Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
2004 was a strange year for nu metal — the genre was already past its prime, but there were still plenty of bands cranking out riffs, grooves, and some… INTERESTING lyrical choices. In this video, I’m ranking the last leg albums of the original nu metal (and nu metal-adjacent) run from 2004 in a tier list, from best all-time bangers to worst total cringe-fests. We’ll cover the highs, the lows, and the albums you probably forgot even existed. #numetal #slipknot #paparoach
00:00 Intro
00:14 Soulfly - Prophecy
00:58 Otep - House Of Secrets
01:34 Kittie - Until The End
02:13 Soil - Redefine
02:44 Hed(pe) - Only In Amerika
03:37 Grade 8 - Resurrection
04:04 Dry Kill Logic - The Dead And Dreaming
04:42 Orgy - Punk Statik Paranoia
05:18 Flaw – Endangered Species
05:57 ETHS - Soma
06:39 Addiction Crew - Break In Life
07:34 Crossfade - Crossfade
08:15 Skrape - Up The Dose
08:41 Damageplan - New Found Power
09:42 Mnemic - The Audio Injected Soul
10:23 Nonpoint - Recoil
11:05 Papa Roach – Getting Away with Murder
11:38 Atomship - The Crash of ‘47
12:12 Apartment 26 - Music For The Massive
12:50 Drowning Pool – Desensitized
13:19 36 Crazyfists - A Snow Capped Romance
13:58 Shout-out: Jay-Z Linkin Park - Collision Course
14:10 Slipknot – Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
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2004 was a strange year for nu metal — the genre was already past its prime, but there were still plenty of bands cranking out riffs, grooves, and some… INTERESTING lyrical choices. In this video, I’m ranking the last leg albums of the original nu metal (and nu metal-adjacent) run from 2004 in a tier list, from best all-time bangers to worst total cringe-fests. We’ll cover the highs, the lows, and the albums you probably forgot even existed. #numetal #slipknot #paparoach
00:00 Intro
00:14 Soulfly - Prophecy
00:58 Otep - House Of Secrets
01:34 Kittie - Until The End
02:13 Soil - Redefine
02:44 Hed(pe) - Only In Amerika
03:37 Grade 8 - Resurrection
04:04 Dry Kill Logic - The Dead And Dreaming
04:42 Orgy - Punk Statik Paranoia
05:18 Flaw – Endangered Species
05:57 ETHS - Soma
06:39 Addiction Crew - Break In Life
07:34 Crossfade - Crossfade
08:15 Skrape - Up The Dose
08:41 Damageplan - New Found Power
09:42 Mnemic - The Audio Injected Soul
10:23 Nonpoint - Recoil
11:05 Papa Roach – Getting Away with Murder
11:38 Atomship - The Crash of ‘47
12:12 Apartment 26 - Music For The Massive
12:50 Drowning Pool – Desensitized
13:19 36 Crazyfists - A Snow Capped Romance
13:58 Shout-out: Jay-Z Linkin Park - Collision Course
14:10 Slipknot – Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
Buy Metal Trenches MERCH (Sick design by CurlyArt): metaltrenches.bigcartel.com
Grow YOUR OWN YouTube Channel with vidiq.com/METAL
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patreon.com/metaltrenches
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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.
