A retrospective of the best new albums of the past year, based on my cumulative listening since October 2022. To make the comparison fairer for newer releases I've grouped everything by quarters of the year

most of these are #blackmetal but there's some #doommetal and #deathmetal in between

how many and which do you know?

#aoty2022 #aoty2023 #bestof2023 #bestofmetal

#urfaust #solanvarma #häxanu #vihameditaatio #trivax #blutausnord #voidhaven #fjoergyn #anarkhon #arnautpavle #ziegenhorn #kres

6 on my top 20 metal albums of 2022 is 156/Silence - Narrative - 9/10

Support the band -
https://sharptonerecords.co/collections/156-silence

#hardcore #metalcore #metal #chaotic #music #metalmusic #hardcoremusic #hxc #deathmetal #metalmusic #aoty2022 #aoty

#30MoreSongsChallenge

#Day39 – A Fresh Favorite
A song that’s been released less than a year ago.

I was going to pick #Screamer, but @pro already did that so I'm gonna go with one that was released last year, which would have been on top of my #AOTY2022 list, if I had one:

#Hath - Kenosis

But wait... no... that's actually not true. My AOTY2022 is without a doubt Ghost's Impera.

So I'm gonna cheat and pick a second one, here's:

#Ghost - Kaisarion

https://youtu.be/pbbP2lubGvw

7 on my top 20 metal albums of 2022 is The Halo Effect - Days of the Lost - 9/10

Support the band -
https://www.thehaloeffect.band

#metal #deathmetal #melodeath #melodicmetal #melodicdeathmetal #music #bands #heavymusic #metalmusic #aoty #aoty2022

8 on my top 20 metal albums of 2022 is Ingested - Ashes Lie Still - 9/10

Support the band -
https://www.ingested.co.uk

#metal #deathmetal #deathcore #metalmusic #music #aoty #aoty2022 #heavymetal

10 on my top 20 metal albums of 2022 is Counterparts - A Eulogy for Those Still Here - 8.75/10

Support the Band
https://counterparts905.com

#metal #metalcore #deathcore #hardcore #deathmetal #melodicmetal #metalmusic #music #aoty2022 #aoty

11 on my top 20 metal albums of 2022 is Dr. Acula - Dr. Acula - 8.75/10

Support the Band
https://dr-acula.bandcamp.com/merch

#metal #deathmetal #deathcore #metalcore #metalmusic #music #aoty #aoty2022 #metalalbum

14 on my top 20 metal albums of 2022 is Norma Jean - Deathrattle Sing for Me - 8.5/10

Support the Band
https://normajeannoise.com
#metal #metalcore #music #aoty #aoty2022 #metalmusic #deathmetal #deathcore

15 on my top 20 metal albums of 2022 is
Orthodox - Learning to Dissolve - 8.5/10

Support the Band
https://orthodoxtn.com

#metal #deathmetal #metalcore #hardcore #metallichardcore #metalmusic #music #aoty #aoty2022 #hardcoremusic #musicreviews