History AwesomeMusic / HeavyMetal

** [[https://youtu.be/Ko-GRSK3LfA Just when you thought the Final Countdown one couldn't be more awesome...]]
** [[https://youtu.be/zX-kwqfDJj8 The PONPONPON one]] has a very strong Music/{{BABYMETAL}} influence.
** [[https://youtu.be/x84hC1p1YC0 His cover of]] ''both'' Japanese and English Sailor Moon transformation is '''THE''' music here.
** [[https://youtu.be/64uH3oUG00U The Imperial March one]] has a massive PowerMetal music of epicness.
** [[https://youtu.be/1CFnM4SYQC8 Ditto for the Mr. Trololo/Edward Khil one.]]
** [[https://youtu.be/T3VIJTFS3Nc You'll be hard-pressed NOT to headbang to the Skrillex one.]]

** [[https://youtu.be/3lktBlVwsyg Just when you thought the Final Countdown one couldn't be more awesome...]]

* Kyuss' entire career was made out of hugely distorted guitar riffs that sound completely awesome. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcY3UF6_IaM "Whitewater"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLdOlzIRCdk "Demon Cleaner"]] stand out, but the entire ''Welcome to Sky Valley'' album is completely kickass, as is the rest of their material.

Being a longtime genre with loads of aggressiveness, Rock UpToEleven, and a helluvalot of subgenres, it's no surprise that HeavyMetal as a whole has its own page.

** "Another Way To Die" features some of the vocal dynamics hinted at in "Deify" and "Land of Confusion", then turns them UpToEleven. It starts with a grim vocal crooning opening, then the guitars start booming while Draiman shouts the things people've done to the Earth, building to an epic crescendo while the rest of the band sings back-up, after which Donegan gives us one of his most technical guitar solos is years. This is the kind of song that gets people into Disturbed.

* Just for the page intro: you want aggressiveness? You want Rock UpToEleven? Then [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ADPPcZZIBU Heaven Shall Burn]] will more than sate your needs. After detonating your eardrums [[LoudOfWar a thousand times over]], of course. Their duet with Deadlock's lead singer Sabine Scherer, 'Given in Death', is something that nobody thought would work, but it turned out to be a masterpiece. There's a reason it got so much attention.

** Music/SuicideSilence is one of the genre's UrExample[[=s=]] for a very good reason: between Mitch Lucker's instantly recognizable vocals and such iconic songs such as "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT13aP_GnuM Unanswered]]" and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSpfXwbcRaU You Only Live Once]]", it's not hard to see how other bands have paid homage to their style.
** Music/ShadowOfIntent. Just Shadow of Intent. Just about every song they've made combines bombastic orchestra with melodic yet brutal riffs to create some of the most epic tracks in the genre. From their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VbBuXJmg1s first]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgaUi3f2vrs two]] albums to their [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-5s3pq4apEHkgVbrElADaRQqOHcIke8k current]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScjRwjZDb7g material]], they prove that you CAN fuse deathcore and symphonic metal together and make it work

** Music/SlaughterToPrevail delivers brutal riffs and sick grooves capped off by frontman Alex Terrible's distinctively hellish gutturals. From their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUmRWZbTQNA debut EP]] to their recent NuMetal influenced material off of ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k773u380C9g Kostolom]]'', they prove you can change your sound while remaining true to your roots

** Music/ThyArtIsMurder

* AwesomeMusic/{{Nightwish}}

** Music/ShadowOfIntent. Just [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYUmRIHMbLg listen to these]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgaUi3f2vrs&t=97s two albums]] and try not to say that they're the most metal albums about ''Franchise/{{Halo}}''!
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zljSnHk6WUg Blackened deathcore at its finest]] courtesy of Music/LornaShore. The fact that they're still going strong even after the bad luck and setbacks they've gone through deserves special mention.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcI3fA53eSE I DIDN'T CHOOSE HELL! HELL! CHOSE! ME!]]. One of the signature songs of Music/{{Carnifex}}, it is THE piece that lets you know that they mean business.
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ojlwMzs0Q DE-MO-LI-SHER!]] Say hello to Music/SlaughterToPrevail, Russia's premier deathcore band!

* Pretty much all the musical output of Music/DirEnGrey, whether it's the old VisualKei stuff or the newer, harsher releases. [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly They are able to go from pop, to rock, to metal, to so hardcore the paint on the wall bleeds]].

* Battlesoul, oh, Battlesoul. Almost ANYTHING by them, which is a mixture of Celtic Folk Metal, Power Metal keyboards and thrash metal drumming, plus Melodic Death Metal, NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly indeed, that doesen't makes them any less awesome, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUjCXa5FBgI Wolf]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qukge1oqD60 Oathbreaker]] from ''Lay Down Thy Burdens'', and from ''Tir Na Nog'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXk859eKNtA Songs of Our Heroes]], are the most incredible.

** "Zan", "Rasetsukoku", "The Blossoming Beelzebub", "Saku" and "Grief" are all CrazyAwesome.

** [[CrazyAwesome NOW I SEE HIS FACE,]] [[SlasherSmile I SEE A SMILE YEAH!]] [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds SUCH A LONELY FACE,]] NO GOLDEN MILE! [[DarkAndTroubledPast EYES TELL MORBID TALES]] [[ForTheEvulz OF HIS BLACK HEART!]] [[DarkAndTroubledPast HIS DEEDS THROUGH AGES PAST TELL OF HIS PART!]] [[IronicEcho SEE HIS FACE! SEE HIS SMILE!]] [[OhCrap I'M GONNA DIE!]] [[SkywardScream WHOA OH! WHOA OH! NOHO!]] Ladies and Gentlemen, [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic THE PRINCE!]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD1gDSao1eA The Great Chinggis Khaan]] is by far the most badass anthem dedicated to Useful Notes/Genghis Khan. The epic instrumentals and throat-singing helps too!

* You thought Main/{{Deathcore}} sucked? Think again!

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ojlwMzs0Q DE-MO-LI-SHER!]] Say hello to Music/{{Slaughter to Prevail}}, Russia's premier deathcore band!
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcI3fA53eSE&ab_channel=Carnifex I DIDN'T CHOOSE HELL! HELL! CHOSE! ME!]]. One of the signature songs of Music/{{Carnifex}}, this song is THE piece that lets you know that they mean business.

%%** Everybody say it together now. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ojlwMzs0Q DE-MO-LI-SHER!]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD1gDSao1eA The Great Chinggis Khaan]], a folk rock anthem dedicated to UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan, is a fittingly epic piece complete with strong instrumentation and powerful throat-sung vocals that capture the badassery and accomplishments of the Khan himself.

** Everybody say it together now. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ojlwMzs0Q DE-MO-LI-SHER!]]
* Mongolian folk metallers Music/{{The Hu}} bring in some kickass pieces, complete with throat singing, folk instruments like the morin khuur and jaw harp, and awesome mustaches
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM8dCGIm6yc&ab_channel=TheHU Wolf Totem]]. THE ultimate song for showing your foes who's boss this side of the steppes!
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD1gDSao1eA&ab_channel=BetterNoiseMusic The Great Chinggis Khaan]]. Basically a folk rock anthem dedicated to Useful Notes/Genghis Khan. As such, it is a fittingly epic piece complete with strong instrumentation and powerful throat-sung vocals that capture the badassery and accomplishments of the Khan himself.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD1gDSao1eA&ab_channel=BetterNoiseMusic The Great Chinggis Khaan]]. By far the best anthem dedicated to Useful Notes/{{Genghis Khan}}.

** Everybody say it together now.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ojlwMzs0Q DE-MO-LI-SHER!]]

* You thought Music/{{Deathcore}} sucked? Think again!

%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ojlwMzs0Q DE-MO-LI-SHER!]] Say hello to Music/Slaughter to Prevail, the band from Russia.
%%This example is both badly formatted and zero-context.
* Music/TheHu are internationally acclaimed for a good reason. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpxA_ZxGX_M Listen to their cover of "Sad but True"]] by Metallica. IT IS EPIC.%% [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD1gDSao1eA With songs such as "The Great Chinggis Khan"]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtc8z33pYDQ and "Wolf Totem"]], you know that these guys are good at it!
%%Why? This example is zero-context.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1paTrimD6O4 "The Finisher"]] by Oh, Sleeper is written as a BadassBoast[=/=]WorldOfCardboardSpeech from God's perspective to [[ArchEnemy Satan]]. From its start to its finish, it gives the impression that Lucifer is probably sitting there saying "OhCrap." Excerpts:

* You thought Music/{{Main/Deathcore}} sucked? Think again!

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ojlwMzs0Q DE-MO-LI-SHER!]] Say hello to Music/Slaughter to Prevail, the band from Russia
* Music/TheHu are internationally acclaimed for a good reason. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpxA_ZxGX_M Listen to their cover of "Sad but True"]] by Metallica. IT IS EPIC.%% [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD1gDSao1eA With songs such as The Great Chinggis Khan]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtc8z33pYDQ and Wolf Totem]], you know that these guys are good at it!

* You thought Music/{{Deathcore}} sucked? Think again!

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ojlwMzs0Q Just listen to the verse in Russian]] and say this isn't badass and terrifying at once!
* Music/TheHu are internationally acclaimed for a good reason. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpxA_ZxGX_M Listen to their cover of "Sad but True"]] by Metallica. IT IS EPIC.%% [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD1gDSao1eA With songs]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtc8z33pYDQ like these]], you will feel like you can conquer the world!
%%Songs like what? With no title, these examples have LESS than zero context.

** Music/{{Shadow of Intent}}. Just [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYUmRIHMbLg&list=OLAK5uy_nGkMuze6iL86KWbmlutxrGKx4O0t2NxhM&ab_channel=ShadowOfIntent listen to these]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgaUi3f2vrs&t=97s&ab_channel=ShadowOfIntent two albums]] and try not to say that they're the most metal albums about Franchise/{{Halo}}!
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zljSnHk6WUg&ab_channel=CriticalDuality Blackened deathcore at its finest]] courtesy of Music/{{Lorna Shore}}. The fact that they're still going strong even after the bad luck and setbacks they've gone through deserves special mention.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ojlwMzs0Q&ab_channel=AlexTerrible Just listen to the verse in Russian and say this isn't badass and terrifying at once!]]
* Music/{{The Hu}} are internationally acclaimed for a good reason. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD1gDSao1eA&ab_channel=BetterNoiseMusic With songs]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtc8z33pYDQ&ab_channel=TheHu-Topic like these]], you will feel like you can conquer the world!
** Even better, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpxA_ZxGX_M&ab_channel=TheHU listen to their cover of Sad but True by Metallica]] IT IS EPIC.

* You thought Music/Deathcore sucked? Think again!

** Music/Shadow of Intent. Just [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYUmRIHMbLg&list=OLAK5uy_nGkMuze6iL86KWbmlutxrGKx4O0t2NxhM&ab_channel=ShadowOfIntent listen to these]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgaUi3f2vrs&t=97s&ab_channel=ShadowOfIntent two albums]] and try not to say that they're the most metal albums about Franchise/Halo!
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zljSnHk6WUg&ab_channel=CriticalDuality Blackened deathcore at its finest]] courtesy of Music/Lorna Shore. The fact that they're still trucking even after the bad luck and setbacks they've gone through makes this even more amazing.

** The entire ''Confession'' album is simply killer. It sounds like Music/LinkinPark, Music/{{Korn}}, Music/{{Meshuggah}}, Music/{{Slipknot}}, Soilwork, Music/{{Sepultura}}, Music/{{Soulfly}}, Music/{{Santana}} and Music/BreakingBenjamin had sex. "How Can I Live" in particular is a pretty epic song. Listen to the verses, and try not to get chills up your spine. Everything about that song is nearly perfect. There's a reason they re-recorded it in Spanish and ''put the song on their own album twice.''