Most OVERRATED Metal Albums Of All Time

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[@dirtyheck1860]

stupid core kid

[@jeremyscout3464]

Idk I just love the guitar tone on To Mega Therion. It also has a consistent theme to it making it feel a bit like a concept album idk that's just my take. Honestly CF has a very uneven discography in my opinion. I could never get in to Pandemonium and MT is just ok. It's like a slightly more mature version of Hellhammer but still quite primitive. Monotheist is a monstrous album. It is one of the bleakest most depressing and dark albums I've ever heard.

[@raegandalbo9731]

Frost is an awesome band but the vocals Ooough they’re terrible

[@evilemuempire9550]

Monotheist is SO good! I honestly thought it was a fan favourite. Dying God Coming Into Human Flesh is one of the most haunting and terrifying songs I’ve ever heard

[@impulse4079]

Ground and Ain Elohim are amazing imo

[@insimniak]

Yes! Just masterpiece, and Totengott is evil af too.

[@stevsh89]

Yeah that track in particular is so amazing

[@awhowell]

I agree Monotheist was Celtic Frost’s best album. I saw Celtic Frost live in 2007 when they were promoting it with Type O Negative and it was killer.

[@markstultz383]

I loved it. Loud as hell

[@yoiamhere4737]

Countdown To Extinction has some filler sure, but honestly it has a top 3 Megadeth song for me: Ashes In Your Mouth. To me it's a masterpiece of a song and would've felt at home on Rust in Peace! Also: FINALLY someone talk about cryptic writings! I absolutely love that album, one of my favorites by Megadeth

[@MetalTrenches]

Hell yeah

[@benedictdonald4338]

90s Megadeth is laden with filler. They definitely lost the plot in their attempt to mimic Metallica’s every move. Youthanasia is mostly filler…

[@yoiamhere4737]

@@benedictdonald4338 Fully disagree personally lol, Youth is my fav album by them

[@danielgorman89]

As a gothic rock fan, the Sisters of Mercy and Bauhaus influences on To Mega Therion is what really drew me in!

[@nickmaatjes5611]

same here!!!!

[@samg1803]

I find the self titled and Toxicity equally good imo. Mezmerize/Hypnotize is when they started to walk between batshit and boring

[@nemesis8626]

Mesmorize and hypnotise still have some great work on there and lonely day in particular really shows darons progression as a lead player, that solo is no joke.. infact to be fair he has changed it live multiple times because of how much of a b...ch that is to nail lol

[@markpalavosvrahotes5575]

@@nemesis8626 BYOB is their best song of their career!!!!

[@amdacool1101]

And then they went to a hiatus and didn’t release a song for years

[@markpalavosvrahotes5575]

@@amdacool1101 I know I miss them.

[@amdacool1101]

@@markpalavosvrahotes5575 I do too, but the new singles slap though

[@metalafro]

40 Below Summer rarely gets mentioned anywhere. Such an underrated band, their stylistic choices makes them so fun to listen to. Highly recommend to check the band, if you already haven't!

[@markpalavosvrahotes5575]

I LOVE Monotheist!!! It is definitely in my top 30 metal albums of all time.

[@benedictdonald4338]

Yep. It’s a stunning masterpiece. So, too, is “To Mega Therion”.

[@timothyrepasky5012]

Glad to see Chevelle get some love. Would you be interested in doing a discography ranking for them? I know I'd love to hear your opinion on their catalog. One of my favorite bands. And Sci-fi Crimes may be my favorite too.

[@MetalTrenches]

I should have done it when the last one came out.

[@timothyrepasky5012]

@@MetalTrenches it's not too late :)

[@matternicuss]

I absolutely love To Mega Therion! It's one of my favorite 80s metal albums, easily. The intro is just so MASSIVE, and one of the all-time great album openers imo. And after that it's just banger after banger, with not a single dud besides (maybe) Tears in a Prophets Dream, which is simply an experimental break before the epic closer Necromantical Screams. Circle of the Tyrants is a stone cold classic, but then there's Dawn of Meggido's amazing French horn chorus, and the one-two punch of Usurper/Jewel Throne... For me this album is incredible and absolutely deserving of its reputation. I could never get into Monotheist, which is surprising since I adore Triptykon. To me Monotheist just feels like a less mature manifestation of Triptykon. Maybe I just feel to listen to it more...

[@MetalTrenches]

One of those different strokes situations for sure.

[@Annihilation_0f_The_Wicked9066]

Keep listening to it. It surpasses everything CF has done. There's no way that you won't like Synagogue Satanae.

[@matternicuss]

@@Annihilation_0f_The_Wicked9066 oh yeah, it's definitely good stuff. No question! I just prefer CF's old school sound, personally. Songs like Morbid Tales and Circle of the Tyrants have a swagger to them I find infectious

[@Annihilation_0f_The_Wicked9066]

@@matternicuss I can understand your preferance. Monotheist for me was the album that embodies everything that CF stood for and what they were trying to make. This is one of the greatest metal albums i've listened.

[@joepplaysdrums]

I kind of agree with you on To Mega Therion. I bought it along with Morbid Tales and I found that one to be more memorable. On TMT the songs start to sound the same after a while and the album starts to drag. Monotheist is great as well

[@MetalTrenches]

Yeah it's just... fine.

[@jewel_throne2950]

Get your brain checked.

[@Misanthrope111]

I love the format of this video! Instead of just addressing overrated albums, you offer alternatives! Wonderful!

[@Goryptor]

Mardraum and Below the Lights happen to be my two favourite records by Enslaved. Mardraum is an absolutely breathtaking metal ride through various decades in the past and future, while Below the Lights is a vast, monumental experience where you feel this tiny compared to the music.

[@soundhealingbygene]

Discovering your videos and various playlists about the different genres and subgenres of heavy metal it makes me realize that you have a vast amount of knowledge pertaining to such subject matters. I really wish I could have got more into metal and been a bigger fan of it however I need a lot of variety as far as music genres go. However I will say that heavy metal is what got me so interested in so many other types of music. There are quite a few bands that most would consider metal, thrash, or industrial, sludge, etc that are basically my Staples for when I need that fix. In general I wanted to spiral out and find other types of music so to speak. Celtic Frost monotheist is a huge favorite especially the song dying God coming into human flesh. Probably their greatest work. After watching some of your videos I added to my Spotify quite a few metal bands that I used to listen to on a regular basis. Since metal is pretty much my roots other than some of the classic rock stuff from the '60s and '70s. I recall listening to: I hate God, corrosion of conformity, acid bath, testament, Exodus, kreator, lamb of god, gojira, isis, neurosis, meshuggah, high on fire, an about 4 dozen other metal bands. I'm so glad that I'm not the only metal fan that never really got into Disturbed. There's maybe about two or three songs of theirs that I actually like and that's about it. Also they completely ruined the song sound of silence.

[@MetalTrenches]

Thanks for the compliment

[@vanzylalberts5552]

Underrated albums: Slayer - Divine Intervention, Altar - Ego Art, Prong - Rude Awakening, Symbyosis - Crisis, Monstrosity - In Dark Purity, Pissing Razors - Cast Down The Plague, Cryptopsy - The Unspoken King, Pestilence - Doctrine and Obsideo.

[@czdot]

Koloss need more love. Miasma was the first Dahlia album I had heard and don't like the first 2 as much. SOAD first 2 album... I like Toxicity a bit more but it's play them back to back and it turns into a great combo that constantly graduates. Love them so much. Damn, now I'm gonna have to go listen to them. 🙂

[@blendernoob64]

For me I listen to Catch 33 more like a sludge metal or drone metal album more than a progressive metal, or djent record. It’s a freezing cold, hypnotizing, whirling vortex of darkness and terror. For me it’s like Djent’s cleanly produced answer to Sleep’s Dopesmoker, and as a fan of that style of single song experience albums, Catch 33 freaking rules. Koloss though is also extremely underrated. Easily, Meshuggah’s most accessible record

[@226butters226]

Exactly. It's just like getting punched in the face over and over but progressively harder. Koloss is my second favorite album. The production alone just has a special quality that none of the others albums have

[@jordanstuck747]

100% agree about the self titled SOAD album. It's easily one of my favorites.

[@Armando.Sepulveda]

I actually thought it would be toxicity because that's the album that made them superstars

[@MetalTrenches]

@@Armando.Sepulveda Toxicity was the breakout album but song for song I think that SOAD > Toxicity

[@jamesrobert680]

@@MetalTrenches i loathe both.

[@johannrajan3279]

Koloss got enough praise. It has music that is heavy and juicy. But here is what Catch 33 revolutionized 1. Catch 33 uses Superior Drummer "Drum Kit from Hell" which was recorded by Fredrik Thordendal and Tomas Haake. This set an industry standard for what professional drum machine should sound like. Every music producer in metal used this. 2. The amount of paradoxes in the lyrics and the meaning it hides is too good and needs it appreciation. 3. First album to use 8 string guitars to it's optimal use and sound. Nothing and I were just experiments that perfectly combined best of both worlds to produce this album. 4. Uses Autotune which was very new when released. 5. Only continuous, concept album by Meshuggah 6. Last time Fredrik or Marten played bass in an album or live. 7. The amount of 33's hidden in the whole album is just insane and hidden in plain sight. 8. A lot of ambience and silence than any album of theirs. Overall it feels like a masterpiece that deserves what it has received from fans. Koloss doesn't deliver equally but it is a banger of an album.

[@user-fq7rt3pb6u]

Watch the CD counter while listening to Catch 33...Mehuggah actually uses real time along with traditional time signatures to fold space-time. Love the layers at .33 and 3.33...Koloss is cool but its like Meshuggah for beginners. Wow, just put on the disk to make sure I was right and I found something new..The weird guitar layering that starts at .33 ends at 1.06 making the line run for 33 seconds while the rhythm keeps the odd grove behind it...I'm a nerd.

[@MetalTrenches]

You've made a fair case

[@johnchedsey1306]

Funny! I never could get my head around Mardraum, but Below The Lights immediately grabbed by attention. When I think about Celtic Frost, Into the Pandemonium is still my favorite because it's just one of the most out there and unexpected releases of 1987. I love "Circle of the Tyrants" and the closing song from To Mega Therion, but I'm more likely to reach for Morbid Tales if I'm in the mood for the earlier CF stuff. I gave up on Megadeth after Rust In Peace. I've heard just about all the studio releases at one point or another but Dave Mustaine's voice and personality pretty much alienate me on that band.

[@theovermatt]

Catch 33's always been a weird one for me and I agree with everything you said about it. Honestly I kinda feel like Immutable is borderline a remake of that album but the ideas work much better. Ironically enough the Megadeth album I legitimately think is overrated is Rust In Peace. I know, I know, everyone loves Holy Wars and Hangar 18, but honestly I feel like it's missing some of that punk edge that makes the first three albums so special, especially Peace Sells. Meanwhile one I think people tend to sleep on is The System Has Failed, which is a shame 'cause that album has some real bangers on it.

[@biorythmicshifter]

Beyond the Within from Enslaved is definitely one of their unsung albums. Also a favorite of mine but Below the Lights nudged it out by a hair for me though. Your observation about the instrumentation on Mardrum is spot on, there is a level of musicianship that touches more of that frenetic black metal energy but it’s still there on Below just a bit more refined. To me that the real last album that tied them to the early stuff…it’s all good.

[@MetalTrenches]

It's such a shame that it so often gets left out of the discussion.

[@lesterama6110]

I remember that I discovered Enslaved with Mandraum because I was obssessed with that experimental side of black metal

[@therealmccoyruf]

Still like magma more than fortitude, maybe if fortitude didn’t have the chant or whatever that song is with the intro before it. I just don’t feel like repeating that part so many freakin times is justified and kills the momentum of the album.

[@MetalTrenches]

I kind of like grooving along with that part but I get it

[@worksofein6449]

I never knew that Below the lights was hyped. I've not listened to it in ages. I always thought the early albums were way more hyped than any of the later stuff, though maybe Ruun gets a lot more love than below the lights. Agreed on ATG, I would go so far to say that the band is over hyped in general. I enjoy most of their work and they are great live. But good gravy, the adulation. Fortitude over Magma!? I've love it when you drop a controversial take! I prefer Magma, though I might be biased because I'm a geologist. ;) I like the later CF and Triptikon way more than early CF. To megatherion is cool though. I got played to me as a 'terrible' album but I loved it. I could never get into the post Countdown Megadeth. Countdown was the first MD I heard so maybe that's why I dig it so much.

[@d3athr0ck3r]

Here’s my thing with To Mega Therion. I am a die hard Tom G. Warrior fan but a lot of the music on TMT is just kind of messy and almost lazy if you ask me. The riff from the usurper is completely reused during (beyond the) north winds. Dawn Of Meggido had promise until they completely ripped the riff from for whom the bell tolls. And the rest is just ok with exception of The Usurper, Jewel Throne, Circle Of The Tyrants, and Necromantical Screams. I’d give it like a 6 overall while I would give albums like Into The Pandemonium and Monotheist like 8.5-10/10 scores. Also a huge Triptykon fan as well.

[@slipknotmfkrlocust8843]

Imo Master Of Puppets is the most overrated metal album. Its a decent album but imo its certainly not a thrash metal god tier likes its held as, especially compared to Ride The Lightning or Justice.

[@seanwechsler6783]

Kill ‘Em All is the best classic 80’s Metal thrash album.

[@dekapitatorr]

SOAD debut album is my top debut album of all time but Toxicity is also a masterpiece, huge production,crushing riffs. Most overrated metal album , probably de mysteris dom sathanas

[@jayeee2756]

Honestly, as a metal fan from 1978 to present, there was nothing like To Mega Therion around in '85. It was truly groundbreaking. Hard to see it in context today. We argued for hours down the pub as to whether it was a patch on Emperor's / Morbid etc.

[@MetalTrenches]

I can believe that

[@metalafro]

Their avantgarde approach to extreme metal was so confident and in-your-face, To Mega Therion was way before it's time. Tom Warrior is one of metal's best composers 🤘

[@jeremyscout3464]

I would personally add Death's The Sound of Perseverance. It really boggles my mind when I hear people say it's their favorite Death album, especially since technically it isn't even a Death album. It's a Control Denied album with Chuck on vocals instead of Aymar.

[@CFChristian]

China cymbal! China cymbal! China china China cymbal!

[@jeremyscout3464]

@@CFChristian lol I've always found the drumming on the album to be pretty obnoxious

[@CFChristian]

@@jeremyscout3464 It's way too loud, and I'm a drummer. It has unique tones at least. But what am I complaining about, it's a great album.

[@jeremyscout3464]

@@CFChristian I'm not a musician but something about the drums on it always bothered me. It's definitely my least favorite album from Chuck.

[@graham13clark]

Self titled over Toxicity. Thank you! I've been saying this for over 20 years now!

[@ebenezerspludge8369]

Some good points. Cool to hear you mention 40 below. I don't know anyone other than me that had that album. Sideshow was my jam. I love Megadeth, Countdown to extinction and cryptic writing were both amazing.

[@MetalTrenches]

Underrated for sure

[@pop000690]

My 4 picks: Celtic Frost: Monotheist: I'm gonna be honest here, I'm not a huge Celtic Frost fan but they do have albums I like and I know people love this album but I'm sorry I just don't get it. It's repetitive and boring but that's just me. Megadeth: Dystopia: Not a bad album and Kiko is a great edition but I never really took to this album. Their most recent album that just came out is a major step up imo. Sepultura Roots: While an album with mixed opinions, its still quite popular and I've never really been a fan of this record. I don't even hate Nu Metal but I just felt this album in a lot of ways is a step down from their previous records. Iron Maiden Seventh Son of a Seventh Son: Again not a terrible album and its actually pretty damn good but I don't find this album to be as memorable as previous or later albums even. Still a pretty awesome album just not one I rate super high.

[@brandonthomas6722]

I’m a little surprised about Countdown. The first half of it is pretty simplistic radio metal songs but This Was My Life, the title track, Captive Honour and Ashes In Your Mouth are all amazing and somewhat progressive songs to me. High Speed Dirt and Psychotron are a little more on the simple side but also very enjoyable, and of course Architecture Of Aggression is fantastic and not one of the more simplistic radio songs. However, that take on Cryptic Writings is pretty much how I feel about it. Aside from Sin, I think it’s a great album from start to finish. Even Have Cool Will Travel and I’ll Get Even are very enjoyable to me.

[@shanemckenna392]

Would love to see a tier list of Borknagar. Good stuff.

[@MetalTrenches]

Probably when they drop a new one. That’s Gonna be a doozy

[@joshuascott3428]

OK here is my problem with Celtic Frost and ill be honest i love them and everything they have ever done including cold lake.Ans yes Monotheist is brilliant. But To Mega Therion and Morbid Tales looking back 30 plus years if you had just never heard it ,i would say its a hard sell and so many of the bands they influenced would go on to outshine them . But from a historical perspective To Mega Therion is monumental thus cant be overated by my definition of that word .That being said alway appreciate your takes and willingess to shoot sacred cows.

[@nemesis8626]

Magma is a strange one, I don't think it's overrated, infact alot of gojira fans see it as abit of a step back from there earlier work in quality, however its around this time gojira peaked in terms of there overall popularity, silvera and stranded can stand up with any of there work but as a album as a whole it isn't close to a Mars to sirius. So in a way because of how the timeframes matched up it makes magma seem more overrated than it actually is

[@apoplexiamusic]

9:29 it’s funny because before watching your tier lists where you mention Chevelle i had never listened to them even though i heard their name quite a lot in the early 00’s. I checked their music out and found a surprisingly good catalog that can basically substitute that Tool craving when you want similar stuff, but not the bore fest that is their latest album

[@MetalTrenches]

They are one of the few radio bands of that era still worth listening to imo. Sci Fi Crimes is excellent.

[@joshdieckmann595]

I still think Countdown is a great album, but that's when I discovered the band, so it doesn't surprise me. I would say Youthanasia is equally good, though I understand why some don't care for it. Good to hear love for Cryptic Writings, though. Solid album that I think might be considered underrated in the more hardcore metal community, but obviously as you said, it got plenty of accolades at the time. My biggest issue with the album is the production. After how thick and heavy Youthanasia sounded, Cryptic Writings sounds a bit limp wristed by comparison. It just doesn't hit me as hard. That said, you're absolutely right about "Mastermind" and "Disintegrators" in terms of banger tracks. I would also say the final 3 tracks on the album smoke quite a bit as well. The thing that Countdown has going for it more than anything is songwriting. I know lots of people love SFSGSW as an album, but for me it's kind of weak. Not only was Dave in the throes of addiction and bringing on new hired guns, but the songwriting just isn't there. Peace Sells was a massive step up from a promising, but (to me) slightly disappointing debut. So when SFSGSW came out, I felt like it was a step down. Rust In Piece was so good that I don't think it would have made sense to try and repeat that sound, so it was smart for them to diverge.

[@blackwaterrust476]

Enslaved is my favorite metal band of all time and I actually agree with Below the lights. I like Below the Lights but it is slightly more hyped than it deserved. It’s either this or Vertebrae as my least favorite album of theirs imo. Oh and Koloss is my #1 favorite Meshuggah album. And well just have to agree to disagree with Countdown and To Mega Therion lol.

[@MetalTrenches]

Cheers

[@seanwinter5360]

Lots of metallica albums are overrated for me. Especially the black album. As far as countdown to extinction goes, I think it's pretty good. Symphony bores the hell out of me, as does Psychotron. But captive honor, ashes in your mouth, skin o my teeth, sweating bullets, architecture of aggression are all fantastic for me. And I agree with you about Cryptic Writings, very solid in my opinion. Fucking love Mastermind and the Disintegrators are killer. Love Almost Honest as well. But I will say that I think Countdown is a little better than Cryptic Writings, but both great albums in their own right

[@slickleg6066]

LP hasn't made a decent album since Hybrid Theory. End of story.

[@gluttonousgoober]

I completely agree on what you had to say about Countdown to Extinction. What is your favorite Megadeth album?

[@MetalTrenches]

Rust In Peace. I know that's the basic bitch answer, but for good reason

[@gluttonousgoober]

@@MetalTrenches Lmao it’s my favorite too but peace sells is a close second for me.

[@autistichades5552]

I think one thing that you need to acknowledge about Catch 33 before going into it is that it’s definitely not like other albums, it plays out like one massive song, which was an idea experimented with by the EP I. I’d say that it’s more like an experience, and adventure, where there are intense moments of action cut apart by ambience and tensity that builds up to those moments. If you’re a sucker for experimental music, then Catch 33 will leave you stunned, but if you’re someone to like to mosh out and all the likes, then it’s gonna be boring. That’s why it’s so divisive, it’s something that was never planned or prepared for by its fans, it just popped out of the blue.

[@WildBCPhoto]

Monotheist feels like I'm being dragged into Hell. It's awesome. One I'd add is Piece of Mind by Maiden. I'm a huge Maiden fan, but I don't get the praise for that one: Sure, it's got some great songs on it, but they're done really badly (Still Life and Revelations, I'm looking at you), and make it a hard listen.

[@GarethAlan81]

Among The Living by Anthrax.

[@awol.oper8r]

Solid takes all around. Ritual was my introduction to TBDM and its still a masterpiece!

[@awol.oper8r]

Wow. RIP Trevor.

[@getdrippy4416]

I just want to gush about Black Dahlia Murder's "Miasma" for a second. Their one of the only bands that, for me at least. Capture that feeling that the whole world might unravel. This album to me, is full of those moments. Where everything is just on 11. Darkest Hour have some moments like that as well earlier in their discography. But to me "Miasma" has a feeling to it they never captured again. Not saying it's their best. But for me it's definitely top 2 or 3 in their immaculate discography.

[@MetalTrenches]

It truly is a great discography. Check out the tier list if you haven't already.

[@antoniogonzalez4252]

The thing with At the gates for me is that after Slaughter of the Soul, the vocals seemed to deteriorate A LOT, and I really don't dig them one bit, now I'm not sure what happened to the vocalist and I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation but yep, their discography is over after Slaughter for me :(

[@joshalan5125]

Two pick of my own: Fear Factory: Obsolete- I really do not understand the hype with this album. Demanufacture was fantastic but I thought the majority of Obsolete just sounded like bland background metal by comparison. My alternate choice is Mechanize. Now THAT is Killer FF. Rage Against the Machine: Evil Empire- Once again, I think this album is insanely overrated. The first 3 songs are great! Tracks 4-11 range from mediocre to boring filler. The Battle of Los Angeles was a MUCH stronger album from beginning to end. Not a single filler track on that one.

[@MetalTrenches]

Mechanize is great

[@alejandromolina2435]

Agree with Mechanize

[@saltpeter7429]

Mechanize seemed like the rightful/ natural follow up to Demanufacture. Somehow there were other albums in between, lol. They weren't awful. I saw FF a couple of times on Obsolete tour, it was cool.

[@dynamo4543]

as a Huge Megadeth fan & them being 1 of my favorite bands of all time ,countdown to extinction is overrated ,i would definately go with Cryptic writings or even Rust in peace

[@seanwechsler6783]

Youthinasia

[@tingachhakchhuak6083]

I can see why you don't like Magma. But i think its the heaviest/darkest Gojira album and is probably my fav of theirs. By heaviest, I don't mean Musically heavy, i meant emotionally heavy.

[@hogcranker1984]

System Of A Down's Self Title was my nu-metal (and metal in general) gateway. I always grew up with types of metal and industrial rattling around in my brain, and System Of A Down was the band I'd always listen to the most (along with Nivek Ogre's self titled project, ohGr). Hearing you talk about how you think it's much better than Toxicity really struck a chord with me, considering I feel a really similar way. In fact, honestly, I think SOaD's Self Title is geniunely one of my favorite albums of all time. Something about the hard-to-match raw energy of it, and the heavy armenian influences (which are even more prominent to me in the self title than in Toxicity, which is crazy because Toxicity has tracks like Science and Arto) It's just lightning in a bottle to me, I literally can't get enough. It's fucking cocaine in the form of an album. I'm glad to see someone else who has a similar opinion to mine. :)

[@omegaXXIV]

Slipknot introduced me to heavy music and I will be a maggot until I die, but I think Iowa gets a little more praise than it deserves. It is indubitably their heaviest album overall, which is a big part of why it is the fan favorite, but I actually appreciate the variety they show in Vol. 3 and All Hope is Gone. AHIG seems to most often receive the "least best" label in the maggot fanbase, but it is actually my personal favorite and the one I return to the most.

[@MetalTrenches]

I agree with AHIG. I actually prefer it to Vol 3

[@telle-sensei]

Ngl it's the first time I heard 40 Below Summer getting mentioned in a metal channel considering how fun the band is. One of the bands that I would recommend to anyone who wanted to dive into nu-metal.

[@maxpalmer3212]

Disturbed is one of my favorite bands of all time

[@stevebigcaulk1229]

DAVES CHIN STRAP MAKES ME WET WITHOUT EVEN TRYING 💧 ❤️🌈

[@marc2000z]

Tool: 100,000 Days - I forgot that you put this album in your last “overrated metal albums” video. I found this album to be long, meandering, and repetitive. I could’ve also said Fear Inoculum as well as I don’t care for that one either. Ghost: Prequelle - I see a lot of rankings and publications put this as the #1 Ghost album and I just don’t get it. If anything, it’s my least favorite record from the band. Not bad, but not great either. Scorpions: Crazy World - This album is mainly big because of the two ballads: “Wind of Change” and “Send Me an Angel”. Of the two, I like the latter. But as for the album as a whole, I don’t really care for it all that much apart from a song here and there. Europe: The Final Countdown - I like only half of this album… and the majority of the songs that I like on this album are the big singles. Kreator: Pleasure to Kill - I know this is gonna piss off some old school thrash fans, but I’m just not the biggest fan of this album. It’s not a bad album at all, I just prefer their material from the 2000s onwards a little more. As for the older Kreator stuff, I do dig Extreme Aggression and Coma of Souls a lot though.

[@MetalTrenches]

Tool stans get SO mad when I speak ill of 10,000 Days lol

[@saltpeter7429]

I dont know PLEAURE TO KILL very well. I do like playing ENDLESS PAIN as a comparison to Slayer's HELL AWAITS. Over reliance on reverb, but a fun energetic early entry in the thrash greats. By teenagers no less.

[@scottwelch9340]

Following up Nothing with Catch 33 was brilliant. Conceptual brilliance to follow the most important metal album.

[@jeffnogo]

Love just about everything Enslaved have released, and you're right that Mardraum is quite underrated. But if anything, I'd say every one of their albums is underrated. If I had to pick, I can kind of agree with Below the Lights being a little overrated compared to most of their other albums, but not as overrated as Isa is.

[@MetalTrenches]

Naw Isa is perfectly rated lol.

[@slickleg6066]

Ok Toxicity is an instant classic. Every song is a BANGER

[@Birdmaster11]

celtic frost’s to mega therion is literally an album i listen to every day and i don’t know why there’s just something about the extremely metallic guitar and dark growling vocals are just so appealing to me although i will admit, pretty much all of the songs sound the same

[@dakotaturner6701]

I totally agree with below the lights it's a solid album and despite frost and eld being my favorite enslaved albums I don't think end times or E get talked about enough

[@slickleg6066]

I hear the Disturbed take alot lately, I just don't get it. In my opinion The Sickness is by far their only listenable album. Again imo 😅

[@thedogfromraditude5449]

Korn’s Follow The Leader is my pick for the most overrated metal album. I have no idea how this is considered their magnum opus. It’s not even in my top 5 in their discography. It’s the most late 90’s nü metal imaginable, and parts of it have aged horribly. There are great songs like Freak on a Leash and Got The Life, but the lows are absurdly low. All in the Family and Children of the Korn are often considered the two worst Korn songs (even the band hates those songs now), and for some it’s not even close. Overall, it doesn’t have that same dark feel that the first and next two had, it sounds more commercial and radio-friendly and it loses some of that edge. It’s not a bad album, but in my opinion it’s a 7.5/10 at most.

[@synystersanta1017]

I agree. Hard to find someone who agrees with me. I hate follow the leader album.

[@madhatter984]

@@synystersanta1017 I would not say i hate this album but children of the korn,camiltosis and all in the family could and should have being left off this album.

[@jordanstuck747]

Honestly the only take I'd disagree with is the recommendation of Chevelle. I've seen them live about 3 times and while they're fun, I find them extremely boring compared to Meteora. I'm not even a big LP fan but I do find that album leagues more interesting than that whole band.

[@MetalNeverDieswithMarkA]

That last AtThe Gates album is brilliant.

[@FuriousMetal1968]

I have to say I'm a bit surprised on some of these picks, but in a good way. 40 Below Summer, wow 😲 that's a great pick. I absolutely love that album to this day. I'm also surprised at Gojira - Fortitude. I would have thought you would have gone back in their discography. My pick would be L' Enfant Sauvage. But, I do love Fortitude. As far as Megadeth goes, Countdown to Extinction is most definitely overrated. Way too commercial. They were just trying to fit in the times rather than kicking you in the face like "Rust in Peace", which is a way stronger album along with " Cryptic Writings".

[@MetalTrenches]

The only reason I didn't go back with Gojira is because I feel like all of those other albums get plenty of hype already.

[@FuriousMetal1968]

@@MetalTrenches I'm a huge fan of the band in general. Even though Magma got some criticism, I love the production on that album! Lyrically the album is great as well.

[@kurzackd]

"Countdown to Extinction is most definitely overrated. Way too commercial. " When compared with the commercialness of Cryptic Writings, Countdown to Extinction is almost like Extreme Metal. wtf are you on? -_-

[@Goryptor]

Nocturnal definitely is the best TBDM record, glad to finally agree. Same regarding Koloss, a very solid Meshuggah record which kinda gets overlooked. Demiurge is their best song live.

[@alucard3317]

He said his favorite The Black Dahlia Murder Album is Ritual, closely followed by Unhallowed, but if you’re talking about the meme, you’re right, that one agrees with you ^^

[@plaguesofwrath]

Morbid Tales forever. But I agree that Monotheist is an extremely underrated album.

[@grimleaper9471]

"Morbid Tales" is my extreme metal Bible. It it's most raw & primitive.

[@Questformetal]

Almost disagree with every single choice but at least still life isn't on the list this time 🤪

[@MetalTrenches]

I still stand by it though lol

[@Questformetal]

@@MetalTrenches Good man 🐐

[@SatanBled]

How about Mayhem dmds?

[@nemesis8626]

A black metal album is overrated if it sold more than 10 copies 😂

[@SatanBled]

@@nemesis8626 🤣🤣🤣

[@MetalTrenches]

It was in the first video in this series.

[@SatanBled]

@@MetalTrenches yeah I totally forgot this is part 2 but the name threw me off man haha

[@anthonyogletree6660]

I think Youthanasia was Megadeths clear attempt at conformity that was more of a low point

[@jordancarey5460]

THANK YOU Magma is meh..Meh! Like why? Terra Incognita is far more interesting to listen to, Fortitude as well. Not to mention the WHALE in the room...you know what I mean people SOAD is the fan choice, no shame to Toxicity, but it is my preferred. And Monotheist is just...chef's kiss, just...oh..so good

[@headovmetal]

Enslaved albums are like children. I can't rank them. All so good.

[@aaronbakerbcg3984]

I agree with you on Magma. I think Fortitude is much better.

[@226butters226]

Thank you for praising Chevelle! I'm primarily a metal head but theyre still my favorite band to this day. Every album is great from start to finish. So much good music over the years

[@uuu098]

Catch 33 is awesome! but I can definitely understand why it is disliked. You definitely have to be in the mood for it. It's repetitiveness is what makes it dominate your thoughts. As far as the drum machine.... I can't tell the difference because I guess I don't have an ear for drum sounds.

[@davidzoller8246]

You had to be around when To MegacTherion came out, tgere was nothing else like it, its a masterpiece!! I do agree though Monothiest is thier best album, its depression brought to life, also a masterpiece!!

[@6sKi6z6]

I have the Meshuggah snake tattoo from Catch 33 on my shoulder, but my favorite album is Chaosphere. Pure bangers from front to back. And for the record: F “Bleed.” Way overrated song.

[@nichande]

Im on meteora train since my fav tracks are on there and some deep cuts easier to run dont stay from the inside I enjoyed to drink the night itself more than at war with reality Countdown to extinction is way better than the black album and part of their golden era, i would choose youthanasia

[@thedogfromraditude5449]

I agree that the deep cuts on Meteora are better than the hits. I really don’t care for Somewhere I Belong, there’s a good riff at the end but that’s about it. Numb has great lyrics and some fun riffs, but it’s a B Tier song overall. Meanwhile, Figure.09 is my favorite Linkin Park song and one of the best nü metal songs of all time in my opinion, but almost no one ever talks about it. Countdown To Extinction is pretty much the opposite to me. I like Black Album better because it’s more consistent and only has a few bad songs, while Countdown To Extinction is mostly just a singles album. But I agree on Youthanasia, it’s such an underrated album and should be considered one of Megadeth’s best.

[@nichande]

@@thedogfromraditude5449 i dont think the meteora deep cuts are better

[@thedogfromraditude5449]

@@nichande Oh, I misinterpreted your comment. Really sorry.

[@maxpalmer3212]

40 below summer is a great band I got into them this year The mourning after was my introduction to them

[@jasonstiles7672]

Cannot agree with the Celtic Frost take more. Fucking monster of an album!

[@nicocafarelli710]

100% on the Magma vs Fortitude thing

[@MetalTrenches]

#facts

[@lolzroflcopterzzz]

100% agree about 40 Below Summer. Great album, super nostalgic!

[@lolzroflcopterzzz]

And also, Chevelle - Closure

[@MetalTrenches]

ROPE

[@Messihaz]

I believe in Mardraum supremacy

[@MetalTrenches]

Yes

[@michaelmacvittie6977]

On this one I’m gonna say “The Downward Spiral”. Every piece of this album may be intentionally designed, but it ends up being not fun to listen to. I feel like the loud moments are gonna blow out my headphones, the quiet moments are so quiet I can barely hear Trent Reznor, and all of it makes the lyrics unintelligible. I would much rather listen to With Teeth.

[@vayichrah]

I agree with this. I just finished running through all NIN's discography and TDS was pretty underwhelming despite how much praise it got. I'd actually say their more modern releases, like Bad Witch and Not the Actual Events, are better at delivering that heavy industrial sound that I wish TDS had.

[@MetalTrenches]

Strongly disagree but I am always interested in what people have to say about stuff I love

[@Goryptor]

If you're over 35, the first SOAD record is the better one. And it is...

[@cesarwicked7127]

The morning after 40 below summer is also bad ass

[@rodrigobravo2047]

While I enjoy it quite a lot, I find Emperor's "In the Nightside Eclipse" a bit overrated, and IMHO, "Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk" should be the album that actually deserves all the praise the former gets.

[@derickrichards1105]

I never got into catch 33 very much... I agree Koloss is a better album.

[@Packersenjoyer2234]

Catch thirty three is my favorite Meshuggah album but nothing is probably there best

[@Tymcmunn]

“Catch Thirty-Three” is also one whole song, so I have to be a very specific mood to listen to it.

[@wojosquad4680]

Honestly Sugar>Toxicity whole album

[@blastbeatpie3239]

Anything by Korn Anything by Megadeth Anything by Slipknot Metallica - Black Album Iron Maiden- The Number of the Beast (I'm a huge Maiden fan, but is this really better than their other classics?????) Pantera - Far Beyond Driven

[@guts9160]

Anything by iron Maiden

[@MetallicaKing48]

As for me, being a former Metallica fan, I have to say that the Justice album is just a little bit overrated and overinflated. Sure, it does have some real monstrous songs on it and some real bangers, but it also has some songs that are quite easily forgettable.

[@marktaylor7162]

To Mega Therion is incredible. I listen to it a lot.

[@brandonschneider3993]

Toxicity is overrated as hell. Self titled or steal this album is waaaaayyyyy better

[@Wacojesus13]

you should do a video on Alkaloid

[@raegandalbo9731]

I feel like for something to be overrated it has to be talked about a lot. Can we really call any Enslaved album overrated? I’ve been diving into metal for a while and I barely even knew they existed.

[@jamesrobert680]

My picks for most overrated metal albums are anything by Korn, System of A Down and Marilyn Manson. I especially hate the latter with a passion.

[@blackmamba5659]

I always thought Countdown to Extintion was just a good album with some hit songs that made it the most popular Megadeth record. Of course Symphony of Destruction, Sweating Bullets, Ashes in Your Mouth and the title track are classics, but the other songs are just ok or kinda forgettable to be honest; a lot of riffs and verses and choruses are generic and bland and melodically there's nothing special. So yeah as a whole it's a good and enjoyable album but nothing that outstanding.

[@MetalTrenches]

Yep

[@PhantomDeth]

What the hell? If you don't rate Captive Honor and This is My Life you are insane! Each song is great.. I can't say the same for Metallicas Black Album.

[@blackmamba5659]

@@PhantomDeth I think the Black Album is way better then Countdown to Extintion, especially the songwriting, the grooves, the riffs, the vocal performance, the chemistry between guitars and drums, the production, the melodies and hooks. Again, just my opinion.

[@PhantomDeth]

@@blackmamba5659 You can have your opinion.. I just think you're smoking crack to get to it.. Black Album is boring.. There isn't a groove like there is on High Speed Dirt or Skin o my Teeth.. Or This Was My Life.. Nothing close.. Only song that rips on that album is Holier Than Thou.. The rest is a boring slog.. But you can like arena rock instead of Metal.. I personally prefer Metal bands to play Metal.

[@blackmamba5659]

@@PhantomDeth there's no need to be rude man, music is subjective, someone may like something you hate, so be kind