Wherein Eric, flying solo, takes a bit of a chronological detour, examining the heavy metal of the 21st century. On this edition, Eric surveys the very best albums of 2023, along with a pedagogical discussion of some of the many, many sub genres that comprise the metal of the 21st century, culminating in the official pick for HM101 Heavy Metal Album of the Year for 2023!Visit us at: ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠ ⁠⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!) Contact us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https:/⁠⁠/twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc⁠⁠The Heavy Metal 101 blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://schwartzmuzak.wixsite.com/heavymetal101podcast/heavymetal101podcastblog⁠⁠⁠⁠New Heavy Metal 101 episodes are released monthly every 3rd Monday. See ya again soon!!!Episode band links:Frozen Soul - Glacial DominationAutopsy: Ashes, Organs, Blood and CryptsHorrendous -Ontological MysteriumTomb Mold- The Enduring Spirit Gorod- The OrbCattle Decapitation- TerrasiteCryptopsy- As Gomorrah BurnsCrypta - Shades Of SorrowUlthar - Anthronomicon / HelionomiconFires in the Distance- Air Not Meant for UsInsomnium- Anno 1696Godthrymm-DistortionsSaturnus-The Storm WithinBell Witch- Future’s Shadow Part 1- The Clandestine GateMarthe- Further in EvilGreen Lung-This Heathen Land Urne-A Feast on SorrowCirith Ungol- Dark ParadeNight Demon- OutlawKvelertak- EndlingNita Strauss- The Call of the VoidWithin Temptation- Bleed OutHaken- FaunaThy Catafalque- AlfoldOverkill- ScorchedEnforced- War RemainsHellripper- Warlocks Grim & Withered HagsAngra- Cycles of PainBlackbraid- IILamp of Murmuur-Saturnian BloodstormLeiþa- Reúe Panopticon- The Rime of MemoryWayfarer- American GothicBlut Aus Nord- Disharmonium – NahabThantifaxath- Hive Mind NecrosisDødheimsgard – Black Medium Current…And Oceans: As in Gardens, So in TombsGridlink- Coronet Juniper underscore music credits:opening: Music provided by Stock Music Links (stockmusiclinks.com)Licensed under CC BY 4.0: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/death metal: Cult of the Skull, Haunting of the Flesh- Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio, Final Battle- Credits: Uefa Euro 2020, Bulgari, Emergency, Canesecco (Veleno 8, Veleno 9, Voldemort, Fame Chimica, etc).doom: Atmospheric Doom Metal - ROYALTY FREE [No copyright Music] poweredBYGDKstoner: dazewitch' - A mon rha trad metal:"Trailblazer" by Omni Slim / @omnislim5381pop metal:MELODIC METALCORE - ROYALTY FREE AMRPHISprog/power metal: Havoc by PeriTune | http://peritune.comhttp://commons.nicovideo.jp/material/...Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...thrash: Thrash Metal Instrumental - Death Sentence // Royalty Free Copyright Safe Music White Bat Audioblack metal: "Impact" Free Song (Symphonic Black Metal)TurboSol https://turbotunes.bandcamp.com/track/impact, snowfall - atmospheric/melodic black metal instrumental [free]pekarot, darkness - atmospheric/melodic black metal instrumental [free] pekarotgrindcore: Gridlink- Ocean Vertigo (Karaoke Version)end music: Gridlink- Silk Ash Cascade