Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
The early 2000s were a golden era for metalcore, and in this video I’m breaking down some of the most important, influential, and personally meaningful albums from that time. From genre-defining classics like As I Lay Dying – Frail Words Collapse, Shai Hulud – That Within Blood Ill-Tempered, and Hatebreed – The Rise of Brutality to underrated gems from bands like Beloved, Bridge to Solace, Hamartia, and Nodes of Ranvier, this list is all about celebrating an era that shaped modern heavy music. #metalcore @asilaydying @POISONTHEWELLOFFICIAL @darkesthourdudes @hatebreed @BTBAMofficial
00:00 As I Lay Dying – Frail Words Collapse
00:46 Zao – All Else Failed (Re-Recording)
01:15 Shai Hulud – That Within Blood Ill-Tempered
01:48 I Killed The Prom Queen – When Goodbye Means Forever…
02:20 Himsa – Courting Tragedy and Disaster
02:52 Caliban – Shadow Hearts
03:59 Hatebreed – The Rise of Brutality
04:34 Bridge to Solace – Of Bitterness and Hope
05:02 Darkest Hour – Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation
05:40 Bleeding Through – This Is Love, This Is Murderous
06:20 Throwdown – Haymaker
06:57 Undying – At History’s End
07:27 From Autumn To Ashes – The Fiction We Live
07:52 Nora – Dreamers & Deadmen
08:23 The Agony Scene – The Agony Scene
08:48 Between the Buried and Me – The Silent Circus
09:26 Forever Is Forgotten – The Architecture Is Still Burning
09:55 Trivium – Ember to Inferno
10:29 Symphony in Peril – Lost Memoirs and Faded Pictures
11:00 On Broken Wings – Some of Us May Never See the World
11:24 Every Time I Die – Hot Damn!
12:03 The Number Twelve Looks Like You – Put On Your Rosy Red Glasses
12:43 Stray From the Path – Audio Prozac
13:16 Ion Dissonance – Breathing Is Irrelevant
13:47 All Out War – Condemned to Suffer
14:16 A Life Once Lost – A Great Artist
14:39 The Bled – Pass the Flask
15:11 Textures – Polars
16:04 Hamartia – To Play the Part
16:25 Beloved – Failure On
17:05 Sikth – The Trees Are Dead & Dried Out, Wait for Something Wild
17:59 Nodes of Ranvier – Nodes of Ranvier
18:38 Blood Has Been Shed – Spirals
19:23 Integrity – To Die For
19:50 Avenged Sevenfold – Waking the Fallen
20:28 Honorable Mentions
21:04 A Static Lullaby – …And Don’t Forget to Breathe
21:38 Poison the Well – You Come Before You
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The early 2000s were a golden era for metalcore, and in this video I’m breaking down some of the most important, influential, and personally meaningful albums from that time. From genre-defining classics like As I Lay Dying – Frail Words Collapse, Shai Hulud – That Within Blood Ill-Tempered, and Hatebreed – The Rise of Brutality to underrated gems from bands like Beloved, Bridge to Solace, Hamartia, and Nodes of Ranvier, this list is all about celebrating an era that shaped modern heavy music. #metalcore @asilaydying @POISONTHEWELLOFFICIAL @darkesthourdudes @hatebreed @BTBAMofficial
00:00 As I Lay Dying – Frail Words Collapse
00:46 Zao – All Else Failed (Re-Recording)
01:15 Shai Hulud – That Within Blood Ill-Tempered
01:48 I Killed The Prom Queen – When Goodbye Means Forever…
02:20 Himsa – Courting Tragedy and Disaster
02:52 Caliban – Shadow Hearts
03:59 Hatebreed – The Rise of Brutality
04:34 Bridge to Solace – Of Bitterness and Hope
05:02 Darkest Hour – Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation
05:40 Bleeding Through – This Is Love, This Is Murderous
06:20 Throwdown – Haymaker
06:57 Undying – At History’s End
07:27 From Autumn To Ashes – The Fiction We Live
07:52 Nora – Dreamers & Deadmen
08:23 The Agony Scene – The Agony Scene
08:48 Between the Buried and Me – The Silent Circus
09:26 Forever Is Forgotten – The Architecture Is Still Burning
09:55 Trivium – Ember to Inferno
10:29 Symphony in Peril – Lost Memoirs and Faded Pictures
11:00 On Broken Wings – Some of Us May Never See the World
11:24 Every Time I Die – Hot Damn!
12:03 The Number Twelve Looks Like You – Put On Your Rosy Red Glasses
12:43 Stray From the Path – Audio Prozac
13:16 Ion Dissonance – Breathing Is Irrelevant
13:47 All Out War – Condemned to Suffer
14:16 A Life Once Lost – A Great Artist
14:39 The Bled – Pass the Flask
15:11 Textures – Polars
16:04 Hamartia – To Play the Part
16:25 Beloved – Failure On
17:05 Sikth – The Trees Are Dead & Dried Out, Wait for Something Wild
17:59 Nodes of Ranvier – Nodes of Ranvier
18:38 Blood Has Been Shed – Spirals
19:23 Integrity – To Die For
19:50 Avenged Sevenfold – Waking the Fallen
20:28 Honorable Mentions
21:04 A Static Lullaby – …And Don’t Forget to Breathe
21:38 Poison the Well – You Come Before You
Buy Metal Trenches MERCH (Sick design by CurlyArt): metaltrenches.bigcartel.com
Grow YOUR OWN YouTube Channel with vidiq.com/METAL
Join us on DISCORD! discord.gg/7QTAesh5Pp
Become a Supporter!
patreon.com/metaltrenches
subscribestar.com/metal-trenches
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: eepurl.com/dogQCD
Connect:
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minds.com/metaltrenches
facebook.com/metaltrenches
metaltrenches.bandcamp.com
twitter.com/MetalTrenches
instagram.com/metal.trenches
I do not own the rights to any of the featured song clips on this video. All credit to the artists and labels with specific permission granted. These fall under fair use based on sufficient transformation for the purpose of review, promotion, and commentary.
