At it’s very core, Sentinel Daily is a haven for traditional metal fans, and our two biggest, Ferry Templeton and Hideous Destructor, are here to take you through their fave albums of 2023!

Hideous Destructor
Personal circumstances meant I wasn’t able to write as much this past year as I have before, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been listening to some damn good music this year! I hope you liked some of these too! See y’all in 2024.
25. Godsmack – Lighting Up The Sky (BMG)
24. Vermillion Whiskey – Crimson & Stone (Own Label)
23. King Kobra – We Are Warriors (Cleopatra Records)
22. Elegant Weapons – Horns For A Halo (Nuclear Blast)
21. Todd La Torre – Rejoice In The Suffering (ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records)
20. Sweet & Lynch – Heart & Sacrifice (Frontiers Music)
19. Sevendust – Truth Killer (Napalm Records)
18. Carbellion – Weapons of Choice (Eclipse Records)
17. Virgin Steele – The Passion of Dionysus (SPV/Steamhammer)
16. Gatekeeper – From Western Shores (Cruz Del Sur Music)
15. Fifth Angel – When Angels Kill (Nuclear Blast)
14. Last In Line – Jericho (earMUSIC)
13. Thunder Horse – After The Fall (Ripple Music)
12. Stitched Up Heart – To The Wolves (Century Media)
11. Kind – Close Encounters (Ripple Music)
10. Blazon Rite – Wild Rites and Ancient Songs (Gates of Hell Records)
9. Metallica – 72 Seasons (Blackened Recordings)
8. Mammoth WVH – Mammoth II (BMG)
7. Dying Light – Shallow Grave (Own Label)
6. Chromeskull – Screaming At The World (Own Label)
5. Night Legion – Fight or Fall (Massacre Records)
4. Overkill – Scorched (Nuclear Blast)
3. Tygers of Pan Tang – Bloodlines (Mighty Music)
2. KK’s Priest – Return of the Sinner (Napalm Records)
1. Vanishment – No More Torture (Dead Sage Records)

Ferrum Templor
Another year, another stack of great heavy metal releases! 2023 has been a great year in my opinion for ‘proper’ heavy metal, and I’d like to think this list represents the best of the best. Let’s hope 2024 is just as good…
25. Last In Line – Jericho (earMUSIC)
24. Chris Boltendahl’s Steelhammer – Reborn In Flames (ROAR! Rock of Angels Records)
23. Shadow Smile – Signed in Blood (Own Label)
22. Dark Embrace – Dark Heavy Metal (Massacre Records)
21. Wolves In Winter – The Calling Quiet (Argonauta Records)
20. Blazon Rite – Wild Rites And Ancient Songs (Gates of Hell Records)
19. Metallica – 72 Seasons (Blackened Recordings)
18. Mystic Prophecy – Hellriot (ROAR! Rock of Angels Records)
17. The Unity – The Hellish Joyride (SPV/Steamhammer)
16. Elysion – Bring Out Your Dead (Massacre Records)
15. Ignited – Cradle of The Wicked (Own Label)
14. Medevil – Mirror In The Darkness (Own Label)
13. Chromeskull – Screaming At The World (Own Label)
12. Voyager – Fearless In Love (Season Of Mist)
11. Scream Maker – Land of Fire (Frontiers Music)
10. Primal Fear – Code Red (Atomic Fire)
9. Air Raid – Fatal Encounter (High Roller Records)
8. Night Legion – Fight or Fall (Massacre Records)
7. Overkill – Scorched (Nuclear Blast)
6. Tygers of Pan Tang – Bloodlines (Mighty Music)
5. Beyond The Black – Beyond The Black (Nuclear Blast)
4. Godthrymm – Distortions (Profound Lore)
3. Crowne – Operation Phoenix (Frontiers Music)
2. Coven Japan – Earthlings (No Remorse Records)
1. KK’s Priest – Return of The Sinner (Napalm Records)