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Unlock the best metal albums of the 1990s as we go year-by-year through one of the most influential decades in heavy music. From the final wave of classic thrash to the rise of death metal, black metal, groove metal, industrial, melodeath, tech-death, and even the early sparks of metalcore and nu metal, the 90s shaped everything we know about modern metal.
00:00 Intro
00:25 1990
Slayer – Seasons In The Abyss
Judas Priest – Painkiller
Megadeth – Rust In Peace
02:26 1991
Carcass – Necroticism
Cannibal Corpse – Butchered At Birth
03:35 1992
Monstrosity – Imperial Doom
Pantera – Vulgar Display Of Power
Ministry – Psalm 69
05:48 1993
Death – Individual Thought Patterns
Carcass – Heartwork
06:59 1994
Emperor – In The Nightside Eclipse
Dark Tranquillity – The Gallery
Enslaved – Frost
08:59 1995
Morbid Angel – Domination
At The Gates – Slaughter Of The Soul
10:27 1996
Cryptopsy – None So Vile
In Flames – The Jester Race
11:40 1997
Gorgoroth – Under The Sign Of Hell
In Flames – Whoracle
13:02 1998
Opeth – My Arms Your Hearse
Soilwork – Steelbath Suicide
Nile – Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka
14:46 1999
Slipknot – Slipknot
Poison The Well – The Opposite Of December
Opeth – Still Life
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Unlock the best metal albums of the 1990s as we go year-by-year through one of the most influential decades in heavy music. From the final wave of classic thrash to the rise of death metal, black metal, groove metal, industrial, melodeath, tech-death, and even the early sparks of metalcore and nu metal, the 90s shaped everything we know about modern metal.
00:00 Intro
00:25 1990
Slayer – Seasons In The Abyss
Judas Priest – Painkiller
Megadeth – Rust In Peace
02:26 1991
Carcass – Necroticism
Cannibal Corpse – Butchered At Birth
03:35 1992
Monstrosity – Imperial Doom
Pantera – Vulgar Display Of Power
Ministry – Psalm 69
05:48 1993
Death – Individual Thought Patterns
Carcass – Heartwork
06:59 1994
Emperor – In The Nightside Eclipse
Dark Tranquillity – The Gallery
Enslaved – Frost
08:59 1995
Morbid Angel – Domination
At The Gates – Slaughter Of The Soul
10:27 1996
Cryptopsy – None So Vile
In Flames – The Jester Race
11:40 1997
Gorgoroth – Under The Sign Of Hell
In Flames – Whoracle
13:02 1998
Opeth – My Arms Your Hearse
Soilwork – Steelbath Suicide
Nile – Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka
14:46 1999
Slipknot – Slipknot
Poison The Well – The Opposite Of December
Opeth – Still Life
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.
