Favorite new releases of 2023

[Hellsinkey]

And the Pihka Is My Name album. I forgot about that one. That's good too.

Had to Google after hearing the name. I was pretty sure they must be Finnish and they were. Never heard of them otherwise, even the name.

[whiteowl yesterday]

Marvelous 3 - IV
The Defiants - Drive
Goo Goo Dolls - Live At The Academy 1995
Def Leppard - Drastic Symphonies
Fastball - Smashed Hits
The Rocket Summer - Shadowkasters
Winger - Seven
Robin Taylor Zander - The Distance

i like the new def leppard cd.

[whiteowl yesterday]

Hozier - Unreal Unearth
Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds
Extreme - Six
Tyler Childers - Rustin' in the Rain
Ben Folds - What Matters Most
Metallica - 72 Seasons

my wife likes hozier.
i bought her his new cd and she hasn't even listened to it yet.
she's heard songs off of it though.

[GoodJudge]

Hozier has more than that one song? Wow.
I've listenened to a few of the names that I hadn't heard of, the only one so far that holds any interest is Crypta. I have the new Ash album but haven't played it yet. Not sure that I've bought anything else this year that was released this year except This New Noise by Public Service Broadcasting and Voivod's re-recordings of old songs, Morgoth Tales.

[Brainy Lane]

Extreme - Six
Adam and the Metal Hawks - Hurry up and Wait

[GreatWhiteSnake]

Beach Fossils, Ellie Goulding, Yo La Tengo, Blonde Maze, the Veils, Gorillaz, Enforcer, Matchbox Twenty, the National, Noel Gallagher, the Church, Hamish Hawk, Bell X1, both Esoctrilihum albums, John Mellencamp, Paris Texas, ØZWALD, Film School, S. Carey & John Ramond, Bassnectar, Marduk, and Alien Vampires....

HAHA suckers these were not my favorite 2023 releases at all. Hell I never even heard of half this hipster crap. This list belongs to none other than the esteemed Mr. Klaus Hass Esq. HONK HONK! PWND!!!

[FreddyFender]

New music? No thanks.

[VinceVanLane]

Extreme "Six"
Olivia Rodrigo "Guts"
Foo Fighters "But Here We Are"
Rolling Stones "Hackney Diamonds"
Metallica "72 Seasons"
The Darkness "Permission To Land ...Again"
Mammoth II

[coldcutts]

Extreme - Six
Winery Dogs III
Nita Strauss - Call of the Void
Metallica - 72 Seasons

(though it was released in 2022, I've also been listening to Skid Row's The Gang's All Here quite a bit too)

[BiggusDickus]

The Guess Who
Winger
Extreme
Angra
Def Leppard
Mike Tramp
KKs Priest
Alice Cooper
Nervosa
Crypta
HEAT
Sinistra
Vandenberg
Hugo Mariutti

[Aerosmith87]

The Hives "Death of Randy Fitzsimmons" is hands down my favorite 2023 release (so far). Need a few more listens for the new Stones and new Gaslight Anthem, but they sounded solid to good.

[p86]

Doro-- Conqueress--Forever Strong and Proud

[soulonfire]

Honestly I haven't listened to much metal or hard rock this year.

Metallica - 72 Seasons
Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds
Blink 182 - One More Time
Diesel Boy - Gets Old
Bouncing Souls - Ten Stories High
JFA - Last Ride
Jughead's Revenge - Vultures
The Bollweevils - Essential
Jimmy Buffett - Equal Strain on All Parts
Lebrock - Gone

[StateOfShock]

Now that the year is almost over, do we have any more lists or updates to lists?

[Nate S Axel]

There's still a month to go.

These Spotify Wrapped-style lists that skip an entire month favor albums released earlier in the year, and there's a lot that just came out that deserves another month to digest.

So just relax... January will be here in 29 days.

[RicksPickWrangler]

Six - Extreme
Mad In England - Chris Catalyst (Sisters Of Mercy, Ghost, The Wildhearts, Eureka Machines)
Hits & Pieces - Royal Republic
Ala Mai - Shepherds Reign (Samoan Metal from New Zealand, try it)
Life Is But A Dream - Avenged Sevenfold
Equal Strain On All Parts - Jimmy Buffett (Best of his latter albums, one of a kind, he'll be missed)*




*Triggered yet?

[JackieDaytona]

Six - Extreme
Mad In England - Chris Catalyst (Sisters Of Mercy, Ghost, The Wildhearts, Eureka Machines)
Hits & Pieces - Royal Republic
Ala Mai - Shepherds Reign (Samoan Metal from New Zealand, try it)
Life Is But A Dream - Avenged Sevenfold
Equal Strain On All Parts - Jimmy Buffett (Best of his latter albums, one of a kind, he'll be missed)*




*Triggered yet?

I'm triggered that you used triggered but I don't give a shit that you like Jimmy Buffett. That's fine by me. He seemed like a fun guy. You do you, as the kids say.

[Jason Jennifer Leigh]

Rolling Stones
Beatles - Blue
Beatles - Red

[StateOfShock]

Six - Extreme
Mad In England - Chris Catalyst (Sisters Of Mercy, Ghost, The Wildhearts, Eureka Machines)
Hits & Pieces - Royal Republic
Ala Mai - Shepherds Reign (Samoan Metal from New Zealand, try it)
Life Is But A Dream - Avenged Sevenfold
Equal Strain On All Parts - Jimmy Buffett (Best of his latter albums, one of a kind, he'll be missed)*




*Triggered yet?

When did Royal Republic put out a new album?

[Tenacious_Dio]

No order:

Winger - Seven
Vai/Gash
Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds
Trevor Rabin - Rio
Jethro Tull - Rokflote
The Guess Who - Plein D'Amour
Matteo Mancuso - The Journey
Paul Rodgers - Midnight Rose
Paul Simon - Seven Psalms
Ann Wilson & Tripsitter - Another Door

[RicksPickWrangler]

When did Royal Republic put out a new album?
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EP came out in June

[thechefs2003]

Winger

That's probably my vote too. The band really sounds great here and they had a good year of touring as well. It's a very serious record. Pretty heavy and super tight arrangements. When I first heard "It All Comes Back Around" I liked it but didn't quite get it. It's the final song on the record. And when you listen to the record from start to finish it's the perfect ending. Give it a shot!

Honorable mentions:
Heaven's Edge
Mike Tramp Songs of White Lion (just because)
Tempt (more of a pop record than the debut but still very good and classy)

Been holding off on the new Stones record and Matchbox Twenty too but going to give them a listen this weekend!

I never listened to them back in the day but that Heavens Edge record is really good.

[kingbrian74]

Nonpoint - Heartless (e.p.)

I can't think of anything else. I wanted to include Sevendust "Truth Killer" and Electric Boys "Grand Explosivos", but IMO both of those were huge disappointments. Same with Caivano.

Butcher Babies "...Til the World's Blind" and "Eye for an Eye" are okay.....but still are both a step down from the prior release.

[TheSurgeon]

1. Metallica - 72 Seasons
2. Anthem - Crimson and Jet Black
3. Elegant Weapons - Horns for a Halo
4. Extreme - Six
5. The Cold Stares - Voices
6. Primal Fear - Code Red
7. KK's Priest - The Sinner Rides Again
8. Night Demon - Outsider
9. Texas Hippie Coalition - The Name Lives On
10. Alice Cooper - Road

Honorable Mention - Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown - Dirty Work (EP)

[sirthx2]

[BangThyDrum]

Starbenders - Take Back The night

[EatNails]

1. Slipknot - Adderall
2. Blindfolded and Led to the Woods - Rejecting Obliteration
3. Jesus Piece - ...So Unknown
4. Duran Duran - Danse Macabre
5. Sleep Token - Take Me Back to Eden
6. Tomb Mold - The Enduring Spirit
7. Go Ahead And Die - Unhealthy Mechanisms
8. Twin Temple - God is Dead
9. Belle and Sebastian - Late Developers

[StateOfShock]

When did Royal Republic put out a new album?

EP came out in June
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Had no idea. They are a damn fun band.

[StateOfShock]

Great album. Will definitely be on my list.

[StateOfShock]

The Hives "Death of Randy Fitzsimmons" is hands down my favorite 2023 release (so far). Need a few more listens for the new Stones and new Gaslight Anthem, but they sounded solid to good.

This is why people doing these lists is so great. I had no idea that The Hives put out a new album. Gotta listen to that.