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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
· The Kovenant· The Great Deceiver
· Vicious Mary· Misery Index
· Dokken· Exmortem
· Impellitteri· Gun Barrel
· Celestial Ode· Majesty
· Usurper· God Dethroned
· Black Label Society· H.I.M.
· Dragonforce· Guardians Of Time
· Eidolon· Mnemic
· Tad Morose· Stalker
· Hypocrisy· Murdercycle
· Slayer· Fraise
· Asperity· Iron Savior
· Doro· Three Inches of Blood
· Cryonic Temple· Gothic Knights
· Devil To Pay· Scala Mercalli
· Deep Purple· Disarmonia Mundi
· Edge Of Forever· Van Helsing’s Curse
· Jorn· Brutal Mastication
· Fabrizio Bonanno· Acrid
· Bonfire· Meliah Rage
· Killswitch Engage· Rhapsody of Fire
· Imp· Images of Eden
· Shadows Fall· Z02
· Polterchrist· Necrodemon
· Throcult· Arch Enemy
· Within Temptation· Silent Force
· The Lizards· Ironhorse
· Karmakanic· Angra
· Betrayer· Fifth Cross
· Cradle To Grave· Audiovision
· Divine Fire· Hibria
· Yyrkoon· Vicious Circle
· Strikelight· Hellfire
· Darkthrone· Novembers Doom
· Meshuggah· Soul SirkUS
· Fire Alley· Thunderblast
· Ignitor· Fastkill
· Shade Empire· Pro-Pain
· Def Leppard· Ivory Knight
· Manntis· Agents Of Man
· Taake· Voyager
· Slik Helvetika· Supagroup
· Killing Spree· Frameless Scar
· Cannon· Devil Lee Rot
· Havochate· To The Bone
· Loits· Armored Saint
· Crystal Fate· Violent Storm
· Twilight· The Absence
· Balatonizer· Even X
· Dragonlord· Bronx Casket Company
· Fallen Wisdom· Thryfing
· Naked Beggars· Katatonia
· Ephel Duath· Nightmare
· Scum· Event Horizon
· Leviathan/Sapthuran· Moonspell
· Ampast· Imagika
· The Sword· Bludgeon
· Sun Descends· Before Silence
· Jotunspor· Paul Bonrud
· Skid Row· Time Requiem
· Ynis Vitrin· Shadows Within
· Wednesday 13· Pretty Maids
· Belphegor· Eyes of Ligeia
· Biolich· Obtest
· Winger· Darkness Eternal
· Urkraft· Lost Eden
· Threat Signal· Warbringer
· Madking Ludwig· Merciless Death
· Blood of the Black Owl· Almah
· Manes· Blut Aus Nord
· Sworn Enemy· Hellveto
· Depressed Mode· Mongrel
· Mass Extinction· 40 Below Summer
· Mortiis· Ost Est Ima
· The Obsessed· Burzum
· SOS· Godhead
· The Lamp of Thoth· The More I See
· Son of Eric· Coffins
· Battleroar· My Dying Bride
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