TOP 5: Band Metal Terbaik Yang Muncul Tahun 2000an

Dekade 2000an merupakan era dimana aliran metal-terutama metalcore dan heavy metal- bangkit. Musik keras menjadi salah satu tren kala itu. Hampir di setiap tempat anak remaja menggilai musik keras, event-event metal ramai bermunculan. Alhasil band-band cadas pun bermunculan waktu itu.

 Beberapa band yang lahir pada era ini berhasil berahan sampai saat ini. Namun tidak sedikit juga yang akhirnya tenggelam karena berbagai faktor, promosi yang kurang misalnya.

Berikut ini adalah TOP 5: Band Metal Terbaik Yang Muncul Tahun 2000an menurut Bloody Razor:

5. Byzantine

pic source: Byzntine's Official Facebook Page

West Virginia, Amerika Serikat
Genre: Progesive metal, trash metal, groove metal

Tahun aktif: 2000-2007, 2011-sekarang
Label: Prosthetic Records (2004-2007), Independent (2011-sekarang)
Personil: Chris "OJ" Oceda (vokal, gitar), Matt Wolfe (gitar), Brian Henderson (gitar), Sean Sydnor (bass)
Mantan personil: Chris "Cid" Adams (gitar), Michael "Skip" Cromer (bass), Tonny Rohrbough (gitar), Jeremy Freeman (drum)

Diskografi
Studio Album:
- The Fundamental Component (2004, Prosphetic Records)
- ...And They Shall Take Up Serpents (2005, Prosphetic Records)
- Oblivion Beckons (2008, Proshpetic Records)
- Byzantine (2013, Byzantine)
- To Release Is To Resolve (2015, Byzantine)

Kompilasi:
- On Your Knees, The Tribute To Judas Priest (2007, Crimson Mask Records)
- For The Sick, a tribute to Eyehategod (Emetic Records)

4. The Black Dahlia Murder

pic source: Official TBDM's Facebook

Michigan, Amerika Serikat
Genre: Melodic death metal

Tahun aktif: 2001-sekarang
Label: Lovelost (2002-2003), Metal Blade Records (2003-sekarang)
Personil: Trevor Strnad (vokal), Brian Eschbach (gitar), Ryan Knight (gitar), Max Lavelle (bass), Alan Cassidy (drum)
Mantan personil: Mike Schepman (bass), John Deering (gitar),  Sean Gauvreau (bass), Corry Grady (drum), David Lock (bass), John Kempainen (gitar), Zach Gibson (drum), Ryan Williams (bass), Pierre Langlois (drum), Shannon Lucas (drum)

Diskografi:
Studio Album:
- Unhallowed (2003, Metal Blade)
- Miasma (2005, Metal Blade)
- Nocturnal (2007, Metal Blade)
- Deflorate (2009, Metal Blade)
- Ritual (2011, Metal Blade)
- Everblack (2013,, Metal Blade)

EP:
- A Cold-Blooded Epitaph (2001, Lovelost)
- Grind 'Em All (2014)

3. Suicide Silence

pic source: Suicide Silence's Official Facebook

California, Amerika Serikat
Genre: Deathcore, metalcore

Tahun aktif: 2002-sekarang
Label: Third Degree Records (2002-2007) Century Media (2007-2012), Metal Blade (2012-sekarang)
Personil: Hernan "Eddie" Hermida (vokal), Chris Garza (gitar), Mark Heylum (gitar), Dan Kenny (bass), Alex Lopez (drum)
Mantan personil: Mitch Lucker (vokal, (meninggal)), Mike bodkins (bass, backing vocal), Josh Goddard (drum), Rick Ash (gitar), Tanner Womack (vokal)

Diskografi:
Studio Album:
- The Cleansing (2007, Century Media)
- No Time To Bleed (2009, Century Media)
- The Black Crown (20011, Century Media)
- You Can't Stop Me (2014, Nuclear Blast)

EP:
- Suicide Silence (2005, Third Degree)
- Wake Up (2009 Century Media)

Kompilasi:
Suicide Silence/Downtown Massacre (2006, Split)

Video Album:
Ending Is The Beginnng: The Mitch Lucker Memorial Show (2014)

WEBSITE RESMI SUICIDE SILENCE

2. Trivium

pic source: Trivium's Official Facebook

Florida, Amerika Serikat
Genre: Heavy metal, metalcore, trash metal, melodic death metal (awal-awal)

Tahun aktif: 2000-sekarang
Label: Lifeforce Records (2003-2004), Roadrunner Records(2004-sekarang)
Personil: Matt Heafy (vokal, gitar), Corey Beaulieu (gitar, backing scream vocal), Paolo Gregoletto (bass, backing clean vocal), Mat Madiro (drum)
Mantan personil: Brad Lewter (vocal, bass), Brent Young (bass, backing clean vocal) Travis Smith (drum), Nick Augusto (drum)

Diskografi:
Studio Album:
- Ember To Inferno (2003, Lifeforce)
- Ascendancy (2004, Roadrunner)
- The Crusade (2006, Roadrunner)
- Shogun (2008, Roadrunner)
- In Waves (2011, Roadrunner)
- Vengeance Falls (2013, Roadrunner)

WEBSITE RESMI TRIVIUM

1. The Faceless

pic source: The Feceless's Official Facebook

California, Amerika Serikat
Genre: Technocal death metal, prgressive metal, deathcore (album pertama)

Tahun aktif: 2003-sekarang
Label: Sumerian Records
Personil: Michael “Machine” Keene (vokal, gitar, vocoder, programming, keyboard)

Diskografi:
Studio Album:
- Akeldama (2006, Sumerian)
- Planetary Duality (2008, Sumerian)
- Autotheism (2012, Sumerian)