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Staff Year End Awards for 2023!
12/29/2023 by Frank Hill




We've gathered up our thoughts on the hard rock/metal releases of 2023! Even if you really don't give a damn what any of our opinions are, there are so many releases put out in this age of do-it-yourself creation that you may see names you missed, older bands you forgot existed or unknowns to look up and sample.

It's all about getting the word out and supporting the music!

See what all the staff chose for the Year End here: [Full Column Link]



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RANDOM ACTS OF METAL
· Anvil· Lost Horizon
· Racer X· Opeth
· The Haunted· Grave
· Children Of Bodom· BloodDuster
· Exmortem· Deceased
· Goatwhore· Skullview
· Majesty· Mark Boals
· Steel Attack· Advent
· Rawhead Rexx· Crematorium
· Wizard· Power of Omens
· Carnal Forge· Hammerwhore
· The Chainsaw· Nicta
· SelfInflicted· Iced Earth
· Dragonforce· Bloodbath
· Sevendust· Lanfear
· Assrockers· Dream Weaver
· Crystal Eyes· Stryper
· Savatage· Mnemic
· Murdercycle· Krisiun
· Lacuna Coil· Deivos
· Hard Echo· Black Stone Cherry
· Yngwie Malmsteen· Gothic Knights
· Exodus· Jaw
· Leash Law· W.A.S.P.
· Edge Of Forever· Highlord
· Judas Priest· Brutal Mastication
· Spiral Madness· Joe Stump
· Estuary· Destructor
· Joey Belladonna· Tearabyte
· Megadeth· Annihilator
· Age Of Silence· Polterchrist
· Internal Bleeding· House of Shakira
· Witchburner· Haunted By Angels
· Ironhorse· Anger
· Azrael's Bane· Cradle To Grave
· Audiovision· Lost Soul
· Quiet Riot· Nevermore
· Samael· Argument Soul
· God Fear None· Meshuggah
· Axis Of Perdition· Drunkard
· Holy Moses· Swallow The Sun
· Impiety· Nightrage
· Biss· Naglfar
· Ektomorf· Dark Funeral
· Leaves Eyes· Widow
· Love Forsaken· Clutch
· Iron Maidens· Blitzkrieg
· Flotsam & Jetsam· Loits
· Illuminatus· Before The Dawn
· Crystal Fate· Blood Thirsty Demons
· Mabon· Shattersphere
· Avenged Sevenfold· Ghost Machinery
· Damnation· Balatonizer
· Akercocke· Dreamland
· Overmars· Vile
· Infliction· Avulsed
· Dragonlord· Sinocence
· Early Man· Thryfing
· Tandjent· Blackmore's Night
· 286· Wolves in the Throne Room
· Event Horizon· Bal-Sagoth
· Athanator· Sun Descends
· Upon Infliction· Smohalla
· Nachtmystium· War Within
· Warface· From the Grave
· Shadows Within· The Ruins of Beverast
· Setherial· Mastodon
· Eighteen Visions· Centinex
· Diagnose: Lebensgefahr· Southern Gentleman
· Onslaught· Throne of Katarsis
· Warbringer· The Chronicles of Israfel
· Madking Ludwig· Zyklon
· Cruachan· Cattle Decapitation
· Denial Fiend· Warner Drive
· Nation Beyond· Randy Ellefson
· Hellveto· Heresi
· Jesus Martyr· Burzum
· Moonshine· Hacksaw Surgery
· Medieval Steel· Kiuas
· Son of Eric· Sin
· Sotajumala· Caliban
· Suspyre· Dark Castle