The year that METAL got popular again??

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

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[@ShoelessJP]

Get that bag king.

[@derekrose3328]

THANK YOU for pointing out that 2014 was somehow a decade ago.. it’s been making me and everyone else fairly so sick: so little, yet so much has gone by. How??

[@hulluporo9067]

Every video Finn brings to me, pushes me one step closer to death. And I'm about to break.

[@diarrheapool]

he's slip TAKEN

[@aenema1983]

*To the edge And your friends are dead

[@michaelbashford2733]

I was just thinking how I could do this and you beat me to it 😂

[@robiu013]

really makes you crawl in your skin with those wounds that will not heal

[@ryanhill9407]

Gay

[@EdwardStumpp_Music]

Also in the category of ‘old artists’ this year: Skinny Puppy did their final tour, killed it at every show, and then official called it day. An absolutely integral band in the history of Industrial Music. They never compromised on their vision and gave theatrical & memorable performances. While they do have a few ‘low points’ in their discography, they have an impressive and influential amount of work that holds up to this day for (again) their unique vision and style. Well done, Skinny Puppy. Absolute legends.

[@wavewithus4081]

I love Snarky Puppy's music and performances but am not familiar with the group.. Do I understand correct that they are done with the project and will not (likely) release new music or perform live under the Snarky Puppy name?

[@EdwardStumpp_Music]

@@wavewithus4081 I'm pretty sure you're messing with man lol. As far as I know, Snarky Puppy (the jazz band) is still a thing. Skinny Puppy, the industrial band formed in the 80s in Canada, had their final tour this year.

[@wavewithus4081]

@@EdwardStumpp_Music oh man I totally misread skinny as snarky! My bad hahah, my brain sometimes..

[@noterrormanagement]

The only song i really listen to from SP is assimilate but i respect their influence over industrial

[@adamstelzer4436]

They laughed at my creed tattoo, who's laughing now??

[@android521]

Taking Back Sunday released their first album in 7 years in 2023 too.

[@donutninja2797]

I remember running into the punk rock mba randomly in 2019 and to see where Finn is now makes me happy! Happy new year Finn 🎉

[@Commandercolt44]

A Mike Shinoda X Sleep Token collab would go insane

[@JohnSmith-oe4bw]

I can't even believe how fast & big Sleep Token blew up. But now knowing that popular hot chicks are blasting them on TikTok, I now realize that this is the secret to success.

[@leegriffiths8910]

Proof that a band that is mid at most can make it big due to that app.

[@jota8193]

Hot chicks = music gatekeepers

[@Gregbaltzer]

I can, because they sound like a R&B/boy band.

[@JimKnight-x8y]

2023 the year nostalgia shows with tons of popular bands became just another tour that will happen now every couple of months.

[@Fullcollapse1]

Pretty much!

[@ryanhoover8130]

Tom Delonge reminds me of Kurt Cobain in a way. Not a great singer, not a virtuoso guitarist, but an absolute god tier song writer. While Blink might not been quite as big and influential as Nirvana, it's really not that far off if you think about it

[@LinktoSonic]

Nirvana put grunge/alt rock on the map. Blink put punk pop on the map. They really are similar in terms of mainstream influence

[@errix]

​@@LinktoSonicGreen Day and the Offspring did that in 1994?

[@dominikaksiazek7177]

​@@errixGD had that moment when their albums were weak and then the flagship pop punk band was blink.

[@errix]

@@dominikaksiazek7177 I won't argue that. Blink are great.

[@Bassmanhill84]

Justice for Creed! Yes!!!! Love it and love you Finn! Here's to another year with the Punk rock MBA!

[@magusking9215]

I’m one of the many who discovered Sleep Token in 2023… and am left dumbfounded that their earlier gems went under the radar the way they did. That’s gotta be because they’re from England and the heavy US Media machine, playlist curators etc…just got on to them. I hope they will get huge, bc they’re already 2 EPs and 3 LPs into their career.

[@leegriffiths8910]

Nah, they are only big this year cause they blew up on tiktoc, the other albums are just as crap as this year's

[@magusking9215]

@@leegriffiths8910 Oh so you’re with that Russian vocalist with the face tattoos and the muscles who called Sleep Token vocals “Gay” 🤣. Some guys have their masculinity threatened by Sleep Token somehow, they listen to those bands that have barely any chicks at their shows so, you tell me.. what’s wrong with this picture. If those guys actually got passed that and gave it a real listen, they would notice it’s very well written pieces of Art Music with deceptively simple parts. It’s all one guy that writes the stuff and bounces it all with a very talented drummer… Maybe the 3 million people who follow them on Spotify also use Tik Tok ( 2 truly evil inventions ). But along with a lot of other people I don’t use those and found them on good ol’ KZbin

[@leegriffiths8910]

​​@@magusking9215wow, they really got you brain washed into their cult too Huh? Just because I don't like them doesn't mean I'm with another certain group of people. I have my own opinions and tastes and they don't line up with sleep token and it's got nothing to do with them sounding "gay" that's you projecting. But wow, you really have lived up to the shitty sleep token fan base 😂😂😂

[@kohhna]

​@@leegriffiths8910but why did they blow up on Tik Tok tho?

[@AlexandraAbrams-hk6ku]

Yeah, I got into them right before they blew up, like summer 2022, and as much as I immediately loved them, I in no way predicted they would blow up THIS much, but I am so here for it

[@evilemuempire9550]

I can’t wait for the 2033 Spiritbox, Bad Wolves and Sleep Token baddie-core tour

[@loompy1440]

I’ve seen 3 Creed shirts recently. Two of them were on guys with ironic mullets who FOR SURE would have mocked them and laughed at their fans 10 yrs ago. These hipstahoes ain’t loyal 💅

[@WC_Beer_Reviews]

4th year in a row that Finn makes the bulk of his income with Nu-Metal and Butt Rock videos.

[@CliffArmijo]

Butt rock and Nu-metal is big business. Can't knock the hussle. And Pump Rock of course.

[@skilldeadly8888]

Im a casual fan of Sleep Token and they have certainly blown up. I think its well deserved because they have a gimmick that makes them interesting and they are willing to try new things in metal and rock while many bands are churning out the same butt rock over and over.

[@chesterfield9682]

"...welcome to the Pump Rock MBA."

[@FlobsterforLobster]

Even during the holidays Finn is here pumping out bangers.

[@KesslerMickschGeorgeII]

The Millienial pay piggy super fest trend started with the return of Furnace Fest. It’s still the coolest one.

[@kochampokoj870]

I liked how Scott Stapp presented creed as so much nobler than barbarian nu metal in the Woodstock 99 documentary

[@codyhansen7600]

sleep token is ass, spiritbox is ass, a7x is ass, terrible year for mainstream metal but the underground is truly thriving as of the end of this year and we love to see it

[@swatchcovers5401]

Blue ridge Rock fest just showed me that everyone still doesn’t care about Virginia. I feel bad for all the parents with hatchet man tattoos and slipknot shirts trying have a night off from the kids, and not even be able to use the bathroom.

[@perfectallycromulent]

the two wealthiest counties in the country are in Virginia. Virginia is doing fine.

[@RB-oc7ti]

Happy for the Creed fans that they’re doing a nostalgia tour - so long as it doesn’t interfere with Mark Tremonti and they boys getting back with Myles Kennedy and creating another AlterBridge album on schedule! They are always top notch quality 💪

[@johnyoung8745]

I love Ab more than Creed but I started with creed and don’t mind waiting another 6-9 months for AB if it means I can get a couple new creed songs even if it’s the 2012 unreleased songs

[@collinthomas6288]

That Sleep Token song clip is major truck commercial vibes

[@larasaikali2483]

Nik Nocturnal’s reaction to Chop Suy was my favorite moment from Metal this year!

[@iamdondawson]

Thank you for standing up for us real Creed fans.

[@Pokethememedealer]

I like butt rock and even I won't touch Creed

[@TheRockSocietyYT]

Yeah

[@Nersius]

Sorry, don't care what Finn says, you like a band that I don't, you're getting swirlied.

[@SolarDNA]

Hey man to each their own...

[@noelc8927]

I don't really listen to them, but if one of their songs come on when I'm in a public place I HAVE to do the voice, which is cool. Happy for you guys.

[@theaveragewoodsman6002]

2023 was the year of the DINKs concert, nostalgia tour.

[@oldsmobilethompson1658]

Ok. It's comforting to me that 2014 is a decade ago, but I'm into immortal stuff so I enjoy being further away from years that felt futuristic and advanced at the time. I grew my hair out to anticipate the indie-rock comeback, hoping more metal accompanies it like before. Also, the 2011 nostalgia is bubbling in the midwest. Sometimes the Red Line is looking more like a Blue Line train from late 2010. There are definitely smaller cycles within the 20 year cycle. I was dressing like I did in 2009 during 2020 myself. We want your deep dive on the Swag Era

[@unbornborg3261]

one of the wildest moments in metal this year was seeing the spiritbox and megan thee stallion collab on the remix of her song cobra

[@GlennJimenez]

2014 was the loneliest must depressing year of my life So glad it’s been a decade

[@loco504]

My 2023 was fun with a plenty of live music . Two music fests in one year Rockville and Louder Than Life...

[@thebushmaster0544]

i love that you respect Lars! sometimes i feel like im the only person put there who likes metallica out there!

[@Shawnzy1]

I can’t with sleep token . It’s like creed core nu metal

[@Stretchwreckedem469]

I feel like if a legacy band is going to complain about a current day topic like TikTok, Deepfakes, etc, they really need to actually do their research and go into detail about how said topic has negatively affected society and changed the way people think for the worse instead of “I’m old and new thing makes younger generation worse so I’m complaining about it”

[@richardsmyth9023]

I spent so many years clowning Creed that I became a legitimate fan.

[@The1920sChannel]

So psyched for the new Green Day album! "Dilemma" is the best song so far in my opinion.

[@jeffreyferreira3811]

Haven't watched the video yet, but the fact that I see Blink 182 and Green Day on the thumbnail on a video about metal is not a good sign.

[@Owlr4ider]

I think it's not 2023 per se but rather the post covid era that reinvigorated so many people around the world, including musicians and artists in general. Being able to leave the house again and go on tours has been almost as reinvigorating to musicians as it is for gay when they come out of the closet. This massive burst of energy got everyone's creative juices flowing again. Whether it's the classic bands like Iron Maiden, Metallica, Megadeth, etc, releasing new albums that are actually good again to new wave of 'modern metal' it's a good time for everyone involved. Almost like a post war baby boom situation.

[@irishspagetti6565]

most modern metal is just not good to me, I tried to get more into newer bands but It just doesn't do it for me

[@holstonmatt]

Trying getting into metal from other countries like japan and mexico there a lot of good bands right now in those countries also check out more underground artists like big chief just look up "big chief iphone" on youtube and you can find a pretty funny metal album

[@PSZEMKI]

If you want short and focused Sleep token songs, go listen to they 1st record Sundowning. To this day my top 1 album of all time.

[@UnhumanNewman]

It’s definitely one of the albums of all time

[@luisemilianogonzalezvinces3400]

I was expecting you talking about A7X new album LIBAD. It has been incredibly divisive among fans, so it would have been interesting listening to your opinion about it. I personally love it

[@limegreenpatato]

I tried to like sleep token. Couldnt do it. So uninteresting.

[@real30yearoldboomerhours53]

Very true about Steve from Smashmouth. I also really worry about Brendan from Counterparts. Dude has some…let’s say interesting and rather concerning Twitter outbursts this past year.

[@lordfizzz]

I loved Brendans banter in the beginning but now it's just 🙄 and concerning. I'd like to see END tour more next year where he's surrounded by some more solid emotionally stable dudes to keep him grounded lol

[@tr4l1975]

"When did Motley Crue become classic rock? (Classic rock)" Bowling for Soup(1985) released in 2004.

[@gtabro1337]

2023 is the year Jordan Fish left BMTH and NGL I don’t know if thant makes me mad or sad

[@scottgibbs2243]

If Sleep Token, a couple F tier rappers drop some awful songs and Ronnie Radke were the highlight of 2023, Metal is fucked!

[@thisdaym]

17:07 SELF AWARE KING 👑

[@Bloods2006]

Billie Eilish reposted an “It Dies Today” song on her ig this past summer lol

[@UnhumanNewman]

Metallica’s last album, Hardwired to Self Destruct had a few bangers on it, but Finn’s major point still stands about their more recent music.

[@neil3467]

And Death Magnetic did too. Both also had too much filler. 72 Seasons is much more consistent but nothing as splashy as Spit out the Bone or My Apocalypse.

[@havokmusicinc]

Death Magnetic was a great album ruined by really shitty mixing. All Nightmare Long, Cyanide, The Day That Never Comes, and My Apocalypse are all absolute bangers and some of the best writing they've done since puppets, but the mixing is so fucking awful that it drags the whole record down

[@Gregbaltzer]

Broken, Beat, and Scarred is my favorite off of Death Magnetic, but I like the songs on Beyond Magnetic more.@@havokmusicinc

[@austins.2495]

Thanks again Finn for the content 🙏

[@schectermeister]

I never thought much about getting older until this year when I turned 39 and realized I was going to be 40 next year... 2009 still seems like it was just a few years ago to me... Getting old sucks. 👎🏻

[@andyo6977]

Lol the spectre of death looms! Thanks for reminding me😂😂😂

[@subparnaturedocumentary]

sanguisuggabogg dropped some elite fire album homicidal ecstasy this year also frozen soul and this band from japan kruelty album called untopia was solid.other than that really like lucky for you by bully and guts by olivia rodrigo, life under the gun by militarie gun was my overall favorite album of the year also like what drain, fiddlehead, year of the knife and gel put out this year.

[@macedamiachocolate]

I will always defend Human Clay and the first Creed album!

[@StroumTV]

What are the biggest bands right now? What is the current drip? I'd like a video about the present more than the past. Thanks Finn.

[@ryanrowe1975]

Happy new year

[@scottjustscott3730]

I couldn't give two sh*ts about Blink and I'm ecstatic to see them back together!

[@drewu3661]

The return of Blink is epic

[@charstrong9822]

Gen X is a pay piggy, too. I have tickets to Hootie and the Blowfish..unironically😂

[@NottyGurlStyle]

I never had a problem with Creed or Nickelback 😂

[@captainmunch13]

Happy new year finn!

[@delix787]

Thank you for another great year!! 👀

[@PorphyryOvTyre]

Couldn’t give less of a fuck about Sleep Token. Give me all that Blink 182

[@do_yohomework]

I love talking about Blink-182 in a conversation about metal

[@philbennett8414]

I hope papa Finn makes a favourite songs of the year video again

[@thomasbaldiscola4671]

Happy 2023 the year of our lord Finn Mckenty! 🤘🤘

[@TheDefton87]

We need a part two, Finn

[@darthvader3716]

*First min of every Finn video* “Hey guys isn’t it crazy how old we all are and we’re all gonna die soon. Anyways here’s my thoughts on the new BMTH song”

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Accurate

[@do_yohomework]

14 minutes in before a metal band was mentioned 😭

[@mitchmurda8749]

Sleep Token is r&b for goth girls/girls who listen to metal!!😂😂

[@Gregbaltzer]

I have listened to a bunch of their songs trying to figure out the hype and I haven't heard anything metal from them. They look metal but sound R&B/boy band. Ghost is more metal then Sleep Token. I defended Ghost as a metal band for their first three albums, but I can't defend Sleep Token as a metal band, because they are not.

[@Gummibri]

This man makes a video called "The year that METAL got popular again" then talks about Blink 182, Fallout Boy and Creed... All in a row. I'm not sure if Finn knows what metal is. I'm halfway through the video and he's still not talked about Metal.

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

But you clicked, right?

[@Gregbaltzer]

You forgot Sleep Token, because they're not metal either.

[@HowiSpangler]

This is the content I needed tonight. Thanks dude ❤

[@e-heromanny4348]

Man Finn really has zeroed in on that TikTok line in "The American Dream Is Killing Me". Like it's not like they made a whole song about the issues of social media (which is a genuine worry) in a cringe way, they just said like 3 words and kept going with the rest of the song.

[@thewholetrail]

You could just pay a few bucks for Getty images you know.

[@pkthefirst1524]

It’s a shame that no one is talking about how boys like girls made a comeback this year

[@nichande]

My problem with fall out boy we didn’t start the fire is they put the historical events out of order unlike the original. It’s all over the place.

[@lightningmonky7674]

Finally some love for the Lars man

[@schwolmart]

Sleep Token being near 3 million listeners is wild

[@letsroamaround2189]

You know you watch too much of Finn when you know the things he will repeat a band says/sings

[@johnyoung8745]

If anything creed fans and music fans in general picked creed over nickelback because you could look at creed and say it has mark tremonti (and the other alter bridge guys) in it and he is probably one of the most respected guitarist of this century

[@RB-oc7ti]

AlterBridge is just so great!💪

[@Lorenzommusic]

19:48 I think their version doesn't compare to the original but it might bring some new fans to the SOAD version IDK

[@jtkappy7742]

When lil uzi asked his friends if he should drop the song they were too high and thought he meant drop it and get rid of it and never let anyone else hear it ever.

[@yahshuarichards]

*Me thinking that summer 99 line up would be a cool show * looks down at my large rings and bracelets after Finn’s comments * maybe I’ll just stay home 😢

[@thechantz666]

Homie from Scowl right next the Billie during that K/L set lol

[@lou.yorke.x]

Big Wreck! WTF hell yeah!!

[@michaelbucholz2216]

Didn’t even mention the new avenged album after a 6 year hiatus 💀😂

[@Dimebag_Darrell420]

Because it’s one of their worst albums

[@Ki11Th3mA11Kid]

Because it's not even worth mentioning. I was the biggest A7X fan from 8th grade to 1st year of college. I seen them on thier Nightmare Tour and Hail To The King tour. After 6 agonizing years of waiting. I was genuinely upset at how lackluster and disappointing the new album turned out. I was hoping so bad for a return to form of something like a mixture of Hail To The King and Nightmare albums. Shoot I'd have been happy as hell with a Waking The Fallen or City Of Evil sound. They clearly tried to be innovative and experimental. And some bands can pull it off and even move the needle so to speak. Like Bring Me The Horizon has done. But this was not that at all. And finn forgot about mentioning it because let's be honest. It's the kind of album you would easily forget about when none of it is worth remembering outside of MAYBE The song Nobody which was halfway decent. I think The Rev truly might have been the secret sauce of Avenged Sevenfold. His last album was Nightmare which he practically finished before dying. Since A7X basically did a tribute album to the greatest bands making songs that sound similar to already huge songs like Sad But True. Then they did The Stage which was mediocre with a couple good hits but compared to the new album its GOD TIER. This band has more talent then most every will between Syn, M, Shadows, Thier Drummer and the rhythm guitarist. Way too much talent to waste it making songs like they did.

[@jayess8714]

Dilemma is easily Green Day's best song in years.

[@benjaminshoultz9657]

Finn as a cringe consultant: Finn: Kanye nooo Kanye West: Kanye yesss

[@studlyjock616700]

Bmth Lost I think is this years best track personally

[@anap3333]

Tom is one of the greatest song writers in alternative music

[@startervisions]

I feel like the "tiktok pop punk" revival has helped warm up casual music listeners to listening to music with loud distorted guitars and drums...it wasn't the right trend at the right time because it didn't last more than three or so years...that's just how things are nowadays though with popular music and music in popular culture...trends cycle faster in today's social and cultural climate with social media becoming this hype cycle rumor-mill bandwagon...i think there will be something that comes out soon with some type of rock element in it's music that becomes a new trend and it will be bigger than "tiktok pop punk"

[@SJRenkola]

Once I was still old enough to legally drink in those " was a decade ago" I officially felt like I was going to die each night I went to bed; because I honestly might as well be Death because of how old I am. (I turned 38 in June, btw. Lol.)

[@j3rkcat]

Larr's you are now welcomed into the Friends of Finn club. Welcome.

[@skizr4200]

I suppose I've officially entered part 2 of my life.

[@wildfya6657]

I will say Finn you cant be sleeping on Love from the otherside by Fall Out Boy on there newest album its such a banger!

[@apoplexiamusic]

As a 39 year old, i kinda feel bad for the way my generation treated Metallica, and especially Lars, in the early 00’s with their position on Napster because they were fucking right. Our generation failed music artists by devaluing the craft so much that it allowed a dumpster fire of a human being called Daniel Ek to get filthy rich from exploiting us musicians

[@agonzalez7095]

pump rock is one of the songs of all time

[@malhondize3898]

i like songs around 5 to 7 min. to much longer it can get boring and to much shorter its like a jingle. i like a intro and outro . but just my preference

[@GeekFurious]

I'm not worried about dying. When it happens, I'll be the only person who won't know it happened.

[@c.c.c.c399]

"the year Finn became just another clickbait reaction channel"

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Always was

[@dakotakoll-is3rg]

Love you Finn!

[@roachfox]

Love it

[@TheDefton87]

Much respect for you Finn

[@JBlair-87]

@@FinnMckentyPRMBAGet the bag sis $