The Alice In Chains album is called “Dirt” and the actual title track lyrics are even heavier than “godsmack” arguably. Amazing album and band though. So heavy live too. Thanks for shouting them out.
@acerimmer83382 жыл бұрын
Acid Bubble. Fuck it feels like I'm being crushed by the guitars. They can go heavy either way.
@frankmorris67652 жыл бұрын
I love Alice, and I would agree Dirt is a heavy album that dives deep into a personal hell. Facelift is definitely bluesy. Their self-titled album has a weird sound to it but it works. Listen to Over Now and Jerry’s guitar is out of this world.
@jadecasssie2 жыл бұрын
That album is phenomenal
@SevenIs45142 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Theyre heavy in their own right. Especially to call them grunge since they get lumped together. Definitely the heaviest band in that scene at the time.
@dannybronx2 жыл бұрын
There used to be this pro shot live video on KZbin of them opening with “It Ain’t Like That” in a club and it might be the heaviest thing I’ve ever seen. I can’t find it anymore.
@livetowin81002 жыл бұрын
I think another important aspect of Pantera was Phil’s willingness to deliver harsh vocals to really sell their performance. You can hear this on songs like Fucking Hostile, Slaughtered and Suicide note pt 2 where he shrieks and hits high notes that can hurt one’s voice but the way Phil delivered them made the songs even more intense. The downside to this though is that can damage your vocals in the long run which is why he said in interviews he can’t sing Cemetery Gates anymore, but Phil did give us some standout vocals that were blistering and a never ending assault on the listener.
@GordoDustin2 жыл бұрын
Pantera shits on modern death metal in my opinion. Open chugs tuned to drop A and low growls don’t make you heavier.
@93rwolf Жыл бұрын
@@GordoDustin It sure does make the music sound heavier though.
@MURDEROFCROWS-u5kАй бұрын
@@GordoDustin midtera
@smp694202 жыл бұрын
Nothing is more brutal than Chuck from Death wearing wearing a Kitty T-shirt in an interview
@jamikatechaos99722 жыл бұрын
I could never get into death metal, but I cannot be the only person who dreams of a Cannibal Corpse coloring book.
@Roses._thornz Жыл бұрын
Listen to thrash first
@jamikatechaos9972 Жыл бұрын
@@Roses._thornz Any specific band recommendations?
@whatburnsneverreturns Жыл бұрын
@@jamikatechaos9972 not a huge fan of thrash, but listen to Stormtroopers Of Death, one of the only thrash bands I like.
@scottsummers5751 Жыл бұрын
And Vince Locke could do the illustrations that would be epic btw maybe you should read A History of Violence
@kalebseiler8577 Жыл бұрын
@@jamikatechaos9972 Start with Slayer.
@KnivingDispodia2 жыл бұрын
I’ll save you some time: it’s Carly Rae Jepsen.
@Eragor_2 жыл бұрын
No it's obviously Taylor Swift dude
@jorgeoviedo8702 жыл бұрын
The hell with both of y’all. Ariana Grande is the heaviest nerds
@Ben.D.Brugger2 жыл бұрын
@@Eragor_ nah bro it's Skeeter Davis
@shelbyspeaks32872 жыл бұрын
Obviously *red hot chilli peppers* are beyond brutality 😂
@CaseyEm2 жыл бұрын
Definitely actually Iamnotshane.
@miracleofsound2 жыл бұрын
Strapping Young Lad. Devin's early music was not only sonically crushing & intense, it was emotionally harrowing too. Amazing stuff. Shitstorm, Home Nucleonics, All Hail The New Flesh, Bastard, OMFG... so many beautiful, ear shredding mindfucks.
@DustyDigits2 жыл бұрын
Came here to say this...
@ayranbarbarian2 жыл бұрын
I think Love? is probably the loudest song I've ever heard at any decibel level.
@RoTheCrow2 жыл бұрын
The perfect balance between pretty much everything Finn talks about here imo
@ogvelociraptor2052 жыл бұрын
@@ayranbarbarian that was My first thought! That song is heavy as fuck the bass alone is thundering ⛈
@Grimeyhoob2 жыл бұрын
Just saw him a few months back in London. Was a beautiful concert. Man is so talented.
@gloconti2 жыл бұрын
Pantera was tuning to drop C in 96 with the Great Southern Trendkill… insanely heavy riffs.
@evalineblair4034 Жыл бұрын
Godflesh been doing that since the '80s.
@grimg0r Жыл бұрын
they had a song in drop G on the great southern trendkill
@mramisuzuki6962Ай бұрын
I thought Dimebag was using a voltage regulator? lol such a boomer fix. Haha.
@chiefbrownfart2 жыл бұрын
My definition of heavy has definitely changed a lot over the years. Like you said, searching for something heavier and heavier was a part of my life for years. I remember when the OG deathcore stuff started coming out while I was in high school, I was like "this is it, this is the heaviness that I've been looking for." Then lots of the newer bands coming out in the genre started to just blend together and I fell out of love with it. So then it was brutal death metal, then regular death metal, then melo-death and so on. At this point in time I really just enjoy some combination of heavy, fast, melodic, orchestral, lyrically compelling and blending harsh/clean vocals. Even though metal is probably 90% of what I listen to, I still love lots of rap, pop, electronic, country and pretty much anything else to be honest. Lastly I just wanted to throw this out there... the last time I had that traditional "this is as heavy as it gets" feeling was when I heard "Second Death" by Black Tongue. That song absolutely crushed my mind! 🤣
@thedpsemporiumofdrumtracks56482 жыл бұрын
Dude, i have the same story regarding metal. Grew up on suicide silence and the whole deathcore era. It wasn't until i heard black tongue that heaviness got redefined to me.
@lexidarling2 жыл бұрын
I definitely agree that groovy, slower, crushing heaviness always ultimately hits harder than just raw noise. I think the ultimate example in my mind would be Black Tongue.
@Burrrn272 жыл бұрын
CROWBAR end of Story.
@DigitalBath3062 жыл бұрын
Electric Wizard
@giantmonsteraftermath66942 жыл бұрын
I came to say the same thing. Especially the song, Coma.
@BlastBeatsFTW2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I saw black tongue in a small pub in Bolton and people were going hard as fuck because it was so heavy. The owners of the pub had to come out and practically fight the crowd to save the pub and PA from destruction haha
@theirishpotato65882 жыл бұрын
True
@sceptic89852 жыл бұрын
in the wake of Trevor Strnad's suicide some of his lyrics really catch your eye. While he was easily one of death metals best lyricists and storytellers he was also one of the best front men of all time, bringing such passion, joy, and love to the scene. Knowing what we know now and the pain he was in it really brings to light the songs Receipt and To Breathless Oblivion. Receipt has such lyrics as: "Have you ever tasted it? Metallic barrel placed in it? Do you possess the gall to pain all those in life you’ve touched? Failure, I renounce our tenure This venture has drained me I ask thee grant self murder’s bliss My conscience has begged me to end this horrendousness Wrap rope so tightly ‘round my neck and twist Suicide be my guide The only thing I will get right in this life My appeal shall not be denied My place - now secured My home - the other side I never belonged here I never did ask if I could join this world collapsed A hell hath awakened and now I choose sleep So let this razor get the better of me" which genuinely feel as though they are written from a person with those experiences and thoughts. To Breathless Oblivion has the chorus of: "beyond those cursed stars above lies the answer that I seek on the backs of bullets rides my name longing to kiss my cheek resentfully decline retire this hated life without guilt I break these veins carved with salvation's knife" Trevor is a tricky one to ask though because with his knack for lyrics and storytelling its hard to truly know if it was just his raw talent to tell a narrative or if this was where he was at the time. Either way its hard to overstate how heavy TBDM could be.
@LaughingGhastly2 жыл бұрын
Agreed 1000%. RIP Trev.
@VenusenUrano2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking of TBDM for most part of the video, they check a lot of the boxes… those 9 albums Trevor did are brutal, a perfect mix between cosmic horror, satanic witchery and the dark side of the human mind. R.I.P Trevor Strnad
@jargonscott2 жыл бұрын
I always get in arguments with friends over this. I think TBDM is heavier than a lot of their compatriots. The lyrics, the sonic depth of the music, the changes and way it all flows like a story. RIP to one of the best to ever do it.
@CL053DC45K372 жыл бұрын
Trevor was a lyrical genius, the best front man. he conducted thr crowd like a master conductor just working his orchestra. I fully believe it was a combi of a English major with an insane vocabulary and insane talent forestry tell mixed with a man who's been dealing with depression since he was a child. The one thing I know for do sure is this world fucking sucks without him. The Black Dahlia Murder fuckin saved me when I was in the Army and had all that shit hanging on me. Thr Black Dahlia Murder are the heaviest band because they have everything, insane vocals, melodic rhythm, super fast drums, amazing guitar work, and the best vocals of any band.
@VenusenUrano2 жыл бұрын
@@CL053DC45K37 totally second that motion! and believe me when I say that I’d tried tones of bands and styles of metal searching for the heavyest of heavys but always come back to The Boys. HEARTBURN FOREVER!
@Andrew_Haase2 жыл бұрын
Hard to find but Deeds of Flesh - Human Sandbags was a truly unique blend of the aspects mentioned …Same with Suffocation- Effigy of the Forgotten…Can’t leave out early Pyrexia too
@lanagievski15402 жыл бұрын
Really appreciated the Life Of Agony mention at the end there. They're pretty heavy yet don't get regarded as such cause the vocals are grungy so it's nice to see some love for them
@zombiescott26292 жыл бұрын
Acid Bath is heavy in several aspects that you spoke on. There are heavy parts in the music and it is definitely lyrically heavy. One of my favorites!
@albertopinto13652 жыл бұрын
Bro Amputated is the heaviest band I’ve ever heard Slam pig hits and skullfuck Lobotomy
@oisac32232 жыл бұрын
Acid bath is amazing rip audie pitre
@antoinemall75852 жыл бұрын
That is exactly what I was going to write! Acid Bath does it musically and lyrically. Even their acoustic songs like "Bones of Baby Dolls" and "New Death Sensation" have some of the heaviest lyrics I've heard! Good point, dude!
@geoffmoore18282 жыл бұрын
I knew Dax Riggs a little bit back in the day. He’s a kind soul who loves to cook.
@DrowningMoon2 жыл бұрын
All their lyrics are constantly edgy and disturbing af (even worse when the kite string pops is based on irl events) and they all play amazingly and dax vocals are arguably the best in the genre
@MrAaron1942 жыл бұрын
I think you hit it with the contrast argument. “This Love” by Pantera was the first song I personally heard were the singing and tempo changed so drastically and it sounded so insane to me at the time.
@freedomhardly2 жыл бұрын
The minute that elitists shit on this album (which absolutely has one of the all time greatest opening tracks, ever)? Was the second I recognized just how fucked the metal scene could be. And I was literally 12, at that time. kzbin.info/www/bejne/goe1dn6Li7eie7M
@tastefulsubstance2 жыл бұрын
5 Minutes Alone as well
@nomdeguerre84642 жыл бұрын
@@freedomhardly also, a great FU to those very critics. My favorite album by them by far. Underrated.
@andrewgreen96122 жыл бұрын
Pantera. Full stop. Perfect balance of all the criteria you were considering at the start of the video.
@adamstanleydrummer75322 жыл бұрын
@@tastefulsubstance the breakdown of that song is super fucking heavy and is pretty simple. Gets me every time.
@stoicavo65332 жыл бұрын
As ridiculous as this might sound, for me Dethklok is up there for alot of the combined reasons you mentioned. Their contrast between melody and crushing riffs, groove, fluctuating tempos, the way Gene Hoglans drum patterns (cmon, its gene hoglan) mesh in sync with the riffs and the overall musicality to it just get me going much harder than any of the brutal bands out there. Despite them being a joke / parody, their music is unironically some of the best out there to my ears.
Chimaera is an excellent band. One of my favourites. Well balanced riffs, heavy, intelligent lyrics and just enough rock mixed in to make it very accessible.
@MrFrigid24710 ай бұрын
Pass out of existence is a masterpiece.
@briantheforrest2 жыл бұрын
I think the band that really needed mentioned at the end was Knocked Loose. They're the perfect blend of emotionally driven, lyrically intense, disgustingly heavy music there is. A Tear in the Fabric of Life wraps up so much of the stuff you mentioned in this video into one borderline perfect EP.
@amanonfire44512 жыл бұрын
Knocked Loose is insane. I thought Shade of Blue was the heaviest they can go. But their latest EP blew me away. Bryan is easily one of my top fav vocalists
@jellosapiens72612 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more
@lordvladimir44402 жыл бұрын
Fuck knocked loose
@harveywolfe72882 жыл бұрын
Damned Earth might be the heaviest sounding song. Gritty crushing production.
@Grimeyhoob2 жыл бұрын
Great band Knocked Loose. I would also say Gatecreeper. They are death metal and they are great. Has the best parts of Morbid Angel and Pantera somehow. It’s got groove and the vocals are not ridiculously guttural, but somewhere between a Randy Blythe and a John Tardy.
@noizetrauma2422 жыл бұрын
Godflesh is my personal pick. I get that they may not be the "heaviest" nowadays, but their influence is inarguable. Kirk Hammet even called them the heaviest band of all time. When I'm in the mood for a heavy album, nothing beats Streetcleaner. Older Gojira comes closer than most, though.
@harveywolfe72882 жыл бұрын
I was thinking Godflesh and Neurosis. Not as dynamic as others, but CRUSHING.
@mhh75442 жыл бұрын
Jep
@mhh75442 жыл бұрын
@@harveywolfe7288 🤘
@nonservitium2 жыл бұрын
Indeed...streetcleaner ftw... and Jesu
@jamielawrence72172 жыл бұрын
I saw them 3 times waaaay back in the day, one of those times was a religious experience. I saw their actual first show in the States and it was really bad. They had equipment and sound man issues and wound up walking off the stage after the second song. "Godflesh don't hear, Godflesh don't play" and walked off. So disappointing but understandable.
@thericos79602 жыл бұрын
Great video, just surprised you didn't mentionned the math core/tech metal genre as Dillinger Escape Plan, Psyopus, Tony Danza Tapdance Extravangaza , The Number Twelve Looks Like You, Ion Dissonance, The Chariot, Carbomb, Frontierer, etc
@oldmangroom2 жыл бұрын
Bolt Thrower. I continue to be genuinely astounded by how under-appreciated they are.
@mistertagomago79742 жыл бұрын
Bolt Thrower is the ultimate Death metal band imo.
@kimonryu1 Жыл бұрын
I love that band.
@VI-cb7eu Жыл бұрын
bolt thrower is soooo good
@adamstanleydrummer75322 жыл бұрын
Heaviness is the combination of tone and intent. Outside of those things it becomes a little like sports; once the emotional impact is eschewed in favour of prowess and very “meta” heaviness techniques, it just stops being heavy and becomes about tropes.
@colico142 жыл бұрын
Solid insight. Really spot on. Thanks!
@Shad0wProphet2 жыл бұрын
I am shocked you didn’t mention Korn “Daddy” as one of hardest songs, lyrically, just on the fact that it took him decades to even go back and play that song live. He was reliving all that trauma and pain, an they still put it on their CD. Your videos are amazing, an totally agree that what makes a bad hard is not always who can play the fastest.
@Cr0wsMurd3r2 жыл бұрын
Yup... That is indeed a heavy song. Especially if you see it live, or live recording.
@Shad0wProphet2 жыл бұрын
@@Cr0wsMurd3r totally agree. Coming from someone who, did not suffer sexual trauma, but physical, it really speaks and allows you to vent your own anger. Sometimes it is hard to list to that some, depending on my mood.
@Julius1997.2 жыл бұрын
Especially the "you raped!, i feel dirty" part, the vocals&guitar are beyond heavy
@jamesgarzo69672 жыл бұрын
Was actually waiting for Korn to be mentioned on that last section.
@hrotha2 жыл бұрын
There was this Spanish nu metal band called Skunk DF that came out with what was very obviously a "Daddy"-inspired song in 1999, but without the personal story instead of being super bleak and heavy it was kinda like just a protest song against child abuse, like someone needed to make a stand against that. I always found that darkly funny
@insign70952 жыл бұрын
No one I know seems to agree with me but "A New Level" is the heaviest song I''ve personally heard. That main chromatic riff hits me like a truck every time.
@jeffpoeppel72702 жыл бұрын
AMEN!!!
@xxxjustin911510 ай бұрын
A NEW LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE
@selkoafparamo2 жыл бұрын
JD on Korn’s selftitled.. THAT’s fucking heavy. The anger, the crying, the screaming, the growling, the lyrics, the sobbing, the imagery, the drugs, the producer who triggered JD, and 20+ years later making amends with the past.. That’s brutal af.
@Trixiethegoldenwitch2 жыл бұрын
My favorite "heavy by way of overwhelming detail" style death metal band is Weeping Birth, a one-dude project from a dude better known for also being Mirrorthrone (similar sound but black metal instead of death). It doesn't attempt to sound in any way real--everything is obviously digital besides the guitar, but it's all pushed to a beyond-human intensity that uses the inhumanity to contribute to just how overwhelming and chaotic the sound is. It finds a way to actually sound somewhat unclean and insane even though you know every note had to have been specifically placed. On the sludge-heavy side, Gojira's To Sirius is my singular go-to track. The riffs are just so fucking good.
@MisterButterfingers2 жыл бұрын
That entire Gojira album was life changing for me when I first heard it.
@meowtherainbowx41632 жыл бұрын
I definitely think bands sound heaviest and most interesting when they either go raw and real, like playing an album live off the floor with minimally edited overdubs, or when they go the opposite route and make something batty and insane on a computer that you could never conceive of just by jamming with guitars and drums. A lot of bands take the boring middle route of editing and computerizing everything to be super precise but still using arrangements and techniques that a skilled live band could pull off.
@trentreznorsnose2 жыл бұрын
Mirrorthrone is criminally underrated
@DiscipleFiveActual2 жыл бұрын
Cattle Decapitation satisfies a lot of your main criteria. They have that contrast to which you were referring in the middle of the vid in which you mentioned Suffocation and "Thall", and not to mention they achieve this by tuning to E flat standard. Travis Ryan can easily compete with the deathcore vocalists you mentioned thereafter (and his "cleans" add to the aforementioned contrast) that are in that arms race of vocal extremity (if anything, I'd say he is the most obvious influence on Will Ramos just by listening). Lastly, they satisfy your criteria of lyrical heaviness because while they don't write about incredibly personal subjects we can all relate to, they write about humanity's ecological choices in a very compelling way, and there are certain select songs that can make you emotional (see Lifestalker, Your Disposal, Pacific Grim, and the title track of Death Atlas, for example).
@christhjian99232 жыл бұрын
Good band, I should revisit these guys.
@editorrbr21072 жыл бұрын
They’re my contender ATM for heaviest band on the planet. They are certainly one of the most interesting
@twelvegaugeslug78402 жыл бұрын
Cattle Decap is not the heaviest band there is, and even jokingly entertaining that they might be, it wouldn't be Death Atlas.
@JK-gm6kk2 жыл бұрын
RIP Gabe Serbian
@93rwolf Жыл бұрын
Cattle decap is absolutely amazing and my favorite band. Monolith to Humanity checks off so many boxes in terms of heaviness. Maybe not the heaviest band of all time but they are up there for sure. Insanely fast and intense parts along with crushing slams and weird time change ups and an awesome vocal contrast make them stand out. Truly an amazing band and some of the best death metal ever made imo.
@nom53582 жыл бұрын
may i humbly suggest Thou? the combo of pure, crushing tone, diaphragm-ripping vocals, acerbic lyrics, and how the band locks into rhythms to play with this unstoppable synergistic energy at both crawling and bracing tempos is just crazy. i think it goes way beyond “does this sound filthy/extreme”, though they are extremely filthy.
@givemefreebeers6718 Жыл бұрын
I was looking for this comment. Thou and Amenra are the heaviest to me. The best way I can describe it is "crushing".
@MrShadez8102 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this video dude, great conversation that delves into the true “heavy” discussion. So many metalheads think heavy is just as noisy, fast, distorted and growly as possible but I think there’s so much more to it and this was a great watch. Found myself saying “exactly! Thank you!” About 12 times 😂
@dannorris6422 жыл бұрын
So glad you mentioned Crowbar. They're one of my favorite metal bands. I love how Kirk and the boys are all about playing low and slow in a way that works through the misery, rather than wallowing it, like so many of their sludgy peers.
@UKBornin19712 жыл бұрын
Bingo!👍🏾
@axeltejeda1752 жыл бұрын
Check out the band Stressball, they sound like Crowbar, and came out of Louisiana around the same time
@jakeybball2 жыл бұрын
@@axeltejeda175 just checked them out… maybe if they weren’t playing through a Marshall practice amp it would be a bit more bearable. Sounds like the worst parts of acid bath lol.
@frankiesparks28682 жыл бұрын
They have plenty of songs that speed up the tempo for a good mosh. Going to see them for the first time right down the road this month. Been listening since 98.
@UKBornin19712 жыл бұрын
@@frankiesparks2868 Going to see them July 30th, been listening since '95, can't wait!
@5ycey7.n.842 жыл бұрын
To me botch is one of the heaviest bands. Their grooves and breakdowns almost force movement. Loads of contrast and unpredictable switches from fast to slow and quiet to loud. Also it all has a very human feel which as a musician I find quite impressive and is more often than not lost in music that focuses that much on technicality.
@nicholasromig55062 жыл бұрын
oh man, the breakdown/solo part on C. Thomas Howell As The Soul Man is merciless. that double tapped solo is unlike anything I've ever heard, and then the vocals come roaring back in...
@alextrainor25522 жыл бұрын
Im gonna say this and probably get laughed at but Slipknot has the heaviest of all time title in my opinion. What they did on their first two albums are flawless and brought in a new breath of fresh air for extreme metal. Their contribution to extreme metal is even more so than metallica's for thrash. Slipknot is so far ahead of everyone else in the extreme metal category, metallica is relatively loved as much as megadeth, slayer, etc. The music they put on the self titled and iowa is unmatched. Theres nothing else out there that has the passion and darkness behind it like iowa.
@sintomas2 жыл бұрын
This video presents a nice way to analyze, appreciate and classify bands in different levels of 'heaviness'. It success in opening a friendly debate, in which everyone will 'throw' out there, their favorites heaviest bands. Many interesting playlists could be generated based on the selected criteria of 'heaviness'.
@inaudiblenoise96682 жыл бұрын
I really like how you've explored heaviness beyond the typical tropes (blastbeats, growls, etc.), I think The Downward Spiral is a great example of an album that is heavy but not in the traditional way, first of all it's a concept album about a man giving up all hope and descending into insanity, you have songs like Mr Self Destruct and March of the Pigs that are fast and aggressive with the noisey industrial stuff (forgive my lack of music terminology) adding a whole other dimension to it, tracks like Piggy or Closer which are groovy but with very eery unsettling lyrics and Hurt which is probably the most depressing song ever written, and when you consider that Trent Reznor was a heroin addict when writing it and it was recorded in the same house that the Tate murders took place you end up with an album that is genuinely quite uncomfortable to listen to and provokes a very weird emotional reaction.
@emoishguy082 жыл бұрын
I also like the Song Somewhat Damaged for this reason as well. The way the song makes you feel like you’re descending into madness with the singer is always cathartic for me.
@dinothegonzo2 жыл бұрын
Eraser and Mr Self Destruct are so heavy that they should be industrial metal rather than rock. Also, I love TDS but I cannot listen to it anymore because the theme is too much.
@5ycey7.n.842 жыл бұрын
Downward Spiral is more of a classic for sure, but I'd say Broken is the heavier album sound wise and still has a lot of the same unsettling nature as tds. It blew my mind back when I was on the quest for unconventional heaviness.
@inaudiblenoise96682 жыл бұрын
@@5ycey7.n.84 I just thought that TDS showed a bit more contrast between different displays of heaviness, only slightly though, Broken is the one I revisit more often tbh, it's an industrial metal masterpiece and quite an extreme EP in its own kinda way
@inaudiblenoise96682 жыл бұрын
@ghost mall Somehow I never noticed that's what the sample was haha, but yeah so many bands have tried to do what NIN do but none as well as Trent Reznor, the guy is a genius.
@thelittleowl12 жыл бұрын
I’ll happily listen to Finn talking about anything tbh. He always makes it interesting and throws a few jokes in.
@thelittleowl12 жыл бұрын
@ghost mall he’s annoying but he makes fair points lol
@nickcarroll3425 Жыл бұрын
Electric Wizard likes to coin themselves the heaviest band ever and I can't disagree
@givemefreebeers6718 Жыл бұрын
Electric Wizard's riffs are not talked about enough in my opinion
@geoffgero60812 жыл бұрын
No mention of funeral doom is sad. Ahab, Bell Witch, and Esoteric are some of the heaviest music I've ever heard. When I saw Bell Witch live my whole body shook from the vibration of the riffs and pummeling of the drums
@bignoize23 Жыл бұрын
Ahab is awesome, gonna check out Bell Witch. Have you heard Abandon, Mournful Congregation, or Loss?
@MrMetalMan2 жыл бұрын
I grew up listening to grunge, which I never thought of as "heavy" until recently. Like you said, it's not all about blast beats and toilet vocals. The lyrics and imperfections attributes to the rawness/heaviness of the music. When I heard Korn's first record, it blew my mind. THAT was heavy as hell. The lyrical content was extreme, the vocals were unlike anything I've ever heard, and the instruments were raw, yet groovy as hell. From there I guess I've had that "natural" heavy growth and started enjoying the metalcore and deathcore scenes. Today I give almost any type of music a shot. And bands like Lamb of God, Lorna Shore and Gorjira are some of my favorites, and they are all super heavy. But I still enjoy (or long for?) That old school Raw, heavy shit that was the groundwork for my tastes today. I still revisit Korn, Alice in Chains and Nirvana on the regular, because it just hits the heavy spot sometimes when my favorite modern bands don't.
@MrSherlockDomes2 жыл бұрын
Check out Admiral Angry for some raw just downright crushing heaviness. Most of them members are in Black Wall Sheep and their first 3 albums are also intense.
@nasserbukhari95132 жыл бұрын
@ghost mall Yea alot of Nirvana's songs off In Uterus were pretty heavy.
@bobtheboozer94522 жыл бұрын
Lamb of gods 11th hour. The lyrics are about an alcoholic on his deathbed. So dark and heavy and relatable. Also knowing Randy’s relationship with alcohol at that time it hits so hard knowing this came a from a deep place within him
@Gwunhar2 жыл бұрын
Really fascinating to bring Alice in Chains into this as just last week I wanted something crushing and heavy and angry and that's what hit the top of my list. Really listening to AiC is some dark shit, man.
@JoelWilliamb2 жыл бұрын
Gotta throw Admiral Angry in there. I don't know if the lyrics and just insane feeling of torment that comes out in the vocals, is directly because of what Daniel was going through prior to his passing but every song hits hard on that album Buster. Disembodied too. Heroin Fingers coming out in 99 sounding a full decade early.
@xangrycatmanx51042 жыл бұрын
The disembodied ep came out in 97, actually
@bigridge7172 жыл бұрын
Dying Fetus is the best band I have ever seen live. Absolutely perfect execution.
@176Znarf2 жыл бұрын
Seen them 2 weeks ago and it was the most brutal concert I've ever been to. Truly godlike. My neck hurt for 3 days after the show.
@bryceharney59602 жыл бұрын
Not to be "that guy" but Godsmack was on AIC's album "Dirt". It was the song that created Godsmack the band. Edit: what makes a band heavy to me is confronting real life problems with realistic approaches and the vocalist at least understanding that they are not a God.
@MofosOfMetal2 жыл бұрын
I was looking around to see if there was 'that guy' so I didn't have to be 'that guy' haha.
@comraderaptor49962 жыл бұрын
This was fantastically done Finn, with some very valid points as always! I think even a lot of metal heads will assume or agree that down-tuning and grunts = heavy. My pals and I discussed this once, and Gallows (Frank Carter era), especially Orchestra of Wolves, recorded in a bedroom, it has that energy and vibe, pure anger and chaos, with some of the heaviest feels I've ever listened to and felt. I think other genres can definitely hit heavy without the typically assumed criteria!
@evasoulja2 жыл бұрын
The real heavy was the friends we made along the way
@JMPK232 жыл бұрын
Always makes my day better when I see a Punk Rock MBA video. Keep up the great work Finn. You're awesome. I've recently gained an appreciation for suicide silence. I never cared for deathcore (liked a song here and there), but looking back on them, they definitely paved a way for a generation.
@lightningmonky76742 жыл бұрын
I feel bad for anyone who doesn't like deathcore
@JMPK232 жыл бұрын
@@lightningmonky7674 I've honestly tried. It has a lot of elements in metal I like. The songs where the drums are louder than the guitars ruin it for me. If I here the cymbals overpowering the guitar, I just can't listen to it. Ive ran into a lot of deathcore like it. Don't get me wrong. I respect the genre though
@Gerd02 жыл бұрын
@@lightningmonky7674 I'm open minded about it, but more often than not I find it to be just a worse version of Cryptopsy or Aborted with breakdowns that just kill the pace of the song through a chuggy riff or bog standard slammy brutal death metal riff. Though I do find myself digging some of the more symphonic or blackened deathcore bands that have been popping up lately.
@lightningmonky76742 жыл бұрын
@@Gerd0 that's pretty funny cause that's the kind of deathcore I stay away from 😭🤣 different strokes for different folks I guess. And yeah aborted's old stuff is pretty cool but I really haven't liked the second half of their career has sounded really boring to me
@NapoleonBlownapartMMA2 жыл бұрын
I always found slower, sludgier metal to be the heaviest stuff i could think of. I dont really like Morbid Angel but God of emptiness is like an auditory lead blanket. Having said that i recently discovered Lux tenebris by The Secret and its the heaviest Black Metal ive heard
@Cheeseburger.Launch.Sequence2 жыл бұрын
I said it above. Corrupted. Band makes people feel ill live.
@broccoli9192 жыл бұрын
Heaviest shit ever: 1994’s Blue Album
@kaiisth3 ай бұрын
i be saying this but nobody listens🤷🏾
@jaygreene15252 жыл бұрын
The Crowbar vocal at 9:32 sounds like a dude unexpectedly throwing out his back picking up a pen
@pauliewalnuts8292 жыл бұрын
Korn gets a lot of shit but you can't tell me that their first 2 albums aren't insanely heavy. The guitar tone is brutal. The atmosphere and lyrics are really dark. Lyrics about real personal shit. My favorite Korn album is Follow the Leader but the first 2 are just insane.
@Bungletronics2 жыл бұрын
No
@Bungletronics2 жыл бұрын
@@AgentBeans just no. No Korn they’re god damn terrible. I’m sorry. I don’t find them to be heavy by any means
@Bungletronics2 жыл бұрын
@@AgentBeans hey, you can like whatever you like. No need to justify it to a stranger on the internet
@pauliewalnuts8292 жыл бұрын
@@Bungletronics Korn isn't your cup of tea. That's cool with me. Some have different definitions of what heavy is.
@Gojihead12 жыл бұрын
I feel that Godflesh definitely needs to be in this conversation
@gaaradei2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Finn for finally showing the many faces of "heavy". I think for me a band that's heavy will pummel you into some form of state of mind, whether through motion or stillness. In this context my brain usually goes to slower bands like Humanity's Last Breath or something more on the doom side, with shoegaze and post-metal being heavy in an overwhelming almost oceanic sense. For example: bands like Bell Witch get me because you can sit there and listen to 1 hour and 23 minutes of not only riffs but a literal tribute to the life of a man who passed on before his time. Sure you get the whole magic and occult angle, but it makes that fantasy more tangible when relating to how we've dealt with tragedy over time.
@Jacob_the_Dabbler2 жыл бұрын
It's so interesting that what makes the heaviest band is in the eye of the beholder. The heaviest song in the world for me is Dracula with sunglasses by Burnt by the sun, but I know so many people would disagree but it's just what tickles that brutal itch for me
@NeoSnooginzGonzo2 жыл бұрын
Acacia Strain has always been the heaviest band I’ve listened to. The lyrics and how Vincent delivers them, coupled with the guttural chug of the instruments. Lines like “Not even your children are safe” and “This is how the world ends, not with a bang but with a whimper”. It may not work for everybody, but I dig it.
@drakenn3422 жыл бұрын
There’s no heavy quite like Acacia Strain heavy
@charliekirkpatrick6952 жыл бұрын
I feel like since DL left they've lost some impact, but still hit like a truck. Dead walk/Continent/Wormwood are 3 of my fave albums from anyone ever.
@NeoSnooginzGonzo2 жыл бұрын
@@charliekirkpatrick695 I’ve noticed that too. I still enjoyed the most recent stuff, but it definitely is lacking in places compared to their earlier work.
@evanlitvak22342 жыл бұрын
@@charliekirkpatrick695 what a fuckin era. Saw em half a dozen times back then and it was always insane
@AndrewJShirley2 жыл бұрын
JFC! I know others will argue other tracks are heavier, but it's JFC for me. Fucking hell.
@martinjohansson2032 жыл бұрын
I feel that Meshuggah will always be the heaviest band out there. It's just something with their sound that is untouchable, just take clockworks or born in dissonance for example, it hits like a truck in the face. And, the album(The violent sleep of reason) is recorded live so there is that too.
@V2ULTRAKill2 жыл бұрын
Listen to Mass Worship Theyre literally heavier meshuggah
@stronk97602 жыл бұрын
They got the groove and heaviness down
@silvercloud16412 жыл бұрын
Meshuggah is not only as heavy as you can get short of crossing over into death metal. But, similar to Pantera, they also created their own unique groove. Not sure if there's a #1 but they are one of the best of all time.
@williamkoscielniak78712 жыл бұрын
"Nothing" and "Catch 33" in particular are heavy as fuck.
@blasteffect192 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with you good sir, was searching for a comment like yours :D
@asmresonance60722 жыл бұрын
Haven't heard a song heavier than "Observer" by Acacia Strain. Pure gold. Change my mind.
@BradleyRegister Жыл бұрын
“Just One Fix” by Ministry is the heaviest song of all time IMO… from the weight of the lyrics to that punishing guitar line it’s got my vote.
@dasenase2 жыл бұрын
The Cleansing is the best deathcore album. The magic from that live recording is unmatched in the entire genre.
@RichardDeBerryOfficial2 жыл бұрын
I've only listened to a few deathcore bands because they all sound very cheesy, and they all sound so similar. The Cleansing was actually really good though, and definitely my favorite deathcore album.
@okaight72482 жыл бұрын
untouchable IMO. Focused on simple gross stank face riffs and no melodeath influences. Too much deathcore has the melodeath or the technicality which just makes it less heavy lol.
@shadowedlvnar16352 жыл бұрын
Not even close... Mitch isn't a god yk
@seanyk32 жыл бұрын
That album is the epitome of deathcore for me. The production sounds perfect and the fact that it's live makes it even more amazing. Raw, harsh and heavy af
@AlexGreat3212 жыл бұрын
I prefer The Black Crown but The Cleansing is still brilliant
@drakenn3422 жыл бұрын
What you mentioned about emotion is why Slipknot’s first two albums are still to this day so heavy to me. It’s not a particular technique or style, just that they go in there and let it all out. So much hate, pain, and sorrow thrown in a blender and put on a tape. So even if you don’t know the stories they’re telling, you can FEEL them. Another thing I like is the fact that Corey’s vocals are a lot easier to understand than typical death metal. Rather than thinking it sounds like a demon, or bowel movements, it just sounds like a dude suffering. Because that’s what it is. And lastly, as you mentioned, dynamics play a part too. They allow some down time, and even throw in a melody here and there, which make it hit harder when the crunch comes back in. Aight, that’s enough for now.
@pay_no_mind692 жыл бұрын
felt the same exact feeling with Korn's self titled years ago
@austinlawler37392 жыл бұрын
Their self titled album was recorded as a band live. That's part of the reason its so heavy. I forgot who in the band said it, but Ross Robinson was screaming in their face, hitting them, and do other stuff when they were recording. So he was just amping them up. Having them all in the same room, all playing together, and with Ross fucking with them definitely made it a lot harder sounding. Just a great album as a whole.
@mother-chugger2 жыл бұрын
Scissors, off of slipknot's self titled album, is probably the heaviest track I can honestly think of. So raw, deeply sad lyrics, and a vocal performance so aggressive that Corey couldn't take it and started puking. That's fucking heavy to me.
@reloadedpage82222 жыл бұрын
I agree so much and it kinda pisses me off when people say slipknot fans are just too weak for death metal, I love death metal and death core, but tracks like sic, eyeless, surfacing and heretic anthem are just more heavy In my opinion
@masterknife84232 жыл бұрын
@@mother-chugger Scissors is hands down the best track on the whole album imo
@nightpandas71785 ай бұрын
Music starts on the second note, dynamics is everything
@Exeonz2 жыл бұрын
Full of Hell, Portrayal of Guilt, Youth Novel, Eyelet, Supine, Knoll
@notsiptydipty39162 жыл бұрын
I totally agreed with this whole video, I think musically the groove stuff and anything with breakdowns is extremely heavy because of the primal reaction we have to the space between notes. I think your example for Alice in chains is a bit odd (the album is dirt not Godsmack btw) I think the opening version of nutshell at MTV unplugged is crushingly depressing as Layne was litterally dying and singing about dying alone. I think bell witch combines both deep depressing reality with crushing musicianship and is the best example imo. While you can't exactly hear the vocals, the actual bass and drum combo envokes such despair that I felt my body go limp when I heard them for the first time, you can really hear the sound of someone who's lost a friend on their album mirror reaper and it's the heaviest shit musically and lyrically. Also numb little bug is an amazing song, it's so relateable yet catchy kinda like hey ya by Outkast
@charliekirkpatrick6952 жыл бұрын
Bell Witch are fantastic, Mirror Reaper is how I first heard them, awesome band.
@nicholasromig55062 жыл бұрын
@ghost mall the time signature on this is so weird, it really makes you feel kind of rushed despite not being that fast.
@nicholasromig55062 жыл бұрын
@@charliekirkpatrick695 oh man, Bell Witch are amazing, especially when you consider that it's just bass, drums and vocals. occasional keys on the quiet parts.
@VitrificationOfBlood2 жыл бұрын
All y’all need some Primitive Man, and Dragged into Sunlight, and Demelich
@Christian-vq8rd2 жыл бұрын
Primitive Man is disturbing
@iachtulhu14202 жыл бұрын
@@Christian-vq8rd All of them are, in their own unique way.
@mightycaine82542 жыл бұрын
Pantera managed to combine every instrument / vocal to just tap into a human primal nerve. Anger, confidence, passion, pain and groove that is hard to resist, even my wife cant deny a bit of cowboys. 5 mins alone was my walk in music for every fight I had. Felt amazing to hear those drums kick in and see the faces of the normies. Loved connecting with the handful of metal heads after each fight over shared love of music. . It somehow feels heavier than all the pig snorting and blast beats in the world.
@jeffpoeppel72702 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@dylanhurley4551 Жыл бұрын
They were very heavy for their time but they get swallowed by bands like Meshuggah and Gojira. That Gojira riff right after Pantera made Pantera sound like basic thrash by comparison, insane chugs.
@mightycaine8254 Жыл бұрын
@dylanhurley4551 true true, but the groove, oh yeah the groove.
@dylanhurley4551 Жыл бұрын
@@mightycaine8254 Hey don't get me wrong it's still quality music, and it's definitely still heavy, it just doesn't hold up from a "heaviness" aspect compared to some newer bands is all. No shame in not chugging as heavy as Gojira.
@jesseberend25882 жыл бұрын
Great video. I find King 810 to be extremely heavy. The guitars and his voice are heavy as fuck sonically, the theatrics of some of the sounds they incorporate add a heavy dynamic, along with the empty space in their songs, but what really makes them heavy is the lyrical content and the authenticity of it. I Absolutely agree that lyrical content can really 'make' a song truely heavy.
@MasonzeroDigitalWorks2 жыл бұрын
I agree with pretty much everything you said. Especially how "super brutal" death metal stops being heavy. It just turns into a wall of noise and is practically relaxing at a certain point! I think if I had to pick one band as "the heaviest band" it would probably be The Acacia Strain, for the reasons you listed. They have incredible contrast including speed, grooves, brutality, soft parts, etc. And that contrast combined with the sound and tone of their vocals and instruments makes them very heavy for me. I think to an extent, Spiritbox is up there too, because their guitars are tuned down ridiculously low (which doesn't always mean heavy) and Courtney's vocals are so raw, combined with the fact that they have a lot of contrast and a lot of ambient/noise stuff in the background that makes the whole thing feel heavy in an ethereal way. Obviously there are many bands you could consider heavy and I'm sure I'll change my mind later, but that's where my head is at right now.
@OldRasputin2 жыл бұрын
When it comes to "heavy", Crowbar always comes to mind. Listening to them just feels like raw impact. Another few bands to take that even a step further are Primitive Man and Thou.
@ManuSDP2 жыл бұрын
It’s absolutely Crowbar. I listen to plenty brutal death metal but Crowbar hits different
@blackbeansmatter12802 жыл бұрын
Crowbar is serious fat metal.
@keithclayton12712 жыл бұрын
Crowbar totally deserve to be on the list of all time.
@rscottclark2 жыл бұрын
No idea how "Primitive Man" isn't the final answer to this video's query
@nomdeguerre84642 жыл бұрын
Honorable mention to CoC
@geoffmoore18282 жыл бұрын
Norma Jean recorded “Bless The Martyr, Kiss The Child” live in studio as well.
@benjaminhould6272 жыл бұрын
Love that you play the song you talk about right after you mention them. Dont ever stop doing that.
@defunctworld2 жыл бұрын
Heaviness is very subjective. From a purely music perspective Ulcerate, Nails, Trap Them and other bands like that hit me very hard, while from a lyrical bands like Blacklisted and other hardcore bands do it for me. With a mix of emotional lyrics and heavy music there is a great variety of bands and genres like Whirr, Nothing, Deafheaven and especially Oathbreaker with their album Rheia, which hit everybody in the emotional guts that I talked to about it.
@jamielawrence72172 жыл бұрын
Bolt Thrower, especially Realm of Chaos. One of the few bands to never make a terrible album.
@nomdeguerre84642 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I still prefer Those Once Loyal.
@iamnotanumber1002 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to see them in the 90’s as a wide eyed young teenager, what a band.
@jamielawrence72172 жыл бұрын
@@iamnotanumber100 Same, I saw them on the War Master tour and they were amazing IMO.
@callum96932 жыл бұрын
How many albums would you say you have to release to be on that list?
@jamielawrence72172 жыл бұрын
@@callum9693 Probably only 3 or 4, haha. IMO, most bands release something embarrassing after only a couple of albums.
@Zer0Mat8c2 жыл бұрын
The Rot Within by Bound In Fear is the hardest song I've ever heard.
@Tminus892 жыл бұрын
Ion dissonance is also very heavy, great band. If you like Vildhjarta, this will probably also be to your liking
@salsamonkey652 жыл бұрын
Dynamics are super important in music. One of my all time favorite metal albums is The Satanist by Behemoth, which is pretty sparse at times, but those moments of downtime make the heavy sections feel so much better.
@keithclayton12712 жыл бұрын
Yep that's another heavy ass album. I saw Behemoth live with Danzig, Blackest of the Black, and they're one of the heaviest I've ever seen. Blew me away.
@LuisMendez-uk2zo2 жыл бұрын
I think bands that can really display their dynamic range are heavier because they create the contrast for you to experience.
@keithclayton12712 жыл бұрын
Wow Finn, great video! So glad you mentioned Crowbar, Lamb of God, Suffocation and Nile. LoG is the most brutal pit I've ever been in when they toured with Slayer in like 2007. Crowbar so amazingly great and underrated to this day. A couple I think worthy of mention are of course Sabbath and Heaven and Hell (H&H are so heavy omg), Extermination Dismemberment, and Strapping Young Lad like omg so heavy af. Also wanted to mention that Ministry, NIN and Marilyn Manson, though not really known for sheer heaviness, have a handful of some of the heaviest songs I think I've ever heard... no mention of industrial metal in this vid.
@R0B3RTP4UL50N Жыл бұрын
I listen to all kinds of different genres and Acacia Strain has to be one of the heaviest bands ever. Like when I think extremely heavy I think Acacia Strain, Humanities Last Breath, Napalm Death, Hate Eternal, Blood Incantation, Sanguisugabogg, Rotten Sound and at times Meshuggah. Early Decapitated too.
@jessepetry2325 Жыл бұрын
With what you talked about near the end with the content of the lyrics, I'd have to say daddy from Korn.
@truthseeker51202 жыл бұрын
For me deathcore and groove is what I would call heavy. Gojira for sure is top notch heavy(not sure why but they just are). Lyrics and emotion can make song just as heavy for example: "daddy" by Korn or "love hate love" by Alice in Chains. Hell i remember watching "murder song" by Aurora and holy shit that was heavy and its far from metal. Dissonance definitely helps too.
@tatoarg95082 жыл бұрын
Musically speaking I think Meshuggah came up with something that can be called structural heaviness. The overlapping of complex patterns (voice included as an instrument) in different rhythm structures, modes and/or keys, without losing the sense of groove and natural flow is unique to them. The guitar solos are angular and free, for a contrast too. That and JUTE GYTE. Micro-tones are the new heavy arrows.
@michaelbannan99722 жыл бұрын
Meshuggah is one of the heaviest bands imo. They're like a giant block of iron being dropped on your head. There's an elemental brutality about them that just can't be matched.
@ryd8r2572 жыл бұрын
The breakdown of 5 minutes alone by pantera hits truly hard
@Lil_Dees_Nuts Жыл бұрын
Extermination dismemberment is the heaviest band
@ryanh36352 жыл бұрын
On the Suicide Silence note, i'd love to see a video on the Mitch Lucker tribute show. That might be an interesting deep dive as to who was featured, and why. That is actually how I found out about Myke Terry, his cover of Distruction of a Statue
@rubievale2 жыл бұрын
I happened upon a song called Blasphemian, by Infant Annihilator recently and, once I'd recovered from the shock, I decided that it was hands down the heaviest thing I'd ever heard. It's 7 minutes of unrelenting brutality
@hemlocke73592 жыл бұрын
Agreed but they’re not mainstream so nobody cares lmao.
@andrewthompson18532 жыл бұрын
As soon as this video popped up I was like hmmm it’s gotta be infant 😂 Aborted would be there, annotations of an autopsy as well (they’re a different heavy)
@hazyfupayme2 жыл бұрын
Infant Annihilator should def be discussed more in this convo..
@cowsdotricks2 жыл бұрын
If you mean the unhinged madness, train coming off the track straight from hell era of complete devastation, then yes it's Cannibal Corpse.
@blueshattrick10 ай бұрын
Dude, you nailed it. When you combine the music itself + the subject matter, NOTHING you'll ever hear is "heavier" from a real life perspective than Dirt by AiC
@IanEskelson2 жыл бұрын
I have to give a shout out to Zao - "Where Blood & Fire Bring Rest". That album is just full of agony, betrayal and hopelessness + the heaviness of the music & delivery. Zao has always been a favorite of mine for the genuine emotion through their music. That band has a long past of painful stories.
@nonamelegend_vapor2 жыл бұрын
Preach! Zao is my personal favorite metal band of all time
@dynamicdingus2 жыл бұрын
I've been loving the band Vitriol. I keep going back to their song "The parting of a neck." It's got agonizing vocals, crazy blast beats, evil sounding guitar, a rlly cool guitar solo.
@GrandPapa162 жыл бұрын
Hunt those who run!
@eugenemonfourny6119 Жыл бұрын
I feel that metal just became a "who's heaviest contest". I like when bands (like Gojira) innovates without pushing the limits further than ever
@The1920sChannel2 жыл бұрын
You can't headbang very well with constant blast beats, or at least it's not nearly as satisfying as doing it with the bands who have a heavy groove. And in my opinion, the headbang test is one of the most important qualifications for determining overall heaviness.
@Jivenugget2 жыл бұрын
Being in the mosh on a scorching hot day at a festival hearing Knocked Loose play Mistakes Like Fractures for the first time having never heard the band really opened my eyes to what heavy is. The place was torn apart, every single person was sunburnt and dehydrated and still the mosh exploded like a sea of pure aggression! I’ve been to a lot of metal gigs over the last 15 years I’ll never forget that feeling 👌🏼 KL seem to have bottled some key ingredients to what makes a track sound and feel heavy.
@sebastianmuglia74512 жыл бұрын
Yes sir
@christlevania59332 жыл бұрын
I love Suffocation. However, I'd say Mortician is one of the heaviest of old school death metal.
@keithclayton12712 жыл бұрын
I saw Suffocation live and they were great.
@christlevania59332 жыл бұрын
@@keithclayton1271 Agreed. I saw them many times in NYC, especially B.B. Kings.
@keithclayton12712 жыл бұрын
@@christlevania5933 oh nice :) I only saw them once, in Dallas with Shadows Fall.
@Zakillah2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, those mid tempo grooves from Mortician are heavy as fuck.
@mistertagomago79742 жыл бұрын
Rose Rose - Brutalize was imo the heaviest death metal album.
@mordt48892 жыл бұрын
Really an incredible video, where the topic is considered from all sides. What comes to my mind on the subject of hard lyrics: Nihilist by ARCHITECTS. The lyrics completely blew me away the first time I heard them. You can literally feel the anger towards humanity. Or only the names by MACHINE HEAD, which has a real narrative structure including a plot twist. And on the subject of hard in an emotional way: The Jane Doe album by CONVERGE. They manage despite incomprehensible singing and absolutely chaotic melody to meet exactly the feeling what the song wants to say.
@TheFallOfManbearpig2 жыл бұрын
Loss is almost certainly the heaviest band ever. It sounds like shrek is playing every instrument, "cut up depressed and alone" is truly heavy as shit
@chachorolas9232 жыл бұрын
Primitive Man is probably the heaviest (literally) band today. Also I think Acacia Strain's It Comes In Waves is heavy AF
@gtabro13372 жыл бұрын
This video reminded me I haven't listened to Chelsea Grin, Job for a Cowboy, Pig Destroyer, Cretin and The Chariot for quite a while...
@lightly_stoopid12 күн бұрын
Dystopia : Stress Builds Character
@iBeLordi3 күн бұрын
Beastwars IV, tells a story of the vocalists thoughts and reflections of mortality while he went through cancer treatment alongside the pure sonic sludge that is their sounds. I'll also add Children of Bodom is a perfect balance of all the heavy points you speak of brutal riffs/grooves/lyrics/vocals
@adamhs942 жыл бұрын
Knocked Loose live is one of heaviest bands I’ve ever experienced. But, I think Gojira’s energy is top notch in my opinion. It’s a toss up between those two bands for me.
@acmichaels49832 жыл бұрын
Saw them both Live together in Oklahoma and you’re absolutely right
@rubenarends1242 жыл бұрын
both probably really good, only seen gojira but in love with knocked loose in the last year orso, both heavy as fuck in their own way
@soccerprog2262 жыл бұрын
The Heaviest Matter of the Universe and Love are both two of the heaviest songs I can think of. Gojira goes in.
@freedomhardly2 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to finally experience Gojira, live. Even if I'm extremely late to that party.
@KalamariKing232 жыл бұрын
Good answer, that's how I felt about Far Beyond Driven Album by Pantera.
@justin06132 жыл бұрын
I would say Darko US and To the Grave are the two heaviest that immediately come to my mind. Lorna Shore is definitely up there as well though.
@nanianflagia2 жыл бұрын
Really???
@gre20602 жыл бұрын
I think the experimentation from darko takes away from the heaviness many times kinda like methwitcj.To the grave gets heavier lirically,vocally and musically every time I hear them
@martins22462 жыл бұрын
Electric Wizard. Official. Heaviest band of the 90s. Certified. Doom Mantia.
@mantykor9452 жыл бұрын
'Strange Fruit' by Billie Holiday, completely different genre, but i figured I'd mention it because you had included that one pop song, Made a long time ago and was quite controversial due to the graphic lyrics. Definitely worth a listen.