2023 has been hectic to say the least. We've had a killer year for local and international gigs and releases and it's been a pleasure to cover so much cool stuff. I managed to get to 25 awesome shows this year (+1 crap one) and I got a start in music photography with 8 shows shot under my belt.Whilst metalcore favorites have cropped up throughout the year I feel I've furthered my hardcore and deathcore listening this year more than ever. Checking out all of these shows, whether I've been taking photos, reviewing or simply attending has been incredibly fulfilling and I'm so thankful to be a part of the scene as an attendee and contributor.
TOP 10 RELEASES OF 2023
10 - Artifact - Insurrections9 - Triple Kill - Blackened Dawn8 - Within Destruction - Rebirth7 - Chelsea Grin - Suffer In Heaven6 - Signs of The Swarm - Amongst The Low & Emptyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2fWN_j5Wao5 - The Amity Affliction - Not Without My Ghosts4 - To The Grave -Director’s Cuts3 - Mélancolia -HissThroughRottenTeeth2 - Polaris - Fatalism1 - Future Static - Liminalityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDVVN_ZAFzo&pp=ygUyRnV0dXJlIFN0YXRpYyAtIENoZW1pY2FsIExvYm90b215IChPZmZpY2lhbCBWaWRlbyk%3D
TOP 10 SONGS OF 2023
10 - Void Of Vision - ‘Angel of Darkness’9 - Bring Me The Horizon - ‘LosT’8 - Diamond Construct - ‘Jynx’7 - Paleface Swiss - ‘Please End Me’6 - Make Them Suffer - ‘Ghost Of Me’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-P8GIL-teU&pp=ygUWVmlsaWZ5IC0gVGFrZSBUaGUgUGlsbA%3D%3D5 - Mélancolia - ‘When Shovels Drag On Concrete’4 - Polaris - ‘With Regards’3 - Future Static - ‘Chemical Lobotomy’2 - Polaris - ‘Nightmare’1 - Future Static - ‘...And The Walls That Were Built’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BmHuSEWZCE&pp=ygUhLi4uIEFuZCBUaGUgV2FsbHMgVGhhdCBXZXJlIEJ1aWx0
BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF 2023
Linkin Park - ‘Lost’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NK_JOkuSVY&pp=ygUYTGlua2luIFBhcmsgLSDigJhMb3N04oCZ
TOP 3 GIGS OF THE YEAR
Polaris Fatalism Tour @ CanberraWindwaker Love In The Dark Tour @ MelbourneTo The Grave East Coast Tour @ Sydney
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MUSIC FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR
KNOTFEST Melbourne 2023
NEXT BIG AUSSIE ACT TO WATCH IN 2024
Inertia are surely due to release new tunes soon. Those guys have been non-stop and I’m hoping they continue to take the world by storm, with performances at huge venues with Dayseeker hopefully accompanied by new tunes.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLUW8OqTQTs
FAV NEW BAND/MUSICIAN DISCOVERED IN 2023?
Body Prison blew me away when I caught their debut show, and I absolutely loved their debut album Until Madness.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwgYv4qjJEg&pp=ygUKYm9keSByaXNvbg%3D%3D
WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2024?
I currently have tickets to see every single stop on Bring Me The Horizon’s Australian tour next year. Off the back of a new EP, it’s going to be a monumental experience following my favourite band around the country. I’m keen to see if I will finally experience the same hype that the world has in Sleep Token, and seeing Make Them Suffer hit the biggest stages is going to be fantastic (hopefully also with new music).Written by Tyler Lubke@Huntsman42156https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv-70a6yXfM