Top 20 Metal Albums of the 2020s
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2024
- ...so far obviously. And in no particular order. Join me as we see what new metal music has to offer, and give everyone some more tunes to listen to. If you like the bands in the video make sure to buy their albums, and if you feel inclined you may tip your server as well. I do not make money off of this channel, so I appreciate donations. ko-fi.com/whatsinameme I do not own the music in the video, it is for educational purposes, as always. Rock on and stay metal!
Before anyone complains, here are some things to know about this list: 1)I excluded instrumentals. Not because I hate them or think they are inferior, but because I personally don't listen to a ton of them, and I also don't play any instruments, so it's hard for me discuss them without clearly demonstrating my ignorance. That is also why my description of the instruments may be a little vague. 2)I tried to make the list as varied as possible, while still being stuff I genuinely listen to. So, yes, there are a couple bands that "aren't really metal". There is also a bit of bias toward Prog Metal and Death Metal. Then again, diehard Prog and Death Metal fans would probably gatekeep my picks and say there aren't ENOUGH Prog and Death metal picks. You can't please everyone. So if you are an elitist expecting 20 obscure black metal albums, or a core bro expecting 20 bands of nothing but breakdowns, I am sorry to disappoint. 3)I can't listen to everything. I'm sure there are plenty of great releases I missed, particularly if they are underground, or in other languages. So feel free to give me suggestions as well. And with that I shall reveal the list below. Spoilers! ... 1)The Agonist: Days Before the World Wept; Quebec, Canada. 2)Accept: Too Mean to Die; Germany. 3)Endseeker: Mount Carcass; Germany. 4)Sumo Cyco: Initiation. Ontario, Canada. 5)Generation Kill: MK Ultra. New York, United States. 6)Unleash the Archers: Abyss; British Columbia, Canada. 7)Celldweller: Satellites; United States. 8)Anaal Nathrak: Endarkenment; England. 9)Epica: Omega; Netherlands. 10)Archspire: Bleed the Future. British Columbia, Canada. 11)Lucifer: Lucifer 3; Germany/Sweden. 12)Negura Bunget: Zau; Romania. 13)Fear Factory: Aggression Continuum; California, United States. 14)Architects: For Those That Wish to Exist; England. 15)Nightrage: Abyss Rising; Greece/Sweden. 16)Testament: Titans of Creation; California, United States. 17)Angelmaker: Sanctum; British Columbia, Canada. 18)Amaranthe: Manifest; Sweden. 19)Black Crown Initiate: Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape; Pennsylvania, United States. 20)Gatecreeper: An Unexpected Reality; Arizona, United States. Honourable mentions: Megadeth: The Sick, The Dying, and The Dead; California, United States. Evanescence: The Bitter Truth; Arkansas, United States. Pathology: The Everlasting Plague; California, United States. Spiritbox: Eternal Blue. British Columbia, Canada. Vildhjarta: Masstaden Under Vatten; Sweden.
Since you asked for suggestions:
Canadien Melodic Death Metal band, Grenadier, with their “Trumpets Blare in Blazing Glory” (2022)
@@SeanS1995 Thanks, that sounds awesome already.
@@whatsinameme5258 I hope you like it. I just thought to myself “He said he’s Canadian, what’s a 2022 album I’ve been listening to a lot of?”
You may find people in the comments comparing them to an extremely racist melodic death metal band which preceded them (in terms of style) and while the vocalist has said that that band influenced them quite a bit, they don’t share the same beliefs.
I just know some people would rather not listen to music with certain beliefs, which is cool. Just wanna say I’m not recommending a racist band even if they sound similar to one
@@SeanS1995 Thank you. Sometimes people get a bit carried away with that "guilt by association". Someone called me a "fascist" awhile back just because I referenced Julius Evola as a philosopher. Some people say the same about Nietzsche (who I referenced in this video) but just because you like a few quotes or ideas from them doesn't mean you are in complete agreement with them on everything. Same with this. Just because you like a melodic death metal band, doesn't mean you are politically the same as its band members. Heck, sometimes bandmates don't even have the same politics, like System of a Down for instance. Their singer is left wing, but their drummer is a libertarian. People really like to jump to harsh conclusions fast. Don't have to worry about that with me. I'm pretty chill.
Have you listened to Mordrake by Xenobiotic? Great death metal with a hint of ambient and deathcore
"Can we finally unironically like power metal?"
Brother, it's been my favorite for years.
I personally don't really like it, but I also don't like when people make fun of it. Just let people like what they like...
Very glad to see a really serious metalhead that clearly has a great time rocking out to good music, regardless of what it happens to be. No guilty pleasures, just good music. I know and love some of these albums, will need to check out quite a handful as well
I’d love to see you do this for other decades.
I understand the purpose of doing this for a decade which has already ended would be different
@@SeanS1995 Yes it would be different, but I'll consider it. It would be interesting,
You explain everything so well love your videos. Good work
i just love this channel. I like the eloquence you describe things and also bringing up styles like "entombedcore"
Cool list! I like a lot of these. As a big prog metal fan, here's my favourite 20 metal albums of the 2020s so far (only one we have in common is Black Crown Initiate):
Colors II Between the Buried and Me
Virus Haken
Rise Radiant Caligula's Horse
Palimpsest Protest the Hero
Book II: Where Stories Come From Others by No One
Woe An Abstract Illusion
Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic / Cenozoic The Ocean
Vengeance Twelve Foot Ninja
A View From the Top of the World Dream Theater
Endless Hallway He is Legend
Hushed and Grim Mastodon
Panther Pain of Salvation
Where Myth Becomes Memory Rolo Tomassi
Wallflowers Jinjer
Metanoia Persefone
Oceans of Slumber Oceans of Slumber
Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape Black Crown Initiate
Epigone Wilderun
Fluid Existential Inversions Intronaut
Radical Every Time I Die
Always educational and interesting memes to go with your interpretations . I enjoy your vids very much 💯🤘🏼 keep up the great work! Thanks @Whats In A Meme
Never been a big thrash fan, and I've never heard of Generation Kill, but wow that is a sexy ass bass tone. The songs seem interesting and quite varied as well, definitely going to have to give that a listen. Thanks for your work in making these videos man. Keep it up!
This is great for finding new music. Please make more videos like these, especially since youre a small creator, so i know theres no bullshit and just good content
wow man, amazing video per usual, i can’t wait to check out some of these albums. I agree with you and really love those “doomer” ballad tracks on metal albums. I’m sure you have a lot of great ideas already, but a deep dive into Metal Ballads would make for a good video. Thank you again, i can see that the time and preparation helps the quality of your videos, keep doing what you do!
I'm glad you have given Celldweller a shoutout, dude is awesome and its impressive how much music he's made with little help over the years not just under the Celldweller name but many others like Circle of Dust and Scandroid.
Circle of Dust is awesome.
@@whatsinameme5258 another one man band I'd suggest is Blue Stahli also from the FiXT label
@@dopey473 blue stahli bangs
celldweller is simply amazing
I’ve completely forgotten about celldweller until I saw your comment. He is awesome, I used to listen to him when studying in college
This list is why metal is so great. I would have maybe 1 or 2 out of twenty I chose in common with you for my favorite albums of the 2020s. Such a wide ranging and diverse mega-genre with at least one sub-genre for everyone.
Hey, keep on making this videos, I'm listening to metal for a decade now and building my metal playlist since I was 15, its on 400+ musics now and im discovering alot of new bands because of your videos. Good job! This channel needs more recognicion, someone shouls make a dono to nic nocturnal to ask him to react to this guy
Came for recommendations, stayed for the laughs lmao, subscribed.
Thank you!
I don't know all of these albums but some of them seem interesting. I'll have to check them out.
Hell yeah awesome to see Gen Kill
hey man I know this kind of video has been done 100 times but id love to see your thoughts on like top 10 best metal bands, even if its the same as every other video
Always like the aspect ratio on these videos. Check out "Woe" by An Abstract Illusion if you haven't. My album of 2022 so far.
Yo, nice video (as always), but I have some idea for the future. How about to do some vid about Snot and funkmetal as a whole ? I would not be the only one enjoying it I think.
Seems a bit early to call a Top 10 for this decade.
I'm also thinking about "Take Me Back To Eden" by Sleep Token coming in May.
Still, you're giving me stuff to listen to later on, so YAY!
I haven’t watched it all the way yet but good video
Good video as always, but everytime i see 2020 and something vagely related to metal i instantly remember an insane doom metal album you might know it otherwise i recomend it since i always keep going back to it, its Deities from Tortuga, a short album with heavy riffs yet very chill, that shit lives rent free in my head since 2020. If you check it out i hope you like it.
Will check it out!
Bleed the Future is a sick album. Glad it made the list. Insane techdeath.
saw The Agonist last month (they were on tour with Hypocrisy and Septicflesh) and I loved them so much I had to buy "Days before the world wept". Also Vikki used to like in Romania for a while so that was nice to know.
I love Celldweller and Blue Stahlil. They both kinda occupy the same space, but have their own differences.
Not big into tech death but Bleed the Future just hits different man
\m/ nice list
Surprised to see the new Architects album here. Haven't heard it yet, but I was obsessed with Holy Hell when it came out, even have the vinyl pressing. I've been obsessed with Pain Remains from Lorna Shore lately. I usually don't like deathcore but holy fucking shit Pain Remains is one of my favourite albums in ages. I'd call it like, blackened progressive symphonic deathcore lmao.
Have you heard Brand of Sacrifice? They do a great job standing out in the crowd and in my opinion join Lorna among the modern greats.
@@rhysd5435 I haven't, thanks for the recommendation! I'll check them out!
Just wondering what are your thoughts on oceans ate Alaska? They released an album this year and it’s one of my all time favorites
I have never listened to them, but I'll check it out.
What do you think of Zeal & Ardor's self titled album?
this autoplayed after the prog metal vid and i didnt even realize
I was expecting this video to be more pretentious and circle jerk-y but i’m pleasantly surprised. lots of interesting and unique picks with good analysis. great video thanks for all the recommendations 👍
Pain remains Lorna shore is definitely number 1
Aggression Continuum is a damn good album. I regret not getting into Fear Factory until the more recent years even though I was well aware of them.
Have you ever listened to "The Ocean"? Any opinions on them?
Not a huge fan of "boomer" metal but "too mean to die" is a badass album title
Headshot did an awesome job with their 2022 release, it's the only female thrash singer I can listen too, she's great!
Just wondering if you’ve hear Jinjer: Wallflowers?
What are your thoughts on First Fragment - Gloire Éternelle?
Was a contender. Seems good from what I listened to. Maybe I'll give it a more thorough listen!
Try Odium Rot's selftitled EP, Neoclassical Deathcore!
Sumo Cyco’s vocalist sounds like Tatiana from Jinjer.
I can't find anything out about Nagura Bungat's Zao? I've tried searching for ages but can't find it on google, spotify, youtube, anywhere.
Is there somewhere I can listen to it? Am I getting something wrong?
Negura Bunget not Nagura Bungat. It's working for me. It's there.
@@whatsinameme5258 Yep, that works! Legend! I wasn't sure how to spell it, so I got my spelling from the "chapters" section on the video ;)
Didn't realize you were also a Canuck.
Shadow of intents elegy they released this year and whitechapels kin were two albums I thought would be here but I was wrong lmao
Celldweller? Been a while since I listened to our boi
Fear Factory? Haven't listened to them since Test Drive 5
Architects! Ey! EHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
Oh shi-
Also, Titans of Creation SLApS
It’s unfortunate that Dino and Burton don’t get along. I can’t imagine Fear Factory without Burton singing.
Damn, I didn't make it :(
9:16 does anyone know what song this is? Really wish he would add titles to the songs he plays
Daughters of Winterstone
@@whatsinameme5258 Thanks!
You should check out Fallujah's new record Empyrean. It's this really cool blend of Tech Death, Prog, Atmospheric Black Metal and 80's shred guitar.
Can you PLEASE make your next videos in 16 on 9 aspect ratio instand of 4 on 3.
I will see what I can do! Sometimes I feel like I have the computer skills of an 85 year old. I don't know what I'm doing half the time. Haha.
@@whatsinameme5258 ok, thanks
An Abstract Illusion's Woe
Iotunn's Access All Worlds
incoming angry Lorna Shore fans
Ah man that architects album sucked. No place on greatest list imo. Titans of creation was also meh to me, brotherhood is just same but better imo. Other than that pretty good list would put inferis- vile genesis here as well as leprous- aphelion
this is inferior to my 20 obscure black metal albums
"I have a bias towards women"
*Half the bands he lists contain female singers*.
Well, ya aren't wrong. Lol. I like girls singing in metal but them screaming terrifies me, lmao.
Y'all get so triggered at metalcore lmfao. Black metal is the trve disturbing one, every black metal fan I've ever met was a criminal 🤣🤣
Yeah maybe I've accidentally stolen stuff from Walmart, what about it