Thanks for checking out my top 20 Irish albums of 2023. Like the previous lists there will be no text. Just links to the music for you to check out. You don’t need my waffle anyway. Hopefully this introduces you to new music. Some really good stuff on this list.

Following The Signs – Conflictions

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FollowingTheSignsCork

Crimson Butchery – Repulsive Exhibition

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crimsonbutchery

Shardbourne – Oars In The Water

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShardborneIreland

Unmaker – Limb From Limb

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Unmakermetal

Gama Bomb – Bats

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gamabomb

Cruachan – The Living and The Dead

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cruachanclan

True Home – Black Lotus

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrueHomeOfficial

Slomatics – Strontium Fields

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Slomatics

Grey Stag – Call Of The Mountain

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greystagrocks

Gravefields – Tetragrammaton

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gravefields

Primordial – How It Ends

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primordialofficial

Dratna – Fomóraigh

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dratnaband

The Crawling – All Of This For Nothing

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecrawlingband

The Grief – Crucible

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/griefdoommetal

Words That Burn – Cut Throat Culture

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wordsthatburn

Necrokinesis – A Force Made Flesh

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/necrokinesismetal

Crossfire – Switch To Reset

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Crossfirebandthrash

Sonus Mortis – Of Red Barren Earth

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sonusmortisband

Raum Kingdom – Monarch

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Raum.Kingdom.ie

The Enigma Division – The Enigma Division

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEnigmaDivision

That was my top 20 Irish albums of 2023. Apologies for the lack of text, but time is never my friend. I’ve got best new bands and best international album to come. Likely the 28th and 29th?
A stellar year for the Irish scene!