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To kick off 2024, here’s our final piece of year-end coverage for 2023: a ‘best of’ our staff’s ‘best ofs’.

Steve Lampiris highlights his favorite records of the year, with some non-metal highlights rounding out an already eclectic list.

Tom Campagna tells us about his favorite albums from the year – make sure to check out all the interviews he did with these stellar picks, too.

We start 2023’s listmania with Tom Morgan’s best-of list, which packs in a luxurious cross-section of heavy music’s range this year.

We round up 14 top picks (and list out 25+ honorable mentions) from Q1 2023, including Lamp of Murmuur, Katatonia, and more.

The Scottish one-man black/speed band releases “Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags” today, exploring the dark mythology of the Scottish Highlands. We spoke to mastermind James McBain about the new record.

The second weekend of Amplifest brought fascinating collaborations and spellbinding creativity, plus performances by Sumac, Deafheaven, Liturgy, and more.

Joe Aprill lists his favorite albums of 2020, including some surprises, comebacks, and fulfilled potential.

We gathered up a posse of metallic hellraisers, from young rebels to grizzled veterans, to recount memories and love for one of the greatest albums to serve as nexus for metal, punk, and rock n’ roll. Featuring members of Repulsion, Midnight, Incantation, Goatwhore, and more.

All the new metal releasing between October 4th and October 10th, 2020 — spin (or skip) new music from Venom Prison, Inferi, Hellripper, Yatra, and more.