There is so much heavy, extreme, and beautiful metal music being conjured all around the world that it can be overwhelming. Fortunately, Metal Has No Borders has curated the best of the best released this past month, from Poland and Armenia to India and Singapore, as well as everything in between.
Enjoy our hand-picked favorite albums, singles, and videos for November 2023 below. Share which bands we missed in the comment section…
Album of the Month (Gold Tier)
Killsorrow
Wasteland Chronicles
Self-Released
Poland
Emerging as a radioactive Cronenberg mutation of second wave metalcore, melodeath, and prog is the Kraków hellhound, Killsorrow. Former Voodoo vocalist Piotr Ogonowski brings diversity and drama to the intoxicating heavy fumes on their third album titled Wasteland Chronicles, a musical noir drenched in post-apocalyptic theme. Steampunk riffs ring out in wartorn songs of fallout survivalism, making for an overall riveting escape from modern society.
Wasteland Chronicles by Killsorrow is awarded Best Album of the Month (Gold Tier) for November 2023
Favorite Songs: “Eyes,” “Parasite Symphony,” “Finest Day to Die”
FFO: Avenged Sevenfold, In Flames, Haken
Album of the Month (Silver Tier)
Kill the King
Kill the King
Self-Released
India
No frills, no fucking around. Kill the King is as cut-throat aggressive and anti-authoritarian as their name implies. Sweaty fingers grip the executioner’s axe hovering above socio-political flaws such as class disparity, government corruption through pure thrash. Boasting growls by Pritam Goswami Adhikary (Aarlon, The Second Forvea) and riffs from Aditya Swaminathan (Demonic Resurrection), this debut self-titled record certainly will be on our minds as one of the most notable thrashers of the years.
Kill the King by Kill the King is awarded Best Album of the Month (Silver Tier) for November 2023
Favorite Songs: “Abuse,” “Money Talks, “No Country for Women”
FFO: Warbringer, Mordred, Vektor
Album of the Month (Bronze Tier)
Noprophecy
As the Bridge Collapses
Released via Rockshots Records
Singapore
Melodic metalcore has been riding the popularity wave for a solid decade, to the point where the subgenre is reaching oversaturation. While Noprophecy presents a handful of arena vocal hooks, their venomous screams and intensity allow them to stand-out in the scene’s current overproduced state. As the Bridge Collapses is perfect for those who yearn to both throw down in the pit and sing along.
As the Bridge Collapses by Noprophecy is awarded Best Album of the Month (Bronze Tier) for November 2023
Favorite Songs: “Ghost of Yesterday,” “Voices,” “Broken“
FFO: Erra, Wage War, August Burns Red
Album of the Month (Honorable Mentions)
Tetragrammacide – Typho-Tantric Aphorisms from the Arachneophidian Qur’an
India
With esotericism overflowing off the lengthy song titles and erotically compelling album artwork, an avant-garde collage of blackened extreme noise reaches dangerous depths.
Angra – Cycles of Pain
Brazil
Although power metal isn’t my cup o’ tea, the pioneering Brazilians douse their heaviness with progginess in an exceptionally enjoyable and Immortal Guardian-like fashion on their tenth full-length.
Listen to “Ride into the Storm“
Tariot – Drag Me to Hell
Singapore
Some of the strangest concoctions of noise and melody are spewing out of the modern metalcore scene, with Tariot joining the qualities of Silent Planet, Tallah, or Spiritbox.
Listen to “Alas” ft. Tobias Rische
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Single / Video of the Month
Manapart “Roombaya”
Armenia
While comparisons will be made to System of a Down due to the peculiar rhythm changes and vocal deliveries, Manapart‘s experimental and oriental-infused take on alt-metal is profound beyond their influences. This latest single refers to a “spiritual ritual of soul liberation through shamanic dance around sacred fire,” a fitting concept to match the Eastern percussion smattered through the energetic piece. Not only is “Roombaya” an absolute hit, but I anticipate success on the horizon for this forward-thinking act.
“Roombaya” by Manapart is awarded Best Single / Video of the Month for November 2023
Single / Video of the Month (Honorable Mentions)
9Six6 “Deeper”
Saudi Arabia
Synthwave aesthetics contrast with this unique metalcore amalgamation melding prog, symphonic metal, and djent; listen here
Infected Rain “Never to Return”
Moldova
It’s a beautiful moment when a band finds their own identity; this new single off their upcoming Time album flaunts a distinct style to surpass Jinjer similarities; listen here
Winterhorde “The Spirit of Freedom”
Israel
The Israeli progressive black metallers return with a full-length titled Neptunian next month, but in the meantime, enjoy their new Behemoth-meets-Ne Obliviscaris deluge; listen here
Death Scythe “Final Ascent”
Mexico
Just last year did the Mexican melodeath act Death Scythe drop Killing for Pleasure Forever, yet they are back with an equally righteous and heavy swing of the blade; listen here