Top 20 +5 Black Metal Albums of 2023
The list is ranked! Excluded are for funny reasons the following fantastic records which would be relatively on top of the list: Panopticon (Post), Underdark (Post), Moonlight Sorcery (Power), Dodheimsgard (Progressive), Enslaved (Progressive), Liturgy (Avantgarde), Soulless (Blackgaze) |
| 1 |  | Thy Darkened Shade
Liber Lvcifer II: Mahapralaya
Perfect rating: 5.0
Evil atmosphere factor: max
Special feature: truly evil |
| 2 |  | The Kryptik
A Journey to the Darkest Kingdom
Very high rating: 4.5
Evil atmosphere factor: 75
Special feature: cheesy & epic black metal opera |
| 3 |  | Abigor
Taphonomia Aeternitatis - Gesänge im Leichenlicht
Very high rating: 4.5
Evil atmosphere factor: 75
Special feature: hard-to-describe-uniqueness |
| 4 |  | Lure
Memories of Humanity
Very good rating: 4.0
Evil atmosphere factor: 75
Special feature: unique sound & songwriting ideas |
| 5 |  | Midnight Odyssey
Biolume Part 3 - A Fullmoon Madness
Very good rating: 4.0
Evil atmosphere factor: 75
Special feature: ridiculously long |
| 6 |  | Manbryne
Interregnum: O próbie wiary i jarzmie zwątpien
Very good rating: 4.0
Evil atmosphere factor: 95
Special feature: mighty & straight sounding, but also demanding |
| 7 |  | Ebony Pendant
Ebony Pendant
Very good rating: 4.0
Evil atmosphere factor: 65
Special feature: kind of warm atmosphere |
| 8 |  | Totenmesse
Fiktionlust
Very good rating: 4.0
Evil atmosphere factor: 90
Special feature: fantastic songwriting at the edge to avantgarde |
| 9 |  | Hasard
Malivore
Very good rating: 4.0
Evil atmosphere factor: 80
Special feature: horrific atmosphere |
| 10 |  | Thantifaxath
Hive Mind Narcosis
Very good rating: 4.0
Evil atmosphere factor: 80
Special feature: great production |
| 11 |  | Porta Nigra
Weltende
Very good rating: 4.0
Evil atmosphere factor: 85
Special feature: Killing Joke & Ministry black metal |
| 12 |  | Blut Aus Nord
Disharmonium – Nahab
Very good rating: 4.0
Evil atmosphere factor: 85
Special feature: lovecraftian soundtrack |
| 13 |  | Antrisch
Expedition II: Die Passage
Very good rating: 4.0
Evil atmosphere factor: 60
Special feature: conceptual & interesting themed |
| 14 |  | Voidescent
Dust And Embers
Very good rating: 4.0
Evil atmosphere factor: 90
Special feature: totally absorbing record |
| 15 |  | Blutschwur
Those of My Blood
Very good rating: 4.0
Evil atmosphere factor: 40
Special feature: pop punk riffing black metal |
| 16 |  | Suhnopfer
Nous sommes d'hier
Very good rating: 4.0
Evil atmosphere factor: 40
Special feature: epic, relentless, twisted & classical influenced |
| 17 |  | Non Est Deus
Legacy
Very good rating: 4.0
Evil atmosphere factor: 75
Special feature: groundbreaking solid & aware of its strength |
| 18 |  | Scath Na Deithe
Virulent Providence
Very good rating: 4.0
Evil atmosphere factor: 75
Special feature: like a maelstrom & varied with post rock soundscapes and Leviathan influences |
| 19 |  | Theophonos
Nightmare Visions
Great rating: 4.0
Evil atmosphere factor: 65
Special feature: Converge black metal |
| 20 |  | Passeisme
Alternance
Very good rating: 4.0
Evil atmosphere factor: 65
Special feature: Shai Hulud black metal |
| 21 |  | Aara
Triade III: Nyx
Very good rating: 4.0
Evil atmosphere factor: 80
Special feature: twisted |
| 22 |  | Lucifixion (USA)
Trisect Joy of Pierced Hearts
Very good rating: 4.0
Evil atmosphere factor: 80
Special feature: raw, wild & furious |
| 23 |  | Valdrin
Throne of the Lunar Soul
Very good rating: 4.0
Evil atmosphere factor: 35
Special feature: adventurous |
| 24 |  | Haxanu
Totenpass
Great rating: 3.5
Evil atmosphere factor: 75
Special feature: more epic than you think after a first listen |
| 25 |  | Odz Manouk
Bosoragazan (Բոսորագազան)
Very good rating: 4.0
Evil atmosphere factor: 70
Special feature: great mix of dissonant und atmospheric genre elements |
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