10 Current Metal Bands That Will Influence The Next Generation

[@FlipperWolf]

Your list is pretty spot on! I especially agree on Ghost, Gojira, Infant Annihilator and BABYMETAL :)

[@elisile2100]

Those kawaii beatdowns tho \m/

[@FlipperWolf]

+Elisile \v/

[@TheCryptCrawler]

Babymetal is just J-pop disguised as "Metal" under Heavy riffing and Distorted Guitars.

[@FajnoGlizdaMCP]

Death, slam, brutal, black, deathcore... Will there be any room for traditional heavy metal in the future? Or is it dying/not trv enough? happy to see bands like Haken, Ne Obliviscaris, Gojira and Mastodon on the list.

[@thearchivist7824]

Traditional heavy metal has done everything in its borders and more. It's very hard to do anything with the subgenre anymore without sounding like a fifth-rate version of a much better band. We've got plenty of good material there already, it's time for other subgenres to take center stage. And honestly they already have.

[@FajnoGlizdaMCP]

+The Abyssal Archivist I think there's plenty more things to do with the subgenre.

[@FajnoGlizdaMCP]

And bands that sound like fifth rate copy version of much better band would sound like that even if they were playing slamming brutal blackened death metal. There is need for creativity.

[@thearchivist7824]

Of course there's a need for creativity. But when a subgenre has been explored constantly and isn't as massive as it used to be, there's usually a good reason. There's plenty of really dumb "slamming brutal death metal" (I don't think adding black metal into slam would be that good) bands that just rip off Devourment. But then there are bands like Wormed or Rings of Saturn that just go out the fucking window.

[@DxtEppieDoe]

I think heavy metal is a bit done. It doesn't push boundaries, It doesn't feel fresh (it's an old sound) and it requires a lot of knowledge of structures, buildups, atmosphere, etc, which being just heavy metal means you're limited. I do like heavy metal though

[@mexicangoose6461]

Yo I'm glad Ne Obliviscaris made it, I've been listening to Citadel a lot recently and I can see the uniqueness in their sound

[@thevashfan12392]

portal of 1 and citadel..... citadel being the better of the two IMO but I've left the metal community in search for classical music and a more emotionally charged, "peaceful" style of play

[@VEGANzUmebies]

Saw them live a few weeks ago I kinda want them to stay a hidden gem but they deserved the world . Amazing band Portal of I is very good as well more songs

[@mujmujmuj]

Portal of I is immense. Blew my mind. I feel like they are the first band that really took heavy influence from Opeth in a way i wish more bands did.

[@VEGANzUmebies]

+mujmujmuj They are totally different than Opeth that's the thing they are unique to themselves. Prog Metal Is one of the best things since the invention of the wheel.

[@mujmujmuj]

I think Portal of I and My arms your hearse have very clear similarities. But i love both soo w/e.

[@BTBAMRulz]

Very good list but I think BTBAM and Revocation would be a nice addition to that list as well

[@metalmanny666]

btbam most definitely

[@the6ig6adwolf]

+metalmanny666 definitely not, yuck!

[@Horiyoscastle]

Yes! Infant Annihilator!

[@JayVITG2000]

well there new album got sorta big and is almost a masterpiece of tech deathcore

[@Horiyoscastle]

yea exactly

[@unhomme643]

That title for a band is so fucking try hard.

[@udoricht2116]

Baroness has some really good staff as well.

[@MrWizwag]

His list: 10. Vektor 9. Haken 8. Ghost 7. Ne Obliscarus 6. Infant Annihilator 5. The Faceless 4. Gojira 3. Deafheaven 2. Alcest Honorable Mentions: Leviathan, Baby Metal, Cattle Decapitation 1. Mastodon

[@richardthomas47]

As usual, I'm getting an education! Thx CKN, you continue to be an excellent resource.

[@Firedblood]

As soon as I see the video title, I expected Mastodon to be up there. Awesome list CKN, that was a good idea!

[@cattledecapitation7193]

Thank you for mentioning Cattle Decapitation! Became one of my favorite bands very quickly!

[@shanepettie4217]

Thanks for making this list man, i'm hoping to play bass in a band that spearheads the next generation of heavy metal in a couple years and seeing a list that incorporated more modern bands gave me some helpful insight. Keep making videos dude!

[@DoNotLookDown]

BTBAM. Paul Waggoner is the reason on why I picked up guitar. Colors is a masterpiece.

[@metalmanny666]

Hell to the fuck yeah

[@noahfaber8303]

+metalmanny666 BTBAM?

[@metalmanny666]

+Noah Faber Between The Buried And Me

[@theystoleitfromus]

You say that like it's a bad thing.

[@themadmattster9647]

metal archives may not consider them metal, but agree they will be a huge influence. They remind me of a less humorous Mr Bungle or a less sappy Dream Theater

[@MetalSupporter95]

Mastodon's early stuff still feel so fresh.

[@Flugmorph]

great video man, really enjoyed these thoughts

[@themadmattster9647]

thanks for the list, gonna check all these bands out!

[@CosmoPodcast]

I was really expecting Mastodon to be #1, cool video!

[@KristianC1994]

I reckon Periphery are up there

[@GoldenProdigyXD]

Thank you for getting me into all these amazing bands

[@Nick91Wolf]

I think that Revocation is one of the few bands that really breaking boundaries of modern metal. The ability of Dave Davidson to incorporate technical death metal and jazz is just fenomenal. Those guys deserve more attention.

[@mikestanislaus1107]

I'm glad you put Halen on there, just got into them recently and they truly are something special. I think High on Fire should've been on there, but that's just me.

[@derek92ful]

behemoth periphery ghost animal as leaders nails revocation between the buried and me amon amarth

[@andrewromanowski4290]

Good list

[@PawelSorinsky]

Behemoth and Amon Amarth are way too old.

[@cherrykate196]

i agree with nails changing things up, they don't do anything very complicated but the sound they get is really easy to get into and just general all round fun along with infant annihilator, fun metal is the best

[@theystoleitfromus]

If Periphery and AAL are there, don't go forgetting Sikth.

[@TundraCH]

Solid list

[@blasterkid2014]

very cool...I need to check a few of these bands out. :)

[@alex_the_fiction]

great list CKN! i need to check out haken now

[@metalmanny666]

Their shit's on Spotify.

[@alex_the_fiction]

metalmanny666 thanks for the head's up!

[@metalmanny666]

+alexnatoe The catalogue for Iced Earth is huge too.

[@metalhammerm6903]

Great list. I even got a few band names to check out. Thanks. Personally I would add Rings of Saturn and Black Tongue. They both are controversial bands among metalheads for the reason that their sounds are way out of the ordinary. Their music is unique and could possibly spawn a new form of metalhead or sub genre. Thank you

[@CaveSloth666]

i agree with a lot of the comments about BTBAM. Also I would've picked Obscura over The Faceless. Great Video!

[@AarhgYouTube]

I feel Alter Bridge and Five Finger Death Punch could have been on here. They may not be as groundbreaking as some of the ones you mention in the video, but they'll sure as hell influence some bands of the future.

[@gtarnage3595]

Black Fast. Havok. nice work as always!

[@paulpinargote5199]

I totally agree with Mastodon but it would've been cool to see Pestilence

[@coverkillernation]

The list mentions that the band's first album needed to come out after 2000. Pestilence had their first album emerge in 1988.

[@gokusondbz]

+coverkillernation one of the top three bands should have been Disturbed. Formed in 2000 hands down the most influential modern metal band in the mainstream. And they've shown with a mortal eyes they can experiment with their formula and still be just as big. Last time I checked Disturbed album sales that surpassed 55 million Which is far more than most metal bands. And Disturbed has been around for 16 years and still going strong. Also a very influential band among the Christian metal community hands down and big even in the mainstream metal now. Demon Hunter they have shown they can rival the best heavy metal ore metalcore band. With albums like storm the gates of hell the triptych Summer of Darkness. End of younger bands with veterans I see still great influence for the band ashes of Ares. Or how about epica wintersun just as some examples. But hands down Disturbed is one of the most important current-day metal bands.

[@gokusondbz]

+gokusondbz with immortalized

[@Count_Deangeli]

lol, dude get a grip...

[@paulpinargote5199]

+coverkillernation Sorry skipped the intro

[@joeyuzwa891]

Minus leviathan, this is exactly the list I would give. Good list, sir

[@apparitionindustries]

I was waiting for cattle decap! Travis' clean melodic vocals on their last 2 albums is crazy. The ability to go from chaotic death grind and be able to make that genre have some of the most melodic parts in music is unheard of besides them! Once people start being able to do Travis' clean vocals there's gonna be a new vocal style seen frequently in metal

[@sirprice5830]

Yesss... Mastodon! I knew it! And Ne Obliviscaris is just pure eargasm aswell, they're one of the bands that got me so addicted to Melodic Death Metal. God damnit, this made me so excited for their new album, and of course Mastodon's possibly double album.

[@Count_Deangeli]

Good list, I feel there should've been more black metal bands on the list - BM seems to me the most vibrant metal genre nowadays. Actually, I am waiting for a new wave of metal bands that would create a whole new genre - similar to the thrash wave in the 80s, death metal late 80s/early 90s, metalcore in the early 2000s and so on.

[@andersonsmith8625]

Alcest is a really good point. Didn't think of them, but certainly interesting and influential

[@kristofbe1]

Nice list. Although I'm not a fan of Mastodon's more recent work, I do agree with their number 1 place here. I'd have put Cattle Decapitation somewhere in the list instead of as an honourable mention. I also would have liked to see a band like Dragged Into Sunlight or Indian in there. That's just my opinion.

[@shawngoodine9645]

Budding mullet there. Keep growing.

[@soul6985]

Ghost, Infant Annihilator and Cattle Decapitation. Fuck yeah

[@kdcndw1]

Intronaut...has really impressed me and even though it's a local band here in Utah, Subrosa. Subrose is a doom metal band..however what the group does with processed violins is astonishing. The band's music was also recently featured in a t.v. series. on CBS.

[@AustinSwisher]

While there's a great deal of exceptional new bands coming on the horizon, being the prime influence of the next generation, I think it's also important to note recently, up and coming solo musicians. One that comes to mind is one that's a huge influence to me in fact, Plini. Plini's first three EPs, have all gotten stellar reviews, and rightfully so. Even Steve Vai has aknowledged him for being one of the musicians of this generation, that made him feel that the future of exceptional guitar playing was secure. It's also important to say that, with the rise in other succesful solo musicians, and with the advancement of technology,(that I count myself lucky to have grown up in) it has made things much easier for amatur musicians to record their own music, without having to even have other musicians, a recording studio, etc. So, I guess you could say that all these solo musicians doing their own thing, and generating a fanbase, could count as something to influence the next generation do things on their own, I suppose :p

[@olehsztul6177]

That's actually a pretty good list, but I would have thought of bands that have appeared from the 2000's onwards such as the Indian Blackened Thrash Metal band Kryptos, Canadian Speed Metal band Striker, Canadian Heavy Metal band Skull Fist, Egyptian Death Metal band Scarab, French Heavy Metal band Hammer King, American Crossover Thrash Metal band Municipal Waste, Swedish Glam Metal band Crazy Lixx, French Glam Metal band Black Rain, Indian Blackened Death Metal band Demonic Resurrection or Canadian Power Metal band Unleash the Archers.

[@colbyalbrecht5168]

I've never heard of any of these bands and I've listen to metal my whole life

[@30muffins]

I was really surprised to see Mastodon on this list at all let alone at the top spot. I'm a huge fan of Mastodon and I was super excited to see their name. Coverkiller, in the videos I've watched for the last few months, really seemed to be leaning towards, though not necessarily favoring, more death and black metal as genres in whole.(Which he's allowed to do, it's his channel after all.) I don't have any issue with death or black metal, I'm fan of both, but I don't really consider Mastodon to fall into either the death or black camps. Crack the Skye is on my personal list as one of the best albums of all time, and I feel that they don't get enough recognition, at least among the other metal heads I know. It was very cool, and a little vindicating to see them at the top of this list.

[@9cccaseycane]

I agree with most of this list, but I have a few that I would have added. These include: Periphery, Animals As Leaders, Between The Buried and Me, Slipknot, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Septicflesh, Carach Angren, and some other that I can't think of off the top of my head.

[@hannahk.1128]

Couldn't agree more with Alcest! I'm really looking forward to their new release Kodama

[@ultimato8885]

Plz review starset p.s amazing content keep it up

[@austinkerker5454]

children of bodom is the reason I picked up the guitar in the first place. also probably one of the best live shows I have ever seen

[@Idontknowone1able]

Gojira. Hands down greatest band out there right now

[@morganowen-rees2419]

Check out earthside. They should be on this list. The perfect mix between Opeth and Steve Wilson with bits of symphonic metal added too. Also, pregnant whale pain, a mix of heavy grunge and metal.

[@danielross489]

How about Motionless in White. I know that not everyone in the metal community cares for metalcore, and I'm not biased towards the group, but to say they won't have an impact is simply untrue.

[@KevinLuper99]

Dan Ross they have too many styles to just be called metalcore.

[@jakesunboxingvideos5121]

That's metalcore. Not metal. It will influence the generation, as it already has. But its not a metal band

[@biblicaladrian6007]

Nu Metalcore Others Wage War,Northlane and Fever 333

[@generalmcfancypants]

Nice, you named my 3 favorite Metal bands in this list. Ghost Mastodon Vektor I've never heard anything with as much Energy and Agression as Vektor and is also excellent musically (recs anyone?). I see a lack of Havok and Animals as Leaders in this list though.

[@TheDepressed100]

What about The Angelic Process? Their sound is so uniquely apocalyptic. Not active anymore, unfortunately, but their uniqueness stays there

[@granto425]

100% agree with Mastodon, though I would've liked to have seen Revocation on this list somewhere

[@savinjo]

Totally agreed for Mastodon . On spot man ..

[@W_R_L_L_]

Number one on my list is Panopticon. Black metal mixed with folk metal but especially the use of audio clips.

[@JacobFeinas]

Between the Buried and Me, Periphery, and The Dillinger Escape plan are the main three bands I'm influenced by

[@carlarmou7293]

I quite agree with this list. Above all, Mastodon and next Gojira, Haken, Ghost and why not, Babymetal. Another honorable mention I would also include is definitely Dragonforce. I guess Opeth is out of the question just because they have been influential in many groups for a long time!

[@kanagret6663]

Fallujah, The Faceless, Infant Annihilator, Nails, Beyond Creation, Archspire, The Black Dahlia Murder, Slaughter To Previal, Whitechapel, and Mastodon are the ten metal bands that I think will fuel the next generation of metal bands.

[@aniruddhabhattacharya545]

what was the name of the faceless album being talked about ? wasn't audible to me

[@MrMetalfan77]

My list... Pallbearer Tribulation Periphery Vektor Full of Hell Cattle Decapitation Defheaven Sylosis Born of Osiris Yob Ghost

[@deandoe13]

+Manic Maniac dude it was just his opinion, chill out

[@MrMetalfan77]

+Manic Maniac thanks for your opinions about MY LIST, now you can take your opinion about mine and shove it up your ass. Why don't you post your own list and everyone else can disagree with you.

[@MrMetalfan77]

+Manic Maniac well clearly they influenced you to respond to my comment

[@TundraCH]

Solid list

[@jordanhalcrow6875]

if you dont want people to have an opinion dont post a comment...

[@antoineguilbeault8025]

I have started a band with my friends a year ago our (modern) influences are: Mastodon, Gojira, Deafheaven,Vektor and Ghost

[@mtlmaster1989]

Revocation, Allegaeon, or Obscura? Everytime I listen to those bands it ends up making me want to play guitar. Nice to see Vektor making the list probably my favorite album that came out this year so far.

[@nickygoods131]

watain, volbeat, coheed and cambria. in my opinion.

[@russellgainsford736]

I would have put Zardonic, Fail Emotions, and Blood Stain Child in the honourable mentions at least.

[@leany6298]

True

[@electronicaids6096]

Zardonic kicks freakin ass

[@russellgainsford736]

Electronic AIDS Agreed :)

[@LuisdeSousa]

I would have thrown Witherscape in there at some point, but in general a rather sharp list.

[@WhatIsThis93737]

I can see blackgaze becoming bigger, Alcest's latest album was probably my favourite album of 2016 behind Terminal Redux. But what would you consider a band like Astronoid? I recommend you guys listen to their album "Air" its real good.

[@enlargedfather2414]

Where is AAL?

[@verlisislife1000]

Can you do a video on the new Equilibrium album?

[@stevens.700]

Way to put on the faceless man. In solitude is an incredible song. You can really hear the dirge of November influence in it

[@SouthernCross_]

I think fallujah has to make this list

[@PONCHEEZED]

5: Scale the Summit 4: August Burns Red 3: Periphery 2: Jason Richardson 1:Animals as Leaders

[@smorgasborgas]

Yo I came into this list hoping to see Gojira and Mastodon. I wasn't disappointed.

[@jakubturlinski7159]

Do you think that it's possible that in the future we might hear bands that echo some older artists? I'm talking about a bit more modern Judas Priest, mixed with a bit of Metallica. Or even Dokken which borrows from 90's Megadeth or Extreme etc.

[@LaughWhileItsStillLegal]

IIIIIIIS BORIS!

[@MrCoreDemon]

Cyka

[@loskiou]

oy blin

[@ibowonar141]

Machine head, Gojira (my favorite), Meshuggah, mastadon, killswitch engage, Opeth

[@BagofSchmidt]

I kind of expected Between the Buried and Me on here. But I suppose it's hard to sound even a little bit like them.

[@metalmanny666]

Yeah that's true

[@AllMediaReviewsPodcast]

have you heard Painted in Exile? Protest the Hero? Native Construct?

[@BagofSchmidt]

+allmediareviews.blogspot.com I love Protest. They sound similar but defiantly have their own sound. I'll have to check out painted in exile.

[@AllMediaReviewsPodcast]

Ryan Schmidt you should if you like BTBAM. Painted in Exile released an EP 7 years ago; however their debut album per a Crowd Funding campaign is finally coming out in the coming months.

[@alexritter8904]

As an aspiring metal musician, between the buried and me would rank pretty high on my list

[@tommystix87]

Personally I think bands like Twelve Foot Ninja, Black Crown Initiate, Allegaeon, Destiny Potato, Jinjer, Native Construct, Cyborg Octopus, Periphery, and many others are going to influence the next generation.

[@lucamartinezbergamin8804]

Mostly agree with this list, Gojira, Ghost, Haken and Mastodon would definitely be on mine too.

[@alltheworldsastage]

Between the Buried and Me has been one of the larger names of the past decade or so.

[@metalmanny666]

fuck yeah!

[@the6ig6adwolf]

+metalmanny666 fuck no!

[@mooorgue]

Bring Me The Horizon, Vesta Collide, Capture The Crown, Bad Omens, Kamelot, Arch Enemy and Architects will definitely be influential to us younger people.

[@sadfunkykong8506]

Ne Obliviscaris was a pleasant surprise to me

[@Kokirikid101]

I think Tribulation and Horrendous are going to be big influences in the future

[@lordofedginess9605]

What do you think about Revocation

[@elisile2100]

I had a sneaky suspicion that Babymetal would pop up here ;) It's also good to see that so many of the comments support them.

[@denisewalker7235]

There are metal groups in Africa and other parts of the world. They need to find their voice and we need to support that.

[@USHARDY]

Periphery and Animals as Leaders should be on here, both of their debut albums were groundbreakers for their genre. Their influence is already happening, as young bands today are already citing them as influences.

[@batmaiden1378]

For me: Animal As Leaders, Periphery, Gojira, Alter Bridge, Plini, Tesseract

[@DaHmEr1285]

Sylosis will definitely be one that will influence future generations

[@garybaldo8822]

Mark my words, Bleeding Through, Slaves B.C., Lamb of God, Deafheaven and Beartooth will be some of the main influences in the next generations

[@chrisswan1170]

Totally agree with Haken. saw them at ProgPower a couple years ago with Forbidden and Labyrinth. Fucking amazing.

[@danielchampion2982]

I would say Fallujah could become highly influential. They're atmosphere and sound are almost one of a kind. To me, at least

[@MrShalvayez]

Winterfylleth, Forgotten Tomb, and The Howling Void

[@TheWolfgangGrimmer]

See now. *This* is what I want to hear about.

[@keafoleafo8368]

I think Evile should've been here somewhere. Awesome band.

[@xeric13x]

intronaut making all sorts of moves in the progressive sludge direction, more so than mastodon ever did imo also i wish people would mention Les Discrets when they mention Alcest pretty fair list though I guess

[@MsKalachakra]

Please do a video of the 10 new non metal bands more influential to metal, for example in the past Pink Floyd or the Ramones were very influential, or Black Flag, or Swans, well there's a lot...Fields of Nephelim, Public Enemy, I can go on an on

[@Jared-nu2tz]

I'm so happy to see infant annihilator on this list. They're My favorite band. Dickie has one of the best voices I've heard. I also appreciate how you said cattle decap. Adding melody to grindcore is a beautiful thing to listen to. They're also one of my favorites. Speaking of infant annihilators new vocalist, he reminds me a lot of Travis Ryan of cattle decap

[@SquidsRightInYaAnime]

to me, trivium was my gate way to start playing

[@БожидарМихайлов-ы2м]

Not a bad selection I miss though Between the Buried and Me, Leprous, The Ocean and Protest the Hero.

[@davidomahony4284]

if you like deafheaven, try altar of plagues, by far the best post black metal band and would be on this list if they were American. (by that I mean they'd have been promoted better)

[@FrankD90210]

Insomnium I think will be a big player.

[@henrywalton5967]

Nick La Salla didn't think about them, I agree