End Of The Year Lists

2023 End Of The Year List: Best Vocalist

The 2023 Audioeclectica End Of The Year Lists begin with the list for Best Vocalist. As always the stipulation for this is that an Album or EP had to be released in 2023.

Vote for your favorite in the comments section. At the end of the month, I will release the results of the readers poll.

This list is also in NO PARTICULAR ORDER!!!

01) Lis Di Angelo- Filth Is Eternal
02) Michelle Malley- Iress
03) Greg Puciato- Better Lovers
04) Grady Avenell- Will Haven
05) John Baizley & Gina Gleason- Baroness
06) Dave Gahan- Depeche Mode
07) Chino Moreno- Crosses
08) Nick Forkel- Turbid North
09) Sean Leary- Loma Prieta
10) Andre Sanabria- Ex Everything

2023 End Of The Year Lists: Best Guitarist


The 2023 Audioeclectica End Of The Year Lists begin with the list for Best Guitarist. As always the stipulation for this is that an Album or EP had to be released in 2023.

Vote for your favorite in the comments section. At the end of the month, I will release the results of the readers poll.

This list is also in NO PARTICULAR ORDER!!!

01) Brian McClelland- Filth Is Eternal
02) Nick Forkel- Turbid North
03) Nick Bradford- Arc Angles
04) Jon Howell- Ex Everything
05) James “Munky” Shaffer- Venera
06) Stephen Brodsky- Mutoid Man
07) Martin Gore- Depeche Mode
08) Noel Gallagher- Noel Gallgher’s High Flying Birds
09) Shaun Lopez- Crosses
10) Bryan Aiken- The Armed

2023 End Of The Year Lists: Best Producer/Mixer


The 2023 Audioeclectica End Of The Year Lists begin with the list for Best Producer/Engineer/Mixer. As always the stipulation for this is that an Album or EP had to be released in 2023.

Vote for your favorite in the comments section. At the end of the month, I will release the results of the readers poll.

This list is also in NO PARTICULAR ORDER!!!

01) Alex Estrada- Iress: Solace
02) Will Yip- Harm’s Way: Common Suffering
03) Nick Forkel- Turbid North: The Decline
04) Baroness & Joe Baressi- Baroness: Stone
05) Scott Evans- Ex Everything: Slow Change Will Pull Us Apart
06) Will Putney- Better Lovers: God Made Me An Animal
07) Jack Shirley- Loma Prieta: Last
08) Will Haven & Joe Johnston- Will Haven: VII
09) Paul Fig- Filth Is Eternal: Find Out
10) Shaun Lopez- Crosses: Good Night, God Bless, I Love You, Delete.

2023 End Of The Year List: Best Guitar Duo

The 2023 Audioeclectica End Of The Year Lists begin with the list for Best Guitar Duo/Trio. As always the stipulation for this is that an Album or EP had to be released in 2023.

Vote for your favorite in the comments section. At the end of the month, I will release the results of the readers poll.

This list is also in NO PARTICULAR ORDER!!!

01) John Baziley & Gina Gleason- Baroness
02) Jordan Buckley & Will Putney- Better Lovers
03) Sean Leary & Brian Kanagaki- Loma Prieta
04) Will Putney & Gregory Thomas- END
05) Jeff Irwin & Anthony Paganelli- Will Haven
06) Bo Lueders & Nick Gauthier- Harms Way
07) Michelle Malley & Graham Walker- Iress
08) Ian Lanspeary & Corey Rial- Common Wounds
09) Rodrigo Ibieta, Brandon & Kirby Ditto- Lived In
10) Robin Staps & David Ramis Ahfeldt- The Ocean

2023 End Of The Year List: Best Bassist

The 2023 Audioeclectica End Of The Year Lists begin with the list for Best Bassist. As always the stipulation for this is that an Album or EP had to be released in 2023.

Vote for your favorite in the comments section. At the end of the month, I will release the results of the readers poll.

This list is also in NO PARTICULAR ORDER!!!

01) Michael Maldonado- Iress
02) Nick Jost- Baroness
03) Chris Matalone- Arc Angles
04) Stephen Micciche- Better Lovers
05) Chris O’Toole- Turbid North
06) Jay Pepito- END
07) Rah Davis- Filth Is Eternal
08) Adrien Contreras- Will Haven
09) Robert Trujillo- Metallica
10) James Siboni- Loma Prieta

2023 End Of The Year Lists: Best Drummer

The 2023 Audioeclectica End Of The Year Lists begin with the list for Best Drummer. As always the stipulation for this is that an Album or EP had to be released in 2023.

Vote for your favorite in the comments section. At the end of the month, I will release the results of the readers poll.

This list is also in NO PARTICULAR ORDER!!!

01) Sebastian Thomson- Baroness
02) Clayton “Goose” Holyoak- Better Lovers
03) Valeriano Saucedo- Loma Prieta
04) Glenn Chu- Iress
05) Jono Garrett- Turbid North
06) Mitch Wheeler- Will Haven
07) Emily Salisbury- Filth Is Eternal
08) Brian Hollenbeck- Arc Angles
09) Matt Guglielmo- End
10) Dave Lombardo- Dave Lombardo

2022 End Of The Year Lists: Best Albums

Next up on Audioeclectica.com’s 2022 End Of The Year Lists, the Best Albums Of The Year. The stipulation is that said album/EP had to have been released this year.

Picks 1-11ARE IN ORDER. 12 through the rest ARE IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER there’s too many good ones to put a number on them!!! And I’m sure I forgot a few. Let me know what I missed.

01) Greg Puciato- Mirrorcell
02) Holy Fawn- Dimensional Bleed
03) Cave In- Heavy Pendulum
04) Thoughtcrimes- Altered Pasts
05) Som- The Shape Of Everything
06) Machine Head- Of Kingdom And Crown
07) Centershift- A Different Shade Of Color
08) Faetooth- Remnants Of The Vessel
09) Bush- The Art Of Survival
10) Spirit In The Room- Flamingo
11) If It Kills You- Invisible Self
12) Lamb Of God- Omens
13) The Halo Effect- Days Of The Lost
14) Billy Howedel- What Normal Was
15) Meshuggah- Immutable
16) Coheed and Cambria- Vaxis II
17) Ken Mode- Null
18) The Cult- Under The Midnight Sun
19) Placebo- Never Let Me Go
20) Emma Ruth Rundle- Engine Of Hell
21) Drug Church- Hygiene
22) Russian Circles- Gnosis
23) Korn- Requiem
24) Liam Gallagher- C’mon You Know
25) Alphamega- Between Light and Shadow
26) Author & Punisher- Kruller
27) Black Map- Melodoria
28) Dalek- Precipice
29) Deaf Club- Productive Disruption
30) Decapitated- Cancer Culture
31) Helms Alee- Keep This Be The Way
32) Be Well- Hello Sun
33) The Smile- A Light For Attracting Attention
34) God Mother- Obeveklig
35) Dead Cross- Dead Cross II

2022 End Of The Year Lists: Best Bassist

Next up on Audioeclectica.com’s 2022 End Of The Year Lists, the Top 10 Bassists. The only stipulation is that, an album/EP had to have been released this year.

Vote for your favorite in the comments section. At the end of the month, I will release the results of the readers poll.

This list is also in NO PARTICULAR ORDER!!!

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2022 End Of The Year Lists: Best Drummer

Next up on Audioeclectica.com’s 2022 End Of The Year Lists, the Top 10 Drummers. The only stipulation is that, an album/EP had to have been released this year.

Vote for your favorite in the comments section. At the end of the month, I will release the results of the readers poll.

This list is also in NO PARTICULAR ORDER!!!


01) Billy Rymer- Thoughtcrimes


02) JR Conners- Cave In


03) Duncan Rich- SOM


04) Austin Reinholz- Holy Fawn


05) Chris Hornbrook- Greg Puciato


06) Navene Koperweis- Machine Head


07) Daniel Svensson- The Halo Effect


08) Tyler Patterson- If It Kills You


09) Chrissy Warner- Alphamega


10) Michael Tarabotto/Stefan Storace- Centershift

2022 End Of The Year Lists: Best Guitar Duo

Next up on Audioeclectica.com’s 2022 End Of The Year Lists, the Top 10 Guitar Duos/Trios. The stipulation is that, an album/EP had to have been released this year.

Vote for your favorite in the comments section. At the end of the month, I will release the results of the readers poll.

This list is also in NO PARTICULAR ORDER!!!


01) Stephen Brodsky and Adam McGrath- Cave In

02) Ryan Osterman and Evan Phelps- Holy Fawn

03) Will Benoit, Joel Reynolds and Mike Repasch-Nieves- SOM

04) Robb Flynn and Vogg Kieltyka- Machine Head

05) Jesper Stromblad and Nicholas Engelin- The Halo Effect

06) Ashla Chavez-Razzano and Ari May- Faetooth

07) Jasan Radford and Ryan Stuber- Centershift

08) Justin Martin and Kevin Clark- If It Kills You

09) Brian Sullivan and Russ Savarese- Thoughtcrimes

10) Mark Morton and Willie Adler- Lamb Of God