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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
· Demons and Wizards· Hate Eternal
· Into Eternity· Loudness
· Opeth· Slipknot
· Chaingunn· Poisonblack
· Rebellion· Deceased
· Narziß· Kataklysm
· Skullview· Gun Barrel
· Godsmack· Circle II Circle
· Iron Maiden· Rawhead Rexx
· Agoraphobic Nosebleed· Dark Moor
· Late Nite Romeo· Alchemy X
· Conquest· Johnny Lokke
· Byfist· Black Sabbath
· Paragon· Inner Rage of Emotion
· Godiva· Thunderbolt
· Lanfear· Guardians Of Time
· Axenstar· DevilDriver
· Slayer· Asperity
· Soul Reaper· Doro
· Dreamaker· Hard Echo
· Mother Misery· Yngwie Malmsteen
· Bleeding Inc· Amityville Whore
· Gamma Ray· Estuary
· Krokus· Mob Rules
· Unleashed· Metal Church
· Rhapsody of Fire· Wintersun
· Division· Necrodemon
· Arch Enemy· The Last Act
· Tsjuder· Triumph
· Mercenary· Milkweed
· Emerald Sun· Rottweiller
· The Apocalyptic Riders· Soilwork
· Nevermore· Backyard Babies
· the missing:· Diecast
· Novembers Doom· Omegalord
· Axel Rudi Pell· Green Carnation
· Embraze· Rudra
· Mirador· Slough Feg
· Subterranean Masquerade· Dark Funeral
· Goddess Of Desire· Unchained
· Horna· Gaia
· Power Quest· Nightvision
· Cannon· Impaled Nazarene
· Sheavy· Redemption
· Illuminatus· Dirty Americans
· Forever Slave· Mabon
· Running Wild· Phantom X
· Even X· Crystal Ball
· Dreamland· Gojira
· Sinocence· Dogs Of Winter
· Motorhead· Virgin Steele
· Brother Hawk· End My Sorrow
· Totalisti· Katatonia
· Tandjent· Upwards of Endtime
· The Berzerker· Cryptopsy
· Valhalla· Ampast
· Elvenking· Vreid
· Cavalar· Athanator
· Candlemass· Speed/Kill/Hate
· Dreams of Damnation· Apiary
· Royal Hunt· Smohalla
· Azure· Space Odyssey
· Skyforger· Wednesday 13
· Abominant· Pretty Maids
· Setherial· Thy Majestie
· Zoroaster· Eyes of Ligeia
· Eighteen Visions· Lesbian Bed Death
· Middian· Urkraft
· Onslaught· In This Moment
· Crescent Shield· White Willow
· Textures· Pentacle
· Manes· Lipstick Magazine
· Kruger· Randy Ellefson
· Temple Of Blood· Hell N' Diesel
· Pathosray· Diamond Dogs
· Mongrel· Shining Star
· Trivium· Blood Haven
· Intolerant· Bible Of The Devil
· End of Man· Ihsahn
· My Dying Bride· Crown The Lost
· Suffocation· Dark Castle