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Take off that battle vest, and wash away your corpse paint. It's time to chill with Firesideometer's Top 20 Not Metal Albums of 2023.

As the midyear sun blazes its searing light upon us, the Ometer rises from the ashes.

Better late than never, Chris' 2022 Year End list finally sees the light of day. All the jazz and emo albums you never knew you needed!

Eric listened to a lot of rock and metal albums in 2022 that kind of honked him off. Here are 15 that didn't.

Brian steps up to cradle 2022 in his lap as it breathes its final dying gasp. Here... are... 15... barn... strikers...

It's not October until you've donned the mask of Sebek and blasted this batch of brutal bangers from death metal kings Nile!

Curious about the band and not sure where to start? Not sure what all of the fuss is about? Give an hour to this playlist and find out!

All right heshers and people who like whatever emo albums Chris is into, it's mid-year review time! Let the bangers wash over you...

If you're one of the Zetro or bust tribe, see the error of your ways with this list of 100% certified bangers from the Dukes era.

You did the Toxic Waltz as a kid, but Exodus' "dynasty of thrash notoriety" extends to the 21st Century. Start here with these Zetro hits.

Before we start digging into the tunes 2022 has in store for us, let's celebrate a few 2021 bangers we never got around to talking about.

Closing out our year end album reviews, Chris checks in with his picks for the best rock and metal albums of 2021.