I made UA-cam playlists for all the decades I've covered, with a song from each album I talk about. I've gotten requests so give those a listen. I've gotten more requests than viewers on those playlists so far, so check em out then already.
I accidently deleted someone's comment, and I'm not seeing an "undo" option. Thanks UA-cam... So the guy who made the Razorfist comment, if you see this, post it again. My bad.
Easily the best decade of metal imo. My favoutrite albums of the 90's: 1. Death - Human 2. Cynic - Focus 3. Megadeth - Rust In Peace 4. Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse (Or Anthems as they're equally amazing) 5. Sacramentum - Far Away From The Sun 7. In Flames - The Jester Race 8. Atheist - Unquestionable Presence 9. Morbid Angel - Formulas Fatal to the Flesh 10. Judas Priest - Painkiller 11. Fear Factory - Demanufacture 12. Opeth - Still Life 13. Pantera - Far Beyond Driven 14. Dissection - Storm of the Lights Bane 15. Children of Bodom - Hatebreeder 16. Necrophagist - Onset of Putrefaction 17. Vinterland - Welcome my Last Chapter 18. Control Denied - The Fragile Art of Existence 19. Immortal - Withstand the fall Of Time 20. Rammstein - Herzeleid 21. Edge of Sanity - Crimson 22. Nocturnus - The Key 23. Korn - Korn 24. Tool - Aenima 25. Windir - Arntor 26. Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve 27. Dillinger esc Plan - Calculating Infinity 28. Deftones - Around the Fur 29. Dream Theater - Images & Words 30. Down - Nola
Banger decade, banger list. So many great picks here. This is my top 10: 1. Slipknot - Slipknot 2. Marilyn Manson - Antichrist Superstar 3. Pantera - Far Beyond Driven 4. Rammstein - Herzeleid 5. Korn - Korn 6. Machine Head - Burn My Eyes 7. Paradise Lost - Icon 8. Rob Zombie - Hellbilly Deluxe 9. Fear Factory - Demanufacture 10. Cannibal Corpse - The Bleeding
Wow, don’t know why I was recommended your channel. I don’t listen to this kind of music but I see the appeal. This channel is a hidden gem, you clearly put a lot of work into your videos and it shows. Looking forward to more
While watching this video I realised Justin Bartlett just died. For those who don't know he is one of the most unique illustrators within the metal scene. RIP.
I love these comprehensive views of metal and how certain genres draw off of previous and also how they tie into the feeling of the people during that time. Very good video, gonna give these bands another listen
Forgot Paradise Lost's Draconian Times and Tiamat's Wildhoney. Both great and influential for their style. Katatonia's Brave Murder Day, Edge of Sanity's Crimson, Blind Guardian's Imaginations from the other Side
Great list as always. Now a few thoughts I'll say, as well as some other album recommendations that weren't mentioned: 1. That description of Deftones gives me honestly a better idea on what Rap Metal is, as well as giving some more credibility to it . 2. The lack of any mention of Power/Symphonic metal is a real shame, as it brought in a contrasting lighter form to the anger the 90s had. *Now as for the albums...* Body Count - *S/T* Wuthering Heights - *Within* Trizna - *Out of Step* End Zone - *Θάλαττα καί θανατος* W.A.S.P. - *K.F.D.* Edguy - *Theater of Salvation* Faith No More - *Angel Dust* Primus - *Pork Soda*
I'd love to share a few beers and heads with you, maan.. These are the types of overcomplicated conversations i miss in my life, because nobody would talk on that level
Piggybacking on what a couple others have said, overall I think it's a rather solid list but it's hurt by the lack of Black, Doom, and Power Metal albums I feel. Blind Guardian's Nightfall in Middle Earth is widely regarded as one of the best power metal albums of all time. In addition you didn't mention bands like Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, or Anathema at all - three hugely influential bands particularly in the Doom genre. Then, going onto Black Metal - while you did mention Dissection in the honorable mentions and touched briefly on Mayhem's Deathcrush, I feel De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas deserves a mention. In addition, Transilvanian Hunger by Darkthrone got a lot of people into Black Metal. I do admit that while Groove Metal and Death Metal definitely dominated the 90s, other genres like Black Metal, Doom Metal, and Power Metal also exploded and had tons of great stuff released worth mentioning.
My own list (In no particular order) Judas Priest- Painkiller (Heavy Metal) Praxis - Transmutation (Avant Garde Metal) Bloody Kisses - Type O Negative (Doom Metal with Alternative Rock and Gothic Rock) Death - Symbolic (Progressive Death Metal Carcass - Heartwork (Melodic Death Metal) Pantera - Far Beyond Driven (Groove Metal) White Zombie - La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One (Groove Metal) Kyuss - Wretch (Stoner Metal/Desert Rock) Burzum - Filosofem (Atmospheric Black Metal) Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops (Sludge Metal) Sodom - Tapping The Vein (Thrash Metal/Death Metal) Crowbar - Odd Fellows Rest (Sludge Metal) Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark (Heavy Metal) Melvins - Houdini (Sludge Metal) Mortician - Hacked Up For Barbecue (Brutal Death Metal) Exhumed - Gore Metal (Deathgrind) Darkthrone - Transylvanian Hunger (Black Metal) Sleep - Sleep's Holy Mountain (Stoner Metal) Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (Black Metal) Buckethead - Monster's And Robots (Funk Metal/Avant Garde Rock) Sepultura - Chaos A.D (Groove Metal/Thrash Metal) Slayer - Seasons In the Abyss (Thrash Metal) Electric Wizard - Come My Fanatics (Doom Metal) Fear Factory - Demanufacture (Industrial Metal) Ministry - The Dark Side Of The Spoon (Industrial Metal) Primus - Fizzle Fry (Wtf) Entombed - Wolverine Blues (Death 'N' Roll) Obituary - Cause Of Death (Death Metal) Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade (Death Metal) Dark Angel - Time Does Not Heal (Thrash Metal)
Good vid, most of the metal I got into when I was but a wee lad, after metallica, was the Gothenburg-type scene. In flames, dark tranquility, soilwork, opeth, meshuggah, arch enemy, at the gates, darkane, amorphis, etc etc.. don't think bands like kse, as I lay dying, unearth, chimaira, etc that come in the 2000s exist without em...hell I saw most of those bands as openers for that og list honestly. Kind of surprised you didn't toss in some weirder metal bands though like converge, dillinger escape plan, coalesce, candiria (c.o.m.a. imprint is that shit man) neurosis, etc. That being said can't toss in everything and I imagine some bands will show up in the 00s vid I suppose.
Personal favorite of mine is Acid Bath's When The Kite String Pops. Going off your philosophy of metal in 90s being angry, WTKSP is PURE misanthropy there is nothing anywhere remotely happy about that album. It's hostile and unwelcoming from the album cover to the songs, it's an album that refuses to pander or give any sympathy for it's listener. Great video btw, I seriously enjoyed all your picks.
Cool stuff. The 10s/20s and the 90s are the decades that I have listened to the most metal from. Here are some of my favorites from the 90s (no order). 1. Death - Human (technical death metal) 2. Bolt Thrower - For Victory... (death metal) 3. Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane (melodic black metal/melodic death metal) 4. Sacramentum - Far Away From The Sun (melodic black metal/melodic death metal) 5. Vinterland - Welcome My Last Chapter (melodic black metal/melodic death metal) 6. Windir - Arntor (melodic black metal/Viking metal/folk metal) 7. Bathory - Hammerheart (Viking metal) 8. Hades - Dawn of the Dying Sun (black metal/Viking metal) 9. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (grunge/alternative metal/heavy metal) 10. Ulver - Bergtatt (atmospheric black metal/folk metal) 11. Deftones - Around The Fur (alternative metal/post-hardcore/alternative rock) 12. Incubus - Make Yourself (nu metal/alternative rock/funk rock) 13. Entombed - Left Hand Path (death metal) 14. At The Gates - Slaughter of the Soul (melodic death metal) 15. Dawn - Slaughtersun (Crown of the Triarchy) (melodic black metal/melodic death metal) 16. Slipknot - Slipknot (nu metal) 17. Sepultura - Arise (thrash metal/death metal) 18. Summoning - Minas Morgul (atmospheric black metal) 19. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (black metal) 20. Neurosis - The Word as Law (crust punk/crossover thrash/skate punk/post-hardcore) 21. Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern Sky (black metal) 22. Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse (symphonic black metal) 23. Beherit - Drawing Down the Moon (black metal) 24. Blut Aus Nord - Memoria Vetusta I - Fathers of the Icy Age (atmospheric black metal) 25. Aeturnus - Beyond the Wandering Moon (melodic black metal/atmospheric death metal/folk metal)
Fuckin best metal decade ever. So much evolution, experimentation and bigger variety than the 80s. Even when the classic sound "died" in 1992 it was flourishing in Europe so you could both have it and the progress that was taking place in America
Cool video! Nice to see Sacred Reich on your list. You have very eclectic taste, much like myself. I just made a top 25 favorite metal albums from the 90s on someone else's video comment section. Great fun. 👍 My number one has never changed (Amorphis - tales from the thousand lakes) all the rest have changed over the last 20 years. So many great albums from back then. Cheers ☕
Love how experimental and do whatever you want the 90s was. This was the decade I became a metalhead. Also agree with the "Metal n Roll" appreciation 🤘🏾🤘🏾
Awesome video. Even though the 2000s is my favorite era of metal and music in general, I still love the 90s as so much great albums came out in the decade
1. Judas Priest - Painkiller (1990) 2. Megadeth - Rust In Peace (1990) 3. Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (1990) 4. Danzig - 4 (1994) 5. Metallica - Metallica (1991) 6. Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer (1992) 7. Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding (1998) 8. Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992) 9. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991) 10. Dio - Strange Highways (1993) 11. Fight - War of Words (1993) 12. Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings (1995) 13. Virgin Steele - The House of Atreus Act 1 (1999) 14. Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears (1991) 15. White Zombie - La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume 1 (1992) 16. Riot - The Privilege of Power (1990) 17. Mr. Bungle - Mr. Bungle (1991) 18. Savatage - Streets: A Rock Opera (1991) 19. Dream Theater - Images and Words (1992) 20. Tool - Aenima (1996) 21. Rage Against The Machine - RATM (1992) 22. Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992) 23. Mercyful Fate - In The Shadows (1993) 24. Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses (1993) 25. Sepultura - Chaos A.D. (1993) 26. Prong - Cleansing (1994) 27. Annihilator - Never, Neverland (1990) 28. Helloween - Better Than Raw (1998) 29. Iron Maiden - The X Factor (1995) 30. Kyuss - Blues for The Red Sun (1992)
How dare you suggest I've unironically listened to glam with AIC! Watch your back buddy! Also, surprised to see down's NOLA being the more bluesy sludgy southern band on here, but not EYEHATEGOD's Take as Needed for Pain being the more angry fuzzy (but still a lil southern) side of sludge. Also, that one is my favourite so you must include it because I said so!
again, very interesting list! While I dislike melodeath/swedish death, most of the list is excellent I would add albums as Nightside Eclipse by Emperor, Pierced From Within by Suffocation, Gradually Melted by Deeds Of Flesh, Bloodthirst by Cannibal Corpse, Aenima by Tool, Chaosphere by Meshuggah, Bound Gagged And Blindfolded by Skinlab, Self Titled by Slipknot
powerstep lipstickblackgoth raiseddowncore with classic folkdripgaze influences and a touch of the phil collins tupac & ambient waterfall sounds cover preformed by bill clintons answering machine circa 1963. 10/10
'Slaughter of the Soul' - At The Gates. Not necessarily my fave, but massively influential on countless metalcore bands - see As Blood Runs Black or Shadows Fall. 'Welcome To Sky Valley' - Kyuss. How come no Kyuss?!?! I also love Acid Bath - one of my top metal bands, bit of a cult band I guess. Good to see Dissection honourable mention - only got into them last year. I find them kinda droney almost -the repetition. Thanks for the list.
Another tragic here for Swansong, I still hold it as Carcass' finest moment and it has lyrically remained ever-relevant. My choice for the Nevermore album would have been TPoE, but DNB is quite emotionally-cutting an explores a wider gamut of ideas. And fucking oath that Prong album has aged like fine wine, it still sounds fresh even now. Quite scary, really. On Testament, I feel Low is their 90s peak, it was a modernised version of their sound both recording-wise and stylistically. Murphy's influence was just so potent here. Another album to not make the list is Nailbomb's Point Blank and of course I would argue that Sepultura's finest moment was Arise, but see the importance of the follow-up LP in the evolution of Metal. If I had to really split hairs further, I would count Stoner Rock as Metal, because to my ears it has far more in common with Sabbath than anything Rock. Thus, Kyuss' BftRS and WtSV deserve a mention, but hey, I am sure others will disagree with me here. As for Southern Metal, I simply cannot go past CoC's Deliverance, it does epitomise the ideas explored. Overall, a fairly good list in my mind.
I’m so bummed out that he didn’t include None So Vile, if the 90s are all about anger, None So Vile is the most rage-filled, both sonically and lyrically. I understand that the lyrics can be seen as distasteful, but I think it’s something that you really don’t want to overthink, all you need to know is that the protagonist is extremely angry and menacingly deranged, but has poetic and concerning intelligence. The whole album is a massive disgusting slaughterhouse of an album, with all the instruments depicting all of the grisly amounts of blood and entrails through immense heaviness, technical skill, and animalistic songwriting.
Amazing video, absolutely. You Opened my eyes for so many Underrated pieces of Metal. Thank you! Altough...why don't you acknowledge the Shoegaze influence in Deftones?
As I said, It's up for debate. But, I have difficulty distinguishing Post Rock and Shoegaze to be honest. I know they are different, but I don't fully understand how.
@@whatsinameme5258 I think they're quite different really, though they do shade into each other at points. If you want to check the difference listen to 'Loveless' by My Bloody Valentine and 'Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven' by Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Post-rock often doesn't have vocals, but not a hard and fast rule.
This was a great list! Loved the diversity and it definitely exposed me to a lot of bands I hadn't heard of. Thanks so much! Just wondering, was anything by Melvins close to your top 30? Considering their influence on grunge, doom metal, and sludge metal I was hoping for Lysol or Houdini to at least get an honorable mention.
The screams of Static-x remind me of when SpongeBob yells and I can’t help but image cartoon music videos in bikini bottom 😂 the metal disco sound is awesome too
Indeed, "beg to differ" was the record that made me look at "... and justice for all" as a poor rip-off. Surprised by your choices! "Night of the Vampire" should be on the Entombed record ;)
Interesting mix but I think this list does a great job of showing that "Metal" is a very personal and subjective branding of some very divergent music... as it should be. Not every band is for everyone - and yes Metallica is a huge and plagiaristic sellout that ended their listenable status at the point of anything after Master of Puppets for me personally - nor should it be. Metal is a frame of mind more than a sequence of notes and what brings meaning to one shouldn't necessarily bring the same to another. There are some great pieces of music in this list and brought me back to a time I have a lot of memory gaps due to partying and rocking out heavily. One glaring omission for me is King Diamond The Eye - not his best but it is darker and more like Mercyful Fate.
Man, I am glad others feel that way about Megadeth gets a free pass compared to Metallica. Usually, the only complaint about Megadeth I can ever give harshly is that Dave can't sing worth a fuck.
Off topic but it seems testament really took of in the uk in thr late 80s and really early 90s their where alot of thrash bands who where worshipping testaments sound not that theirs anything wrong with that
If an Alien came to earth and wanted to know what was Metal in the 70's Black Sabbath and the 80's Iron Maiden and Judas Priest sound better than Pantera ? Painkillers is very heavy... to be honest the 70's are faster than the 90's look at how many classic albums we had the 80's are up there 2 the 90's just the Black album by Metallica the rest of the decade sounds like grinting ? deft tones sounds stupid? the 70's had Metal it was called early Metal like Aerosmith, Kiss, Black Sabbath, Ac/dc and Judas Priest ? look at music that was around in the 70's then look at these bands they don't sound heavy metal compared to what was around in the 80's but that was a different time period.
I'm not sure what you think I meant. I probably should drop the cultural cringe schtick since it seems to just be confusing people. Perhaps my own thoughts on it are inconclusive. As in one sense, it is indicative that something is wrong, but on the other hand it has potential for genuine artistic expression. Maybe I need to think about it more.
@@micromints1735 It's more applicable to "Drag Queens" or crossdressers, which is a big thing in Glam music. It's not really about transgenderism. I'm NOT transphobic if thats what you're asking. Our culture is really black and white on this topic. Hopefully we'll get more nuanced about it in the future.
You just took that one bit and ripped out all the context of it. What he’s trying to say is neither positive or negative, he’s stating a fact about how people don’t want to be themselves because they don’t want to be associated with the groups they are part of. It has NOTHING to do with transgenderism, and if it was, it’s not negative, I swear to god, if you want to support them, you can’t just throw accusations at random people, unless you really want to fuel the stereotype of the Triggered SJW-type.
Even if it has kind of a lot of songs that are a slog to listen to that I’ll skip every time, Far behind driven should still be so much higher just off the strength of the songs that are good on that album like slaughtered, 5 minutes alone, strength beyond strength, I’m broken & becoming
I know I haven't stated it, but these lists aren't in any particular order. I'm not saying that FBD is the 29th best of the 90s, just that its in the top 30. If thats what you mean.
@@whatsinameme5258 ohhh ok that makes a ton of sense to me then. Although I still wouldn’t really blame u did rate it kind of low cause yea the songs that are bad on that album are either just kinda mid/forgettable, or they’re actually genuinely fucking terrible & are truly painful to try to sit all the way through lol. It’s almost incomprehensible that songs as good as slaughtered, 5 minutes alone & becoming could be on the same album as good friends & a bottle of pills lmaooooo
50:08 ".. Neil Youngs song is _somewhat_ cynical to begin with.. " Really??? Are you serious? Dude, that song is, per se, probably the most cynical piece of musical composition ever composed.. EVER. "Somewhat" lmfao 🤣
I made UA-cam playlists for all the decades I've covered, with a song from each album I talk about. I've gotten requests so give those a listen. I've gotten more requests than viewers on those playlists so far, so check em out then already.
Such a good decade for metal, maybe even the best
fr peak metal
@@artur4570 agreed for sure
I accidently deleted someone's comment, and I'm not seeing an "undo" option. Thanks UA-cam... So the guy who made the Razorfist comment, if you see this, post it again. My bad.
I'm assuming it was bagging on Razorfists hot takes on anything that isn't pure heavy metal?
Easily the best decade of metal imo. My favoutrite albums of the 90's:
1. Death - Human
2. Cynic - Focus
3. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
4. Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse (Or Anthems as they're equally amazing)
5. Sacramentum - Far Away From The Sun
7. In Flames - The Jester Race
8. Atheist - Unquestionable Presence
9. Morbid Angel - Formulas Fatal to the Flesh
10. Judas Priest - Painkiller
11. Fear Factory - Demanufacture
12. Opeth - Still Life
13. Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
14. Dissection - Storm of the Lights Bane
15. Children of Bodom - Hatebreeder
16. Necrophagist - Onset of Putrefaction
17. Vinterland - Welcome my Last Chapter
18. Control Denied - The Fragile Art of Existence
19. Immortal - Withstand the fall Of Time
20. Rammstein - Herzeleid
21. Edge of Sanity - Crimson
22. Nocturnus - The Key
23. Korn - Korn
24. Tool - Aenima
25. Windir - Arntor
26. Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve
27. Dillinger esc Plan - Calculating Infinity
28. Deftones - Around the Fur
29. Dream Theater - Images & Words
30. Down - Nola
No Acid Bath?
Great list
Images & Words at 29?!?? .....lol
I'm so bummed 'When the Kite String Pops' wasn't in here lol. Awesome video though!
this video is so amazing
Great list! Down - Nola is probably my favourite, so many bangers. Jail is one of the most Beautiful songs ever.
90's are peak death metal
Banger decade, banger list. So many great picks here.
This is my top 10:
1. Slipknot - Slipknot
2. Marilyn Manson - Antichrist Superstar
3. Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
4. Rammstein - Herzeleid
5. Korn - Korn
6. Machine Head - Burn My Eyes
7. Paradise Lost - Icon
8. Rob Zombie - Hellbilly Deluxe
9. Fear Factory - Demanufacture
10. Cannibal Corpse - The Bleeding
Imo, Faith No More defined Alternative Metal, and it's sub-genres (Nu Metal, Funk Metal and Rap Metal) in their album "Angel Dust".
Wow, don’t know why I was recommended your channel. I don’t listen to this kind of music but I see the appeal. This channel is a hidden gem, you clearly put a lot of work into your videos and it shows. Looking forward to more
WOO SYMBOLIC favourite death metal record!
this video felt like it was only 20 mins, very wel done.
You should do a video about cultural cringe through decades, nailed it
God damn such a banger of a video! Made the morning drive to work fucking great
While watching this video I realised Justin Bartlett just died.
For those who don't know he is one of the most unique illustrators within the metal scene.
RIP.
Just looked into it. Thats unfrotunate. I love the cover art for Darker Handcraft. That album is a serious contender for my 2010s list.
I have not yet watched this video but if I don't see Rust in Peace or Individual Thought Patterns up there I will be sad.
Not mad, just sad.
After watching the only thing that surprised me was Slaughter of the Soul got snubbed, got some new 90s metal to listen to now though so that's sick.
As you know by now I chose Symbolic, but Individual Thought Patterns is a VERY close second.
Those albums are so close to one another it can't in any world be considered a snubbing, as you only did one album per band.
This has been an education. Thank you for doing this.
I love these comprehensive views of metal and how certain genres draw off of previous and also how they tie into the feeling of the people during that time. Very good video, gonna give these bands another listen
Forgot Paradise Lost's Draconian Times and Tiamat's Wildhoney. Both great and influential for their style. Katatonia's Brave Murder Day, Edge of Sanity's Crimson, Blind Guardian's Imaginations from the other Side
Great list as always. Now a few thoughts I'll say, as well as some other album recommendations that weren't mentioned:
1. That description of Deftones gives me honestly a better idea on what Rap Metal is, as well as giving some more credibility to it .
2. The lack of any mention of Power/Symphonic metal is a real shame, as it brought in a contrasting lighter form to the anger the 90s had.
*Now as for the albums...*
Body Count - *S/T*
Wuthering Heights - *Within*
Trizna - *Out of Step*
End Zone - *Θάλαττα καί θανατος*
W.A.S.P. - *K.F.D.*
Edguy - *Theater of Salvation*
Faith No More - *Angel Dust*
Primus - *Pork Soda*
Angel Dust was such a missed opportunity honestly
Trizna is interesting. Never heard it til now. Thanks for the recommendation.
At least I talked about Faith No More in the 80s video. :)
@@whatsinameme5258 very true, and we appreciate you mentioning them there :)
@@whatsinameme5258 I'm glad you found it.
Trizna and Primus showcase the absolute wackfest the 90s had.
90s Metal is my Jam, great “list”.
I'd love to share a few beers and heads with you, maan.. These are the types of overcomplicated conversations i miss in my life, because nobody would talk on that level
I was literally going to you channel every day to see if you uploaded this video
I appreciate hearing that, especially given how burned out I got after finishing half the video. That is definitely encouraging. :)
Should've put individual thought patterns and the sound of perseverance
I fucking love your videos learning and discovering so much
Piggybacking on what a couple others have said, overall I think it's a rather solid list but it's hurt by the lack of Black, Doom, and Power Metal albums I feel. Blind Guardian's Nightfall in Middle Earth is widely regarded as one of the best power metal albums of all time. In addition you didn't mention bands like Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, or Anathema at all - three hugely influential bands particularly in the Doom genre. Then, going onto Black Metal - while you did mention Dissection in the honorable mentions and touched briefly on Mayhem's Deathcrush, I feel De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas deserves a mention. In addition, Transilvanian Hunger by Darkthrone got a lot of people into Black Metal.
I do admit that while Groove Metal and Death Metal definitely dominated the 90s, other genres like Black Metal, Doom Metal, and Power Metal also exploded and had tons of great stuff released worth mentioning.
You're spot on. Yeah without Gothic by Paradise Lost the beauty and the beast gothic style wouldn't exist. They started it.
glad u included Burzum, Filosofem is my fav metal album OAT
I love the long tracks, but then I'm a William Basinski stan.
@@chernobylcoleslaw6698 Cascade and melancholia are masterpieces
@@306medo I'm big a fan of 'Nocturnes' - a good one to convert Metalheads, I think.
@@chernobylcoleslaw6698 gonna check it out
My own list (In no particular order)
Judas Priest- Painkiller (Heavy Metal)
Praxis - Transmutation (Avant Garde Metal)
Bloody Kisses - Type O Negative (Doom Metal with Alternative Rock and Gothic Rock)
Death - Symbolic (Progressive Death Metal
Carcass - Heartwork (Melodic Death Metal)
Pantera - Far Beyond Driven (Groove Metal)
White Zombie - La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One (Groove Metal)
Kyuss - Wretch (Stoner Metal/Desert Rock)
Burzum - Filosofem (Atmospheric Black Metal)
Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops (Sludge Metal)
Sodom - Tapping The Vein (Thrash Metal/Death Metal)
Crowbar - Odd Fellows Rest (Sludge Metal)
Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark (Heavy Metal)
Melvins - Houdini (Sludge Metal)
Mortician - Hacked Up For Barbecue (Brutal Death Metal)
Exhumed - Gore Metal (Deathgrind)
Darkthrone - Transylvanian Hunger (Black Metal)
Sleep - Sleep's Holy Mountain (Stoner Metal)
Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (Black Metal)
Buckethead - Monster's And Robots (Funk Metal/Avant Garde Rock)
Sepultura - Chaos A.D (Groove Metal/Thrash Metal)
Slayer - Seasons In the Abyss (Thrash Metal)
Electric Wizard - Come My Fanatics (Doom Metal)
Fear Factory - Demanufacture (Industrial Metal)
Ministry - The Dark Side Of The Spoon (Industrial Metal)
Primus - Fizzle Fry (Wtf)
Entombed - Wolverine Blues (Death 'N' Roll)
Obituary - Cause Of Death (Death Metal)
Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade (Death Metal)
Dark Angel - Time Does Not Heal (Thrash Metal)
Good vid, most of the metal I got into when I was but a wee lad, after metallica, was the Gothenburg-type scene. In flames, dark tranquility, soilwork, opeth, meshuggah, arch enemy, at the gates, darkane, amorphis, etc etc.. don't think bands like kse, as I lay dying, unearth, chimaira, etc that come in the 2000s exist without em...hell I saw most of those bands as openers for that og list honestly.
Kind of surprised you didn't toss in some weirder metal bands though like converge, dillinger escape plan, coalesce, candiria (c.o.m.a. imprint is that shit man) neurosis, etc. That being said can't toss in everything and I imagine some bands will show up in the 00s vid I suppose.
I just hope that lateralus makes the next list
Personal favorite of mine is Acid Bath's When The Kite String Pops. Going off your philosophy of metal in 90s being angry, WTKSP is PURE misanthropy there is nothing anywhere remotely happy about that album. It's hostile and unwelcoming from the album cover to the songs, it's an album that refuses to pander or give any sympathy for it's listener. Great video btw, I seriously enjoyed all your picks.
Great video, I'd add godflesh to prong as the forefathers of nu & groove metal.
Cool stuff. The 10s/20s and the 90s are the decades that I have listened to the most metal from. Here are some of my favorites from the 90s (no order).
1. Death - Human (technical death metal)
2. Bolt Thrower - For Victory... (death metal)
3. Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane (melodic black metal/melodic death metal)
4. Sacramentum - Far Away From The Sun (melodic black metal/melodic death metal)
5. Vinterland - Welcome My Last Chapter (melodic black metal/melodic death metal)
6. Windir - Arntor (melodic black metal/Viking metal/folk metal)
7. Bathory - Hammerheart (Viking metal)
8. Hades - Dawn of the Dying Sun (black metal/Viking metal)
9. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (grunge/alternative metal/heavy metal)
10. Ulver - Bergtatt (atmospheric black metal/folk metal)
11. Deftones - Around The Fur (alternative metal/post-hardcore/alternative rock)
12. Incubus - Make Yourself (nu metal/alternative rock/funk rock)
13. Entombed - Left Hand Path (death metal)
14. At The Gates - Slaughter of the Soul (melodic death metal)
15. Dawn - Slaughtersun (Crown of the Triarchy) (melodic black metal/melodic death metal)
16. Slipknot - Slipknot (nu metal)
17. Sepultura - Arise (thrash metal/death metal)
18. Summoning - Minas Morgul (atmospheric black metal)
19. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (black metal)
20. Neurosis - The Word as Law (crust punk/crossover thrash/skate punk/post-hardcore)
21. Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern Sky (black metal)
22. Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse (symphonic black metal)
23. Beherit - Drawing Down the Moon (black metal)
24. Blut Aus Nord - Memoria Vetusta I - Fathers of the Icy Age (atmospheric black metal)
25. Aeturnus - Beyond the Wandering Moon (melodic black metal/atmospheric death metal/folk metal)
All of these albums are amazing! I'm glad you keep it to choosing 1 album per artist so u can show off some artists ppl may not have heard of before.
Fuckin best metal decade ever. So much evolution, experimentation and bigger variety than the 80s. Even when the classic sound "died" in 1992 it was flourishing in Europe so you could both have it and the progress that was taking place in America
Amazing as always, Electric Crown is one of my fav songs (it`s even included on my gym playlist)
Cool video! Nice to see Sacred Reich on your list. You have very eclectic taste, much like myself. I just made a top 25 favorite metal albums from the 90s on someone else's video comment section. Great fun. 👍 My number one has never changed (Amorphis - tales from the thousand lakes) all the rest have changed over the last 20 years. So many great albums from back then. Cheers ☕
Love how experimental and do whatever you want the 90s was. This was the decade I became a metalhead. Also agree with the "Metal n Roll" appreciation 🤘🏾🤘🏾
Awesome video. Even though the 2000s is my favorite era of metal and music in general, I still love the 90s as so much great albums came out in the decade
1. Judas Priest - Painkiller (1990)
2. Megadeth - Rust In Peace (1990)
3. Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (1990)
4. Danzig - 4 (1994)
5. Metallica - Metallica (1991)
6. Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer (1992)
7. Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding (1998)
8. Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992)
9. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991)
10. Dio - Strange Highways (1993)
11. Fight - War of Words (1993)
12. Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings (1995)
13. Virgin Steele - The House of Atreus Act 1 (1999)
14. Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears (1991)
15. White Zombie - La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume 1 (1992)
16. Riot - The Privilege of Power (1990)
17. Mr. Bungle - Mr. Bungle (1991)
18. Savatage - Streets: A Rock Opera (1991)
19. Dream Theater - Images and Words (1992)
20. Tool - Aenima (1996)
21. Rage Against The Machine - RATM (1992)
22. Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
23. Mercyful Fate - In The Shadows (1993)
24. Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses (1993)
25. Sepultura - Chaos A.D. (1993)
26. Prong - Cleansing (1994)
27. Annihilator - Never, Neverland (1990)
28. Helloween - Better Than Raw (1998)
29. Iron Maiden - The X Factor (1995)
30. Kyuss - Blues for The Red Sun (1992)
I dig the video! I also find it cool that you bring up "occult" philosophy in some of your videos!
How dare you suggest I've unironically listened to glam with AIC! Watch your back buddy!
Also, surprised to see down's NOLA being the more bluesy sludgy southern band on here, but not EYEHATEGOD's Take as Needed for Pain being the more angry fuzzy (but still a lil southern) side of sludge. Also, that one is my favourite so you must include it because I said so!
Nice man, I would love a best metal albums of the 2000s, I would’ve also include electric wizard and sleep.
Dopethrone came out in 2000, so it JUST missed the cut. But I plan on covering it in the next.
get some by snot and when the kite string pops by acid bath deserves a spot in here
again, very interesting list!
While I dislike melodeath/swedish death, most of the list is excellent
I would add albums as Nightside Eclipse by Emperor, Pierced From Within by Suffocation, Gradually Melted by Deeds Of Flesh, Bloodthirst by Cannibal Corpse, Aenima by Tool, Chaosphere by Meshuggah, Bound Gagged And Blindfolded by Skinlab, Self Titled by Slipknot
powerstep lipstickblackgoth raiseddowncore with classic folkdripgaze influences and a touch of the phil collins tupac & ambient waterfall sounds cover preformed by bill clintons answering machine circa 1963.
10/10
Awesome video!
'Slaughter of the Soul' - At The Gates. Not necessarily my fave, but massively influential on countless metalcore bands - see As Blood Runs Black or Shadows Fall. 'Welcome To Sky Valley' - Kyuss. How come no Kyuss?!?! I also love Acid Bath - one of my top metal bands, bit of a cult band I guess. Good to see Dissection honourable mention - only got into them last year. I find them kinda droney almost -the repetition. Thanks for the list.
Another tragic here for Swansong, I still hold it as Carcass' finest moment and it has lyrically remained ever-relevant. My choice for the Nevermore album would have been TPoE, but DNB is quite emotionally-cutting an explores a wider gamut of ideas. And fucking oath that Prong album has aged like fine wine, it still sounds fresh even now. Quite scary, really.
On Testament, I feel Low is their 90s peak, it was a modernised version of their sound both recording-wise and stylistically. Murphy's influence was just so potent here.
Another album to not make the list is Nailbomb's Point Blank and of course I would argue that Sepultura's finest moment was Arise, but see the importance of the follow-up LP in the evolution of Metal.
If I had to really split hairs further, I would count Stoner Rock as Metal, because to my ears it has far more in common with Sabbath than anything Rock. Thus, Kyuss' BftRS and WtSV deserve a mention, but hey, I am sure others will disagree with me here.
As for Southern Metal, I simply cannot go past CoC's Deliverance, it does epitomise the ideas explored.
Overall, a fairly good list in my mind.
In my opinion, Herzeleid by Rammstein and System Of A Down Debut album are missing, and maybe Nirvana's Nevermind if it can be considered as metal
From 80s denial, 90s anger and modern bootlicking of authority
great list, but Tool's "AEnema", Acid Bath's "When The Kite String Pops", Cryptopsy's "None So Vile" and Nirvana's "Nevermind" deserves a mention
I’m so bummed out that he didn’t include None So Vile, if the 90s are all about anger, None So Vile is the most rage-filled, both sonically and lyrically. I understand that the lyrics can be seen as distasteful, but I think it’s something that you really don’t want to overthink, all you need to know is that the protagonist is extremely angry and menacingly deranged, but has poetic and concerning intelligence. The whole album is a massive disgusting slaughterhouse of an album, with all the instruments depicting all of the grisly amounts of blood and entrails through immense heaviness, technical skill, and animalistic songwriting.
I'm surprised that there's no Neurosis album here.
Amazing video, absolutely. You Opened my eyes for so many Underrated pieces of Metal. Thank you! Altough...why don't you acknowledge the Shoegaze influence in Deftones?
As I said, It's up for debate. But, I have difficulty distinguishing Post Rock and Shoegaze to be honest. I know they are different, but I don't fully understand how.
@@whatsinameme5258 understandable
@@whatsinameme5258 I think they're quite different really, though they do shade into each other at points. If you want to check the difference listen to 'Loveless' by My Bloody Valentine and 'Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven' by Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Post-rock often doesn't have vocals, but not a hard and fast rule.
1. Turbonegro - Apocalypse Dudes
2. Type O Negative . Bloody Kisses
3. Tool - Anenima
finally someone who doesnt slander the black album, its good its just not thrash
Exactly
I honestly don't see how you can hate the Black Album. It's the best sounding record I own.
solid list. alot of interesting facts. i would of also included tool, and at the gates to list
Entombed and Pantera for sure!
HAHAHAHAHA that part of good friends and a bottle of pills is awfulllll
Your just jelly over phil 3rd arm biwng bigger than any other 3rd arm
This was a great list! Loved the diversity and it definitely exposed me to a lot of bands I hadn't heard of. Thanks so much!
Just wondering, was anything by Melvins close to your top 30? Considering their influence on grunge, doom metal, and sludge metal I was hoping for Lysol or Houdini to at least get an honorable mention.
Haven't really listened to them much to be honest. But I can check em out again. It's been awhile.
@@whatsinameme5258 Sounds good! Hope you enjoy!
Seriously though, great great video! Really love the ways that you deeply analyze metal.
The screams of Static-x remind me of when SpongeBob yells and I can’t help but image cartoon music videos in bikini bottom 😂 the metal disco sound is awesome too
Do you have any Spotify playlist that we can listen to?
Just a suggestion, adding a playlist containing bands/songs from the video
\m/ yeahhhhhh nice vid :)
The 90s , pantera and death albums
nice vid man
filosofem and around the fur>>>>>>
Totally agree with you on KORN🌽
Honestly, watching this, I do not give a shit what kind of metal anything is anymore. I like what I like, sub-sub-sub-genres be damned.
Down Nola is a masterpiece
Can you make a Spotify playlist to pair with these videos? I am getting so teased by the little snippets of the songs
I'll make youtube playlists, so you have the songs and bandnames. I don't have Spotify at the moment.
@@whatsinameme5258 UA-cam works too! Thank you very much
Indeed, "beg to differ" was the record that made me look at "... and justice for all" as a poor rip-off.
Surprised by your choices!
"Night of the Vampire" should be on the Entombed record ;)
nostalgia...
On Reddit metal hipsters give Pantera a bad rep, everyone else can recognize their greatnesss
Driller Killer and Dellamorte are good death and roll bands
Damn, Dellamorte were ahead of their time, getting some Trap Them vibes from them. Thank for the recommendation!
So is Pantera the most influential metal band? Seems like theirs way more call backpacks to groove metal than regular thrash
Hey, are you up for a little puzzle? What does Metallica and Napalm Death have in common?
So what?
Dude are you Mike from metal injection
Metal completely died after Pantera
Any appreciation for Boris by The Melvins?
Would it be possible for you to make spotify playlists with some suggestions/video songs? i love love love learning new music from these videos!
I made some youtube playlists, if you want to check em out.
No blind guardian 😢
11:54 because it’s better
WTF why nothing about Cannibal Corpse?
And Cryptopsy with Dying Fetus, and Mortician the heaviest band of those times. Are they too underground?
5/5 video 👍
Interesting mix but I think this list does a great job of showing that "Metal" is a very personal and subjective branding of some very divergent music... as it should be. Not every band is for everyone - and yes Metallica is a huge and plagiaristic sellout that ended their listenable status at the point of anything after Master of Puppets for me personally - nor should it be. Metal is a frame of mind more than a sequence of notes and what brings meaning to one shouldn't necessarily bring the same to another. There are some great pieces of music in this list and brought me back to a time I have a lot of memory gaps due to partying and rocking out heavily. One glaring omission for me is King Diamond The Eye - not his best but it is darker and more like Mercyful Fate.
Burzum - one man outstanding huuuuuge band of Varg Vikernes!!!!;
Man, I am glad others feel that way about Megadeth gets a free pass compared to Metallica. Usually, the only complaint about Megadeth I can ever give harshly is that Dave can't sing worth a fuck.
Soft agree
Acid Bath
Off topic but it seems testament really took of in the uk in thr late 80s and really early 90s their where alot of thrash bands who where worshipping testaments sound not that theirs anything wrong with that
I thought Rust in peace would be higher.
Its not in any particular order. Its just 30 good albums.
wintersun s/t in the next one?
I'll be honest, I haven't listened to much Wintersun, but I will give that album a spin
@@whatsinameme5258 its really good imo, one of my favourites :)
If an Alien came to earth and wanted to know what was Metal in the 70's Black Sabbath and the 80's Iron Maiden and Judas Priest sound better than Pantera ?
Painkillers is very heavy... to be honest the 70's are faster than the 90's look at how many classic albums we had the 80's are up there 2 the 90's
just the Black album by Metallica the rest of the decade sounds like grinting ?
deft tones sounds stupid?
the 70's had Metal it was called early Metal like Aerosmith, Kiss, Black Sabbath, Ac/dc and Judas Priest ? look at music that was around in the 70's
then look at these bands they don't sound heavy metal compared to what was around in the 80's but that was a different time period.
Trouble S/T
47:08
Oh fuck no
What did you mean by this? I don't want to have to unsubscribe to this channel
I'm not sure what you think I meant. I probably should drop the cultural cringe schtick since it seems to just be confusing people. Perhaps my own thoughts on it are inconclusive. As in one sense, it is indicative that something is wrong, but on the other hand it has potential for genuine artistic expression. Maybe I need to think about it more.
@@whatsinameme5258 No, you said "pretend to be different genders because they dislike their own". Are you talking about transgender people?
@@micromints1735 It's more applicable to "Drag Queens" or crossdressers, which is a big thing in Glam music. It's not really about transgenderism. I'm NOT transphobic if thats what you're asking. Our culture is really black and white on this topic. Hopefully we'll get more nuanced about it in the future.
@@whatsinameme5258 Ok cool thanks I was just worried.
You just took that one bit and ripped out all the context of it. What he’s trying to say is neither positive or negative, he’s stating a fact about how people don’t want to be themselves because they don’t want to be associated with the groups they are part of. It has NOTHING to do with transgenderism, and if it was, it’s not negative, I swear to god, if you want to support them, you can’t just throw accusations at random people, unless you really want to fuel the stereotype of the Triggered SJW-type.
Bullshit about Prong - Faith No More spawned Alt Metal.
Man does 90s best albums. Forgots to pun Imaginations or Nightfall on the list....
Shame on you
Even if it has kind of a lot of songs that are a slog to listen to that I’ll skip every time, Far behind driven should still be so much higher just off the strength of the songs that are good on that album like slaughtered, 5 minutes alone, strength beyond strength, I’m broken & becoming
I know I haven't stated it, but these lists aren't in any particular order. I'm not saying that FBD is the 29th best of the 90s, just that its in the top 30. If thats what you mean.
@@whatsinameme5258 ohhh ok that makes a ton of sense to me then. Although I still wouldn’t really blame u did rate it kind of low cause yea the songs that are bad on that album are either just kinda mid/forgettable, or they’re actually genuinely fucking terrible & are truly painful to try to sit all the way through lol. It’s almost incomprehensible that songs as good as slaughtered, 5 minutes alone & becoming could be on the same album as good friends & a bottle of pills lmaooooo
50:08 ".. Neil Youngs song is _somewhat_ cynical to begin with.. "
Really???
Are you serious?
Dude, that song is, per se, probably the most cynical piece of musical composition ever composed.. EVER.
"Somewhat" lmfao 🤣
FAITH NO MORE . ANGEL DUST
what do you think of kyuss?