (alternative rock/emo/post-punk/new wave) 3. Olde Throne - In the Land of Ghosts (atmospheric black metal) 4. Iravu - A Fate Worse Than Home (atmospheric black metal) 5. Yes Yes A Thousand Times Yes - Supertinyinfinitedans (emo/indie rock/math rock)

[@Purpdrank22]

Mammoth II by Mammoth WVH, Pretty Vicious by The Struts, Can’t Find the Brakes by Dirty Honey, and The Perfume of Decay by Tigercub are some of my absolute favorite records from this year. They’re all just purely phenomenal and I’d highly suggest checking them out if you haven’t

[@michaelgarlick5686]

Mammoth is amazing! New album is great!

[@jeremysette3657]

Fully behind your #1 pick! I'd add Tesseract and Avenged Sevenfold to my top Rock albums. Here's my top picks across genres: 1. The Lemon Twigs - "Everything Harmony" 2. Darlingside - "Everything is Alive" 3. Charles Wesley Godwin - "Family Ties" 4. Foo Fighters - "But Here We Are" 5. Boygenius - "the record" 6. Slowdive - "everything is alive" 7. Sleep Token - "Take Me Back To Eden" 8. Mondo Drag - "Through the Hourglass" 9. Chris Stapleton - "Higher" 10. Lana Del Rey - "Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd" Honorable Mentions 1. Balance and Composure - "Too Quick to Forgive" (2 song EP) 2. Paul Simon - "Seven Psalms..." (a whole album in one 30+ minute track) 3. Feist - "Multitudes" 4. Wilder Woods - "FEVER / SKY" 5. Sufjan Stevens - "Javelin" Instrumental Albums and Film Scores 1. Ludwig Goransson - Oppenheimer Soundtrack 2. East Forrest + Peter Broderick - "Burren" (mostly instrumental) 3. Alexis Ffrench - "Peace" (EP) 4. Hans Zimmer - The Creator Soundtrack 5. Joe Hisaishi - The Boy and the Heron Soundtrack

[@calebbegley3833]

My top ten of the year are as follows: 10: …And Oceans-As in Gardens, So in Tombs 9: Obituary-Dying of Everything 8: Carnifex-Necromanteum 7: Saturnus-The Storm Within 6: Cattle Decapitation-Terrasite 5: War of Ages-Dominion 4: Green Lung-This Heathen Land 3: Insomnium-Anno 1696 2: Scar Symmetry-The Singularity Phase II 1: Panopticon-The Rime of Memory I’d also highly recommend the new Primordial release.

[@jeffreychandler8418]

finally someone with some awesome taste! Agreed with panopticon and most of that list.

[@hectorThechilldudeonacouch]

We have a few albums in common in our top 10. That Sleep Token album is amazing. Have you checked out Teenage Wrist and Softcult?

[@Samael_Morningstar666]

I listened to Creeper by Sanguivore after you recommended it and I’m so glad I did, it ended up being one of my favorites from this year, along with Dethalbum IV and Chaos Horrific among other albums. I look forward to listening to more from Creeper as they release new material.

[@robbiemoore5608]

Heavener - Invent Animate PV - Periphery War of Being - TesseracT Descent - Orbit Culture Luminaria - Aviations Those were my favorite/most played albums of the year

[@RockedNet]

Heavener was really well made.

[@hellonurd8957]

Invent Animate deserve more love

[@CSFiction-]

What's crazy for me about TMBTE is that initially I actually didn't like it as much I thought it would. Them releasing like half the album as singles leading up to the album release really took the wind from my sails on my first listen, it didn't hit like it really could or should have. AND YET, even when actively thinking "Yea it was alright" I would keep gravitating to it and it'd be THE only music I'd actively listen to for like two months. It was only after I realized this was happening that it hit me how amazing the album was.

[@EverytimeIsleeptoken]

I fully knew what your number 1 would be and floated through the whole list because a) your content is worth not skipping a second of and b) it was much more gratifying to hang on every number just in case I was wrong and it landed at 2 or 3. But just how similar our tastes and opinions are on such a broad range of music and how what began as a trickle is now a raging waterfall... I knew take me back to eden had to affect you in a similar way. Ascenionism is a masterpiece, but the same can be said about most of the album. and now that I have started working back and discovering tracks like Hypnosis, Atlantic, and probably my favorite Alkaline.... I really cannot wait to see the ceiling, these guys live asap, and what the future brings for Sleep Token. Rounding out the top 5 would be 2) Ne obliviscaris - Exul 3) Periphery P5 4) Polaris/ Invent animate tied for now because I been so stuck on TMBTE that they both deserve some more time to sit with and dig through 5) Avenged Sevenfold - LIBAD... probably a divisive choice because usually an album gets people who fully love it or fully hate it initially and while this has its def fair share of that, I'm also seeing just as many people who kind of feel both simultaneously and cant figure out why.i always applaud A7X for their willingness to write what they want and make sometimes massive departures but this was another level even for them. it was meant to challenge, themselves with uncomfortable to them music stylings but especially to the fan and listener as almost a defiant stance on whether our expectations pigeon hole or trap so many bands into writing the same song different ways or get crucified for attempting something different, shake the formula up. its lose lose either way in most cases so why not write and release whatever the fuck you want, like a dark disney punk rock opera. the scope of it not just being music but a challenge to the world lands it in the top 5

[@twall91]

Sleep Token absolutely deserve that spot. They grabbed the world by the the throat from the very start of the year and didn’t let go for a second. If anything their grip only got stronger. They delivered the most epic yet sincere and heartfelt album they could and knocked it outta the fucking park! Just about every song on that album is insanely infectious and extremely well written. They are pure unbridled talent and passion. People just want to act like they aren’t good because they’re sooo desperate to still be the edgy cool anti-trend nonconformist edge lords they always dreamed of being in middle school. How about rather than looking at it as being a trend we recognize the fact that an extremely talented band is getting the recognition they so rightly deserve? Not to mention how great that is for the scene as a whole

[@b33ft0n6]

I feel like any answer other than Sleep Token is wrong lol. Good job! That album went a long way for making rock and metal more relevant. And its such a good listen. One of the few albums I can take a few hits and listen through the whole thing lol. Really enjoyed the variety in your list too! Subbed!

[@FicosGamingMind]

Take Me Back To Eden definitely blew me away and at times had me wonder what was going on, but it grew more and more. But my album of the year is P5: Djent Is Not A Genre by Periphery. If you have not listed to Periphery, listen to P5. If you have, listen to P5!

[@Zombieberry27]

1. Reborn Superstar by Hanabie. 2. Forgone by In Flames 3. Periphery V: Djent is Not a Genre 4. Heavener by Invent Animate 5. Superbloom by Silent Planet 6. Symptoms of Survival by Dying Wish 7. War of Being by TesseracT 8. But Here We Are by Foo Fighters 9. Dogsbody by Model/Actriz 10. The Death We Seek by Currents Honorable Mentions: Dance Devil Dance by Avatar, The Above by Code Orange, and Soul Elegy by Termina Though i definitely didn't love the Sleep Token album like most people do. I found it very middle of the road, but it being your #1 is enough for people on having a reason to unsubscribe is very childish of them.

[@RockedNet]

I really enjoyed Periphery, Invent Animate, and Avatar this year as well.

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

Rock album of year 2023 1. paramore this is why 2. foo fighters but here we are 3. Queens of the Stone Age In Times New Roman... 4. boygenius The Record 5. Wilco Cousin 6. The Hives The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons by 7. SPANISH LOVE no joy

[@devin3607]

1. TMBTE 2. War of Being

[@ManekiNeko1972]

Hanabie is an interesting choice. I enjoyed it quite a bit, but I never thought anyone would list it as AOTY. Good job.

[@MercurialJester]

Reborn Superstar! was my AOTY this year too. Followed extremely closely by 'Postcard from a Living Hell' by RedHook

[@KramerKontained94]

Blackbraid II was my favorite metal album of the year. This year I got into my local music scene here in RVA and discovered Bruiser and Paradiso, my two favorite local bands.

[@krisdaschwab912]

I honestly don't think anything Blackbraid will ever do will top The River of Time Flows Through Me. But that's worth the price of admission.

[@jnali7]

My favorite album by far this year is "Luminaria" by Aviations. For anyone who enjoys prog metal/prog rock should find something they like from this album. Between the upbeat "Safehouse", to the heaviness of "Legend", to two back-to-back epics in "Coma" and "Blink" respectively, this album was everything I hoped for since hearing "Outliers" in 2020

[@jtaylor476]

Never heard of them, just listened to Legend. Absolute banger, thanks man!

[@lukesteiner8934]

finally someone who recognizes aviations as one of the best albums of the year

[@jimmy3people0]

just based on what I've heard so far: 10. Narrow Head - Moments of Clarity 9. Blindfolded and Led to the Woods - Rejecting Obliteration 8. Harm - a song you can't feel anymore 7. Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite 6. Dying Fetus - Make Them Beg for Death 5. Jeromes Dream - The Gray In Between 4. Dreamwell - In My Saddest Dreams, I Am Beside You 3. Endless, Nameless - Living Without 2. Johnny Booth - Moments Elsewhere 1. Hail the Sun - Divine Inner Tension

[@jakedapug]

That jeromes dream album was so amazing

[@mattgeary9987]

1. Queens of the Stone Age - In Times New Roman.. 2. White Reaper - Asking For A Ride 3. Tigercub - The Perfume of Decay 4. The Lemon Twigs - Everything Harmony 5. Frenzal Rhomb - The Cup of Pestilence 6. Pest Control - Don’t Test The Pest 7. Model/Actriz - Dogsbody 8. ICECOLDBISHOP - GENERATIONAL CURSE 9. Creeper - Sanguivore 10. Yves Tumor - Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)

[@jakedapug]

Really great list

[@LuisMendez-uk2zo]

Tigercub 🤘🤘

[@phil_k_96]

My favs this year were: 10. Code Orange - The Above 9. Twilight Force - At the Heart of Wintervale 8. Tomb Mold - The Enduring Spirit 7. Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan 6. 100 Gecs - 10,000 Gecs 5. Enforced - War Remains 4. Angel Electronics - Ultra Paradise 3. Foo Fighters - But Here We Are 2. Creeper - Sanguivore 1. boygenius - the record Honorable Mentions: Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter - Saved! Sleep Token - Take Me Back To Eden Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Weathervanes King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse None - Inevitable In all seriousness, there were so many other great albums I could shout out, several of which you mentioned. What an unreal amount of great music this year. Great video as always, keep up the awesome content!

[@jakedapug]

Love your list and your honorable mentions

[@havanadaurcy1321]

10. Incantation- Unholy Deification 9. Horrendous - Ontological Mysterium 8. Mork- Dypet 7. Cannibal Corpse- Chaos Horrific 6. ...And Oceans - As In Gardens, So In Tombs 5. Enslaved - Heimdal 4. The Ocean - Holocene 3. Ne Obliviscaris- Exul 2. Steven Wilson- The Harmony Codex 1. Voyager- Fearless in love Yeah #1 may have me cop flak because Eurovision

[@GoldAndGrey]

In Flames dropped an amazing album this year Royal Blood, QOTSA, Rival Sons, A7X. Lots of great music this year

[@Darien17CDMX]

Thx to channels like this i found so many artist and music which I actually listen to it and f*king enjoy. Here's my list with no special order. ✨HEAVEN'S WHERE OUR SOULS BELONG - FALLING ASLEEP ✨HELLMODE - Jeff Rosenstock ✨ASHEN - Humanity's Last Breath ✨Human - Resolve ✨But Here We Are - Foo Fighters ✨Take Me Back To Eden - Sleep Token ✨ Fatalism - Polaris ✨ Heavener - Invent Animate ✨[M]other - Veil Of Maya ✨Fromjoy - Fromjoy ✨ Burning Throne - Acres ✨ SUPERBLOOM - Silent Planet ✨The Death We Seek - Currents ✨This Is Why - Paramore Honorable Mentions: (I liked but something's....) 🍷Where Do We Go From Here - Asking Alexandria 🍷72' Sessions - Metallica 🍷Life Is But A Dream.. - Avenged Sevenfold

[@slack1266]

I think that "War Of Being" by TesseracT was freaking incredible. It is def #1 for me. It has insane djenting throughout the whole album, while also being a great prog hit.

[@ejstreasurehunting6627]

I would say Sleep Token and In Times New Roman of QotSA were my favorites this year.

[@LuisMendez-uk2zo]

Had to scroll the comment thread for way too many seconds before someone had mentioned QOTSA! 🍻

[@jburg4689]

Some of my favorite albums this year that were not listed were Skeletons by Pop Evil, For The Fallen Dreams self titled album, Slow Burn by Conquer Divide, Ultraviolet by As Everything Unfolds, and Rated R by Red.

[@ericwollam5532]

I also really love conquer divide! Saw them open up for electric callboy this year and i think if they can work on their live shows a bit, they can prove to be a damn good band.

[@tavosanchez7324]

Rater R by Red is soooo great

[@Magicwhitespot]

I think my top 10 rock albums are Beartooth - the surface Dirty honey - can’t find the brakes Story of the year - tear me to pieces Sleep token - take me back to Eden Hu$h - skunkworks Rival sons - dark fighter A7x - life is but a dream Metallica - 72 seasons Of mice and men - tether Dope - blood money part zer0 But I always appreciate your lists. It gives me new cd’s and/or bands to listen too!

[@Replicaate]

Creeper really blew my mind this year - going full 80s goth was the right choice for them, and they made it their own sound rather than just cashing in on nostalgia for a decade many of their fans probably weren't even born in yet. Also that video really makes me want to watch "The Hunger" again...or maybe "Near Dark". Also I wasn't huge on Sleep Token at first, but they've really grown on me. "Chokehold" was in my top 10 most played songs this year and I never even noticed.

[@adamtrue6588]

Tesseract - War of Being takes my no.1 spot with Sleep Token a close 2nd. War of Being is a straight-up masterpiece.

[@spideyman2099]

Well, my favorites of the year might be a bit different. No particular order either. 5. King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation (Yes, that's the full album title) 4. Suburban Legend - Durry 3. O Monolith - Squid 2. Darkfighter - Rival Sons 1. Everyone is Dead Except Us - Wolfie's Just Fine 6. Dream Machine - Des Rocs 7. Living Proof - Drain 8. This Heathen Land - Green Lung 9. Fatalism - Polaris 10. Lightbringer - Rival Sons (it's an ep but whatever)

[@bellas_undead]

I have two albums for my AOTY; Sleep Token’s Take Me Back To Eden and Depeche Mode’s Memento Mori. Both are cathartic and I have revisited them the most. I did enjoy the Foo Fighters new album too and between that and my AOTY, 2023’s theme was catharsis.

[@twall91]

There’s a new DM album?! Omg how’d I miss that?! Thanks for the info! Lol

[@bellas_undead]

@@twall91 you’re welcome! It came out in March, so it might have been easy to miss. It’s really good. It’s their best effort in over a decade.

[@DangerDoom9000]

no its seriously criminal how underrated sleep token as a whole is still, but vore was literally song of the year for me too.

[@WreckInSilenceRecords]

I really respect that you really break down what you like about every one of these releases, even if I don't like any of these bands/artists in the slightest. In my honest opinion, 2 very huge albums that you missed that are my 2 favorite of the year are: 1.) Kamelot - the awakening 2.) Angra - cycles of pain

[@metalistheonlymusic1]

Loving the diversity of people's lists. My favorites of this year are: 1) Sleep Token - Take Me Back To Eden 2) Orbit Culture - Descent 3) Sylosis - A Sign of Things To Come 4) Dethklok - Dethalbum IV 5) Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite 6) Avatar - Dance Devil Dance 7) TAIM - Godlike 8) In Flames - Foregone 9) 3Teeth - Endex 10) Corey Taylor - CMFT2

[@stevenator7313]

Good list overall. I’m working currently on my video for my best list but I agree with some of these picks. Sleep Token, Foo Fighters, Dying Wish, etc. Wasn’t expecting Silent Planet in the honorable mentions but that was awesome. But some of my favorites this year were Holding Absence. Polaris and Invent Animate

[@The_KlaVra]

SO... Favorite album of the year and the one I keep coming back is NO SURPRISE.... Sleep Token - Take Me Back To Eden. But lets highlight a few albums/eps that came out this year that I recommend: - Night Verses - Every Sound Has A Color In The Valley Of Night. - King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard - Petrodragonic Apocalypse AND The Silver Chord. - Darknet - trashworld, Self Titled 2 and The Internet. - Mental Cruelty - Zwielicht. - Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite. - Ne Obliviscaris - Exul. - Enforced - War Remains. - Tomb Mold - The Enduring Spirit. - Earthside - Let The Truth Speak. - Jesus Piece - ...So Unknown. - Sanguisugabogg - Homicidal Ecstasy. - Bell Witch - Future's Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate. THE LIST IS IMMENSE. There were so many new releases from wwell established bands and from newer ones, I recommend people to dig into, there is a lot of good stuff in my examples here and many more out there.

[@jakedapug]

My top rock/metal/indie albums this year would be: 1. Javelin-Sufjan Stevens 2. O Monoltih - Squid 3. 馬 (Uma) -betcover! 4. The Beggar - Swans 5. Dogsbody - Model/Actriz 6. Vangas - Vangas 7. After the Magic - Parannoul 8. The Lamb as Effigy - Sprain 9. Let’s Start Here - Lil Yatchy 10. Abandon All Hope - Ethan P. Flynn Honorable mention to Live at Bush Hall by Black Country, New Road, really a masterpiece of a live album

[@conord9623]

Joey Valence & Brae's "Punk Tactics" for me. License to Ill Beastie Boys energy

[@Kevinelevin92]

boygenius - the record Silent Planet - Superbloom The National - First Two Pages of Frankenstein/Laugh Track Foo Fighters - But Here We Are Fireworks - Higher Lonely Power

[@mikethegrunty5968]

Just wanna say how happy it makes me to see Blondshell on here. They are supremely talented, and it is a damn shame that they dont have more love than they already have

[@zyxaqc]

I'm so glad to see Sleep Token so high on the list. Another album released late in the year that is criminally underrated is "F.R.I.E.N.D." by 01:25. It's a short listen but it's so good.

[@gradyshmalady8284]

I'm very surprised you haven't heard the new King Gizzard album. PetroDragonic Apocalypse is easily my number 1 album this year. You need to listen to it.

[@venomousnate7263]

My friend first showed me Sleep Token earlier this year. I was blown away. Definitely one of the best new-ish bands I’ve heard. Amazing music.

[@RockedNet]

I jumped on the bandwagon last year after seeing them live the last time.

[@ScampTheWolfYT]

My favorites this year include The Intersphere's "Wanderer" album, Tesseract's "War Of Being", Sevendust's "Truth Killer", and Haken's "Fauna". Out of the albums on your list, I'd put Sleep Token, Foo Fighters, Code Orange, and Silent Planet on my list. There are some promising names on here that I might check out later like Slowdive, Wednesday, and Horrendous.

[@swarliusgamerus640]

Hellripper Warlocks grim and Withered Hags, VV Neon Noir, Angus McSix Master of the Universe and Russkaja Turbopolka were mine. Was nicely surprised to see Drain on this list too

[@RockedNet]

Drain surprised me also as well.

[@blackwater224]

Great video as always. Thank you for making these lists and reviews because I found so many great bands like Avatar, Spiritbox and boygenius through your videos. I look forward to what you have in store for next year. My favorite albums of the year were Dance Devil Dance by Avatar Bleed Out by Within Temptation Anno 1696 by Insomnium Beyond the Black by Beyond the Bkack Sky Void of Stars by Katatonia Godmode by In This Moment Spine by Myrkur Foregone by In Flames The Record by boygenius Honorable Mentions: Powerwolf--Interludium. I know it's more of a compilation album but I still really enjoyed it.

[@RockedNet]

Avatar and Powerwolf are always a good time.

[@frozyre7854]

All of these bands I've not really heard of. It was actually a dark year for me in music since I barely have branched out to listen to new - anything. I only kept tabs of the bands I'm familiar with. So my best to add is Overkill's Scorched. This is a band that is still keeping the life of thrash metal going and still prove that they can go with the best of them. They never disappoint.

[@michaelmacvittie6977]

Favorite rock(?) albums of 2023: 1. Initiate - Cerebral Circus 2. 100 Gecs - 10,000 Gecs 3. Boygenius - The Record 4. Victory Over The Sun - Dance You Monster To My Soft Song 5. Gridlink - Coronet Juniper

[@Salad531]

fuckin fire list

[@HazardousClim]

Lots of Gecs

[@stuartsmith4610]

My favorite album of the year is Why Would I Watch by Hot Mulligan. Killer record and sounds great live!

[@Tensaku]

My favorite album this year is Panopticon's The Rime Of Memory.

[@connorhart1363]

Avegend sevenfold life is but a dream really is a good album the album Burts into life with the opening track the last track on the album with the outro you can really feel the pain in it there's so much depth in it but it sounds great

[@BananaTeracottaPie]

The Surface by Beartooth is my number one album of the year. So many of the songs resonated with me so much, and the album was just awesome in general

[@lethybridtheorygolucastheo2191]

My favorite albums of 2023 1. Invent Animate-Heavener 2. Avenged Sevenfold-Life Is but a Dream... 3. Lana Del Rey-Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd 4. Olivia Rodrigo-GUTS 5. In Flames-Foregone Honorable mentions: Teenage Wrist-Still Love Spiritbox-The Fear Of Fear EP

[@scottlester7939]

I know it’s not for everyone, but I’ve really been enjoying Kim Dracula’s debut: A Slow Decline in Morale. It’s a lot bouncing between genre’s, but it’s got a lot of creativity and passion. I look forward to their next offering

[@greenmind0428]

Great call on the 3Teeth. I first heard about them through you and they just hit.

[@TheEverSerene]

Taking Back Sunday released "152" right when I needed it. I love it. My favourite of the year by far.

[@Squiggz02]

Deadly Fun by Dark Divine, Dance Devil Dance by Avatar, Ready To Eat by Beauty School Dropout, and The Noble Art Of Self Destruction by Holding Absence should’ve definitely been on here

[@johnchedsey1306]

Good list! I actually fail to see how Sleep Token's genre mashing is controversial since, you know, Mr. Bungle has existed for nearly 40 years. Bands have been fusing different styles together for decades. I don't think I realized Slowdive have another album out! I definitely will be checking this out ASAP. I've loved them since whenever I first heard Souvlaki years ago. Drain is indeed fun and I love albums that come in kick ass and leave within a half hour.

[@snekburrito]

I think Heavener by Invent Animate should definitely be given at least an Honorable Mention. I had never even listened to them before this year, but the album gives me full chills at certain points. False Meridian is my song of the year.

[@NicBrandon]

My top 10: 1. Invent Animate - Heavener 2. Unprocessed - ...And Everything In Between 3. Sleep Token - Take Me Back to Eden 4. Silent Planet - SUPERBLOOM 5. Holding Absence - The Noble Art of Self Destruction 6. Atena - Subway Anthem 7. Currents - The Death We Seek 8. Polaris - Fatalism 9. Resolve - Human 10. Of Mice & Men - Tether (yes I actually liked this a lot)

[@GremlinBones]

The only albums I really listened to on repeat this year were Heart Attack Man's Freak of Nature and Blink's new album. Freak of Nature just kept growing on me. At first, I only kept going back to the first 2 tracks and then I would relisten to the whole album while I was driving and suddenly every song was memorable and catchy and fun. I was really nervous about Blink's new album. I'm one of the people that really enjoyed Matt Skiba in the band and I wish I could have gotten at least one more album with him involved. Even just a collab with Alkaline Trio and Blink would have been awesome. But with more Alkaline Trio coming I can't argue with the quality both bands are giving me. One More Time... is not perfect and there are some songs I don't love but the overall energy the boys are giving off on every song is some of the best they've had since Enema of the State, in my opinion. Enema is my favorite of their albums but this new album is top quality and I so happy they made up finally. Even if they didn't have new music together. They should always be friends.

[@JoeBarchi3]

Was never a huge fan of Sleep Token before, but Take Me Back to Eden was really damn good. Unfortunately, the internet has kinda ruined them for me already :/ Here's my list: 10. Foo Fighters - But Here We Are 9. Holding Absence - The Noble Art of Self Destruction 8. Emarosa - Sting 7. Hozier - Unreal Earth 6. Periphery - Periphery V: Djent is Not a Genre 5. In Flames - Foregone 4. Insomnium - Anno 1696 3. Covet - Catharsis 2. The Raven Age - Blood Omen 1. TesseracT - War of Being Honorable mentions: Spiritbox - The Fear of Fear Earthside - Let the Truth Speak Steven Wilson - The Harmony Codex Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS Boygenius - the record

[@jeremyhouston3438]

Dorian Electra’s “Fanfare” is my rock album of the year.

[@Elicfox]

One More Time by Blink182 is my album of the year. It exactly what fans wanted. They wanted joke songs but also hardcore punk style songs. It’s a good mixture of both and I feel Tom’s vocals are well suited for this style. Travis sounds fresh. Marks bass sounds perfect for each and every track.

[@jadeH23.16]

TESSERACT- WAR OF BEING!! The whole album is amazing! Prog/djent done so well. My top albums this year 1.tmbte-sleep token 2.war of being-TESSERACT 3. Dead club city- nothing but theives 4. Polaris- fatlism :)

[@jakeharmon542]

TMBTE was my number 1 album of the year, but War of Being was my number 1 song of the year

[@josephbarbeau2414]

I came on here prepared to tell you to check out the Blondshell album. And then you picked it! Good pic. It is awesome.

[@erikcarlson6374]

The Armed 'Perfect Saviors' is worth a listen for anyone who likes interesting rock music

[@sonyakinsey4376]

I do appreciate this list. I have ADHD and therefore tend to listen to the same thing over and over again. Lists like this really do help me find new stuff.

[@edelgardian]

Respect for the divisive number 1. Personally, Paramore takes the cake this year. Funny thing is I didn’t really think much beyond “it’s pretty good” when I first heard it, but the lyrics clicked with subsequent listens and it became the immovable number 1 of 2023 for me.

[@tonykuriger573]

Good list. Sleep Token definitely deserved #1. Needs more Haken.

[@Sabundy]

LOVEBITES Judgement Day is my album of the year. Best metal band in the world right now imho.

[@mattyt1961]

Found a couple of new bands/artists (thanks to new music night :)) I know that they might have been around for years, but sometimes it is hearing them at the right time, or the right song that brings you in, that isn't always their debut, or even their biggest hit Hot Milk, Oni, Within Temptation, Spiritbox.

[@RockedNet]

We played Oni a few times on our New Music Nights. Good stuff.

[@ericwollam5532]

An album i really loved this year is fatalism by Polaris. I really feel like it was a break out album for them and a way for them to really separate themselves from the rest of the metalcore genre. They also really improved on their live sets.

[@WarEagle1023]

I found them just a few days ago due to the Nik Nocturnal Awards, but holy shit Silent Planet became a new favorite band. Antimatter is the song I have played most in the last 48 hours of any song this year. Superbloom is such a great album. In terms of best though, its gotta be Sleep Token. Take me Back to Eden was a tour de force this year. It can't be anything other than that. IMO at least

[@laginbehind7759]

Was hoping to see Lovebites - Judgement Day on here. Oh well at least I have a few new bands to check out.

[@vasdmfer13]

Thank you for this video, some of these artists I really dig but had no idea they dropped some new stuff this past year.

[@TylerFast441]

10. Entheos - Time Will Take Us All 9. King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse 8. Veil Of Maya - [M]other 7. Horrendous - Onotological Mysterium 6. Invent Animate - Heavener 5. Avenged Sevenfold - Life Is But A Dream... 4. Periphery - Djent Is Not A Genre 3. Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite 2. Sleep Token - Take Me Back To Eden 1. TesseracT - War Of Being

[@EmberMcLain87]

my list started as a top 10 and the more the year went on i felt like why should i do a top 10 when i could just add more. it morphed to a top 15, and now looks like a possible top 25. Heck i'll probably keep this open till New Year's Eve since every day i keep finding new stuff i never knew came out this year. i will say i easily have 2 that are my albums of the year. current list of albums + EPs and 1 demo. Permanence - Creation Dying Fetus - Make Them Beg For Death (AOTY) Crimson Butchery - Repulsive Exhibition Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite All For Metal - Legends (AOTY) warmen - here for none evile - the unknown bloodbound - tales from the north deviloof - damned still birth - homo deus embrace your punishment - made of stone within destruction - rebirth Vexed - Negative Energy Avatar - Dance Devil Dance Goreshower - Demo 2023 Obituary: Dying of Everything Kataklysm- Goliath Parasite Disciple: Auditory Hallucinations Allocer- The First Offering Xandria: The Wonders Still Awaiting Carnosus: Visions of Infinihility

[@JDTBRBS]

Sad to not see Avatar's Dance Devil Dance. I heard them for the first time with Hunter Gatherer on one of your lists. That said, lots of new stuff to check out, so that's rad.

[@TheDecentWrestlingShow]

Definately gonna have to check out that Creeper album, i remember hearing a few songs a couple years ago but i forgot about them so thanks for the re-introduction! Also, i’m shocked that no one is mentioning the LOVEBITES album “Judgement Day” that came out this year. I absolutely loved it especially “Lost In The Garden” and “Dissonance”. (Btw, i believe i only heard of LOVEBITES through one of your videos a while back😅)

[@gradywestling]

Arch Echo’s “Final Pitch” was the album I was waiting for and it definitely is the top album for me in 2023

[@Aware_Wolf_X4]

NGL, I didn't get to listen to any of these albums besides Sleep Token in passing. My kids discovered Tears for Fears and that's mostly what I've listened to. I did get to check out Gunship's new album, but that's an entirely different genre. 😅

[@RockedNet]

I liked Gunship's new album. Monster In Paradise was great.