12 Rock/Metal YouTubers Name Their Favorite Metal Album

YouTuber Bradley Hall has uploaded a brand new video during which 12 YouTubers within the rock and steel neighborhood identify their all-time favourite steel album.

Hall has made it no secret through the years that he worships Megadeth’s Rust in Peace. Not solely is it his private favourite album, he is proven simply how a lot he loves it by enjoying the whole rattling album — each music, each solo — in only one single take. This kind of insanity is solely typical of Hall, who routinely points unbelievable challenges to himself, similar to writing a complete album within the model of one other band in solely 24 hours. Follow his channel right here.

But what about Hall’s friends, similar to Nik Nocturnal, Sunfyre, Jared Dines and so many others?

And why is nearly everybody in entrance of this cool kind of citadel wanting constructing? Well, Jared Dines had the sensible thought of getting 20 musicians and YouTubers collectively in a single place for per week to movie a ton of stuff for a reality-styled TV present dubbed Musician Mansion. Learn extra about that right here.

Okay, let’s dive into everybody’s favourite steel albums under!

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12 YOUTUBERS NAME THEIR FAVORITE METAL ALBUM OF ALL TIME

Rudy Ayoub — Megadeth, Rust in Peace

“The solos are just, like… I did not realize guitar could sound like that,” says Ayoub, shouting out the articulation, pace and melody which can be all current on Megadeth’s game-changing 1990 album.

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Andrew Baena — Volumes, Via

For Carcosa’s Andrew Baena, it is the debut album from prog metalcore/djent extraordinaires Volumes.

“When I first heard that it really kind of changed a lot of things for my guitar playing,” he says, including that he appreciates that the guitar enjoying is tremendous rhythmic however not overly complicated.

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Angel Vivaldi — Parkway Drive, Horizons

The second album by Australian metalcore powerhouse Parkway Drive will get Vivaldi’s vote. He calls it a “melodic masterpiece” and even heard it for the primary time whereas in a Hot Topic retailer. He put the headphones on on the show and “Idles and Anchors” completely blew his thoughts.

“I never heard anything quite like that,” he provides in what’s changing into a pattern on this video the place every YouTubers’ favourite album is one which reframed their view on music.

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Drewsif — Gojira, The Way of All Flesh

Drewsif’s choice is curiously one he admits he does not even know “particularly well” however the influence it has made is one he views as simple. “it’s very clearly seminal for a number of different bands,” he assesses, whereas taking inventory of the document’s dynamic musical palette.

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Paula Carregosa — Conquering Dystopia, Conquering Dystopia

This is a deep choose! The all-star lineup consists of guitarist Jeff Loomis (Arch Enemy, Nevermore), guitarist Keith Merrow (Merrow, Nightmarer, ex-Alluvial), bassist Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse) and drummer Alex Rüdinger (Ordinance, Good Tiger, ex-The Faceless, ex-Threat Signal).

“It’s so technical and heavy,” says Carregosa.

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Anthony Vincent — Pantera, Far Beyond Driven

The mastermind of 10 Second Songs says that this Pantera album is “American muscle” and that he did not notice steel might be this heavy. His favourite music? “Slaughtered.”

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Sunfyre — Avenged Sevenfold, City of Evil

Sunfyre, drummer and worshipper of Toad from Super Mario Bros, loves City of Evil by Avenged Sevenfold as a result of it brings her again to center faculty, which was when she demonstrated a critical curiosity in drumming.

Her favourite monitor is “Sidewinder” as a result of “there’s a lot of dancing there and it’s heavy.”

Sunfyre additionally says Avenged Sevenfold’s new album took time to develop on her however she’s into it now.

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Justin Bonitz — Disillusion, Back to Times of Splendor

Justin Bonitz, who additionally fronts Tallah, names the debut album by German progressive loss of life steel band Disillusion.

“It’s a concept album. There’s only [six] songs on it but they’re all super long and it just flows perfectly from beginning to end like one giant song,” he enthuses.

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Nik Nocturnal — All That Remains, The Fall of Ideals

“It riffs fucking hard,” Nik Nocturnal says of the influential All That Remains launch. “It’s got good-ass breakdowns, some of the best solos ever made, period. Don’t question why — it’s just facts,” he argues, including that the album simply makes him comfortable when he listens to it.

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Sophie Burrell — Periphery, Periphery II: This Time It’s Personal

“It had quite a big impact on me in my teenage years,” assesses Sophie Burrell of Periphery’s spectacular sophomore document.

She additionally reveals that what you see in her movies is not solely reflective of her personal private style. “I’m a massive Periphery fan, metal-wise, that’s where I sit way more than Metallica and Megadeth. I just do that shit to crowd-please.”

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Austin Dickey — The Contortionist, Language

Austin Dickey credit this album from The Contortionist as the primary album that felt like a real expertise entrance to again.

“It was one of the first times I heard instrumentals that moved me emotionally and it opened a new perspective to music for me. It’s genuine artistry,” he boasts.

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Jared Dines, Van Halen, Van Halen

Finishing up the video, Jared Dines places on his dad rock hat and names the excellent debut by Van Halen as his favourite. Yes, his dad had the album and that is how he heard it. His thoughts was blown and he wished to be Eddie Van Halen. “I even grew my hair out to look like his,” confesses Dines.

Oh, and “Ice Cream Man” occurs to be his favourite. He could not wrap his head across the solo as a teen.

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