Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
2001 was a MASSIVE year for metalcore — a pivotal moment where hardcore grit fused with melodic death metal riffs, mathcore chaos, and emotional post-hardcore experimentation. In this video, we dive deep into the essential releases from bands like Converge, From Autumn to Ashes, Avenged Sevenfold, Darkest Hour, The Red Chord, Unearth, and more to uncover which albums truly defined the genre. #metalcore #asilaydying #avengedsevenfold #converge #everytimeidie
00:00 Intro
00:13 From Autumn To Ashes – Too Bad You’re Beautiful
00:56 Dead Blue Sky – Symptoms Of An Unwanted Emotion
01:34 Darkest Hour – So Sedated So Secure
02:09 Evergreen Terrace – Losing All Hope Is Freedom
02:51 The Red Chord – Fused Together In Revolving Doors (By Mistake: 2002)
03:27 Throwdown – Don’t Have To Be Blood To Be Family
03:55 Saved By Grace – For What You Have Done
04:47 7 Angels 7 Plagues – Jhazmynes Lullabye
05:23 Playing Enemy – Cesarean
05:51 Martyr AD – The Human Condition In Twelve Fractions
06:25 All Else Failed – Archetype
06:55 Blood Has Been Shed – Novella Of Uriel
07:23 Arma Angelus – Where Sleeplessness Is Rest From Nightmares
08:27 Love Is Red – All That's Ahead Points To Forever
08:57 Zao – Self Titled
09:55 God Forbid – Determination
10:35 Bleeding Through – Dust To Ashes
11:08 Eighteen Visions – The Best Of Eighteen Visions
11:47 Caliban – Vent
12:28 As I Lay Dying – Beneath The Encasing Of Ashes
13:18 Norma Jean/Luti-Kriss – Throwing Myself
13:51 Every Time I Die – Last Night In Town
14:40 Taken – And They Slept
15:13 Nora – Loser’s Intuition
15:58 Candiria – 300 Percent Density
16:52 Unearth – The Stings Of Conscience
17:34 Avenged Sevenfold – Sounding The Seventh Trumpet
18:46 Converge – Jane Doe
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2001 was a MASSIVE year for metalcore — a pivotal moment where hardcore grit fused with melodic death metal riffs, mathcore chaos, and emotional post-hardcore experimentation. In this video, we dive deep into the essential releases from bands like Converge, From Autumn to Ashes, Avenged Sevenfold, Darkest Hour, The Red Chord, Unearth, and more to uncover which albums truly defined the genre. #metalcore #asilaydying #avengedsevenfold #converge #everytimeidie
00:00 Intro
00:13 From Autumn To Ashes – Too Bad You’re Beautiful
00:56 Dead Blue Sky – Symptoms Of An Unwanted Emotion
01:34 Darkest Hour – So Sedated So Secure
02:09 Evergreen Terrace – Losing All Hope Is Freedom
02:51 The Red Chord – Fused Together In Revolving Doors (By Mistake: 2002)
03:27 Throwdown – Don’t Have To Be Blood To Be Family
03:55 Saved By Grace – For What You Have Done
04:47 7 Angels 7 Plagues – Jhazmynes Lullabye
05:23 Playing Enemy – Cesarean
05:51 Martyr AD – The Human Condition In Twelve Fractions
06:25 All Else Failed – Archetype
06:55 Blood Has Been Shed – Novella Of Uriel
07:23 Arma Angelus – Where Sleeplessness Is Rest From Nightmares
08:27 Love Is Red – All That's Ahead Points To Forever
08:57 Zao – Self Titled
09:55 God Forbid – Determination
10:35 Bleeding Through – Dust To Ashes
11:08 Eighteen Visions – The Best Of Eighteen Visions
11:47 Caliban – Vent
12:28 As I Lay Dying – Beneath The Encasing Of Ashes
13:18 Norma Jean/Luti-Kriss – Throwing Myself
13:51 Every Time I Die – Last Night In Town
14:40 Taken – And They Slept
15:13 Nora – Loser’s Intuition
15:58 Candiria – 300 Percent Density
16:52 Unearth – The Stings Of Conscience
17:34 Avenged Sevenfold – Sounding The Seventh Trumpet
18:46 Converge – Jane Doe
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:
metaltrenches.com
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.
