Most OVERRATED Metal Albums Of All Time

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[@JunkYardCardGuy]

How about a bit of Ne Obliviscaris?

[@42k78]

Dirt is such a masterpiece. Everyone tries to capture that same pain but just can't do it the same way these guys did.

[@mindful2864]

Seeing Still Life in the thumbnail hurt a bit, but it's your opinion. I personally think it's Opeth's best album. It's better than Blackwater Park which is still a masterpiece and the album that got me into them. My Arms, Your Hearse is underrated though, I agree on that.

[@MetalTrenches]

Everyone but me loves it lol

[@duwg5192]

Personally, its my fav album ever. Love every single song on this thing.

[@fourseasons4105]

@@MetalTrenches I just seriously can't see what's not to love if you do love Blackwater park so much. They're extremely similar.

[@seemann2401]

@@MetalTrenches everyone and their moms*

[@four4r92]

I think opeth doesn't have bad albums at all.

[@Steven34072]

I think you hit on what makes Dirt such a unique album: the singles are written in the same dark, introspective vein as the rest of the album, so they don't stand out as "radio songs." Everything fits together seamlessly

[@MetalTrenches]

Absolutely

[@zinAab79]

Still life is unique, it does a lot of things, and is flawless in all of them, the beauty, the anger, the sadness, the spooky parts, how the story is narrated, the concept, is something they never could repeat. But I love MAYH too, I like how raw and doomy is at times, but for me the story flow is bad, the climax happens almost in the half, so it drags in the final section having like three songs trying to be the "ending", so after demon of the fall It feels deeply disjointed for me, specially considering how good it starts. Still life fixes this, by having one of their most intense songs before the ending track resolving the tension in a genious way. Ghost reveries is the album I find a little overrated by them, the sound pallete is more interesting, sure, but it lacks the strong atmosphere and feel of blackwater park, and speaking of sound Watershed is better in every aspect, is more brutal, more proggy, the ballads are better as ballads, and the brutal songs hits more hard. But I agree with Tool, I miss the days of Undertow/Aenima when the band used to write good straightforward songs, without making it so strange and complicated. I still can appreciate it and I quite like that direction, but I prefer more singable stuff.

[@jottserps9458]

I can totally agree with vol.3 being overrated, it's not a bad album but it doesn't do anything for me and after I listen to the album it just leaves my brain which leaves me unsatisfied.

[@loganc1158]

Yes! Dirt is the best album ever made imo. I love it so much. Got me into Alice In Chains (one of my top 3 bands of all time)

[@benedictdonald4338]

Yep. Absolutely stunning album.

[@killer92173]

I just can't bring myself to dislike Slipknot's Vol 3 album. This album will forever have a special place in my heart cuz this was the album that got me into Metal in the first place. I still love a lot of the songs on the album, and even the lesser songs I liked. You can accuse me of being blinded by nostalgia for this album, but I don't care; I love it.

[@blackwaterrust476]

Oh Questy is gonna explode over your take on Still Life. Don’t worry Questy I got your Back Still Life is a Masterpiece. And I know since I have part of my name coming from this album but over the years I find Blackwater Park To be Overrated (Great album still)

[@MetalTrenches]

Oh he already knows from the tier list lol

[@zinAab79]

Blackwaterpark is curious, it has some of the most overplayed songs, but at the same time it features some of the most underappreciated and forgotten opeth tracks

[@loganwhitehorse]

Thanks for doing these videos. Makes for good discussion. Two albums you mentioned that I have a slightly different take on: 1. Tool "10,000 Days" - It's perhaps overrated as far as being worshiped by Tool fans. The general critical consensus on the album I have seen is that it's a good but not great record. I think the same of it. 2. Venom "Black Metal" - I have the opposite perspective. If any Venom album is overrated, I would say it is Welcome to Hell. I like it, and it is definitely raw. Almost too raw to be listenable. Black Metal is still plenty raw , but at least the songs are more decipherable. It's the Ace of Spades for Venom. It's consistent all the way through. All killer no filler.

[@MetalTrenches]

🤘🏻

[@VIGLounge]

Agreed 100 % on Dirt being a better alternative to the Black Album. I'd argue that Dirt is my favourite rock album of all time as I enjoy every song, the emotion of Layne's struggle with addiction and there are so many catchy ear worms on Dirt.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

Reek is a mess. A glorious mess.

[@NbleSavage]

Re: Black Album - "I don't find it to be consistently engaging..." 🎯 Its significant, yes, but exactly this - its not their best work front to back and much of it hasn't held up well over time.

[@MetalTrenches]

Yes

[@infidelicteeth6598]

As much as I think 10,000 Days was what started the halt of Tools old evolutionary nature, it was my introduction to their music so it's still pretty special to me. I think most of the tracks are solid but it just doesn't flow all that interestingly to me, the closing track seems pointless, ending on Right In Two just makes so much more sense to me. I still don't know how I feel about Intension. I wanted to like it but I find it uninteresting. I enjoy everything else enough, I just think the album suffers from having to live up to the astronomical highs of their prior work. I also find the album to be a lot less grandiose than the prior two, which it doesn't have to be, but that is something that really sold the flow previously. Reflection and Third Eye are amazing climaxes. I dunno, I do very fondly remember listening to 10,000 Days for the first time and getting lost in the atmosphere, it was a KZbin upload of the album and I wasn't able to sift track to track so I just let it flow, it was a pretty magical experience I wish I could get back.

[@spookey2004]

I forgot if you touched on these in the previous video but here’s two modern metal albums that I found pretty overhyped and overrated though I still did enjoy them. The first one I’m gonna talk about is Eternal Blue by Spiritbox. I think it is a very solid debut album, and it really shows this band’s potential, but it also falls into a lot of modern metalcore tropes and cliches and has some filler tracks. I remember when it first came out seeing a lot of metal fans and especially the vinyl community LOOSING IT over this album, and after loving Holy Roller I ordered the album on vinyl expecting the rest of the album to be just as good and when I heard it, yes, it’s really good but I really don’t understand the sheer amount of hype that this album got. Next album I’m gonna talk about is A Different Shade Of Blue by Knocked Loose. Once again I’m a big fan of this band, I also own this album on vinyl but I just don’t think it’s one of the best modern metal albums of all time like people were saying. Like Spiritbox this band is really big in the vinyl community but I heard this album all the way through before I got my copy (that’s what I usually do, eternal blue was an exeption) and while I was blown away by the intensity at first listen and thought it was amazing, with every listen I give this album the cracks in the songwriting start to show. I kinda find it to have a lot of filler, a lot of repetitive lyrics, and like I said though I think it’s really good I think it’s not as good as people say. Still enjoyed it but I don’t get just the pure worship this album gets, it isn’t the second coming of Christ it’s just a solid metal album.

[@MetalTrenches]

Agree with Spiritbox but I really like A Different Shade Of Blue. I feel like Laugh Tracks is more overrated personally

[@spookey2004]

@@MetalTrenches true, laugh tracks was good but very overrated and like I said, I still loved A Different Shade of Blue but I just don’t think it was really deserving of how much hype and praise it got but I won’t deny it’s still very solid

[@Demigodking]

It gets hype because it’s damn good

[@crucifixmegabuster95]

The black album is overrated. I've felt this way for a while

[@MetalTrenches]

Like it’s good and it’s important… but yeah I don’t really care to listen to it all that much

[@Metalton95]

By who? Some Metallica fans, sure. But most metal fans don't really care for that album, no? Especially the 2nd half.

[@cringle7413]

@@MetalTrenches I find the best way to enjoy that album is simply tuning in to your local rock radio station.

[@jeremyscout3464]

The black album was the first album I ever bought when I was 9. I bought the cassette without knowing a whole lot about them at the time. I listened to it so much I wore the tape out. Somehow lost my first copy on a trip to Pensacola. Got another copy at some point and then eventually the CD. Perhaps I've listened to it too much in the past or I've just outgrown it but it's been probably 18 years since I've listened to it all the way through. Even by today's standards it still has great production but there's a lot of filler tracks on it. However, there are some overlooked songs on it that get overshadowed by it's hits.

[@killer92173]

I understand how important this album is, but i just don't listen to it that much compared to other Metallica songs.

[@brandonthomas6722]

I knew you were gonna say Dirt before you said it lol great choice for an alternative to the black album

[@WFly101]

Metallica: Agree Dream Theatre: Partially Agree Tool: FINALLY someone agrees Slipknot: not a fan, so no opinion BTBAM: same as Slipknot Six Feet Under: also no opinion Everything else isn't "overrated" in the slightest. This just sounds like you're throwing the word around without doing much research on any of these albums. Still Life, if anything, is UNDERRATED. Sure, you may not like it as much as their other albums, but it was their only record on that one label, meaning it didn't sell anywhere near as well as their other albums, so it's definitely not overrated. The other ones I've literally never heard anybody talk about. ESPECIALLY Untouchables. Nobody overrates Untouchables. If anything, Follow The Leader is overrated for its inconsistent tracklist in my opinion. I do agree that Issues is their best album, though.

[@TundraCH]

Still Life: Disagree (I don't see whats so boring about that album but alright) Untouchables: Indifferent (not huge into Korn The Great Misdirect: Disagree (that was painful seeing this here, one of my favorite albums) Six Feet Under: Indifferent (from what I heard I'd agree) 10'000 Days: Disagree (nope nope nope, I love this album start to finish) Reek of Putrifaction: Indifferent Vol 3: Agree (All Hope is Gone is just far superior to me, I thought AHIG was universally loved before I went more on the internet tbh, I don't get why that albums hated) Octavarium: Agree (however Octavarium title track is really great and Panic Attack, The Root of All Evil are great) Black Metal: Indifferent The Black Album: Disagree (nah I can't agree, The Black Album got so many people into metal, the production is fantastic, sure there's some weaker tracks here and there but overall I think it's very good)

[@MetalTrenches]

It’s all subjective 🤘🏻

[@heimatei333]

Agree 100% with My Arms Your Hearse being superior in that era of Opeth’s career, both as a concept and in the way the music twists and turns so surprisingly. Here are some of my picks: 1. Mars Volta - “De-Loused in the Commatorium” - It’s a kickass album with alot of layers, but still could be improved upon in the sense that it needed a bit more breathing space. “Frances the Mute”, the very next album shows evolution in spades in comparison. 2. Deftones - “Diamond Eyes” - Most would consider it like their biggest return to form, and I can partially agree. It had so many awesome singles coming from it, but as an album experience can feel a bit monotonous seeing the deep cuts not straying very far from the chugging formula (although “This Place is Death” is an impecable outro).

[@MetalTrenches]

Solid picks

[@theovermatt]

I remember finding Diamond Eyes really boring, almost like the band was going through the motions. Koi No Yokan only solidified my opinion on it.

[@IExistISurvive]

Vol 3 is one of my favorite albums ever. The lyrical writing on it is my favorite of it.

[@Bravesandmetalfan]

Fully agree with your 10,000 days take. It's weird because The Pot, Vicarious and Rosetta Stoned are 3 of my favorite Tool songs ever but the album as a whole is very underwhelming and also my least favorite. I actually get bored during some of the meandering that happens on that album. Not a bad album by any means but for me Aenima is leagues above. Same with Lateralus.

[@MetalTrenches]

Exact same

[@ericantonmarchi2176]

Since I’m not an angry person, there’s no need for me to get angry lol. I’ll just agree to disagree. I love Still Life more then My Arms but not as much Blackwater Park that’s for sure. I’m a big BTBAM fan so I really enjoy Great Misdirect mainly for Fossil and Swim to the Moon but Colors is their masterpiece. 10,000 Days is one of those albums I really enjoy but embracing its flaws. It’s a bloated album but whenever I hear Vicarious,The Pot or Rosetta Stoned I get pumped up. For Dream Theater, I’d pick train of thought, I don’t get the hype for that one and never will. James Labrie I think saw 8 mile and got inspired haha. I’ll disagree but respect your opinions regardless😎❤️. Also wanna thank you, sucks this band broke up but I saw your tier list for Every Time I Die and I never heard of them but after your video past few weeks I’ve been listening to them nonstop.

[@MetalTrenches]

RIP ETID. They were one of the greats.

[@theovermatt]

Opeth: Definitely agree with My Arms, Your Hearse over Still Life, but creepy Opeth has always been my favourite Opeth (my all-time fave is Ghost Reveries so I'm sure my opinion to many fans is moot). BTBAM: The Great Misdirect is the album that finally got me to "get" the band after initially bouncing off both Alaska and Colors, so I'm definitely biased towards it. To me it has some of their most cohesive songwriting despite all the weird genre changes throughout, and I'll argue til my dying day that Swim to the Moon's intro is the best "moment" out of any of their songs ever. Six Feet Under: Honestly I don't even agree with Haunted being their best and that's as someone who isn't a fan of the band at all. Undead has easily some of their most killer riffs and drumming courtesy of Rob Arnold and Kevin Talley respectively, though even those get dragged down by Barnes' weak vocals. Carcass: To me anyone who loves Reek that much is also someone who still thinks Scum or FETO are Napalm Death's best albums: grindcore fanatics who only want the grit and the dirt and none of the evolution or songwriting. Nothing wrong with that, but I don't remotely agree with them. Slipknot: Nostalgia's playing into it here but the singles from Volume 3 remain my favourites from the band, even if I think the non-single songs are kinda weak. I get people love the chaos of the self-titled and the heaviness of Iowa but I dunno, to me this is where Slipknot learn the value of a good hook and Corey gets to really come into his own as a vocalist. Venom: Welcome to Hell is so much more memorable and straight up fun than Black Metal it's not even funny. Metallica: Firmly in the "Black Album is overrated" camp here and while I actually never thought to compare the two, Dirt is absolutely an album that takes similar ideas and just nails them so much better. I'll take "Them Bones" or "Rooster" over "Enter Sandman" or "Nothing Else Matters" any day of the week. Solid list overall, I enjoy the perspectives and explanations even when I disagree. Off the top of my head if I had to pick a spicy take for an overrated album, it'd have to be Bonded By Blood by Exodus. I get why people love it given its impact and how Baloff was a big force in the early thrash scene, but honestly he's the worst vocalist Exodus has ever had, the songwriting is decent but primitive, and I actually hate the production. Also, pardon the novel of a comment. lol

[@MetalTrenches]

All good. Thanks for sharing

[@jewel_throne2950]

As soon as I saw still life in the thumbnail I disliked. If there was one album that I would defend and cherish till the end of my life, it would be that album.

[@MetalTrenches]

God forbid people have different opinions on something as subjective as art

[@jewel_throne2950]

@@MetalTrenches Your opinion sucks as well as your channel

[@aresgalamatis7022]

Also I couldn't stopped laughing at the Venom segment... I love the band, it was also my first live (and a broken rib), but I wouldn't listen to them (since I turned 16) unless I get some kind of nostalgia attack.

[@toddwilliams8128]

Chris Barnes needs Cannibal Corpse more than Cannibal Corpse needs Chris Barnes.

[@hunterneel7293]

If issues isn’t the most overrated korn album I don’t know what album is even considered overrated lol

[@MetalTrenches]

Boo this man 😂

[@killer92173]

He actually really likes that album. Lol

[@melryan9412]

Interesting, I also prefer MAYH to Still Life. But I don't consider it a replacement, I think they sound a little too different. Still Life and Blackwater Park sound the most similar imo

[@MetalTrenches]

Really? I don’t think those 2 sound similar at all personally

[@Falxifer95]

I've recently heard Venom's Black Metal, I agree it gets way overhyped with the whole coining the name of the subgenre, but it really is a very raw and grim thrash metal album, what I like is the swagger it has, Welcome to Hell is much more of a rocking party album in the vein of Motorhead and other NWOBHM bands of the time, but Black Metal is where they really locked into their signature evil thrash sound. I've already said and stand by Megadeth's good albums being overrated, but an album by a completely different band that I also think is overrated is Voorsoom's (the misspelling is for this comment to not vanish) "Det som engang var", in terms of black metal, everything in that album has been done better since it came out, Enslaved's debut and sophomore did that grim and cold keyboard driven style of black metal better.

[@InfernalRitesCharts]

Props for not mentioning Scenes From A Memory for Dream Theater as an alternative to Octavarium. I love Octavarium because I do relate a lot to the lyrics of most of the songs. However, if I had a nickel for every time I was recommended Scenes, I listened to it, and was disappointed, I would be fairly rich. Let alone how many fanboys rush to its defense when anything negative is said about it.

[@AlexPhantom1292]

I'm not agree with Tool... I think it's oposite, Ænema it's overrated and 10,000 Days is Underrated, even in lists put it in last, in my opinion, both are great but I prefer 10,000 Days because Rosetta Stoned

[@joshalan5125]

Unpopular Opinion that will piss somebody off: Every single Arch Enemy album. I think this band is insanely overrated; they've had good female vocalists which may have been most of the appeal, but I just dont think they write good, memorable songs. I think there are plenty of better Swedish Melodeth bands (Amon Amarth, Dark Tranquillity) as well as better female fronted extreme metal bands (Nervosa, Venom Prison).

[@MetalTrenches]

Somewhat agree

[@richardsinclair7661]

I don't agree but I see where you're coming from. I personally think the albums when Johan Liiva were singer are fantastic and probably the peak of the band.

[@chokovok7231]

I’ve just been beginning to get into BTBAM. I’ve listened to both Colors albums, The Great Misdirect, and most of The Silent Circus. The Great Misdirect is my favourite of the lot.

[@MetalTrenches]

Be sure to check them all out but definitely Alaska and Parallax 2. A LOT of BTBAM fans love TGM

[@chicholino4454]

Oooooh, man. Regardless of whether I agree or disagree, when I see something like the Black Album on an Overrated Albums List, I confess it's almost like I lose sight of it all, you know? It's like... if this one is here, than any other album is fair game. Lol I have the same feeling when I see people saying that Resident Evil 4 is overrated or that Batman The Dark Knight is overrated. I'm like dude... I don't know what to say. Lol Fun video!

[@MetalTrenches]

🤘🏻

[@campbells0ups]

do you like all hope is gone more than vol.3 ?

[@MetalTrenches]

I don’t really care for any of the post Iowa albums all that much honestly. They’re not terrible but I don’t enjoy them

[@arsonne]

I agree on The Great Misdirect. I dunno what it is but other than Mirrors and Swim to the Moon, The Great Misdirect is very low on my BTBAM tier list. It's still very good, but something was missing there. I think it was just them trying to live up to Colors.

[@dankoz5975]

Never knew Untouchables was highly rated. But it's not bad album, it have at least 3-5 ok tracks, which not every next album have

[@thedogfromraditude5449]

I would’ve put this in the community post you made if I had thought of it then, but Bring Me The Horizon’s Sempiternal is overrated in my opinion. It’s a really, really good album, don’t get me wrong, but it’s not the band’s undisputed magnum opus. There Is A Hell, That’s The Spirit and Survival Horror are all on the same caliber, if not better in my opinion. Once again, I still love that album (I love all their albums except for Count Your Blessings and maybe Amo), but I think it’s overrated at the same time.

[@MetalTrenches]

I still need to listen to more of their albums. I'm not too into the new stuff. I like the first album and then there's a lot in the middle I'm missing

[@spookey2004]

Totally agree, loved that album but TIAHBISITIAHLKIAS is the clear magnum opus

[@seemann2401]

Great songwriting on that album, tho I love suicide season the most, probably the best as well

[@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125]

@@spookey2004 There is a Hell… is there most underrated.

[@090nj2]

Orchid (1995) Morningrise (1996) My Arms, Your Hearse (1998) *The first three albums are truly amazing to me, all the riffs are just so beautiful* *Especially in Morningrise* *But just because of productuction Orchid and Morningrise are just put off to the side* *Very underrated*

[@gaborkrausz5402]

Its not the production but rather how directionless orchid is

[@Magnumscrotus]

I grew to love orchid and morningrise by playing them while i play dark souls. For some reason their just so medieval in that sense. And i really love those albums alot now.

[@Locohappy]

I remember being incredibly disappointed when I first heard Untouchables. To me it was a huge dip in the discography and still is. They never recovered from that either and Issues is their last good record.

[@johnchedsey1306]

I enjoyed the first two Opeth albums, but I never could keep up with their trip after Morningrise, other than a track here or there. I really wanted to like Still Life, but it just never connected with me. I bought Metallica's black album when it came out in 1991 (alongside Coroner's Mental Vortex). I liked it at first but it became pretty thin after awhile. There's maybe a 30 minute album of solid material there. And 31 years later, I still put on Mental Vortex and marvel at how great Coroner was. The only Venom albums I ever go back to are the ones with The Demolition Man on vocals. Cronos is annoying.

[@jables1able]

I do love Still Life, but I do agree that MAYH is the better, probably best album!

[@DamnableReverend]

Everyone has got their reasons for referring certain albums from bands over others, I'd say. Much of the time it has to do with where you were in your life when you first heard a record. In fact, how you feel about an album really does usually have more to do with teh audience than with the record itself. That's not to say videos like this aren't fun though. So a few comments. Opeth: I got into them when Morningrise came out, and I could say everything you just said applied to Still Life...about My Arms. I think it's fine, but I definitely prefer Still Life. I think there are some weird things about My Arms that signify the band was having a rough time. Don't forget they'd just gotten a new rhythm section -- I don't think Lopez had really connected with the band yet and while Mendez was in teh band, that's not even his bass parts on the record. Sure, "Demons of the Fall" is a live staple with good reason -- but for me, Still Life *is* the more consistent -- and the last two songs are among the best. Six Feet Under: I am not a fan, but I'll tell you who likes haunted, and then you'll know why. It's Obituary fans. I think a better choice than Butchered at Birth would have been The End Complete from obituary. Alan West was the guitarist on that SFU album and it's basically leftover Obituary riffs. I don't think it sounds at all like Cannibal Corpse. Carcass: Reek may not be their best but it's the classic grindcore album. The classic grind fans are going to love this one. I personally like how rough it sounds. They'd already progressed far beyond this point by Symphonies, so if you want to hear Carcass doing classic grind, Reek is your album, and I really think that's all there is to it. metallica: Don't know many metal fans who love the black album. General rock /radio fans, sure. That was their big breakout album. But rightly or wrongly it's considered a sellout in the metal scene at large and especially when it came out it got plenty of hate. So I don't see you getting much crap for this choice. Venom: Love Black metal, and always have. Don't think has anything to do with the name. it's got great riffs and great attitude and immensely fun songs. You don't have to like it. The singles from around this time were great too. It's a top metal album for me. Doesn't have to be for you.

[@animal1439]

I love 10,000 Days, but I agree that the album has wayyyyy to much filler. I end up skipping roughly 20 minutes of the album every time I listen to it. The track flow is also really weird, the track change from 10,000 Days (the song) into The Pot is one of the most jarring and uncomfortable transitions I've ever heard.

[@daytwentytwo]

Well, I respect your opinion of course, but in some cases you replaced albums with some even more overrated albums like Iowa/Colors/Issues, but that's ok, all 6 albums are masterpieces in their own way for me.

[@MetalTrenches]

I likes what I likes

[@jaydenjbryant8665]

Seeing you saying Iowa and Colors is overrated hurts my soul

[@daytwentytwo]

@@jaydenjbryant8665 Don't get me wrong, these albums are awesome, but mostly people say that they love Iowa and Colors. I am a fan of Vol.3 and The Parallax dilogy though.

[@DarrenHeywood]

Tbh Issues is one of those early Korn albums that never really clicked for me. I have to disagree on Colors though, I think it's regarded as well as it should be. I don't think Iowa is overrated, but I think I've worn myself out from it after too many listens.

[@programv8559]

i watched many of your videos,but only now i notice something... those light reflections on the glasses looks like eyeballs,and they moves when you moving,that's creepy

[@MetalTrenches]

lmao... how do you know they're not...0_0

[@bigfacetv3633]

Dang, I definitely disagree on Still Life. It’s definitely in the upper echelon of Opeth’s music for me. I agree that the first four Korn albums are by far the best, but I still consider Untouchables apart of the classic era of Korn. I’d agree it’s a B tier Korn album though. Never listened to the BTBAM album. Haunted is fine. I enjoy it, but don’t think it’s necessarily essential. I love 10,000 days. It’s probably my second favorite Tool album behind Lateralus. I’m more of a prog guy than a metal guy. Def understand not enjoying it as much of your more of a metal guy than prog. I never got into the grindcore era of Carcass. I’m pretty unfamiliar with grind in general outside of scum. I like Vol. 3, but would never chose to listen to it over the debut or Iowa. I think Slipknot is honestly the most over rated metal band of all time. I always thought octavarium was over rated. I feel like millennials gravitate toward it because it was most of our entryways into DT. I’d rank it hard in the middle of DT’s discography. I love Black Metal. Gotta disagree with you on that one. I agree that Welcome to Hell is probably the better Venom album though. The Black album is my least favorite of the first 5 Metallica albums, but it’s still good. Def over rated in the grand scheme of things though. Agree with you on Dirt. It always bothered me that AIC wasn’t even bigger than they already were. Best!

[@juany4355]

1) MAYH 2) Still Life 3) Morningrise 4) Orchid 5) Blackwater Park Rest: boring

[@MrJordwalk]

If there's any album from Between The Buried And Me that I find "overrated", it's COMA ECLIPTIC. Power to people who enjoy it and feel it's a masterpiece, BUT I DON'T and I found it their worst album since their Self-Titled when I first heard it. I gave it several shots over the following years, hoping I would get it eventually, but I never made it past Track 4 in any of those tries because the songwriting always bored me and induced yawning.

[@skyskyisurmom]

something i REALLY appreciate with this dude is that i fully get his takes, i understand how he feels and takes care to explain how and why he feels this way. rock on freaky bro

[@MetalTrenches]

Thank you so much. You totally get what I'm trying to do here.

[@skyskyisurmom]

@ hell yeah :] (also im watching like part four of this series and i gotta know, WHO ACTUALLY ENJOYS STP???? its such a mid deathcore band you can find so many better bands who are more creative and dont have that knucklehead alex terrible leading them)

[@jordanstuck747]

I 100% believe vol 3 is over hyped. I honestly hated and returned it the same day I bought it lol. There's a few I like off of it but nothing off there is a favorite

[@MetalTrenches]

Yeah big bummer

[@worksofein6449]

Hard agree on the opeth, my arms is a much superior album. I never thought of untouchables as over rated though. I remember it getting panned at the time and the press calling it the end of Korn. I personally really like it and think it's one of their heaviest albums. That and issues are my joint favourite korn albums. The deep cuts on the black album are some of my favourite Metallica songs. The album is beyond over rated now though, it's on another level.

[@MetalTrenches]

I would have thought that about Untouchables but based on the comments on my Korn tier list fans seem to love it now

[@worksofein6449]

@@MetalTrenches I've noticed there is often a deep disconnect between what the press think and say, and what the wider audience thinks! 😅

[@42k78]

I lied to myself when 10,000 days came out and thought I loved almost every song but there's just the three really good ones and Rosetta stoned for some. Right In Two is so boring. The Wings songs are boring. Colors was the last album I cared about with BTBAM. I can't help but admit that I was bummed by the more melodic stuff to follow. Silent Circus is one my fav all time albums. I think it's nearly perfect.

[@nameerfrevilo6627]

Check out the new coal chamber single. It is so laughably bad that I think their Spotify account got hacked and another artist uploaded their music onto it. Coal chamber has never been a good band but this new single, made by them or not, is so mind meltingly awful and far from their style, even by coal chamber standards, that I still can’t believe that this was made by the same band.

[@Jesus-loves-death-metal4580]

I like the first 3 six feet under albums but I will completely agree with you tho. Haunted is overrated for being like a 6/10 but I will agree with the people that say it’s there best album because I can somewhat argue that haunted is not completely dog shit covered and maggots and vomit unlike every other six feet under album but haunted and six feet under dose not get a pass from that like Chris Barnes is a big asshole and has probably made some of the worst death metal I ever heard and I would never say six feet under is better then cannibal corpse, deicide, death, macabre, napalm death, dying fetus, Cryptopsy, suffocation, Nile, gorgasm, hate enernal, sanguisugabogg, exhumed, pungent stench, and list can go on forever

[@markpalavosvrahotes5575]

My 3 favorite Opeth albums are Morningrise Blackwater Park and Ghost Reveries.

[@Chaz4543]

Sunbather is the most overrated metal album of all time. Hipsters and metal tourists latched on to it and metal publications followed suit because they didnt want to be left behind. Album sucks and the band sucks which is why they changed direction and are doing the music right now they should have been doing all along.

[@MetalTrenches]

I wouldn’t say it sucks but I just find it mediocre

[@zachdproductions123]

True, saying an album is overrated doesn't mean you dislike it. I do agree with 10 Thousand Days on this list. Still a good album though. A few that come to mind for me are: Metallica - Black album (Great album, but RTL, MOP, and AJFA are better IMO!) Judas Priest - British Steel (Great album, but they just had other albums around this time I find to be a bit stronger.) Iron Maiden - The Number of The Beast (Again great album, but they've had better albums from the 80's IMO.) Black Sabbath - The entire Dio era (Dio is a good vocalist, but I noticed he gets a lot of hype. I definitely prefer the Ozzy stuff from Sabbath.) Death - The Sound of Perseverance (Death has no bad album, and this one is no exception, but I personally don't understand why many place this close to the top as one of their best albums.)

[@MetalTrenches]

Only thing I disagree with here is Number Of The Beast

[@zachdproductions123]

@@MetalTrenches Understandable Lol

[@theovermatt]

Screaming For Vengeance is so much better than British Steel it isn't funny. Hell, I could probably name at least 5 Priest albums I think are better than Steel.

[@zachdproductions123]

@@theovermatt Totally agree

[@J.Crubach]

What are your thoughts on slipknots MFKR? It's an underrated gem imo.

[@MetalTrenches]

It’s alright. Never really loved it

[@mickeyrube6623]

OMG. Thank you. I hate Still Life. It is so repetitive. I stopped listening to Opeth after Blackwater Park, so some of those albums after are probably worse, but Still Life is the worse of the first five albums.

[@MetalTrenches]

They have some good albums after that worth checking out but yeah hard to beat the earlier stuff

[@aresgalamatis7022]

I like doom, but as albums, Blackwater Park and My Arms are much better before and after Still Life, I believe... I haven't really heard much of Opeth since those albums. Don't get me wrong Still Life is far superior to what Akerfeldt has done since.

[@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125]

Every Time I Die - Hot Mess (Last Night in Town).

[@MetalTrenches]

Agree

[@Nick_K1te]

I'm a huge Opeth fan, but I'm totally agree with your "Still Life" opinion, and also with words about "My Arms, Your Hearse".

[@heavymetalmusicofdestructi3430]

by venom mispell forgot to add that bit

[@dakotaturner6701]

Glad I'm not the only 1 were I think black album is overrated. I honestly hate the album sad but true is the only song on it I can stand

[@MetalTrenches]

I don’t hate it but I don’t love it either

[@PennyRoyal666]

The Pot is a high point for you on 10,000 Days?

[@Fuzzyjamez]

I think a lot of the hype for Octavarium comes from the title track, which is one of their masterpieces. If you take that song out, it is one of their weakest albums.

[@InfernalRitesCharts]

I really love the whole album because I relate strongly with most of the album's lyrics. Especially I Walk Beside You, Panic Attack, and These Walls.

[@seakermac5800]

First 2 carcass albums are unlistenable to me. Napalm Death was never my thing either. Something abt the shittiness of Grindcore really just turns me off

[@hellsing1983]

I so agree on what you said about Still Life. It is my least listened to album from Opeth around that era. There is great stuff on there, and I certainly have enjoyed it. But My Arms, Your Hearse is better. Maybe even my favourite Opeth album.

[@MetalTrenches]

We’re a rare breed

[@hellsing1983]

@@MetalTrenches Haha I guess! But seriously. At the track When from My Arms Your Hearse. The beautifull clean intro, and how you get slapped with the brutal part that comes right after. To me one of the best moments in music.

[@TheWadledee12]

Thank you thank you thank you! I love Opeth but I cannot understand why people think Still Life is their best, or even a top 3 Opeth album. I agree eith My Arms, Your Hearse being a superior album (by quite a bit too) and I'm glad you're acknowledging that and giving it the recognition it deserves. So no hate on Still Life, it's still great, there's just much better Opeth material out there Edit: Now I'm angry because The Great Misdirect is my fav BTBAM record but to each their own

[@MetalTrenches]

lol can’t win em all

[@Amarth13]

I do agree with the Tool pick, it's easily my least favorite Tool album. A few great songs then a lot of filler.

[@yoiamhere4737]

A couple super overrated albums to me would be British Steel by Judas Priest and L'enfant Sauvage by Gojira. British Steel is quite good, but there are just too many albums that Priest made that defeat it for me. And L'enfant Sauvage has good songs but it's just a bit more boring and far from their best album

[@nemesis8626]

The first album that comes to my mind is Rust in Peace, don't get me wrong I love the album but people hail it as the best thrash album of all time, when I personally don't even think it's even Megadeths best album, I prefer Peace Sells, I think the first 4 Metallica albums are better, Slayers early material like Reign in blood, Seasons in the Abyss is better, Sepultura with Arise, beneath the Remains, Testaments New order. Honestly I'm not sure it would make a top ten thrash album, especially if you look at the album as a whole and don't just think of holy wars, tornado of souls and hangar 18

[@MetalTrenches]

🤘🏻

[@theovermatt]

Peace Sells is absolutely the better album, I'll happily die on this hill with you.

[@omegaXXIV]

I think Mgła - Exercises in Futility is overrated in the Mgła fanbase. I get why they like it, but I don't know why it's the fan favorite. Their follow-up effort, Age of Excuse is an improvement.

[@dmphax]

Carcass fangirl (been listening for 30 years), and I fully agree, Reek is not a good album. I never understood why some hold it in such high regard.

[@theCrownofSympathy]

Love Carcass, they're one of my favorite bands and I also agree on Reek not being great.

[@MetalTrenches]

They have so many far superior albums

[@theovermatt]

Imagine listening to Symphonies, Necroticism, Heartwork, Surgical, or Arteries, and going "Nah man, Reek's where it's at." I straight up don't get it.

[@LordFafnirGaming]

The 3 Songs I Do Like By I Prevail Is Bad Things, Scars, And Gasoline

[@DuffyLONER64]

I definitely agree with Tool. Ænema is my personal favorite from the band, Lateralus being a very close second. Somewhat disagree with Slipknot. Vol. 3 is personally one of my top two favorites musically, along with WANYK (my personal overall favorite), but the production (ESPECIALLY the mixing) kills it for me. I would have much preferred if Terry Date mixed the whole thing; his alternate mix for Vermilion sounds great.

[@metalobsession188]

For me maximum violence by six feet under is a better haunted probably because it was the first death metal album i heard when i was a youngster so maybe nostalgia but i still love it

[@MetalTrenches]

🤘🏻

[@baphometwingsof666]

Damnation and Still Life are on my lower tier Opeth albums list. They're good but nothing to go crazy over, especially Damnation. I don't find Damnation to be anything special.

[@jaydenjbryant8665]

A Tear In The Fabric Of Life - Knocked Loose, Vildhjarta - Måsstadden Under Vatten

[@MetalTrenches]

Vildhjarta yeah

[@mrbungle3310]

Still Life is everything but overrated id say...Opeth is not my favourite band,their albums are a mixed bag for me ,its eather a meh or a masterpiece,and i think Still Life is closest to the top with Deliverance Haven't revisited Korn since 2017 but Untouchables i think its underrated,theres some good shit on it,i lost the love for the first 2 albums,it might be their best ,but yeah you have different opinions But i got mad when you mentioned Octavarium,i think thats a pretty underrated album,ive heard people just bash it but its honestly amazing,not their best but the closing 2 tracks are probably their best songs However id say mine... Radiohead - In Rainbows I think thats a pretty loved album that i just dont get,i can mention 5 Radiohead albums more interesting than that

[@MetalTrenches]

I love In Rainbows

[@Jablan11]

I agree with every thought on octavarium almost exactly. Panic attac is incredible the rest of the album is hit or miss. Cant agree with still life though as its my favorite album of all time

[@marc2000z]

Since this is part 2 of the most overrated metal albums of all time, I’m going to share some other albums that I didn’t post under the first video: 1. Disturbed - ‘The Sickness’: In my opinion, Disturbed would get better once they stray away from this outdated nu-metal sound that they had on the first album. With that being said, “The Game” is one of my favorite songs from the band and I dig a couple other tracks like “Want” and “Stupify” strangely enough, but that’s probably about it (I could go without ever hearing the overplayed “Down with the Sickness” ever again). ‘Believe’ and ‘Indestructible’ are the ones I like the most when it comes to Disturbed. 2. Korn - ‘Untouchables’: I agree with most of your points on this one, so you already covered what I had to say. “The self titled, ‘Issues’, ‘Follow the Leader’, ‘Life is Peach’ and even ‘The Nothing’ are all better than that hodgepodge. 3. Evanescence - ‘Fallen’… or actually all of Evanescence really. I could never get into this band. I prefer Lacuna Coil and Within Temptation more when it comes to this sort of gothic-tinged alternative metal sound. 4. Def Leppard - ‘Hysteria’: I don’t hate this record like a lot of metal elitists out there. It was one of the first rock records I’ve ever listened to, but it has not aged all that well over time lol. There’s still some bangers like “Rocket”, “Gods of War “, and the title track, but I would recommend ‘Pyromania’ and my personal favorite Def Leppard record ‘High n Dry’ over this album. Hell, I would also choose ‘On Through the Night’ over ‘Hysteria’ too. 5. Judas Priest - ‘British Steel’: Kind of what I said about Iron Maiden’s ‘Number of the Beast’, I can see why it’s considered a classic, but is it really their best album? It starts off strong with the first 4 songs and finishes off nicely with the last 2 songs, but unfortunately, this album suffers from a weak mid portion with 3 filler tracks in a row (“United”, “You Don’t Have to Be Old to Be Wise”, “Living After Midnight”). I would put ‘Screaming for Vengeance’ (my favorite), ‘Defenders of the Faith’, ‘Stained Class’, ‘Painkiller’, ‘Sad Wings of Destiny’, ‘Sin After Sin’, ‘Firepower’, and ‘Hell Bent for Leather’ over that album.

[@Metalton95]

Down With The Sickness (the song) is one of a few I wish had never been written.. my god, if there has ever been a definition of "repetitive" O.O And that's coming from someone who became a metal fan through Disturbed & Metallica as my 2 gateway bands!

[@MetalTrenches]

I agree with most of these. I kinda think Disturbed is overrated period

[@spookey2004]

@@Metalton95 I love Evanescence but I agree that Fallen is kind of underrated, especially since their self titled album and The Open door were better imo

[@DamnableReverend]

I can tell you that nearly all of my friends are in agreement with me that Stained Class is the best Judas Priest album. The few that don't go for Painkiller. Don't hear British Steel called their best very often -- it's just more accessible and has songs you'd hear played on the radio, which is fine -- it'sa very meat 'n' potatoes album.

[@theovermatt]

Hard agree on both Hysteria and British Steel, the latter especially. High N' Dry and Screaming for Vengeance are definitely where it's at.

[@michaelsantangelo6192]

I like carcass and I love goregrind, but reek of petrifaction, besides being a sloppy performance, has the worst production of any album I've ever heard that was released on a legitimate record label.

[@Goryptor]

Wrong. Still Life and My Arms Your Hearse are not the same era. Still Life was the first record using the super-successful formula utilised on milestones like Blackwater Park and Deliverance. My first Opeth album and therefore my favourite as it open my ears to more sophisticated metal music when I was in HS.

[@TheRealJoeNathan]

Opeth - Ghost Reveries; this is an awesome album, but there are 6 albums that are even better like Deliverance. Panopticon - Kentucky; one of their worst. This album is a mess and has trouble holding my attention, and I miss the post-rock sections from other albums. Collapse did the folk stuff better. Periphery - Periphery III; still an 8/10, but it's easily their worst. It feels long, some songs overstay their welcome, the riffs are less interesting, not to mention this has some of my least favorite songs like Remain Indoors (it's not horrible, but it feels misplaced and I skip it 80% of the time). I prefer Periphery I, while it's even longer, there's not a dull moment on there. Trivium - In Waves; solid album, not many standout tracks, and the thrash from their first four albums is nonexistent. I prefer Ember to Inferno, it's thrashy and the songs are more memorable.

[@MetalTrenches]

Yes to most of these. I’d definitely pick Roads or Autumn Eternal over Kentucky if I was recommending Panopticon

[@seemann2401]

I can respect your opinion if you're like "I like other opeth albums more" but while it comes to objective quality, ghost reveries is their best metal album without a doubt

[@theovermatt]

I go back and forth on whether I like Periphery III or the Juggernaut duology the least out of their discography. I still like all of them, but to me they all suffer from the same problem of not enough killer, too much filler. II and IV are my picks for the absolute must-listen Periphery albums.

[@TheRealJoeNathan]

@@theovermatt Juggernaut Omega is my favorite, but I second you on II and IV some of their best, and III and Alpha being their least good.

[@joshuaprietophoto]

I adore Still Life but agree with Untouchables. I find it boring myself. Everybody's different I guess

[@campbells0ups]

agree on haunted. its very one paced, like bolt thrower without the blast beats and fast parts. i like undead and unborn from SFU

[@Jesus-loves-death-metal4580]

Tbh I can’t get my self to like unborn and undead because the vocals sound like shit. One of the main reasons I like the first 3 albums by six feet under is the vocals but I don’t like the eeeeeeeeeeees on no warning shot but the album’s fine if you have shit music taste like me and for some reason don’t hate the first 3 six feet under albums

[@c.w.martin]

Yes, Alice In Chains - Dirt is a total classic masterpiece! That album ruled back in '92 and it still rules now.

[@magellan1000]

I agree on Octavarium. Most people I know love this album but it never clicked for me (it’s OK, I don’t hate it, but I find it semi-boring). The Black Album is definitely overrated, it’s good and influential but the first 4 albums are much better. 10,000 Days I guess I kinda agree. I totally disagree with Still Life though, it’s pretty much tied with Damnation for my fav Opeth album.

[@MetalTrenches]

I’m like one of 5 people that doesn’t like Still Life lol

[@magellan1000]

@@MetalTrenches we all have our preferences. My unpopular Opeth opinion is that Blackwater Park is *SLIGHTLY* overrated. I mean, it’s a fantastic album, I love it… but when it came out I never understood why it was considered their masterpiece over Still Life and My Arms Your Hearse, both of which I have always liked just a bit more than BWP. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@superstarthomas]

Surprised Untouchables is on here I hardy hear people talk about it.

[@MetalTrenches]

When I did my Korn tier list people couldn’t shut up about it

[@guymatrin]

Untouchables, while I enjoy it, is overrated, and is definitely where Korn started to fall off. Issues is the GOAT.

[@anony-moon]

Unrelated but opinion on Breaking Benjamin?

[@8ballbowler]

Do you ever do reactions?

[@MetalTrenches]

Not really anymore because they tend to get claimed

[@8ballbowler]

@@MetalTrenches well I know that livid won’t do that. I’d love to see your reaction to The Mechanist by Livid.

[@davidburns6284]

I agree with most of these, especially the Black Album. The biggest sell out, cash grab of all time. I disagree with the Opeth, BTBAM & Slipknot. I really dig those 3.

[@MetalTrenches]

I disagree with the sellout angle. Mad Mike has a great video on that worth checking out. And I’m def in the minority on Opeth and BTBAM lol

[@WFly101]

This entire video was actually very understandable and even though I disagreed with Opeth, Korn, and Dream Theater, your reasoning made a lot of sense.

[@MetalTrenches]

Thanks. I don’t aim to change minds but if they are entertained and understand where I’m coming from then I’ve done my job.

[@MaxHenson-lv2ov]

I think the black album is amazing, but it’s still overrated as heck. I mean nothing else matters, enter sandman, and the unforgiven are classics but dint deserve to be in there top 10(maybe the unforgiven

[@kacmmtaclilly]

I hated vol 3 I loved their new one and Iowa is their best

[@jeffnogo]

Still Life is one of their top 3 albums. I can understand not agreeing with that, but I don't understand how you can think of Opeth and overrated and not immediately think Blackwater Park. That album is so much more highly praised than Still Life yet is not anywhere near as good.

[@MetalTrenches]

I think Blackwater Park is worthy of all the praise it get honestly

[@jeffnogo]

@@MetalTrenches But you must admit it gets more praise than Still Life does. It's a fine album, but it's easily the worst album of their first 5. But that's mainly because every other one is that good.