Unearth’s The Oncoming Storm capped off metalcore’s Y2K era with a fiery blaze. Merging the melodic death-metal guitarwork of At the Gates and Children of Bodom with the sturdy mosh parts of Killswitch Engage and Hatebreed, these Boston boys struck a balance that’s now been emulated to no end. The Oncoming Storm has enough mind-bending leads and shreddy solos to tide over your average Slayer fan while also hitting the breakdown quota for your local VFW hall karate kid. Eli Enis

SIDE A
01. The Great Dividers
02. Failure
03. This Lying World
04. Black Hearts Now Reign
05. Zombie Autopilot
06. Bloodlust of the Human Condition

SIDE B
07. Lie to Purify
08. Endless
09. Aries
10. Predetermined Sky
11. False Idols