In this episode, Jay and Modd dig deep into the vaults of heavy metal memory to shine a spotlight on **some of the most criminally forgotten or stagnant bands** in the scene. Whether they burned bright and fast, went on permanent hiatus, or just never got the respect they deserved, these artists left a **permanent mark** on metal history—and it’s time we gave them their flowers.

From genre-defining pioneers to chaotic underground legends, we each bring our picks for bands that should’ve blown up—or maybe once did, but were lost in the churn of time. We’re talking **tech-death precision, nu-metal grooves, post-metal atmosphere, industrial heaviness, and raw metalcore emotion**. Get ready for a nostalgic ride through the early 2000s and beyond.

📜 **In This Episode, We Talk About:**

🔹 **Nothingface** – The overlooked bridge between nu-metal, groove, and emotional vulnerability. Matt Holt’s voice and lyrical style made them stand out, but they never got the recognition they deserved.

🔹 **Disincarnate** – Guitar god **James Murphy’s** death metal gem. One album—*Dreams of the Carrion Kind*—is all it took to cement them as a cult legend.

🔹 **Into Eternity** – Canadian progressive death metal with beautiful melodies and insane technicality. Why aren’t more people still talking about this band?

🔹 **Misery Loves Co.** – Industrial metal with emotional depth. Ahead of their time, and underappreciated outside niche circles.

🔹 **Isis** – Pioneers of post-metal. Atmospheric, heavy, and hypnotic. If you love Cult of Luna or Pelican, they owe a debt to Isis.

🔹 **Animosity** – A true force of early tech-deathcore. Their influence on modern heavy bands is impossible to ignore.

🔹 **Brain Drill** – Ridiculously fast, ultra-technical death metal that turned heads and melted minds.

🔹 **Glass Casket** – A precursor to modern deathcore/prog-metalcore with ties to Between the Buried and Me.

🔹 **Strapping Young Lad** – Devin Townsend’s manic, wall-of-sound masterpiece. More chaotic and complex than most bands dared to be.

🔹 **Misery Signals** – Melodic metalcore perfection. Their early work practically defined a subgenre. Still respected, but not as widely remembered as they should be.

🔹 **40 Below Summer** – One of the more aggressive and catchy bands in the nu-metal boom. They had *hooks and bite*.

🔹 **Viatrophy** – A UK deathcore band that showed immense promise before vanishing way too soon.

💀 This episode is **a love letter to the underground**, to the bands that inspired us, challenged the genre, and then faded into obscurity. Some called it quits. Some still linger in the shadows. Some we hope will return. But all of them are **worth remembering**.

🧠 Whether you’re a longtime metalhead or a younger fan just discovering these names, this is your gateway to some of the most **underrated acts** in metal’s history.

🗣️ **Let us know in the comments or on social media:**

What bands do YOU think were forgotten too soon? Who should we cover in Part 2?

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