Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
The 2020s have already delivered a wave of incredible metalcore albums—blending crushing breakdowns, emotional lyrics, and genre-pushing experimentation. In this video, we dive into the best metalcore releases of the decade so far, from established giants to breakout newcomers. Whether you're into melodic hooks, punishing riffs, or technical brilliance, this list has something for every metalcore fan. #Metalcore #Metalcore2020s #MetalMusic
Ringworm - Seeing Through Fire
156/Silence - Irrational Pull
Harm's Way - Common Suffering
Make Them Suffer - How To Survive A Funeral
END - Splinters From An Ever-Changing Face
Polaris - The Death Of Me
Protest The Hero - Palimpsest
Frontierer - Oxidized
SeeYouSpaceCowboy - The Romance Of Affliction
Zao - The Crimson Corridor
Every Time I Die - Radical
Mouthbreather - Self-Tape
August Burns Red - Death Below
Chamber - Cost Of Sacrifice
Code Orange - Underneath
Rolo Tomassi - Where Myth Becomes Memory
Loathe - I Let It In And It Took Everything
Underoath - Voyeurist
Jesus Piece - ...So Unknown
Periphery - Periphery V
Grayscale Season - Do You Like Violence
Pupil Slicer - Blossom
Knocked Loose - You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To
Between The Buried And Me - Colors II
The Callous Daoboys - Celebrity Therapist
00:00 Intro
00:22 OG Metalcore As It Was Meant To Be
01:07 Eerie and Erratic
02:00 Muscle Bound Mayhem
02:43 Stunning & Memorable Melodic Metalcore
03:27 Apocalyptic Supergroup
04:13 Underoath For A New Generation
05:01 Progressive Legends Make Comeback
05:43 LOUD NOISES!
06:26 RIP To A Major Up And Comer
07:09 Underrated OG GOATs
07:56 The End Of An Era
08:40 Pure Rage
09:19 The Most Consistent Legacy Act?
10:06 Cold Ripping Tearing
10:50 The Perfect Metalcore Meets Nu Metal
11:33 Spiritbox But Better?
12:20 Deftonescore
13:15 Comeback Stumble Corrected
14:06 Hopefully Not So Unknown Anymore
14:42 Progressive Evolutions
15:32 Underrated Swedish Sounds
16:27 More Great Mathcore Fusions
17:08 ARF ARF
17:54 Too Prog To Be Core… But Still…
18:44 The Best Metalcore Album Of The Decade So Far
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The 2020s have already delivered a wave of incredible metalcore albums—blending crushing breakdowns, emotional lyrics, and genre-pushing experimentation. In this video, we dive into the best metalcore releases of the decade so far, from established giants to breakout newcomers. Whether you're into melodic hooks, punishing riffs, or technical brilliance, this list has something for every metalcore fan. #Metalcore #Metalcore2020s #MetalMusic
Ringworm - Seeing Through Fire
156/Silence - Irrational Pull
Harm's Way - Common Suffering
Make Them Suffer - How To Survive A Funeral
END - Splinters From An Ever-Changing Face
Polaris - The Death Of Me
Protest The Hero - Palimpsest
Frontierer - Oxidized
SeeYouSpaceCowboy - The Romance Of Affliction
Zao - The Crimson Corridor
Every Time I Die - Radical
Mouthbreather - Self-Tape
August Burns Red - Death Below
Chamber - Cost Of Sacrifice
Code Orange - Underneath
Rolo Tomassi - Where Myth Becomes Memory
Loathe - I Let It In And It Took Everything
Underoath - Voyeurist
Jesus Piece - ...So Unknown
Periphery - Periphery V
Grayscale Season - Do You Like Violence
Pupil Slicer - Blossom
Knocked Loose - You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To
Between The Buried And Me - Colors II
The Callous Daoboys - Celebrity Therapist
00:00 Intro
00:22 OG Metalcore As It Was Meant To Be
01:07 Eerie and Erratic
02:00 Muscle Bound Mayhem
02:43 Stunning & Memorable Melodic Metalcore
03:27 Apocalyptic Supergroup
04:13 Underoath For A New Generation
05:01 Progressive Legends Make Comeback
05:43 LOUD NOISES!
06:26 RIP To A Major Up And Comer
07:09 Underrated OG GOATs
07:56 The End Of An Era
08:40 Pure Rage
09:19 The Most Consistent Legacy Act?
10:06 Cold Ripping Tearing
10:50 The Perfect Metalcore Meets Nu Metal
11:33 Spiritbox But Better?
12:20 Deftonescore
13:15 Comeback Stumble Corrected
14:06 Hopefully Not So Unknown Anymore
14:42 Progressive Evolutions
15:32 Underrated Swedish Sounds
16:27 More Great Mathcore Fusions
17:08 ARF ARF
17:54 Too Prog To Be Core… But Still…
18:44 The Best Metalcore Album Of The Decade So Far
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
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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.
