THE HIP HOP HEAD’S GUIDE TO GETTING INTO METAL (Alfo Media Response)

[@unclebruncle]

This is supposed to be a very basic guide for Hip Hop listeners to access metal music that could be appealing to their tastes. If you're a metalhead don't come here asking where your favourite Mongolian blackened dark power sludge cum core band is.

[@snow-puppetsofficial360]

What about Tankard and Destruction, you butthead

[@deeeznuttss666]

@@snow-puppetsofficial360 who hurt u😳

[@novideohereatall]

Hey, don't disrespect The HU man

[@meetboy352]

Shout out to everyone who instantly recognised The Caretaker playing the background

[@nikoazure5235]

and started crying

[@doubleking9744]

flashbacks

[@HOVNA]

Every time I hear "Nothing new has really happened to metal" I can't stop thinking "Yeah because everything new is considered not metal". Just look at rap. Everything with a flow can be rap, so it evolves in all directions. To be considered "metal" by the fans you have to read a whole rule book that no-one actually can agree on.

[@jackreed7885]

There’s always new stuff happening in metal lol just it’s not mainstream or accessible

[@HOVNA]

@@jackreed7885 Well thats the whole genre really. I refuse the definition that only things that go more brutal are still metal.

[@troloosauhund8747]

I mean, Blackgaze and Post-black is going strong right now.

[@realisNeo]

Anyone who says „Metal is dead“ should go out and explore. Cuz metal is very much alive and kickin ass

[@GlumpusMumpus]

Tons of new stuff gets released, if you can't find the good new stuff then that sucks for you.

[@virage3773]

Biggest piece of advice for hip hop heads getting into metal: endure the cringe. Listen to it alone on some headphones so you don’t have to feel weird about what someone else might think. Don’t immediately turn it off when it feels questionable. This is my same advice for metal heads getting into hip hop. Naturally it’s going to feel strange at first. Give it some time to digest before you turn your back to it. Also, metal is such a vague blanket of genres it’s very likely that something under it will resonate with you. Explore it all.

[@cartertheicon]

Bro, why'd you have everywhere at the end of time playing in the background, I didn't click on this video to get PTSD and start crying

[@unclebruncle]

First tracks my favourite on that album hahaha

[@grimooze8365]

I'M NOT READY FOR ALZEIMER

[@kipwilliamson5737]

God I’m so sad now.

[@trevorwalden6097]

I can't express how much I love this man for putting Testament in Anthrax's place. FANTASTIC.

[@dr.juerdotitsgo5119]

Thrash-wise, Anthrax has 4 absolute classic albums (Spreading-Persistence), while Testament has only two (Legacy and New World). Boom.

[@jeromios]

@@dr.juerdotitsgo5119 All of Testament's Thrash albums are better than Anthrax's best thrash album (among the living) "Boom" I love Anthrax btw, Testament is just way fucking better

[@dr.juerdotitsgo5119]

@@jeromios Practice What You Preach better than Among the Living? You crazy. Maybe you don't like them so much because of the heavy metal vocals?

[@dr.juerdotitsgo5119]

@@jeromios In terms of vocals, I got to give it to you. Chuck Billy destroys just about everybody, Maybe not Kill em All-era Hetfield, though

[@jeromios]

I really don't care about the vocals that much, no

[@gonkdroid2539]

I don’t get why you don’t count metalcore as metal if you count grindcore and crossover thrash as metal

[@animal1439]

people who say that metalcore and deathcore aren't real metal are boomers

[@SorceressWitch]

He also said nu metal was metal.

[@bbqpickle4033]

I like the "Everywhere at the end of time" music in the back ground, lol

[@bbqpickle4033]

Also plz don't sub to this guy becuase he is at a perfect 69 and that can't change, youtube has already crowned him with the holy number

[@gamingtyme3209]

If you want a much more in depth and unbiased video series about metal, pergproductions has a pretty good series

[@dadangx255]

No power metal .... Dragon force ??????? Or else ...

[@bigbunn_]

Metalcore and deathcore are real genres idk how people can say they aren't

[@pizzakiep4157]

They are real genres, just not *metal* genres

[@bigbunn_]

@@pizzakiep4157 what are they then?

[@pizzakiep4157]

@@bigbunn_ Punk

[@bigbunn_]

@@pizzakiep4157 why don't you consider them metal? I'd like to hear

[@dylanfarley8136]

I think it's just the classic case of metalheads saying it isn't metal just because they don't like it.

[@5usp3c7]

"Neither is Avenged Sevenfold. It's metalcore btw" Metalcore is still metal. Either way, they've only ever done two metalcore albums, out of the Seven Total. If you wanna call City of Evil and Self Titled hard rock, go ahead. But most of their discography after Waking The Fallen is indeed Heavy Metal. Also, many people consider Waking The Fallen to be closer to heavy metal than metalcore.

[@paulphoenix1669]

Yeah I heard him say that and cringed

[@juicejumper]

DEFINITELY not dude. Metalcore is hardcore with metal influences.

[@5usp3c7]

@@juicejumper you're hardcore with metal influences.

[@5usp3c7]

Anyways a7x in particular is more of a combination of Guns N Roses, Pantera, Children of a Bodom, and Dream Theater. And of course the founding members listened to a lot of punk rock in their youth.

[@SorceressWitch]

@@juicejumper That's not how it works and you misunderstand the history of the genre. Metalcore began with bands like Converge, Earth Crisis, Integrity and others. If you heard these bands, they're more hardcore sounding but the metalcore you're thinking of is the stuff that came in the 2000's. However the origins of metalcore would use influences from beatdown hardcore and crossover thrash. These are already genres with metal in them. The genre was called metallic hardcore which is shortened to metalcore. Now the next wave of metalcore sounded nothing like hardcore punk and if you think that it does then you know nothing about hardcore punk. So the next wave too more of a metal influence and many took influence from metal, especially melodic death metal. These bands would be Killswitch Engage, Trivium, As I Lay Dying, All That Remains, Unearth, Shadows Fall etc. None of these bands sound like hardcore punk. Then you have the next wave after that which were bands like Bring Me The Horizon, Asking Alexandria, Of Mice & Men etc. Still nothing like hardcore. Even the breakdowns are not the same as hardcore breakdowns. Some people say there are no guitar solos which is untrue, it has solos, some bands or songs don't but there is a lot of solos in metalcore. This shows that those who say this have not really listened to the genre and may only have heard one song. Metalheads love saying what is metal but know nothing about hardcore punk. Listen to those early metalcore bands and see how different they sound and then listen to some hardcore punk. Metalcore is a fusion genre of metal and hardcore, no need to get upset about it. If you don't like it then move on and listen to something else that you enjoy. Metalcore helped many people get into more metal including myself. I listen to death metal and black metal a lot and metalcore helped with that so I don't have a problem with people liked it. Let them enjoy what they want. While deathcore took influence from death metal , metalcore and hardcore punk. Then there is easycore which is a pop punk style influenced by metalcore, this one is not metal at least.

[@jeandon2736]

crazy how listening to chop suey on a trip back from nyc got me into metal

[@lil8iTcH]

I don't think this is the best way to get hip hop heads into metal. As much as motorhead, venom, and slayer are loved in the community. Probably the biggest turn off for people that aren't familiar with metal. Especially when you go into death, brutal death and black metal...? I'm just saying it's definitely not drawing any hip hop heads in lol. If anything, the first thing I'd show them is something close to rap like... dare I say? Anthrax's bring the noise? Emphasize Rage against the machine a little more? Uhhh nu metal? U say it sucks but like the point of the video is to get hip hop heads into metal. What better genre to start than nu metal? This is more of a video for people already into a few metal bands but want more. Not hip hop heads.

[@Ottonormalverbraucher2525]

I actually wonder who never heard motörhead. Well the only song where I know it's by them is Ace of spades. And I just learned this right now. For germany you can argue that the most heard Rammstein. But I don't know how that counts. But if someone is bounded to the holly grale and only true form of Music and artistry. You can't do anything.

[@mynameisredundant6507]

a fine video but I wish you would quantify things or at least make a few things clearer: What constitutes "real" metal, and what makes a song, band, or album "heavy". Perhaps its because I really, really love nu metal, but I wish people would spend more time actually discussing why they think nu metal is bad. Alfo only went so far as to say that the lyrics are cringey and the hip-hop elements are poor, somewhat ignoring other elements of the instrumentation or its influences such as the obvious groove roots of korn (who later inspired slipknot). I just want somebody to challenge the notion that nu metal is worth nothing (especially since there is a growing Nu metal revival r n.) Where did the "cannibal corpse is a joke to the community and stains there image" (paraphrasing) comment come from? This was genuinely the first time i had heard that. I know people don't take them seriously when it comes to lyrical content but that's a given considering that the lyrics are a joke in the most literal sense. I think its undeniable that they pushed the genre in a new direction. a direction that panned out quite well given that it helped birth a new genre and further influenced outside genres.

[@animal1439]

I hate it when people write off nu-metal as a subtier genre. Honestly, IMO it isn't even really a specific genre, but rather, a style of American Heavy Metal that was really popular from 1994 till around 2004 or 05. It was the last true time that metal was considered consistently mainstream (though it has been on the rise again a bit lately) and it is arguably the most influential era of music on current metal bands. Alot of the current metal scene feels like it's in a nu-metalcore revival era, and I am loving it. Check out the song Body Bag by iPrevail for an example that really shows off the numetal influence.

[@Nathan-zs9uq]

I wrote a comment about metalcore and deathcore in this same video and I would really like to share my opinion about nu metal as well, and it’s the same thing mostly. Nu metal is a wide genre, but I will consider few bands to make the point. There are some nu metal bands that are actually heavy and metal, and some that just seem rock. The heavy nu metal bands are surely Slipknot and KoRn, and are only the most famous, because I could name some more (not many)… System Of A Down (even if they are a genre on their own), Drowning Pool, Disturbed and probably some more. Then there are other bands which gave the heavy sound for a more “mainstream” or “rock/punk” sound alongside the dj / hip pop thing that makes them not metal, or that just makes them suck (not too much). I am mostly talking about Linkin Park, Deftones, Limp Bizkit and Rage Against the Machine. With this I don’t want to say that they don’t have killer riffs and that I disrespect them, but that I just don’t consider them heavy or metal, mostly for a vocal or side instrumental thing (with side instruments I mean what is outside of the classic asset of guitars, bass, drums and vocals). By the way I would like to recommend Drowning Pool’s album sinner, specifically songs like All Over Me and Bodies or Disturbed’s first four songs of album The Sickness -A mainly-thrash and death metalhead

[@Deadpool-px2nm]

​@@Nathan-zs9uqInteresting bit/comment about the side instruments... So I'm guessing u don't consider any genres that use side instruments as metal?

[@diegovespa8925]

No power metal bruh

[@justtakingawalk1555]

this dude really dropped this banger and never returned to this format and disappeared

[@Sabbathfaax]

Didn't the term Death Metal come originally from the Possessed song? Good vid either way. If we're talking extreme metal it's a sin to not mention Repulsion Carcass or Terrorizer though

[@Wrigley953]

Cyrekt I thought death was why

[@Sabbathfaax]

@@Wrigley953 idk maybe, though Chuck Shuldiner himself considers Possessed the first true death metal band

[@AtlasCrafted]

It doesn't have a singular cause. The band "Death" The obvious darkness behind the word "death" Death Metal sounds kool as hell And when the genre was fairly new, it was some of the most intense music out there, some of which had violent lyrics. So the term death seemed natural. Since then its obviously changed a lot and "death metal" is honestly one of the hardest to define genres out there, its been expanded so insanely with sub genres with melo-death for example.

[@nisinduperera7130]

Metalcore and deathcore are metal btw

[@nisinduperera7130]

@AriSe CD cool I'm gonna ignore that

[@nisinduperera7130]

@AriSe CD emo? Lol

[@baconslap9417]

Deathcore fsfs, but some metal core yes some no

[@rskl8083]

@Arise CD how?

[@zombieninjaredworld7430]

Metalcore and crossover thrash could be considered metal and punk the same way deaththrash is death and thrash metal

[@iwannaplayagame4092]

Shouts out to those in the comments who know the everywhere at the end of time music.

[@deadinsidemcgee411]

As an ambassador of the death metal community. Cannibal corpse is beloved and often considered a definitive death metal band.

[@paganofthenorth448]

Poser

[@5usp3c7]

9:07 I feel like you might not have given their discography a chance. Have you checked out Among The Living? Recently listened to that one, and it's one of my favorite albums now.

[@thwooop9994]

ayo this video is gas make more like this

[@unclebruncle]

nah bud Im bored of shit like this already. extreme adhd yk

[@thwooop9994]

@@unclebruncle i get it im just saying its a good ass video

[@juicejumper]

I’m glad that Uncle Acid is getting some love, they’re one of my favourite bands.

[@beans8269]

One thing, you said Death coined the name but they didn’t, it was possessed with their demo “death metal” 1984

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

MC Ride in a Revenge shirt is a blessed image

[@coryleblanc]

you forgot post-metal but thats expected

[@jumeztv]

to this day it makes me laugh that gucci mane sampled burzum

[@prophetdott9659]

This was really helpful, thanks my dude

[@KrishDamany]

Man, I love Anthrax. Among The Living is such a great album. But anything John Bush is skippable.

[@decoy033x]

Spread the disease is good too.

[@Goku84]

There is also Technical Death metal or shortened to Tech-death metal or or often called Brutal metal by newer listeners that combines progressive metal and death metal vocals super fast and tight triple blast beats, Fastest Guitar riffs in metal and off the chart BPM some times incorporating mellow style breakdowns that don't seem out of place. bands Of Technical Death Metal to listen to are Dethklok, Archspire, Dream Void, Irreversible Mechanism, Alterbeast, The Zenith Passage, Soreption, Arkaik, Alkaloid, Spawn of Possession, Gorod, Virvum, Vale of Pnath, The Faceless, Necrophagist, Dying Fetus, Fractal Generator, Aeon, Cattle of Decapitation, Exocrine, Beyond Creation, Enthring, Ovid's Withering, Fallujah, Revocation, Symbolik, Son of Aurelius are the best band of the genre I recommend listening to.

[@MrHamtits]

Take note of Mc-Ride's tshirt in the thumb. 'Revenge', peak netal over here

[@unclebruncle]

real

[@allenellsworth5799]

Little tip: You don't have to like the really heavy shit. You can stick with the Maiden and Priest sound. Plenty of new bands these days in that style. NWOTHM would be what to look for.

[@daveethridge7342]

I love Anthrax, they're Thrash with cleaner vocals. Joey Belladonna has sang the Star Spangled Banner at NFL games.

[@Grindfucker69]

Cool video with some caretaking sad music in the background Butt please make a similar one for metalvirgins trying to get into this hip hop everyone is talking about

[@zombieninjaredworld7430]

Rage Against The Machine is rap metal and I don't care what tell me

[@agalloch1323]

Bros hilarious it's a good guide I really like the video the setup and the jokes😂

[@nutnutrition3979]

Exumer possessed by fire is really good too

[@Nothing-bl7bj]

That’s Public Enemy x Anthrax collar is 🔥

[@troloosauhund8747]

For Industrial metal i need to say Godflesh belongs on the list too.

[@SubparLoki]

Also check out kyuss and fu Manchu, straightforward stoner metal. Like stoner doom but shorter songs and faster rhythm. Stuff you’d speed to on the highway

[@shady8045]

this video is the first result when you look up "how to get into metal" congratz.

[@zombieninjaredworld7430]

Extreme Metal is thrash, death, black, grindcore, and arguably groove and metalcore but I think it is. Also speed metal is heavy metal and thrash metal.

[@Environmental-Time]

grindcore isn’t metal at all

[@zombieninjaredworld7430]

@@Environmental-Time I didn't know about that till 4 months ago

[@Environmental-Time]

@@zombieninjaredworld7430 oh alright i used to think it was metal too

[@thecollectorsinged113]

cleaner transition should be hip-hop -> nu metal(yes I know "It is not metal" but my reason here is it still has it's hip-hop elements and metal riffs merged into one) -> heavy metal, power metal, and doom metal, for clean vocals -> NWOBHM for the reason -> Thrash and 1st Wave Black Metal for a transition to start heavier stuff ->Groove -> and finally Death and Possessed for a safe transition to Death Metal and subgenres included

[@burakkartoflany7613]

I think that gojira is a band that made metal great again

[@bigbunn_]

Hardcore punk with death metal, you mean deathcore

[@troloosauhund8747]

or slam

[@connerhobson1262]

Damn I’m like the only one that likes korn tf

[@AtlasCrafted]

Nah Korn is absolutely amazing. Ignore the boomers and salty thrash fans.

[@rskl8083]

Nah my favorite band but according to the internet i shouldnt like it

[@justadudefromfinland7212]

@@AtlasCrafted At this point Korn is boomer music. They came out over 25 years ago for christs sake.

[@johngiorgas9997]

Break stuff got me wheezing 🤣🤣

[@cidadedeus397]

Anthrax sucks? Man u fucking crazy? Nice video though

[@henryjones3872]

Good video. I started listening to some of your recommendations.

[@gerardcote8391]

Glad you mention Reign in Blood is the same thing over and over again. I got it on cassette tape and there was no pause between any of the songs and just sounded like 29 minutes of the same song with different lyrics that were so badly mumbled I couldn't make out anything. Personally South of Heaven is the one that is the best for verity.

[@SubparLoki]

Ok nah the real best way is to start with fusion shit like rage against the machine and whatnot. Whole not strictly metal they’ve definitely got the elements, plus hip hop flow and Zach de la Rocha is a real hip hop head, being featured multiple times on stuff like rtj. I’d honestly start with evil empire or the linkin park reanimtoon album, a way to ease into heavier sounds. And yes, is most of my metal shit? Yeah, but it’s super accessible compared to like grindcore and stuff like that. Also it took a lot of influence from 00’s rap so. Then move into the alt metal stuff like soad and maybe deftones, or maybe even some industrial (marylin mason is almost certainly industrial metal, at least on most of his works I’ve heard). Then, once you’re used to heavier sounds and guitar licks and stuff (the elements often not found in rap), move on to classic metal and 80’s thrash (start mainstream, that’s almost always the best way to break the ice of a sub genre). And also check out 90’s stoner metal like kyuss and fu Manchu, like a faster and less angsty version of stoner doom with songs under 6 minutes. Basically music I’d speed too down a desert road, super fun stuff. Also shoutout stoned Jesus love that shit. I’m the mountain slaps so hard

[@coda5153]

HOW COULD YOU NOT MENTION CANDLEMASS IN THE DOOM METEAL SECTION

[@jaredgerman3386]

Didn't even mention metalcore or deathcore, some of the biggest sub genres in metal whether you like them or not.

[@user-tk9jo8iw8i]

Where's my baby prog metal?

[@josephstalin322]

bro, AC/DC is literally slightly heavier Black Sabbath, shut up

[@hornyconvict]

gotta disagree on going for scum first if you're interested in grindcore. while it pioneered the genre the style and napalm death specifically have only gotten better over time. I think time waits for no slave is a great example of grindcore.

[@SubparLoki]

Rage is alt metal fs, or at least is mostly made up of alt metal, with like funk rock and punk thrown in. Also the first placed I’d send any hip hop head, a good way to dip your toes in while keeping a large amount of hip hop flavor. Then move onto classic metal

[@Environmental-Time]

most metal genres are influenced by punk anyways

[@jimink3047]

The best maiden album is powerslave by a mile. The best nu metal bands that are actually metal is slipknot and Korn. Everything else sucks. Plus wasp is the best and most under rated “hair metal band” or the most heavy hair metal band but 95 nasty is insane

[@deeeznuttss666]

Number of the beast

[@caveofbats]

one of my favorite parts of this video is the people getting pissy in the comments

[@kipwilliamson5737]

Guns N Roses, Led Zeppelin, and AC/DC, are good bands though.

[@JetpackGamer456]

Calling Avenged Sevenfold metalcore is an absolute insult to the genre lmao

[@Nmnx0r]

Great guide, hope that some hip-hop heads will get into metal thanks to it. I also loved comparing Ghost to Scooby-Doo. But you seem to exclude doom and thrash from extreme metal; why, bruh?

[@Barytyrannus]

I was so excited when he mentioned blackened death metal.....until I realized he was talking about Behemoth and not War Metal. Oh well. At least Revenge got mentioned. Also Pantera absolutely did not save metal in the 90s. Pantera arguably started the downfall of metal. Aside from that, and saying that Death invented Death Metal (Possessed) and saying that alt metal and nu metal are metal (they are actually alternative rock), this was pretty decent. A lot better than many I've seen.

[@nisinduperera7130]

Hetfield's voice was heavier than most metal vocalists in that era imo

[@vonbass1300]

Anthrax is better than slayer! There I said It! Among the living is great. It's Megadeth metallica anthrax pantera slayer. Big five.

[@gasket1996]

I'm not really a huge fan of classic, or older stuff. I prefer stuff like deathcore and tech death metal

[@hothead4463]

I know that Metallica's newer albums is definitely shit but load and reload is super underrated

[@cryaesthetic3603]

Did this dude really talk about death metal and not mention Gothenburg metal? At the gates are amazing dude!

[@ECGgroup]

Dio didn't invent the horns. Despite his story of getting them from his grandmother as protection from the evil eye there are several instances of them being used before hand. Including in Black Sabbath. And before Black Sabbath with bands like Coven. It's a pagan symbol used in more modern Wicken rituals. But the true origins behind it are unknown. So if we're splitting hairs and saying things like that one song from Blue Cheer can't be metal because the band wasn't, or that Kashmir wasn't metal because Led Zeppelin is fundamentally a heavy blues rock band then we should probably no give Dio credit for inventing something he didn't. If you said popularised, then sure. Go for gold. Invented, no.

[@rskl8083]

But how isnt avenged metal... its "metalcore"? Bruv thats a subgenre of metal

[@lordolinguine7235]

When that dementia music hits

[@SorceressWitch]

I don't think this is a good way for hip hop fans to get into metal. I don't remember people calling Cannibal Corpse a joke. People like them and they are an old school death metal band. Powerviolence is not new or metal, it's been around since the 80's and is a subgenre of hardcore punk.

[@heavymetalfan1167]

After watchning jojo the only thing i can see on the thumbnail now is dio

[@Skyerzen]

Dafuuuuu? No mention of Mastodon and Gojira? Can't take you serious..... Although you have introduced me to bands I've never listened to.

[@nisinduperera7130]

Where's prog metal? I'm disappointed Smh You really need some opeth/tool (especially opeth) in your life cuz that's some of the greatest music you'll ever see in the genre

[@kipwilliamson5737]

most prog metal is hard to get into but I enjoy Dream Theatre because of Petrucci.

[@nisinduperera7130]

@@kipwilliamson5737 only the vocals keeps me away from their music One of the greatest prog metal bands nevertheless

[@loganfrench7582]

this vid has 666 likes, and just for that, no one else should like it, cause metal

[@pabloramosperez952]

Doing Industrial and not mentioning NIN is a sin

[@itchyvinyl]

If you were there, you would understand the importance of Anthrax. Period. And it’s not a because of a cover song.

[@benjaminhorowitz9927]

Very good video, but Behemoth isn't Blackmetal it is Blackend Death metal, which means it is Death metal that is influenced by Blackmetal. Also the fact that nothing new has happened in Metal is kind of outrageous, besides if you don't count deathcore and metalcore as metal. If you mean in the last 5 years, arguably. If you mean in the last 20 years, you just don't know anything about modern metal.

[@galstopar8131]

The background is great tho

[@daddyelitzer6769]

I'd like to add Body Count to the list. It's strange coming from a power metal fan but, yeah, Iced T making metal is a great gateway to metal for hip hop fans :P Other than that, great job uncle! I was a bit sad there was no power in there but there's a reason for that (you guys are gonna hate it, it's the furthest shit from hip hop ever) If you liked Judas Priest and Iron Maiden tho, give it a try (Sabaton, Gloryhammer, Rhapsody (first 5 albums), Blind Guardian)

[@unclebruncle]

exactly yeah power metal is like the antithesis of hip hop

[@BillyBong]

I Feel Like Guns N Roses this is not metal but they have the edge and have to be mentioned when telling the story of metal

[@4zomvly]

TRY TRAP METAL!

[@Lucas-sh7qe]

Wow, no discussion of nickelback in the brutal death metal side of things, disappointed

[@animal1439]

Great video but I definitely disagree with your statement that "metal is dead and nothing new is really happening". This is just demonstrably false, maybe if you're only into death thrash/black metal I could understand, but the metal genre is one of the most innovative and interesting genres out there. I find it weird that you skipped over metalcore/deathcore as those are arguably the most popular and innovative genres in the scene right now, unless you're one of those boomers who think that anything with "core" in the title isn't metal. "Core" genres and bands aside though, if you're looking for stuff that's really unique sounding, I'd recommend Kardashev's new album Liminal Rites, it combines blackened death metal with shoe gaze elements and it is absolutely fantastic. Sleep's 2018 album The Scientist is stoner doom perfection, Unleash the Archers are arguably the best power metal band out there right now, combing melodic death metal and big 80's synthwave energy into their sound. Gojira and Opeth are god tier progressive deathmetal. Eluveitie are blackened Celtic folk metal and they sound 10x better than they have any right to be. Archspire and Inferi are both fantastic different takes on tech death, WhiteChapel are making some of the best emotional death metal/deathcore out there, Ulcerate make fantastic doom/atmospheric deathmetal (check out their album Stare Into Death and Be Still), and High on Fire are still turning out fantastic stoner thrash 20 later. But seriously though, by not mentioning bands like Spiritbox, Architects, BFMV, Killswitch, WhiteChapel, Suicide SIlence, Fit for a King, Parkway Drive, Shadow of Intent, Lorna Shore, Knocked Loose, Motionless in White, Ice Nine Kills, etc. you are doing a disservice to anybody actually trying to get into the genre. Metalcore may have started off as a subsection of the hardcore punk and emo scene, but the genre has evolved so much over the last twenty years, and it is still rapidly changing on a near weekly basis, and the genres house some of the best young talent and bands in the history of metal. Sorry if this came off as mad or gatekeepey, just want to keep the discussion and the awesome music flowing!

[@armouru5415]

I have never heard anyone say that cannable corpse is a joke personally. I ha ve always seen them as one of the beloved ones that holds the golden standard of death metal to be honest.

[@pandawizarddd]

NO DARKTHRONE OR ARCHGOAT FOR BLACK/DEATH???? Ok

[@Dieafreak]

Are we talking about metal the solid defined and stable genre? (Which died in the 90’s/00’s-trust me I’m not Gen Z and lived through those decades) Or are we talking about Extreme Metal the umbrella term and it’s genres and sub genres and micro genres? Looks like we’re talking about Extreme Metal.. You Gen Z’ers lol…….You kids make me laugh.

[@loganelrod1374]

u can tell alfo media didn't really care about getting into the genre

[@gonkdroid2539]

Did you watch his video?

[@loganelrod1374]

@@gonkdroid2539 Yeah, man didn't try ANY extreme metal or any digging beyond the big bands, especially with bands in the modern era. Nor did he come away from the study with anything beyond a basic understanding of subgenre, and even then, he didn't make it evident throughout the video that he knew any subgenres besides "heavy metal". For someone trying to actually GET INTO metal, he could have listened to a lot more and tried a lot harder.

[@gonkdroid2539]

@@loganelrod1374 but he enjoyed it. And that’s all in my opinion.

[@SorceressWitch]

Yeah that's most people unfortunately.

[@d_dos_atak2771]

When talking about industrial you should have mentioned nine inch nails as well

[@paulphoenix1669]

Ratm is absolutely metal.

[@spaceninja7080]

Is that dio?

[@thecleanslateshow4593]

Literally just listen to Nu-metal. Don’t make this harder than it needs to be yall this could’ve been a 5 minute video if you knew what the hell you were talking about but good job you got it wrong. Linkin park, Limp bizkit, korn, and soulfly are the best bands to get you into metal as an hip hop head.

[@BillyBong]

And yet it's the worst metal....

[@hastyhawkeye]

@Billy Bong Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it isn't metal.

[@BillyBong]

@@hastyhawkeye Do you know how to read?

[@hastyhawkeye]

@@BillyBong I wouldn't say nu metal is the worst that goes to glam

[@BillyBong]

@Hastyhawkeye you can't read though, you claimed I said it's not metal which I never said. And you also can't state an opinion for me. Nu metal is the worst metal to me. Get over it.

[@rixbyte7438]

i feel like with the level of annoying metalheads in the comments this is just gonna drive away people from metal lmao

[@willr.9903]

MGLA is the shit

[@deeeznuttss666]

Y do we care if a mumble rapper likes manson? +YOU CANT KILL THE METAL

[@nisinduperera7130]

This is cooler than that bs

[@klauslate4256]

Prog metal 😔

[@moopmooptheconqueror4313]

tool.... Tool.... Toooooolll..... TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL