@@themetalmeltdownofficialno these sucked the only only two 2 ll that where even worth a fuck to me was Seether the surface seems so far and smashing pumpkins agorhi Gori meih
@@themetalmeltdownofficialor some shit honestly I don't think I can not pronounce the name of that album but what I can say thi is i like some of the new smashing pumpkins songs off the new album some I didn't but overall a pretty good album
Favorite nonmetal and metal albums: You Wont go Before youre supposed to-Knocked Loose GNX-Kendrick Lamar We dont trust you-future and metro boomin Hardstone Psycho-Don Toliver Almighty So 2-Chief Keef Blue Lips-Schoolboy Q God is Violence-Cancer Christ King of the mischievious south vol 2-Denzel Curry Dark Superstition-Gatecreeper Manual Manic Procedures-200 stab wounds More Insane-Undeath Highly Irresponsible-Better Lovers Brat-Charli XCX The great american bar scene-Zach Bryan Invincible Shield-Judas Priest Post-Human: Nex Gen-Bring me the horizon The Nothing that is-Fit for an autopsy Also some of my favorite songs of the year: Show of Hands-Future, Metro Boomin, A$AP Rocky Breathe-Yeat Redrum-21 Savage Fuel-Eminem, JID Still in the Paint-Denzel Curry Lithonia-Childish Gambino Sin Miedo-Jpegmafia Euphoria-Kendrick Lamar Not like us-Kendrick Lamar
@ Robert doing an 80’s goth rock/post-punk episode would be cool, but IDK if he would have the knowledge of that genre (or maybe he *does* and I’m just not aware of it).
Some really great picks here, been really loving the Tyler release this year in particular. For non metal stuff I’d also recommend with you in spirit by Balance and Composure and I Can’t Thank You Enough by Willis
Ahh, yes, great list!! I was hyped to see this, and many of your picks are records that I meant to check out, but never got around to, so now I really have to. Here's my list: "She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She" - Chelsea Wolfe "Imaginal Disk" - Magdalena Bay "Impossible Light" - Uboa "Brat" - Charli XCX "Maggot Mass" - Pharmakon "Enn" - Eivør "Tidal Memory Exo" - Iglooghost "Moves in the Field" - Kelly Moran "I Will Lay Down my Life for You" - JPEGMafia "Something in the Room She Moves" - Julia Holter Honorable Mentions: "Eg Er Framand" - Sylvaine (this is a long EP, or else it'd easily make the list) "Charm" - Clairo "Girl with No Face" - Allie X "Samurai" - Lupe Fiasco "All Life Long" - Kali Malone
I have Death and Slayer tatted very prominently on my forearms but Modest Mouse will forever be my favorite band. Listen to whatever the fuck you feel like.
@codyhensley640 Very good one. I'm forever a fan of their first two. The debut just has this melancholic, ad-libbed jazzy feel to it but Issac is so angry all at once. RIP Jeremiah
My fav non-metal albums of 2024: Jim Peterik & World Stage - Roots & Shoots Vol. 1 (AOR/melodic rock) Steve Hackett - The Circus and the Nightwhale Grand - Second to None (AOR/melodic rock) Green Day - Saviors (pop punk) Norah Jones - Visions (jazz/pop) Michael Falch - Drømmene (folk/pop) Organiseret Støj - Smadr’ Hele Lortet (punk) Pinhead Gunpowder - Unt (punk) Amyl and The Sniffers - Cartoon Darkness (punk/alternative) Sum 41 - Heaven x Hell (pop punk)
my top 10 2024 fav non metal albums real quick: 1-The New Sound (Geordie Greep) 2-I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU (JPEGMAFIA) 3-CHROMAKOPIA (Tyler the Creator) 4-Songs of a Lost Wolrd (The Cure) 5-GNX (Kendrick Lamar) 6-Dark Times (Vince Staples) 7-Bright Future (Adrianne Lenker) 8-NO HANDS (Joe Valence & Brae) 9-Brat (Charlie XCX) And 10-#RICHAXXHAITIAN (Mach-Hommy) Final result of my overall listening of albums this year: Rap-Head with a grasp on Metal, Jazz, Pop and a bit of Electronic Music and Soul/R&B.
My non-metal favorites of this year: 1. Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches out to She Reaches out to She 2. Mach-Hommy - #RICHAXXHAITIAN 3. Aurora - What Happened to the Heart 4. Sadistik & Maulskull - Oblivion Theater 5. Nia Archives - Silence is Loud 6. Jessica Pratt - Here in the Pitch 7. Conway the Machine - Slant Face Killah 8. Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement 9. Billie Eilish - Hit me Hard and Soft 10. Rapsody - Please Don't Cry 11. Kendrick Lamar - GNX 12. Schoolboy Q - Blue Lips 13. Lupe Fiasco - Samurai 14. Fontaines D.C. - Romance 15. Eminem - The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace) 16. ShrapKnel - Nobody Planning to Leave 17. Ka - The Thief Next to Jesus 18. ELUCID - Revelator 19. Five The Hierophant - Apeiron 20. Arooj Aftab - Night Reign
My favorite 2024 non-metal albums: Slift - Ilion The Likes of Us - Big Big Train THE?TRUTH - Seven Steps to the Green Door Luck and Strange - David Gilmour Tarot Part II - Magick Brother & Mystic Sister She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She - Chelsea Wolfe Stalagmite Steeple - Returned to the Earth Hyperdrama - Justice All Born Screaming - St. Vincent Hope - Amarok Songs for Beating Hearts - Beardfish FYM - Azure
I’ve only listened to one non metal release this year, which is Sungazer’s Against the Fall of Night. It’s a genuinely amazing experimental jazz fusion record. The only album I liked more than it this year was Opeth, which is some high praise from me
Since I love Opeth and prog metal, it's not really a stretch to listen to a lot of prog rock, with my favorite of 2024 being The Likes Of Us by Big Big Train.
Honorable mention to a few songs: 1. PVRIS - Burn The Witch. I listened to this single song more than any album this year. 2. Kendrick Lamar - Euphoria. 15 years of anger in 6 minutes. Also it felt cathartic hearing someone lay into Drake in such detail. 3. Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us. Second Verse, this time with a dance beat. Edit: I forgot to include “Too Sweet” by Hozier Favorite non-metal albums of the year: Sprints - Letter To Self Windows96 - Dated New Aesthetic Willi Carlisle - Critterland Lindsey Stirling - Duality Cheekface - It’s Sorted Cupcakke - Dauntless Manifesto Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism (Extended) Five Foot Failure - Mr Eclipse Isn’t Perfect
Metal isnt the only genre of music??? Damn mindblown!!!! But Fr Thrashin… give country, especially outlaw country, a chance. Pretty metal af even if not metal. My top 10 10: Samlrc-A Lonely Sinner 9: Doechii-Alligator Bites Never Heal 8: Denzel Curry-King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2 7: Ka-The Thief Next to Jesus 6: Joey Valence & Brae-NO HANDS 5: The Cure-Songs of a Lost World 4: Kendrick Lamar-GNX 3: Clairo-Charm 2: Godspeed you Black Emperor-"No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead" 1: Kamasi Washington-Fearless movement
My top 10 non-metal albums, in no particular order Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Wild God The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis - s/t Godspeed You! Black Emperor - "No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead" Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement Mount Eerie - Night Palace Jack White - No Name The Jesus Lizard - Rack MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks Jeff Parker - The Way Out of Easy
I look forward to the non metal year end list as much as the metal ones. J Mascis - What Do We Do Now’ is my top non metal album of the year tied with The Cure
I appreciate that your non-metal albums range from pop, to jazz, to prog, to hip-hop. I have 2 favourite non-metal albums I'd like to shout out. First is the hip-hop album Problematic by Norman Sann and indie/alternative rock band Devil's Cigarette debut album I Wanna be on TV.
Thank you! I will check out some of the stuff I don't know. I was going to mention KA if you didn't but I really thought he would be on the list . One unusual, diverse , individual album I think you might go for given you're love of engaging original music is Talitakum by Avalanche Kaito. I could be wrong but a minute of the first track will probably let you know either way . Have a great holiday
I haven’t heard too many non-metal albums this year. I struggled with anxiety and depression most of the year and metal was a way to help me overcome it. Out of all the non-metal albums I’ve heard, these would be my favorites: Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She Chat Pile - Cool World Touché Amoré - Spiral in a Straight Line JPEGMAFIA - I Lay Down My Life for You Tyler, the Creator - Chromakopia Kendrick Lamar - GNX The Cure - Songs of a Lost World
Best ever list! Kamasi great, first track on the Orville album is hilarious but the rest of the album has some good variety. I even like Charlie XCX! I wonder if it’s worth you doing more non metal reviews as I really don’t have a clue when it comes to non rock or metal music. Have a great Christmas mate🎄🤘🏿🍺
A few of my faves: Alkaline Trio - Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs Julie Christmas - Ridiculous and Full of Blood Kendrick Lamar - GNX Plastic Tree - Self-Titled Yelawolf - War Story Future - We Don't Trust You
I'm the sort of enby who will listen to anything, but generally as far as full albums go, I prefer to stick to rock and metal*. I use music to inspire me and keep me focused, and most genres of rock and metal just make happy brain chemicals go brrr the most. But with that said, I will absolutely give The Cure a listen per your recommendation! For a non-metal album I have loved this year, I'd recommend "Fever Dream" by Alunah. It's classic occult rock brought to life with the most impassioned, enthusiastic drive and technicality I've heard all year. Look up the song "Trickster of Time" and you'll see what I mean! Some have called it Stoner Metal, and while for me it falls more into the Occult rock style, I don't want to bar anyone from this wonderful experience due to genre quibbles. Give it a listen, and I'm hella sure you'll have a good time :) Addendum: I prefer to stick to rock and metal *with the noteable exception< of Weird Al* Because Weird Al.
I'm really happy to see Flight b741 on the list, even as an honorable mention. This album has become really important to me, it reminds me of records I used to listen to with my grandpa and I think it'd be right up his alley if he were around to hear it. Nobody else in the server has talked about it, so I'm glad I'm not the only one who enjoyed it.
AMAZING INTRO hahahahahaha great video btw! i love some hip hop artists aside from metal for example 50 cent and Eminem, Em´s new album is great! totally that drake need to disappear from the face of the earth
Here are some great albums to check out: * Remi Wolf-Big Ideas( a great and funky as shit pop record) *Chelsea Wolfe-she reaches out to she reaches out to she(Beautiful Gothic vocals with hints of electric guitar and industrial) *Uniform-American Standard ( an insane and crushing noise rock album in the vein of meth and chat pile) *Joey Vanlence&Brae-No Hands(think Beastie Boys) *Gut Health-Stiletto(like a devo and B_52's love child ) *JPEGMAFIA-I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU( it's Peggy enough said lol) *Couch slut-you can do it tonight(Feminist hardcore noise punk) *Chisel-what a fucking nightmare (straight up punk bangers) *Amigo the devil-yours until the war is over(folk rock with a sinister twist)
My top ten in no order. Alkaline Trio - Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs Allie X - Girl With No Face Charlie XCX - BRAT Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches out to She Reaches out to She Drug Church - PRIDE Julie Christmas - Ridiculous and Full of Blood Maggie Lindemann - Headsplit Sum 41 - Heaven X Hell The Cure - Songs of a Lost World MC5 - Heavy Lifting HM: Jerry Cantrell - I want Blood Green Day - Saviors Billie Ellish - Hit Me Hard and Soft
Those are all fine albums, but they're mostly the big consensus favorites. I think there are many more albums that would align with your tastes, but to be fair you devote most of your time to finding the best underground metal, which you're great at! Here's a list from my Fester's Lucky 13, Non-Metal for Metalheads: 1. Bent Knee - Twenty Pills Without Water (Take This to Heart) | USA 2. Oneida - Expensive Air (Joyful Noise) | USA 3. Dool - The Shape of Fluidity (Prophecy Productions) | Netherlands 4. Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She (Gine) | USA 5. Julie Christmas - Ridiculous and Full of Blood (Red Creek) | USA 6. Mamaleek - Vida Blue (The Flenser) | USA 7. Nightshift - Homosapien (Trouble In Mind) | UK 8. Kim Gordon - The Collective (Matador) | USA 9. Moin - You Never End (AD 93) | UK 10. Water Damage - In E (12XU) | USA 11. Bingo Fury - Bats Feet for a Widow (The State51 Conspiracy) | UK 12. Still House Plants - If I Don’t Make It, I Love U (Bison) | UK 13. Crippled Black Phoenix - The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature (Season Of Mist) | UK
My Top 10 Non-Metal Albums of 2024: 10. Lindsey Stirling - Duality 9. RAT BOY - Suburbia Calling 8. Mother Mother - Grief Chapter 7. Eminem - The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) 6. Kobra Paige - Like No Other 5. Jelly Roll - Beautifully Broken 4. Shaboozey - Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going 3. 311 - Full Bloom 2. Cage the Elephant - Neon Pill 1. Remi Wolf - Big Ideas
Been considering listening to Brat by Charli XCX recently, I've literally not listened to or heard anything from it yet. When it was blowing up, I decided to avoid it as 1.) I was already focused on listening to stuff I had planned on listening to and 2.) I know I've been overthinking/thinking too deeply when I say this, and most probably been too stereotypical in my thinking, but I decided to not listen to it as I was worried that, as a teenage boy (who at the time was fully focused on metal), I was worried that I wouldn't be able to enjoy or get into the album or that I wouldn't be able to truly relate to or understand any of the album's themes, especially since the album has had such a significant cultural impact, especially amongst women. However, over the past month I've been trying to listen to more non-metal artists, and whilst I do try to anyways, I've actually been listening to more popular pop music. Of this I've only really been listening Taylor Swift (her early albums are actually seriously so good y'all), but I do plan on listening to artists like Chappell Roan, Carly Rae Jepsen (maybe Sabrina Carpenter) and hopefully soon Charli XCX with Brat (bear in mind I've literally NEVER listened to ANYTHING by the artists I've listed, obviously apart from 'Call Me Maybe' Carly Rae Jepsen, that song never gets old).
@@themetalmeltdownofficial will do! Also, I'm also considering listening to Tate McRae as well, I've listened to a few of her songs and they're pretty good
Also “anyone with a brain and a penis knows that Metal is the only genre that matters”. Ah Thrashin Jackson, your comedic satire cracks me up, never change dude
What about Magdalena Bay’s Imaginal Disk, which has sat comfortably at number 1 on the users AOTY chart since its release? Btw, these charts are a pretty good reference point to find new music.
you should rebrand the channel to the music meltdown and review whatever the fuck you want through the whole year. btw, my favorite non-metal album this year was allie x - girl with no face.
@themetalmeltdownofficial OK fair enough, Skinty Fia is very good thanks for the recommendations this year, Santa bringing the Cure and Blood Incantation vinyl.
LOVED this video thank you, I've been lurking around for some time here, but thought I'd take the opportunity to come and say 'Hi!'. Music is truth, thanks for sharing yours.
Top Rock ~ The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World North Sea Echo - Really Good Terrible Things (Heavy Rock/Metal) Richie Kotzen - Nomad Top R&B/Hip Hop ~ Samurai (Lupe Fiasco) GNX (Kendrick Lamar) Angel Eyes (Kenny Mason) Top Orchestral ~ Responses to Ligeti (Miklos Lukacs Cimbiosis Trio /Ligeti Ensemble) Ihsahn (Orchestral Version) Top Film ~ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Danny Elfman) Nosferatu (Robin Carolan) Top Jazz ~ Logan Ricardson - Sacred Garden Milton & esperanza Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement Pat Metheny - MoonDial Top Electronic/Art Pop Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard & Soft Aurora - What Happened To The Heart? Poppy - Negative Spaces
I’m actually always relieved to hear that you listen to other genres besides metal because I feel like some metalheads only consume metal and nothing else. 😂
Metal isnt the only genre of music??? Damn mindblown!!!! But Fr Thrashin… give country, especially outlaw country, a chance. Pretty metal af even if not metal. My top 10 10: Samlrc-A Lonely Sinner 9: Doechii-Alligator Bites Never Heal 8: Denzel Curry-King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2 7: Ka-The Thief Next to Jesus 6: Joey Valence & Brae-NO HANDS 5: The Cure-Songs of a Lost World 4: Kendrick Lamar-GNX 3: Clairo-Charm 2: Godspeed you Black Emperor-"No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead" 1: Kamasi Washington-Fearless movement
A death metal head here being the biggest fan of Tyler ever.
Most reliable CNN news report I've ever seen ngl
eat your heart out Anderson Cooper, coming for your job.
@@themetalmeltdownofficialno these sucked the only only two 2 ll that where even worth a fuck to me was Seether the surface seems so far and smashing pumpkins agorhi Gori meih
@@themetalmeltdownofficialor some shit honestly I don't think I can not pronounce the name of that album but what I can say thi is i like some of the new smashing pumpkins songs off the new album some I didn't but overall a pretty good album
The 20s sure as hell have been full of incredible music so far
absolutely
Favorite nonmetal and metal albums:
You Wont go Before youre supposed to-Knocked Loose
GNX-Kendrick Lamar
We dont trust you-future and metro boomin
Hardstone Psycho-Don Toliver
Almighty So 2-Chief Keef
Blue Lips-Schoolboy Q
God is Violence-Cancer Christ
King of the mischievious south vol 2-Denzel Curry
Dark Superstition-Gatecreeper
Manual Manic Procedures-200 stab wounds
More Insane-Undeath
Highly Irresponsible-Better Lovers
Brat-Charli XCX
The great american bar scene-Zach Bryan
Invincible Shield-Judas Priest
Post-Human: Nex Gen-Bring me the horizon
The Nothing that is-Fit for an autopsy
Also some of my favorite songs of the year:
Show of Hands-Future, Metro Boomin, A$AP Rocky
Breathe-Yeat
Redrum-21 Savage
Fuel-Eminem, JID
Still in the Paint-Denzel Curry
Lithonia-Childish Gambino
Sin Miedo-Jpegmafia
Euphoria-Kendrick Lamar
Not like us-Kendrick Lamar
The Cure’s new record basically got me into the band. Glad you enjoyed it as well!
New fans, love that! Next up, a deep dive into post-punk bands that were The Cure's peers in 1978-82?
@ Robert doing an 80’s goth rock/post-punk episode would be cool, but IDK if he would have the knowledge of that genre (or maybe he *does* and I’m just not aware of it).
Gloria, Reincarnated, Dodger Blue, Luther and The Heart Pt.6 are standouts, but the whole album fucking slaps
Luther and Squabble Up are my favs, on regular repeat here.
CNN is in such high quality now.
Awesome list! If you haven't heard them, I would also recommend checking out the new Chelsea Wolfe and Xiu Xiu albums.
new Chelsea Wolfe was really good, still gotta check out Xiu Xiu
The Cure are so GD good.
i love how at 1:08, Jackson said "everybody with a brain and a penis" yet he himself admitted on his livestream that he has the brain of a 3rd grader
that would explain a lot...
Some really great picks here, been really loving the Tyler release this year in particular. For non metal stuff I’d also recommend with you in spirit by Balance and Composure and I Can’t Thank You Enough by Willis
Ahh, yes, great list!! I was hyped to see this, and many of your picks are records that I meant to check out, but never got around to, so now I really have to.
Here's my list:
"She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She" - Chelsea Wolfe
"Imaginal Disk" - Magdalena Bay
"Impossible Light" - Uboa
"Brat" - Charli XCX
"Maggot Mass" - Pharmakon
"Enn" - Eivør
"Tidal Memory Exo" - Iglooghost
"Moves in the Field" - Kelly Moran
"I Will Lay Down my Life for You" - JPEGMafia
"Something in the Room She Moves" - Julia Holter
Honorable Mentions:
"Eg Er Framand" - Sylvaine (this is a long EP, or else it'd easily make the list)
"Charm" - Clairo
"Girl with No Face" - Allie X
"Samurai" - Lupe Fiasco
"All Life Long" - Kali Malone
I have Death and Slayer tatted very prominently on my forearms but Modest Mouse will forever be my favorite band. Listen to whatever the fuck you feel like.
Modest Mouse is one of my favorite bands of all time; my favorite album of theirs is The Moon and Antarctica
@codyhensley640 Very good one. I'm forever a fan of their first two. The debut just has this melancholic, ad-libbed jazzy feel to it but Issac is so angry all at once. RIP Jeremiah
I love The Cure’s album, ‘Endsong’ especially! What a song! Chelsea Wolfe’s album deserves a mention too, I’ve listened to it a lot, great album.
If Kendrick has proven one thing, it's that Compton is the Mecca of rap. There's something in the water there.
MUSTAAAAAAARRRRRRRRD !!!!!
My favorites right now are Vampire Weekend and The Last Dinner Party. I’m gonna check out some of your picks, thank you!
Both Chelsea Wolfe and Babel Map ended up on my year end list. Heavy in different ways
I continue to thoroughly enjoy the Mr Meltdown/Thrashin Jackson skits. Those alone make it worth the click and like every damn time. \m/
This was great, thank you. Time to start that new Chanel : The Mainstream Meltdown !
My fav non-metal albums of 2024:
Jim Peterik & World Stage - Roots & Shoots Vol. 1 (AOR/melodic rock)
Steve Hackett - The Circus and the Nightwhale
Grand - Second to None (AOR/melodic rock)
Green Day - Saviors (pop punk)
Norah Jones - Visions (jazz/pop)
Michael Falch - Drømmene (folk/pop)
Organiseret Støj - Smadr’ Hele Lortet (punk)
Pinhead Gunpowder - Unt (punk)
Amyl and The Sniffers - Cartoon Darkness (punk/alternative)
Sum 41 - Heaven x Hell (pop punk)
my top 10 2024 fav non metal albums real quick:
1-The New Sound (Geordie Greep)
2-I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU (JPEGMAFIA)
3-CHROMAKOPIA (Tyler the Creator)
4-Songs of a Lost Wolrd (The Cure)
5-GNX (Kendrick Lamar)
6-Dark Times (Vince Staples)
7-Bright Future (Adrianne Lenker)
8-NO HANDS (Joe Valence & Brae)
9-Brat (Charlie XCX)
And 10-#RICHAXXHAITIAN (Mach-Hommy)
Final result of my overall listening of albums this year: Rap-Head with a grasp on Metal, Jazz, Pop and a bit of Electronic Music and Soul/R&B.
When did thrash head TMM turn into a Southern Bumpkin? lol 😂
Imaginal Disk deserved to be on this list
I wish Jazzin' Jackson would stop hating on Metal so much.
Thrashin Jackson's sophisticated cousin 🧐
My non-metal favorites of this year:
1. Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches out to She Reaches out to She
2. Mach-Hommy - #RICHAXXHAITIAN
3. Aurora - What Happened to the Heart
4. Sadistik & Maulskull - Oblivion Theater
5. Nia Archives - Silence is Loud
6. Jessica Pratt - Here in the Pitch
7. Conway the Machine - Slant Face Killah
8. Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement
9. Billie Eilish - Hit me Hard and Soft
10. Rapsody - Please Don't Cry
11. Kendrick Lamar - GNX
12. Schoolboy Q - Blue Lips
13. Lupe Fiasco - Samurai
14. Fontaines D.C. - Romance
15. Eminem - The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace)
16. ShrapKnel - Nobody Planning to Leave
17. Ka - The Thief Next to Jesus
18. ELUCID - Revelator
19. Five The Hierophant - Apeiron
20. Arooj Aftab - Night Reign
I dug that Billie Eilish record ngl
It's a pretty solid pop record
My favorite 2024 non-metal albums:
Slift - Ilion
The Likes of Us - Big Big Train
THE?TRUTH - Seven Steps to the Green Door
Luck and Strange - David Gilmour
Tarot Part II - Magick Brother & Mystic Sister
She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She - Chelsea Wolfe
Stalagmite Steeple - Returned to the Earth
Hyperdrama - Justice
All Born Screaming - St. Vincent
Hope - Amarok
Songs for Beating Hearts - Beardfish
FYM - Azure
I’ve only listened to one non metal release this year, which is Sungazer’s Against the Fall of Night. It’s a genuinely amazing experimental jazz fusion record. The only album I liked more than it this year was Opeth, which is some high praise from me
sounds cool bud, thanks for the heads up
Since I love Opeth and prog metal, it's not really a stretch to listen to a lot of prog rock, with my favorite of 2024 being The Likes Of Us by Big Big Train.
Honorable mention to a few songs:
1. PVRIS - Burn The Witch. I listened to this single song more than any album this year.
2. Kendrick Lamar - Euphoria. 15 years of anger in 6 minutes. Also it felt cathartic hearing someone lay into Drake in such detail.
3. Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us. Second Verse, this time with a dance beat.
Edit: I forgot to include “Too Sweet” by Hozier
Favorite non-metal albums of the year:
Sprints - Letter To Self
Windows96 - Dated New Aesthetic
Willi Carlisle - Critterland
Lindsey Stirling - Duality
Cheekface - It’s Sorted
Cupcakke - Dauntless Manifesto
Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism (Extended)
Five Foot Failure - Mr Eclipse Isn’t Perfect
Euphoria is a top 5 Kendrick song for me, absolutely killer
@@michaelmacvittie6977 happy to see I'm not the only one that really liked "Radical Optimism," specifically that extended version
Love the intro! Great stuff!
Metal isnt the only genre of music??? Damn mindblown!!!! But Fr Thrashin… give country, especially outlaw country, a chance. Pretty metal af even if not metal.
My top 10
10: Samlrc-A Lonely Sinner
9: Doechii-Alligator Bites Never Heal
8: Denzel Curry-King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2
7: Ka-The Thief Next to Jesus
6: Joey Valence & Brae-NO HANDS
5: The Cure-Songs of a Lost World
4: Kendrick Lamar-GNX
3: Clairo-Charm
2: Godspeed you Black Emperor-"No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead"
1: Kamasi Washington-Fearless movement
My top 10 non-metal albums, in no particular order
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Wild God
The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis - s/t
Godspeed You! Black Emperor -
"No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead"
Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown
Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement
Mount Eerie - Night Palace
Jack White - No Name
The Jesus Lizard - Rack
MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks
Jeff Parker - The Way Out of Easy
I look forward to the non metal year end list as much as the metal ones.
J Mascis - What Do We Do Now’ is my top non metal album of the year tied with The Cure
I appreciate that your non-metal albums range from pop, to jazz, to prog, to hip-hop. I have 2 favourite non-metal albums I'd like to shout out. First is the hip-hop album Problematic by Norman Sann and indie/alternative rock band Devil's Cigarette debut album I Wanna be on TV.
I cried twice listening to The Cure’s album
Thank you! I will check out some of the stuff I don't know. I was going to mention KA if you didn't but I really thought he would be on the list . One unusual, diverse , individual album I think you might go for given you're love of engaging original music is Talitakum by Avalanche Kaito. I could be wrong but a minute of the first track will probably let you know either way . Have a great holiday
I haven’t heard too many non-metal albums this year. I struggled with anxiety and depression most of the year and metal was a way to help me overcome it. Out of all the non-metal albums I’ve heard, these would be my favorites:
Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She
Chat Pile - Cool World
Touché Amoré - Spiral in a Straight Line
JPEGMAFIA - I Lay Down My Life for You
Tyler, the Creator - Chromakopia
Kendrick Lamar - GNX
The Cure - Songs of a Lost World
Best ever list! Kamasi great, first track on the Orville album is hilarious but the rest of the album has some good variety. I even like Charlie XCX! I wonder if it’s worth you doing more non metal reviews as I really don’t have a clue when it comes to non rock or metal music. Have a great Christmas mate🎄🤘🏿🍺
A few of my faves:
Alkaline Trio - Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs
Julie Christmas - Ridiculous and Full of Blood
Kendrick Lamar - GNX
Plastic Tree - Self-Titled
Yelawolf - War Story
Future - We Don't Trust You
I'm the sort of enby who will listen to anything, but generally as far as full albums go, I prefer to stick to rock and metal*. I use music to inspire me and keep me focused, and most genres of rock and metal just make happy brain chemicals go brrr the most.
But with that said, I will absolutely give The Cure a listen per your recommendation! For a non-metal album I have loved this year, I'd recommend "Fever Dream" by Alunah. It's classic occult rock brought to life with the most impassioned, enthusiastic drive and technicality I've heard all year. Look up the song "Trickster of Time" and you'll see what I mean!
Some have called it Stoner Metal, and while for me it falls more into the Occult rock style, I don't want to bar anyone from this wonderful experience due to genre quibbles. Give it a listen, and I'm hella sure you'll have a good time :)
Addendum: I prefer to stick to rock and metal *with the noteable exception< of Weird Al* Because Weird Al.
Nice work on the Chyron!
I'm really happy to see Flight b741 on the list, even as an honorable mention. This album has become really important to me, it reminds me of records I used to listen to with my grandpa and I think it'd be right up his alley if he were around to hear it. Nobody else in the server has talked about it, so I'm glad I'm not the only one who enjoyed it.
AMAZING INTRO hahahahahaha great video btw! i love some hip hop artists aside from metal for example 50 cent and Eminem, Em´s new album is great! totally that drake need to disappear from the face of the earth
not seeing the new xiu xiu record on here breaks my heart a little but otherwise fantastic fantastic list!
Now THIS is my niche. Metalhead at heart and diverse tastes otherwise. Truly wish there was more of this out there 🔥
Here are some great albums to check out:
* Remi Wolf-Big Ideas( a great and funky as shit pop record)
*Chelsea Wolfe-she reaches out to she reaches out to she(Beautiful Gothic vocals with hints of electric guitar and industrial)
*Uniform-American Standard ( an insane and crushing noise rock album in the vein of meth and chat pile)
*Joey Vanlence&Brae-No Hands(think Beastie Boys)
*Gut Health-Stiletto(like a devo and B_52's love child )
*JPEGMAFIA-I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU( it's Peggy enough said lol)
*Couch slut-you can do it tonight(Feminist hardcore noise punk)
*Chisel-what a fucking nightmare (straight up punk bangers)
*Amigo the devil-yours until the war is over(folk rock with a sinister twist)
Amigo the Devil is one of my absolute favorite new(er) artists. Been following him since the beginning. He's amazing.
Thought my phone had a bug at the start of this video
My top ten in no order.
Alkaline Trio - Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs
Allie X - Girl With No Face
Charlie XCX - BRAT
Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches out to She Reaches out to She
Drug Church - PRIDE
Julie Christmas - Ridiculous and Full of Blood
Maggie Lindemann - Headsplit
Sum 41 - Heaven X Hell
The Cure - Songs of a Lost World
MC5 - Heavy Lifting
HM:
Jerry Cantrell - I want Blood
Green Day - Saviors
Billie Ellish - Hit Me Hard and Soft
Those are all fine albums, but they're mostly the big consensus favorites. I think there are many more albums that would align with your tastes, but to be fair you devote most of your time to finding the best underground metal, which you're great at!
Here's a list from my Fester's Lucky 13, Non-Metal for Metalheads:
1. Bent Knee - Twenty Pills Without Water (Take This to Heart) | USA
2. Oneida - Expensive Air (Joyful Noise) | USA
3. Dool - The Shape of Fluidity (Prophecy Productions) | Netherlands
4. Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She (Gine) | USA
5. Julie Christmas - Ridiculous and Full of Blood (Red Creek) | USA
6. Mamaleek - Vida Blue (The Flenser) | USA
7. Nightshift - Homosapien (Trouble In Mind) | UK
8. Kim Gordon - The Collective (Matador) | USA
9. Moin - You Never End (AD 93) | UK
10. Water Damage - In E (12XU) | USA
11. Bingo Fury - Bats Feet for a Widow (The State51 Conspiracy) | UK
12. Still House Plants - If I Don’t Make It, I Love U (Bison) | UK
13. Crippled Black Phoenix - The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature (Season Of Mist) | UK
My Top 10 Non-Metal Albums of 2024:
10. Lindsey Stirling - Duality
9. RAT BOY - Suburbia Calling
8. Mother Mother - Grief Chapter
7. Eminem - The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)
6. Kobra Paige - Like No Other
5. Jelly Roll - Beautifully Broken
4. Shaboozey - Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going
3. 311 - Full Bloom
2. Cage the Elephant - Neon Pill
1. Remi Wolf - Big Ideas
Been considering listening to Brat by Charli XCX recently, I've literally not listened to or heard anything from it yet. When it was blowing up, I decided to avoid it as 1.) I was already focused on listening to stuff I had planned on listening to and 2.) I know I've been overthinking/thinking too deeply when I say this, and most probably been too stereotypical in my thinking, but I decided to not listen to it as I was worried that, as a teenage boy (who at the time was fully focused on metal), I was worried that I wouldn't be able to enjoy or get into the album or that I wouldn't be able to truly relate to or understand any of the album's themes, especially since the album has had such a significant cultural impact, especially amongst women. However, over the past month I've been trying to listen to more non-metal artists, and whilst I do try to anyways, I've actually been listening to more popular pop music. Of this I've only really been listening Taylor Swift (her early albums are actually seriously so good y'all), but I do plan on listening to artists like Chappell Roan, Carly Rae Jepsen (maybe Sabrina Carpenter) and hopefully soon Charli XCX with Brat (bear in mind I've literally NEVER listened to ANYTHING by the artists I've listed, obviously apart from 'Call Me Maybe' Carly Rae Jepsen, that song never gets old).
Give it all a shot bud, lots of great music there.
@@themetalmeltdownofficial will do! Also, I'm also considering listening to Tate McRae as well, I've listened to a few of her songs and they're pretty good
@@themetalmeltdownofficial I've now listened to Brat! Really enjoyed it! Thanks for encouraging me to listen to it!
@DylanJouglah-Shields happy to hear that bud! Cheers 🍻
GNX and The Cure are the only things that have made the past month bearable. Plus Opeth but that is metal. Have to check that Kamasi disc for sure
What there are other genres of music? This is the first I've heard of it! Thanks Uncle Melty!
Unclear, will report back when I have more information
Also “anyone with a brain and a penis knows that Metal is the only genre that matters”. Ah Thrashin Jackson, your comedic satire cracks me up, never change dude
What about Magdalena Bay’s Imaginal Disk, which has sat comfortably at number 1 on the users AOTY chart since its release?
Btw, these charts are a pretty good reference point to find new music.
Great album, not one of my favs. And I'm not in the habit of adding an album on a list just because its popular.
@ me either, just so happens this one is highly regarded because it’s actually pretty magnificent
W Geordie Greep. This album is magnificent and a good ass bop with so many influences and genre mixes.
Geordie and Tyler…also a man of culture I see 🧐 seeing Tyler next February! Better find a mop 🧹
I knew the intro to this video would be awesome tbh
Thrashin’ Jackson the kind of music that would listen to Drake outside of metal
I don't think he even knows who Drake is lmao
@ThorTheHusky2005 nah he'd be a tom macdonald listener
Glad to see most of comments agree on Chelsea Wolfe being a clear highlight of 2024.
Gotta listen the new The Cure still tho.
Intro's fun as heck btw 😂
Glad to see KG got an honorable mention, spun that album so much this year
Finally... CNN is a trustworthy network! 😆 great vieeo man.
Denzel Curry’s King of the Mischievous South vol 2 was absolutely my favorite album of the year!
Chromakopia was so goated
Dude this intro ruled 😂
I actually thought I clicked the wrong video when I saw CNN 😂
2:21 my reaction when I discover that my bank account has $0.00 😱
new King Diamond song finally come out on the 17th
Other genres are just a myth. Metal was founded by the Beatles
Yellow Submarine still the most metal song of all time
DEWOLFF-Muscle Shoals is a good one for the Dan Auerbach/Black Keys retro rockers.
I don’t both with non metal music. I’ll listen to punk and death rock but that’s it. 😊
I try to stick with the "supposed to be top10" numbering like a normal person would, but then... I remember I'm at The Metal Meltdown ¬¬
For some reason I just never liked that format, doesn't help that mfers will be like 'wait this is #6? Instead of #1??? WHAT THE HELL DUDE!' lmao
you should rebrand the channel to the music meltdown and review whatever the fuck you want through the whole year.
btw, my favorite non-metal album this year was allie x - girl with no face.
Ehh. Sometimes thats tempting but I mostly listen to and wanna talk about metal. So for now, The Metal Meltdown it is and will remain.
great album!
Like metal. Do like the last dinner party and cure
I put That Handsome Devil on there
Grundeis - Every Second an Ocean. Type it in, do it
I like listening to to metal and Zelda orchestra.
Earphone warning 2:22😆
to be fair, its not a Metal Meltdown video if there isn't a chance I'll destroy your eardrums
You should check out irish band Fontaines DC album Romance, you won't have heard anything like this this year
For some reason that album didn't really click with me. I like their other stuff though.
@themetalmeltdownofficial OK fair enough, Skinty Fia is very good thanks for the recommendations this year, Santa bringing the Cure and Blood Incantation vinyl.
This is horrible why people keep making other music
having the new Ice Spice album as your favorite non metal album this year is brave, but worthy
also The Story So Far is mine. or the new Alkaline Trio
Huh didnt know orval peck is a big thing now. Only country music allowed in my house
oh yeah bud he's a country star, a couple songs on 'Stampede' were huge hit singles in the summer too.
I love Chromakopia but Sticky is my least favorite track on it haha
lol Drake pulls a Dexter…
LOVED this video thank you, I've been lurking around for some time here, but thought I'd take the opportunity to come and say 'Hi!'. Music is truth, thanks for sharing yours.
That intro was spectacular.
Top Rock ~
The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World
North Sea Echo - Really Good Terrible Things (Heavy Rock/Metal)
Richie Kotzen - Nomad
Top R&B/Hip Hop ~
Samurai (Lupe Fiasco)
GNX (Kendrick Lamar)
Angel Eyes (Kenny Mason)
Top Orchestral ~
Responses to Ligeti (Miklos Lukacs Cimbiosis Trio /Ligeti Ensemble)
Ihsahn (Orchestral Version)
Top Film ~
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Danny Elfman)
Nosferatu (Robin Carolan)
Top Jazz ~
Logan Ricardson - Sacred Garden
Milton & esperanza
Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement
Pat Metheny - MoonDial
Top Electronic/Art Pop
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard & Soft
Aurora - What Happened To The Heart?
Poppy - Negative Spaces
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the intro ahahahah
Slomosa
Personally I gotta say the best country record to come out is the new Sturgill Simpson record (under the moniker Johnny Blue Skies) Passage du Desir
This guy is a 🤡
and yet you keep tuning in 🤔🤔🤔
I so glad people still make metal because all this main stream stuff is terrible.
I’m actually always relieved to hear that you listen to other genres besides metal because I feel like some metalheads only consume metal and nothing else. 😂
Love the comedic intro.
Metal isnt the only genre of music??? Damn mindblown!!!! But Fr Thrashin… give country, especially outlaw country, a chance. Pretty metal af even if not metal.
My top 10
10: Samlrc-A Lonely Sinner
9: Doechii-Alligator Bites Never Heal
8: Denzel Curry-King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2
7: Ka-The Thief Next to Jesus
6: Joey Valence & Brae-NO HANDS
5: The Cure-Songs of a Lost World
4: Kendrick Lamar-GNX
3: Clairo-Charm
2: Godspeed you Black Emperor-"No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead"
1: Kamasi Washington-Fearless movement