Sentinel Daily's Top 100 Albums of 2023: Part I

Here we go again – it’s end of year Chart Time as we here at Sentinel Daily look back over the past twelve months of hard rock and heavy metal and try to make some sense of it all. Our panel of judges have ruminated, cogitated and, finally voted to bring you what we think is the best of the best from 2023’s crop of new releases…

100. Iron Savior – Firestar (AFM Records)

Weeks On Sentinel Daily Top Thirty Album Chart: 7 Highest Position: 12

99. Tomb Mold – The Enduring Spirit (20 Buck Spin)

Weeks On Sentinel Daily Top Thirty Album Chart: N/A Highest Position: N/A

98. Extreme – Six (earMUSIC)

Weeks On Sentinel Daily Top Thirty Album Chart: N/A Highest Position: N/A

97. Swarf Damage – Swarf Damage (Own Label)

Weeks On Sentinel Daily Top Thirty Album Chart: 1* Highest Position: 6*

96. Persekutor – Snow Business (Blues Funeral Recordings)

Weeks On Sentinel Daily Top Thirty Album Chart: 11 Highest Position: 4

95. Virgin Steele – The Passion of Dionysus (SPV/Steamhammer Records)

Weeks On Sentinel Daily Top Thirty Album Chart: 7 Highest Position: 7

94. Graven Sin – Veil of The Gods (Svart Records)

Weeks On Sentinel Daily Top Thirty Album Chart: 6* Highest Position: 14

93. Terrifier – Trample The Weak, Devour The Dead (Empire Records)

Weeks On Sentinel Daily Top Thirty Album Chart: 10 Highest Position: 2

92. Kind – Close Encounters (Ripple Music)

Weeks On Sentinel Daily Top Thirty Album Chart: 6 Highest Position: 17

91. Tesseract – War of Being (Kscope)

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90. Wolves In Winter – The Calling Quiet (Argonauta Records)

Weeks On Sentinel Daily Top Thirty Album Chart: 8 Highest Position: 6

89. The Bleeding – Monokrator (Redefining Darkness Records)

Weeks On Sentinel Daily Top Thirty Album Chart: 6 Highest Position: 12

88. Cannibal Corpse – Chaos Horrific (Metal Blade)

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87. Heimdall’s Wacht – Mystagogie (Trollzorn)

Weeks On Sentinel Daily Top Thirty Album Chart: 4* Highest Position: 20

86. Downshift – One In The Chamber (Own Label)

Weeks On Sentinel Daily Top Thirty Album Chart: 4* Highest Position: 10

85. Satsuriku Robot – No Thrash Metal, No Life! (WormHoleDeath)

Weeks On Sentinel Daily Top Thirty Album Chart: 6 Highest Position: 12

84. Blindstone – Scars To Remember (Mighty Music)

Weeks On Sentinel Daily Top Thirty Album Chart: 7 Highest Position: 7

83. Gypsy Pistoleros – Duende A Go Go Loco! (Earache Records)

Weeks On Sentinel Daily Top Thirty Album Chart: 7 Highest Position: 8

82. DeadBlondeStars – Metamorphosis (Own Label)

Weeks On Sentinel Daily Top Thirty Album Chart: 9 Highest Position: 1

81. Progenitor – Eldritch Supremacy (Own Label)

Weeks On Sentinel Daily Top Thirty Album Chart: 6 Highest Position: 7

80. Grande Royale – Welcome To Grime Town (The Sign Records)

Weeks On Sentinel Daily Top Thirty Album Chart: 10 Highest Position: 4

79. The Eating Cave – The Miscalculation (Own Label)

Weeks On Sentinel Daily Top Thirty Album Chart: 8 Highest Position: 11
78. Stonetrip – Run Free (Golden Robot Records)

Weeks On Sentinel Daily Top Thirty Album Chart: 11 Highest Position: 2