2023 METAL ALBUMS OF THE YEAR (To Date)

We've just passed the halfway mark of 2023 so it's time to name our fave albums of the year to date across the four categories of heavy music we cover here at The Mighty Decibel:

EXTREME METAL
SHAKMA - On Tenebrous Wings (thrash)
IMMORTAL - War Against All (black)
BODYFARM - Ultimate Abomination (death)

DOOM
BLOOD CEREMONY - The Old Ways Remain (psych doom)
ETERNAL ROT - Moribound (death doom)

HARDCORE PUNK
M.V-11 - 6 Songs EP (hardcore punk)
DOG ATTACK - Sonic Rites of Rock'N'Roll (punk'n'roll)

HARD'N'HEAVY
BLAZON RITE - Wild Rites and Ancient Songs (trad metal)
BLOOD STAR - First Sighting (trad metal)
URIAH HEEP - Chaos & Colour (hard rock)