Stereogum's 10 Best Metal Albums of 2023

Huzzah, the listpocalypse is upon us. Behold, the Black Market is here to confuse and annoy you with the annual list of our favorite metal albums. Column writers, past and present, once again voted for their most-loved releases of 2023. This top 10 is the result. Is your most-loved album here? It is not. Did we list any albums that normal people listen to? Again, probably not. Is this a list so frustratingly niche and packed with impenetrable metal that it asks why we’re even allowed to do this? Yes, of course. In fact, this might be one of our most infuriating countdowns, so much so that the metal powers that be have taken notice. As soon as I sent this list to the Stereogum mothership, I was indicted on 666 counts of poser fraud and must surrender myself to Metal Law authorities immediately. This is what we get for not listening to Tomb Mold.

Published: December 14, 2023 15:51 Source

# 1
Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Atmospheric Black Metal Avant-Garde Metal
# 2
Album • Jan 20 / 2023 Atmospheric Black Metal
# 3
Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Sludge Metal Noise Rock Post-Hardcore
# 4
Agonal Hymns by Nithing
Album • Jun 13 / 2023 Brutal Death Metal Technical Death Metal
# 5
Album • Apr 14 / 2023 Blackgaze
# 6
Album • Sep 05 / 2023 Black Metal Avant-Garde Metal
# 7
Album • Jun 13 / 2023 Brutal Death Metal
# 8
Album • May 26 / 2023 Black Metal
# 9
Album • May 19 / 2023 Heavy Metal
# 10
Album • Jan 27 / 2023 Dissonant Death Metal Technical Death Metal