75 Metal Genres Ranked

Ended up way more ambitious than I originally intended. A tierlist is supposed to be an easy video, but this was quite an effort. Hope you enjoy!

[@whatsinameme5258]

Songs used: >Intro: Blind by KoRn. >Alt Metal: Toxicity by System of a Down and Sulfur by Slipknot. >Groove Metal: Becoming by Pantera and Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck by Prong. >Melodic Metalcore: The Air That I Breathe by All That Remains and Disconnect Me by The Agonist. >Melodic Death Metal: Artifacts of the Black Rain by In Flames and Taking Back my Soul by Arch Enemy. >Metal n' Roll (Metallic Hard Rock): Sad But True by Metallica and Almost Easy by Avenged Sevenfold. >Prog Metal: Constant Motion by Dream Theater and Psalm of Lydia by Nevermore. >Sludge Metal: Temptation's Wings by Down and March of the Fire Ants by Mastodon. >Thrash Metal: Battery by Metallica and Chemical Warfare by Slayer. >Deathcore: You Only Live Once by Suicide Silence and Judgement by Chelsea Grin. >Death n' Roll: Full of Hell by Entombed and I Walk My Way by Gorefest. >Djent: Stengah by Meshuggah and Facepalm Mute by Periphery. >Depressive Black Metal (DSBM): Disheartenment by Forgotten Tomb and This Dreaded Emptiness by Austere. >Downtempo Deathcore: Young Gloom by Black Tongue and Gravebloom by The Acacia Strain. >Epic Doom: Solitude by Candlemass and Destiny Falls to Ruin by Solitude Aeternus. >Entombedcore: The Facts by Trap Them and Home of the Grave by Black Breath. >Grunge: Blew by Nirvana and Outshined by Soundgarden. >Gothic Metal: Christian Metal by Type O Negative and Sweet Art Thou by Theatre of Tragedy. >Industrial Metal: The Reflecting God by Marilyn Manson and Push It by Static X. >Melodic Black Metal: Stellarvore by Watain and Unchain My Soul by Dark Funeral. >Mathcore: Farewell Mona Lisa by The Dillinger Escape Plan and Transitions from Persona to Object by Botch. >Nu-Metal: Twist by KoRn and Blood Pigs by Otep >(Old School) Death Metal: Supposed to Rot by Entombed and In Human Form by Death. >Symphonic Metal: Whoever Brings the Night by Nightwish and Beyond the Matrix by Epica. >Technical Thrash: Alice in Hell by Annihilator and Tornado of Souls by Megadeth. >Technical Death: Seven Crowns and the Oblivion Chain by Archspire and Stabwound by Necrophagist. >Trad Doom (Doom Metal): Iron Man by Black Sabbath and Witchfinder General by Witchfinder General. >Ambient Black Metal: Dunkelheit by Burzum. In the Valley of Death, I am Their King by Judas Iscariot. >Black Metal: Freezing Moon by Mayhem and Raise the Dead by Venom. >Blackgaze (Pink Metal): Dream House by Deafheaven and Golden Number by Ghostbath. >Brutal Thrash: .44 Caliber Brain Surgery by Demolition Hammer and Lock Up You Children by Morbid Saint. >Funk Metal: Epic by Faith No More and Cult of Personality by Living Colour. >Folk Metal: The Call of the Mountains by Eluveitie and Vodka by Korpiklaani. >Goregrind: Necromaniac by Exhumed and Carbonized Eye Sockets by Carcass. >Heavy Metal (NWOBHM): The Hellion/Electric Eye by Judas Priest and Am I Evil? by Diamond Head. >Hyperpop: 800db Cloud by 100 Gecs and Concrete by Poppy. >Incelcore: Scott Pilgrim vs the World Ruined an Entire Generation of Women by Negative XP and Dead by 30 by Fried by Fluoride (Ft. Uhohslater) >Metallic Hardcore: Destroy Everything by Hatebreed and Raise Hell by Full Blown Chaos. >Metalstep: Narcissistic Cannibal by KoRn (ft Skrillex) and Drop=Dead by Beyond All Recognition. >Neoclassical Metal: Caprici di Diablo by Yngwie Malmsteen and Inferno (Unleash the Fire) by Symphony X. >Neo-Crust: The Day After by Tragedy and Morgen by November 13th. >Occult Metal: To Her Darkness by In Solitude and Midnight Phantom by Lucifer >Power Metal: Rainbow in the Dark by Dio and Through the Fire and Flames by Dragonforce. >Proto-Metal: Kingdom Come by Sir Lord Baltimore and Suicide by Dust. >Southern Metal: Stain Glass Cross by Down and Fuel by Metallica. >Stoner Rock: Green Machine by Kyuss and No One Knows by Queens of the Stone Age. >Thall: Lavender Haze by Vildhjarta and Cellar Door by Spiritbox. >Viking Metal: A Fine Day to Die by Bathory and Loki by Enslaved. >Brutal Death Metal: Beginning of Sorrow by Suffocation and Phobophile by Cryptopsy. >Crust Punk: Sick of Society by Doom and Slave by Amebix. >Funeral Doom Metal: Remembrance of the Transcending Moon by Mournful Congregation and O Father Sea by Ahab. >Glam Metal: Shout at the Devil by Motley Crue and Round and Round by Ratt. >Grindcore: You Suffer by Napalm Death and Condemned by Terrorizer. >New German Hardness: Du Hast by Rammstein and Labyrinth by Oomph! >Pop Metal: The Final Countdown by Europe and Crazy Train by Ozzy Osborne. >Post-Metal: Watchtower by Cult of Luna and Not Unlike the Waves by Agalloch. >Hard Rock: Let There be Rock by ACDC and Rock and Roll All Nite by Kiss. >Rap Metal: Break Stuff by Limp Bizkit and In the End by Linkin Park. >Slam Death Metal: Baby Killer by Devourment and The Divine Right of Kings by Ingested. >Speed Metal: The Ace of Spades by Motorhead and Fast as A Shark by Accept. >Stoner Doom: Vinum Sabbathi by Electric Wizard and Dragonaut by Sleep. >Trance Metal: Maximalism by Amaranthe and Stargazer by Blood Stain Child. >War Metal: Ritual by Blasphemy and Grand Luciferian Theophany by Archgoat. >Avant Garde Metal: Desert Urbania by Unexpect and They Aren't All Beautiful by Maudlin in the Well. Beatdown Hardcore: The Gospel by Knocked Loose and Contempt of Cop by Sunami. >Black n' Roll: Diabolical Now by Satyricon and 1985 by Kvelertak. >Crossover Thrash: You Can't Bring Me Down by Suicidal Tendencies and Thrashard by DRI. >Cybergrind: No One Wins by The Beserker and Black Ink on Black Paper by Agoraphobic Nosebleed. >Drone Metal: It Took the Night to Believe by SunnO))) and Too Close Enough to Touch by Khanate. >Electronicore: Stick Stickly by Attack Attack and Closure by Asking Alexandria. >Kawaii Metal: Gimme Chocolate by Babymetal and Age Age Money by Ladybaby. >Lolsorandomzcore: Taste Like Kevin Bacon by Iwrestledabearonce and To Playact in Static by Arsonists Get all the Girls. >Post-Grunge: Rockstar by Nickelback and Kryptonite by 3 Doors Down. >Trap Metal: S8n's Head by Scxrlxrd and Killdozer by Kim Dracula. >Crunkcore: Freaxx by Brokencyde and Scream for my Ice Cream by Blood on the Dance Floor. >Pornogrind: N/A

[@jaydeem1264]

Scott Pilgrim vs The World is by Negative Xp, not Fried By Flouride. Also, personally I'd call it a punk genre more than a metal genre.

[@bigfoxgamingbro7526]

Alternative Metal is a a subgenre of Metal that is influenced by Alternative Rock so that means any Metal band with a Alt Rock leaning is Alt Metal, you listed a few subgenres of Alt Rock particularly Grunge, and Post-Grunge which could have just simply put in with Alt Metal because bands that fuse alt rock and its subgenres with Metal and also Nu Metal, Rap Metal, and Funk Metal are subgenres of Alt Metal

[@whatsinameme5258]

@@jaydeem1264 Thank you I fixed it. Typo

[@EncoreASMR]

Some of these wouldn't label themselves metal

[@jaydeem1264]

@onlyasmr733 Well some of these would be wrong.

[@Sana-Tozaki-TWICE-KPop-1998]

*Periodic Table of Metal*

[@LilPrezzy36]

Top teir joke! Hope your proud!

[@turmjo]

lack of sneedened feedmetal is very alarming

[@gavinr4214]

Bloody glowies stop following me around!

[@hk-4738]

I respect your judgement far more than that of Mike the Music Snob or the like. Edit: No wait, you put my favorite genre in C-tier. You are clearly nitpicking and biased.

[@HaydenCharette-mr5ul]

Mike's judgment is entirely reasonable as he's just telling you what he thinks of each genre. This guy is doing the same thing, he's just more metal centric and can appreciate genre's with intentionally bad production quality and lazy composition, which is perfectly fine.

[@jameskpolk9137]

Bye, Bye. I win

[@hk-4738]

@@jameskpolk9137 No, it's: "I win, bye bye!"

[@hk-4738]

@@HaydenCharette-mr5ul Sure. I just happen to also have a stronger stomach for lo-fi production than Mike.

[@jameskpolk9137]

@@hk-4738 Thank you! I will now take my own life.

[@thingsllchange]

incelcore being metioned right after hyperpop is the funniest shit i have ever seen

[@billyboleson2830]

Bout time someone said it. Alt and Nu Metal get confused cause they got popular at the same time and bands having a lot of crossover between the two but when people bring them up what they usually mean is just “edgy 00s music to play over crusty Dragon Ball footage”

[@Zeagods-CyberShadow]

YES EXACTLY. This has been one of those things that have bothered me for so long that to a point lost my understanding of metal or nu metal as a whole. But thank god now someone was able to make out the differences between Alt, Nu metal and 2000s edgy Hard rock

[@sykoosi]

DEATH DOOM IS INTEGRAL

[@atvena]

And brutal doom

[@ThisNameIsVeryClever]

I started this video assuming the genres would be done alphabetically and not in descending order of quality, so seeing 8 S-tiers in a row made me think this was some late April Fools gag where every genre is perfect.

[@hyban5596]

Can't believe you don't agree with all my opinions on these genres, disliked and unsubscribed 😡

[@hk-4738]

A fellow post-metal fan, judging by your profile pic? He did say he liked Agalloch.

[@hyban5596]

@@hk-4738 don't really listen to all that much post metal aside from agalloch (I didn't even think they were primarily a post metal band to be honest), I do quite like ISIS though. But I agreed with most of the placements it's just a few genres here and there I disagree with and I was making a bit of a joke out of it lol

[@atvena]

Neurosis

[@Tiburoncin669]

A tier is truly the coolest tier

[@paprikaparade8846]

I think brutal death metal's appeal is the fact that its sheer brutality is able to effectively convey those feelings of pure rage and hatred. I love Suffocation, Cryptopsy, and Mortician because they convey those feelings so well. Still, I understand why it's not more highly rated. I also think post-metal deserves a higher rating. Bands like Isis, Jesu, Alcest, and Rosetta show just how much you can do with that genre. Still, I respect your opinions and I think that overall this list is fantastic. You've definitely got one of the best metal channels out there.

[@atvena]

Pathology and Deeds of flesh even Origin

[@dougneon9550]

"the greatest trick the Devil ever told was convincing the world he doesn't exist..."

[@bejammminz]

Dude, I just wanna give props to how articulate, agreeable, thoughtful, well-edited, and educating this huge video was. Good job!

[@KzudemRiM]

i skipped into the middle of the video and thought you were giving everything a c tier out of joke

[@PaballoKobe-xh9ve]

No slamming brutal blackened thrash infused grind core ? Hmmnnn weird choice

[@atvena]

Didn't you get schooled enough on being facetious about metal subgenres by the video

[@OverdadeiroIkarus]

Agree

[@hotrodhammee]

Personally I think kawaii Metal deserves to be put in at least B tier, or even A tier, but a lot of people tend to dislike the sound of "anime" singing in metal as proven by the D tier.

[@cyberbrynnhildr1053]

Unfortunatly.

[@leonarddillon256]

Woo! Glad Sludge metal made it to S-tier. It is a genre that represents the south of Louisiana/Georgia much like Grunge is part of the Seattle scene. It is the only music genre where it is both putrid, hypnotic, sexy and funky all at once, and there're VERY few bad artists that ever partook the style. Shout out to my favs: Kylesa, Acid Bath, Torche, Cavity, Buzz*en Iron Monkey, High on Fire, Dystopia, Crowbar, Celeste, and The Angelic Process yo!

[@soonerproud]

I would say Sludge also has strong roots in Seattle. Alice In Chains is primarily Sludge Metal.

[@hk-4738]

I don't understand how one can give sludge metal an S tier and then put post-metal in C tier. Bands like Neurosis and ISIS alone prove that genre is A+ tier.

[@fuckcensorship69]

Rwake is also sludge if Mastadon counts....EYEHATEGOD ANYONE?

[@lolsadboi1238]

@@soonerproud eh no not really a better example for sludge in seattle is probably the Melvins (technically Montesano but close enough)

[@averagehum4n]

Any good Georgian sludge bands?

[@sandhya315]

Maybe just being old, but it's wild how Danzig isn't included in the Metal n Roll conversation. First 3 albums were essential in the 90s

[@fuckcensorship69]

For sure. One of the greats

[@RedNK]

The joke at 34:03 is so fucking dumb and yet it genuinely made me laugh out loud Solid B tier, maybe even A tier

[@Tribal_records]

Brutal death metal got done dirty cut my bois some slack

[@atvena]

Listen to Pathology and Deeds of flesh

[@lebarak69]

I understand why, all of the ones I listen to are technical brutal DM

[@UltraVegito-1995]

Slipknot: we make Metal-Metal

[@antimessiah666]

Except they don’t

[@nerziabede9853]

Nu

[@tdpitek6763]

They aren't metal metal

[@lukino666]

Slipknot: we make pop music for children and drunken idiots to bop their head to

[@davidavila8805]

“ we make garbage metal music “

[@Owlr4ider]

You, my friend, are a very enlightened metal head. Firstly having 75 whole metal sub-genres is absolutely insane in and of itself. Secondly your rankings are extremely top heavy(as in a lot more S and A ranks than D and F) which means you're very open minded to the entire metal spectrum, from the light edge(living on the space between rock and metal) to the heavy edge(as in the most extreme genres to the point where they become utterly unintelligible). Since you did include some very out there barely metal genres I'm surprised you didn't include any of the noise ones, as to me they aren't all that different from say Avant Garde metal, Drone metal, etc, conceptually I mean, arguably their precursor in fact or at the very least a heavy influence of. Don't get me wrong, this list is already extremely long and some of the sub-genres mentioned are already incredibly tough to distinguish from similar ones(like tech death vs prog death for example or brutal death vs all the other death sub-genres, which you struggled defining yourself in this video), however the noise archetype is actually a pretty old one, actually started in the 80s IIRC in Japan, and was well ahead of its time. Since than it grew significantly and the American and European versions of it are quite different from the original Japanese flavor. In any case, the various metal related, noise sub-sub-genres seem right at home with some of the sub-sub-genres you did include and at this point it's a big enough movement that I feel should be talked about more. Especially in such a comprehensive discussion of absolutely everything metal and metal adjacent.

[@andytawse]

Found this hilarious as i got near the end. Great video, thanks

[@thekivster]

This isn’t a definitive source or anything but I think RateYourMusic’s genres page is probably the most accurate list of all metal genres.

[@pechurick2834]

5:23 - alternative 6:05 - groove 6:41 - melodic metalcore 7:26 - melodic death 8:05 - metal n' roll 8:55 - prog 9:40 - sludge 10:19 - thrash

[@VARVIS_]

Good stuff, very much enjoyed it. 👍👍 would love to see you cover bands individually

[@psychosis8429]

Awesome you put melodic death metal and my favorite sungenre melodic metalcore in S tier lets go! Awesome video as always

[@finnlewis2528]

Will Power Metal still get it's own dedicated video?

[@leventadam]

He gave c to power metal!

[@Owlr4ider]

@@leventadam He gave Trap Metal a D and made a dedicated video on it. What's your point...?

[@Koorlybka]

Awesome video and a really based list. I like that you express your opinions which have a lot of interesting takes (which I also happen to agree with) instead of making another goy slop tier-list video that yt is filled to the brim with by reading basic information about each genre and saying what everybody (me) already knows. Must be my favourite metal-related channel really

[@vincentsvirtues4172]

Awesome video! I completely agree with Prog and Sludge being S tier. Those are my two favorite subgenres. But I'm surprised you don't like post-metal all that much; I always saw it as a combination of the two. And also, Blue Stahli is kinda in the vein of the Metalstep you mentioned

[@doghater1685]

Always love your videos, hope you are blessed by the algorithm on this one

[@doghater1685]

What what the FUCK did he say about power metal???

[@yammerrryeet511]

I fucking love slam man. Despite the bad production or redundancy of it, to me it’s at least a B tier genre.

[@oldschooldeathmetal8417]

One of the best metal channels honestly

[@Ekaidseaky]

I feel like death doom should've been at least included. It's the one fusion genre that's unique enough to be its own genre

[@atvena]

Brutal doom

[@tomhuitema2068]

My wife puts Post-Grunge in S tier, she loves that shit.

[@atvena]

I do too Nickelback is one of the best live bands I've ever seen...twice and I've seen the best tech death bands live

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

I like it too but most fans are women yeah

[@carsafucuran]

i hate you with all my heart

[@rnoze6938]

💀💀💀💀💀

[@PorscheJon]

I think a new genre that has emerged from the last couple of decades that has stayed trve but innovative that goes unnoticed is what ive heard to be called voidgaze. This is the sound of dissonant, unsettling, atmospheric, extreme metal with emphasis on timbre and texture to create darkness, chaos, and wonder. Bands like Portal, Deathspell Omega, Gorguts, Ulcerate. I think these bands being lumped into "experimental" or "avant garde" is a disservice to the distinct sound they create. I think it deserves its own genre. There are plenty of bands now who delve into this particular sound to qualify it.

[@whatsinameme5258]

I've heard it called Dissonant Death Metal. That is a genre I suppose I missed.

[@PorscheJon]

I know its probably just semantics, but the label "dissonant death metal" doesn't quite fit imo. Deathspell omega is far enough removed from death metal. And dissonance is found in lots of metal genres. The genre I'm talking about is defined by a mix of black and death with a particular unique approach of disharmony to create atmosphere. I guess I'm just not a fan of the label "dissonant death". Its more than that.

[@StanTorrent]

@@PorscheJonThough the thing is, dissonant death metal has a lot of overlap with black metal, and many of the dissonant death metal bands have black metal influence. So naturally, the combination of the genres is natural

[@Gloomffct]

how dare you put goregrind over grindcore

[@i_want_my_shuggah]

Because it is better.

[@tomhuitema2068]

Hell yeah, this is gonna be a banger!

[@crimsonier9279]

Great list brother, keep on the good content

[@MofosOfMetal]

Great video! Interesting to see so much variety of Metal covered. I would say that the most glaring omission here is USPM/US Power Metal. I watched your "Heavy Metal" video too and feel like restricting that term to the NWOBHM movement misses out on a lot of music that developed since - especially in the US. There is a HUGE amount of Metal that sits somewhere in between the NWOBHM-ish sound and the excesses of fully-fledged (especially Euro) Power Metal.

[@bazookaman1353]

Your "no overly specific genres" is too strict. There's no Power Bottom despite its value to the musical ecosystem.

[@MoreGodLike]

PRONG MENTIONED🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@technoxander4079]

35:47-35:52 has got to be the funniest thing ever.

[@cctkid86]

First time on the channel. Always enjoy hearing others opinions on metal genres and personally hope to find something new. Like you I'm not a big power metal guy, but you should give Beast in Black a try, especially their album "Berserker". They slay.

[@JRam998]

I agree with most of these takes (Prog for life!), but I actually like funeral doom, stoner rock/doom and post metal. Something about the repetitiveness and longer songs just has a different vibe that I personally like. Not for everyone, I completely get that, but it definitely has its merit. I 100% agree with your opinions of slam and brutal death, the idea of slam is cool maybe for a one off segment of a song, but it all blends together otherwise.

[@melius0]

Cant lie if i say that i didnt get little mad when you put glam metal at mid, its absolute SSS tier 😎😎🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@whatsinameme5258]

I knew there would be someone like this. It would likely rank higher on a rock tierlist. I bet Razorfist would have a stroke if he saw my C tier picks.

[@antares4975]

I'm not entering your transgenre tierlist if you already discriminated blackened genders all together in the first 15 sec. Blackened genres matters!

[@NukeItAll]

If you’d separate Euro power metal from US power metal, I’d bet EUPM would be A tier. EUPM is more melodic and proggy than USPM (which is closer to Thrash). Essentially EUPM is the goodness of melodeath without the harsh vocals. Good examples are Kamelot, Orden Ogan and Brothers of Metal.

[@tuningtunetuningtuningfunny]

Man that lucifer song was a breath of fresh air. Calm sure but still good

[@davidavila8805]

Funeral doom is amazing

[@xxx_layment_xxx]

best channel on youtube right now

[@andrewadcock6435]

Suprised to see sludge so high but I’m happy to see it by far my fav metal genre

[@thekivster]

I'm pretty sure death doom is a real genre

[@atvena]

Brutal doom

[@hastyhawkeye]

Hooded menace is a band that is a part of this genre

[@thekivster]

@@atvena lol

[@atvena]

My dying bride

[@itookallthenames]

Incantation, Autopsy

[@atvena]

Missed a few obvious ones Symphonic black metal = dimmu borgir Symphonic death metal=fleshgod apocalypse Gloom metal = katatonia Extreme metal = carcass Deathgrind = cattle decapitation Melodeath folk metal (melofolk) = ensiferum Melodic deathcore = all shall perish Slamming deathcore (slamcore) = ingested Blackened melodic death metal = dissection Death/brutal metalcore = dead to fall Death/brutal hardcore = the acacia strain

[@whatsinameme5258]

Acacia Strain is Downtempo Deathcore. I even used one of their songs. Nice list, although most of these are hybrid genres. I have never heard of Gloom Metal. Interesting...

[@erectiledysfunction7993]

Ingested isnt really deathcore, its more slam death. They have a few songs that can be considered as deathcore and from deathcore they are a great introduction to brutal death metal but slamcore is waking the cadaver or acrania

[@sweetbusiness4860]

Love your videos

[@spookygeorge1969]

attack attack slander will not be tolerated

[@HeavyMetalWraith]

I am asking once again for a folk metal video! I feel like folk metal doesn’t get much love.

[@Gutek8134]

I don't know how well does The Browning fit electronicore, but give them a listen

[@lunacyosrs8459]

Fantastic video as always. Unrelated but I have been on a huge Black Dahlia Murder kick (again)

[@CJ-gi9rd]

I feel like grindcore gets such a bad reputation because of the short song gag. It's such a unique genre that imo can produce some of the best sounds in metal. Take any album,ep,split etc. from plutocracy for example or even the more metal leaning bands like insect warfare or nasum. The music that homies like this put together is definitely more than just "lol short song" The list was entertaining and well put together, just had to defend my boy grindcore 🙏🙏🙏

[@vecxio8070]

Excellent video, I totally agree with your take on crossover thrash. Many people love it, and that's okay, but crossover fans also expect regular thrash listeners to like crossover, and it's annoying, it's repetitive and boring. I also take it that you're not a big fan of punk/hardcore, and neither am I. The rankings I disagree with the most are regular black metal and avant-garde metal. The former is a classic, and while monotonous at times, it's pretty consistent and versatile, I think it deserved A tier. On the other hand, avant-garde metal is trickier because it can be either superb and refreshing or horrible and pretentious depending on the artist, good examples of excellent avant-garde are Arcturus and Thy Catafalque, I get it's not for most people, but a C tier would've been fairer. Anyway, I really enjoyed the ranking and your opinions about each genre.

[@DemonSlayingFootball5208]

Pretty solid video but it’d be cool if you could somehow reupload with edits some of the videos you mentioned that you made so your series would be complete

[@Patrick45392]

You literally put all my favorite genres in the lower tiers but I still respect your opinion, even if you almost made me cry when you said mid as agalloch was playing in the background

[@SovereignDarkness]

Stoner Doom only being a C-Tier is a bold opinion, i respect it. Although, i think genre absolutely slaps.

[@gustavovilela8323]

Yes i like Stoner Doom no I am not bold, but yes I am bald 👍

[@milannovotny2085]

I have to concur with all the people saying death-doom deserved to be included. Imo it's undoubtedly distinct from the rest of doom metal - trad doom, stoner doom and epic doom (at least Candlemass) still sound as one genre.

[@reloadedpage8222]

But blackened death metal is like an actual defined genre

[@primordialserpent1763]

Imagine creating a metal genres tierlist and including hyperpop, grunge, post-grunge, beatdown hardcore, trap metal and "incelcore" but not dissonant death metal or cavernous death metal.

[@Owlr4ider]

Also as a side note, I'm very puzzled that you used Unleash the Archers as your example of Power Metal saying it's the best of a genre you dislike. Unleash the Archers isn't even really a Power Metal band, as you correctly said, they just sing about typical Power Metal themes. Just as other bands like say Battlelore, who are very much Symphonic Metal rather than Power Metal, just that they sing a lot about Tolkien. Which is perhaps why you used them as your example if you absolutely despise the genre itself. I mean, a metal head like yourself who clearly listens to a lot of metal must be familiar with the actual classic Power Metal bands like Blind Guardian, Stratovarious, Hammerfall, Rhapsody, etc or if you want a north American example than Dragonforce. At least you did also mention Manowar, which is indeed classic Power Metal, but also as you correctly said on the edge of the cheesy spectrum, so I completely understand why you don't like them. So from this video I'm not entirely sure whether your C rating for Power Metal actually does include all of the bands mentioned above or whether you 'gave up' so to speak on the sub-genre too quickly and thus have a pretty skewed opinion on it.

[@whatsinameme5258]

I gave Power Metal a B not a C, but I assume that is just a typo. I know of all these bands, and I don't hate them. They either just aren't for me, or I haven't listened to much of them. I believe I said in the video, that I may need to delve more into the genre. I do like Manowar and Sonata Arctica. And also I believe that Unleash the Archers material has gotten increasingly more and more like traditional Power Metal with each new release. Whereas their first two records were Melodic Metalcore inspired, the recent two sound just like Power Metal to me, more or less. Or do you even disagree with their newer stuff being Power Metal? Also UTA is Canadian much like myself, and I have seen them live 3 times. Maybe "Canadian Power Metal" is sort of it's own thing. Taking inspiration from Melodic Metalcore and Prog Metal. I've heard a few bands with this sort of style. The Order of Chaos is another example and quite underrated. UTA is also unapologetically inspired by The Agonist, another Canadian band. A lot of the B tier genres are in "not for me, but still good" territory.

[@Owlr4ider]

@@whatsinameme5258 Wasn't actually a typo, just a mistake on my part as I misremembered the rank you gave it. I actually thought you gave it a C for whatever reason, a B makes much more sense in the context of the video and your personal preferences. Sorry for the confusion. Yeah, I do like all those bands: Manowar, Sonata Arctica, Unleash the Archers and The Agonist(as I mentioned on this video you made on them), myself, it's just that I don't feel any of them are the best representation of what Power Metal is, hence my comment. Like absolutely, Manowar and Sonata Arctica are very much Power Metal, in the case of Manowar at least very early Power Metal too. It's just that if you asked me which band to pick as the quintessential Power Metal band, to showcase for someone who has no idea what Power Metal is, I wouldn't name any of these 4 but rather the names I mentioned in my previous post, or maybe a few others. Like sure Manowar and Dio kind of started the genre but I feel the genre core of the genre has developed in a different direction than what the direction they set out in initially. It's basically like saying that Venom or even Bathory are the quintessential Black Metal instead of Mayhem or Emperor who while not the first ones(being second wave and all) are the bands that influenced how the genre progressed from that point, whereas you can barely see any Venom or even Bathory influence in most Black Metal bands these days(of course there are exceptions, Black Metal has a multitude of sub and sub-sub-genres after all) but you get the gist. As for Unleash the Archers specifically. I do agree with you that they've incorporated more Power Metal elements into their music in their later albums like Abyss, but that's where it ends. They have clear Power Metal influences but diluted them(so to speak, not in the negative connotation though) with elements from many other sub-genres so they don't have the same Power Metal feel or atmosphere as the classic Power Metal bands. To borrow from your own videos, I'd say Unleash the Archers is as much of a Power Metal band as Metallica or Megadeth are Progressive Metal bands, and by now you know my take on that statement of yours. Hope it clarifies my position.

[@QuroWebArchive]

Im really new to metal. You just put me on to so much shi

[@user-pdogiP78V]

phazm's "love me rotten, love me true" or "ginnungagap" are good examples of black'n'roll

[@jamesmccool503]

The Enigma TNG has a lot of original metal step. And it's awesome.

[@pierce7992]

0:12 but what about blackened banjocore

[@lemonshik]

I feel like not including disso-death in the list is a miss. the scene is THRIVING and has more than enough bands to comprise an entire genre

[@pantryman2428]

Honestly I respect the stoner-doom criticism. like I love the stuff but if your not in the flow of it it can drag a bit

[@joaomota6425]

Good video like always. You need to get into jazz metal. It's more than just prog or thecnical jazz influenced bands. From fusion to modern death metal, to avant guard to death and roll, black to djent. Also the other way, jazz influenced by metal. You like proggy theory heavy and melodic stuff, you'll love jazz metal.

[@dylancast]

Where’s melodic triangle toilet grind??

[@williamwhalen746]

I'm a little confused by your comment about Epic Doom Metal. I'm not debating its' placement but rather your statement that it is your favorite doom metal genre when you ranked Sludge another doom metal subgenre higher. I am a fan of both, but Funeral Doom is my favorite metal genre alongside a general love of all things Black. How about a Blackened tier list in the future.

[@joshuamf5985]

Lets goooo metalcore in the s tirelist

[@WilliamAncich]

51:53 "anime opening theme song metal" okay I was not expecting to be attacked like that

[@SlyHikari03]

It works tbh. Reminds me of battle music from jrpgs

[@Malthazar1]

Old School Death Metal > Melodic Death Metal

[@SlyHikari03]

for me personally. I like both.

[@Schwilly19]

B-tier video; decently informative but error prone and unreasonably biased against slow and punky genres

[@CountGremlin]

I used to really love Electronicore and bands adjacent to it back in highschool since they were a great way to make friends with girls. But listening back to those albums- lyric wise they really did not age well. At least Glam Metal can be enjoyed on the radio. A sober reminder that my teen self didn't have the "best taste" in metal 😂

[@DeIsaaco-mq1zk]

"I much prefer sweedish death metal over the florida variety" excuse me??? "... minus death themselves" nvm

[@atvena]

Slamming brutal technical death metal or Brutal slamming technical death metal

[@morepimpinlesssimpin864]

Groove metal S tier! Subbed.

[@huntzzio]

Personally, doom metal is 100% S Tier. It is a varied genre, most artists make good music, and it is a perfect gateway genre. It can combine with like every other genre perfectly. I agree with your epic doom placement. Stoner metal, another one of my favorites, deserves A Tier simply because it’s not as varied and is very repetitive, but can be a good gateway and has good variation with awesome bands and songs. Note that yeah Im kind of combining Stoner doom and Stoner rock for this. Personally I also believe Southern Metal deserves A Tier because… idk… I really love Corrosion of Conformity. Also personally Grunge is not a genre, more of just a movement.

[@Trixiethegoldenwitch]

Listen to Thunderclap and Virtue and Vice by Fear and Loathing and Las Vegas and I bet you'll raise the rank for Electronicore by at least one

[@atvena]

Blackened melodic brutal death funeral doom

[@demon-goat]

WOO TRAP THEM DARKER HANDCRAFT MENTION, that’s one of the most underrated albums ever

[@farbic]

you kind of simplified viking metal to extreme since there's stuff like wintersun as well

[@UberCoolBen]

My favourite metal genres for the past 20 years are progressive metal, math metal and djent.

[@StonyBlazestation]

You seem to have very similar tastes and preferences for metal music as I do, therefore video good. Also there's at least two of us still listenening to the metalgaze stuff like Deafheaven, Alcest, and Lantlos. I love that stuff.

[@atvena]

Neurosis

[@JRam998]

Make that 3

[@WattPheasant]

I generally agree with most of this video, however, I have two main qualms: 1. You should know Between the Buried and Me is not deathcore. It is predominantly prog metal with metalcore, melodic metalcore, and melodeath influences, they also had some hardcore punk influence too in the very early days. But they have never really dabbled in deathcore from my understanding of the genre. 2. As a prog fan, how can you hate avant-garde metal so much? When I think of good avant-garde metal, I think of Imperial Triumphant, Devin Townsend, Diablo Swing Orchestra, Maudlin of the Well, and Unexpect. Do you not like these bands?

[@vladromanenko18]

I do love your videos. Your channel is not just "something new", its a breath of fresh air. Keep going on. And, as a human being, I have my own opinion, including on genres. - Sludge Metal. Maybe not totally my theme. It's good, but not so much. A- for me. - Metal'n'Roll. Didn't hear really good stuff except Metallica. B+. - D(S)BM. Too niche, and personally I do prefer Atmosperic/Post-Black (like White Ward). Around B-tier, too much noise (genre leans more to Raw Black) and could be repetative. - Epic Doom. Yeah, it's cool and with that - too niche. - Gothic Metal. For me it's a bit boring, but I can understand why you put it there. - Tech Death. Overcomplicated, but could be interesting. B+ - Mathcore. Too much chaos for A-tier, IMO. Solid B. - Atmospheric Black. A-tier, so many gems in this genre, and it's not just Filosofem-like rip-offs. - Blackgaze. I do like this genre a lot, but can understand why it's only B-tier to you. - Hyperpop. Maybe not my theme, like "a lot", but could be interesting... sometimes, rarely. C- at most. - Incelcore. Totally not mine. D. - Hardcore/Metallic Hardcore?/Metalcore. Aside from genre naming. There could be more hidden gems, but you have to look for them, and sometimes it's just one album from whole band's discography (Yes, Employed To Serve - Eternal Forward Motion and Great American Ghost - Everyone Leaves, I'm talking about you; blend of Chaotic/Punk-ish sound made the job well done). - Beatdown Hardcore. IMO, you're too harsh on it. C-, pretty good at live performance. Great video!

[@Swagonslayuh]

Damn, i pulled up to the late night premeir, good vid

[@CDanLB]

You should seriously consider playing the songs in the background on low volume, all the times, instead of jumpscaring the audience with it popping out of nowhere. I find the current editing style to be obnoxious, and a disgrace against no-headphone-listening.

[@onepersonsomepeoplestumble7067]

Occulturation would be drowning in copyright notices if he did that. He even has to worry about copyright notices from some particularly uppity labels as is unfortunately.

[@CDanLB]

@@onepersonsomepeoplestumble7067 I know it's tricky, but I've seen some channels do it. It's all about never stopping the speaking, and not playing the song at volume too high, or even altering the song. Plus, he already has to deal with copyright as it is, as you said, so It's just picking which poison he's gonna drink.

[@whatsinameme5258]

My apologies. My ears must just be broken, or I'm just too used to my format, so it doesn't bother me, even with headphones. I do think that even if I escaped copyright, it would be kinda bad to have it in the background. It would not give people an actual listen of the sample, and would likely annoy people who can't drown out background noise and make it harder to understand my voice. I appreciate the suggestion, but I don't think that is a better alternative.

[@williamwhalen746]

I would say the key in difference between our taste is I'm more instrument focused and love super long songs. Yeah, Funeral Doom. Next, I will defend the undefendable. I actually love Drone metal. Let me explain before everyone questions my sanity. It is good background for when I am reading with a low distraction nature. More importantly, it puts me to sleep and not in a bad way. When insomnia hits hard, the best thing I can do is turn on a long Drone Metal album. It beats any rain, wind, crickets or other natural ambient. If the fan is not enough, the drone metal comes to the rescue.

[@huntzzio]

I like your definitions of the tiers and Metal N Roll. However, I feel like you went against your own definitions for some tiers with stuff like melodeath. And others I flat out disagree with. However I really like this list.

[@eliottpawsey1941]

super solid tierlist the first 20ish minutes

[@Tan-wc7mh]

even those Post-Grunge sound generic....many great bands have come out of it were: Breaking Benjamin, Staind, Chevelle, Skillet, Three Days Grace, Incubus, Hoobastank, Creed, Seether, Puddle Of Mudd and Controversially Nickelback

[@gavinr4214]

Kek bad music confession thread. I like Stevie Wonder, I don't why I just do, I hate most pop music. But I know Cherie armour is the best NIN song ever made...

[@SubparLoki]

Nah chevell was the only good one. And blurry is a banger song. And maybe a few nickelback and creed songs are fun to look back on. But outside of those groups that era of post grunge is pretty bad

[@atvena]

I love that shit has so much heart

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

People hate skillet but I dunno I think they are alright

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

@@SubparLoki id listen to breaking Benjamin a million times over nickelback but maybe that’s on me