--- {"type":"list","title":"The Best of New Age Metal Bands","listId":45315,"canonicalUrl":"https://listium.com/@kornjaca/45315/the-best-of-new-age-metal-bands","visibleItemTotal":19,"creator":{"id":"kornjaca","name":"Filip Spasojević","url":"https://listium.com/@kornjaca"},"stats":{"views":1417,"likes":0},"category":"music / rock music","publishedAt":"2019-10-15T22:49:06.334Z","updatedAt":"2019-10-20T20:54:42.599Z","fields":[{"id":0,"name":"Band","type":"PrimaryText"},{"id":2,"name":"Newest album","type":"Text","format":"short"},{"id":3,"name":"Chek it out","type":"URL"},{"id":5,"name":"About","type":"Text","format":"long"},{"id":1,"name":"Image","type":"Image"},{"id":6,"name":"Active","type":"Symbols","format":"tick_cross"}]} --- # The Best of New Age Metal Bands By [Filip Spasojević (@kornjaca)](https://listium.com/@kornjaca) 1417 views · 0 likes Published 15 October 2019 · Updated 20 October 2019 Category: music / rock music List of metal bands that gained popularity during late the 90's onward. Feel free to contribute! ## Items ### 1. [Gojira](https://listium.com/@kornjaca/45315/the-best-of-new-age-metal-bands/0/gojira) Item ID: `0` - Newest album: Magma (2016) - Chek it out: Link - About: > Gojira are a French heavy metal band from Bayonne. Originally formed as Godzilla in 1996, they changed their name to Gojira in 2001. The band's lineup, consisting of brothers Joe Duplantier (lead vocals, guitars) and Mario Duplantier (drums, backing vocals), guitarist Christian Andreu, and bassist Jean-Michel Labadie, has been the same since the band's name change. > > They have released six studio albums and three live DVDs. They are known for their environment-themed lyrics and have gone from "utmost obscurity" to being placed "amongst (death metal)'s leading new millennium upstarts". Gojira have received Grammy nominations for Best Rock Album for their latest album Magma (2016) and Best Metal Performance for their single "Silvera > > - Wikipedia - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/owuvxhv0drnvwdgdf1sk.jpg) - Active: Yes ### 2. [Lamb of God](https://listium.com/@kornjaca/45315/the-best-of-new-age-metal-bands/1/lamb-of-god) Item ID: `1` - Newest album: VII: Sturm und Drang (2015) - Chek it out: Link - About: > Lamb of God is an American heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1994 as Burn the Priest, the group consists of bassist John Campbell, vocalist Randy Blythe, guitarists Mark Morton and Willie Adler, and drummer Art Cruz. The band is considered a significant member of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal movement. > > Since their formation, Lamb of God has released nine studio albums, one live album, one compilation album and three DVDs. The band's cumulative sales equal almost two million in the United States, including one album certified Gold by the RIAA. In 2010 and 2011 the band received Grammy nominations for songs from their 2009 album Wrath. They also received a nomination in 2016 for their song "512". Lamb of God has toured with the Ozzfest twice. Other appearances include Download Festival and Sonisphere Festival in the UK, Soundwave Festival, Mayhem Festival 2010 and Gigantour. From 2008 to 2010 they toured as part of Metallica's World Magnetic Tour, and supported Slayer on their final world tour in 2018 and 2019. > > -Wikipedia - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/m8uwdu2bljisqvikb888.jpg) - Active: Yes ### 3. [Darkest Hour](https://listium.com/@kornjaca/45315/the-best-of-new-age-metal-bands/3/darkest-hour) Item ID: `3` - Newest album: Godless Prophets & the Migrant Flora (2017) - Chek it out: Link - About: > Darkest Hour is an American heavy metal band from Washington, D.C., formed in 1995. Though failing to break early in their career, the band has received acclaim for their albums Undoing Ruin, Deliver Us, and The Eternal Return. Deliver Us debuted at number 110 on the Billboard album charts, with sales of 6,600, and their more recent effort The Eternal Return garnered them an even higher position in the Billboard album charts at number 104. Their latest album Godless Prophets & the Migrant Flora charted at 42 on the Billboard 200, a peak for the band, and it marked a stylistic shift in the band's discography. > > -Wikipedia - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/k7whpl9j9cpfds78ltei.jpg) - Active: Yes ### 4. [Soulfly](https://listium.com/@kornjaca/45315/the-best-of-new-age-metal-bands/19/soulfly) Item ID: `19` - Newest album: Ritual (2018) - Chek it out: Link - About: > Soulfly is an American heavy metal band formed in Phoenix, Arizona in 1997. The original lyrical content revolved around spirituality, political and religious themes, with later albums encompassing other themes including war, violence, aggression, slavery, hatred and anger. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera, who formed the band after he left the Brazilian group in 1996. To date the band has released eleven studio albums, one tour EP, twenty-three singles, one video album, and twelve music videos. Their debut album, Soulfly, was released on April 21, 1998, while their most recent album, Ritual, was released on October 19, 2018. > > Soulfly incorporates many styles of metal with Brazilian tribal and world music. All of their first six studio albums debuted on the United States Billboard 200, with a peak position at number 32 for their second album, Primitive. Soulfly has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The band has gone through numerous line-up changes, with Cavalera being the only constant member. In an interview with Max in 2015, it is revealed that the band's name was taken from the song "Headup" by Deftones, a song that Max collaborated on. - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/jsdkrbdlwnycgbutuk4s.jpg) - Active: Yes ### 5. [Bloodbath](https://listium.com/@kornjaca/45315/the-best-of-new-age-metal-bands/9/bloodbath) Item ID: `9` - Newest album: The Arrow of Satan Is Drawn (2018) - Chek it out: Link - About: > Bloodbath is a Swedish death metal supergroup from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 1998. The band has released five full-length albums, two EPs and two DVDs depicting their performances at Wacken Open Air (in 2005) and Bloodstock Open Air (in 2010). The group comprises Martin Axenrot (Opeth), Anders Nyström (Katatonia), Jonas Renkse (Katatonia) and Nick Holmes (Paradise Lost). > > -Wikipedia - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ux5wqjlxrp8uzdggbb7k.jpg) - Active: Unsure ### 6. [Insomnium](https://listium.com/@kornjaca/45315/the-best-of-new-age-metal-bands/13/insomnium) Item ID: `13` - Newest album: Heart Like a Grave (2019) - Chek it out: Link - About: > Insomnium is a melodic death metal band from Joensuu, Finland. The sound and lyrical themes of their music portray darkness, sorrow, loss, pain, and nature. They are primarily a melodic death metal band with occasional elements of doom metal and progressive metal. > > - Wikipedia - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/raqqn6fxofpxfy4ia7kt.jpg) - Active: Yes ### 7. [Shadows Fall](https://listium.com/@kornjaca/45315/the-best-of-new-age-metal-bands/2/shadows-fall) Item ID: `2` - Newest album: Fire from the Sky (2012) - Chek it out: Link - About: > Shadows Fall is an American heavy metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. Although Shadows Fall has experienced several line-up changes, for most of its recording career, Shadows Fall has been composed of Jon Donais (lead guitar), Matt Bachand (rhythm guitar, clean vocals), Paul Romanko (bass), Brian Fair (lead vocals), and Jason Bittner (drums). > > Shadows Fall has released seven studio albums, two compilation albums, and two DVDs. The band's first album featured Philip Labonte (of All That Remains) on lead vocals; but, he was soon replaced by Fair. Shadows Fall's first two studio albums featured David Germain playing drums; however, in 2002, Bittner joined the band full-time. In February 2008, the band was a Grammy Award nominee in the category Best Metal Performance for the song "Redemption" off the album Threads of Life. In late 2011, the band entered the studio to begin recording their latest studio album. The album, Fire From the Sky, was released on May 15, 2012 and was the first to be produced by Adam Dutkiewicz since the band's first studio release. > > -Wikipedia - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/alkarljsvcdog06ibyl2.jpg) - Active: No ### 8. [Trivium](https://listium.com/@kornjaca/45315/the-best-of-new-age-metal-bands/17/trivium) Item ID: `17` - Newest album: The Sin and the Sentence (2017) - Chek it out: Link - About: > Trivium is an American heavy metal band from Orlando, Florida, formed in 1999. After getting signed to Roadrunner Records in 2004, the band has released eight studio albums and over twenty singles. Their latest album, The Sin and the Sentence, was released on October 20, 2017. The band has sold over one million albums worldwide and was nominated for a Grammy for the song "Betrayer" at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards in 2019 for the Best Metal Performance. > > - Wikipedia - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/b49wwtwwz2ns5ltzqxfe.jpg) - Active: Yes ### 9. [Wintersun](https://listium.com/@kornjaca/45315/the-best-of-new-age-metal-bands/14/wintersun) Item ID: `14` - Newest album: The Forest Seasons (2017) - Chek it out: Link - About: > Wintersun is a Finnish heavy metal band from Helsinki originally formed as the side project of Jari Mäenpää, then vocalist and guitarist of folk metal band Ensiferum. > > In 2003, Mäenpää began pulling together songs that he had been working on since 1995. These songs followed specific themes described by Mäenpää as majestic, "spacy", and melodic. While Mäenpää planned to perform and record each instrument for the first album himself, he still required a drummer. He sent demos to Kai Hahto, former member of Rotten Sound, who agreed to perform the drums. > > After obtaining a record deal, Mäenpää scheduled studio time to record the first album. Ensiferum's tour to support their 2004 release was scheduled at the same time, which forced Mäenpää to request time off from the band. The band instead fired him, and Mäenpää was free to go ahead with the production of his self-titled album, Wintersun. > > After the release of Wintersun, the band found permanent members to perform shows and promote the album, although a keyboardist would never be found. In 2006, Wintersun began work on their second and third albums, Time I and Time II, which were initially intended to be released as a single album. Recording began in May of that year, but the albums would be the recipient of years-long delays for a multitude of reasons, not the least of which was the complexity of each song's mix. > > -Wikipedia - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/igu6vwfe7n3ehf1cesld.jpg) - Active: Yes ### 10. [Parkway Drive](https://listium.com/@kornjaca/45315/the-best-of-new-age-metal-bands/5/parkway-drive) Item ID: `5` - Newest album: Reverence (2018) - Chek it out: Link - About: > Parkway Drive are an Australian heavy metal band from Byron Bay, New South Wales, formed in 2003. As of 2018, Parkway Drive have released six full-length albums (Killing with a Smile, Horizons, Deep Blue, Atlas, Ire, and Reverence), one EP (Don't Close Your Eyes), two DVDs, a split album and one book, titled Ten Years of Parkway Drive. The band's latest four albums have reached the top 10 of the Australian ARIA Charts, with Ire reaching number 1 in October 2015, and Reverence in May 2018. > > The band's line-up has been consistent since the addition of bassist Jia O'Connor in 2006, with Brett Versteeg having left in 2004 and Shaun Cash in 2006. > > -Wikipedia - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/joq9uvlvg9inexx05r9m.jpg) - Active: Yes ### 11. [Suicide Silence](https://listium.com/@kornjaca/45315/the-best-of-new-age-metal-bands/4/suicide-silence) Item ID: `4` - Newest album: Suicide Silence (2017) - Chek it out: Link - About: > Suicide Silence is an American deathcore band from Riverside, California. The band formed in 2002, and has released five full-length studio albums, one EP, and eleven music videos. They were awarded the Revolver Golden God award for "Best New Talent" in 2009. The group currently consists of guitarists Chris Garza and Mark Heylmun, drummer Alex Lopez, bassist Dan Kenny, and vocalist Hernan "Eddie" Hermida. > > -Wikipedia - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/sjud0zqothxla8sjh2u2.jpg) - Active: Yes ### 12. [Norther](https://listium.com/@kornjaca/45315/the-best-of-new-age-metal-bands/12/norther) Item ID: `12` - Newest album: Circle Regenerated (2011) - Chek it out: Link - About: > Norther formed under the name Requiem (Lindroos, Korpas, Hallio) in 1996 after various early stage band formations. The band's debut effort was the album, Dreams of Endless War, released through Spinefarm Records in 2002. The album entered the Finnish charts at position 17. At the time, Norther was playing shows only in and around the Helsinki area. That changed when the album Mirror of Madness came out in early 2003 (entering the Finnish charts at position 11). The group toured with Dimmu Borgir and Hypocrisy in late 2003. In early 2004, Norther released its third full-length album, Death Unlimited, which reached 17 on the Finnish charts. > > Norther played several shows in 2005 and then recorded an EP, Solution7 (recorded at Astia Studio). It landed in the official Finnish charts at position five. Norther added Kristian Ranta's vocals afterward. In the summer of 2005, Norther used Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden, to record their fourth full length-album named Till Death Unites Us, with producers Fredrik Nordström & Patrick J. Sten. Soon after recording the album, Toni Hallio left the band to pursue other interests; Heikki Saari replaced him at drums. After its release in January 2006, Till Death Unites Us was number six on the Finnish album charts. Later the same year, the band composed the theme song ("Frozen Angel") for a major Finnish feature film, V2: Dead Angel produced by Solarfilms, Inc. The band is also featured in the film. In February 2007 Norther released a new EP, No Way Back, released only in Finland and Japan. The record hit number one in the Finnish charts. Later that year the released Amoral & Drone, and supported it with a European tour. > > Petri Lindroos quit as lead vocalist on 1 February 2009 and was replaced by Aleksi Sihvonen (ex-Imperanon) on 14 April 2009. Their sixth studio album, Circle Regenerated, and was released 19 April 2011. > > The band made their final appearance at the Brutal Assault festival in the Czech Republic on 10 August 2012. > > -Wikipedia - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/m7t6pbonud9ljlye1kpu.jpg) - Active: No ### 13. [Mastodon](https://listium.com/@kornjaca/45315/the-best-of-new-age-metal-bands/10/mastodon) Item ID: `10` - Newest album: Emperor of Sand (2017) - Chek it out: Link - About: > Mastodon is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2000. The group is composed of Troy Sanders (bass/vocals), Brent Hinds (guitar/vocals), Bill Kelliher (guitar), and Brann Dailor (drums/vocals). Mastodon has released seven studio albums, as well as a number of other releases. The band's 2002 debut album, Remission, garnered significant critical acclaim for its unique sound. Mastodon's second full-length release, Leviathan, is a concept album based on the novel Moby-Dick by Herman Melville. Three magazines awarded the record Album of the Year in 2004: Revolver, Kerrang! and Terrorizer. > > -Wikipedia - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/x4cjgzbrlvyn0mqb8lqv.jpg) - Active: Yes ### 14. [Decapitated](https://listium.com/@kornjaca/45315/the-best-of-new-age-metal-bands/11/decapitated) Item ID: `11` - Newest album: Anticult (2017) - Chek it out: Link - About: > Decapitated is a Polish death metal band formed in Krosno in 1996. The group comprises guitarist, founder and composer Wacław "Vogg" Kiełtyka, vocalist Rafał Piotrowski, bassist Hubert Więcek and currently also session drummer James Stewart. Decapitated have gained recognition as one of the genre's most widely respected bands and one of the finest exponents of technical death metal. The band earned an international fan base in the underground music community, and became an innovating act in the modern death metal genre. > > -Wikipedia - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/bt82r8uowk2jys4kkkky.jpg) - Active: Yes ### 15. [Killswitch Engage](https://listium.com/@kornjaca/45315/the-best-of-new-age-metal-bands/16/killswitch-engage) Item ID: `16` - Newest album: Atonement (2019) - Chek it out: Link - About: > Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999 after the disbanding of Overcast and Aftershock. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist Jesse Leach, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, bassist Mike D'Antonio, and drummer Justin Foley. The band has released eight studio albums and two live performance albums. Their eighth studio album, Atonement, was released on August 16, 2019. > > Killswitch Engage rose to fame with its 2004 release The End of Heartache, which peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200, and was certified gold by the RIAA in December 2007 for over 500,000 shipments in the United States. The title track, "The End of Heartache", was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2005 for Best Metal Performance, and a live DVD titled (Set This) World Ablaze was released in 2005. Killswitch Engage has performed at festivals such as Soundwave Festival, Wacken Open Air, Reading and Leeds Festivals, Ozzfest, Download Festival, Rock on the Range, Rock Am Ring, Mayhem Festival, Monsters of Rock, Pointfest, Knotfest and Heavy MTL. The band has sold over four million records in the U.S. and has been considered notable within the New Wave of American Heavy Metal, and has also been considered one of the earliest leading forces of the metalcore genre. > > -Wikipedia - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/g2yvmwo0g4lmn0y0ghyz.jpg) - Active: Yes ### 16. [Whitechapel](https://listium.com/@kornjaca/45315/the-best-of-new-age-metal-bands/6/whitechapel) Item ID: `6` - Newest album: The Valley (2019) - Chek it out: Link - About: > Whitechapel is an American deathcore band from Knoxville, Tennessee. The band is named after the Whitechapel district in East London, England, referencing the series of murders committed by Jack the Ripper. The group comprises vocalist Phil Bozeman, guitarists Ben Savage, Alex Wade, and Zach Householder, and bassist Gabe Crisp. Founded in 2006 by Bozeman and Savage, the band has released seven studio albums, fourteen music videos and are currently signed to Metal Blade Records. Whitechapel's 2010 album A New Era of Corruption, sold around 10,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release and debuted at position No. 43 on the Billboard 200 chart. The band's self-titled fourth album was released on June 19, 2012 and debuted at No. 47 on the Billboard 200, selling roughly 9,200 copies in its first week. In 2014 the band released their fifth full-length album, Our Endless War to generally positive reviews. The album sold roughly 16,000 copies in its first week and debuted at no. 10 on the Billboard 200.They released their sixth full-length album Mark of the Blade in 2016 to greater critical acclaim, selling roughly 8,000 copies in the first week of its release, and in 2019, they released their seventh album, The Valley. > > -Wikipedia - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/yv7lxuauwaewyf6cxpsz.jpg) - Active: Yes ### 17. [Bullet For My Valentine](https://listium.com/@kornjaca/45315/the-best-of-new-age-metal-bands/18/bullet-for-my-valentine) Item ID: `18` - Newest album: Gravity (2018) - Chek it out: Link - About: > Bullet for My Valentine, often abbreviated as BFMV, are a Welsh heavy metal band from Bridgend, Wales, formed in 1998. The band is currently composed of Matthew Tuck (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Michael Paget (lead guitar, backing vocals), Jason Bowld (drums) and Jamie Mathias (bass guitar). Former members include Michael Thomas, Jason James and Nick Crandle; the latter were on bass. They were formed under the name Jeff Killed John and started their music career by covering songs by Metallica and Nirvana. Jeff Killed John recorded six songs which were not released; two of these tracks were reworked later in their career as Bullet for My Valentine. A change of style from Jeff Killed John's style, led the band to change their name. In 2002, the band secured a five-album deal with Sony BMG. The band has stated that their music is influenced by classic metal acts such as Metallica, Iron Maiden and Slayer. The band is part of the Cardiff music scene. > > Bullet for My Valentine's debut album The Poison was released on 3 October 2005 in the United Kingdom and on 14 February 2006 in the United States to coincide with Valentine's Day, in a nod to the band's name. The album entered the U.S. Billboard 200 at number 128. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The band made appearances at the Download Festival and Kerrang! XXV, and undertook a U.S. tour with Rob Zombie. Bullet for My Valentine's second studio album, Scream Aim Fire, was released on 29 January 2008 and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200. The band's third album, Fever, was released on 26 April 2010 and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200. On 8 February 2013 the band released their fourth studio album, Temper Temper, which peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200. On 14 August 2015 the band released their fifth studio album, Venom, which peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200. On 29 June 2018 the band released their sixth studio album, Gravity. The band has sold over one million albums in the United States and over 4,000,000 albums worldwide\[3\] and are the most-successful act in the Kerrang! Awards category of "Best British Band" with three wins. - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/rffelehck4u6lvuc8azx.jpg) - Active: Yes ### 18. [Fleshgod Apocalypse](https://listium.com/@kornjaca/45315/the-best-of-new-age-metal-bands/15/fleshgod-apocalypse) Item ID: `15` - Newest album: Veleno (2019) - Chek it out: Link - About: > Fleshgod Apocalypse is an Italian symphonic death metal band. Formed in 2007, the group resides in Perugia and are currently signed to Nuclear Blast. They have released five full-length albums, most recently Veleno on May 24, 2019. > > -Wikipedia - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/ywmltgv2kp9svqdmctev.jpg) - Active: Yes ### 19. [Architects](https://listium.com/@kornjaca/45315/the-best-of-new-age-metal-bands/20/architects) Item ID: `20` - Newest album: Holy Hell (2018) - Chek it out: Link - About: > Architects are a British metalcore band from Brighton, East Sussex, formed in 2004 by twin brothers Dan and Tom Searle. The band now consists of Dan Searle on drums, Alex Dean on bass guitar, Sam Carter on vocals, and Adam Christianson and Josh Middleton on guitars. They have been signed to Epitaph Records since 2013. > > Tom Searle - founding member and guitarist died from cancer in 2016. He was the head composer of the band since its start. Very sad thing about this is that he wrote song Memento Mori (from album All Our Gods have Abandoned Us) like his goodbye letter. > > He managed to write song Doomsday for their next album Holy Hell and begun to write song Death is not Defeat but he didn't finish it because of his death. > > - Wikipedia and Band's official statements - Image: ![Image](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/djwxlfpuczddqwqscsus.jpg) - Active: Yes