Loudwire's 25 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2023
In a year with thousands of new albums, these 25 stand out the most.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Life Is But a Dream… | Avenged Sevenfold | Jun-02-2023, Progressive Metal |
| #2 | ONE MORE TIME... | blink-182 | Oct-20-2023, Pop Punk |
| #3 | Chaos Horrific | Cannibal Corpse | Sep-22-2023, Death Metal |
| #4 | Sanguivore | Creeper | Oct-13-2023, Gothic Rock |
| #5 | Can't Find The Brakes | Dirty Honey | Nov-03-2023, Hard Rock |
| #6 | Living Proof | DRAIN | May-05-2023, Crossover Thrash |
| #7 | The Algorithm | Filter | Aug-25-2023, Industrial Rock |
| #8 | But Here We Are | Foo Fighters | Jun-02-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #9 | Lighting Up The Sky | Godsmack | Feb-24-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #10 | Starcatcher | Greta Van Fleet | Jul-21-2023, Hard Rock |
| #11 | Foregone | In Flames | Feb-10-2023, Melodic Death Metal |
| #12 | Whitsitt Chapel | Jelly Roll | Jun-02-2023, Contemporary Country |
| #13 | ...So Unknown | Jesus Piece | Apr-14-2023, Metalcore |
| #14 | Mammoth II | Mammoth WVH | Aug-04-2023, Hard Rock |
| #15 | 72 Seasons | Metallica | Apr-14-2023, Heavy Metal |
| #17 | This Is Why | Paramore | Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #18 | Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre | Periphery | Mar-10-2023, Djent |
| #19 | In Times New Roman... | Queens of the Stone Age | Jun-16-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #20 | Homicidal Ecstasy | Sanguisugabogg | Feb-03-2023, Brutal Death Metal |
| #21 | Truth Killer | Sevendust | Jul-28-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #22 | Take Me Back to Eden | Sleep Token | May-19-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #23 | Hackney Diamonds | The Rolling Stones | Oct-20-2023, Pop Rock |
| #24 | Neon Noir | VV | Jan-13-2023, Pop Rock |
| #25 | A New Tomorrow | Zulu | Mar-03-2023, Metalcore |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Life Is But a Dream… | Avenged Sevenfold | Album, Jun-02-2023, Progressive Metal |
| #2 | ONE MORE TIME... | blink-182 | Album, Oct-20-2023, Pop Punk |
| #3 | Chaos Horrific | Cannibal Corpse | Album, Sep-22-2023, Death Metal |
| #4 | Sanguivore | Creeper | Album, Oct-13-2023, Gothic Rock |
| #5 | Can't Find The Brakes | Dirty Honey | Album, Nov-03-2023, Hard Rock |
| #6 | Living Proof | DRAIN | Album, May-05-2023, Crossover Thrash |
| #7 | The Algorithm | Filter | Album, Aug-25-2023, Industrial Rock |
| #8 | But Here We Are | Foo Fighters | Album, Jun-02-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #9 | Lighting Up The Sky | Godsmack | Album, Feb-24-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #10 | Starcatcher | Greta Van Fleet | Album, Jul-21-2023, Hard Rock |
| #11 | Foregone | In Flames | Album, Feb-10-2023, Melodic Death Metal |
| #12 | Whitsitt Chapel | Jelly Roll | Album, Jun-02-2023, Contemporary Country |
| #13 | ...So Unknown | Jesus Piece | Album, Apr-14-2023, Metalcore |
| #14 | Mammoth II | Mammoth WVH | Album, Aug-04-2023, Hard Rock |
| #15 | 72 Seasons | Metallica | Album, Apr-14-2023, Heavy Metal |
| #17 | This Is Why | Paramore | Album, Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #18 | Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre | Periphery | Album, Mar-10-2023, Djent |
| #19 | In Times New Roman... | Queens of the Stone Age | Album, Jun-16-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #20 | Homicidal Ecstasy | Sanguisugabogg | Album, Feb-03-2023, Brutal Death Metal |
| #21 | Truth Killer | Sevendust | Album, Jul-28-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #22 | Take Me Back to Eden | Sleep Token | Album, May-19-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #23 | Hackney Diamonds | The Rolling Stones | Album, Oct-20-2023, Pop Rock |
| #24 | Neon Noir | VV | Album, Jan-13-2023, Pop Rock |
| #25 | A New Tomorrow | Zulu | Album, Mar-03-2023, Metalcore |