Best metal 2000-present
 

i've been reading around a lot on this forum and most threads always go back 20 years to the last time good music was made. no offence because a lot of good music was produced back in the day but there are still a lot of new bands coming out with talent. i am always checking out new bands and there are a few that are quite talented.

the point of this thread is to discuss metal, and of course there are a bazillion sub-genres, but i think most people understand what is and isn't a metal band at least by today's standards. there may be debate over who was metal and who was rock from the 80's but this discussion is for strictly bands of the last decade.

mock them, rate them, name your favorites, who do you think is good, who do you think is s***, start a discussion, or whatever just keep it to recent bands.

a few bands i have come across and have earned their spot as a regular on my playlists are:

devildriver: probably my favorite band of the last decade. also one of my favorites to work out too with its pounding beats. i like coal chamber as well so i obviously like the vocals, the drummer has some crazy fast double kicking, and some pretty good guitar work. all 3 of their albums rock from start to finish.

trivium: i liked their first two cd's a lot. 'the crusade' i liked when it first came out but it got old quick without the screaming. their latest i've been enjoying over the last little while a nice blend of the clean and screaming vocals. to me they are what metallica would sound like if they were still good. great stuff, definitely influenced by metallica, in fact they are the only band that can do a cover of metallica and do it just as good if not better.

the agonist: another band that is climbing into my favorites. they released their first album in aug. '07 and it was a pretty kick ass release. alissa white-gluz has an amazing voice. a great metal scream combined with clean vocals. i've always like bands with female singers, as long as their good obviously, and this is probably the best one i've heard since arch enemy. great stuff.

well there are 3 to get started. let's see what kind of discussion comes out of this thread. i have high hopes.

Arkhon Infaustus. IMO some of the best extreme metal within this time period.

I like Mastodon. I heard a little Machine Head too, they seemed pretty good.

Serenity is my favourite 'newest' band; their first full album came out 2007 though they've been around since 2001. They're melodic metal, I suppose, not sure if they're doing anything outstanding or innovative, but I like them.

For modern death metal, everyone's gotta check out
Arghoslent
Necrovation
Kaamos
Repugnant
Dead Congregation
Deathevokation
Ignivomous
Pentacle
Hooded Menace
Ribspreader

Eh, Mastodon is okay i guess. By the way, is any of Foo Fighters considered metal? If it is, I would have to go with them! :)

Machine Head have been around a while but were always a little hit and miss. They have released some decent stuff but some absolute garbage also in their time. Their last album, THE BLACKENING simply urinates over everything else they did before it in my opinion.

As for my two cents worth:

THE SWORD


FREYA


WINTERS WOLVES

CULT OF LUNA


BACK TO CHAPEL TOWN

I'm not knowledgeable on anything new but Pig Destroyer are alright. I love Mastodon though :bowdown:

I second Mastodon. Great band.

Ive never really properly checked out Pig Destroyer but they do sound alright.