TRY NOT TO HEADBANG CHALLENGE (2023 EDITION)

Welcome to the annual (and the best) TRY NOT TO HEADBANG CHALLENGE (2023 EDITION).
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[@biirdman_]

Love to see Make Them Suffer! any chance you put together a YT playlist?

[@funnyy]

Gênio

[@bishopm4401]

I didn’t even bother trying not to headbang, I’m just here to get a bunch of heavy music recs lmao

[@mateusz8604]

Labyrinthian was so painful man, but I've passed. I'm still shaking though.

[@bogdanhxc]

You can do a round 2 but the opposite - can't stop headbanging

[@Dustinchugs]

Yeah I’m traumatized bro lol

[@InventSlaminate]

I felt labyrinth was the easiest lol

[@dyache]

Same dude

[@stavery23]

It’s actually the next breakdown that would’ve got me lol

[@eliodel240]

- Failed early at Immolation of Night - Got upset and retried - Thought I was doing pretty well - Labyrinthian comes in...

[@the_vitor]

"911 what's your emergency?" "Hi... I broke my neck. Yes again..."

[@Lazzy420]

Transitions went crazy, almost got me with on the verge near the end.

[@bogdanhxc]

Thank you! thrown is goated

[@gabrielcobb8872]

This was EASILY the most difficult year! Been watching for the last couple and this year I almost caught myself moving so many times dude! Transitions were as fuckin killer as the song selection! Much love Bog!

[@bogdanhxc]

Appreciate it, it was an awesome year!

[@glorymain_01]

I feel like this one was literally impossible solely because of Labyrinthian's existence this year lol

[@artistrankings6794]

that guitar riff is my favorite moment in music this year

[@JeffyLifts]

Final boss almost had me for a sec but we SURVIVED. Another banger video and year for metal🙏🏻

[@bogdanhxc]

Haha, thanks a lot!

[@gxmgaming7403]

How this managed to be eight and a half minutes of absolute banger breakdowns and still shock me with what was left out is a testament to how stacked 2023 was. I think this may be the first TNTH to need a director's cut.

[@PossiblyABird]

Bro Gideon was the first band I've ever saw live and it was only a few days ago, they're so fucking good man, respect for putting them first.

[@snallygaster2946]

Gideon being first was just evil

[@nitrouscatfish5827]

Ive seen KL, KK, and Gideon and gideon was the stand out in terms of pure moshpit violence. KL and KK you might catch some flying spin kicks if you weren’t paying attention but gideon at LTL was people straight up getting punched in the face and being completely okay with it.

[@DJJordanne]

I was doing so well and Cut Off The Head knocked me out. I can't listen to that song without headbanging, like I physically can't. Well done man 👏👏👏

[@Justices22]

Always love when you do these, not only a great recap of a year full of bangers, but I also find myself 2-3 new bands that kind of went past me during the year! Really well done (as always

[@m4ever970]

The transitions between tracks were so damn good. Awesome picks. I passed, but was close to losing a couple of times lmao. Great video 🔥

[@ZeeMinion]

I passed, but Dreamwalker almost got me real good. Well done dude!

[@Razierra]

that transition at 5:10 IS SO GOOD IT SOUNDS LIKE ONE SONG BUT THE BREAKDOWN JUST GETS EVEN HEAVIER

[@Meowmeow0506]

I may be recently biased but this is for sure the best one you've done

[@bogdanhxc]

Thank you!

[@diegosoto3852]

I lost with Guilt Trip, and I'm glad because I could headbang the rest of the video freely. Thanks Bogdan, for another great compilation!

[@Khainite]

BABE WAKE UP A NEW TRY NOT TO HEADBANG JUST DROPPED

[@KILLSTREAKUS]

Sure hope we made it this year 🤞🏻

[@ennio1ls]

I hope so😂

[@gruccigang0587]

😞

[@KILLSTREAKUS]

Bummer.

[@Lazzy420]

Womp womp

[@bogdanhxc]

with how these are made some are bound to be left out, chin up, hopefully next year!

[@jacksonislegend]

Holy shit man, that immolation of night breakdown is impossible not to headbang too. Heavener had so many good breakdowns. This is for sure your best compilation so far 🤘🏼

[@natharoonytoony6632]

Okay right this slaps and all but your edits to make all the transitions feel as natural as possible is immaculate

[@ryanstedman41]

i hadn’t heard hourglass before this video, and i’m not gonna lie, the guitar tone reminded me of the sound of an old jared dines or rob scallon type of skit

[@brent_004]

I cant wait to spend the next month or two watching the other creators reactions like usual. killer year

[@michaelmcclellan5345]

That transition from Everything Is Quiet Now to Cellar Door got me. Well played, sir. Well played.

[@maxkaczmarski4787]

This year was surprisingly easy for me, a lot of the breakdowns didnt rly do it for me. Until i got to “on the verge” by thrown, i lost because that just makes me throw elbows

[@unicestwiacznoworodkow7]

I lost right away because i forgot it's a try not to headbang challenge lol

[@makegatling]

The amity affliction - Show me your god, its really headbanging breackedown)

[@clovertherapper2536]

Agreed

[@WishMount]

WHERE WAS ALPHA WOLF??! That “Where my dogs at” drop was headband central

[@goatjames1675]

That 2nd knocked loose track got me I wasn't expecting it at all 😢

[@valentjn00]

10/10 ❤ This could have easily lasted 1 hour but what a difficult choices

[@bogdanhxc]

Thank you! It totally could have. My first edit was like 12 mins but I thought it was too much

[@jacobscanlon9311]

@@bogdanhxcso what you’re saying is a director’s cut exists for some extra challenge…? 👀

[@bogdanhxc]

@@jacobscanlon9311 sadly no, but I kinda wanna do one for this year

[@knockedloosebylornashore]

Arguably your best one yet! If Boundaries were in this I would have lost for sure

[@whereyoufindus]

Holy shit the Knocked Loose -> Spiritbox transition was 🔥🔥

[@bogdanhxc]

Thanks haha

[@MPapeleu]

Oh no I'm not even attempting. This is 8 minutes of me jumping around my room

[@silentjaybob345]

Invent animate and texas in july were pure pain.

[@RebeIMate]

This was hard even with broken headphones... Damn, Knocked Loose was so hard to resist!

[@phieffectphi]

Heard "Knocked Loose MotherF***er and instantly lost. One of the best years for this challenge

[@Joose]

Goddamnit. I was like, "thank fuck, he forgot Labyrinthian".... and then I failed. I think the only thing missing was some Immortal Disfigurement.

[@jacobbloomer7002]

I was struggling the whole time but johnny booth killed me

[@alareth_9613]

Thought I was gonna pass until I heard "Knocked Loose Motherfucker" lmao the hardest year yet!

[@emperorzorg2786]

So glad the breakdown in :signal: wasnt part of this. I would have instantly lost

[@andrewhenry1419]

5:47 Matt Honeycutt got me *good*. S-tier callouts.

[@Brancr]

On the verge is one of the tunes I’ll bash into the queue when going for a shower, honestly can’t tell you how many times I’ve almost broke my neck, back and just entire fkn body because of that breakdown! 2023 was a solid ass year for music, hopefully this year continues the filth

[@lightningmonky7674]

Can never survive knocked loose. Some of the best breakdown composers ive ever heard

[@RetriMusic]

Felt like this one was pretty easy, all great songs regardless. Great vid bogdan :)

[@naDalous]

Was not expecting Dissipate so early on... I was about to break my neck from headbanging

[@ernisg.3709]

Mouth for War holy shit what a find. Perfect album :O insanely good heaviness

[@SOMT91]

Thrown was insane, that's the surprise of the year for me.

[@streetzyskater]

This was just a mint recap of an amazing metal 2023. We are spoiled.

[@teampb6255]

Holy fuck dude, that was the most painful 8 minutes of my life. Highlights what an incredible year for music its been. Edit: Having to rewatch so I can enjoy it fully!

[@TheCaptainNightmare]

so this try not to headbang challenge videos are now just basically breakdown compilations from "core" bands, right? not hating on the bands, i do like some core here and there, but there are literally thousands of great bands/songs out there from all kinds of subgenres of metal that i will headbang the shit out of before any of this haha! anyway, great to see the browning getting some recognition, been a fan for a while lml

[@jacobroberts2128]

I cannot stress how happy it makes me that Darkmatter made it on to this year's video among all these excellent bands. Fuck yeah, Perth Up and Coming represent!!

[@taylorharms137]

Honestly, I was not expecting both knocked loose songs on here, almost got me with Deep in the Willow, also was not expecting the summoning .

[@AnimateD_GR]

As long as immortal Disfigurment is not in the challenge is easy 😎

[@camdrouilhet6892]

The CJ meat riding is crazy

[@skooparoonie3202]

@@camdrouilhet6892so real

[@onewayout_official]

Lost on "on the verge". Not ashamed even a little.

[@ludoletono]

Almost had me with The Browning. And to be fair, if it had come last with the synth before the breakdown, I'd have lost there. Also, no sexy sax and thall from FROMJOY? Aw shucks!

[@kevintanis7368]

Going into this just waiting to lose when collapse in the key of fireworks came on

[@MarcoBrun6]

It's not fair to have Torn From Your Silhouette and then Immolation of Night... Yes! I've lost.

[@the_gpatch6933]

Okay this was seriously the hardest try not to head bang challenge of yours from the past few years. This one HURT

[@metalmarlett1418]

Deep in the willow gets me 100% of the time.

[@lolrumbuutu]

I think for me personally it would have been way harder if you had included more grooves rather than just (mostly) breakdowns. Anyway, good song selection and great editing, as always.

[@jaredvalleskey9888]

Polaris dissipate is nearly impossible 🤣

[@coldnorthcreative]

Failed miserably but discovered a ton of new bands, so still successful!!

[@Gahlis]

Succeeded but Johnny Booth almost made me flinch 🤣🤣

[@demonzx6279]

Please never stop making these 😭

[@dancox4533]

I failed this immediately 😂 How Orbit Culture “While We Serve” didn’t make the cut has got to be one of the biggest injustices of 2023 🤘🏼😂

[@MurphyBWFC]

Solid choices!! Can’t believe you didn’t throw in the song literally called “Bang Ya Head” though 😂

[@mackhill8851]

I lost to moodring 😢 but that and catsclaw was it overall.

[@AyoReece]

First year of diving HARD into metal. 292,000 minutes on spotify. First try not to headbang ever passed. Sick year.

[@Glintingbeetle]

Amazing challenge, how do you keep beating the previous year every time lol?

[@bogdanhxc]

Thank you! Metal just gets better and better i guess

[@owenbighead]

@@bogdanhxcnanny m8 the one dude said metal is dead didn’t you hear

[@thenightranger987]

Success! Songs like Cellar Door and On The Verge were really hard, but I did it

[@metalcorejedi8835]

Yo not gonna lie. Standing while doing this up the chances of crowd killing your room by 100%. Every damn song got me 😂. I lost

[@cervus_t]

I've never failed these challenges yet, but this is the best and the most difficult one. What a year it has been for the metal scene.

[@bryanmeiter]

Once again just here to update my library…. 😂😂🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@MoLToLv]

Also the Cut off the head, deep in the willow, please end me, gates of horn... back to back to back to back was diabolical.

[@eddyarellano9007]

Bro lost the second Gideon started 💀

[@Eckdeeilbro]

Johnny booth almost fucked me up. Good one this year!

[@bogdanhxc]

Thank you!

[@jonahnyquist4519]

That drop in collapse in the key of fireworks gets me everytime lol

[@OwO_MIW]

deep in the willow and thrown got me

[@XYClanKILLER2]

I love you for this 🫶🏻

[@Deadknot93]

I passed, but you nearly made me fail with just the first five seconds of the video with Gideon alone. My neck hurts from actually not headbanging to this whole list.

[@DMR_Videos]

I did it! i managed to keep my whole body still. A very heavy year this was.

[@FFDP1989]

i was a bit dissapointed and happy , i remember your thy art Keres reaction and your words " try not to headbang" in that case I PASS ! :D

[@pgrieves]

I was doing OK until Kublai Khan TX. Half lost it there but the the second Knocked Loose.....it was over.

[@nofacegamer21]

The ability to just make yourself hate everything on command comes in handy for theses😂

[@ennessAU]

the second The Orphan Breed came on I lost.

[@chillgaze]

I knew it was coming but I still lost it at Knocked Loose “Deep in the Willow” 😂

[@omegashinra7672]

Fuuuck, forgot what I was doing when that Polaris riff hit and lost super early on this one. Why do they have to be so fucking good.

[@thequatropus]

Passed, but this is the best one I've seen. So many could have gotten me

[@tassmatt7927]

Almost lost it when Half Me dropped, then Ryan Reynolds hit me with a Mint Mobile ad. I will never forget that wave of relief.

[@TheMowLester]

If had played the other breakdown in Everything is quiet now, definitely would’ve lost 😂

[@snowedmochii]

Failed miserably on the start, failed miserably at the end lol - AMAZING one and your hardest since 2021! God this was torture.

[@bogdanhxc]

Thank you!

[@Yesiamerik]

I was doing so good and then The Sin of Human Frailty kicked my ass😭😭

[@Riiivio]

Finally, the best moment of the year! 🔥

[@bogdanhxc]

Hell yeah you know it

[@torbenls135]

yeah no, i will never not bop my head to labyrinthian

[@Chicago8592]

I was like WHERE TF is spite caved in, you said it would be here and then I checked and an entire year has passed me by and i just realized

[@moodi283]

I got through it, even if the transition from on the verge to cut off the head nearly decapitated me ;-)

[@Idfkleavemealone420]

Johnny booth is so fucking good and sooooo underrated

[@daviddeesz]

Knocked loose almost got me, but Kublai Khan breakdown did me

[@botop25]

I watch “Try not to headbang challenge” to head bang the fuck outta my head.