BEST METAL ALBUMS OF 2024 (so far)
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- 2024 has been a great year for metal. Here's my tier ranking of the best metal and rock albums so far in 2024. Including Bring Me The Horizon, Knocked Loose, Bad Omens, Erra, Wage War, Alpha Wolf, Imminence and more.
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What is your AOTY so far?
Charcoal Grace by Caligula's Horse!!
Okay... Maybe also Half living things 😅
Why did you remove some of your vids with metal babe? Like the bleach bath reaction for example that was a good one
The black 100%
eviscerate - eidola, just from the limited amount that ive heard
The Black by Imminence is AOTY so far for me
Maaaan I wanna feel this so bad. I'm not that big on the band but I heard the title track and it SOLD ME. But the album just didn't click. But I always give relistens cuz theres a lotta potential
Agree, if there was an S+ I would put it there, what a masterpiece.
Ngl it was really good but I didn't really return to it much
It's between that and Knocked Loose so far for me. Maybe Darko 3rd.
I agree :)
My AOTY so far is easily Boundaries - Death is Little More.
My other favorites for metal/rock are the new Knocked Loose and Seeyouspacecowboy albums.
Same 💯
Imminence is my AOTY
Like Moths To Flames is S-tier
That album was perfection, my album of the year, I get his critique but it was done so perfectly
really starting to think he's not actually a fan of metal. LMTF and Alpha Wolf are some of the best albums ever made. Greyhaven, bloom, and avralize are all top 10 albums. also darko isnt metal
lol generic metalcore
@@wallysnakes2690you’re right I don’t like metal. Give me some more pop rock like Disembodied Tyrant!
@@wallysnakes2690 What is darko then 💀
Darko just hits different for me never used to like Deathcore that much but I think I've listened to Starfire at least 20+ times now during gym, work, driving home. It's like my favourite genres all had a freakish baby AOTY for sure so far... But yea that said loved ERRA, Alpha Wolf, Northlane, Knocked Loose and Diamond Constructs new stuff.
I might be alone here but Erra's "Cure" is my AOTY so far. That band went for the bold option of going slower, groovier, even chiller while still maintaining their identity with solid songwriting, tight pacing and just enough of that ball-breaking heaviness sprinkled throughout and the album honestly just gets better with every listen. Knocked Loose's "You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To" is the silver medal winner though. For me a decent HXC band crossed the rubicon and completely upended my view on them in the best way possible, brought the intensity, had a message, and did it LESS THAN 30 MINS!!! Hats all the way off!
Bro that cure riff is literally a cure
Not alone! AOTY for sure!
@doctormomentos2514 bro not enough ppl talk about Glimpse and it truly offends me
It feels like cure is meant to be more of a "just sit, listen and enjoy what it has to offer" record, rather than an ass beater. It grew on me, and is honestly top 5 this year personally
@@derivinity it's a vibey groovy ass-beater LMAO
Boundaries is still my personal aoty. Also ERRAs album is just nice to listen to. Yes it doesn't sound like an ERRA album, but it grew on me quite a lot. Personally B tier for me.
Erra has potential to be a grower for sure dude
Galleons and Moths in C? Birb is on that ZAZA. HOW?!
Some of this list felt like he was just catering to everyone that glazes the more trendy bands.
My top 5 so far:
1-Boundaries
2-BMTH
3-Greyscale Seasons
4-Darko
5-Knocked Loose
Boundaries was fucking amazing.
Need to give that C-Horse album another listen... it's sooooooooooo good.
Caligula's Horse - Charcoal Grace. Not only is it my AOTY so far, it's in my top 5 all times. Just a masterpiece.
Knocked loose is album of the year for me, especially since it feels like a big step up from a different shade of blue, I think the problem people keep having is just starting and stopping and trying to analyze each song individually, where if you listen to the album as a whole, it’s fantastic. I think it’s fair to analyze singles that way, but I think albums should just be viewed as a whole, because “moss covers all” and “take me home” connect to each other like counting worms, and that’s one of their most popular beat downs. I can in good conscious give it like a 9, maybe a 9.2. If they added the singles onto it, I could maybe even give it a 9.5
EPs have been killing it this year to me. Album though, Darko or JFAC
Starfire is my current AOTY just because it’s everything you could possibly ask for a band like Darko, the breakcore sections fit perfectly with their style, the insane riffs and technicality are turned up to 11, all around an unbelievably good release
My favorite (so far) this year is definitely Imminence’s The Black. Then a tie between BMTH’s Post Human and Erra’s Cure.After that it’s a toss up for anything else.
Personal AOTY is definitely Charcoal Grace by Caligula's Horse. I understand the placement of B, but damn, that shit has been on repeat on my playlists throughout the year
Charcoal Grace is so slept on, phenomenal album
The Poetic Edda and Death Is Little More definetly S tier for me too.
I liked your tierlist in general. We all have different tastes and we have to respect that.
In my case I enjoyed LMTF record more than BMTH. I would put it in A Tier and BMTH in B tier. But tastes are subjective and we don't have to get mad for someone not liking the same as us.
Thanks for the video, you gave me new music and bands to check out.
I just can't decide between Boundaries and Imminence, so for now I have them join top for AOTY. Just love both of those records. While some have been close, no other albums have been S-tier for me. Hopeful of Future Palace and Bilmuri to give me more S-tiers for the remainder of the year.
I am very picky when it comes to deathcore/tech-death/death metal or any adjacent sub-genre of that, and while the Synestia EP was fun, it's B-tier at max for me.
Also, speaking of albums for gym, I know Knocked Lose and Boundaries are solid, but do yourself a favor and check out Mortal Reminder's self-titled. It rips. And if you want to hear something that's a bit nostalgic but new at the same time, check out Wristmeetrazor's album as well.
Lmtf - the cycles of trying to cope is AOTY no question
I know for the last few albums, Intervals has moved away from djent in favor of brighter more colorful vibes but their newest album, memory palace, brought some of the heaviness back and is really good and should be on the list for sure.
Bro I expected a S from mirar 😂😂😂 becaude when i listen to them i feel so much emotion, these guitars feel like tortured voices it gives goosebumps! 😂
So many banger albums of 2024 so far it's awesome
Top albums so far for me in 2024 in metal & rock would be Death Is Little More by Boundaries, PostHuman: NextGen from BMTH & You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To by Knocked Loose I also want to give a shoutout too Night Verses really good prog metal instrumental music. Most anticipated album releases that have already been announced I am looking forward too this year would be Nothing More's album releasing this Friday. Highly Suspect in July and Vola in November! Also Badflower announced they will be dropping something soon as well. So far so good! \m/
just getting back into metal and would really appreciate the link to list or even the list in written format. i see you have list in spotify with most of these artist which is helpful! thank you
My top 5 atm is
1. Vitriol Suffer and Become
2. Daath The Deceivers
3. Darko US Starfire
4. TBD
5. TBD
Disembodied Tyrant and Synestia The Poetic Edda is a EP so I can’t put it in my AOTY contenders
A ton of albums still to come especially in July and August with Vulvodynia, Left to Suffer, Fleshgod Apocalypse, A Wake In Providence all with albums still to come out and maybe more to be announced for the end of the year
How To Disappear at C is absolutely criminal. That's album of the year hands down.
💯
Damn. ERRA in C is rough
@@0owmjapo0 very!
I think it’s safe to say that my top 5 so far this year would be ERRA, Boundaries, Bring Me The Horizon, Foreign Hands, and seeyouspacecowboy 🔥
I missed the second half of this portion of stream, but YESSSSSS to Boundaries being in S tier. Glad you’re loving the album as much as I am. Best gym album right now. AOTY
Personal favs this year so far are Boundaries, Foreign Hands, SYSC, wristmeetrazor, and KL. I love Erra (they were awesome live on their recent headliner) and the new album is great (Rumor of Light is one of my recent favorite songs of theirs), but i haven't been coming back to it as much as the others above. Charcoal Grace is great too, but I haven't been feeling prog stuff for a while now 😅
Honestly can't disagree all too much with your list. As an old school metalcore fan I really gotta check out that Darkest Hour album and give some more spins to some others.
The fact we still have album releases coming from the likes of Jinjer and Slaughter To Prevail shows how good this year has been for metal.
I've always been a fan of slaughter to prevail but I can just feel that they're about to go mid in the worst way. They need to go back to deathcore cuz as a groove/nu metalish kinda band is bringing it down. Last 2 songs they've come out with have been so lazy songwriting wise and Alex is slowly becoming a parody of himself as time goes on.
@@Rob_Cary the reason they moved away from more straight up deathcore is because they admitted they were tired of it. I'd much prefer they be making the music they want to make than what people want them to make.
Boundaries is my artist of the year (so far). Not only with DiLM, but with Your Receding Warmth and Burying Brightness. If you can't tell, I only discovered them this year.
but if Allt releases an album, then no one stands a chance
Half Living Things is aoty for me. Can easily listen to every song and thoroughly enjoy it.
Avralize is A tier, lovely album
The Poetic Edda is my favorite release of the year, but its an EP, so for albums my top 5 goes: Job For A Cowboy - Moon Healer, Darko US - Starfire, Aborted - Vault Of Horrors, Vitriol - Suffer & Become, Rendered Helpless - From Nothing Comes All. Ulcerate's new album is an honorable mention.
Its all preference but LMTF album i feel is slept on. it has such an amazing replay ability over some of these. A tier easy.
Galleons was my number one, tbh.
@@jj.scrozzari facts! ❤️🙏🏽
Galleons album was so good
I've been wondering why there's been so little talk about the Diamond Construct album, but I guess its because people aren't feeling it. And that just shocks me tbh because next to Boundries album, Angel Killer Zero is neck and neck with it for me. The first time I listened to it I admit it wasa little weird and noisey, but it was addictive and I kept going back it, and now I love it. Filling out my top 5 (so far) is Red Handed Denial's album A Journey Through Virtual Dystopia, Filth's Southern Hositility, and the new Knocked Loose album.
The Boundaries clean vocals are so grating.
I liked Boundaries, Erra and Knocked Lose the most this year
Just to add a few other albums/EP's:
Dealer - New Order of Mind
Paledusk - Palehell
Before I Turn - The Devil Exists
Shokran - Duat
Olly Steele - Imbalance
Belmont - Liminal
Ankor - Embers
Immortal Disfigurement - King
Albums to look forward to:
Ever Forthright - Techniflux - 7/12 (First new album since 2011)
Falling in Reverse - Popular Monster - 7/26
Oceano - Living Chaos - 8/30
Immortal Disfigurement, despite all the drama and bad publicity, was actually better than I expected. I would add Ameonna to that list, the new project from some old Chelsea Grin members. It does sound a lot like newer CG, but it’s cool listening to Alex and Pablo make music together again.
Cure by Erra is for sure my AOTY
Foreign hands is definitely s class
very respectable tier list, i almost agree but there’s a number of records missing i would add into here
Like moths to flames is my AOTY do far
Galleons in C is my villain origin story birb
My current top 5 looks like
1. Boundaries
2. Infant Island
3. Knocked Loose
4. SYSC
5. Imminence
Avralize and Darko are my AOTY so far. Bring me is a close third.
Didnt vibe with boundaries too much this year. Couldnt get into it for whatever reason.
So far Enterprise Earth has kept me going back to their album more than others, however, it had to grow on me.
I came here because for some reason I thought it said best death metal albums. I was very shocked when you pulled up the first band and with respect I will give you a like and then I will hightell it the f*** out of here. Good day sir
Starfire = S
Why skip the immortal disfigurement section???
Boundaries guaranteed number 1 so far, the rest are a toss up. There's a bunch of good ones so far
Knocked Loose is S along with Disembodied Tyrant nearly tied.
Starfire has been my go-to for the gym as well! So good
Damn I wish people would give immortal disfigurement and cj a chance
My AOTY is Death Is Little More by Boundaries, 3 incredible albums in a row, they're great musicians.
honestly blooms album is perfect to me it’s my aoty
KL and The Poetic Edda have been on a locked repeat since they dropped
Im so happy you put Boundaries in S tier.
I agree with most of it. I would move ERRA, greyhaven, galleons, bloom, and LMTF up 1 spot each tho
My album of the year so far is "Theories of Emptiness" by Evergrey
Knocked loose
Darko us
Boundaries
Bmth
Waste
Axty
In hearts wake
I knew a lot of my favorites of the year would not show up here since I've been loving a lot of black metal and death metal this year. My favorite from this list is SeeYouSpaceCowboy... with Darko US close behind it. My overall favorite album of the year is Candela by Svdestada. It's blackened crust punk with hardcore punk mixed in from Spain and it rules! Melodic black metal band Dödsrit and SeeYouSpaceCowboy... are close though.
I'm trying to venture into more black metal lately. But death metal I enjoy... still need to hear the Aborted album
Is there a link to the tier list, so that we can rank them too?
Wage war is so tiring and bored. It just feels like there was no passion and no heart in what they put out. I am excited though for the home teams album, and windwakers upcoming banger!
Aborted - Vault Of Horror has had a lot of playtime since it's cameo out.
The albums I go back to this year.
Knocked Loose.
Boundaries.
Chamber. (This was released last year. Either way, the newest album is dope.)
DarkoUS.
Sadistik. (Not metal persay. But essentially poetry/rap for metal/hardcore fans)
Seeyouspacecowboy.
No Foxblood :(
Anyway, for me, a lover of Erra, Eidola, Reliqa, Imminence and a fan of Wage War, Northlane, Bad Omens this 2024 has been quite tepid. I sincerely recommend Foxblood newest album, it is so, so, so FRESH. At least it was for me after this luke warm start.
fallingwithscissors - the death and birth of an angel
I understand how you feel about Knocked Loose birb, but You Won’t Go Before you’re Supposed To was genuinely boundary pushing and deserves nothing less than high S tier in my opinion. The production, atmosphere, and intensity absolutely Annihilate the listener the entire way through and it’s the first time I’ve ever heard heavy music produced in this way. The snare sound is immaculate and Bryan said there are five guitar layers on the songs from the record to make them sound more like a wall of sound. It’s AOTY for me without a doubt, even Fantano gave this a 9 and he thinks most modern Metalcore is mediocre, that’s gotta say something if you ask me. The atmosphere created throughout the album is also uncomfortable and uneasy in all the right ways.
100% with you. I always respected this band for what they were, but this one converted me straight up. One of the most universally acclaimed records in a while.
They never truly grabbed me until this new album. Im a fan now
@@ryanbollinger1759 I never cared for them until this album. Great album.
AOTY for me is a tie between the new Ulcerate and Thou records.
Not loving a ton of core music this year, though Knocked Loose, JfaC, and Eidola were all pretty enjoyable.
Was really looking forward to and ended up hugely underwhelmed by Erra and BMTH.
Wage War We usually align on things but I totally disagree on D I would go B+ A-
Make another one when Hannya from Axty drops, it'll be S tier fosho
Hot take, but I’m not feeling the heavy non singles. The rest of the album is a bop.
And I’d say Knocked Loose’s album is AOTY for me. I’ll check out that Boundries album, though.
No Judas Priest
dude, you lost so much respect from me for putting cure in C... I'm joking but still, I don't agree with that 😭also, I feel that stigma is overhated. Don't get me wrong it's not their best album and others like Manic and Pressure are top-tier but I don't think it deserves the hate it gets
So many of my favorite albums of the year you put in C and C-. I respect your opinion but I gotta disagree whole heartedly 😅 all love though ❤🤘
I think LMTF and Foreign Hands should be higher, i would have put KL in S and for Wage War... As a fan of their music i also am dissapointed, some tracks are ok but the rest is either too sketchy or too bland...
Where is Invincible Shield?
Sorry, I'm into very extremely Japanesse powermetal music of very true beautiful 😍 performance skills of awesome abilities!✨🥰😎❤👏
Erra and LMTF
My current album of the year is her last sight picture perfect an If I were you albums them albums are better than the boundaries album, and my second is imminence album an third is knock loose album but probably my album of the year for me gonna be alleviate DMNS album nothing’s going to beat it for me and I don’t care nothing for boundaries I’m sorry people that album to me is no good yuck but everybody has a different opinion, but that’s my opinion
Metalbirb just trying to be controversial as usual 😂 no way this guy doesn’t have on of the three: BMTH, KNOCKED LOOSE, or IMMINENCE in S-tier 😂
Making Erra a C hurt all of my feelings
It's all subjective. Good tier analysis
Can someone post the songs that were used for each album?
please dude, react on some song of a dude with a Chanel called Lucas inutilismo, he made Retrospective song containing the most famous songs of each song as a medleys u know? and I would really love to see someone like Young reacting of an of our Brazilian rock stars
That Erra rating is almost criminal. I think it's unfortunate how little room there is for music that isn't blisteringly heavy. There is so much nuance there!
Heavener Definitive is the AOTY even though it really doesn’t count lol
Avralize - Freaks
Torn between BMTH and Disembodied Tyrant honestly. Solid 3rd for KL but the Wage War is just lazy XM rock
Imminence all day
Its between LMTF and Alpha Wolf for me. Either/or
A lot of c should be on b tbh. A little harsh.
Did anyone check out the new Capstan album?
Like moths to Flames 🔥. Any opinion that says otherwise is 🫏 💩