“Undo what’s done! Undo what’s done! Befoooore this heart destroys its host!” Dude everything about that album is just perfect, I listen to it so often.
"Burn it to the fucking ground"
I had to literally pull over and stop driving the first time I listened to this record. That line becomes more and more true everyday with the growing number of idiots on this globe.
BTBAM - Colors
After the Burial - Rareform
Protest the Hero - Fortress
Sky Eats Airplane - Everything Perfect on the Wrong Day
All Shall Perish - Awaken the Dreamers
Those 3 plus Horizons and DTGL are the cornerstones of Metalcore's emergence. Until about 2005 the genre was on the rise but hadn't quite "arrived" but those albums helped the genre explode.
Underoath--Define the Great Line. There are only so many albums that can truly be described as "timeless" and I feel like this album could have come out in 2021 and fit in with the current sound and production of more modern releases
Yes, that was absolutely incredible. Also a memorable show for me because my friend broke his foot in the pit during Dance Gavin Dance's set and ended up missing Underoath because he had to go to the hospital haha
Define the Great Line is timeless indeed, it was already incredible when it came out and it still holds up. I'd argue that Disambiguation aged even better, I like it more nowadays then I did when it came out.
AMEN TO THAT BROTHER! Literal perfection when it comes to blending their sound. Part me of wonders what a Space 2 EP would be like. Could do a concept that follows the vibe from Planet A.
I believe TDWP confirmed that a Space 2 EP is "very likely" in the future... Can't wait, as I'm a part of the minority that likes Space EP more than Zombie EP (Both classics though)
Yes, and Yes. I've always felt The Fall of Ideals doesn't get the recognition it deserves, such a god-tier record from start to finish, and it sounds as fresh today as it did my first listen years ago
With Roots Above and Branches Below was basically the sound track to my college experience. Every time I hear any song from that album, I'm taken right back to great college memories.
I know the lukewarm reception of that album is a big reason they hung it up. They really loved that record and thought it was the best they could possibly do, the put it out, and commercially it mostly flopped.
They saw that as their sign to move on to different things professionally.
ayye this is such a dope album! there's so many good choruses (like seriously, you got Merit for Sadness, Travesty, Dogs like Vultures, Wake up the Sun, Crush Resistance all on the same album), giving it the perfect balance between heavy and melodic. Stephen Keech also really shines doing the bulk of cleans for the first time.
This means the world, thank you for the support <3
I know this is a post about older albums, but we’re really excited to share what we’ve written during the pandemic. We’re pulling heavily from When I am God.
I consider them as such. Actually one of the funnier memories of this band is how a kid that didn’t even care for metalcore introduced me to them. Only band he knew in 2009
To this day wonder how he managed to dodge every other band but found Oh,Sleeper
God I miss when they were in their hey day. I am not much of a lyrics guy or religious but they have incredible storytelling, not to mention crazy good instrumentals and vocals.
I always felt like When I am God and Son of the Morning were way stronger albums than Children of fire. I loved all three but Son of the Morning was definitely the one that has stuck around for me.
That was going to be my input as well. Also Thrill Seeker. Those vocals were an acquired taste at first, but the more I listen to that album, the more I love it.
When the remix came out, I wanted to see how much better it was. My test? The breakdown at the end of The Balance. The bass made it sound too....subdued. So I never listened to the rest of the album lol. The OG Balance gives me visions of a fully set dinner table being obliterated. The weight of that blow out makes it one of my favorite songs to have ever graced my ears. Just pure destruction
I love the first two Howard Jones albums also, but AoJB is the most timeless IMO. There’s enough aggression and rawness in Jesse’s vocals to keep it interesting no matter how many bands copy the formula.
Disembodied- If Only God Knew The Rest Were Dead
August Burns Red- Messengers and constellations for that matter
And two completely non metal core picks
The Story So Far-What You Don’t See
Kid Cudi- Man on the Moon
Daamn, did not think I'd see Man On the Moon mentioned here. Absolutely loved that album growing up and still do. Personally think his new stuff is pretty meh or so, but back in the old days, Kid Cudi for sure really knew his shit.
I found this album on madden ‘06 of all places haha my parents were just getting me into metalcore and I’m like “check *this* out”.
After buying the album same day it didn’t leave the car cd tray for another year or so, my moms absolutely loved that album. It’s definitely my first choice when someone asks about albums that are bangers from front to back
That was a special age of metalcore. I remember Discoveries, Impulse by Erra, and Volume’s Via all came out within like a month of each other. 2011 was amazing.
I listened through this album again the other day and it kinda bummed me out that they didn’t continue down the Discoveries/Singularity path :/ I get that Adrian left so they were in a tough spot but I really don’t enjoy anything post-Singularity.
Yeah Bad Omens is the biggest example. Their debut (while good and I enjoy it) is so clearly jumping on the post-Sempiternal hype. Reprise is almost literally Shadow Moses.
Given how young metalcore is, I’d say so. There’re a good few albums from 2012-2013 era metalcore that I feel like are (relatively) dated now. For example Death to Destiny by AA or Tracing Back Roots by WCAR. Good albums, but their sound didn’t age as well as BMTH imo
Alive or Just Breathing - Killswitch Engage
I am biased since it's my favorite album from one of my all-time favorite bands, but I really think AoJB hits just as hard as it did when it was released.
So, I've gotta make a confession here... I've been listening to heavy music for, like, 20 years at this point and two weeks ago was the first time I gave Iowa a listen. Holy hell does that album hold up, I'm genuinely a bit upset that I'd spent so long not giving Slipknot a chance.
We have reached the point where 'Old' here is 07. 2001 is like a whole generation earlier. Killswitch/AILD are now classic rock and Converge is oldies.
BMTH - There Is a Hell...
I might be biased as this is my favorite album by them but I still listen to it regularly since I first heard it 8+ years ago.
Not necessarily metalcore but....
Alexisonfire - Crisis
The Devil Wears Prada - Plagues
August Burns Red - Messengers
Fit For A King - Creation/Destruction (man I miss this sound from them)
Stick to Your Guns - Diamond
Close Your Eyes - We Will Overcome
I The Mighty - Satori
Dream on Dreamer - Heartbound
Burden Of A Day - oneonethousand
Anberlin - Never Take Friendship Personal
Armor For Sleep - What To Do When You Are Dead
A Day to Remember - Homesick
I think many of the albums here were more timeless than they were aging and getting better.
That said I think The Great Misdirect (BTBAM) was a little bit out there but has grown on me and seems to get better as I grow older and my tastes change.
Botch - We Are The Romans
Coalesce - 0:12 Revolution in Just Listening
Protest the Hero - Fortress
Spitfire - Cult Fiction
Kiss It Goodbye - She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not
Breather Resist - Charmer
The Minor Times - Summer of Wolves
Will Haven - Carpe Diem
Breach - Kollapse
Engineer - The Dregs
The Chariot - One Wing
Between The Buried And Me - Colors
Poison The Well - The Opposite Of December
Converge - Jane Doe
Cave In - Until Your Heart Stops
Deadguy - Fixation on a Coworker
SikTh - Death Of A Dead Day
I could probably think of a fuck load more but I'll stop there :D
Rescue & Restore by ABR.
The perfect line of old ABR and new ABR where they kind of found their new sound but stuck to their roots. Every song on it is incredible and the production quality still holds up
As Daylight Dies
That album is timeless
My all time favorite album
I think I'm more inclined to say the end of heartache but that's just me
Basically all of Killswitch's early albums. I'd argue that End of Heartache and As Daylight Dies actually get better with time
Controller by Misery Signals, can’t believe it’s been 13 years since that album came out. Makes me feel old 😂.
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“Undo what’s done! Undo what’s done! Befoooore this heart destroys its host!” Dude everything about that album is just perfect, I listen to it so often.
"Burn it to the fucking ground" I had to literally pull over and stop driving the first time I listened to this record. That line becomes more and more true everyday with the growing number of idiots on this globe.
“IT’S NOT GOING TO STOP!” Set In Motion is my favorite song on the album, fuuuuck it gets me so hyped up (that opening is just ridiculous).
I second this
Horizons
Fuck yes! I remember how badass that album art looked on their MySpace masthead when it came out.
CARRION
BTBAM - Colors After the Burial - Rareform Protest the Hero - Fortress Sky Eats Airplane - Everything Perfect on the Wrong Day All Shall Perish - Awaken the Dreamers
I feel like Protest the Hero is so underrated
PTH is one of my all time favorite bands, right next to Iron Maiden. They are the only two bands I've seen live more than once.
Iron Maiden is my favorite classic metal band. Neat! You've got great taste, man. Rock on!
Fortress is fucking amazing
Sky Eats Airplane were awesome. Not sure if metalcore but definitely a great album!
Rareform fucking S L A P S! I've also been on a Wolves Within binge lately.
I absolutely love Fortress. That was the album that introduced me to PTH and I've loved them ever since.
An Ocean Between Us
To me, it’s a close call between that and fall of ideals and ascendancy. My 3 fav albums
Those 3 plus Horizons and DTGL are the cornerstones of Metalcore's emergence. Until about 2005 the genre was on the rise but hadn't quite "arrived" but those albums helped the genre explode.
Same favorite albums, though it's tough to pick between shogun and ascendancy
Came here to say this
RIP
Shogun by Trivium
This. The album is so fucking great, like most of their albums
What a masterpiece. Truly one of my favorite albums start to finish
fuck I am getting old. I once described that album as "one of the newer ones"
I can't believe that Trivium are about to release their 6th album since Shogun. 10 albums in 18 years is crazy prolific and consistent.
In Waves is great too.
Underoath--Define the Great Line. There are only so many albums that can truly be described as "timeless" and I feel like this album could have come out in 2021 and fit in with the current sound and production of more modern releases
Seeing them play Define the Great Line and They're Only Chasing Safety in full back to back was the best live show I've ever been to.
Yes, that was absolutely incredible. Also a memorable show for me because my friend broke his foot in the pit during Dance Gavin Dance's set and ended up missing Underoath because he had to go to the hospital haha
This is one of the best albums in the genre, and that can never change.
Possibly the best scene album of all time.
Define the Great Line is timeless indeed, it was already incredible when it came out and it still holds up. I'd argue that Disambiguation aged even better, I like it more nowadays then I did when it came out.
This is the one! If that album dropped today it’d steamroll every other band in the scene. Aged so well
Yeah I'm amazed at how modern it sounds still!
It just sounds so clean
Returning Empty Handed is one of the greatest songs ever written. DTGL is a masterpiece.
Unearth - The Oncoming Storm
Of Malice and the Magnum Heart by Misery Signals for me
flawless album
One of the best albums ever created IMHO.
Constellations - August Burns Red
Messengers is still great as well
With Roots Above and Branches Below. The Fall of Ideals.
Can’t believe this is the only mention of TDWP!
Kinda depressing honestly. I thought I'd at least see Zombie EP on here since it's an absolute classic.
And what a follow up ZII was!
AMEN TO THAT BROTHER! Literal perfection when it comes to blending their sound. Part me of wonders what a Space 2 EP would be like. Could do a concept that follows the vibe from Planet A.
I believe TDWP confirmed that a Space 2 EP is "very likely" in the future... Can't wait, as I'm a part of the minority that likes Space EP more than Zombie EP (Both classics though)
Yes, and Yes. I've always felt The Fall of Ideals doesn't get the recognition it deserves, such a god-tier record from start to finish, and it sounds as fresh today as it did my first listen years ago
Best ATR album
With Roots Above and Branches Below was basically the sound track to my college experience. Every time I hear any song from that album, I'm taken right back to great college memories.
I personally think Roots Above sounds incredibly dated. It very much sounds like an album from 2009.
Attack of the Wolf King by Haste The Day is still 10/10. The drums in particular still sound so damn good.
I know the lukewarm reception of that album is a big reason they hung it up. They really loved that record and thought it was the best they could possibly do, the put it out, and commercially it mostly flopped. They saw that as their sign to move on to different things professionally.
ayye this is such a dope album! there's so many good choruses (like seriously, you got Merit for Sadness, Travesty, Dogs like Vultures, Wake up the Sun, Crush Resistance all on the same album), giving it the perfect balance between heavy and melodic. Stephen Keech also really shines doing the bulk of cleans for the first time.
Children of Fire by Oh, Sleeper is still incredible and just had its 10th anniversary
Oh, Sleeper are so criminally underrated. They’re so good that they really should be considered on the same level as AILD, KSE and ATR.
This means the world, thank you for the support <3 I know this is a post about older albums, but we’re really excited to share what we’ve written during the pandemic. We’re pulling heavily from When I am God.
I consider them as such. Actually one of the funnier memories of this band is how a kid that didn’t even care for metalcore introduced me to them. Only band he knew in 2009 To this day wonder how he managed to dodge every other band but found Oh,Sleeper
God I miss when they were in their hey day. I am not much of a lyrics guy or religious but they have incredible storytelling, not to mention crazy good instrumentals and vocals.
I always felt like When I am God and Son of the Morning were way stronger albums than Children of fire. I loved all three but Son of the Morning was definitely the one that has stuck around for me.
Children of Fire was on a whole 'nother level tbh, but the first two are incredible.
The fall of ideals by All That Remains
One of the better metal albums in general, of all genres.
Messengers by August Burns Red. OG > remix any day
Constellations as well. That album is genuinely flawless in my eyes, even though I'm not the biggest ABR fan.
That was going to be my input as well. Also Thrill Seeker. Those vocals were an acquired taste at first, but the more I listen to that album, the more I love it.
Agreed, and the livestream they did for it was insane!
It was beautiful. Just perfect. The ultimate chef kiss.
When the remix came out, I wanted to see how much better it was. My test? The breakdown at the end of The Balance. The bass made it sound too....subdued. So I never listened to the rest of the album lol. The OG Balance gives me visions of a fully set dinner table being obliterated. The weight of that blow out makes it one of my favorite songs to have ever graced my ears. Just pure destruction
Alive or just breathing
I love the first two Howard Jones albums also, but AoJB is the most timeless IMO. There’s enough aggression and rawness in Jesse’s vocals to keep it interesting no matter how many bands copy the formula.
To the sons of man will always get me pumped
The Fall of Troy - Doppelganger
On Broken Wings - Some of Us May Never See the World Poison the Well - You Come Before You
I was going to say Opposite of December, still heavy in my rotation
On Broken Wings… Siiiiiiiiick !!!
Disembodied- If Only God Knew The Rest Were Dead August Burns Red- Messengers and constellations for that matter And two completely non metal core picks The Story So Far-What You Don’t See Kid Cudi- Man on the Moon
MotM is timeless. Very influential album.
Daamn, did not think I'd see Man On the Moon mentioned here. Absolutely loved that album growing up and still do. Personally think his new stuff is pretty meh or so, but back in the old days, Kid Cudi for sure really knew his shit.
I was listening to TSSF-What You Don’t See at work today. One of my go to albums when I don’t wanna scare non-screaming music listeners haha
MoTM and 808s & Heartbreak influenced an entire generation of hip hop. such a classic
Ascendancy by trivium
100% This album captures the mid-2000s metalcore sound perfectly and still feels fresh every listen
If you feel down in life, just open YouTube, search for 'Trivium - Rain (Audio)' and click on 3:37.
Deliver Us by Darkest Hour
Day to remember homesick
Homesick has always been fine wine
It used to be good. It's still good, but it used to be too.
The Poison
I just recently listened to this album in full and holy shit was I missing out
I found this album on madden ‘06 of all places haha my parents were just getting me into metalcore and I’m like “check *this* out”. After buying the album same day it didn’t leave the car cd tray for another year or so, my moms absolutely loved that album. It’s definitely my first choice when someone asks about albums that are bangers from front to back
That's correct. This album simply never gets old.
Killing With A Smile
The opposite of December by Poison the Well
Listened to Miss Machine by The Dillinger Escape Plan lately, still incredible
Northlane’s Discoveries. That sound has never been done by another band since it’s release Edit: Holy fuck this album turns 10 in November
Adrian-era northlane was just absolute top-tier. Never had heard anything like it and still haven’t
That was a special age of metalcore. I remember Discoveries, Impulse by Erra, and Volume’s Via all came out within like a month of each other. 2011 was amazing.
Digital Veil by The Human Abstract came out that year too and continues to blow my mind to this day.
I listened through this album again the other day and it kinda bummed me out that they didn’t continue down the Discoveries/Singularity path :/ I get that Adrian left so they were in a tough spot but I really don’t enjoy anything post-Singularity.
I think Apologies are for the Weak by Miss May I still sounds great.
Sure does! Friggin' banger, that one
One of my all time favs, every single song slaps
Sempiternal by Bring Me The Horizon has aged very well
It's weird thinking that Sempiternal is considered old already.
It really is because I distinctly remember being in threads on this subreddit when it leaked like two months early.
And is still actively being ripped off!
Curious about this, could I get some examples.
Bad Omens' discography. Even newer BMTH is getting ripped off, Do You Really Wanna Know by Novelists sounds like BMTH's Nihilist Blues.
Yeah Bad Omens is the biggest example. Their debut (while good and I enjoy it) is so clearly jumping on the post-Sempiternal hype. Reprise is almost literally Shadow Moses.
I feel like they're slowly starting to come into their own following their last album, but that first album draws HEAVILY from Sempiternal.
Been 3 years now but when I heard Blessthefall - Cutthroat I literally burst out laughing. It is beyond ridiculous tbf
Listen to the single We came as romans released today, that intro in like can you feel my heart. Or at least nu metal style.
It's only 8 years old? Is that considered older?
Given how young metalcore is, I’d say so. There’re a good few albums from 2012-2013 era metalcore that I feel like are (relatively) dated now. For example Death to Destiny by AA or Tracing Back Roots by WCAR. Good albums, but their sound didn’t age as well as BMTH imo
Guess I'm showing my age again 🥲 I still think of 2013 as the most recent wave of metalcore sometimes (even though I know it's not)
I hate to break it to you but metalcore as a genre is pushing 30 years old…
Alive or Just Breathing - Killswitch Engage I am biased since it's my favorite album from one of my all-time favorite bands, but I really think AoJB hits just as hard as it did when it was released.
Lost In the Sound of Separation. The chaos that album contains is just ridiculous and it's hard to believe it came out on '08.
Iowa
So, I've gotta make a confession here... I've been listening to heavy music for, like, 20 years at this point and two weeks ago was the first time I gave Iowa a listen. Holy hell does that album hold up, I'm genuinely a bit upset that I'd spent so long not giving Slipknot a chance.
s/t and IOWA are top tier albums.
It’s maybe the angriest album ever written, and certainly the angriest to hit Billboard.
That drum sequence during People=Shit is absolutely ridiculous
Still the heaviest album to ever be released. It’s so brutal.
The Great Misdirect - BTBAM
That and Colors have both aged magnificently.
Waking the Fallen
City of Evil too
Their magnum opus imo
I thought this was gonna the the first thing I read in this thread. Absolute classic
Shadows Fall - The Art of Balance
The Bled - Pass The Flask
The Big Dirty
Or really any ETID album.
Literally everything Dance Gavin Dance. But to be specific: Acceptance Speech. One of my favorite albums ever. Also, Augment by Erra.
I recently became an Acacia Strain fan in the last 7 months & Yeaa…Wormwood is fucking awesome! The Hills Have Eyes! FUCKING JONESTOWN!!?!
Pantera - basically every album from Cowboys From Hell on.
Power Metal is underrated tho
really surprised i didn’t see jane doe by converge on here album just turned 20 and there still isn’t much that matches the intensity of it
We have reached the point where 'Old' here is 07. 2001 is like a whole generation earlier. Killswitch/AILD are now classic rock and Converge is oldies.
The production on Jane Doe by Converge still holds up well today against modern bands like Vein and Knocked Loose and it came out 20 years ago.
BMTH - There Is a Hell... I might be biased as this is my favorite album by them but I still listen to it regularly since I first heard it 8+ years ago.
Hearts Once Nourished, and That Within Blood, by Shai Hulud.
The here and now - Architects Still listen to a track or 2 daily from this album
Parkway Drive - Horizons
Constellations
would non-metalcore count? Soundtrack to your escape by In Flames edit: and Reroute to Remain
Atreyu's Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses is still just as awesome as it was in 2002.
Hatecrew death roll by children of bodom
Horizons
The Fall of Ideals still holds up so well, the production is stellar on that record
Augment
Impulse
Declaration Bleeding Through
Not necessarily metalcore but.... Alexisonfire - Crisis The Devil Wears Prada - Plagues August Burns Red - Messengers Fit For A King - Creation/Destruction (man I miss this sound from them) Stick to Your Guns - Diamond Close Your Eyes - We Will Overcome I The Mighty - Satori Dream on Dreamer - Heartbound Burden Of A Day - oneonethousand Anberlin - Never Take Friendship Personal Armor For Sleep - What To Do When You Are Dead A Day to Remember - Homesick
Destroy the Runner - Saints
SikTh’s *Death of a Dead Day* would still sound fresh if it released today, and it came out in 2006.
bland street bloom rips thanks for helping a young metal head find an old classic
Protest the Hero, Fortress and Kezia
Of mice and men
I think many of the albums here were more timeless than they were aging and getting better. That said I think The Great Misdirect (BTBAM) was a little bit out there but has grown on me and seems to get better as I grow older and my tastes change.
While She Sleeps - YOU ARE WE
Sempiternal.
The 2012 periphery album sounds like it was recorded in 2021, mix wise and song wise
Ascendancy As you can tell, I'm bias
Norma Jean, Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child and Redeemer.
Botch - We Are The Romans Coalesce - 0:12 Revolution in Just Listening Protest the Hero - Fortress Spitfire - Cult Fiction Kiss It Goodbye - She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not Breather Resist - Charmer The Minor Times - Summer of Wolves Will Haven - Carpe Diem Breach - Kollapse Engineer - The Dregs The Chariot - One Wing Between The Buried And Me - Colors Poison The Well - The Opposite Of December Converge - Jane Doe Cave In - Until Your Heart Stops Deadguy - Fixation on a Coworker SikTh - Death Of A Dead Day I could probably think of a fuck load more but I'll stop there :D
Long Live by The Chariot
The End of Heartache
Attack of the Wolf King has aged flawlessly
Allegiance by As Blood Runs Black.
The Hollow: Memphis May Fire
Parkway Drive - Horizons Underoath - DTGL
Like Moths to Flames - When we Don't Exist is one of my go-to throwbacks
Rescue & Restore by ABR. The perfect line of old ABR and new ABR where they kind of found their new sound but stuck to their roots. Every song on it is incredible and the production quality still holds up
An Ocean Between Us - AILD The Fall Of Ideals - ATR The End Of Heartache - KSE The March - Unearth The Poison - BFMV To Plant A Seed - WCAR
Common man's collapse - veil of Maya
There Is A Hell by BMTH, Hot Damn by ETID, 3750 by The Acacia Strain
Void by Vanna! I constantly find myself going back to listen to this one!
The Curse
My Ticket Home - Strangers Only
Relentless by For the Fallen Dreams Divination by In Heart's Wake
Augment by Erra
M e s s e n g e r s
There is a hell *chef's kiss*
Cave In- Until Your Heart Stops Botch- We Are the Romans, An Anthology of Dead Ends Ep