December 18, 2023

Here are the new (and recent) metal releases for December 2nd through December 16th. Releases reflect proposed North American scheduling, if available. Expect to see most of these albums on shelves or distros on Fridays. Quick note: If you were expecting to see releases from this current week, sorry! Releases usually slow down around now,...

I’ll be honest with you guys here, my listening habits this year have been wildly different to my usual and so my list is more a collection of albums that held my attention for longer than a week, bore repeated listens and were, without question, the most listened to. Some might not be what you...

So I’ll preface this list with the same disclaimer as I did last year; my listening tastes don’t fall in any one genre, so my ultimate list of favorite albums of the year only contains a couple of those included here. But, it’s an absolute thrill to get the chance to rave about some of...