THE EVOLUTION OF BREAKDOWNS!

[@ThePunkRockMBA]

Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/finnmckenty

[@neildunlea7282]

Hey Finn

[@andrewadams1514]

PART 2!!

[@scottygunz1245]

Finn as always thank you for giving love to Demolisher.

[@apoplexiamusic]

a lot of your videos make me want to start an "old school" metallic hardcore band again... But with breakdowns :D Ah the power of nostalgia!

[@petrinafilip96]

Have you watched Hypa Hypa from Eskimo Callboy yet? Its been probably the most reacted video in the past week or so. Those breakdowns are damn glorious.

[@johanericsson7309]

Disclaimer: No surroundings were disrespected during the making of this video.

[@Holy_Frakula]

haha

[@WinedandDined27]

All were and will be upon viewing, however.

[@Joshua-ww1fz]

I did fucking bow down to this thorough analysis though

[@samuelmagnum6047]

Hahaha. Safe Spaces for everyone

[@jimmyk8550]

Tell that to my moms living room

[@mycatisjudgingyou]

I too am into breakdowns. I have one about once a day

[@stinky_lizard]

Wow you must be pumpin out the albums

[@microchrist6122]

🖤

[@johnnyninecocks]

My car likes to breakdown too

[@afrogwithwifi2749]

yeah, mental breakdowns are the heaviest of all

[@blackphillip8486]

Bravo, well played. 😂

[@bakerXderek]

Damn bro we're on the same playing field, I almost feel like we grew up the same. You were so spot on with everything. I grew up in San Bernardino / Riverside California in the early 2000's so I experienced a lot of the OG deathcore / metalcore bands first hand, most in this video. I loved it man !

[@MayorMcCheese47]

CHEAHHH

[@christinalopez2487]

I grew up there in my teens!!

[@odesinne]

socal baby

[@dakota825]

Whhhhaaat derek watches this guy!

[@mikec5400]

on the same playing field until you found out he likes little pump

[@NikNocturnal]

Breakdowns are lyfe

[@frnndgrm6268]

No

[@sahirytube]

Yassss

[@migglefetzt]

yup

[@tjdaniels3706]

Nik Nocturnal yes

[@DrxThmSklnst]

Whats the breakdown at 1:33?

[@What-pr5yz]

While productivity has dropped for most of us during this pandemic, Finn Mckenty is on a roll.

[@ThePunkRockMBA]

The people need breakdowns now more than ever!

[@Dethrider6]

You gotta understand, Finn lives his life on a schedule. He eats the same thing every day because he thinks having to think about food is a waste of time. He does not fuck around.

[@hrotha]

@@Dethrider6 It's because schedules come in charts

[@NotSilasPipson]

@@hrotha You can actually divide schedules up into a diagram with four different zones

[@JimiBerkeley]

@@Dethrider6 i wanna know if this is true

[@ScottMosier12345]

"Hell yeah, brother, f*ckin' Pantera!" I almost fell out of my chair. We all know that guy.

[@DavidDantePhoenix]

I am that guy.

[@joshuamiller8259]

@@DavidDantePhoenix me too. I will still fuckin rage to Pantera on the way to the grocery store

[@xbarrettx83]

If you from Texas and even closer to Arlington in your late 30s and older you might be this way

[@connordix1859]

I am that guy

[@k.t.1641]

Me too....glad to see my fellow pantera bros around.

[@oMINCEo]

Seems like Finn needs to make his own “top 10 brutal breakdowns that’s will disembowel any listener”

[@alexgriffith1451]

It’ll be trash. He will find old eps from local show bands nobody ever heard of bc he’s so cultured (really he just does internet research to make it sound like it) and it will be terrible quality but he will say this is what started everything we know. He once said wage war and limp bizkit were basically the same now. I hate this guy.

[@Alexander-hg9ce]

@@alexgriffith1451 boohoo

[@spencer6709]

It would get copyright striked lol

[@NineteenEighty8]

@@alexgriffith1451 I'm starting to get that vibe from him. He has said so many false facts lately and I'm close to unsubscribing. Hell, he got so many things wrong in this video alone, it blows my mind.

[@ChristopherJames1993]

BROOTAL

[@lightningmonky7674]

The breakdown in metallica's "one" is my favorite old school breakdown, also the first one I ever heard

[@Diesel257]

I think his age made him miss a lot of great before his time breakdowns.

[@mikeapplegate292]

Completely agree. That entire record is heavy as hell. One of my all time favorites as well.

[@epitomicmess]

Justice for all is such a good album!! I was listening to that album at work today. The track shortest straw in particular has some really kickass riffs & drums going on. So good

[@yell0w355]

One's breakdown never gets old. I still turn up the volume every time I hear it

[@lightningmonky7674]

@Strength Beyond Strength legit hearing it as a kid for the first time was life changing

[@melonssb4316]

The synth breakdown is in part due to Enter Shikari's debut, their use of synth really changed the game

[@killingthemsoftly568]

They suck tho...

[@dougsvibes3269]

Definitely agree. SORRY YOU’RE NOT A WINNER

[@ryleyy3]

The devil wears prada are the real synth heroes

[@KeganTheTowel]

@Dustin Wunder Enter Shikari is fucking bomb. Have you not heard Hoodwinker??

[@MrHiwaysThinkin]

MY WIFES A BOAT

[@salemcvlt]

ADTR's Homesick breakdowns still hit me right in the heart.

[@bradcallahan3546]

Their only good album. lol

[@kalimeet___1524]

"Mr Highway's thinking about the end" ahh brings me back🤘

[@salemcvlt]

@@bradcallahan3546 For Those Who Have Heart was decent, but Homesick is definitely their best work.

[@RobertJ890]

The top 5 hardest breakdown albums by me are.... August Burns Red - Messengers Parkway Drive- Horizons As Blood Runs Black - Instinct As I Lay Dying - Shadows are Security Evergreen Terrace - Wolfbiker *bonus* Haste the Day- Burning Bridges The Ghost Inside- Returners

[@Emerald_Knight45]

@@bradcallahan3546 Your opinion

[@IOxyrinchus]

Are you even Metalcore kid if you haven’t watched a 240p KZbin breakdown compilation with Windows Movie Maker stock title cards?

[@dantheman52420]

How I found most bands back in the day AILD, parkway drive, one of them even started with an Animals As Leaders riff and that's how I got into prog

[@guitarchugs9191]

Honestly, Pantera mastered the breakdown with Domination. Also I love the breakdown in “Instinct” by Decapitated

[@thatsaysalotabout-man9547]

Yeah

[@ChristopherJames1993]

Walk has a good one as well.

[@adamhadem3678]

and that part of primal concrete sledge that sounds like lamb of god, he'll yea

[@jacobhilker7722]

honestly I think its lamb of god with laid to rest

[@marjoryrainey287]

This is interesting to this 63 yr old female. Wow just is interesting to see how Music and technologies and know how has changed and evolved. Wow it's like every thing is "moving " so fast now" the Sound is dated within a year. To me this is definitely a part of life today and how it seems to be "fast and extreme" all I can say is Wow! And thanks for the breakdown of the breakdown! And its evolution.

[@natalieshannon7659]

I'm 44 years old and have trouble keeping up with the changing music scene.

[@brett9121]

Gotta love metal grandmas

[@vahnn0]

@@natalieshannon7659 I'm 35 and have been having trouble keeping up with the changing music scene for 10 years.

[@TheEgoify]

This is the most adorable comment ive ever seen.

[@dtsiegler]

3rd trimester here. cant keep up with the changing music scene...

[@MostLikelyHatesYou]

We’re “Core” Kids, born in and of the breakdown, Finn, of course we want part 2.

[@lukeslayer]

The mid 00s to the early 10s was by far the greatest era for breakdowns and discovering new bands from compilations.

[@CH-rs7cm]

Summary: James Brown invented D-jent and is the father of all Cores.

[@AlexH8280]

The GODfather of all Cores.

[@somaprime6916]

We can handle this truth.

[@fredriksvard2603]

Not crabcore

[@crunkaholic81]

When he said "hit me" or "to the bridge" you knew it was about to go down.

[@vorpalblades]

Browncore.

[@MetalTrenches]

Oh man, “Memphis Will Be Laid To Waste” is the ultimate. Also Sam’s “Blegh!” Is the definition of hype. If you want a really sick recent breakdown check out END’s “Pariah.”

[@salemcvlt]

END is so good. I still get hype over the Necessary Death breakdown

[@MetalTrenches]

Trevor Cline truly vicious stuff

[@matthewsouthwell9653]

Ocelot Pariah

[@666Mrgunslinger]

END is fucking good

[@owleyebenoke]

I was the lucky person who recorded that guitarflip fail at 08:30 . I directed a music video for a young band called Flames to Burn (wtf that name...). The whole shooting was super cheesy but that accident was the highlight of night. Good to see it again.

[@ThePunkRockMBA]

Ha! Amazing

[@skippy8696]

A guy hitting himself in the nuts with a guitar is probably the most metal thing I've seen in years 😅

[@vonNachtmahr]

@@skippy8696 The most CORE thing!!!

[@Hammy651]

That's whatcha get for doing corny trendy shit. 😆 "Metal-core" bands that came out after 2003 suck. It started to get all of these emo and 80s hairband asctetical elements. Now it's became what 80s hairbands were....A corny trendy subgenre that went on waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to long. I knew that shit was gay when my sister who had never listened to metal a day in her life asked me if I knew "bring me the horizon". 😆. Death core too. I play and I know dudes in both death and metal core bands and everything they do just sounds like rewritin b.s because theyr trying to fit in that box so bad. Imagine if new hair metal bands were still coming out in 2005... Not the satire/parody like steel panther either. Like dead serious tryna use that old formula/template for success 25yrs later. That's basically what anyone claiming that genre now is doing. 😆. I love telling other musicians "I just play Rock man" and then when we meet up to play,Im running a V through a duel rectifier. Tuned down 2or3 full steps doing sweeps and lighting fast alternant picks. It's all just rocknroll dude. Things only have to go in a box if you like creative ability. I allso like saying "ah,I just play music". Throws them unoriginal ones off. They be like "Right but what box are we trying to fit into?". 😆.

[@Froahk]

Damn I imagine filming that was nuts

[@markwrenn5965]

The Born Of Osiris "fUcKin BoW DoWn" breakdown was a big one for me.

[@Madssnakes]

Mark Wrenn YESSS DUDE

[@GRisaWasteofTime]

it's not a breakdown it's the intro riff

[@markwrenn5965]

@@GRisaWasteofTime oh thank God you came to correct me!

[@darbyamber4712]

Classoc

[@GRisaWasteofTime]

​@@markwrenn5965 really glad to help you out man!

[@HoChiMints2007]

"Sup, this is Joe." "Joe mama?" "Joe Sturgis" (earth shatters from simultaneous crabsquats)

[@GregFPS]

Surprised August Burns Red wasn't in this video, good none the less.

[@lordovravens]

no suffocation

[@MXPX619]

Composure.

[@kylegood412]

Eve of the end , the seventh trumpet

[@AgiDaKinG]

Because we’re not 13 anymore

[@adizzle7457]

Greg I agree early ABR breakdown just hit different.

[@themetalmaniac1111]

2020 be like Disinfect your surroundings

[@vinnregi4882]

You make it out alive...

[@upliftmofo]

Wow, what an original joke! Never heard it before! Hahahahaha so funny!

[@higler.]

Damn no love for Unearth? I was a total metal kid into death metal and obsessed with In Flames and in 1999 when I heard Unearth was the first time I kinda learned what a breakdown was since Trevor literally yells "BREAKDOWN!" right before a breakdown and well, they write entire songs out of them haha. Love me some chuggy chugs thanks to Unearth.

[@filmlikefrank]

“Breakdown” #1 breakdown call

[@alvarojesusnietoillescas8417]

This is the best Microsoft Excel tutorial I've ever seen

[@Supeycal]

What does a man trapped in Quarantine for three months and a Metalcore song that's three minutes in have in common...... an impending breakdown.

[@ChristopherJames1993]

The modern breakdown... codename C19..

[@davidanderson7643]

Norma Jean has the best breakdown, "LIKE BRINGING A KNIFE TO A GUNFIGHT!!!!!"

[@ericchambers6863]

Dude, a classic...

[@TheGuitarifier]

Sick fucking song. Good on you sir.

[@bluntnanna8282]

I just watched Domination live again so I'm gonna have to disagree.

[@krustykrab34]

What about, "walking to wall street in straight jackets"

[@scottb.0185]

Is ‘knife to a gunfight’ a song of theirs?

[@kylemcgill2966]

*Hatebreed's "Satisfaction Is The Death Of Desire" laid so many templates for catchy simple breakdowns. Still have a lot of those breakdowns stuck in my head.* *CONCEIVED THROUGH AN ACT OF VIOLENCE!*

[@johndavidson1455]

Age 12: finds every thrash metal breakdown I can Age 15: finds every metalcore breakdown I can Age 17: finds every bass drop deathcore breakdown I can age 19: finds every late 00’s hardcore punk breakdown I can age 22: finds every slam beat down breakdown I can age 25: finds every mid 90’s obscure hardcore band breakdown I can age 28: finds every early brutal New York death metal breakdown I can age 29: finds every early 80s punk pioneering breakdown I can THE HUNT NEVER STOPS

[@brandonpaulin7458]

I'm currently in the search for mid 90's obscure hardcore band breakdown phase. But 2 years late. I'm 27..lol.

[@jminorthreat]

Try going to a show you douche

[@BorislavVeselinov]

@@jminorthreat he would if the corona wasn't a thing.

[@jjmiller9161]

The breakdown in Heroes Get Remembered, Legends Never Die by Four Year Strong is a truly iconic easycore breakdown. Gets me pumped every time.

[@elon_bust]

Probably the best ever

[@dead_yami]

Was a sad day when FYS stopped playing breakdowns and started writing songs about their ‘fake fans’

[@elon_bust]

DEAD YAMI ADTR really had them in their feelings for a while

[@dead_yami]

Elon Bust lol was there more to that beef than the 2nd sucks video?? At least they gave us 1 goat album

[@elon_bust]

DEAD YAMI I mean losing the crowds energy after your opener every night on tour has to be pretty demoralizing. They dropped the hardcore element and went “radio rock” then fell off for like ten years. Doing the anniversary tour for RODT basically saved their career. Pretty significant I’d say.

[@mattikkarion]

Internet: Architects invented the "BLEGH" Abbath from Immortal: Am I a joke to you?

[@ridleysomeliana-lauer5814]

Never understood why Architects got credited as the band that invented that vocal effect considering how many of their peers were doing it for years beforehand

[@proxyvii493]

Parkway drive also says hi

[@CorridorOfChameleons94]

The sun no longer rises. Thats a good ol Immortal song.

[@dark___passenger7446]

wait do people actually think that architects invented the blegh

[@dekapitatorr]

sodom says hi

[@dougsvibes3269]

My crabcore band in high school had a breakdown where we said “to infinity and beyond” with gang vocals before it hit 🤦‍♂️. And it was my idea 🤦‍♂️ lmao but really those times were so fun and I miss it!

[@joeshifflett6253]

Dude check out you've got a friend in my by lonely avenue

[@Fafafohi]

That actually sounds fucking awesome.

[@EverAfterBreak2]

Is the song in youtube?

[@dougsvibes3269]

@@EverAfterBreak2 no but that is now my goal. I thought it would at least be on MySpace but the player won’t work

[@Sergio-nb4hj]

@@dougsvibes3269 bro upload it

[@writingmajorfriend948]

That Norma Jean reference was so refreshing. I haven't listened to them in years 😢

[@jarkosaurus]

Check out their new album, All Hail, it’s awesome.

[@gregworth5801]

That Chimaira reference as well. 🤘

[@half-gram-dab]

J Ryan especially landslide defeater I got goosebumps when that breakdown hit

[@mattthompson1876]

Yup new album is great

[@HTXREP]

Get on it immediately

[@franklomas7363]

The devil wears Prada- still fly got me into breakdowns

[@ConsistentlyInconsistent21]

Lmao, i love that shit.

[@givemefreebeers6718]

Same here

[@hogandavidson3746]

I have heard my call to action, crabcore is back, will any brave souls will join me in this treacherous journey? We will face many battles, from metal elitists to djent purists, to the audiophile production nerds, but the breakdown will always prevail. I have heard my call, do you hear it too?

[@skarlet_toki9242]

I came prepared with my straightener and skinny jeans

[@blazegulizack]

Finally! A metalcore band I can play in without having to add3 strings to my guitar😂

[@bumzilla8586]

🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀

[@jemappellejade6455]

The old members of Attack Attack still mention it ironically in their new music which makes me giggle. Bilmuri have a song called Thicc Thiccly (Return of the Crab) where Caleb Shomo does some vocals.

[@neonjesus8831]

Got my skinny jeans on just to reply to this comment.

[@thebatman1019]

Code Orange-you and you alone is the greatest, most dynamic breakdown i have heard in the past 20 years.

[@lightingrod5907]

Facts!

[@hanselromero3950]

that song in general is such a triumph for heavy music, what a journey

[@1Willpower12]

code is hands down the best band out rn, im not personally really into hardcore, but they're still one of my top five. so unique

[@moko9hoko]

Dude its really fucking insane. That whole album has insane breakdowns

[@guitarscatsandmusic7733]

Classic breakdowns are alive and well in my local scene 🙏🙏🙏

[@Pearlmore182]

Why was there never a crabcore cover of “Under the Sea”

[@ZackSeifMusic]

Dude I’ve had a djent cover ready to go I just haven’t been able to finish it lol

[@gladbuffalo7805]

You just gave me the idea, thank you. I will force my friends to do it, if they wont i'll do it with my band

[@ramsesfarias6167]

@@gladbuffalo7805 come back here if/when u do it I neeeed to hear that lol

[@drewbustank]

I'll pay to hear a -core version of literally any song from a Disney animated movie.

[@djandrewification]

Deathcore version would be more funny. "UNDER THE BREEEEE, UNDER THE BREEEEE"

[@EliseOfTheValley]

Pray for plagues has an underrated breakdown

[@Gross_Gaming27]

Most songs from The Bled, also.

[@MegaNancyLover]

Dicks Malone Criminally underrated.

[@scottsmith8162]

Atlas Media the Bled... wow that takes me waaaay back ❤️

[@usagi666_]

When I think of breakdowns, Pray for Plagues is the one that plays in my head lol

[@damianblu]

Chelsea Smile too!

[@rez3320]

Just downloaded the playlist. Straight in on "disrespect your surroundings". Bravo sir, bravo.

[@christopherbailey488]

I'm surprised that Anthrax wasn't in this conversation. They had a lot of breakdowns in the Among the Living days.

[@Dolphins-ov5oe]

“WARDANCE”

[@lucag.lisickza425]

yeah, Indians

[@msmander87]

I feel like Anthrax doesn't get enough credit for the thrash genre in general

[@oopsididamaterialism8113]

GOAT mosh call thread. Stick to your Guns- “This is More.” The simplest ever. But maybe the most effective.

[@mp7982]

Oh man, forgot about that one. So so good.

[@tamalediet3574]

MOVE

[@SuperHugo2525]

More recently, that "CAVE CANEM" destroys me every single time

[@johnstanton7118]

This video is amazing! The one band I think you could have included was Carnifex, their breakdowns have been crushing since they started!

[@SrgntRuffles666]

Gotta say breakdowns now are pretty damn good in the up incoming hardcore and metalcore scene ie. Kublai Khan, Varials, Knocked Loose, Seeyouspacecowboy and Shame Spiral

[@capnjames]

Was gonna mention Kublai Khan 😍

[@tomcooper9061]

VEIN!

[@awesomeas2]

And of course, END

[@jemappellejade6455]

There's also an interesting new take on them I've heard from bands like Loathe, where they bring in some proggy/shoegaze elements to their breakdowns which contrast the heavier sections.

[@ScrilboBaggins]

Jesus piece

[@apoplexiamusic]

I love how the Amen break is so ubiquitous it even found its way here :D

[@ChrisGacria]

damn... Nothing about As I Lay Dying in this?... They really put a lot of the inspiration behind a lot for the 2000's metal core scene. I did like that you mentioned Knocked Loose as they are the only band with a similar sound to the early 00's. Also, The Ghost Inside still holds true to what you mentioned at the end of the video. Loved going down memory lane in this video!

[@TheAlexLamberty]

“ILL SEE YOU WHEN THE SUN SETS!!!”

[@ammarabonabout4543]

Meshuggah is the best band with breakdowns cuz like every riff of theirs is a breakdown 😂😂❤

[@SpineSplitter1776]

Yeah ,when I bought Destroy Erase Improve in the city & put it in the walkman i felt like the music was from another Alien planet!

[@leviathanmaster7864]

I think they're just a conglomeration of riffs

[@nicpayne8258]

@useD raW just because a majority of the song is palm-muted chugging doesn't mean every segment is a breakdown.

[@nicpayne8258]

@Bloviator Magnus wow what a strawman

[@jasonking454]

Corridor of Chameleons! Best breakdown ever!!!!

[@HaroldsLastChance]

At the risk of sounding like a douchebag, Korn Freak On a Leash is my favorite, it was pretty heavy for that time.

[@jbasti227]

Plus the scat buildup is awesome

[@lithostoic2008]

Yessss

[@danmaycock9238]

...........GO!!!!

[@HoChiMints2007]

SOMETHING NAN-NA-NNnnN BURN

[@actrambley21]

DOOD, what a great breakdown that comes out of NOWHERE.

[@captainkav0gaming270]

Pantera -Domination will always be my favorite break down. Gojira - space time is a close 2nd

[@mattdubya1037]

Meshuggah: Future Breed Machine a close second too

[@asmodai2025]

Do not forget Machine Head - Davidian!

[@letsgojake.4078]

Gang

[@donavonhoward114]

Space Time by Gojira destroys. It's got that beautiful vocal pattern as well. Clone by Gojira also has a sick breakdown at the end, and it keeps getting slower and slower, and then they drop right back in to the original tempo.

[@mangopie7602]

Domination breakdown is still the best one for me, this is why I get happy when bands rip off that breakdown

[@nicklarson801]

Best breakdown ever: Converge - The Saddest Day

[@gladtravis]

You win! I'm glad I don't know 80% of the bands beyond 90s that Finn mentioned. Shit sounds horrible.

[@oscarcutface1353]

Pantera - domination?

[@RudolfHorvath]

My personal favourite is 43% Burnt by Dillinger Escape Plan, that last breakdown slaps hard.

[@theSinisterBend]

Converge has some of the most under-rated breakdowns in the game.

[@Awix]

Released in 1996 and it sounds like it's from 2006

[@ooitzoo]

This brings back some good memories. Thank you.

[@georgepelekoudis]

Indeed! Roooots, bloody roooots 😂

[@lovelesstv]

thank you for mentioning norma jean!!!! as a huge metalcore fan that was a high schooler in the early 2000's(graduated 2004), bands like norma jean, unearth, and horse the band really drove certain musical concepts/tropes home.

[@lupomagnotto8306]

Norma Jean is still running that style even on their new “All Hail” album just a little less I’d say

[@ericchambers6863]

All Hail is fucking glorious.

[@earlofcockgobblingshire3666]

I feel like lumping Veil of Maya into the "generic djent breakdown" pile is a disservice to the pure talent of Marc Okubo and Sam Applebaum

[@doomtnk1988]

Could not Agree More. He didn't even play what I would call the 'Breakdown' of that song either

[@Fearbeforedeath]

Yeah! I felt bad he chose, in my opinion, one of the greatest albums to portray his message. I subjectively love veil of Maya and felt their early material was groundbreaking and pioneered the sound for a lot of bands like Volumes and Structures. That “progressive” metalcore/deathcore sound.

[@hardcorestymie]

Love the video. I'm still stuck in the 90s and didn't get into a lot of the sub genres that came out later. So is especially cool to see that summarized. Might be worth while to mention the "bust". Don't know if that was a regional or universal term but it often preceded a breakdown. Sometimes before a fast rift. Basically a "bust" or break in the music following a crescendo. Often denoted by a stop in music followed by the singer shouting something.

[@Ortizsensei]

I stan the "Bring Back 2010 Breakdowns" movement.

[@KeepTheGates]

Eh, Veil of Maya and "generic" don't work together very well. They were also doing the djenty/technical breakdowns in like 2006

[@Max_Payn3]

Yea this dude doesn’t really know about music enough to know why their music is special.

[@dead_yami]

Minton Branham loll bro you gotta get over the rick and morty mindset

[@ambatukoom]

@@dead_yami lmao

[@tomoyaokazaki4770]

Thank you! When I heard 'generic' and Veil of Maya in the same sentence, I about lost my shit lol.

[@ambatukoom]

@Zach alan Eh, just because something is prog or tech that doesn't automatically make it good. There is no such thing as objectively good music, it's all subjective.

[@scottmcewan6951]

I dunno if they'd be classed as breakdowns but I always had a soft spot for the nu metal slowed down 2 note bounce riffs like the end of eyeless by slipknot or bleed by soulfly.

[@jamesmarkham7489]

Poison the well's the opposite of december still slaps harder than a hand with 6 rings on it.

[@jbasti227]

Heard it for the first time a few weeks ago, such a good record

[@anthonyconn5215]

I personally love Haste the Day's breakdowns. "68" and "When Everything Falls" are some bangers.

[@jonathanisdaking117]

Haste the Day is tragically underrated

[@dannyk.5650]

"Substance" always got me movin' on the floor

[@anthonyconn5215]

Danny K. Yes! American Love too from that album.

[@danielhady3021]

Hell yeah Haste The Day!

[@Mikey239226]

Resolve waz so good~ "Our lives will hang on to the words You have spoken and we will wait for our God to return " 🖤

[@MySpaceDxC_Suffo_AtTheGates]

I will watch any and every video you make about death metal, deathcore, metalcore, post hardcore, or Slam. Thank you for continuing to make these videos Finn. I even come back to them sometimes.

[@charlespeter5610]

I'm glad you mentioned how breakdowns turned Hardcore into almost dance music. It is no coincidence that the same generation that grew up on Metalcore moved on to Dubstep. As someone who was very active in the rave scene in the 2010s, I can't tell you how many people transitioned from one to the other. I think BMTH had a *lot* to do with it personally. Great video as usual.

[@massttrshrdrharmonicminor2002]

It's called getting into all the latest trends that girls like, jk, 2006 me speaking

[@charlespeter5610]

@@massttrshrdrharmonicminor2002 lol but if you examine the qualities of the styles of dance music that were/are popular in the U.S. you'll notice that they have very similar musical characteristics. The breakdowns in metalcore at the time were ~140-150 bpm and most importantly in halftime. Given how most of that music emphasized the breakdown and given it's halftime nature and the downtuned guitars, it makes perfect sense for those same kids to then be interested in electronic music that features halftime tracks with an emphasis on a "drop" that functions the same as a breakdown. This makes even more sense when you look at the Risecore bands adding more electronic elements to their music as well as the fact that bands like BMTH had shirts that said "Listen To Dubstep" on them (when I saw them).

[@m_js5709]

@@charlespeter5610 there's a ton of drum&bass music that's just like a hop & a skip away from being straight metal too . Just add some lead guitar and voila

[@skylerpowell8149]

@@m_js5709 was gonna mention Sullivan king who plays guitars and does screams in his music. I've always been a fan of both metal, and electronic music, mostly heavier stuff, but they are both fun to get down to!

[@charlespeter5610]

@@m_js5709 hell yeah! Idk if you can tell from my pic but I'm a DJ. And my genre is DnB. Neurofunk in particular is super metal sounding. Check out the track Manbearpig by Mindscape for example. You can't tell me dude doesn't like metal lol

[@magicalpro]

Whenever you say, "I'll do another video if you're interested" my brain screams "WHEN?" I love all your videos Fin

[@ThePunkRockMBA]

🙏🏼

[@kurtw6922]

@@ThePunkRockMBA He's right. I'm glad you mentioned an upcoming video about a producer - at the end of the day we can all hear music, albeit not all the detail that you pick out and dissect, but what impact the producer(s) have is even harder for the average fan to hear. Ever seen Rick Beato's 'everything music' channel here on YT? I love his channel for picking apart that kind of stuff.

[@Edgar193]

I must admit, I was a bit surprised by the omitting Suffocation’s breakdown mastery in Effigy of the Forgotten

[@Sergio-nb4hj]

He gushed over it enough in the slam video lmao

[@davidolsen9129]

@@Sergio-nb4hj Yeah. Sort of pointless to bring it up again since he pretty much did a whole video on how it spawned slam.

[@peterabel1057]

Finally it's apropriate to post my favorite breakdowns: Pantera - Domination Braindrill - Apocalyptic Feasting Converge - Locust Rain As Blood Runs Black - In Dying Days Thy Art Is Murder - Reign Of Darkness Not sure, but I think Demolisher by STP will soon be on the list as well. Honorable mention: Agent Fresco - Destrier and the middle part in Sacrifice Unto Sebeek by Nile (If you can call that a breakdown).

[@iletthedevilin828]

Solid choice for breakdowns. For me id add the heretic prevails from shadow of intent just because I love how Ben does 6 different vocals styles during the breakdown. I really like the breakdown in deadweight from wage war just because I'm a sucker for the blegh breakdowns.

[@peterabel1057]

@@iletthedevilin828 That one is indeed sick as well, just re-listened to it. Shadow of Intent's music is so cool and interesting I tend to overlook the breakdowns, haha.

[@iletthedevilin828]

@@peterabel1057 That's understandable, I hope they blow up more in the deathcore realm. Even though they're starting to get hype they still feel so underrated to me

[@peterabel1057]

@@iletthedevilin828 So true, I recommend them to my metal loving friends all the time (with varying success, god knows why) , they sound really unique imo. Brutal, melodic, catchy yet technical, symphonic... What's not to love about them?

[@hectorquinones9657]

I'm surprised I haven't heard anyone mention Creeping Death. This predated Raining Blood by 2 years and man for '84 that was something I imagine most people were not expecting.

[@samc3241]

Eh. it wasn’t really as close to modern breakdowns as slayer was.

[@SamSlugg456]

Norma Jean was definitely influential to the art of the breakdown

[@zane_wiley]

This is how Wikipedia explains Heavy Metal and Punk Rock Breakdowns: Breakdowns are sometimes found in metal and punk songs, as they can be used to eschew traditional verse-chorus-verse songwriting. When played live, breakdowns are usually responded to by the audience with high-intensity moshing (slam dancing). The drumming is usually simple, with a four quarter-note ride pattern with the snare on the third beat. Most commonly, the drummer plays quarter notes on the crash cymbal or China cymbal. In some breakdowns where a very slow tempo is used, the drummer will play half notes, to give the music a very "heavy", slow feel. The guitarist usually follows the rhythm or "chugs" (uses palm-muted strokes on the lowest three to four strings of the guitar) along with the kick drum. In most cases, the drummer will use the kick drum to complement such "chugs" of the guitars. The guitars play a set of rhythmically oriented riffs, usually on lightly palm-muted strings to achieve a very high attack noise that decays slowly, making the overall sound thicker and "heavy". Sometimes, these are contrasted with either dissonant chords, such as minor second intervals, tritones (flatted fifths), or pinch harmonics. In punk, breakdowns tend to be more upbeat, using the floor toms and snare to create a faster, "rolling" rhythm. This provides audience members with an opportunity to skank, mosh, or form a circle pit. Many of the bands that play in the genres of deathcore and metalcore make heavy use of breakdowns, which may consist of slow-paced strumming on the guitar, or fast syncopated triplet-feel patterns, both of which are typically palm-muted and played on the lowest three strings of a guitar, and may also involve a bass drop. These strings are usually tuned down from somewhere between Drop D all the way down to Drop Eb tuning. As in other modern metal genres and in punk, breakdowns in metalcore and deathcore are signals for moshing at live shows. Electronicore bands such as Horse the Band, Asking Alexandria, Attack Attack!, Capture the Crown, Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Enter Shikari incorporate synthesizers that often add a dance-beat style to the breakdown.

[@BrennAlmario]

Spectator: Can you do breakdown? Wage War: Hold my "The River"

[@TheSidewaystm]

🤟🏻

[@pquontersthefinalizer7381]

🥴

[@Gnarwolf]

How the about The River - Parkway Drive

[@BrennAlmario]

@@Gnarwolf i would go for Wagewar - The River, 90% of that song are all breakdowns

[@deluge71]

Many thanks for the props to Earth Crisis. There's no need to explain why.

[@RamManNo1]

Not sure why they get so much flak. They were riff masters on their first five albums. The newer stuff they just kinda sound like every other band though :/

[@ranzandresykes2530]

Check out August Burns red's Defender. Hell of a breakdown

[@loganDDavis]

Pantera is one of the best still today to me along with pig slam

[@floki5605]

Paramount too!

[@ranzandresykes2530]

@@floki5605 🤘

[@ranzandresykes2530]

@@floki5605 is Bjorn gonna die?

[@floki5605]

@@ranzandresykes2530 We leave that for the gods to decide A he he!

[@duesexistat5016]

“My personal favorite art form.. the breakdown” Hits like.

[@WesternCommie]

i found your channel a few days ago and i am going through your videos, just remembering all those 2005-2012 bands i loved more than anything.

[@xthrowxxdownx3]

My 13 year old mind was blown the first time I heard the breakdown in Anthrax's Indians.

[@audiebavington8789]

WARDANCE!

[@ethicalroyaloil]

"Hell yeah brother" - Macho Man Randy Savage voice.

[@jbasti227]

The creeaam of the crop

[@TellYouHwaet]

Dig it!

[@jacobcapra09]

Really sad that August Burns Red wasn't mentioned for helping evolve the breakdown. The quality and technicality of breakdowns in messengers shattered my whole metalcore world. And they somehow manage to keep them just as satisfying and sometimes as simple as they were in the early 2000's hardcore scene (thinking Gwen Stacy, War of Ages, Norma Jean, and the like).

[@gregpohlmeier]

Great video, I remember unearth “endless” was really a highpoint for breakdowns in the early 00s. All unearth was good

[@andrewwagner8939]

"All they have is just bow-wow-ban-n00-n00-wow-ban-nan-n00-weedle-deedle"

[@ksizzle0605]

I literally shit myself when i first heard that lol

[@ixb1oodwolfxi]

Shit was dope

[@jbasti227]

And then VOM turned it into an actually nasty riff

[@shamalamaaa]

CLASSIC

[@samjeffries4797]

Yesssssss

[@bullsonparadefan96]

The breakdown in Suite Pee by System of a Down will always be one of my favorites

[@joaquinlezcano2372]

Agreed. Is simply great.

[@croe5357]

'Cause everyone needs a mother

[@letsgojake.4078]

Hell yeah

[@noahsmith9025]

That first album is just fucking 👌

[@NineteenEighty8]

"WHYYY!??!!??!..... Like a M*therf*cker!!!" God damn, that song still gets me. Spiders still makes me wanna cry.

[@freewilli3114]

Slayer deserves a place in the “early 2000 era” for Disciple on God hates us all introducing a second generation of metal heads into breakdowns!

[@tylerthorn3303]

That song is my shit! So tough, I love it.

[@johnmayes761]

God hates us all great album

[@ryanbowers6485]

Stick to your guns: this more breakdown is crucial. Tdwp plagues is basically a whole breakdown.

[@mu3h]

I been searching for the band name (stick to your gun). Sir i thank you.

[@BrotenkopfTY]

Yeah tdwp was awesome.

[@drownthepoor]

@@mu3h awesome band.

[@Dead_ham]

Rest assured That with a heart that's pure We'll be victorious And not let our hate get the best of us *MOVE*

[@anarchclown]

As a mostly metal head, I enjoy how many times you throw shade at the playing skills of anyone involved in the core scene while clearly loving it.

[@MarshallVeeMarshall]

I think the Australian band “Dealer” has some sick breakdowns in their two EPs from last year anyone else???

[@SteveAyanami]

Dealer is 🔥🔥🔥

[@nikodemvankenobi]

@@SteveAyanami *was

[@ActNasty5]

Nikson thats what im saying lol

[@1349-o2m]

Dealer did the real ARF ARF

[@samjeffries4797]

Shame the vocalists being called out for rape allegations... again

[@carsonbeseau6031]

Why’d you have to come at Veil of Maya like that though...

[@jaredsmith4443]

The breakdown at the end of unbreakable is fucking filthy

[@anthonyking806]

@@jaredsmith4443 Right? dont get the hate at all

[@demo3645]

oh no he goes for my boys???

[@jaredsmith4443]

@@anthonyking806 its not safe to swim today literally got me into music lol

[@shadowkitewing]

he does that to alot of good quality bands, its a real shame honestly.

[@rez3320]

Out of genre and time period but Parkways Yipey Kai Yay was my favourite movie sample into breakdown. This might be the best video Ive seen in ages. Props for keeping the Slam real Finn.

[@Gatesofgehennax]

00's Metalcore bands produced the best type of heavy dissonant breakdowns aka panic chord breakdowns. It's fucking awesome that a lot of modern metallic hardcore bands are bringing back that sound. Sanction, Chamber, Bloodbather, Thirty Nights Of Violence, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Renounced to name a few

[@alexmacdougall5700]

Norma jean throughout their whole career still has the most interesting breakdowns in my humble opinion

[@ericchambers6863]

Alex Macdougall agreed. Pretty much every album had their own flavor of breakdowns.

[@tonyh2181]

Norma Jean was the shit. I agree with you. I think Gojira had some cool shit going on too but as far as uniqueness Norma Jean had it.

[@johnnytmcq]

Also agreed. First time spinning Bless the Martyr... I was hooked on those off-time, machine gun breakdowns.

[@NPGLAMB]

For a second thought that you were talking about the disco Norma Jean 😂

[@johnnytmcq]

@@NPGLAMB wow, deep cut.i had to look her up just now. The only other Norma Jean I know is Marilyn Monroe lol

[@jacob8747]

ADTR's Homesick was so heavy to me growing up. "disrespect your surroundings" was my calling card for like 5 years!

[@christian2994]

If Mr. Highway’s Thinking About The End doesn’t get you moshing in your bedroom, go see a doctor.

[@epitomicmess]

Nice profile picture bro. Their best album

[@TCOA7]

FUCKING RIGHT

[@nicososa4511]

I still listening all these songs and I love them

[@ĐłłĐĐØ27]

Nico Sosa same, lol

[@christian2994]

Mess *cough* what separates me from you is the best *cough* (;

[@sEEKllsevN]

Bass drop breakdowns are definitely the best and most addictive to hear every time. Just bass drops in general sprinkled throughout the song is heavenly

[@yourmomscomment]

Enterprise earth is really good at this

[@mrflipperinvader7922]

Didn't nu metal have breakdowns? You know the moment where the singer lets out a scream and the band plays that groovy riff (additional points if the dj starts scratching like crazy) Madness mantra you know

[@brucesamlall5780]

Yeah you're right, Eyeless from Slipknot is pretty groovy at the end

[@CharlesHammy]

Freak On A Leash by Korn comes to mind.

[@k.j.jackson5637]

Bruce Samlall one of the best breakdowns ever and best vocal performances as well. “Mother..... FUUUUUUuuuCccccKkkkkkEeerRRrr”

[@danielbeotich1664]

Korn do it a lot

[@HoChiMints2007]

Yeah, you're right! No More Sorrow in Linkin Park had a breakdown segment

[@ethanbrown5268]

August Burns red new album and specifically their song “defender” will make you feel better about modern breakdowns

[@Patspwnage]

Who? WHO WILL DELIVER THE SENTENCE

[@GalickGon]

Bloodletter has that hardcore call out right before the breakdown too

[@HelloitsMrChase]

I’ve been an ABR fan since ‘09 and I can’t remember a breakdown from them that was anything less than intense lol

[@loganDDavis]

Pig slams are getting better too

[@floki5605]

Paramount is killer too

[@MegaTechpc]

“THIS IS THE TECHNO BREAKDOWN!!!” (Every song needs a techno breakdown) Love Stevie T!!!

[@matthewpowell2527]

I don't know man, the breakdown is alive and well, but the djentcore thing that Veil of Maya, periphery or BOO do is a different thing. They're not trying to break the song down (like old hardcore dudes did), they're fusing the energy of a breakdown with the complexity that their music is built on.

[@Джонатан-р8д]

Yeah, I would have to agree. They took a breakdown and added even more layers rather than "breaking-it-down". So Finn really can't call it a breakdown...but then hate on it for not being a breakdown lol

[@kauagomes8511]

BOO?

[@Джонатан-р8д]

@@kauagomes8511 Born of Osirs :)

[@Max_Payn3]

Perfect way to describe it as a musician, they push time with their stuff, especially Veil of Maya , it’s more derived from what Meshuggah do as opposed to breakdowns

[@Killerkatz13]

Yeah I kind of saw Djent as an anti-movement against the lack of musicality in metal. It is the musician’s metal. It has more detail and story to it.

[@thetroll8655]

First “movie sample” breakdown I know of was family guy clips in Suicide Silence’s first EP

[@whatcolorisdeath1266]

Immortal Suffering did it in 1997 in the song Entangled Upon Lies

[@nathaniellebaron3948]

You &thoughty 2 are the only youtubers I got the bell on. Keep it up me dude!

[@dylandonis4590]

Sepultura's dead embroyoic cells will always get me

[@caspianseal]

Them and Helmet really were the granddaddies of what would become the modern metal sound. Also, the first time I heard the chug squeak thing was on Pantera’s Becoming off Far Beyond Driven, then later on with Zao’s Serpent off Blood and Fire.

[@jburdsinfuse]

“Strap It On” by Helmet was the first time breakdowns really stood out to me. Still incredible nearly 30 years later.

[@paulseizert6603]

Helmet.....nice! Totally forgot about them. About to put them on and slip away to a better time. 👍🏻

[@M.H691]

The chorus riff on 'Blacktop' kills everything.

[@ItsDaveGlass]

Some old They Came Bearing Arms at 11:32, so sick. Insanely good variety in this video. Such good memories, thanks man!

[@juanacevedo1431]

To me the perfect breakdown will always be "WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR" from The Ghost Inside. I personally believe it combines both hardcore scene and metalcore scene perfectly around the time that Rise records was dominating the game