Best Metal Breakdowns 2024 *INSANELY HEAVY!*

[@FIatts]

0:00 thank god there were only 3 junts, a fourth one and my teenage son would’ve been in tears

[@tasuja7440]

this is peak comedy

[@ShitYourself7]

@@tasuja7440 not really

[@samcrorie]

😂

[@Donie30]

My ADOLESCENT!!! 😂😂

[@DevanshRastogi]

so real

[@JoeMurfitt]

Nik only knowing one type of british accent honestly is hilarious when mentioning Sco'ish

[@war.doesnt.change]

Scottish isn’t British

[@JoeMurfitt]

@war.doesnt.change yes it is

[@war.doesnt.change]

@JoeMurfitt definitely not, British is an accent that people from Britain have, Scottish is an accent that people from Scotland have, same with Welsh and Irish

[@AlexMeminger]

@war.doesnt.changeScotland is part of Britain, I think you’re confusing Britain and England

[@Sskuu]

@war.doesnt.change British people are from Great Britain, which is the whole mainland of England, Scotland and Wales. What Americans commonly call a British accent is one of many English accents but Scotland and hence a Scottish accent is also British.

[@nitrocatofficial6939]

Ill never forget listening to Currents in my cousins SUV. He has 2 12" subs in a vented box and right at the drop of the break down, we hit a dip in the road that made us 0 gravity for second before falling back in our seats. It was THE most immersive music experience I've ever had and gave me literal goose bumps 😂

[@zigzag2370]

you gotta check out like moths to a flame worst of me the intro has this really really low sub sound that you can only hear on the big subs

[@diogodiasalves815]

Now i wanna have that experience too 😂 what song was it??

[@bingus738]

a couple of my favorites not mentioned here: Contention - Nuclear Peace 2:42 Nails - imposing will 0:45 (more of a "riffdown") To The Grave - burn Your Local Butcher 2:09 Counterparts - No Lamb Was Lost 1:41 No Cure - Don't Need Your Help 2:52 Infectious Jelqing - ROKE UP IN THE WRONG HOOD 0:18

[@natethegreat2556]

That whole counterparts ep was god tier

[@crystal0430]

Based to the grave mention. Eight four one six is my absolute favourite off that album it’s sooooo good

[@Mintyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

tears of joy by chamber is one my faves that weren't mentioned too, that entire song was a breakdown.

[@pigsquealingcore]

some of the ones I think went under appreciated: HEWAVENSGATE - RATKING 0:06 Traitors - Release 3:13 With Blood Comes Cleansing - Persecution 1:47 The Last Ten Seconds of Life - Doomsday Death Trap 0:34 when bass drum goes retarded Disfiguring the Goddess - Full Blossom 2:32 shit just sounds funny

[@yenkocamaro6965]

Infectious Jelqing deserved a Grammy nomination

[@killerchristian567]

I like how Nik has incorporated "Junt" Unironically into his speech since the Jimmy Kimmel thing lol

[@rnnelvll2]

tbf i have too, it just makes sense lmaoooo

[@bethlovesthings]

We had to explain 'Junt' to both sides of our family as I got my partner the Junt tee for Xmas so he wore it to our family events 😂

[@kidneystonermusic]

It was just someone trolling

[@colosseer4184]

As an absolute prog head, my favourite of the year was VOLA - Cannibal from 3:05 onwards :)

[@midwestmulisha820]

Also, you can't go wrong with that new fit for an autopsy album. Theres so many good options, my personal favorite is the end of Lurch

[@vika7388]

Red Horizon for me for sure. That beginning made me almost slam my head into the wall

[@ChrisBevanBass]

The hi-hat breakdown in Weaker Wolves is sick too

[@midwestmulisha820]

@ red horizon is so good!

[@VicTheMetalDrummer]

I’m a sucker for the callout on Spoils Of The Horde.

[@pooflinger7]

@@VicTheMetalDrummer FKN THIEVES!

[@AkiharaSteel]

One of my favorites is Dreamwake - Heatwave 3:20 In a song that’s pretty chill most of the time this breakdown hits you like a truck. The song as a whole is great with the mix of Saxophone with metal and this breakdown really stood out

[@GhostOvPerdition]

"Flying the Black Flag" Breakdown of the Year without question 🏆

[@kackman1950]

SPEWING OF HATRED THROUGH MESSAGES... Yeah fuck, what a breakdown...Bryce's foot work destroyed me.

[@VyeSpree]

Too many junts my son cried instantly

[@ClintMcDonald-up6jn]

Hellyeah I love that you threw in the 3:37 Bleed from Within Bagpipe breakdown 10/10 haha

[@midwestmulisha820]

If Allt's Ephemeral isnt on the best riffs imma be a sad boi

[@lupehn]

Boundaries album is so underrated

[@sharing64tacos]

It's alright for me.. to be fair, I don't enjoy full scream metal bands. I stay on the pop side of metal so like bad omens and Blessthefall.

[@lupehn]

@ much respect! It had some songs that had some clean vocals but the magic in the bound is seeing them live. They sound like the studio album live. Super good band live

[@sharing64tacos]

@@lupehn don't get me wrong, I can tell its a very loved band and I see a lot love for this album.

[@mangopie7602]

I don't think it's underrated, it's an AOTY for many people

[@dtpfeiffer]

Larcenia Roe deserves at least an honorable mention for how unsettling Onlooker is. Solid list overall though

[@domnickamatya3826]

Yes.. I just discovered this band this week and man this band slaps hard.. their breakdown terrified me 😊

[@Jsbmetal74]

Larcenia Roe broke me. So hard and straight up disgusting 🤘🏼

[@ludoletono]

Nik not mentioning The Browning? Something must be wrong in the timeline.

[@JosephRivera588]

Lakeview and Gideon teaming up was the country-core breakdown of the year

[@lllucasm]

not including Counterparts was a crime

[@GFauxfox]

Counterparts hasn't been relevant since Prophets.

[@dravenripley9468]

​@@GFauxfoxThat doesn't mean that they don't put out good music anymore though. Eulogy and Heaven Let Them Die are both good imo.

[@Crcmvnt]

This man speaks truth. The new EP is 🔥

[@lllucasm]

@@Crcmvnt pure anger, I lost my shit on my first listen

[@tomasaguiar8482]

@@GFauxfoxand you are?

[@Schrowdinger.]

4:49 YEAHHHH PEELINGFLESH GOT MENTIONED!!

[@SyntheticDramaMusic]

Nice picks Nick, but I see no love around channels for Get the Shot - Dominant Predation breakdowns.

[@davidpapezs5654]

omg that song, one of my favourites oat, I listened to it like a 100 times and every time I’m just as impressed as when I was listening to it the first time. Truly epic

[@JamesonHuddle]

Aberrent Waltz was one of my favorite tracks of the year and that is one of the biggest reasons I kept coming back to it.

[@jimmyvesterberg]

There needs to be a playlist on Spotify with all the songs whenever you make a video like this

[@alx_slav4068]

THANKS NIK, need this series for my gym playlist

[@danshack4607]

I have you a challenge! Make a not-crazy song, little vocals tho, in the tempo of a lofi song with slow leads for at least a minute into the song, and then have a crazy drop beat and big blast beats and go crazy on the guitar, and then as the guitar and drums take its place, use a clean or classical guitar as the lead doing the same bits but without the wammy at the end. if u see this, pls do it would be very good song! ggs

[@Axtrum_]

I feel like Bloodworm by Kingdom of Giants 2:14 deserves an honorable mention here.

[@neuroplug]

All the previews left me wanting more. 3 seconds each ain't enough.

[@zurkle_tv]

Forgotten by The Plot in You is my favorite breakdown callout of 2024. The way it builds with an entire bridge is just fantastic.

[@dekina1198]

really like the clips of the songs and the progress bar at the buttom to show how far we are into the current part

[@liquidquad]

There must be a mistake, there's no Worm Shepherd - The anguished throne

[@avengedstevenfoldA7X]

Nik please give “Death Empress” by Synestia and Disembodied Tyrant just one listen. The final breakdown is genuinely the single most universe shadowing thing I’ve ever listened to. Please just take the time to give it a try I promise it won’t disappoint

[@pineappletree50]

That song slaps so hard it would knock out Mike Tyson in his prime. Then signs of the swarm dropped their new song and it was all over

[@Lvnxrr]

he did

[@Lvnxrr]

on twitch clip channel

[@ankibaso1694]

YES!!! I always love Thrown stuff. this band is amazing, and honestly love Marcus Lundqvist scream so Angry

[@EbinTomatoh]

FFAA - Spoils Of The Horde is probably my favourite. That callout sends chills down my spine every time

[@ade_ne6835]

5:20 yes, diamond construct is such a good band , I hope alot of people check them out

[@YOYOTh1s]

Suffocate is my song of the year! Pretty much on loop since it was released.

[@Rusli1659LPSoldier]

just looped the Kimmel one instead. it was awesome.

[@alternativedimensionism]

how could bro forget about jiluka's dubstep skrillexcore breakdown

[@jessestumpf190]

The ending riff of FLOATING FACE DOWN by 10 To the Chest is my favorite riff of this year. So fucking hard

[@klubbs617]

I learned about Boundaries like a month ago. Thier newest album is awesome

[@BigDenk]

Still Hurts by Grayscale Season is definitely my favourite of the year and honestly one of the best ever if I'm being honest

[@kaltepizza_]

Dude, how awesome is the Groovedown of "the Calm that keeps you Awake"?!

[@nehemiahtrevino3239]

Jinjer not being on here is beyond me. Rogue and Green Serpent easily have some of the best breakdowns I’ve heard in a long time.

[@Maqueux_]

I would also have put brekadowns from Get the shot - Dominant predation and Pintglass - Site Mentality And YES I like Paleface

[@furgg4311]

Yea imo having a breakdown list without paleface is a crime

[@xslayerviperx]

I liked the "Red Horizons" breakdown even more from FFAA

[@LordFinexx]

Good Morning by ten56. the "welcome to hell" callout right before is so good

[@tooernn]

"To the grave - Dxe or die" my favorite breakdown. Good callout: to the grave mf to standard 2 step breakdown with a breakdown 2.0 in it, and pig sounds. I love that breakdown.

[@ChrisPayne66]

Oh shit, tyty, I didn't even realize No Face No Case had new shit out. Agreed on wishing they were bigger.

[@Снайдер-Кот]

Best breackdowns of the year for me: 1. Lizzy hale&I prevail-Can you see me in the dark; 2. AVRALIZE-OVERDOSE; 3. INERTIA - TOO FAR GONE.

[@tra1c028]

U gotta react to Tavern from Netherwalker. I've never heard of this band but GOD DAMN the breakdown broke me down for sure

[@massivegamer5200]

No face no case dropped one of my tracks of the year, diamond construct dropped one of my albums of the year it’s super hard, this was a great list and let’s see what breakdowns we see next year Keep up the awesome work

[@DarkRulerHaDes666]

I had suffocate at the top of the list, but I hadn't heard that Wage War track (Tombstone) until just now, and the riff down goes SOOO fucking hard. I fucking live for that type of shit.

[@Rusli1659LPSoldier]

ah yes, the junt song where everybody talks about.

[@KayButtonJay]

This is my Super Bowl

[@cestusfr]

Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones!

[@hvsxtactical7170]

one of my favorites is tavern - netherwalker you can pick either the one at the beginning or the last minute of the song

[@ajaytwins914]

Sleep token take me back to eden's outro/breakdown 7:16 is my favorite

[@Aztal]

No Imminence? For shame

[@Huggsnotdrugs420]

Yay ty for all the great new music to checkout ❤

[@average_potato]

Honestly im surprised Fuhai by knosis didnt make it to this list. The breakdown slowing down and down as it goes and the unique riff are such a great mix. Only bit dissapointing thing is the transition back to the chorus but as a breakdown its amazing

[@DeîmosDescendants]

The Plot In You where?

[@TwistedDonners]

2 of the best breakdowns I've heard this year are; Kingdom of Bone by Crucible of Absolution. Bound Before a Tyrant by Blackwater Cove.

[@beaujackson445]

Thank you for almost 2 hours of new music, Nik!

[@Owenator26]

Half Me, Bleed From Within, Boundaries, Unprocessed, Kublai Khan, Whitechapel & Knocked Loose all made my 2024 Breakdown List with many others! \m/

[@AndyY499]

If my band ever gets on your channel for something like this (once we have a release) I can die happy.

[@HaynesEllis]

8:02 that whole song is a breakdown

[@NicolásEspinosa-k7y]

Tottaly not related but... Who ever is familiar with the band Fear Factory... is it safe to say that they are the pioneers in metalcore? I think they were the first band to ever introduce the heavy vocals fallowed by melodic voice

[@yenkocamaro6965]

END had a great album with some good breakdowns. Great list

[@BabylonOG]

We need an Inertia review. Found them a week ago and Second Shadow is my metalcore AOTY by a mile.

[@stevensmoltz4383]

4: 30 of Spineless- Enterprise Earth 100% needs an honorable mention the heavy into the quick neck slide *WRRIIINK* bruh so eerie and dark but also just heavy plus lyrics duh...

[@PanduhCJ]

Nik you have got to check out this criminally underated band called "Alchemy DMV" they have 150 youtube subscribers they are a band that started posting music this year and their new single "Closure" IS INFECTIOUS, they describe their sound as "Y2K CORE" And they come strong with the late 2000's vibes and im certain you would also like their song "No Regrets" BUT DEFINITELY CHECK OUT THE CLOSURE VIDEO THESE GUYS HAVE POTENTIAL TO BE HUGE THEY JUST NEED SPOTLIGHT!!!

[@bufels]

i wish you had reacted to more of this music as it came out during the year- would much prefer that type of content to some of the drama in the scene stuff

[@DrJacobsMD]

Breakdown Hall of Fame would be a fun (although quite daunting) idea for a video (series)!

[@GeraldDavis-ef9ng]

Merry Christmas

[@RAWDEAL064]

a lot of great breakdowns this year. I prefer the Live version of Suffocate, and my personal favorite for he year is Ice Nin Kills. that one is just so fkn great

[@alperborakutbay5849]

Can you do more symphonic songs with CORE-like song?

[@tobiasgreven254]

Would have personally included In Hearts Wake - The Flood in there

[@JackStayPuft]

Left to Suffer - Lost in the Dark not being included is wild.

[@deathshadow7105]

you should do a spotify play list for all these song every year

[@DeathByNeedle]

the phonk vocals are wild

[@carlosavalos2793]

I’m glad to see “junt” has been received in a positive way amongst everybody

[@wilazn]

Tell me you made a spotify play list for this list!

[@Bookwormfds]

INK breakdown with the Wall of Death in their video is insanely good

[@crimsonavengergaming4832]

Kublai Khan TX being on here is well deserved, they're probably my favorite band rn 🤟

[@misterbaker9728]

May I suggest checking out a new live video of them in Cleveland

[@crimsonavengergaming4832]

@misterbaker9728 Sounds interesting, thanks for the recommendation

[@udmbfk]

This list needs a Spotify playlist ASAP

[@VeigaGQ]

All songs from new FFAA's album could be in this video, fr

[@WeyrdSonRecords]

1:19 3:19 4:24 4:52 5:19 6:22 8:43 9:42 11:45

[@jm26981]

The new Distant album is so heavy and any breakdown on there could be on a best of list in my opinion 🤘

[@adamgreenmusicuk]

Saying 'bruv' while trying to (and not succeeding) Scottish accent is absolutely hilarious

[@sheriewart8100]

Thank you Nik for another great year of content! Looking forward to another in 2025.

[@Jfan4eva2]

I was a big fan of the breakdown in Blood Moon by Sunfall. I haven't shut up about that song this year

[@AvgDoomGuy]

SLAM MENTIONED 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@GamerOfEarth]

Shadows are Security breakdowns are my fav

[@Bladeryu]

Suffocate's breakdown is reggaeton i'm from México and that'$ reggaeton 11:41

[@EularOmega2113]

But Where's Behelit by Slaughter To Prevail?

[@SalixII]

YES DUDE THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT!!! Nik just started to ignore them

[@Idkwutimdoin]

The Jimmy Kimmel pig squeal moment for Knocked Loose x Poppy was one of my favorite metal moments of all time

[@xGavalarDiRT3]

Thrown were a vibe live 🙌

[@O_C293]

Homie did the grapefruit technique @ 7:30

[@gatling216]

Shout out to Omni for breaking out the hardstyle on Soul Drift. The first time I heard it, my brain vapor locked for a solid minute trying to figure out just what the hell happened.

[@ricardo_picario4237]

In my opinion, icarian by disembodied tyrant has the best breakdown of the year. But honestly, I have a huge disembodied bias, because I absolute love them. Especially Blake, he's just too crazy

[@martijnvanderark4117]

I do think Mindframe by Silent Planet should have been in here. their breakdowns are insane

[@Hkoehler17]

Another honorable mention for breakdown/callout should be Exhumed by August Burns Red

[@markovgamingjaegernaut6471]

To the grave definitely deserves to be on this list

[@EricBaskette-fy5yc]

Nik never fails to bring up the junts

[@soulexchangemusic]

Wasnt the new dexcore song that dropped last month a breakdown compilation?