DDD's 2023 picks
Hi everyone! I don't expect you to understand my top 5 XD. This is what I loved and liked for 2023. Personaly 2024 will bring a second little ddd girl. Yall enjoy what you don't know yet. It's always worthwhile. |
1 | | Ahab The Coral Tombs
Funeral Doom
Not about a storm anymore. Its about being, mourning and living deep underwater. 20 000 leagues under the sea themed album that totally accomplishes the goal and some more. |
2 | | Enslaved Heimdal
Progressive BM
Nuanced and intricate. With tons of special places to explore. This sounds to me as if mastodon went bm in some tracks, but this has much more - from meshuggary to opeth and still leaves space for several 70s prog takes. |
3 | | Blur The Ballad of Darren
Blur
I don't know whats more impressive with sput. The 3.2 avg or the under 80 rates on this. Luckily its one my most listened records from 2023 and every track is sweet as hell, with ridiculous replay value. |
4 | | Glockenwise Gótico Português
Post Punk, Psychedelic
Yeah, a portuguese band I added to db. I challenge anyone here to give it a go and give some toughts. Very very good gazey post punk record. |
5 | | Panopticon The Rime of Memory
Atmospheric BM
As epic and beautiful as crushing and punishing. Still growing with every listen. |
6 | | Horrendous Ontological Mysterium
Progressive Death Metal
Horrendous having fun(?) and still slay (!) |
7 | | Ulthar Helionomicon
Progressive BDM
This already amazing band decided to incorporate more bm to their already winning filthy dm formula. As if this wasn't enough they put it in two huge ebby and flowy tracks, resulting in one amazing 40 minute venture. |
8 | | Tomb Mold The Enduring Spirit
(Progressive)OSDM
And suddenly all of my favorite OSDM bands started going prog and venturing themselves. Its kinda awesome, but go blame Blood Incantation. |
9 | | Nothingness Supraliminal
Death Metal
Behind the heavy and groovy wall of sound there is an actual metal compendium. Be tuned but beware, you may get crushed. |
10 | | Lunar Chamber Shambhallic Vibrations
Progressive Death Metal
Impressive prog esoteric metal with audible af bass. Riffs as a mf once you dive in. Oof, definitelly my kind of jam. |
11 | | Blindfolded and Led to the Woods Rejecting Obliteration
Progressive BDM
They are succeding on the album title on my book XD |
12 | | Foo Fighters But Here We Are
Grunge, Alt Rock
I almost 4.5 it (and still may). Amazing Foo Fighters record, with an actual emotional and fantastic 10 minute track. Are the Foo going post&prog? I'm on board! |
13 | | Baroness Stone
Sludge Metal, Progressive Metal
Glad they quit with the colours and added some heavy stones and cool production for a change. |
14 | | Dodheimsgard Black Medium Current
Black Metal, Experimental
This brilliant band has gonne floydy. I think its brilliant but also feel it still has much to grow on me. See you soon Dod! |
15 | | Blood Ceremony The Old Ways Remain
Ocvlt Doom
This is so fun! Really solid riffs with Jethro Tull whorship thrown seamlessly. Sabbath meets Jethro. It doesn't sound 2023. |
16 | | Dream Unending/Worm Starpath
Progressive DM, Doom Metal, BM
These 2 Death Doom bands decided to venture with progressive metal and black metal. They've done it quite unique and successfully, special Worm. As a massive fan of Foreverglade's heavy Death Doom, I would never see this subtle take coming. |
17 | | Tentacult Lacerating Pattern
Death Metal (osdm)
They do have the art of keeping it simple, in order to keep it flowy. Also they switch to doom and bm pretty seemlessly. Pretty dang cool. The cover is also cool af. |
18 | | Dying Fetus Make Them Beg for Death
Death Metal
Compulsive headbangery with this one m/ as with most for them. Big fan on the last 2 albums and this has this vintage look and sound. |
19 | | Crusty Old Toad King Cryptid
Toady BMHM
A toad gotta do what a toad gotta do. Simply put this is the best BM HM (slightly post yet on the trve bm side) album a toad has ever done. Seriously, listen to this one. Damn good guitar player's one man project - Toaderus Crusticus - Solo practitioner. |
20 | | Hellripper Warlocks Grim and Withered Hags
Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal
Another one man project that hits the nail with the formula. Fun as hell and never too cheesy. |
21 | | Bell Witch Future's Shadow I: The Clandestine Gate
Funeral Doom
Maybe not a 5 has Longing, or not a botherline 5 as Mirror Reaper, still overall a magical record. |
22 | | Mizmor Prosaic
Drone, Doom black metal
Still on a winning streak. Watch how they manage to uniquely brand their their drone black metal sludgy doom. |
23 | | Fabricant Drudge To The Thicket
Death Metal
As many said: "gud album", "riffs", "m/". I say "it gud". It just brings the techy gorguts in me. |
24 | | REZN Solace
Stoner, Doom, Psychedelic
Awesome album! I'm a sucker for the band since Chaotic Divine, which has a little more dub vibe. They are really good. So cool how they keep it so chill and so heavy at the same time. |
25 | | Church of Misery Born Under A Mad Sign
Stoner Doom, Sludge
Everyone nees a sludgy bad ass one, serial killer themed now and then |
26 | | Mutoid Man Mutants
Stoner Metal
They still have it, such as Brodsky. Another fun one for the band. Don't mind the ugly cover. |
27 | | Depeche Mode Memento Mori
Synthpop (?) New Wave (?) Gothic (?)
aaaaight, speaking of ugly covers...I still struggle tih it. The record though is surprisingly good. |
28 | | Jessie Ware That! Feels Good!
Pop, Disco
"Sexy tiiiime" Borat. |
29 | | The Ocean Holocene
Progressive Post Metal
They are exploring different (electronic) terrains with this one. Evolution right? eheh |
30 | | Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean Obsession Destruction
Doom Sludge
Every track is a bit of a punishment as any proper doom sludge should. The Chalice is a meaner! Its a less subtle listen than pears in sound Thou but it really goes for me. That's what you'd expect when a band names itself after a Thou track. |
31 | | Fossilization Leprous Daylight
Death Doom
And the prize for the filthiest release of 2023 goes to... |
32 | | VoidCeremony Threads of Unknowing
Death Metal
Cosmic Death Metal with the perfect runtime and a real slapper. |
33 | | Ulthar Anthronomicon
Progressive BDM
A little busier than Helionomicon, still Ulthar out of the park. |
34 | | Malokarpatan Vertumnus Caesar
Black Metal, Heavy Metal
Real vintage BM, always diving in heavy metal. A little more digestible than it's previous one (Krupinské Ohne). Also de 70's prog bits are delicious. |
35 | | Afterbirth In But Not Of
Progressive Death Metal
Four Dimensional Flesh was such a banger it took some gymnastics to appreciate this one. It still goes and ventures. |
36 | | Slow J Afro Fado
Hip Hop
In a sudden twist of events I enjoyed a native hiphop record. This one as a cool mix of both Afro sounds and Fado (guitars). |
37 | | Conjunto Corona ESTILVS MISTICVS
Hip Hop
In a sudden twist of events I enjoyed a second native hiphop record. This one is more in satire mode and talks about witchcraft and tuning enthusiasts. |
38 | | Code Orange The Above
(Nu)Metal
Gud album. Gotta love that 2.7 |
39 | | Downfall of Gaia Silhouettes Of Disgust
Pos BM
The little switch to the fem vocals on Eyes to Burning Skies are very welcome and imo from that song onwards they show how creatively free they can be, the album goes a little more postish, I really like those little twists a little away from their black punk gaze formula, which is already awesome. Not to mention the closer's ending - pure bliss for me. |
40 | | Urne A Feast On Sorrow
Welcome to Post Thrash |
41 | | Thy Catafalque Alföld
Progressive, Folky and Experimental Metal |
42 | | Creeping Death Boundless Domain
Death Metal, Hardcore
Yall bagadicks can t handle dis bagariffs! |
43 | | Outer Heaven Infinite Psychic Depths
Death Metal, Hardcore
Another ripper fs |
44 | | RUIM Black Royal Spiritism - I - O Sino da Ig
Black Metal
Triumphant Black Metal supremacy from the former Mayhem guitarist/ Vltimas founder, Blasphemer. |
45 | | Kostnateni Úpal
Prog BDM
Turns out this clicked with me on headphones. Unexpected grooves in the back half. |
46 | | Krallice Porous Resonance Abyss
Experimental BM
Krallice goes instrumental. Yeah...still got one more to listen from them in 2023. |
47 | | Enforced War Remains
Crossover Thrash
War remains every 2 years with Enforced m/ m/ m/ |
48 | | Sangre de Muerdago O Vento que Lambe as miñas Feridas
Galician Forest Folk
I love it just about the same as Xuntas. This is the most pleasant band to drive in the mountains. |
49 | | Mansion Second Death
Doom Metal, Post Rock
This was pretty cool! Love the indie vibe and the pair of vocals. Male singer has this iggy pop kinda vibe (eheh) she gives that witchery wolfe vibe (ahah). Sweet but thick doom. |
50 | | Tribunal (CAN) The Weight Of Remembrance
Doom Metal
Really Heavy doom with distinguished breathed growls. |
51 | | Triumpher Storming The Walls
Thrash Metal, Power Metal
Okay guys. I've just killed a dragon. Greek band! |
52 | | Mithridatum Harrowing
Prog/ Experimental BDM
For the likes of Deathspell Omega, Altarage, Ulcerate, Blut Aus Nord, Dodecahedron. |
53 | | Rotor (GER) 7
Stoner Rock, Metal
Yap. Its a jam! I normally don t do instrumental albums but I loved this, specially how thick and dynamic (and heavy) their sound is. Also, for an instrumental piece, is full of character. |
54 | | Maruja Knocknarea
Post Punk Experimental
EP
Enjoy this little fucked up EP while we wait for what I bet it will be a massive LP. |
55 | | Tribulation Hamartia
Glam Gothic BM
EP
ooooh...Tribulation covering Blue Oyster Cult's Vengeance... |
56 | | Khemmis Where the Cold Wind Blows
Doom Metal
ooooh...Khemmis covering Nirvana....what? so in the Pines is a folk song? aaaight |
57 | | Blood Incantation Luminescent Bridge
DEATH METAL
EP
...THANK GOD THEY DIDN'T QUIT DEATH METAL |
58 | | END The Sin of Human Frailty
YTBL |
59 | | Sulphur Aeon Seven Crowns and Seven Seals
YTBL |
60 | | King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of...
Prog Rock, Psychedelic
This is definitely not trve metal, but the main reason consists in that it rocks XD |
61 | | Portrayal of Guilt Devil Music
Sludge HXC Experimental
Sick sick sick! A 4 main album that adds a full on chords replica that holds up. |
62 | | Full of Hell and Nothing When No Birds Sang
Experimental Blackened Doomgaze
FoH tryin to be cute. The world is lost. On the other end they made Nothing less boring. Closer speaks deftonish! |
63 | | Blut Aus Nord Disharmonium – Nahab
Atmospheric BM
Finally got around this beast. While I agree first Disharmonium is huge this goes pretty deep. Very good and kinda frightening stuff. |
64 | | Krallice Mass Cathexis 2 - The Kinetic Infinite
YTBL |
65 | | Cruciamentum Obsidian Refractions
YTBL |
66 | | Brii Último Ancestral Comum
YTBL |
67 | | Wayfarer American Gothic
YTBL |
68 | | Serpent of Old Ensemble Under The Dark Sun
YTBL |
69 | | Expresso Transatlantico Ressaca Bailada
Instrumental, Experimental, Indie Folk, Psychedelic
Check when fado's roots are mixed with afrobeat, western.in a dancing mood! |
70 | | Men Eater Men Eater
Sludge Metal, Post Metal
Awesome album. Good riffs and vibe. They sure know what they re doing. Remnant f.e. goes full on Chelsea Wolfe vibe. Thick heavy sludge. |
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