Fantastic list. Been going through some of the mentioned this week (forever playing catch up). Absolutely hooked on Svalbard. A new favorite of mine. I just can’t believe I’ve never heard of these guys, but that always seems to be the case with me and metal. Just sooo many artist, but Svalbard is “one of them ones” for me. Was really digging Sulpher Aeon and Wayfarer as well.
Did you guys not hear the absolutely STUNNING album from Eternal Storm-A Giant Bound To Fall? Released February 16. My cohost for the Harsh Vocals podcast and I can’t stop raving about this album. I know it’s early in the year but this album is one of those records that will stick with you the entire year. If you haven’t heard, please please please check it out. It really deserves to be talked about a LOT more.
Woo! 12 months of awesomeness all boiled down to a few hours. Thanks again for a great 2023, my stats from last year really showed an appreciation for Night Demon and Riverside. Looking forward to the new Borknagar and Ihsahn albums. Also, I need your 2024 predictions, it's not too late!
I think my biggest issue with that record was the clean vocals purposely emulating that Hetfield “HEYEAH” sound. It took me out of it. I wish they found their own sound with those vocals.
Looking back throughout the years 2023 was a fantastic year for metal and let's face it metal was in a bad place for a long time, I don't know what happened this year, maybe it was something in the air.
@@forgemastermetal Exul - Ne Obliviscaris Scorched - Overkill Blackbraid II - Blackbraid War Remains - Enforced Chaos Horrific - Cannibal Corpse Unholy Deification - Incantation Ashes, Organs, Blood and Crypts - Autopsy The Enduring Spirit - Tomb Mold All Heads Are Gonna Roll - Vomitory Feuerwalze - Minenwerfer Seven Crowns and Seven Seals - Sulphur Aeon The Coral Tombs - Ahab Disharmonium: Nahab - Blut Aus Nord Helvegr - Tsjuder Dawn of Defiance - Θλίψις And the album of the year for me: Warlocks Grim and Withered Hags - Hellripper Still haven't listened to: Dying of Everything because Obituary have been a disappointment for me since 1994 and I am reluctant. Heimdal - Enslaved Anno 1696 - Insomnium Black Medium Current - Dødheimsgard Hive Mind Narcosis - Thantifaxath And that's about it.
5. Inevitable - None
4. Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle - Moonlight Sorcery
3. American Gothic - Wayfarer
2. Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags - Hellripper
1. Saturnian Bloodstorm - Lamp of Murmuur
🤌🏼🤘🏼
Fantastic list. Been going through some of the mentioned this week (forever playing catch up).
Absolutely hooked on Svalbard. A new favorite of mine. I just can’t believe I’ve never heard of these guys, but that always seems to be the case with me and metal. Just sooo many artist, but Svalbard is “one of them ones” for me.
Was really digging Sulpher Aeon and Wayfarer as well.
Man, we're so jealous of you. We wish we could rediscover that band over and over again haha. Appreciate you!!
Did you guys not hear the absolutely STUNNING album from Eternal Storm-A Giant Bound To Fall? Released February 16. My cohost for the Harsh Vocals podcast and I can’t stop raving about this album. I know it’s early in the year but this album is one of those records that will stick with you the entire year. If you haven’t heard, please please please check it out. It really deserves to be talked about a LOT more.
Loading up my queue with a lot of this stuff. Thanks for the longform video, guys!
Glad you enjoyed it!
The thumbnail is a masterpiece. Pure art.
Haha - our buddy did the illustration for our death metal EP last year. I had to reuse it, it's so good.
Awesome video, very good work, keep it up !!!!!!
Thanks for tuning in!
This was such a great idea to add the whole year in one big video!
We're glad it's helpful!
lol great idea guys. way to look back. gives some love to albums that were just forgotten about earlier in the year.
Dude, watching this back I was like "DAMN that was a good album! Oh boy. That one is too!!"
It just came out after my marathon of the months best of… great! I am watching it again!
Do it!
Will ALWAYS support you guys 🤘
The OG! We always appreciate you, Josh.
love your channel guys its opened my eyes to new bands and ones i forgot...love metal keep it up
Welcome aboard!
Nice list! Would also recommend to check out Sworn - A journey told through fire
Great record!
Instant like!!! Thanks guys 👍
It's what we do! Hope you find some new albums to dig.
Woo! 12 months of awesomeness all boiled down to a few hours. Thanks again for a great 2023, my stats from last year really showed an appreciation for Night Demon and Riverside. Looking forward to the new Borknagar and Ihsahn albums. Also, I need your 2024 predictions, it's not too late!
Ben's 2024 most anticipated: Borknagar, Ihsahn, Blood red Throne, and Lord Dying.
EXCELENT IDEA. CONGRATS!!!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Thank you, Forgemate!!
Haha it’ll take me a while to get through this. Keen as though. ❤
It's a long one!
...and this is my top 90 albums in 2 part.
Part 2: ua-cam.com/video/6Yi7zV9Xo58/v-deo.html
Part 1: ua-cam.com/video/8F0E_CAfmMM/v-deo.html
Nice!!
No album this year made my neck more sore than Orbit Culture’s Descent, and I feel like it got pretty snubbed at aoty time.
I think my biggest issue with that record was the clean vocals purposely emulating that Hetfield “HEYEAH” sound. It took me out of it. I wish they found their own sound with those vocals.
@@forgemastermetal fair enough. I feel the same way about Afterbirth. Amazing album, dog water vocals.
The vocals on that Afterbirth record are hilarious and genuine at the same time. It's wild.
EVIL INCARNATE-LUCIFERS CROWN
These guys are marrued for sure
Only one of us.
What an irrelevant comment to make, just to be edgy and abusive.
So many edgelords on the internet.
@@forgemastermetal definitely.
Too much extreme metal and no mention of WT - Bleed out in October. Time to unsubscribe! Bye!
No one wants people like you around anyway.
Here’s a tip, it’s a community. Mention music for people to check out.
Looking back throughout the years 2023 was a fantastic year for metal and let's face it metal was in a bad place for a long time, I don't know what happened this year, maybe it was something in the air.
What stood out for you?
@@forgemastermetal Exul - Ne Obliviscaris
Scorched - Overkill
Blackbraid II - Blackbraid
War Remains - Enforced
Chaos Horrific - Cannibal Corpse
Unholy Deification - Incantation
Ashes, Organs, Blood and Crypts - Autopsy
The Enduring Spirit - Tomb Mold
All Heads Are Gonna Roll - Vomitory
Feuerwalze - Minenwerfer
Seven Crowns and Seven Seals - Sulphur Aeon
The Coral Tombs - Ahab
Disharmonium: Nahab - Blut Aus Nord
Helvegr - Tsjuder
Dawn of Defiance - Θλίψις
And the album of the year for me:
Warlocks Grim and Withered Hags - Hellripper
Still haven't listened to:
Dying of Everything because Obituary have been a disappointment for me since 1994 and I am reluctant.
Heimdal - Enslaved
Anno 1696 - Insomnium
Black Medium Current - Dødheimsgard
Hive Mind Narcosis - Thantifaxath
And that's about it.
Great albums!!