Here it is, my top 20 albums of 2023. It's not ALL metal, although there's a lot of metal. I know not everyone likes metal (or brutal death metal) - but there's some rap, some punk, a little post punk- actually, my top 3 here are all non-metal.
As always, let me know your thoughts, especially if you check some of them out, or already have.
metalhead.club will place commercial advertising in Wacken!
Have I lost my mind? Maybe. metalhead.club will probably be the first Fediverse instance to place advertising in "real life"! I'm super excited about this experiment 🤘
Thanks to @causalityloop, I now have this excellent guide (maybe the best I've ever seen) to many metal bands and their respective types/categories (all up for interpretation/debate, of course, there might be a few missing or ones that cross over!)
Good morning #Fediverse it’s time for some #NewMusic with #FletchsFridayReleases and as always there is a lot to get involved with. I would particularly recommend Vorga from the ones I’ve heard. I am also excited to check out new Coffins.
HOW did I not know about Memoriam, the Bolt Thrower singer's new thing? They have 3 albums (edit: there are 3 on Bandcamp, they have 5 full lengths total), and all of them are 🔥
Starting to compile my list for best albums of 2023 (and for some kind of album of the year). It's super tough because there's so many great ones this year-- and several still to come! Will put out (or keep putting out) an updated list(s) once I narrow it down more or add more.
CONTENDERS:
Cannibal Corpse
Desekryptor
Dripped
Dying Fetus
Flesher
Hot Ocean
Molested Divinity
Nuclear Remains
Serpent of Old
Suneater
Vomitheist
Zorn
Malaysia's OBSCURIAL just put out their second full length yesterday, and WHAT an album this is. 'Heretic' might be my favorite metal LP of the year so far. Some REALLY wild, unique stuff on this one.
Which of the following different musical artists has the greatest "albums per year" ratio? As with yesterday's poll, I mean, the number of full length studio albums (excluding live albums, collabs, or compilations) recorded over the number of years they have been or were actively a recording artist or band.
Vote now!
The ratios will be posted tomorrow after the new poll is closed.
I just let down my hair and FULLY TURNED UP my desk speakers so my neighbors could also enjoy the SHEER RIFFAGE from this BANGER of a first track from the new High On Fire record 'Cometh the Storm' that comes out April 19 (nice).
Dickes Danke jedenfalls an den @metality_foundation Verein für die nette Aufnahme! Ich hoffe, das mit den Membertreffen kriege ich bald mal auf die Reihe. Bin neugierig!
Nothing's Shocking, the first album by Jane's Addiction, is 35 years old. I saw the video for "Mountain Song" on 120 Minutes and bought the album on cassette the next day.
Between this album and Pretty Hate Machine by Nine Inch Nails (1989) I wore both cassettes out. I listened to Nothing's Shocking pretty much every day until Pretty Hate Machine came out, and then I listened to that one everyday. Side note: I spent my 39th birthday in 8th row at the NINJA tour featuring both bands after seeing them at the first Lollapalooza in 1991.
I feel old. 2) I feel like both albums hold up.
Happy 35th Nothing's Shocking. You're still brilliant.
We have a final design for our metalhead.club Billboard in Wacken (village of Wacken Open Air!)
A big "Thank you! 🙏 " goes out to @bestiaexmachina for her work on the design! ... and also thanks to all the members who contributed their ideas and thoughts - I named them all in the updated blog post:
The song that got me into Mastodon sooo many years ago. This was actually off Lifesblood EP that I could not find on YT music but found on this comp later.