Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
Hot takes time. Over the years on the channel I’ve dropped a LOT of controversial metal opinions, and today I’m revisiting 15 of the biggest ones. From sacred cows like Death, Mayhem, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and Tool… nothing is safe. Agree? Furious? Somewhere in between? Let me know your own hottest takes in the comments. #ironmaiden #lambofgod #slipknot #tool
00:00 Death – Human / Symbolic
01:27 Lamb Of God – Sacrament
02:58 Mayhem – De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
04:18 Avenged Sevenfold, Trivium & Parkway Drive
06:18 Pantera – Far Beyond Driven
07:14 Megadeth – Youthanasia
08:42 Between the Buried and Me – The Great Misdirect
09:45 Death Angel – Act III
11:23 Machine Head In General
12:26 Deafheaven – Sunbather
13:35 Black Sabbath – Born Again
14:35 Opeth – Damnation
16:16 Slipknot – Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses
17:48 Tool – 10,000 Days
19:04 Iron Maiden – Piece of Mind / Somewhere in Time
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Hot takes time. Over the years on the channel I’ve dropped a LOT of controversial metal opinions, and today I’m revisiting 15 of the biggest ones. From sacred cows like Death, Mayhem, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and Tool… nothing is safe. Agree? Furious? Somewhere in between? Let me know your own hottest takes in the comments. #ironmaiden #lambofgod #slipknot #tool
00:00 Death – Human / Symbolic
01:27 Lamb Of God – Sacrament
02:58 Mayhem – De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
04:18 Avenged Sevenfold, Trivium & Parkway Drive
06:18 Pantera – Far Beyond Driven
07:14 Megadeth – Youthanasia
08:42 Between the Buried and Me – The Great Misdirect
09:45 Death Angel – Act III
11:23 Machine Head In General
12:26 Deafheaven – Sunbather
13:35 Black Sabbath – Born Again
14:35 Opeth – Damnation
16:16 Slipknot – Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses
17:48 Tool – 10,000 Days
19:04 Iron Maiden – Piece of Mind / Somewhere in Time
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
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subscribestar.com/metal-trenches
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: eepurl.com/dogQCD
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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.
