Viewers Picks for Worst Metal Albums Reaction

I want to hear a re-recording of St. Anger with Chris Barnes as the vocalist.

Anyone who says Dopesmoker is just one riff has clearly never listened to it.

Good list, but it broke my heart to see Obscura by Gorguts here. That album was the beginning of the mind-blowing dissonant extreme metal and bands like Imperial Triumphant, Ulcerate, Howels of Ebb, Pyrrhon, Ad Nauseam take that record as an influence. That album isn't for everyone, I agree. Not anyone can digest that dissonant, chaotic sound, but it's a fantastic piece of art that broke death metal.

That Obscura (the album) one is a very weird hot-take. That album has an impeccable, weirdly catchy and very complex structure that never deviates into "noodly" just for the sake of it or not just "thrown together", as others have pointed out, a very influential album that has inspired bands like Ulcerate, Imperial Triumphant, Ad Nauseam, Portal and even Deathspell Omega.

I will never forget my disappointment when I first listened to St. Anger. I was a bright eyed high school student in the peak of my early metal listening career; obsessed with Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets. I was so psyched to hear Metallica had a new album and I picked it up without knowing anything about it. It felt like my dog died or something. Now that I'm older, I don't think it's the worst thing on planet Earth, but coming from Metallica it really hurt.

Practice What You Preach is great. Deserves zero hate.

Ranking Cold Lake ahead of To Mega Therion is, in my humble opinion, an irreparable credibility destroyer.

St. Anger was a “right place, right time” record for me. I was going through severe mental health crises, and the subject matter of that album pretty much saved my life.

Who tf puts Five Finger Death Punch on a metal conversation??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Gotta disagree with Obscura by Gorguts, it's considered one of the most important metal albums ever for a reason. For me it trumps their follow up (From Wisdom to Hate) which had questionable production. Just my opinion. On the topic of shit albums - this is going to be a very unpopular opinion but I HATE the new Opeth album "In Cauda Venenum". I've listened to it 2-3 times and absolutely none of the ideas connect with me. The production is good but everything sounds so uninspired like they've lost their sound completely. I honestly prefer Heritage, Pale Communion (which is underrated IMO) and Sorceress to In Cauda Venenum.

Catharsis by Machine Head is so bad it was almost like they were trying to record the biggest piece of manure ever.

VIRTUAL 11. Not 9. XI is Roman numeral for 11. And the fact it was their 11th studio album is a huge hint.

Burzum - Filosofem, although you may not like the man, but he is/was undeniably a great artist. Hvis Lyset Tar Oss and Filosofem are amongst the greatest black metal albums of all times. Basically, he, single handedly, invented the atmospheric black metal genre.

"Torment" by Six Feet Under is almost as bad as "Nightmares of the Decomposed". You guys' review of that album was awesome btw!

Demonic from Testament is fucking AWESOME, THE BURNING TIMES 🔥

Thx for being metal nerds like myself & not taking yourselves too seriously. I just discovered you last week & I’ve rediscovered some old classics & found some stuff I’ve missed somehow. Stay metal!! 🤘

The snare on St. Anger would sound great if Metallica was a goregrind band.

The ones by Warning, Sleep and Gorguts may not be for everyone but they are not bad at all

You made a subscriber of me when you said “Anything Opeth has released after Ghost Reveries is doodoo... 1000% disagree.” I too think Watershed is a masterpiece, it’s good to not be alone on that subject, lol.

LMFAO, my wife loves Five getting fingered Death puke. I remember when she said to me years back, "I think you'll like this band, they're pretty heavy sounding, even for your style of "Heavy Metal". I heard two tracks and the douche chills uttered my soul. Told her, you've known me for almost 15 years and i listen to bands like Exhumed etc.. , how in the hell would you think this would appeal to my tastes?" Hahaha!!