Best Metalcore Riffs

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  • @NikNocturnal
    @NikNocturnal  2 года назад +2165

    *I love Metalcore...*
    *EDIT: sadly I had to cut KSE - My Curse from the video due to copyright…*

    • @Mars-ee5tp
      @Mars-ee5tp 2 года назад +52

      deathcore > metalcore

    • @Glintingbeetle
      @Glintingbeetle 2 года назад +9

      Don‘t we all 🤘🏼

    • @ZIMBO37333
      @ZIMBO37333 2 года назад +35

      @@Mars-ee5tp And that's totally fine :)

    • @Mars-ee5tp
      @Mars-ee5tp 2 года назад +42

      @@ZIMBO37333 metalcore is still awesome :)

    • @maxmcclary2223
      @maxmcclary2223 2 года назад +5

      I too, also core with metal, daily.

  • @Megaalith
    @Megaalith 2 года назад +1352

    Early 00s Metalcore was untouchable. Seriously one of the best eras of music.

    • @tntfreddan3138
      @tntfreddan3138 2 года назад +8

      Not really a Metalcore fan. Only Metalcore band really listen to is Dead By April and they released their debut album in 2009

    • @etiennefafard2900
      @etiennefafard2900 2 года назад +162

      @@tntfreddan3138 ok

    • @metalcorehardcorepost-hard3649
      @metalcorehardcorepost-hard3649 2 года назад +26

      The early Metalcore from the 2000's was good, but I think the newer bands from 2010's are more diverse and more dynamic (using 7 and 8 string guitars over the standard 6 string and using more different tuning options) which creates a stronger and more powerful sound that never existed before 2010 in Metalcore.
      The older bands were limited to using only Drop D or Drop C tuning riffs, so there was not as much diversity. While the newer bands after 2010 started using more Drop A or even Drop G/F tunings became more common, which created a much deeper and more powerful sound.
      Also the early screaming parts were often not very good, because it was still not very matured back then. Sometimes it was OK but overall still inferior compared to newer bands which started using better techniques for lower and deeper "growling" screams with stronger power in the voice (this technique became more common after 2010).
      And beginning Around 2012~2014 alot of new "Melodic Metalcore" bands started experimenting with new styles, implementing violins, pianos and keyboards (Electronicore, aka Crabcore 🦀) adding more variation.
      And beginning in 2015+ most bands "upgraded" to 7 and 8 string guitars which became more common, creating yet even heavier riffs that never existed before in Metalcore.

    • @joshuabenjamin1626
      @joshuabenjamin1626 2 года назад +35

      All this stuff shits on current metalcore bands.

    • @vonbl3
      @vonbl3 2 года назад +57

      @@metalcorehardcorepost-hard3649 "heavier... and much more agressive" lol, right. I can name you 5 heavier early '00s bands for every modern band you pick.
      The newer stuff is just dull, clean, a continous rip-off, and just boring. Too much Djent influence, too much riff salad, too much too much. I mean, how many Djenting Wage War/Architects bands do we need until we take action?
      Early '00s (2nd-wave Metalcore) is untouchable. The Scene "Crabcore" 2010 (3rd-wave) being a close second. And if you ask me, even the Metallic Hardcore (1st-wave) one is better.

  • @greysinclaire
    @greysinclaire 2 года назад +79

    THAAAANK YOU for showing love for Darkest Hour!! Such a criminally underrated metalcore band that I wish more poeple would've gotten into in their prime.

    • @erickstotle4285
      @erickstotle4285 2 года назад +4

      Wow 🤩 I didn’t think I’d see a comment on Darkest hour !!!!
      Bro my favorite band for the longest time !!
      And in Las Vegas I could ever find another fan

    • @erickstotle4285
      @erickstotle4285 2 года назад +2

      I’m about to look up these songs and rediscover my love for metalcore !!!!
      I’m sincerely happy to see demons by Darkest hour !!!!! You made my month and Christmas!!!!! The nostalgia took me back to the days

    • @DiabetesFoodCoach
      @DiabetesFoodCoach Год назад +1

      Demons is the first “screamo” song I ever listened to. I was 12 at the time. Metalcore became my main genre of music for most my life since then.

    • @NocteAeternus
      @NocteAeternus 7 месяцев назад

      darkest hour enjoyers

  • @Thorna111
    @Thorna111 2 года назад +304

    I hear so much Unanimated, At the gates, The Haunted, Dismember, Dark Tranquillity and In flames in these riffs. Glad to see that Swedish metal raised the scene 👍

    • @simonp9471
      @simonp9471 2 года назад +18

      Too true! Those bands laid the foundation for Metalcore like a decade before! From the riffs to the huge production.

    • @terminaldeity
      @terminaldeity 2 года назад +52

      Early 00s metalcore was basically hardcore kids playing At The Gates riffs.

    • @yaboikid2083
      @yaboikid2083 2 года назад +7

      At the gates is fireee 🔥🔥🤘🏼

    • @jakeybball
      @jakeybball 2 года назад +3

      Respectfully, the Haunted does not belong in that list whatsoever.

    • @Thorna111
      @Thorna111 2 года назад +1

      @@jakeybball I still hear The Haunted at places in the video. Especially in Avenged Sevenfold.
      Although, if I need to exclude a band from own preferances...I would agree with you 🙂

  • @Lil.Yahmeaner
    @Lil.Yahmeaner 2 года назад +65

    Full Tracklist (with timestamps):
    2001:
    0:20 Converge - Concubine
    2003:
    0:33 Bleeding Through - Love Lost in a Hail of Gun Fire
    0:41 Avenged Sevenfold - Unholy Confession
    2004:
    0:51 God Forbid - Antihero
    1:04 Atreyu - Right Side of the Bed
    2005:
    1:16 Trivium - Pull Harder on The Strings of your Martyr
    1:29 As I Lay Dying - Through Struggle
    2006:
    1:40 Killswitch Engage - My Curse
    1:57 All That Remains - Six
    2:17 As Blood Runs Black - Dying Days
    2007:
    2:34 Parkway Drive - Carrion
    2:47 Darkest Hour - Demons
    2008:
    2:59 Bullet For My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire
    2009:
    3:18 August Burns Red - Meddler
    3:31 Texas In July - Hook Line & Sinner
    2010:
    3:47 Miss May I - Relentless Chaos
    4:04 Elitist - Caves
    4:15 Blind Witness - Baby One More Notch
    4:34 The Devil Wears Prada - Outnumbered
    2011:
    4:48 Unearth - Watch it Burn
    2012:
    4:59 Dreamshade - Photographs
    5:12 Adestria - 1984
    2013:
    5:26 Bring Me The Horizon - Shadow Moses
    5:39 BlessTheFall - Hollow Bodies
    5:52 Phinehas - Fleshkiller
    2015:
    6:05 Wage War - Alive
    2016:
    6:23 Crystal Lake - Omega
    2018:
    6:32 Architects - Doomsday
    2020:
    6:48 Invent Animate - Monarch
    7:02 Bury Tomorrow - Choke
    2021:
    7:17 Erra - Snowblood
    2022:
    7:32 Bleed From Within - I Am Damnation

  • @BigRedWins
    @BigRedWins 2 года назад +338

    Nik has collected the infinity riffs and cannot be stopped..

  • @NicBrandon
    @NicBrandon 2 года назад +105

    Some of my personal favorites:
    ERRA - Expiate
    Trivium - Into the Mouth of Hell We March
    BMTH - The House of Wolves
    KSE - Reject Yourself
    BMTH - Crucify Me
    AILD - The Darkest Nights
    Spiritbox - Secret Garden
    Invent Animate - The Sun Sleeps
    While She Sleeps - Enlightenment
    Imminence - Infectious

    • @a8333
      @a8333 2 года назад

      The sun sleeps is a fantastic song , i was surprised at how much of an improvement that EP was , i'm definitely waiting for that 4th Lp

    • @NicBrandon
      @NicBrandon 2 года назад

      @@a8333 Definitely in my top 3 most anticipated albums

    • @thelawlessone666
      @thelawlessone666 2 года назад +5

      Mouth of hell is probably my favorite song by them I love it

    • @agukyf7419
      @agukyf7419 2 года назад +3

      i love the house of wolves in live

    • @NicBrandon
      @NicBrandon 2 года назад

      @@agukyf7419 Knotfest 2021 performance goes crazy

  • @Chrisduerksen
    @Chrisduerksen 2 года назад +303

    I dont think people realize how much work goes into a video like this. Unless our boy Nik just knows these by nature. The cutting of the songs and learning each one and then editing them all together. Great rifs by the way im def gonna check some of those out i hadnt heard of yet, thanks

    • @christiankettlewell
      @christiankettlewell 2 года назад +7

      yeah i always use these videos to go for tracks i can expect to love. it's how i found Psyopus and Sylosis and a few others, from Nik

    • @AllShaaaallPerish
      @AllShaaaallPerish 2 года назад +1

      all the riffs are in the same key and super easy tho so its not that hard trust me i could play all of these my 2nd year of playing guitar and now its been decades.

    • @stabbedthumb5228
      @stabbedthumb5228 2 года назад +10

      @@AllShaaaallPerish sure, you would ace them all and I suppose you just happen to have the drums, bass and second guitartracks for 30 songs just waiting on your hardrive

    • @AllShaaaallPerish
      @AllShaaaallPerish 2 года назад

      @@stabbedthumb5228 I actually do have the guitar pro files for all these songs so yeah

  • @dreamshadeband
    @dreamshadeband 2 года назад +39

    This is great! Thanks for including "Photographs" in this! ❤️

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  2 года назад +6

      Anytime

    • @kurtw6922
      @kurtw6922 2 года назад +2

      I was familiar with about half the video (rip my metal credentials 😢) and thought Photographs was the standout among the rest, gonna go check it out now!

    • @kirisutegomen12
      @kirisutegomen12 2 года назад +1

      I never heard of your band before tbh, but that riff got me. Going to check it out

  • @DasKotaBear
    @DasKotaBear 2 года назад +33

    2005-2006 Metalcore was so great, informed an entire generation of new music.

  • @dylanvasicadrums
    @dylanvasicadrums 2 года назад +430

    If unholy confessions isn’t in here nik i will riot

  • @EyesForLies1
    @EyesForLies1 2 года назад +115

    Converge still kicks ass to this day, one of the best and most innovative Bands in their genre

  • @live4yesterday
    @live4yesterday 2 года назад +38

    Old parkway, AILD, ABR, Trivium, Phinehas…good times…still playing albums to this day. And thanks for introducing me to dreamshade..so melodic

  • @yourself88xbl
    @yourself88xbl 2 года назад +8

    The digital tones are getting more and more impressive. Solid job dialing that in nik

  • @IRLtrolls
    @IRLtrolls 2 года назад +5

    So many great riffs! My curse still holds up and man, I think Blessthefall Hollow bodies was such a perfect album that is slept on. Great video

  • @micahbischoff920
    @micahbischoff920 2 года назад +9

    Erra has to be one of my favorite metalcore bands. Their riffs never cease to amaze me.

  • @djbrotherelectric
    @djbrotherelectric 2 года назад +12

    Jane Doe
    On of the best metal albums from the moment it starts to the end. In these days of streaming, people write songs and not albums.

  • @Knobjuice
    @Knobjuice Год назад +1

    1:40 super quick Killswitch clip between As I lay dying and All that remains

  • @jesseanderson991
    @jesseanderson991 2 года назад +5

    Shoutout to Nik for putting this together for us 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Also that transition from Hollow Bodies to Fleshkiller was so good, on top of being 2 of my favourite riffs at the time!

  • @OldMate666_
    @OldMate666_ Год назад +4

    1:04 that riff is legit the hive by in flames lol

  • @jakeszmyt3883
    @jakeszmyt3883 2 года назад +9

    I have really high expectations for this video nik.
    EDIT: BOY HOWDY EVEN DREAMSHADE??? ALL EXPECTATIONS MET AND OR EXCEEDED

  • @mylife1221
    @mylife1221 2 года назад +39

    4:42 man, photographs is so different from all these other riffs. we need more uplifting melodic bands in metalcore

    • @aperson674
      @aperson674 2 года назад +4

      I'd say hatebreed but its more uplifting and less melodic

    • @xangrycatmanx5104
      @xangrycatmanx5104 11 месяцев назад

      nah gimme that harsh dissonant 90s style metalcore (Knocked Loose, Jesus Piece, Vein.fm)

    • @Dakenousss
      @Dakenousss 7 месяцев назад

      Why does it sounds like Saturnus - Forest of Insomnia solo ?

    • @ordinarycitizenn
      @ordinarycitizenn 14 дней назад

      Old after the burial , rip their guitarist

  • @M1KK1S95
    @M1KK1S95 2 года назад +80

    the reddit got to him too much, so Nik is back to actually playing guitar again.

  • @whiskey_icarus
    @whiskey_icarus 2 года назад +106

    All those are great...but Jesus, My Curse still gives all the chills. Also loved hearing demons by darkest hour. Great song

    • @charliewinborn76
      @charliewinborn76 2 года назад +4

      DH deserves more love

    • @Alran109
      @Alran109 2 года назад +5

      @@charliewinborn76 Darkest Hour is one of the most underrated bands I've ever heard. Incredible band.

  • @DenyThisFlesh
    @DenyThisFlesh 2 года назад +129

    I'm more into deathcore now, but I still love the early to mid 2000s metalcore. That was easily the best era of metalcore IMO.

    • @Fel1xF7W
      @Fel1xF7W 2 года назад +6

      check out parkway drive's horizons, its in drop b so it sounds like deathcore

    • @Shyftus
      @Shyftus 2 года назад +3

      @@Fel1xF7W carrion is still their best song

    • @Fel1xF7W
      @Fel1xF7W 2 года назад +1

      @@Shyftus idols and anchors would like a word

    • @dannyxu9569
      @dannyxu9569 2 года назад +3

      @Dale Macarena For Deathcore I'd recommend Black Dahlia Murder, Fit For An Autopsy, and Whitechapel. For Metalcore you can't go wrong with August Burns Red, Park Way Drive (pre-Reverence), and Architects.

    • @kirisutegomen12
      @kirisutegomen12 2 года назад +2

      @@dannyxu9569 the black dahlia murder is not deathcore

  • @EPÏKUS.MUSÏC
    @EPÏKUS.MUSÏC Год назад

    Thanks for adding AILD. My first foray into the cores! 🤘😁

  • @andrewpappas9311
    @andrewpappas9311 2 года назад +18

    Honestly, even though I'm not a big metalcore fan hearing Scream Aim Fire just gave me a massive wave of nostalgia of playing the crap out of Guitar Hero: World Tour

  • @DoomickthePancake
    @DoomickthePancake 2 года назад +9

    Very happy to see Baby One More Notch by Blind Witness in there! They were the local band when I was in middle school and the 100% Québécois breakdown from that song always got me so pumped!

    • @yoriklefebvre9220
      @yoriklefebvre9220 2 года назад

      Haha moi aussi j'ai été surpris (et content) de voir Blind Witness dans la vidéo !

  • @guimaricatoo
    @guimaricatoo 2 года назад +17

    title could have been
    "songs that you r gonna be adding in your playlist"

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  2 года назад +5

      Lmao, I do actually have a 2000's metalcore playlist on Spotify that's public

    • @MHNK77
      @MHNK77 6 месяцев назад

      @@NikNocturnal doing god's work my boi

  • @Codester1222
    @Codester1222 2 года назад +25

    Yo Nik you including Hollow Bodies made my day. BTF and that entire album don't get enough love. One of the best metalcore albums in my opinion.
    Phinehas also doesn't get enough attention. I was stoked to see you added them as well.

    • @Fel1xF7W
      @Fel1xF7W 2 года назад

      the hollow by MMF was better imo, hollow bodies is kinda emo, but still pretty good

    • @leavemycockmilone
      @leavemycockmilone 2 года назад +1

      Phinehas is amazing live and their newest album is solid I’m happy to know em

    • @SR71_Audio_System
      @SR71_Audio_System 2 года назад

      I love this albúm and To Those Left Behind

  • @adityapillai2157
    @adityapillai2157 2 года назад +18

    He actually played the Snowblood riff

    • @Glintingbeetle
      @Glintingbeetle 2 года назад +1

      He played it in other videos already, but yeah must‘ve been difficult to play

  • @primarymachine5893
    @primarymachine5893 2 года назад +5

    God damn, you just nailed like every single thing that got me into metal in the early 200's lol

  • @TheRandomSpectator
    @TheRandomSpectator 2 года назад +66

    Was surprised to hear Phinehas in here! Those guys don't get enough love.

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  2 года назад +16

      They're dope!

    • @james_raj467
      @james_raj467 8 месяцев назад

      @@NikNocturnal Their song Fleshkiller sounded very similar to hollow bodies

  • @jefftX
    @jefftX 2 года назад +2

    The main riff of The Sound of Truth by as I lay dying is not only the best metalcore riff ever written, but also one of the best riffs in the history of metal.

  • @josecoelho3012
    @josecoelho3012 2 года назад +6

    The nostalgia In this video. so many great songs. But when Demons by Darkest Hour started, literally chills

  • @xemlyrics
    @xemlyrics 2 года назад +1

    Some of my personal favorites are
    Rose of Sharyn - Killswitch Engage
    Cries in Vain - Bullet For My Valentine
    Trivium - Like Light To The Flies
    Alligator Blood - Bring Me The Horizon
    Different Sense - Dir En Grey
    The Sound of Truth - As I Lay Dying
    Doomsayer - Darkest Hour
    Romance is Dead - Parkway Drive
    Wishful Sinking - Blessthefall
    New Waves - Dream State
    The American Nightmare - Ice Nine Kills
    Expiate - ERRA
    Lightbringers - Dreamshade
    Blessed Be - Spiritbox

    • @halcleaver992
      @halcleaver992 2 года назад +1

      Sound of truth is god tier

    • @xemlyrics
      @xemlyrics 2 года назад

      @@halcleaver992 Easily a crown jewel for every guitarist who has learned to play it

  • @lunareagle3042
    @lunareagle3042 2 года назад +4

    It is so nice to see that God Forbid, Miss May I, and Phinehas are all in this video. They are such good metalcore bands and I have been listening to them for years. I am also excited about the new Miss May I singles and can't wait for them to release their new album.

  • @gingersaurus_spex
    @gingersaurus_spex 2 года назад +4

    Please please please can we have this as a Spotify playlist, a good few I've not heard in there that sound awesome!

  • @krisnaarya4120
    @krisnaarya4120 2 года назад +1

    4:59 thanks for introducing me to this awesome band, Nick

  • @noobsaibot0008
    @noobsaibot0008 2 года назад +132

    New metal core is tight but nothing will never compare to mid 00's metal core

  • @Joshuahowell-j1g
    @Joshuahowell-j1g Год назад +1

    Never stop shredding. Metal is life. You should do a video on clean sections of songs... Great work as always

  • @DravenxEyeless
    @DravenxEyeless 2 года назад +18

    I genuinely want to see you tackle more Converge stuff. Kurt Ballou is an insane riff genius.

  • @skylerrizzi
    @skylerrizzi 2 года назад +2

    So cool to see Phinehas on here, those guys completely changed my view on metalcore back in high school

  • @andreasn6242
    @andreasn6242 2 года назад +8

    I was in my late teens-early 20s when metalcore blew up. I sorta lost track around 06-07 as I started getting into more traditional hardcore but never lost my love for those early bands. This is a nice way to discover some bands I missed. Thank you!

  • @brianfinley3683
    @brianfinley3683 2 года назад

    Final Episode is the only one I'm somewhat surprised didn't make it. Great fucking video. That main riff in Six took me straight back to high school.

  • @darkseidiss3npai251
    @darkseidiss3npai251 2 года назад +6

    i love how much metalcore has evolved. From the punkiness of Converge to the djentiness of Erra, it all slaps so hard. Can't wait to see how the sound evolves in the next 20 years.

  • @flaahgration7315
    @flaahgration7315 2 года назад

    The cool thing about videos like this is that it exposes me to bands that I have never even heard of, and would likely have never listened to normally

  • @Fingerxi
    @Fingerxi 2 года назад +4

    Dude you went way back into my teenage feels on this one

  • @kekalmighty
    @kekalmighty 2 года назад

    5:26 Haha its that sandpit turtle song.
    Also I'm so glad to see bury tommorow on the list. Those guys are awesome.

  • @calebmauro6708
    @calebmauro6708 2 года назад +6

    Love to see Adestria here! Chapters is a MASSIVELY underrated album.

  • @kylewackerman3670
    @kylewackerman3670 2 года назад +2

    I’ll say it - Scream Aim Fire riff is absolutely genius. Love it.

  • @stephenvanbellinghen933
    @stephenvanbellinghen933 2 года назад +13

    The riffs seen to get more progressive and Djenty as you get into 2009 and up.
    Though I guess this is also a trait of modern metal in general.

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  2 года назад +4

      ^^ Very true

    • @dreszerg6837
      @dreszerg6837 2 года назад

      At least it sounds good.

    • @stephenvanbellinghen933
      @stephenvanbellinghen933 2 года назад

      @@dreszerg6837 I think it evolved this way because it sounds good. Has more of a rhythmic and technical feel to it. Progressive metal and Djent are my favorite genres

  • @micheallessard14
    @micheallessard14 2 года назад

    Nice video as always, love the fact that BFMV promote your video in their instagram story keep going man

  • @Jmzzable
    @Jmzzable 2 года назад +40

    Bury Tomorrow are the most underrated band around. I miss Jason Cameron so much!

    • @aqusedo3641
      @aqusedo3641 2 года назад +1

      Yeah theyre probably my fav metalcore band

    • @jonnyb2020
      @jonnyb2020 2 года назад

      I’m looking forward to hearing where this new sound takes them, I actually prefer the new lineup live too! Jason was awesome though! Belted out many a chorus of his over the years!

    • @aqusedo3641
      @aqusedo3641 2 года назад +2

      @@jonnyb2020 Atleast the first 2 song with the new band member are really good songs but i still prefer jason because he has so unique voice. I really hope that he continues his career with a different band.

    • @jonnyb2020
      @jonnyb2020 2 года назад +1

      @@aqusedo3641 seen them live twice since the change and they just have a new energy about them! Interested to see what happens! 🤘🏼 but yeh same, great musician Jason!

    • @mundanemorselsmundanemorse7028
      @mundanemorselsmundanemorse7028 2 года назад

      Black Flame 🔥

  • @RazorrekkerMusic
    @RazorrekkerMusic 2 года назад +1

    Hearing Photographs by Dreamshade made me almost drop my phone by accident 'cause I was mostly just listening until that point

  • @collinturner9354
    @collinturner9354 2 года назад +8

    Hollow Bodies is still my go to song to show people what Metalcore is about. So solid.

  • @kaimcbeth5015
    @kaimcbeth5015 2 года назад +1

    Here's some of my personal favs:
    1. ERRA - Alpha Seed
    2. Loathe - Gored
    3. Polaris - Hold You Under
    4. Volumes - The Mixture
    5. Currents - Poverty of Self
    6. Northlane - Transcending Dimensions
    7. Architects - Broken Cross
    8. Crystal Lake - Devilcry
    9. Glass Cloud - Soul Is Dead
    10. Alpha Wolf - Rot In Pieces

    • @CharlieChinchillaTV
      @CharlieChinchillaTV 2 года назад

      You list is from a whole different Era of metalcore. not bad just different generation.

    • @general796
      @general796 2 года назад

      @@CharlieChinchillaTV What the fuck are you even talking about dude? This video is not about a specific era of Metalcore, it's obviously about all Meatalcore as a whole, including early and new eras. Watch this video again, he is clearly playing early and modern bands from today, so his comment mentioning new ones is totally legit.
      Yes of course Metalcore has changed over the years just like literally any other music genre too, but in the end Metalcore is still Metalcore.

    • @CharlieChinchillaTV
      @CharlieChinchillaTV 2 года назад

      @@general796 You ok? Is it that serious? We should probably get you a doctor. My opinion clearly fucked you up.

    • @general796
      @general796 2 года назад

      @@CharlieChinchillaTV dude you just talk complete nonsense about "different era" bullshit when that was never even the point of this video or comment section so don't act like you didn't fuck up yourself.

  • @thomasaugustoschaefer1646
    @thomasaugustoschaefer1646 2 года назад +15

    05:52 HELL YEAH, FINALLY SOME PHINEHAS ON KILLER RIFFS LISTS, THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN UNDERRATED FOR SSSOOOO MUCH TIME!

  • @CFox2023
    @CFox2023 2 года назад

    love how you play some of my favorite bands and songs by bands that arent as popular or well known in my opinion like Texas In July or Love lost in A Hail of Gunfire!

  • @forcedlife6696
    @forcedlife6696 2 года назад +10

    Darkest Hour is probably one of the most overlooked metalcore bands. happy to see they were included

  • @jconcoffee
    @jconcoffee 9 месяцев назад

    Love that you've got my hometown band Bury Tomorrow in the mix!!

  • @michaelnitikman4738
    @michaelnitikman4738 2 года назад +3

    Underrated is the arranging that went into converting some of the songs that were played on 7 strings originally into playable on 6 strings. Awesome work as always Nik!

  • @chrismouton1985
    @chrismouton1985 10 месяцев назад

    This is awesome! Thanks man! A couple of new artists I need to discover.

  • @darksoulist5945
    @darksoulist5945 2 года назад +6

    God dude, I remember when a bunch of this stuff from the mid 00s to early 2010s came out. Fuuuck what a trip that was.
    And the Dreamshade bit! Love that band, glad to hear it show up here.

  • @Pushbakgang
    @Pushbakgang 8 месяцев назад

    Oh my god my guy i used to play so many of these when i was younger..god man what a throwback some of these are.too many to name

  • @MrDannyTheater
    @MrDannyTheater 2 года назад +15

    Damn son! Making me relive my college years and my twenties! Still jam all these bands. Keep up the great videos. Stay metal my dude! 🤘

  • @glennmurphy2686
    @glennmurphy2686 2 года назад +1

    Metalcore kicks ass, nice one Nick 👍

  • @phillipdeckard8065
    @phillipdeckard8065 2 года назад +30

    So happy and surprised you included Dreamshade in there. That album is incredibly underrated.

    • @proximityclockworkx1572
      @proximityclockworkx1572 2 года назад +4

      Yep, and probably their best.

    • @flaahgration7315
      @flaahgration7315 2 года назад +4

      I never even heard of Dreamshade before this video. I'm glad I found them now though because they sound great!

  • @papapeez7649
    @papapeez7649 2 года назад

    Surprising you went with SAM from Bullet instead of Waking The Demon, but still a slap. Loved the list.

  • @yourself88xbl
    @yourself88xbl 2 года назад +45

    That meddelar riff still does incredible things for me what a masterpiece.

  • @nozzztha
    @nozzztha 2 года назад +2

    Im so glad you included Dremshade in this medley

  • @MattJFilms
    @MattJFilms 2 года назад +4

    Hell yeah love to see some old Texas In July make the list! Hook, Line and Sinner will forever be a classic!

  • @LordB123
    @LordB123 2 года назад

    You are a true OG for having a blind witness riff. They have some of my favs.

  • @saddamemirpratama2660
    @saddamemirpratama2660 2 года назад +3

    Thank you Nik for including Dreamshade and Adestria. Those bands are kinda underrated.

  • @dannysteele4442
    @dannysteele4442 2 года назад

    The fact you actually put Elitist in here make me very happy cause Elitist are amazing

  • @KRUNK42069
    @KRUNK42069 2 года назад +5

    Blind Witness underrated as fuck! glad to see them repped on the video. Nightmmare on Providence St is actually such a sick album.

  • @meanolcamino
    @meanolcamino 2 года назад

    Fucking blast from the past. Damn near played my favorite songs from each album.

  • @D__Sync
    @D__Sync 2 года назад +6

    Nik + Metalcore riffs = me a happy chonky boiiii :D

  • @kyloren-u6v
    @kyloren-u6v 11 месяцев назад +1

    phinehas' fleshkiller has to be one of the most underrated songs ever

  • @nef_
    @nef_ 2 года назад +3

    Great list, Nik!
    Keeping the spirit of metalcore alive and well for the new generation 🤘

  • @amomymousmymous8276
    @amomymousmymous8276 2 года назад +1

    Oh wow dreamshade and so many bands I had forgotten. Nice vid

  • @l4yzeee610
    @l4yzeee610 2 года назад +9

    It warms my heart to see some Bury Tomorrow in something like this

  • @jonathankuykendall3239
    @jonathankuykendall3239 2 года назад

    You are incredibly incredibly insanely good at multiple forms of metal on electric guitar man. I one day aspire to do even a small fraction of what you can do. I totally want an 8 string multiscale. I love you, bro man dude!

  • @charliewinborn76
    @charliewinborn76 2 года назад +12

    Did not expect to see the Darkest Hour love! Such an underrated band.

  • @ronanjenkins2323
    @ronanjenkins2323 Год назад +1

    Recently sort of transitioned from hardcore into old metalcore/mathcore stuff, it's incredible.

  • @landins443
    @landins443 2 года назад +10

    I’m such a core kid… this was basically a complete playlist of my favorite songs… today tho. I still listen to all of them now.

  • @Zebra_Cakes
    @Zebra_Cakes 2 года назад +1

    SO stoked Adestria made it to this list.
    Such an underrated band, those riffs from that album were insanely good

  • @umarsultan9241
    @umarsultan9241 2 года назад +2

    that transition from blessthefall to phineas...well done my man!

  • @archimount
    @archimount 2 года назад

    Very glad to see "Right Side of The Bed" here, that was my first metalcore-song I heard

  • @RrandomDanN
    @RrandomDanN 2 года назад +6

    Seeing bury tomorrow in this list made me so happy! They're so good live too.
    Keep being awesome Nik, thanks for your amazing content!

  • @ottawanuck6048
    @ottawanuck6048 2 года назад

    What a blast through the past, so many good song throughout my high school days fuck me I feel old seeing the years and how much time has passed

  • @ymwo97679
    @ymwo97679 2 года назад +30

    Very grateful for metalcore riffs. They didn’t have to happen, but they did

  • @eastvillageguitarmethoddd
    @eastvillageguitarmethoddd 7 месяцев назад

    Love that the video leads with Converge! Needs more of their contemporaries though! Like botch, Dillinger escape plan & the red chord

  • @Nitrus7
    @Nitrus7 2 года назад +3

    That's really sick that Invent Animate made this list, those dudes are so underrated and as soon as I discovered them way back, they've been one of my absolute favorite bands ever since. Their sound is so unique from any other metalcore band out there and Monarch specifically is a super underrated track. Really cool to see those guys getting the love they deserve.

    • @coltonstupid7539
      @coltonstupid7539 2 года назад

      got to see them live with polaris, alpha wolf, and LMTF, they put on a kick ass show as well

  • @williamchestnut3473
    @williamchestnut3473 2 года назад

    Old Elitist RIPPED! Sean and Julian’s dynamic was phenomenal.

  • @wesofficial__
    @wesofficial__ 2 года назад +5

    Who knew I needed this nostalgia trip to start the week off with, good stuff dude! 🤘

  • @Sam-uu2nx
    @Sam-uu2nx 2 года назад

    Nik, incredible video. Really nostalgic and just super cool to hear the progression over the years

  • @seanfiene1292
    @seanfiene1292 2 года назад +4

    Please do a part two and have some The Air I Breathe. Very underrated band.

  • @woodward_alan
    @woodward_alan 2 года назад

    I've learned of so many bands from this. Thanks

  • @jbdl82
    @jbdl82 2 года назад +6

    Scream Aim Fire is Goated tbh