Loudwire's 25 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2023

In a year with thousands of new albums, these 25 stand out the most.

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# 1
Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Progressive Metal Avant-Garde Metal
# 2
Album • Oct 20 / 2023 Pop Punk Alternative Rock
# 3
Album • Sep 22 / 2023 Death Metal
# 4
Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Gothic Rock Rock Opera Hard Rock
# 5
Album • Nov 03 / 2023 Hard Rock
# 6
Album • May 05 / 2023 Crossover Thrash Metalcore
# 7
Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Industrial Rock Alternative Rock
# 8
Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Alternative Rock
# 9
Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Alternative Metal Hard Rock
# 10
Album • Jul 21 / 2023 Hard Rock Blues Rock
# 11
Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Melodic Death Metal Alternative Metal
# 12
Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Contemporary Country Country Rock
# 13
Album • Apr 14 / 2023 Metalcore
# 14
Album • Aug 04 / 2023 Hard Rock Alternative Rock
# 15
Album • Apr 14 / 2023 Heavy Metal
# 17
Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Post-Punk Revival
# 18
Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Djent Progressive Metal
# 19
Album • Jun 16 / 2023 Alternative Rock Hard Rock
# 20
Album • Feb 03 / 2023 Brutal Death Metal Slam Death Metal
# 21
Album • Jul 28 / 2023 Alternative Metal
# 22
Album • May 19 / 2023 Alternative Metal Alt-Pop
# 23
Album • Oct 20 / 2023 Pop Rock Blues Rock
# 24
Album • Jan 13 / 2023 Pop Rock Alternative Rock
# 25
Album • Mar 03 / 2023 Metalcore Powerviolence