Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2023



Published: November 16, 2023 14:30 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Ontological Mysterium Horrendous Aug-18-2023, Progressive Metal
#2 The Enduring Spirit Tomb Mold Sep-15-2023, Death Metal
#3 American Gothic Wayfarer Oct-27-2023, Atmospheric Black Metal
#4 ...So Unknown Jesus Piece Apr-14-2023, Metalcore
#5 Distortions Godthrymm Aug-18-2023, Doom Metal
#6 The Rime of Memory Panopticon Nov-29-2023, Atmospheric Black Metal
#7 Saturnian Bloodstorm Lamp of Murmuur Mar-26-2023, Black Metal
#8 Glacial Domination Frozen Soul May-19-2023, Death Metal
#9 Hive Mind Narcosis Thantifaxath Jun-02-2023, Black Metal
#10 Little Bird The Keening Oct-06-2023, Psychedelic Folk
#11 Blackbraid II Blackbraid Jul-07-2023, Melodic Black Metal
#12 War Remains Enforced Apr-28-2023, Crossover Thrash
#13 Only Constant GEL Mar-31-2023, Hardcore Punk
#14 Heimdal Enslaved Mar-03-2023, Progressive Metal
#15 Fatale The Night Eternal Jul-14-2023, Heavy Metal
#16 The Weight of Remembrance Tribunal Jan-20-2023, Doom Metal
#17 Obsidian Refractions Cruciamentum Nov-24-2023, Death Metal
#18 Ashes, Organs, Blood and Crypts Autopsy Oct-27-2023, Death Metal
#19 Prosaic Mizmor Jul-21-2023, Doom Metal
#20 Access to the Lonely Rid Of Me Nov-03-2023, Post-Hardcore
#21 Ruiner Krieg Oct-13-2023, Black Metal
#22 Objects Without Pain Great Falls Sep-15-2023, Sludge Metal
#23 Chaos Horrific Cannibal Corpse Sep-22-2023, Death Metal
#24 Find Out Filth is Eternal Sep-29-2023, Hardcore Punk
#25 Unholy Deification Incantation Aug-25-2023, Death Metal
#26 Outsider Night Demon Mar-17-2023, Heavy Metal
#27 Untopia KRUELTY Mar-17-2023, Death Metal
#28 Violent Creed of Vengeance Smoulder Apr-21-2023, Heavy Metal
#29 VII Will Haven Jul-07-2023, Sludge Metal
#30 Fires in the Fall Krigsgrav Jun-23-2023, Melodic Death Metal
#31 Ghost At The Gallows Spirit Adrift Aug-18-2023, Heavy Metal
#32 Mourning Moon Final Gasp Sep-22-2023, Deathrock
#33 Terrasite Cattle Decapitation May-12-2023, Death Metal
#35 Incendium Witching Oct-27-2023, Sludge Metal
#36 Air Not Meant for Us Fires in the Distance Apr-28-2023, Melodic Death Metal
#37 Dying of Everything Obituary Jan-13-2023, Death Metal
#38 Reclusive Decay Street Tombs Feb-17-2023, Death Metal
#40 Black Medium Current Dødheimsgard Apr-14-2023, Progressive Metal
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ontological Mysterium | Horrendous | Album, Aug-18-2023, Progressive Metal |
| #2 | The Enduring Spirit | Tomb Mold | Album, Sep-15-2023, Death Metal |
| #3 | American Gothic | Wayfarer | Album, Oct-27-2023, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #4 | ...So Unknown | Jesus Piece | Album, Apr-14-2023, Metalcore |
| #5 | Distortions | Godthrymm | Album, Aug-18-2023, Doom Metal |
| #6 | The Rime of Memory | Panopticon | Album, Nov-29-2023, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #7 | Saturnian Bloodstorm | Lamp of Murmuur | Album, Mar-26-2023, Black Metal |
| #8 | Glacial Domination | Frozen Soul | Album, May-19-2023, Death Metal |
| #9 | Hive Mind Narcosis | Thantifaxath | Album, Jun-02-2023, Black Metal |
| #10 | Little Bird | The Keening | Album, Oct-06-2023, Psychedelic Folk |
| #11 | Blackbraid II | Blackbraid | Album, Jul-07-2023, Melodic Black Metal |
| #12 | War Remains | Enforced | Album, Apr-28-2023, Crossover Thrash |
| #13 | Only Constant | GEL | Album, Mar-31-2023, Hardcore Punk |
| #14 | Heimdal | Enslaved | Album, Mar-03-2023, Progressive Metal |
| #15 | Fatale | The Night Eternal | Album, Jul-14-2023, Heavy Metal |
| #16 | The Weight of Remembrance | Tribunal | Album, Jan-20-2023, Doom Metal |
| #17 | Obsidian Refractions | Cruciamentum | Album, Nov-24-2023, Death Metal |
| #18 | Ashes, Organs, Blood and Crypts | Autopsy | Album, Oct-27-2023, Death Metal |
| #19 | Prosaic | Mizmor | Album, Jul-21-2023, Doom Metal |
| #20 | Access to the Lonely | Rid Of Me | Album, Nov-03-2023, Post-Hardcore |
| #21 | Ruiner | Krieg | Album, Oct-13-2023, Black Metal |
| #22 | Objects Without Pain | Great Falls | Album, Sep-15-2023, Sludge Metal |
| #23 | Chaos Horrific | Cannibal Corpse | Album, Sep-22-2023, Death Metal |
| #24 | Find Out | Filth is Eternal | Album, Sep-29-2023, Hardcore Punk |
| #25 | Unholy Deification | Incantation | Album, Aug-25-2023, Death Metal |
| #26 | Outsider | Night Demon | Album, Mar-17-2023, Heavy Metal |
| #27 | Untopia | KRUELTY | Album, Mar-17-2023, Death Metal |
| #28 | Violent Creed of Vengeance | Smoulder | Album, Apr-21-2023, Heavy Metal |
| #29 | VII | Will Haven | Album, Jul-07-2023, Sludge Metal |
| #30 | Fires in the Fall | Krigsgrav | Album, Jun-23-2023, Melodic Death Metal |
| #31 | Ghost At The Gallows | Spirit Adrift | Album, Aug-18-2023, Heavy Metal |
| #32 | Mourning Moon | Final Gasp | Album, Sep-22-2023, Deathrock |
| #33 | Terrasite | Cattle Decapitation | Album, May-12-2023, Death Metal |
| #35 | Incendium | Witching | Album, Oct-27-2023, Sludge Metal |
| #36 | Air Not Meant for Us | Fires in the Distance | Album, Apr-28-2023, Melodic Death Metal |
| #37 | Dying of Everything | Obituary | Album, Jan-13-2023, Death Metal |
| #38 | Reclusive Decay | Street Tombs | Album, Feb-17-2023, Death Metal |
| #40 | Black Medium Current | Dødheimsgard | Album, Apr-14-2023, Progressive Metal |