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Louder's writers pick their 10 favourite albums of 2023

Our staff and contributors individually pick the 10 albums that have shaped their year

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The 50 best metal albums of 2023 - as voted by the readers of Metal Hammer

From Metallica to Sleep Token, Avenged Sevenfold to Babymetal, these are the best metal albums of 2023 - as voted by you!

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"The grunge scene had a lot of that moody stuff going on, but when we had come about, it had been years since the grunge thing really popped.” Mark Tremonti explains what set Creed apart from the rest

According to the guitarist, Creed had a unique appeal compared to other bands around them at the time

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Metallica's Rob Trujillo: “Most people that I talk to have found a place in their heart for St. Anger"

Metallica's bassist suggests people really don't hate St. Anger as much as you might think

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"They’re fearless. Their ability to just be themselves and their confidence, it’s mind-blowing." Synyster Gates reveals the young artist that reminds him the most of Avenged Sevenfold - and it might surprise you

Few bands do it like Avenged Sevenfold, but guitarist Synyster Gates has picked the artist that he feels carries their same sense of artistic fearlessness

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Tobias Forge reveals he's started writing a new Ghost album, explains why he's happy to work with outside writers: “What they all have in common is that they all come from a rock background.”

Ghost's leader is already writing for the follow-up to last year's brilliant Impera

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Creeper's Sanguivore is Metal Hammer's album of the year

Creeper's magnificent vampire rock opera is officially Metal Hammer's album of 2023. Plus, the top 50 revealed!

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Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBrain reflects on ministroke: “I thought, ‘This is it, I’m not going to be able to play.’”

Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain says he feared for his career after suffering a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) in January

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The new issue of Metal Hammer is a massive celebration of 2023 starring Metallica, Iron Maiden, Ghost, Babymetal, Avenged Sevenfold and more – and it comes with five exclusive gifts!

Get a Metallica patch and art print, a Ghost badge, an Iron Maiden poster and a 2024 calendar!

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Order your limited edition Sleep Token bundle – featuring a hand-stamped art print and exclusive cover variant

There are only 300 available, so get yours now!

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Avenged Sevenfold announce North American tour dates for 2024

Avenged Sevenfold will hit the US and Canada next spring for the next leg of their Life Is But A Dream...world tour, with Poppy and Sullivan King in tow

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"Evanescence breaking out proved everybody wrong. It gave me hope, it was a huge middle finger.” Halestorm's Lzzy Hale on why Evanescence's Fallen was such an important, empowering album for 21st century rock, and the advice Amy Lee once gave her

Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale is a big Evanescence fan - and with good reason!

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Killing Joke guitarist Geordie Walker dead at 64

Killing Joke’s Kevin ‘Geordie’ Walker, one of the most influential and respected guitarists of the post-punk era, has died

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Order your limited edition Evanescence bundle – featuring a exclusive Fallen patch and print

There are only 300 available, so get yours now!

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"Between burn-out and a looming crisis, Sabbath somehow hit their greatest high." Which is Black Sabbath's best album? Metal Hammer's writers argue it out

Paranoid? Sabbath Bloody Sabbath? Heaven And Hell? Hammer's top writers duel it out to declare Sabbath's best album ever

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"When you look at touring acts in heavy metal, you don’t see crews rolling in with all women." In This Moment's Maria Brink on why she uses her platform to help empower women in the metal scene

In This Moment frontwoman Maria Brink explains why it's important that women feel well represented in metal

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Ozzy Osbourne: “I’ve got no fear of going to Hell – I’ve been going there and back for the past five years"

Ozzy discusses his recovery from major surgery and the Osbournes' resurrected podcast

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"It was the right time and the right place, with the right words." How In Due Time and the return of Jesse Leach saved Killswitch Engage

With In Due Time, Killswitch not only produced a song that perfectly encapsulated the return of Jesse Leach, but a new anthem to get their careers back on track

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"It’s just the way it sounds when you read the lyrics." Amy Lee on the Evanescence song that she's "grown out of"

Fallen was the album that made Evanescence superstars, but there's one big single from the album that Amy Lee has slightly mixed feelings over

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Vote for the best metal album of 2023

Metallica? Babymetal? Sleep Token? We need you to tell us which metal albums have excited you the most in 2023

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“What do they call that thing? Imposter syndrome! I definitely felt like I’d snuck in the back door and somehow got to the Grammys." Amy Lee on why Evanescence's early success led to a lot of insecurity

Evanescence may have had one of the biggest rises to fame in the history of rock music, but that didn't stop them attracting a ton of negativity from cynics and...well...outright idiots

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"I need to be able to show my true self." Sleep Token return to the cover of Metal Hammer as we head to LA to uncover the secrets of masked frontman Vessel

Sleep Token are the hottest metal band of 2023, and they're back on Metal Hammer's cover!

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As a millennial metalhead, I was laughed at for loving nu metal. In 2023 it's filling festivals and influencing more young bands than ever - and I couldn't be happier about it

Nu metal was derided as silly, overblown and undeserving of recognition in the wider metal scene. Admittedly, two of those things were kinda true, but it still ruled, OK?!

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Metal Hammer's writers battle it out to decide which is Iron Maiden's best album

Iron Maiden have made some absolute classics across their near-five decade career, so we got the Maiden megafans in our ranks to argue over which is the greatest album of them all

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Get your exclusive Within Temptation x Metal Hammer bundle – featuring an art print signed by Sharon den Adel

Within Temptation fans! You won’t want to miss this limited edition Metal Hammer bundle featuring an exclusive art print hand-signed by Sharon den Adel - only 300 available

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