Necrotic Nick's Most Disappointing/ Worst Albums of 2024

[@moopert86]

I feel for Jack Owen. He was outside the venue chilling with the folks in line at a Deicide show. Genuinely seemed like a cool dude. Have to feel he could be doing something better with his time than playing in Six Feet Under.

[@tainted_lord87]

It comes to absolutely no shock that Six Feet Under & Motley Crue were disappointments/worst albums of 2024.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Oh, there's others. With each album I go over the more cynical I get.

[@patrickbertlein4626]

I don't expect much from SFU today, but I don't think a lot of people get how good those first few albums were. I mean, that's if you like Death metal.

[@PadanFain-yp2yz]

A huge disappointing impact from new crap SFU is that they have the undeserved privilege of co-headlining with the almighty Nile next year. Like, what the fuuuuuuuuck *cries*

[@tainted_lord87]

@@PadanFain-yp2yz Dude, there's so many far better death metal bands that could've shared the stage with Nile. Blood Incantation, Maul, Gatecreeper, Necrot, just to name a few.

[@PadanFain-yp2yz]

@@tainted_lord87 FACTS. The only reason I've heard (from one of Karl Sander's interviews) is that they're label mates. Aside from that convenience, I'm just so sad for them....they've been getting shitty tour positions for a while now. I would die for the recent setlist the European fanbase got.

[@deathmetalpokemon]

I didn’t have many expectations for the new Swallow the Sun album (haven’t listened to them much) and I ended up enjoying Shining a lot more than I expected. Different for sure, but I liked it for what it was. Great video as always, just sharing my thoughts.

[@patrickbertlein4626]

They are just too produced for my tastes, I find myself enjoying them than its just so sterile and predictable. With that said earlier material is golden. Same goes with Insomnium, all these kinds of bands are just too paint by the numbers.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I can see that. I've been a fan of them for awhile and there's definitely been a standard that I've loved about their albums that I didn't find in the new one.

[@InfernalSomberlain]

I would say Gaerea's new album was my album of the year. But, I completely understand where you're coming from though. Respect.

[@tibicostea2029]

wow. no one ever said this, this year :))

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I mean, to each their own. I know it was pretty divisive with fans but I know the album has its fans for sure.

[@alexchavarria2582]

Thanks for video, in this way we analize more your tastes

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man!

[@lisao6928]

I like yhe new Gaerea and Swallow the Sun, but I haven't listened to either enough to know if Ill change my mind.

[@coilfan09]

It was fun to see this video please do this again next year! Only ones I disagreed with were Darkest hour and Linkin Park. While I wouldn’t put it in my best I thought the DH was a big step up from migrant flora which I found really bland. Linkin Park I really enjoyed brought me back to the first two albums and I thought the album has a lot of energy and memorable choruses

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I think this will be an annual thing now as well. I strongly disagree on Darkest Hour's new one being better than Godless Prophets but to each their own there. I'd count Godless Prophets among their strongest albums honestly. Linkin Park was pretty safe. It really did feel like they tried to tackle every era of their sound in one album but not as well as they'd done it before.

[@coilfan09]

@ Awesome can’t wait!!Totally agree tho, to each his own. Happy Holidays!

[@cloudcollector83]

New subscriber here. I really like the way you talk about all the albums and reflect on them from different angles. Plus, you're freaking hilarious! Zeal & Ardor "Greif" was probably my biggest disappointment this year. I really tried to like it but it's just an absolute snoozefest, too subdued and boring. As if they got rid of almost everything that made the previous albums stand out and memorable.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Hey! Welcome to the channel, man! Thank you for the kind words too. We try to be as informative as possible but we also love cracking jokes and having fun so I'm glad you dug the humor. I honestly didn't have a huge probably with the new Zeal & Ardor though I seem to be one of the few. I liked the more chill almost trip hop vibe to Grief but I get that was probably not what the fans wanted there.

[@tobyfingland8149]

Enjoyed the video, think it is interesting topic, and for me a lot of these albums were very underwhelming, maybe unrealistically high expectations (Gaerea), also think there seems to be a few bands trying to fill the headlining void that seems to be happening across the metal world, and as a result bands are becoming more accessible to a wider audience. As i lay crying, dust bolt, six feet under are all horrendous and happy to never hear again. Cheers!!

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! When it comes down to the disappointing ones I don't think my expectations were that high especially in the case of bands whose previous albums were killer like Gaerea and Darkest Hour. I have no problem with bands broadening their sound but ultimately it comes down to execution. As for the bad ones... yeah, I can't be disappointed if I'm already disappointed the band is still around lol.

[@dmphax]

I need to check Fleshgod. Another person I watch ranked this album high, so it's interesting to see it on the other side. I really enjoy SepticFlesh, so you got me morbidly curious 😂

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I've seen other people give that album high marks but it just didn't click with me. I felt like they leaned on the symphonic element too much and the music underneath just became kinda bland. It was definitely missing the intensity and technical play of their earlier albums. I still love Septic Flesh but I think their music overall shines and the symphonic elements are more of an atmospheric thing to add to the music. They're killer live too if you ever get a chance to see them.

[@NigeSavage]

It was your original review of the Motley Crue EP that persuaded me to listen to it, just to see if it was in fact as bad as all that. It was even worse than that. So bad, it makes the Bullet Boys sound as sophisticated as Opeth. I used to quite like Motley back in the day (Feelgood and backwards) - but now they really should just STOP.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Man, I almost feel bad that the review made you want to check out that EP lol. Yeah, there's nothing redeemable about it and I don't think you're far off with the Bullet Boys dig lol. I grew up on a lot of 80's metal and Motley Crue was in the mix for sure but they've aged like milk compared to a lot of 80's bands in my opinion. I'd love for them to announce their retirement (again) but I have a feeling they'll just comeback like a case of musical herpes.

[@wheelsofmercury]

Interesting how you have Gaerea in this video… it was one of my favourites of the year in terms of black metal.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I was hyped for that one when it dropped but for me it missed the mark especially after how amazing Mirage was.

[@beardcog1267]

Black Metal?!

[@wheelsofmercury]

@@beardcog1267 Well, post-black metal with some metalcore elements in the vocals and some of the drum parts.

[@russdavies9686]

I'm with you on Gaerea. Every time I've listened to it I've really enjoyed it. Mind you, I'm usually as high as fuck when I listen to music.

[@wheelsofmercury]

@@russdavies9686 Well, that’s certainly *one* way to enjoy it! 😅

[@FaerieGoatmother]

Can you mention Sylosis with Trivium? I only know them from the Fear Candy discs, but I remember it being .. not that mall sounding.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I still throw them in the melodic metalcore batch even though there's a lot thrash influence to their sound still.

[@ghastlymagician3336]

I'm not surprised you ended your video with the two albums you did, you ranting about the motley crew EP made me bust a gut. The thing i am surprised about is you didnt mention, the equal parts horrendous/ utterly hilarious cover of "Hair of the Dog" on the Six Feet Under Album.😂

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I figured why not close on some fun ones lol. I might have even held back a bit when it came down to Motley Crue since I still have a ton to say in the ranking. I forgot about the Hair of the Dog cover honestly. It was such a bland cover anyway and the one moment one of those stupid "EEEEEE's" would have been hilarious would have been on that song. Missed opportunity to really make that one terrible but at least memorable lol.

[@callmealphalfa8425]

Ill always stand firm in my beliefs that Tim Lambesis' numero uno issue is that hes a closeted homosexual and doesnt know how to deal with it properly

[@patrickbertlein4626]

No his number one issue is his band is second rate wannabe death metal that maybe serves a purpose as an introduction to better stuff but that's it. And honestly, I never really understood that argument. From the moment I was getting into stuff like Korn or years later Slipknot I was already a fan of Sepultura, Obituary, and Morbid Angel. I just lost interest in the former as time went on.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I think that might be one of issues... among a bunch of them. I'm not sure him gobbling down some wieners is gonna fix the toxic narcissism, roid rage out busts and sociopathic tendencies.

[@patrickbertlein4626]

@@thrallsofmetal Yeah he should have spent more time talking shit to dumbasses online instead!🤣 got to entertain yourself somehow

[@lisao6928]

The judge who gave him such a short sentence should be disbarred. Also, the original line up and supportive fans need to be slapped for being so gullible. Brick by Brick is a sick music venue for metal though!

[@Skycladatdusk78]

I agree with pretty much all your picks but I've grown to like the Swallow The Sun and God Dethroned albums, especially the second half of that God Dethroned album. As for Swallow The Sun I do hope they get back to more of their older sound on the next one despite liking a lot of the newest. When I listen to the Kerry King album it just makes me wish Slayer were still making music, Jeff had never died, Dave is BFFs with the other 3 and they're still Slaying (bad pun) live. But that's not what From Hell I Rise made me feel, not awful by any means, it was just....there. As for that Anvil album, they should have quit long ago. Their newer albums are all cringe.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- If that new Swallow the Sun was under a different banner like a side project I might have less of an issue with it as my expectations would have been a lot different. Who knows if this is just a one off shift for the band but I guess we'll see with the next one. God Dethroned did get better on the second half but not enough to save the album for me. King essentially just branded a lot of Slayer leftovers as new music and you can tell sadly. It's just mid and honestly I doubt people would even talk about it if it didn't have Kerry's name on it. Anvil doesn't know when to quit sadly.

[@messire88]

In a sense of the word, nightmares of the decomposed at least had an unintentional entertainment value due to the eeeeeee thing. To me, it always sounded like if eric cartman from south park tried to imitate a death metal frontman. The new one doesn't even have that, it just... exists. But yeah, arguing which SFU record is worse is a pointless ordeal. What I would argue about instead is the new darkest hour record, which I found to be amazing! Great video, as always!

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks! Yeah, you hit the nail on the head with Nightmares of the Decomposed. It was at least memorable in the sense it was hilarious. This new one, it's just kinda regular bad. Neanderthal offered some laughs but most of it was pretty damn basic and the fact that the internet scared the "EEEEEEE" out of Barnes kinda ruined some of it. For Darkest Hour, coming off of Godless Prophets, I just felt that new one was pretty safe overall. There's still some good songs but it's nowhere near the banger the last one was in my opinion.

[@fredrikhallin3528]

The subtitles on this video is all over the place really: "Once again i'm the croc Nick.." 😄

[@vincentpilon2641]

I was holding my breath till the end and I'm glad to say I don't own any of these ... questionnable release! 🎉🤘

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Yeah... I can't even say that lol

[@DefenestratedMessiah]

you forgot the "new" Pestilence album. Just check out the review score on Metal Archives for an indication of how well it's received

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I didn't jam that one since it was just re-recordings anyway. I heard it's complete dogshit though.

[@Godlobber]

That was the funniest thing that I have heard in a long time "As awesome as making cancer airborne and contagious".... I didn't even know Crue did anything in 2024 and I may even give it a listen but that's mostly because I enjoyed watching Faces of Death as a teenager.... 40 odd years ago.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- To be fair, I heard that in a Patton Oswalt stand up years ago and I've been using that line ever since. It's too good not to use every now and then. Yeah, I saw the music video for Dogs of War and man did that suck. Next thing I heard was there were 2 more awful tracks to round out an EP. If you haven't seen my full review of it and you want some more laughs you should check it out.

[@ashleybrown4754]

If you take out the word Category the cover could be a Sharknado 7 poster

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Or a bootleg PS2 Sharknado game?

[@ashleybrown4754]

@thrallsofmetal Nailed it

[@patrickbertlein4626]

I appreciate that you can take about a variety of different bands but still clearly have a foot in the underground, how it should be.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! We trying to go all over the metal spectrum (and occasionally off it) here. Some of the best bands out there were underground at one point too so I think digging for those rare gems pays off.

[@patrickbertlein4626]

@@thrallsofmetal I think what a lot of people don't get, is there is a big difference between someone who just listens to the same small handful of bands and those who listen to those bands plus so much more. Its fine if you like what you like, but I don't care to hear about your opinion on music if its just the norm.

[@ivanlopez9148]

Will Jon upload his list?

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I believe he's editing down part one right now. Should be up for a premiere soon.

[@Zentrixu]

A Few of these Albums you can discuss if they are a dissapointment or not, but what you can not defend are the outputs from Six Feet Under and Mötley C to defend that farts of a Release is like saying i prefer dogs poo instead eating in a Restaurant

[@tussk.]

How can you be disappointed with an SFU record? They've been a running joke in metal for 3 decades now.

[@patrickbertlein4626]

Haunted is better than any Cannibal Corpse album. Dude I'm old you're not going to change my mind on this. Fucking loved that album when I was in high school you kidding me?! Don't think you even listened to anything besides those graveyard whatever albums. Maximum Violence had its moments too.

[@tussk.]

@@patrickbertlein4626 Its not much of a flex though, is it? Apart from anything else, no it isn't.

[@tjtucker1774]

I ❤ Six Feet Under!

[@tjtucker1774]

​@@patrickbertlein4626True That!

[@DefenestratedMessiah]

@@patrickbertlein4626 Haunted is really good but better than any CC? no way haha

[@deadliestassassin3092]

The last several years have been kinda disappointing to me. Theres a few good albums here and there but i've been slowing down on collecting new music lately and just going for older stuff i'm missing in my collection.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Really? Man, I've found a ton of killer stuff pretty much every year we've done this. I try to keep stuff balanced with new stuff to old stuff but here lately I've found a lot of newer stuff that's really appealed to me. We all hear music differently though and I still love hunting down the older stuff I'm missing too.

[@Yaummers]

As much as I did not enjoy the Six Feet Under record or Motley Crue EP, nothing compares to how god awful that Anvil record was and is. Truly the worst record of 2024 in my personal opinion.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Oh Anvil was bad... like really bad lol. Motley Crue might have been worse though.

[@Gregbaltzer]

The 2 albums of Slayer that are my least favourites, Repentless and Christ Illusion, are Kerry albums. I've decided to pass on it and Category 7, even though I love all the players involved. There are too many thrash artists from the 80s who just need to retire. I don't want these guys up there thrashing away still in 10 years looking like Rob Halford. But every year I'm finding it harder and harder to enjoy newer metal. Everything is so clean and over produced now, it grates on my ears. Hell, even album covers look too clean and over produced now. The only new band that I feel happy for is Bloodywood. They just feel fresh to me.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I still like Christ Illusion but Repentless was pretty bland in my opinion and I can tell these Kerry songs came from that album. Category 7 had potential given the line up but most of the songs were kinda generic. There's still tons of bands that go for that old school production and even with the art. You just have to keep your ear to the rail. I've heard some Bloodywood and it's interesting in terms of the cultural elements they blend in the music.

[@brucekenkel3688]

It is unfortunate that there is a bad list out there. I laughed my bitt off on the comments and thank goodness I do not own any of these. Keep up the good content.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man!

[@UroboricNate]

Oof, for me, some albums that are just ok at best or are straight up boring/suck would be the latest from Deicide, Hauntologist, David Reece, Sonata Arctica, Atrophy, I Am The Intimidator and Spectral Voice

[@pusrot3942]

Side note I dug out resurrection embalmed existence put it in the car stereo sick album 🤘💯

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Been awhile since I jammed that one.

[@alexperry4691]

I seemed to like Shining more than most. Sure it's different, but I do enjoy it. My biggest disappointment was Maul -In The jaws Of Bereavement!..Its not bad particularly, but it's a massive step down from their debut, and after I jammed it a few times, I've never had the urge to return to it.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I know that album definitely has its fans for sure. There were plenty of people that praised it in the comments of our review and honestly I think if wasn't a Swallow the Sun album and rather a side project I might like it more. My expectations were pretty high after Moonflowers though. I got more into Maul the more I jammed it but I'll still take their debut over the new one.

[@AustnManGuyDude]

I was so disappointed with swallow the sun, they are one of if not my favourite doom bands ever and there last record was probably their best, then they turned into katatonia. It wasnt a bad album by any means but it was very disappointing. (Btw did ppl not like that gaerea album? I loved it)

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Same here. I don't hate the new album but it's also not what I wanted from them at all. People seemed really split on the new Gaerea. I did find it disappointing though especially following such a monster of an album with Mirage.

[@steazfactor3637]

I always look forward to a new six feet under album because they make me laugh

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- In a way I do to but this one didn't give me nearly as many laugh as the last one.

[@LeadDennis]

Your review of the anvil album is lol

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Yeah, as bad as that one was it was still a lot of fun to review lol.

[@franklij1]

Category7 and Kerry King were two albums that I just couldn't get into. Super groups are tricky for sure and as much as people like to glamorize "bands", I think there is something to be said for having a primary songwriter surrounded by role players who can do their part. Songwriting is such a different thing that playing an instrument and this album suffered from no one reigning in the guitar noodles and drums being "overkill" haha. Kerry King was just forgettable in every way. Nothing really stood out enough to make we want to jam this album. Also, maybe I missed it, but did Vomit Forths album Terrified of God not make your top 40? Maybe I just missed it, but that one was fire and probably one of my faves of the year.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I tried with them but at best I'd just say they were pretty meh. I agree with you on supergroups. Generally it can end up being a roomful of dudes that are songwriters in their own rite and it can be a war for who's stuff they use. It's a tricky dynamic even if there is one principle songwriter because then it can feel like a solo project with top tier hired guns. Vomit Forth didn't quite make it but I do dig that album.

[@44DoubleZer00_Studios]

Swallow the Sun and Nocturnus (AD) were HUGE downfalls for me. I was especially excited for Swallow the Sun. And also fuck Falling in Reverse

[@deanvassalloroxxx]

Still love the swallow the sun album November dust, tonight pain believes, charcoal sky are great

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Agreed on all accounts here... especially Falling in Reverse. Ronnie is a dickless turd of a human being.

[@JohannesDonnerstich]

Mine would be the debut from sovereign, because i thought it was going to be my next most favorite norwegian thrash band after inculter and nekromantheon, but it just didnt work. Also somehow the new Sarke, although it isnt bad per se. I think the Nocturnus album is quite good. Kerry Kings album did sound exactly as expected. Nothing special at all. Havent had time to check out the new god dethroned.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I didn't get a chance to hear that one so I can't speak on that one. I did listen to Sarke though and that one was interesting though I'll say that new one is my first exposure to the band. I saw they were listed as blackened thrash and I can't say I found much thrash on that one at all.

[@JohannesDonnerstich]

@@thrallsofmetal I like Sarke, but the keys are often too dominant for my taste. And yes, there is nearly no thrash on that record. I think the best thrash album was Mayhemic - toba. Im not a BM guy, but FILII NIGRANTIUM INFERNALIUM was something else and then there was that blackened HM album from Inconcessus Lux Lucis that was really good! I think a lot of people did miss it, there is a quite big audience for it out there. But sovereign is really a topic of its own. Stylewise they are exactly my thing, but i cant sit through that album.

[@MetalRush666]

Saw Nocturnus live last month. Band was tight but Browning was the same as on the album. Very difficult set to hear.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I saw them at MDF 2022 and I thought they were good but Mike did seem like he was struggling on vocals.

[@nlwrigh]

I actually enjoyed some of those albums, but my personal biggest disappointment was Bruce Dickinson's Mandrake Project.

[@deadliestassassin3092]

Yeah i'll be honest i was pretty disappointed with that album. Its just not that catchy like any of the previous albums. Plus waiting 19 years or whatever for this album is kind of a joke really. Bruce and Roy Z were writing their best songs back then and the long wait made all that energy dry out. I don't like alot of these bands new releases where it take 5 to 10+ years to make. King Diamond i'm worried about.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I left that one off simply because I still have yet to check out the rest of Bruce's solo stuff and I want to give it a fair shake against his older material.

[@cyclopscataract]

Totally agree with the Kerry King album.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Yeah, pretty much just Slayer leftovers that have been in the fridge too long.

[@BrandonM.N]

My biggest disappointment was the new Devin Townsend…I adore that man but PowerNerd missed the mark big time imo 😢

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I still liked that one but I was definitely left wanting a bit more for sure.

[@RWalters81]

I loved the Fleshgod album. Probably my favorite or atleast tied with King. I'm not the extreme metal fan you are though so I think this album was made for people like me. The Swallow the Sun bummed me out and I don't want to talk about it............ and I thought the Category 7 and Kerry King records were a solid 7/10 if I'm keeping the glass half full.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Hey, we all hear music differently so I can totally see where certain albums will appeal to others. I really like Fleshgod Apocalypse but that new one just didn't hit for me. I feel like the scaled back extremity and scaled up symphonic elements did not work. As for Kerry, to me it was a collection of Slayer leftovers from an era of Slayer that I don't see as particularly that good. It's OK thrash but I don't think anyone would be talking about it if Kerry's name wasn't on it. For me Catagory 7 got off to a rocky start and I'd like to see if they chose to write as a band rather than just having one main songwriter this time.

[@BlackCanvasAudio]

Kerry King easily won this category for me. I've known for decades that Hanneman was truly the magic sauce behind Slayer. Kerry did me a favor and actually proved it.

[@patrickbertlein4626]

Slayer has been boring for decades now, just like Metallica. They are simply legacy bands. Talented musicians but as song writers, they lost it. And this is not an elitist statement, for the most part only Met. I'll listen to today is a few select songs on Load/reload and Divine is my favorite Slayer album. But everything after that for both of them? Meh.

[@thetruth4654]

@@patrickbertlein4626 Slayer has always been boring

[@TheMrHavish]

I feel like folks sell Kerry's contributions short because many have some personal grudge against him. Yes, I agree Jeff wrote many of Slayer's classic songs, but Kerry did co-write a few of them (like Raining Blood) and wrote many good songs on his own. He was also the business/PR guy for the group (like Lars Ulrich and Scott Ian are for theirs) and did play a big role in the band's success.

[@ProfJasonC]

@@TheMrHavish I think it's also a factor that Kerry King has total "Get off my lawn" energy. No one can deny his contributions to Slayer, but yeah, Hanneman's songwriting, Tom's vocals, and Dave's drumming were what made them great. And his claim that Tom isn't a great bass player and that he, Kerry, actually played a ton of bass parts in the studio might be true, but it was a dick move to announce it like that.

[@patrickbertlein4626]

@@thetruth4654 I have a buddy whose not into Slayer, at all. But he is also not really into traditional metal, really just black metal and other stuff, like Akhyls and Leviathan. Something tells me you aren't like him though...

[@steazfactor3637]

That’s evil dead album just felt soulless, and the lyrics made me laugh lmao

[@WilliamRyan-h2y]

I ALMOST bought it too, even after listening to it and going, "This really isn't good. Like, at all." 🤣

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Yeah, there wasn't much on there to salvage. The lyrics and the very listless vocal delivery might have been the most off putting thing about it.

[@tomp8463]

Category 7 and Kerry King didn't do much for me so I concur with you. Motley Crue was just too easy. Garaea was one where I don't understand the hype. Nothing stuck with me.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- My expectations were mid to low with Motley Crue, Kerry King and Category 7 but Gaerea being disappointing wasn't on my bingo card for sure. I was really stoked for that one but it just ended up being kinda riffless and bland.

[@gregpolard5684]

Best Barnes impression in the business

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- LOL! Thanks, man!

[@Davescousemetal]

Has Jon gone into hibernation? Still waiting for his end of list 😂

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I believe he's editing the first part of it right now. It'll be up soon.

[@tainted_lord87]

I'm not going lie, I've grown to enjoy the latest Fleshgod Apocalypse and Linkin Park. The reasons you stated; I can totally hear it. But maybe I just had less expectations and took it for what they were.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I tried with both but they really did nothing for me unlike the past works from both bands.

[@ndfnq7811]

Pestilence - Levels of Perception?

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I didn't get a chance to jam it but from what I've heard I'm glad I didn't lol

[@JoshuaSites]

I liked the Garea record, not my favorite from them but i think its still good

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- It was alright but honestly it's my least favorite from them.

[@JoshuaSites]

@thrallsofmetal I get that, definitely not their strongest

[@moom76]

Swallow the sun have been my fav band for years. This new album totally is my biggest disappointment ever. I am so pissed, dude. 😢

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Yeah, I was in shock when we started listening to it. It sounded like an entirely different band at points.

[@ProfJasonC]

This video finally made me decide to listen to the Mötley Crüe EP just to see if it’s as bad as literally everyone says it is. I grew up listening to my sister’s and older cousins’ hair metal tapes, so I figured it might be enjoyable on a nostalgic level. But holy hell, what irredeemable trash. I was writing better riffs and lyrics when I was 13. That’s not a brag, my lyrics and riffs at 13 were awful. This album, made by pop metal legends, is just somehow even worse.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- God, that EP was trash. I actually held back some on that part since I wanted to save some piss and vinegar for the ranking lol. Yeah, it's just a basic cash grab, low effort EP and I hope it doesn't spark the notion they need a full length.

[@tibicostea2029]

I never really enjoyed fleshgod apocalypse. contrast between brutal metal and symphonics is too articulate and not blended in enough for me. Septicflesh is everything Fleshgod is not. (definitely the golden standard for me as well) or Carach Angren for that matter.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I like Fleshgod's earlier material but overall Septicflesh does it better.

[@rockmovieswithtyler1989]

Also I might be the only one that likes new Dust Bolt granted I wasn't aware of it until Jon Barbass of @heavymetalphilosophy put it on his Top 10 of the year for Thrash! Regardless I do notice something off while listening to it enough to understand where your coming from as disappointing but not to the point of disenjoyment or whatever the right word is for that🤔🤷

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I started off with their earlier stuff so this change in direction really doesn't sit well with me. It just feels disjointed in comparison to their more straight up thrash sound on their first 3 albums. That being said, I can see people liking this if this is what got them into the band. Sometimes that jumping off point is the thing that defines what you like about a band.

[@rockmovieswithtyler1989]

@thrallsofmetal very true indeed my dude 🙌 😎

[@Clintob]

Ronnie Radke called me an incel the other day cuz I said that album sucked lol. I have seen mixed feelings on Gaerea, I disagree tho, I thought it was their best album to date. I don’t believe they had a vocalist change…that’s news to me.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Ronnie's depth of character could be measured in a teaspoon. Dude is a whiney chud. Yeah, the new Gaerea missed the mark for me. I prefer the older material by far. It's definitely a new vocalist. We met him when they played with Wolves in the Throne Room in Detroit.

[@Clintob]

@ weird! I didn’t see anything about them getting a new singer and it looks like the exact same guy when he’s doing his crazy moving around on stage. I even searched for it and found nothing about a singer change. I’m so confused cuz they look and move the exact same. I just figured he changed his vocal style a bit for this album.

[@steazfactor3637]

I do like fleshgod apocalypse- opera but I wish they were more like they were with king and agony.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- If that album sounded more like Agony, King or even Labyrinth I'd have less of a problem with it.

[@steazfactor3637]

@ labyrinth is awesome!

[@ProfJasonC]

It speaks well of your audience that you didn't get a stampede of Falling in Reverse sycophants storming in to publicly kiss Ronnie's ring.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I mean, if they show up I can handle them. I do relish the opportunity to troll and Ronnie's fanboys are easy targets lol.

[@BronYRaursGallow]

I appreciate the list overall. Most are ones you wouldn't automatically wanna jump on, like FFDP or something. The Metal Meltdown guy just kinda picked low hanging fruit. Honestly, my absolute biggest disappointment was The Crown's newest record. I was shocked at how bland and unmemorable it was. And it's almost worse when it's not even a "fun" bad like SFU or something. When it's a band you love that is not known for putting out subpar records, it's kinda worse, IMO.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I just went with the ones that let me down and of course some ones that just flat out sucked. Full disclosure, if FFDP released and album this year and we reviewed it then it would be on here. I thought about including The Crown and some others but I didn't want to make the video too long. I agree though that new The Crown was a miss though.

[@aronjanssonnordberg307]

I was a bit disappointed in the new Trelldom album. First one since 2007 and they completely changed the style to a very soft and experimental style of metal. Not bad, but the first 3 Trelldom albums are 10/10 pure black metal classics, and I wish they stuck with that.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I didn't get a chance to jam that one so I can say anything there. That does sound like a drastic shift though.

[@farmingmetalhead6615]

I seem to be the only person who liked new Darkest Hour. They still bring it for me. One of the first “heavy” bands I got into back in the day.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I've been a fan for over 20 years and while I didn't think the new one was bad, it followed one where I thought the band sounded revitalized and vicious again with Godless Prophets. This new one just feels like a step down from that one.

[@LeadDennis]

More Barnes impressions please.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- LOL! It's bound to happen again lol.

[@DeathTragedy666]

Gaerea and Unleash the Archers have disappointed me the most... I really had high hopes for their new albums, but... I don't like the shift of direction they took respectively. Gaerea tried to be more accessible, whereas Unleash the Archers came off too generic.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I didn't jam Unleash the Archers but Gaerea was definitely a let down for me. It just felt off and way too bright for the style. It was honestly missing riffs too which while they're not the riffiest bad out there they still mixed it up more. Hopefully they get it right on the next one.

[@DeathTragedy666]

@@thrallsofmetal Exactly. The new Gaerea album lacked that dichotomy between a killer instinct and triumphant return. It just feels too bright like you said. Another personal disappointment for me was Zeal & Ardor's most recent album, Greif. I had high hopes after their stunning self-titled record and Stranger Fruit. They have lost themselves completely with this one.

[@HattieJosh]

Honestly I would of included One Assassination Under God Part 1 as one of the worst as it's another whine about cancel culture album but this time from an artist that actually deserved to be cancelled before whining about it

[@2011persol]

the coverart on category7 reminds me of those times in the record stores where they stock these type of releases, the huge sale on retail prizes when all other items tht ppl wanted desired are gone , and the leftover cd's and where u in a most futile attempt tries to find the one your lookin for, and then this coverart shows up, and u like, yes, its only such crap left here, cheap AI coverart tht oozes some amateur japanese or asian group tht tries superhard to sound like hammerfall or gamma ray or some very dull symphony x copy or another heavy metal record ,one just cringe when seeing this cover, ITS FRIGGIN CHEAP NOBODY WANTS GAS STATION LEFTOVERS!!!!

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Well put lol. Yeah, the cover legit does nothing but tell me this was discarded art for a weather sim game from the early 2000's. The Fast & The Furious font style doesn't help either.

[@2011persol]

@thrallsofmetal yes, exactly! Sim game simulator hahaha! 😉

[@KiwiDimi]

SFU are always in the "worst top" each year they release an album ^^' I don't know why but i enjoy their shit

[@patrickbertlein4626]

Keep on seeing comments about them, dude the first few albums are classic just like early Deicide, I don't trust anyone's opinion on Death metal who does not agree as someone whose been listening to that shit for damn near 30 years.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Regardless of what I say or others say, if you love their music then continue to love it.

[@MovieMasterMike]

I 100% agree with shrapnel. They used to be so bad ass. Some of the riffs are cool on the new one, but it's just not my style overall.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Yeah, that one was a big let down for me. Their first 3 are legit bangers.

[@benng4376]

Gaerea and Nocturnus AD both get a thumbs up from this guy.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I don't think they're bad but I was kinda hoping for more from them. As the list goes on in this video the more disappointed I get... and you can tell.

[@jasonboardman2796]

@benng4376 I didn't bother listened to new Nocturnus AD album because the only really good album by them is The Key. I haven't really dove into Gaerea.

[@UroboricNate]

I like the Nocturnus album musically, vocally it’s….interesting

[@cdbennett2008]

Six Feet Under has sucked for sometime now and I happen to like Chris Barnes for the most part. However I did love the Category 7 album. To each their own, I guess.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Yeah, my expectations are never high for a SFU release. Category 7 was kinda of a mess to me. Still had solid performances but for me it struggled in terms of gelling.

[@danielflorio4739]

Everyone shits on KK but I much rather listen to those songs than anything on Repentless.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Honestly, I'd rather just listen to a Slayer album I really enjoy rather than listen to either of those two.

[@Themetalwookie666]

Yeah that category 7 album was just awful. Kinda like going back to the Kerry King record, he just proved that Hanneman was the brains behind the band.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I didn't think it was awful but considering the line up it was a big letdown. Kerry just did what Kerry does and even threw in some discarded stuff for good measure. He's definitely not the songwriter that Jeff was.

[@lutfimakarim8258]

Is it disappointing if you expected it to be bad like Motley Crue and Six Feet Under?

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Nope. Those were just plain terrible lol

[@martinnapier6286]

Most disappointing for me was definitely Swallow The Sun. One of my favourite bands and I loved every album until this one, also disappointed with the latest Alcest and Rotting Christ

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Yeah, that one was the miss I didn't see coming. I had figured they'd follow up Moonflowers with another dark, somber banger. I probably should have read some of the press releases early on.

[@oildini8174]

I don’t think Six Feet Under and Motley Crue can be considered disappointments at this point🤣

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Oh, they were on the "flat out bad" section of this list lol

[@diegoellermeier]

100% agreement on kk Hanneman was Slayer and king the slightly better lead player

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I'd argue Hanneman might have had stronger leads too depending on the album but Jeff's real strength was in the songwriting. He just knew how to write more dynamic songs.

[@michaelc3656]

I disagree with Fleshgod Apocalypse. I get why you didn't like it, but I thought the songs were a bit more memorable here, and especially knowing the lyrical content, it made me enjoy it more. It was a good album and ranked high-ish on my best albums of the year. That Swallow the Sun album was a major letdown, though. I get they don't want to make such dreary music all the time, but this was far too poppy and uplifting for my tastes. A real shame. They have a decent back catalogue, though, so there's plenty of great albums to fall back on. This one is for sure their worst.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Yeah, I just couldn't get into it. It felt too stripped down when it came down to the elements that appealed to me. I feel like the music became way to simplified and they were leaning on the symphonic elements too much. I might have liked Swallow the Sun if it hadn't been Swallow the Sun. I just thought that stark shift in their sound was a bit too much and with that shift some of their identity was lost.

[@stevenanderson3936]

My biggest disappointment was Mutilation Barbecue's debut Almagamations of Gore. Their self-titled EP.... perfect. The Abortion Ambulance single... perfect. You guys hit the nail on the head. Where the fuck were the guitars???? The production is horrible. Listen to the Abortion Ambulance single first 25 secs, then jump to the album version. Such a drop in quality. It's embarrassing that their debut album would be worse than their earlier offerings. It's not how the songs were written. If the production was just better, I'd have been so happy with that album but now I struggle to listen it.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I still liked that album but I'm not a big fan of the production in comparison to their other stuff. The very compressed guitars really hurt the impact of the songs but the songs themselves were still pretty damn good.

[@steazfactor3637]

Ya man, that swallow the sun album completely missed the mark for me.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Same here. Luckily I got Jon to check out some of New Moon before we recorded to show him at least what I kinda wanted out of Shining.

[@steazfactor3637]

@ ok at least there’s that!

[@trollinginparadise1927]

Worst album of the year for me is definitely Marilyn Manson. It deserved the #1 spot on my "worst albums of 2024" video that I posted over the weekend. It was worse than Inquisition's album that dropped in January.

[@tibicostea2029]

God Dethroned was very underwhelming for me as well. It was not a bad album per-say but not nearly as memorable as their past outputs.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- For me the last 2 have been a case of diminishing returns. Not terrible but not exactly good either.

[@halmicroutsicos900]

phew...glad the two I released weren't on there :p

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- LOL! You're safe, man.

[@Legions_666]

Hey you haven't done something like this in the past years. This should be interesting and fun! 😂🤘

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- It's an idea I've been toying with for awhile and I figured why the hell not. It's good way to balance out all the praise I heaped upon the albums I loved this year lol.

[@rastislavzrelak9238]

Kerry King is not bad, it just should come as the next Death Angel album, Nocturnus and SFU are not bad either, Category 7 listened once and second time maybe, Motley Crue was always not listenable for me ever, worst band.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Generally when you say something isn't bad you're also by default saying it's not good either. SFU was an improvement but it was still just flat out bad in my opinion.

[@rastislavzrelak9238]

@@thrallsofmetal You are right, Kerry and SFU I listened to them few times and now sits just there somewhere on the other hand Nile, Skeletal, Judas etc...always end up in my ears again and again

[@MetalSlayerrr]

The only thing that I like from the last sfu album is the solo in their worst song, Neanderthal

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I barely remember the solo because I was laughing so hard at the chorus.

[@JosephKissSr.]

I knew Barnes would make one of your year end lists somewhere 😂😂😂. Christ, how bad does music have to be to be even worse than a SFU album??? Congratulations to Nikki Sixx on that.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Honestly, I'd rather listen to that new SFU than Cancelled lol. Hell, I'm not even sure if Nikki even played his bass on that album. It wouldn't be the first time he had someone else play for him on an album.

[@deadliestassassin3092]

Yeah that Kerry King album is meh. Slayer's Repentless is better and that wasn't that great either. My least favorite Slayer album. Deicide's new album was meh along with the previous one as well. God Dethroned's new one was okay just not memorable. Same with The Crown. I prefer the first 2 Crown albums that were melodic death metal. Warlord's new album was actually okay. Need more listens. I like the new Groza album. Thats off the top of my head. I know theres more but not alot. I know, thats pretty sad lol.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Yeah, I wasn't even that big of a fan of Repentless but it was definitely better than Kerry's first solo offering. They legit sound like b-sides. The Crown was one I thought about throwing on here but I didn't want to dwell on the disappointing ones too long. I was actually a big fan of the new Deicide but I know it's been pretty divisive. I still need to check out Warlord and Groza more so I can't say on those.

[@Shawner1000]

I don't think the new Jinjer material is all that great. Too much like Walflowers. imho but i do still need to here the full thing but I am pretty sure i will be disappointed.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I didn't even know they had new material that dropped this year honestly. Is it a single for an album that's coming out next year.

[@Shawner1000]

@@thrallsofmetal Yeah new album called 'Duel' they have Dropped 4 singles already 'someones daughter' 'kafka' 'green serpent' 'rouge' They are not terrible but they said the new album would be different but each song sounds like it could be right in the middle of Walflowers.imho Meh green serpent was cool. give them a listen and lemme know what you think.

[@stevenanderson3936]

Do a Six Feet Under album ranking pllllleeeeeaaaaaasssssseeeeee 🙏😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Maybe one day lol

[@thetruth4654]

Gaerea had one of the best albums of the year

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I didn't think it was bad but, for me, it was a let down after Mirage.

[@zombiTrout]

I would be disappointed if Six Feet Under didn’t release a disappointing album.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- That's par for the course, right? lol

[@ThreeBeingOne]

Intro song?

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- The song is called "Third Generation" by the band Constricted.

[@xicoxnicx]

Gaerea takes everything great and leaves out everything shitty about black metal. The power of the new vocalist is a step up to match how huge their sound has stepped up. I definitely disagree with your take.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Uhhh... gonna have to disagree with that. They also left out riffs and that more sinister, desperate sound they had on their previous albums and a lot of that is due to the change in vocalists. I'm not a fan of the more metalcore-ish delivery on Coma vs. the other albums. For me, I'd gladly take Unsettling Whispers and Mirage over this one, but that's just me.

[@Metalmike1289]

I bet people can’t wait to see Six feet under on tour with Nile. Willing to bet Chris will do or say something stupid and six feet under will be removed from the tour.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I'm seeing Nile at MDF next year so I can safely skip this tour lol. I'm sure Chris will say or do something awkward and there will be video for it lol.

[@benng4376]

Simpanzees...I'm stealing that one.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- You is freely and often if the situation demands it.

[@strawspulledatrandom.]

Kerry king 🥱

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Yeah, pretty much.

[@thedreadfulminutes]

You know what Nick… say what you will about Linkin Park you tried so hard, but in the end it didn't really matter…

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- Ugh... I'm One Step Closer to disliking your puns... AND I'M ABOUT TO BREAK! lol

[@thedreadfulminutes]

@@thrallsofmetal 😂😂😂

[@sadboi7537]

That Evil Dead album is truly something awful. That’s a perfect example of what NOT to do after a decent comeback album a few years ago.

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- It had a few moments where it mustered up some energy but overall it was a pretty lethargic listen for me. They came back with some fury on that last one but this new one is just kinda flat and by the numbers.

[@jasonboardman2796]

The most boring album i sat through is Defeated Sanity's Chronicles of Lunacy.

[@benng4376]

It's a top 5 album for me.

[@jasonboardman2796]

@benng4376 Wow nice good for you 👍

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- I really dug that one despite it not making my top 40. I think it might be one of their best honestly.

[@UroboricNate]

That’s one of the best of the year, those guys are on a whole other lvl compared to most, them and malignancy are the kings of the technical side of brutal death, in a league of their own

[@UroboricNate]

@@thrallsofmetalcriminal not kicking out someone from that top 40 to make room 😂

[@Dan-ji4db]

Woke metal is awful

[@thrallsofmetal]

Necrotic Nick- So… what’s “woke metal” then?