Malokarpatan - Vertumnus Caesar

 

Genre: Heavy/Black
Country: Slovakia
Year: 2023

1. Na Okraji Priepaste Otevíra Sa Hviezdny Zámek
2. Kočár Postupuje Temnomodrými Dálavami Na Juhozápad
3. Vertumnus Caesar
4. Vovnútri Chlácholivého Utočišta Kunstkamru
5. Panstvo Salamandrov Jest v Kavernách Zeme
6. Maharal A Golem
7. Mnohoraké Utrapy Milostpána Kelleyho
8. I Hle, Tak Zachádza Imperiálna Hviezda

4th album by Malokarpatan. The group incorporates a significant amount of '70s prog and even classical music alongside powerful heavy metal and ominous black metal. An interesting album that is a grower for the listener.

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Panopticon - The Rime Of Memory

 

Genre: Black
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2023

1. I Erindringens Høstlige Dysterhet
2. Winter's Ghost
3. Cedar Skeletons
4. An Autumn Storm
5. Enduring The Snow Drought
6. The Blue Against The White

10th album by Panopticon. It’s an album about the aging process and our attempts at clinging to our youth for as long as humanly possible, even if that means destroying the foundations of our existence. It’s powerfully atmospheric and emotively poignant, pulling you into its cold, harsh world.

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Sad - Black Metal Craft

 

Genre: Black
Country: Greece
Year: 2023

1. Black Metal Craft
2. Crimson Haze
3. Believe In Evil
4. Catacombs Of Thoughts
5. Sickening Euphoria
6. The Fortune Teller
7. Blissful Horizon
8. Winds Of Grief

8th album by Sad. There is a bounty of blackened goodness to be found as listeners dig into the frozen soundscape. A plethora of savage and soul-crushing heavy sounds with empathic melodic touches. It’s not a complex listen, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a substantial level of girth to this music.

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Heavy Load - Riders Of The Ancient Storm

 

Genre: Heavy
Country: Sweden
Year: 2023

1. Ride The Night
2. We Rock The World
3. Walhalla Warriors
4. Angel Dark
5. Slave No More
6. Raven Is Calling
7. Sail Away
8. Butterfly Whispering

4th album by Heavy Load, 40 years after their last one. They have managed to make an album that is both classic-sounding and completely modern. You can find songs that flirt with blues and songs that follow the metal path. An honest record, that is not groundbreaking, but it will satisfy the average listener.

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Sadus - The Shadow Inside

 

Genre: Techn.Thrash
Country: U.S.A.
Year: 2023

1. First Blood
2. Scorched And Burnt
3. It's The Sickness
4. Ride The Knife
5. Anarchy
6. The Devil In Me
7. Pain
8. No Peace
9. New Beginnings
10. The Shadow Inside

6th album by Sadus, 17 years after their last one. The musicianship is sharp, the songwriting is intricate and often varies in tempo  and the attitude is angry as hell, all that would be expected from this venerable act. A solid and honest release.

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Melan Selas - Zephyrean Hymns

 

Genre: Black
Country: Greece
Year: 2023

1. Mountain Tops
2. Frozen Lake
3. Humble Soil
4. Trumpets Of War
5. Dreadful Dome
6. Darkened Cliff
7. Wanderer
8. Ancient Scrolls

3rd album by Melan Selas. It is made of eight tracks, each with its own unique set of insane riffs, raw vocals alternating with ethereal ones that don’t bore the listener. The group does a great job of throwing enough variety into this album to make it far more engrossing, from the solid blackened heavy metal of the earliest songs through to the caustic blackened thrash, doom and even folk elements that creep into the sound later on. 

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Gama Bomb - Bats

 

Genre: Thrash
Country: Ireland
Year: 2023

1. Prologue: Under The Pyramids
2. Egyptron
3. Living Dead In Beverly Hills
4. Rusted Gold
5. Materialize
6. Mask Of Anarchy
7. Don't Get Your Hair Cut
8. Dreamstealer
9. Speed Funeral
10. Secular Saw
11. Bats In Your Hair

8th album by Gama Bomb. They have maintained a consistent vision and remain one of the most energetic and refreshing bands in thrash. In the new album you'll also find punk and heavy metal elements. This is a fun listen that exceeds expectations.

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Sadhus (The Smoking Community) - Illegal Sludge

 

Genre: Sludge/Doom
Country: Greece
Year: 2023

1. Mel O.D.
2. Fuckin' Apes
3. Fuck Off & Die
4. Eye On Man
5. Illegal Sludge
6. Woodman
7. Filthy Trust
8. Hold Out

3rd album by Sadhus (The Smoking Community). They return from a five year slumber. It’s an ugly slice of angry fueled doom/sludge metal with the band focusing upon a more blackened style of music. With moments of distorted psychedelics and screeching guitars, nothing is quite what it seems with this album.

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Cryptosis - The Silent Call 'Ep

 

Genre: Thrash
Country: Holland
Year: 2023

1. The Silent Call
2. Master Of Life
3. Prospect Of Immortality (live in Athens)
4. Transcendence (live in Athens) 

4-track 'Ep by Cryptosis. It contains a new song, a previously unreleased track and two live songs (taken from their debut). It is a way to keep fans on the hook for more material. 

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Sodom - 1982 'Ep

 

Genre: Thrash
Country: Germany
Year: 2023

1. 1982 (Remix)
2. Witching Metal
3. Victims Of Death
4. Let`s Fight In The Darkness Of Hell
5. Equinox

5-track 'Ep by Sodom. It features the previously-released title track (remixed for this release), and re-recordings of their early songs - 'Witching Metal', 'Victims of the Death', 'Let’s Fight in the Darkness of Hell' and 'Equinox'. 

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Top Albums Of 2023

 Thrash:
1. Skourge - Torrential Torment
2. Intöxicated - Sadistic Nightmares
3. Overkill - Scorched
4. Riffobia - Riffobia
5. Bio-Cancer - Revengeance
6. Cruel Force - Dawn Of The Axe

Death:
1. Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite
2. Obituary - Dying Of Everything
3. Dying Fetus - Make Them Beg For Death
4. Cannibal Corpse - Chaos Horrific
5. Cadaver - The Age Of The Offended
6. Vomitory - All Heads Are Gonna Roll 

Black:
1. Uada - Crepuscule Natura
2. Demoniac - Nube Negra
3. Enslaved - Heimdal
4. Auriferous Flame - Ardor For Black Mastery
5. Mork - Dypet
6. Valdrin - Throne Of The Lunar Soul

Viking/Pagan/Folk:
1. Faidra - Militant : Penitent : Triumphant
2. Cruachan - The Living And The Dead
3. Skálmöld - Ýdalir

Crust/Hardcore/Grindcore:
1. Gridlink - Coronet Juniper
2. Poison Ruïn - Härvest
3. Swordwielder - Wielding Metal Massacre 'Ep
4. Birdflesh - Sickness In The North
5. Head Cleaner - The Extreme Sound Of Truth
6. Brujeria - Esto Es Brujeria

Heavy/Speed/Power:
1. Receiver - Whispers Of Lore
2. Megaton Sword - Might & Power
3. Gatekeeper - From Western Shores
4. Satan's Fall - Destination Destruction
5. Century - The Conquest Of Time
6. Legendry - Time Immortal Wept

Doom/Sludge/Stoner:
1. Downfall Of Gaia - Silhouettes Of Disgust
2. Decemberance - Implosions
3. Sadhus (The Smoking Community) - Illegal Sludge
4. Altar Of Oblivion - Burning Memories 'Ep

Receiver - Whispers Of Lore

 

Genre: Epic/Heavy
Country: Cyprus
Year:2023

1. Unite
2. Starchaser
3. Trespasser
4. Falling To Dust
5. Wilderness
6. Raiders Of The Night
7. Arrow
8. Whispers Of Lore

Debut album by Receiver. 'Whispers of Lore' comes with around 48 minutes of metal that screams traditional right from the first notes of the opening track. Think catchy riffs, big melodies and thrashy drums. It’s fun and energetic and the vocalist brings a little bit of snarl to her cleans. An amazing debut that can easily claim the top of 2023's best albums of the year. 

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Wilt - Huginn

 

Genre: Black
Country: Canada
Year: 2023

1. Cloaked In Ash
2. 1831
3. Resilience 

3rd album by Wilt. The group continues delivering a melodic black metal version, with the doom elements absent, compared to their earlier releases. Each of the three tracks here excel in their stylistic exploration of atmospheric black metal.

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Auriferous Flame - Ardor For Black Mastery

 

Genre: Black
Country: Greece
Year: 2023

1. Wielders Of Secrets
2. Thaumaturgical Irresolutions
3. Behind The Gentle Breeze
4. Ardor For Black Mastery
5. Beyond Light, Beyond Reason
6. Ophidian Hallways
7. Recommencing The Great Work

2nd album by Auriferous Flame, a side-project by Ayloss (Spectral Lore, Mystras, etc.). This is black metal much more in the Scandinavian, second-wave style, with similarities to Emperor as well as bands like Blut Aus Nord or Lunar Aurora. Satisfying heaviness, chaotic and aggressive riffing, and a lot of atmosphere that brings in mind of the sounds of the '90s when black metal bands first really started experimenting with melody and mood.

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