As is their annual tradition, all five members of Avenged Sevenfold have shared their individual lists of favorite albums of the year. Back in 2022, one LP made every one of their lists, Weezer's SZNZ: Autumn, but for 2023, no record appeared among all five members' picks.
That said, a few albums got a lot of love: Everyone other than drummer Brooks Wackerman shouted out 100 gecs' 10,000 gecs, while Kim Dracula's A Gradual Decline in Morale appears on three lists, and ††† (Crosses)'s Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete., Poppy's Zig, White Reaper's Asking for a Ride and Codefendants' This Is Crime Wave each appear on two.
See A7X's year-end round-ups below.
M. SHADOWS
100 gecs - 10,000 gecs
††† (Crosses) - Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.
Poppy - Zig
PERMSKY KRAY - The Music of One
Kim Dracula - A Gradual Decline in Morale
SYNYSTER GATES
100 gecs - 10,000 gecs
Lil Yachty - Let's Start Here
Travis Scott - Utopia
††† (Crosses) - Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.
ZACKY VENGEANCE
White Reaper - Asking for a Ride
100 gecs - 10,000 gecs
Codefendants - This Is Crime Wave
Kim Dracula - A Gradual Decline in Morale
Poppy - Zig
Honorable Mentions:
Knocked Loose EP - where dude actually barks like a dog
Falling in Reverse single - where he laser kills everyone in the video
Zach Bryan - Because who doesn't like someone with the best two first names?
Lil Yachty - Pink Floyd album
Andre 3000 - "new flute goofin" album which probably isn't even good by flute album standards but it takes balls to bust in, brandish flute and demand the award for Grammys hip hop album of the year.
JOHNNY CHRIST
100 gecs - 10,000 gecs
White Reaper - Asking for a Ride
Codefendants - This Is Crime Wave
Kim Dracula - A Gradual Decline in Morale
Siiickbrain - MY MASOCHISTIC MIND
BROOKS WACKERMAN
Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan
Poppy - Zig
David Bowie - Laughing With Liza
Blink 182 - One More Time
John Frusciante - :II.
