Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2023

Published: November 16, 2023 14:30 Source

# 1

Ontological Mysterium by Horrendous

Album • Aug 18 / 2023 Progressive Metal Death Metal Technical Thrash Metal

# 2

The Enduring Spirit by Tomb Mold

Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Death Metal Progressive Metal

# 3

American Gothic by Wayfarer

Album • Oct 27 / 2023 Atmospheric Black Metal

# 4

...So Unknown by Jesus Piece

Album • Apr 14 / 2023 Metalcore

# 5

Distortions by Godthrymm

Album • Aug 18 / 2023 Doom Metal

# 6

The Rime of Memory by Panopticon

Album • Nov 29 / 2023 Atmospheric Black Metal

# 7

Saturnian Bloodstorm by Lamp of Murmuur

Album • Mar 26 / 2023 Black Metal

# 8

Glacial Domination by Frozen Soul

Album • May 19 / 2023 Death Metal

# 9

Hive Mind Narcosis by Thantifaxath

Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Black Metal

# 10

Little Bird by The Keening

Album • Oct 06 / 2023 Psychedelic Folk Dark Folk

# 11

Blackbraid II by Blackbraid

Album • Jul 07 / 2023 Melodic Black Metal

# 12

War Remains by Enforced

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Crossover Thrash

# 13

Only Constant by GEL

Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Hardcore Punk

# 14

Heimdal by Enslaved

Album • Mar 03 / 2023 Progressive Metal

# 15

Fatale by The Night Eternal

Album • Jul 14 / 2023 Heavy Metal

# 16

The Weight of Remembrance by Tribunal

Album • Jan 20 / 2023 Doom Metal Gothic Metal

# 17

Obsidian Refractions by Cruciamentum

Album • Nov 24 / 2023 Death Metal

# 18

Ashes, Organs, Blood and Crypts by Autopsy

Album • Oct 27 / 2023 Death Metal

# 19

Prosaic by Mizmor

Album • Jul 21 / 2023 Doom Metal Sludge Metal

# 20

Access to the Lonely by Rid Of Me

Album • Nov 03 / 2023 Post-Hardcore Noise Rock

# 21

Ruiner by Krieg

Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Black Metal

# 22

Objects Without Pain by Great Falls

Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Sludge Metal Noise Rock Post-Hardcore

# 23

Chaos Horrific by Cannibal Corpse

Album • Sep 22 / 2023 Death Metal

# 24

Find Out by Filth is Eternal

Album • Sep 29 / 2023 Hardcore Punk

# 25

Unholy Deification by Incantation

Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Death Metal

# 26

Outsider by Night Demon

Album • Mar 17 / 2023 Heavy Metal

# 27

Untopia by KRUELTY

Album • Mar 17 / 2023 Death Metal Deathcore

# 28

Violent Creed of Vengeance by Smoulder

Album • Apr 21 / 2023 Heavy Metal Epic Doom Metal

# 29

VII by Will Haven

Album • Jul 07 / 2023 Sludge Metal Metalcore Post-Hardcore

# 30

Fires in the Fall by Krigsgrav

Album • Jun 23 / 2023 Melodic Death Metal Black Metal

# 31

Ghost At The Gallows by Spirit Adrift

Album • Aug 18 / 2023 Heavy Metal

# 32

Mourning Moon by Final Gasp

Album • Sep 22 / 2023 Deathrock

# 33

Terrasite by Cattle Decapitation

Album • May 12 / 2023 Death Metal

# 35

Incendium by Witching

Album • Oct 27 / 2023 Sludge Metal Melodic Death Metal Atmospheric Black Metal

# 36

Air Not Meant for Us by Fires in the Distance

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Melodic Death Metal Death Doom Metal

# 37

Dying of Everything by Obituary

Album • Jan 13 / 2023 Death Metal

# 38

Reclusive Decay by Street Tombs

Album • Feb 17 / 2023 Death Metal

# 40

Black Medium Current by Dødheimsgard

Album • Apr 14 / 2023 Progressive Metal Avant-Garde Metal