The 5 Most F***ing UNDERRATED Metal Bands Of All Time

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[@Lord_Eirikur]

nah to expensive

[@IsaacTuduriLlabres]

I don't see a lot of content about 'Stratovarius'... I fkn love that band...👍🏻❤ It would be sooooo cool if you do a video about them one of this days...

[@shaunKSE-rb6bn]

hey bradley can you do a killswitch engage 5 minute speedrun video please

[@eamonahern7495]

Didn't Chris Broderick play with Nevermore for a while as well?

[@lolxdroflmao]

You want a really underrated band? DIABLO - A Finnish metal band (Not to be mixed up with a game) All of their albums are diamonds and I can't praise them enough.

[@VisnuhsdeLhu]

Carcass riffs are just insane, Bill Steer is the real father of Grind sound, played both ND and Carcass.

[@SlyHikari03]

For sure

[@undinism69]

Been a big fan of Bill since the 80s. Seeing Carcass in April, first time was 93 here in Australia

[@mrfoXplays]

And then Michael Amott joins the band and we get Heartwork, which totally perfected the signature Scandi melodeath sound. Goregeous.

[@wch30]

their solos are insane too

[@Igor.J.Delgado]

Their first records are so sick that more than 30 years later there are still bands trying to sound exactly like that. I mean.. is insane, they own that genre like no other pioneer band owns a genre, even the stoner doom crowd departs from sabbath here and there, but the goregrind guys.. slow parts alternating with blast beats? Check. B tuning and gross distorted tone? Check. High, snarling vocals alternating with low growls, gurgling and/or pitch shifted? Check. Grotesque disgusting lyrics about the human body and it's illnesses and decay, preferably with medical terminology? Check. Ominous intros? Solos that are either cacophonic and atonal or melodic and evocative? Cover art that is either old anatomical ilustrations or photos of corpses and body parts? All check. It's insane how they started a genre, perfected it in a few records and then moved on. I love Carcass, and everything after Heartwork, but I think is mind blowing how bands are still trying to replicate symphonies or necroticism. That's how extreme and good those records were

[@toekneecornhighsir7299]

I see Symphony X in the thumbnail, I click and upvote

[@Geneius2509]

Yep 🤘

[@DenkendeMystik-ll8oi]

Michael Romeo is a genious.

[@Ulluroo]

Fallen and Paradise Lost are just perpetually in my playlists. I just can't help belting out on Revelations, so fucking good.

[@metalbubba69]

They fucking rule.

[@marugochan131]

I discovered Symphony X through a podcast about Metal of a group that made MP3 sagas that parodied DnD back in High school in 08-09. It wasn't the first Metal band I have ever heard per say (symphonic metal bands like Nightwish, Epica and Within Temptation were the first ones) but it counts among the first ones where I learned about the different metal "chapels" and I love their music to this day.

[@ericedmunds9488]

Symphony x is criminally underrated!! Michael Romeo and Russell Allen are gods!

[@logisticsninjistics]

Very much so. Allen's work elsewhere in Star One, Adrenaline Mob and ventures with Jorn Lande are all great too. Busy guy. Lande is also a criminally underrated vocalist, he's one of my top favs !

[@exilenl]

What I find so wondrous about SX is that they're such gifted musicians, but make it sound so bland (IMO obviously)

[@JustinAndroid]

Carcass is insanely good live too. Bill Steer is criminally underrated as a guitarist

[@Gabriel_Mayall79]

His solo part in “No love lost” GENIUS

[@acc3209]

My top underrated bands: Metallica The Beatles Nirvana Michael Jackson ACDC

[@guitargamesandliverpool]

Bro these are big bands 😂

[@strelokdormenyr6986]

I would add Guns N' Roses there but i agree with u

[@maxsmart9116]

Taylor Swift is criminally underrated

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

Sick list tbh, can't believe I forgot all these ffs

[@IsaacTuduriLlabres]

Lol 😅 I wish I was this✌🏻underrated✌🏻... xD

[@algunnickvalido]

I Love Symphony X. Live, is amazing, Micjael Romeo makes the best riifs and solos.

[@duhmzdaih]

Dunno man, they have been a snoozefest after Odyssey. I still can't believe how they became so boring to listen to.

[@gkezele]

@@duhmzdaih Dude Paradise lost has some of the best stuff on it theyve ever done.

[@duhmzdaih]

@@gkezele Dunno... I only like 2 or 3 songs from that album, and I used to like almost every song in their previous ones.

[@666Havers]

Saw em live and they were note perfect absolute best gig.

[@austinyun]

Sea of Lies is a banger solo

[@jordanmaiden0073]

Thank you for including Nevermore. They’re my second favorite band of all time and they broke up shortly after I become a fan. Never got to see them live. Criminally underrated. RIP Warrell

[@paleguy9975]

I love Nevermore. Such an all around amazing band. I was fortunate enough to see them twice. One they headlined, and the second time was on the first Gigantour. That was a metal musician dream. Symphony X, Nevermore and Dream Theater on the same bill. Romeo, Loomis and Petrucci!!

[@briangregus5225]

So it's your fault they broke up! So sad when WD passed with Sanctuary just starting up again. The Year the Sun Died was quite good (in my opinion at least) and it just felt like the beginning of something great.

[@jannepellonpaa]

Savatage. Tons of catchy, memorable choruses and riffs.

[@llongone2]

I'm glad he included Symphany X, Nevermore, and Carcass as they are three bands I like. But, when I read the title, the first band that came to mind was Savatage.

[@martinkasper197]

It's funny that their side project TSO became more famous...🤓

[@Drewboo1968]

Maiden are my number one band, but Gutter Ballet is an absolutely fantastic album. Queensreich's Operation Mindcrime, another gem. Carcass' Swansong is fantastic.

[@Alan_Motta]

@@llongone2exact same thing here. Looooots of great riffs, great guitar solos and great vocals (Jon Oliva was really visceral and always put a lot of emotion in his singing).🤘🏻

[@Alan_Motta]

Even in a list of underrated bands Savatage is being underrated. 🥲

[@EpictheEpicest]

Savatage, Stormwitch, Grim Reaper, Diamond Head, Omen, Warlock, Angel Witch, so many bands that came out during NWOBHM times and never really went anywhere.

[@SunshineSailing84]

Savatage was pretty succesful, no? Played the big festivals in the ‘90’s

[@MANGRINDER_band_]

​@@SunshineSailing84nowhere near as big as they should have been

[@dakotataylor8077]

Criss Oliva... the very best that ever did it!

[@leftofzeroofficial]

Fuck yeah Savatage!

[@cerveshred]

Helstar Crimson glory Riot

[@nope8827]

Katatonia is so much overlooked, I seriously can't find an album by these guys that is objectively bad, and they're awesome live

[@MysticMungusSlungus]

Saw them with Vola and Agent Fresco in 2016. Amazing show.

[@kornelparoczai1763]

THANK YOU. They literally don't have 1 album that isn't amazing all the way through. Even the new one is great.

[@christinedeltsidou8418]

I will agree but in my opinion i can't find anything bad before 2012, very sadly after that the writing-playing style of the band it's definitely something I can't listen to...

[@kornelparoczai1763]

@@christinedeltsidou8418 I agree the older ones are better, but The Fall of Hearts has some of their best tracks in Serac and The Night Subscriber. City Burials is a consistently high quality album with great songs like Heart Set to Divide, Lacquer and City Glaciers and the same can be said for Sky Void of Stars with Opaline and Author. They're all great listens full of hidden gems imo. It's true that their older albums don't have hidden gems because almost every single song is phenomenal.

[@MysticMungusSlungus]

@@christinedeltsidou8418 You don't like Deadend Kings or Fall of Hearts?

[@Bellpipe41]

Carcass should definitely be talked about more. First got into them in ‘91 when Necroticism came out. Brilliant band and after 17 years dormant came back just as great.

[@dwayenway]

Same 33 Years and still a fan.

[@tornawayofficial]

The guitar player in my old band owned Bill Steer's website. He hooked us up with a copy of Surgical Steel like two months before it was released. It was so tough sitting on that, knowing how good it was and unable to share it with others. What a way to come back from a hiatus!

[@cg2bx264]

Fun fact, I used to live next door to carcass’s drummers’ (Kenneth Owen) mum and dad. My mum and dad were even at his wedding. When I was about 10/11 I was playing drums and Ken gave me his old, battered (incomplete) drum kit and pair of sticks. Tbh, I didn’t know that much about carcass at the time.

[@leerobbo92]

Very cool! I hope he's doing alright, if I remember rightly he went through some pretty scary medical issues and no longer drums.

[@acc3209]

Holographic Universe from Scar Symmetry is an absolutely fucking killer album. One of my favourites no doubt

[@THEMETALISBETTER]

Full agree. One of the only albums you could call perfect.

[@miahthorpatrick1013]

Scar Symmetry are so tasty and enjoyable to listen to. Need to go back to them.

[@keeponlivin81]

I'd put Pitch Black Progress as their swansong. 1a and Holographic Universe 1b if you will. Pretty damn close.

[@nordicfrost]

A Kirk Hammet ad played during the guitar solo 😭😭

[@diabeticmonkey]

That original lineup was totally killer

[@pierre-alexandredemers4423]

i've seen symphony x years ago and i swear Russell Allen didn,t need a microphone. dude have one of the best voice ever

Russell is the best vocalist on the planet. I've seen them live many times and he's never once dipped into a wrong note. Phenomenal voice ans ability.

[@chadsux]

@I’d have to agree with this. The level of control, sophistication, nuance, and power he has is unmatched. My favorite vocalist for sure.

[@donquixote8462]

Best vocalist I've ever seen live. Micheal Romeo was also the best guitarist I've ever seen live. Could not believe how clean his playing was.

[@miahthorpatrick1013]

I love Symphony X and I loved the shout out. I fell in love with them years ago. Those first 5 records with Sir Russell Allen are absolute classics for me.

[@Pazuzu4All]

I definitely agree about Nevermore. In almost 20 years of listening to metal, I've never found a band capable of replicating their sound. For anyone curious, check out the albums Dead Heart in a Dead World, Dreaming Neon Black, and This Godless Endeavor for their best stuff.

[@mambodoom7653]

Yes, and Dreaming Neon Black is underrated among Nevermore albums

[@-Heavy-]

I love you guys!So there are others out there that share my pain...!😉🤘

[@mr.meeseeks6090]

For me it's Amorphis and Soilwork

[@peeweewallabowski7084]

Both are amazing

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

Love those bands!

[@White_king3747]

Soilwork is an incredible band, their songs are catchy, powerful and very heavy at the same time, yeah it's melodeath metal, but a unique melodeath metal

[@henrihell]

As a Finn I cannot agree that amorphis would be in any way underrated. Their great for sure, but over here they are verging on overrated imo.

[@geekymetalhead5112]

​@@White_king3747Melodeath in general is underrated

[@bastianbasaure1108]

ALCEST, those guys literally invented a whole genre ❤

[@mitch5944]

One of my faces ever

[@spiraliastatica]

❤ I think they're underrated because they sing in French...

[@PaulEubanks]

They invented post-metal?

[@numrut96]

Blackgaze

[@ElkWolfvHymn]

​@@PaulEubanksNo that was Neurosis

[@maartenn2217]

I saw Nevermore in Tilburg (the Netherlands) and was blown away. They broke up after that tour and then Warrel Dane passed away :( This Godless Endeavour live was an experience

[@traviscue2099]

I had a metal guitar teacher as my first teacher, and it went from Pantera into Slayer then Slayer into Carcass.. And Heartwork just opened my eyes into Melodic Death Metal. Really made me enjoy the heavy harsh style.

[@izzyalistair]

Michael Amott and Bill Steer were fantastic on that album

[@sergioramirez7520]

Coroner will always be in my most underrated list. Right at the top.

[@clemcadiddlehopper5706]

You can tell Jeff Loomis was a big Coroner and Momento Mori fan

[@Tiago-rz2hr]

YES!

[@97Tag-Le]

Absolutely ! I was looking for this comment 😂

[@scifiordie]

Helstar too

[@matiosmi137]

Ah yes, the Hank Schrader and John Wick band XD Absolutely legendary, gotta love those snarly vocals and friedmanesque lead guitars

[@DanielS-gv5nj]

Nevermore really should have gotten Opeth level of recognition. Such a unique and amazing band. The band where I always thought they should be the next big thing was Diablo Swing Orchestra. Especially in their prime during the first three or four albums when they had the trained opera singer, they were one of the most creative bands out with such a good feel for melodies and always putting their crazy ideas in service of the song.

[@sigiligus]

Can’t stand their singer

[@TheSteinbitt]

I think the vocals put some off, but I agree, Warren Dane was an awesome vocalist, his old band sanctuary was also crazy good.

[@BrofUJu]

Sadly their last album just wasn't as good as it could and should have been, I wonder if there was some creative differences. I wonder if that one really banged if they would have kept going. RIP to Warrel, legend

[@PikkaBird]

@@BrofUJu When they cancelled the final tours (which I had tickets to, goddamn!) they cited creative differences as the reason, so that's a given. But to me that is something that comes up in the writing process when you shape your songs, but apparently they disagreed so much that they couldn't even finish their live duties, which would make it seem like it was more than just creative minds disagreeing. I kinda think the final album was fully on par with Enemies of Reality, but not as good as Dead Heart in a Dead World or especially This Godless Endeavor (because let's face it- nothing could ever rival that record, and the title track in particular). I'm not sure they could have ever peaked any further while still being recognizably Nevermore, so I would have gladly taken five more albums in the vein of The Obsidian Conspiracy. That opening is a blast.

[@BrofUJu]

@@PikkaBird fair! It had some good stuff, I just felt a lot of the weird time signatures and especially just the vocals over top of these bizarre riffs was totally gone. Haven't hit that last album in years, maybe I should give it another shot

[@brandonralphs1717]

I would put Saxon in this conversation. Sure they’re well known and successful, but they deserve to be up there with the heavy metal greats like Priest and Maiden and I just never hear them mentioned in that category. I would argue they’ve been more consistent than almost any of the “greats”- They just released their 24th album of a 49 year-long career, have never taken a break, maintained a consistent lineup, and only seem to improve with age (unlike most classic acts, their post-2000 run has been incredible with some of the best albums of their career). Truly heavy metal legends

[@lukaspkhakadze3021]

The song they did with Amon Amarth was cool

[@ItzSkettimas]

They feel like great bands at home. They deserve the position they're in imo

[@playdiscgolf1546]

Yep, massive influence on thrash In the 80s

[@supersaabclaire]

SAXONS AND VIKINGS!!!! EPIC!!!!

[@user-qb1sm3rk9r]

They *were* huge the UK from about 1980- 1983. The trouble is they have the "stigma" of selling out when they tried and failed to break the American market from 84-89. By the time they got back on course they were seen as a bit of a dinosaur band. But still one of my all time favorite bands.

[@mopsandmuscles7855]

I've been listening to Carcass since the mid 90s. Heartwork is a metal masterpiece 🤘🏻

[@user-or4dy1bc3j]

Acid bath is very underrated and influential band, Corey Taylor wanted to be the vocalist in their reunion tour

[@lego_my_eggo9455]

My fav band

[@wizarddragon]

They are very underrated but that has to do with Rotten Records copyright striking everything. Acid Bath was extremely popular where I grew up in the 90s. They toured along the Gulf Coast a lot.

[@tommac93]

Atheist!!

[@PERPowns]

Is Dax Riggs dead or something? Why on earth would anyone want Corey Taylor instead of Dax?

[@lego_my_eggo9455]

@@PERPowns Dax preferred his singing over his screaming. He also said he wouldn’t want to get together with the band again if theyre wasnt slower and calmer music.

[@vitorpr1245]

Be'lakor is one the best bands I ve ever heard

[@GodUd6589]

Try Ne Obliviscaris as well.

[@vitorpr1245]

@@GodUd6589 yeah. There is a video of And Plague Flowers the Kaleidoscope live here on KZbin and it is pure perfection

[@diabeticmonkey]

I forgot there was another band named after a Warhammer demon

[@itsdokko2990]

Those dudes deserve every single bit of recognition, for real. Every album is great in their own ways, specially Coherence

[@donmcglothlin841]

Belakor is amazing The Frail Tide is epic Stones Reach is phenomenal Of Breath and Bone is perfect Vessels is epic And Coherence is amazing No bad albums. Not my favorite band of all time but they’re high on my list

[@fyighfreak]

Ty for giving love for Scar Symmetry.

[@hammerfix7241]

If anyone wants to hear a proper rally they should listen holographic universe by scar symmetry.

[@kodiakthejuggler]

That band name alone is just too cool!!

[@ghostofyourmom]

For me, my underrated picks are: Atheist Impaled Nazarene Cryptopsy Mercyful Fate (King Diamond is great and gets a lot of shine, but MF's Don't Break The Oath should be spoken of with Painkiller, MoP, RiP, etc. It's a 10/10 album)

[@IveGotToast]

I dont know if Cryptopsy is really underrated. None So Vile is considered one of the best Death Metal albums of all time.

[@ghostofyourmom]

@@IveGotToast Underrated to the average metal fan who only knows Metallica, Tool, SOAD, & Avenged Sevenfold

[@Morbidtaint]

Not enough people mention Manilla Road. Absolutely shred and helped establish US power/heavy metal. Plus they can have so many unique ideas is one song.

[@alharron2145]

If ever pushed to name my single favourite band, I'd go for Manilla Road. I genuinely put their longer tracks like "Dreams of Eschaton" & "The Ninth Gate" right up there with the celebrated metal epics like "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner."

[@erikrevier4053]

Yeah these guys do not get the credit they deserve. RIP Mark.

[@aname4141]

Don’t forget about Crimson Glory or Metal Church. USPM as a whole doesn’t get the respect it deserves (Manowar being the huge exception).

[@themanonguitar3398]

I have good memories of Nevermore, I remember my family went on holiday to Scotland for May half term where I was expected to revise for my exams that were straight after. Instead, I just listened to "The River Dragon Has Come" for the whole week. I got 3s in all my exams but it was kinda worth it

[@humanice2]

Carcass is the first extreme metal band I ever heard, the first growls I ever heard in music, so for me I think about them a lot, my introduction to death metal.

[@SanderPastoor]

I actually remember where I was when I heard that sweep section in This Godless Endeavor for the first time. It really was life changing. I got the Schecter Hellraiser C-7 because of it, and it's still my main electric guitar roughly 18 years later.

[@paleguy9975]

Same!!!! That's my main axe to this day!

[@Meccamputechture]

For me, Symphony X DGM Annihilator Angra Scardust

[@logisticsninjistics]

DGM are ace!

[@GarethAlan81]

Annihilator!

[@ebonecapo5822]

Protest the Hero is a criminaly underrated band. Some of the most intense dual guitar riffs ever listen to clarity by them Bradly haha

[@ItzSkettimas]

Vocalist gets grating after an album or two. Not much variety with that guy. Fortress or whatever was their peak imo. That was like half a dozen albums ago

[@ebonecapo5822]

@@ItzSkettimas only 3 albums back lol

[@chadsux]

That run of albums they did with Fortress, Scurrillious, and Volition is one of the best three album stretches I’ve heard. Pacific Myth and Palimpsest haven’t really grabbed me as much as the earlier stuff. Still good…just not banger after banger good.

[@ebonecapo5822]

@@chadsux I didn't mind pacific myth. The only song I didn't care for was caravan

[@ItzSkettimas]

@@ebonecapo5822 check the next comment. 4 after. That's 5 albums back at this point.

[@winterunterseher8937]

Nevermore - The River Dragon Has Come harmonized solo too though... 🤘

[@colehensley7844]

Loomis somehow mixed a chromatic and diminished line in that solo. Incredible

[@RicardoRemo2011]

Nice list!! I could mention bands such as Cirith Ungol, Manilla Road, Coroner from the eighties... Kyuss and Alchemist from the 90's and from the 2000's I could mention so many bands, but I would stick to Arcturus, Hammers of Misfortune and Diablo Swing Orchestra

[@eerotamminen9325]

My pick would be STONE, Roope Latvala's first band and the most influential metal band in Finland, just ask any Finnish band/player and they'll agree

[@ZachComa]

Roope is incredible

[@BrainDead_Ed_102-gz9zp]

Yeah, they are pretty f*cking good, i have a CD collection of Stone, No Anesthesia, Colours And Emotional Playground, and nothing by them is bad

[@meshzzizk]

nevermore - dead heart in a dead world symphony x - the odyssey blind guardian - nightfall in middle earth 3 best melodic metal albums of all time. i never get tired of those records

[@Lightweight-ud9wt]

Absolutely 👌

[@olber289]

Totally agree. Symphony x truely underated band

[@kmacgregor6361]

Those are all fantastic albums. But Kamelot - The Black Halo is the best melodic metal album of all time. ;)

[@meshzzizk]

@@kmacgregor6361 not too familiar with that one to be honest, i'll check it out. but i'll always be sentimental about Kamelot bc i got my first ever speeding ticket after blazing down the highway listening to kamelot's 'wings of despair, no clue how fast i was going till i got pulled over 🚓👮‍♂😓

[@kmacgregor6361]

@@meshzzizk Lol, that's relatable!

[@joaoborin8367]

Ne obliviscaris. Such a unique prog/death metal sound, its crazy.

[@RossoNero1987]

4:13 Nevermore yeah... and definitely Sanctuary with Warrel Dane in vocals as well and their Refuge Denied. Judas Priest seemed to be inspired by 'Die for my sins ' song when they composed 'Between the hammer and the anvil'

[@markfreakwhatever5510]

Yeah, when talking about Nevermore, you definitely have to at least mention Sanctuary, a legend from the late 80s and the forerunner band to Nevermore (Sanctuary's first album was produced by Dave Mustaine, by the way). Maybe he's too young to have ever heard of Sanctuary, along with the fact that Nevermore hated it when they were compared with their own past, and thus never mentioned Sanctuary themselves ...

[@rayres1074]

Deadly Sinners is an absolute BANGER. It was also on Saint Rows 2, and the mishmash of screamo and falsetto feels deliciously cheesy.

[@geekymetalhead5112]

And ghost of perdition as well 🤘🤘🤘

[@oneblacksun]

It also had Bat Country in it, and oh boy, did it really piss me off when the Brotherhood, at 5 notoriety, would smash their trucks when into me and I'd just hear that music.

[@geekymetalhead5112]

@@oneblacksun fucking RIP Carlos tho....he did not deserve to go out like that 😤😭

[@AvengeXKing]

balls of ice for new national anthem

[@releknatroj5174]

Screamo....

[@blastbeatthefolf1052]

For me for the prog fans. Bands such as Porcupine Tree, OSI, and Fates Warning

[@BrofUJu]

If you're a prog nerd, PT is not underrated lol everyone loves them

[@jaershua]

I love prog .. hate them. So... not everyone.

[@BrofUJu]

@@jaershua so maybe overrated then, lol

[@cracknigga]

Jim Matheos is the greatest guy nobody gives a shit about. I love everything he does but somehow he has like 7 fans total :D Fates Warning did some banger albums back in the day, I loved the shit out of APSOG and FWX

[@Prognosis__]

Riverside, Haken

[@kornelparoczai1763]

For me it's Katatonia. I have no idea how they aren't more popular. Another one would be Mastodon, even though they are pretty famous, I still think they are way underrated.

[@dannysoler05]

Saxon, Uriah Heep, Praying Mantis, Anthrax, Iron Angel, Cirith Ungol,

[@DashieNegan41]

Speaking of Saxon new album.was great

[@guitargamesandliverpool]

Inferi (The melodic tech death band) W.A.S.P. Archspire Fleshgod Apocalypse Igorrr.

[@KevinAl02]

W.A.S.P. mentioned 🤘🏼

[@player1marcio744]

Archspire is so fucking good

[@ulysse34190]

I don't know WASP really well in your list but everything else is gladly welcome ! ❤

[@evilemuempire9550]

W.A.S.P. kinda exists in that territory where they’re too extreme for most hair metal people and too soft for metalheads which is unfortunate as they have some great music. Igorrr is the GOAT too

[@guitargamesandliverpool]

For everyone responding: Inferi and Igorrr are probably the least popular on my list, but they deserve much more appreciation.

[@larsa8825]

Autopsy is criminally underrated, one of my favorite death metal bands.

[@THEMETALISBETTER]

They're still good too! The new stuff is phenomenal

[@heHefuny]

Yeah, it's also really cool how the drummer is the lead vocalist

[@SlamDeath-cm8es]

​@@THEMETALISBETTERYeah the Bass on the new record is insane

[@SlamDeath-cm8es]

​@@heHefunylike the singer of Milking the Goatmachine

[@oscargarciahinde4247]

Symphony X has Russell Allen on vocals, which alone makes it worth listening to. Such an amazing singer. Nevermore is just such a class act, and again Warrel Dane on vocals is simply amazing. Obviously Jeff Loomis is a god, but Dane's voice is just so unique, characterful and intense. Really good lyrics too. And Carcass is just an insane riff machine. Such effin groovy and strong rythmic sections. All of these bands are absolutely brilliant and worth getting into.

[@towerpower]

So glad you mentioned Scar Symmetry!! Criminal underrated indeed. Another band I feel the same way about is Darkane. Layers of lies is a masterpiece.

[@metalrules1135]

I've heard so many bands and thought, "that sounds like they took it from Carcass, but Carcass did it better and first, so I'll just go listen to Carcass." I've felt this way since about the mid 90s. I would say Nocturnus, Dark Angel, Possessed, Bolt Thrower and Sacrifice (Canada) are my five picks.

[@penttikoivuniemi2146]

Nocturnus is criminally underrated. Their first album was so fresh and different to everything else in Death Metal at the time.

[@metalrules1135]

Yeah man. The first time I heard them blew me away. My buddy got their demo before they got signed to Earache. We couldn't wait for the record to come out. Then I saw them live and they played it all note for note perfect. Phenomenally tight band. I don't know the ins and outs of what happened exactly, but Davis pretty much walked away from the music industry because he hated it. He does real estate or something now and gives guitar lessons one the side. That's what I heard anyway.@@penttikoivuniemi2146

[@AshOs90]

Carcass are criminally underrated. Their sound is always evolving. They are amazing live as well.

[@julianmartinez3048]

My top 5 of underrated METALLLL Bands (In no particular order: Paradise Lost Dark Tranquillity Rotting Christ Grand Magus Candlemass You should make a poll

[@vetsapuu]

Mercenary! GREAT band and nice mixture of growls/clean vocals. I tend to dislike clean and growls, as you mentioned with SS, but works well with Mercenary. Nevermore and Symphony X definitely, Michael Romeo is one of the most underrated guitarists out there - he is an absolute frikking beast.

Especially the Sandager years, up to Architect of Lies. The newer albums are solid too.

[@diabeticmonkey]

The Hours That Remain is a disgustingly good album. I recommend it to anyone who loves melodeath.

[@francescolobello3225]

For me are The Ocean, they're total geniuses from the music to their amazing lyrics, amd urne, not so original but incredibly good live and their riffs are total bangers. Amd yes Symphony X, one of my top 5 bands of all time. They're simply incredible.

[@Nivalyr]

The Ocean is one of my favorite bands, live always a banger

[@IntercactusYKW]

Manilla Road will always be THE most underappreciated band ever. So much influence all over the place from Pantera to Darkthrone yet nobody EVER talks about them..

[@TheKingMetalMurray]

+1 to Manilla Road. First band that came to my mind. Those that haven't heard them are in for a treat. I'll also add Slough Feg to the list.

[@IntercactusYKW]

@@TheKingMetalMurray I've never been a huuuge Slough Feg guy but their cover of Street Jammer is awesome. Hardworlder is not bad as a whole to be honest. Manilla Road, Cirith Ungol, Brocas Helm and Slough Feg are my big 4 of US Epic Metal.. and they all deserve way more respect from the wider metal community. I've got the first three on my battle vest.

[@TheKingMetalMurray]

@@IntercactusYKW Funny enough, Slough Feg's cover of Street Jammer was how I discovered Manilla Road. Little did I know how much they would impact me from that very moment. And excellent shout on Cirith Ungol and Brocas Helm!

[@IntercactusYKW]

@@TheKingMetalMurray I was very heavily considering getting a Manilla Road backpatch for my jacket but decided on X-Wild's Monster Effect instead. If you haven't listened to that album I would highly highly recommend, ESPECIALLY if you like Running Wild since most of the band are ex-members. Plus I couldn't find a good quality backpatch of either of my favourite Manilla Road albums (The Deluge and Voyager).

[@jeremyscout3464]

Manilla Road has some awesome, and I mean awesome riffs and overall musicianship. The vocals are a little eccentric though.

[@wudly9195]

Found some new good music to listen too thanks for this !

[@KellFendry]

You lured me in with two of my favourite bands (Symphony X and 3IoB), went into Nevermore who have always been in the periphery of my tastes, introduced me to Scar Symmetry, and reminded me Carcass exist, who I used to listen to in my black metal years 20 years ago. Great video, and a freshly expanded Spotify playlist :D

[@Div1neLegacY]

Sylosis (Finally getting more traction in the last year or so) But other than that, Mors Principium Est (Criminally underrated) Chimaira (Shadowed by Lamb of God) Persefone (Releases banger albums yet not enough traction) Soilwork Scar Symmetry (Both shadowed by other Melo death bands) We need more love for these bands. Seriously these bands deserve better, also Chimaira needs to come back

[@CaroRgbg]

The last Sylosis album was unbelievable. And apparently that still wasn't enough to do a euro headline tour. They "only" opened for Malevolence. What a waste.

[@Div1neLegacY]

@@CaroRgbg I was not prepared by their new album, it slaps so hard. Love every bit of it from front to back

[@ZachComa]

Soilwork and Chimaira are both incredible live. I caught them both on an In Flames tour back in the early 2000s.

[@Div1neLegacY]

@@ZachComa bruh, if I can timetravel, I would just for that concert. That's a sick lineup

[@vorpalblades]

​@@CaroRgbgthe last Sylosis was shit. So disappointing.

[@TamaMochi678]

WOW! I've never even heard about Scar Symmetry before, but just listening to two random songs and I'm already extremely impressed! They hit my taste in metal pretty much exactly! Thank you Bradley, for introducing me to another great band! (always loved Symphony X aswell, The Odyssey is a masterpiece)

[@kurzackd]

since Bradley doesn't usefully section his videos for our comfort and benefit, here: 0:50 -- Symphony X 2:36 -- 3 Inches of Blood 3:50 -- Nevermore 5:10 -- Scar Symmetry 6:36 -- Carcass . You're welcome !! :) .

[@davidvanwagenen8623]

Please make more of these! I've never really listened to any of these bands lol, but they're sick!

[@CreativeMindsAudio]

Great list! Nevermore is one of my favorites. Since deadheart in a dead world came out. Oddly enough the album i listen to most now. Saw them live during the godless tour and hung out after the show and they were all awesome. Got most of my CDs signed. Sadly I did an interview with Jeff loomis at the show but the recording didn’t record and it was such a great interview too 😢. So glad we got phones now that can do this. Symphony x are incredible too! Saw them live and after the show i was hanging outside of the venue waiting for blind guardian to come out and Russel Alan came up and said hi to me 😂. Scar symmetry are amazing af! Really loved their first two albums and their latest album is incredible too. Saw them live with their original vocalist and it was great! Carcass is classic. Only really liked heartwork though.

[@DngaF]

Obscura and fracturus are really underrated in the tech death niche, pripjat and ayahuasca as well (thrash and experimental death respectively)

[@lucasyoung6691]

obscura is so good

[@nmnate]

I feel like it's hard to know what's underrated in tech death. The entire genre is pretty niche. Some of my favs are absolutely underrated in a broader sense (Beyond Creation, Equipoise, Psycroptic, First Fragment, Alkaloid)

[@jaimecastander]

MYRATH was a huge discovery for me last year. Unbelievable underrated and unknown band considering how good are all their songs. Metal from Tunisia with big middle east influence in their music. Just amazing.

[@vincentfalcone9218]

Myrath and also Orphaned Land. Great middle eastern metal.

[@jontraz5993]

Symphony X - Domination Has maybe one of the COOLEST bass intros ever!! Up there with Panic Attack by DT and (sadly often overlooked) the RE-RECORDING of Souls of Black by Testament.

[@archersomers]

NEVERMORE mentioned. This pleases me THOROUGHLY and IMMENSELY ❤

[@-Heavy-]

Yeah!It's so nice to see that not the whole world went completely ignorant!😁

[@LucasLeCompteMusic]

Nevermore is so good. Jeff is working with nevermore's old drummer right now.

[@gkezele]

Van is a really cool guy. and a great drummer. Check out his other side project band Ghostship Octavius.

[@CYON4D]

I love Symphony X. Michael Romeo is just an unbelievably good guitarist and composer. Russell Allen's vocals are unmatched as well.

[@ruben1580]

Skyclad, King's X, Galactic Cowboys and Fates Warning would be mine. And Nazareth and Tesla if I include hard rock. And many more if you include bands who only released a few albums.

[@user-jk9jc4zc3n]

Great list! I also think that Loudness are a very underrated band. They’re really good, and Akira Takasaki is such a great guitarist 🤘

[@TarosTheVoid]

Also Anthem and Outrage too

[@jeanclaude.transam]

Symphony X!!!! I remember seeing them on the first Gigantour,they fucking rule!

[@AEMachinas]

Martyr, Coroner, Cathedral, Augury, Sanctuary

[@kevinjohnson2054]

Underrated albums: Manticora-8 Deadly Sins Lost Horizon-Awakening the World Biomechanical-Empires of the World Unexpect-In a Flesh Aquarium Mind Odyssey-Signs Adagio-Underworld Savage Circus-Dreamland Manor Metal Church-Self Titled Vanden Plas-Christ 0 Virgin Steele-House of Atreus pt.1 and 2 Luca Turilli-Prophet of the Last Eclipse Darkane-Expanding Senses Pain of Salvation-Perfect Element Circus Maximus-isolate Septic Flesh-Communion Diabolical Masquerade-Nightwork Anathema-Alternative 4 DGM-Misplaced Rigor Mortis-Self Titled

[@Ghost_in_the_Rain]

Falconer is in my top 5 favorite bands of all time, and they are CRIMINALLY underrated; since they disbanded I feel like they've only faded more into obscurity, but I refuse to let them be forgotten 🤘

[@jonathanjansson3434]

hell yeah dude! Falconer is my favourite band ever!!!

Got a fair share of Falconer in the old days when listening to Epic Rock Radio on live365:D

[@Guitarsamuraislayer]

Testament is so fucking underrated

[@scifiordie]

its not, if anything its overrated. Xentrix is underrated

[@Guitarsamuraislayer]

@@scifiordie lemme take a listen to them and see for myself Edit: nope, deffinetly right where they belong you're just another elitist, that thinks that bands with more than 3 album sales are overrated.

[@BrainDead_Ed_102-gz9zp]

Yeah, There’s many Thrash Bands that’s underrated like Nuclear Assault, Demolition Hammer, Morbid Saint, Overkill And Toxik, But Testament’s not the most underrated of all of them

[@Guitarsamuraislayer]

@@BrainDead_Ed_102-gz9zp I never said they were the MOST underrated, I'm saying that they are very underrated but I agree with the other bands you mentionned they are all indeed underrated

[@perlundgren7797]

Not trying to be an elitist, but we're talking about almost 2,7 million monthly Spotify listeners and Billboard chart positions for most albums. Should they be the biggest metal band of all time or something?

[@JohnNRoach]

3 Inches of Blood is the quintessential Canadian metal band for me. A lot of my early practicing was inspired by an interview with Shane Clarke. Every band on here is bang on! Cheers from Newfoundland

[@1980extremeG]

I'm gonna mention Satyricon here. Thier first 3 albums are genuinely amazing, and their later material is also great. Check out Now, Diabolical. Its got some amazing riffs. They should get talked about far more often!

[@baschdiro8565]

Among my favourite underrated bands are Jaded Heart, Phantom Blue, Pink Cream 69, Bullet, Dynamite, Sloppy Joe's, Air Raid, Crucified Barbara, Hellion, Warlock, Beast in Black, Warkings, Warrior Path, Lynx, Skull Fist etc.

[@yalu2]

F... I don't even know most of these... Except Hellion (somewhat), Warlock, and Crucified Barbara, who I found out about at Wacken :)

[@baschdiro8565]

You're welcome.

[@Mofos_of_Metal]

EXCELLENT choices! My choices would be - Virgin Steele, Riot, Savatage, Crimson Glory, Jag Panzer, Manilla Road, Slough Feg. Just to name a few!

[@Mofos_of_Metal]

@@lowendlifebassist Love them! The first 2 albums especially are classics to me.

[@EsEhKa]

Disillusion from Germany. There are many bands that started larger movements or subgenres that get surpassed in terms of commercial success by newer bands or simply people they inspired. I could name a few: Neurosis, Watchtower, Psychotic Waltz, Samael, Skyclad. Then of course there are some pearls among the marbles that simply do not get much recognition or commercial success.

[@EliasPinet]

I clicked because of Carcass.. definitely one of the best metal bands ever. Their unique vocals and riffs are something I've never listened in other bands from the same genre. I used to be so into them I had a Carcass tribute band when I was 15, managed to play in a few shows in small bars and stuff, good times.

[@Theperson3708]

Savatage I feel like is so underrated criss oliva was honestly such an amazing guitarist and johns vocal range was insane

[@yasinaksahin7696]

I watched the Wacken concert yesterday. One of my favorite for sure

[@Mr.Goldbar]

Would add Angra to the list! Very similar to Symphony X in a way :)

[@sangramos]

I’m so happy you mentioned scar symmetry and carcass!!! Dark Tranquillity deserves a mention!

[@udowonz3434]

Love you for this ❤️

[@jezorek11]

My underrated types are: Rage (Down is my favourite) Brainstorm (All those words) Before the Dawn (My room) Maybe someone will give them a try :D

[@JDAMorley]

Bal-sagoth Darkane Equilibrium Cardiacs (not metal but the best British band ever)

[@cope847]

Carcass broke up in '96 and went away for over a decade. I never thought they were underrated though. I feel like they always get tons of praise.

[@alleygh0st]

Before Heartwork they barely got ever mentioned in metal publications and conversations and even that one garnered recognition after the fact

[@madProgenitorDeity]

7:39 Heartwork (song) was also featured in F-zero 64 under the name "Devil's Call is in your Heart"

[@cROSSingth3RUBICon]

Also, similar band to Nevermore that are still together and even more underrated is Witherfall. They are kind of like Nevermore mixed with Mercyful Fate.

[@adamhowemusic283]

Annihilator!

[@sip__]

Infant?

[@GeneralGecko95]

They have too many bad/forgettable albums and on the newer albums there is so much selfcopying... But the first two albums are huge!

[@adamhowemusic283]

@@GeneralGecko95 yes very true! first 4 albums imo are amazing and the rest are meh. Most of their album covers are awful too lol

[@regular_rocker]

Nice list! I'll go check 'm out. I miss As I Lay Dying on this list, though

[@DanielBMusic5]

Symphony X are such a great band. All the classical influences aswell as crazy riffs and leads make them so underrated!

[@jeffreydhill]

Hell yeah, bro. Symphony X and Nevermore are so great. I'd like to shout out Vanden Plas as a criminally underrated band, too. They're like DT but don't lose the plot and wank off into oblivion in the middle of every song. Christ 0 is one of my all time favorite albums.

[@rayres1074]

Personally I think dISEMBOWELMENT is particularly underrated. Not sure if it's too underground, but imo it is hands down the BEST Death Doom band ever. Gorguts and Demilich are kind of slept on too, imo. More of underappreciated than underrated (people who know them usually fucking love it). Gorguts is just as innovative and brutal as Messhugah if not more but they're not that known, and Demilich is one of the weirdest Cosmic Horror Death Metal of all time.

[@Hell-Awaits]

What?! Underrated/underappreciated?! Maybe if you are into death metal since yesterday...

[@rayres1074]

@@Hell-Awaits Yeah bud. Fucking Demilich has the same reach as Gojira, Mastodon or Death. Gorguts is just as popular as Messhugah. And the amount of people who know dISEMBOWELMENT is more or less the same that knows about Candlemass.

[@andrearenaudo9045]

I think that in this case it's the subgenre as a whole that's obscure: I mean, you don't see many people listening to weird and/or dissonant death metal, however, once you start digging into it, Gorguts and Demilich are usually among the first names that get thrown around. Also if you like dISEMBOWLMENT check Winter's "Into Darkness" if you still haven't

[@rayres1074]

@@andrearenaudo9045 well, the concept of dissonant death metal is kind of new, when I heard about them they were just considered a weird branch of death metal. And sure, will check that band out.

[@chrisproost7290]

Some of my favourite albums of all time are in that pack. Nevermore's Dead Heart in a Dead World and This Godless Endeavour (I also like Dreaming Neon Black and the less well received Obsidian Conspiracy cos my first NM song was on that) Scar Symmetry's Holographic Universe is about as perfect a full play as you can get. They haven't reached that height again since imo. I didn't get on great with Carcass' earliest work but Heartwork deserves a high place in any tier list of the heavies, and Swansong wasn't half bad either. Haven't had a chance at their newer stuff yet. One of my personal great underrated loves (for some 30 years now) is something quite different but quite stellar too; The God Machine. Two albums and done (though I prefer the first) of astounding creations. Ah, but for me there's probably at least one sublime album from most bands I've been on this journey with, even if not underrated per se.

[@TheWailingWookie]

Absolutely Nevermore. Dead Heart in a Dead World is a classic album that still absolutely stands up today. Warrel knew how to strike the perfect balance of melodrama that you find in classical operatic music while still maintaining a hardened edge and writing choruses that you can't get out of your head. And then there is the genius of Jeff Loomis. RIP Warrel Dane

[@cryo2156]

My 5 favorite underrated bands are: Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Olivia Rodrigo, and Billie Ellish

[@heavensmelodiest]

You only mentioned 3 there

[@dakotakoll-is3rg]

You funny

[@Failchesters]

One of the most OUTRAGINGLY underrated bands is Fair To Midland. They are amazing and yet they completely dissapearred after ending their career in a huge debt.

[@CreativeMindsAudio]

Amazing band! Highly underrated!

[@Failchesters]

@@CreativeMindsAudio honestly one of the best bands out there in my opinion. It is a shame how underappreciated they are.

[@CreativeMindsAudio]

@@Failchesters yeah I discovered them somehow and fell in love instantly! One of my favorites rn. Also when I found out that they aren’t together anymore I got sad. So much talent there!

[@Chaz4543]

They sounded like System of a Down.

[@profanepropane]

For me its The Chasm, Manilla Road, Demolition Hammer, Obliveon, Inanna, Afterbirth, I guess Coroner and Voivod. Great bands with mind-blowing albums