Top 10 Most Hard-Hitting Bands of All Time
Are you on the search for the most intense, hard-hitting bands you can think of? This list focuses on music with raw, intense emotion rather than just the brutality or tempo of the music. This doesn't only apply to metal music, although the majority of the bands featured here are in the metal genre.This band is by far the craziest and rawest music I could find. It's full of anger and hatred for the world and how bad it is. This band will hit you like a train and make you think, "Some people have it really bad."
Recommended songs: "Murder Murder Murder", "Brahma (2010)"
Slipknot is an American metal band formed in Des Moines, Iowa in 1996. The band is best known as one of the pioneers of the New Wave of American Alternative Metal during the late 1990s - 2000s and are distinguishable by the band's clothing choices, consisting of black/red jumpsuits and horror inspired... read more Although some people would disagree, I think Slipknot is a pretty nuts band. Slipknot's 9-man group will put you in a mental hospital after listening to their music.
Recommended songs: "Scissors", "Iowa"
Formerly known as "Villains," this very little-known band from Illinois can really pack a punch on your heart. With lyrical themes such as abandonment, death, heartbreak, and depression, they can easily take a toll on your emotions, while blowing you away with their heaviness.
Recommended songs: "Like Father, Like Son", "The Song I Wrote For You"
Only releasing one album called Flatlined, they have really made an impact on my musical taste. They are most known for their song "Insomnia's Edge," featuring Tyler Dennen of Sworn In. They mix melodic metalcore with raw anger, creating a very real listening experience.
Recommended songs: "Insomnia's Edge", "Selfish Desires"
Another metalcore band that really doesn't like to mellow down. Creating music about love, cheating, abusive relationships, and mental health awareness, they don't mess around.
Recommended songs: "Pocket Full of Posies", "Endless Gray"
Here we have a Korn/Slipknot-influenced band that loves nu-metal. They will easily have you going, "Holy crap," from the sheer heaviness they give out.
Recommended songs: "French 75", "Screwtape (Original)"
Not necessarily a "band", but a one-man vocal cover artist (with a side project called "Hungry Lights" that you should totally check out as well). He covers more obscure artists such as Skindred and Atreyu. He tackles almost every genre of music, and he can nail almost all of them. Hungry Lights didn't make this list because it isn't very heavy or raw.
Recommended covers: "Live Happy, Live With Anorexia (Originally by Stage)", "The Epic Way of Dying (Originally by Stenosis)"
Not a metal band, but just as emotional as most heavy music. Now, I'm a sucker for female, emo-inspired musicians, and this is one of my favorites. Some songs had me in a trance, contemplating my existence. A lot would disagree, but for me, it is that way.
Recommended songs: "Skin and Bones", "Torture"