1.Cruachan - The Living And The Dead

2.Akitsa - Devenir Le Diable

3.Helga - Wrapped In Mist

4.Ragana - Desolation's Flower

5.Myrkur - Spine

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My favourite album of 2023 was found in 2024. A little late to the party, but 12 selections I feel are worth your time.

1.Dødheimsgard - Black Medium Current

2.Valdrin - Throne Of The Lunar Soul

3.Enslaved - Heimdal

4.Sulphur Aeon - Seven Crowns And Seven Seals

5.Wayfarer - American Gothic

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"Very good" or above. The top 20 are the best of the year. Everything else ranges from 8 to 9.5 on a "10" scale.

1.Afterbirth - In But Not Of

2.Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite

3.Godthrymm - Distortions

4.Fvnerals - Let The Earth Be Silent

5.Notturno - Inside

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1.Crystal Coffin - The Curse Of Immortality

2.Exulansis - Overtures Of Uprising

3.Ne Obliviscaris - Exul

4.Blackbraid - Blackbraid II

5.Frozen Dawn - The Decline Of The Enlightened Gods

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Not totally clean, and I had to cut some categories to stay in the 1000 lines limit.

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2.Avatar - Dance Devil Dance

3.Avenged Sevenfold - Life Is But A Dream...

4.Code Orange - The Above

5.Death Dealer Union - Initiation

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Just my personal favorite releases from 2023…

1.Uada - Crepuscule Natura

2.Tomb Mold - The Enduring Spirit

3.None - Inevitable

4.Panopticon - The Rime Of Memory

5.Blood Incantation - Luminescent Bridge

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1.Fires In The Distance - Air Not Meant For Us

2.Insomnium - Anno 1696

3.Fen - Monuments To Absence

4.Godflesh - Purge

5.Incantation - Unholy Deification

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Hello there. Below lie my favorite death metal records of 2023 listed alphabetically by band name, with subgenres included if by chance anyone cares. The list will be updated periodically when I get through…

1.Absolutism - Asynchronous

2.Afterbirth - In But Not Of

3.Ahab - The Coral Tombs

4.Alkaloid - Numen

5.Altarage - Worst Case Scenario

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1.Dødheimsgard - Black Medium Current

2.Kauan - ATM Revised

3.Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite

4.Moonlight Sorcery - Horned Lord Of The Thorned Castle

5.Fires In The Distance - Air Not Meant For Us

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1.Shylmagoghnar - Convergence

2.Sacred Outcry - Towers Of Gold

3.Fires In The Distance - Air Not Meant For Us

4.Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite

5.Moonlight Sorcery - Horned Lord Of The Thorned Castle

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This is my list of newly released Albums that I listened/will listen to in 2023.
The records are presented in order of release date and I will rate them when I´m certain that I formed an opinion on them,…

1.Ὁπλίτης - Ψ ε υ δ ο μ έ ν η

2.Rye - В с ё

3.Esoctrilihum - Funeral

4.Great Cold Emptiness - Immaculate Hearts Will Triumph

5.Walg - III

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1.Sulphur Aeon - Seven Crowns And Seven Seals

2.Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite

3.Horrendous - Ontological Mysterium

4.Fires In The Distance - Air Not Meant For Us

5.Wayfarer - American Gothic

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1.Insomnium - Anno 1696

2.Atavistia - Cosmic Warfare

3.Night Crowned - Tales

4.Marianas Rest - Auer

5.Fires In The Distance - Air Not Meant For Us

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1.Hanging Garden - The Garden

2.Katatonia - Sky Void Of Stars

3.Obituary - Dying Of Everything

4.Runemagick - Beyond The Cenotaph Of Mankind

5.Dødheimsgard - Black Medium Current

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Every metal album I've heard from 2023, ranked out of 10…

1.Enslaved - Heimdal

2.Insomnium - Anno 1696

3.Overkill - Scorched

4.In Flames - Foregone

5.Hellripper - Warlocks Grim and Withered Hags

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