We Ranked EVERY Metalcore Band… This Was a Mistake

Today, we attempted something we probably shouldn’t have… We ranked EVERY major metalcore band — from Architects and Bring Me The Horizon to Knocked Loose, Spiritbox, and more — and yeah… this is going to upset a lot of people. This wasn’t just one opinion either — we did this collaboratively, which made things way more chaotic. Different tastes, different eras, different biases… and a LOT of disagreements along the way. Some bands got robbed. Some got overrated. And some placements… we genuinely regret already. Whether you’re into old school metalcore, scene era classics, or modern heavy hitters — there’s something in here that’s going to trigger you. 👇 Drop your own rankings in the comments — and tell us what we got completely wrong. ⏱ CHAPTERS (Use your timestamps exactly — I’ve just cleaned names slightly where needed) 00:00 Intro 00:34 Abandon All Ships 01:02 After The Burial 01:49 Alesana 02:18 All That Remains 02:49 Amity Affliction 03:29 As I Lay Dying 05:47 Attack Attack! 06:48 Attila 07:21 August Burns Red 08:16 Avenged Sevenfold 08:48 Black Veil Brides 09:53 Bleeding Through 10:14 Blessthefall 11:20 Bloodywood 12:21 Born Of Osiris 13:05 Bullet For My Valentine 14:01 Bury Tomorrow 15:14 Cane Hill 16:10 Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! 16:53 Code Orange 17:52 Counterparts 18:17 Crown The Empire 18:50 Currents 20:04 The Dillinger Escape Plan 20:27 Emmure 21:23 ERRA 21:45 Escape The Fate 22:19 Every Time I Die 22:39 Fit For A King 23:30 The Ghost Inside 23:46 Ice Nine Kills 24:27 Invent Animate 24:35 I Prevail 26:02 I See Stars 26:58 Issues 27:39 Jinjer 28:00 Killswitch Engage 28:43 Knocked Loose 29:35 Lamb of God 29:58 Like Moths To Flames 30:15 Loathe 31:35 Memphis May Fire 31:54 Northlane 32:39 Ice Nine Kills (Revisited?) 33:10 Of Mice & Men 33:48 Our Last Night 34:49 Parkway Drive 35:35 Periphery 35:55 Polaris 36:10 Silent Planet 36:31 Stray From The Path 37:10 Sylar 37:17 Underoath 37:36 Veil Of Maya 38:42 Volumes 40:19 Wage War 40:39 We Came As Romans 41:50 While She Sleeps 42:22 The Word Alive 42:41 Big Dogs 42:52 Architects 43:23 Asking Alexandria 43:56 Beartooth 44:48 Dayseeker 45:23 A Day To Remember 45:58 ADTR vs Bad Omens 46:44 The Devil Wears Prada 47:11 Architects vs… 47:59 Falling In Reverse 48:50 Motionless In White 50:11 Bad Omens 51:16 Spiritbox 51:48 Bring Me The Horizon 52:19 Architects (Final Placement) 52:30 Review 53:20 Outro 👾 JOIN OUR DISCORD COMMUNITY:   / discord   🔔 Subscribe for more scene history, band breakdowns, and heavy metal chaos 📸 Instagram:   / metallounge   🎙 TikTok:   / the.metal.lounge