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Getting a death threat from Ronnie Radke is like a badge of honor at this point.

"You're cringe, I'm cringe, let's just embrace it and laugh together." Oddly profound statement in a video about cringe haha. I think more of the metal community is embracing this energy and it's for the better.

BMTH are singlehandedly responsible for so many metalcore bands realizing they can simplify their sound and still make it sound good even if most of said bands just copy what they've done since Sempiternal, so because of them being trendsetters, they definitely aren't cringe at least not to me, but more power to those who somehow do.

Just saw Megadeth a few weeks ago, and i was impressed how well they sounded. Yes, Dave is not much of a singer, but for Megadeth, it fits well.

You cant call anybody cringe sitting there like an Emo Shao Kahn lmfao

as a Huge Hollywood Undead fan, I do agree that they are pretty cringe, I just love the music

I will tell you who is ultra cringe. You ever heard of Machine Gun Kelly?

i could see sabaton being cringe in some perspectives but being a history buff, i never saw them as anything less than a group of history teachers who love metal.

As a big Falling in Reverse fan, I must say that Ronnie has basically turned it into a butt rock band. It's kinda sad.

As a Ghost fan I can totally see what people mean when they consider it cringe, but I love them nonetheless!

For me, Dave Mustaine's personality is something that gives his albums a bit of character. Especially songs like Sweating Bullets or Dawn Patrol, where he just goes all in on the weird, sort of have this endearing quality. Cringe? Absolutely. But some of the more recent albums actually suffer a bit I think from being too straightforward. Weird Dave maybe isn't Best Dave, but he definitely adds a shade of colour to Megadeth's albums that sets them apart.

Nergal had a point one time in an interview. He basically said "yeah, it's easier for Americans to say to get over religion. But in Poland the government forces religion" Which is fair.

As a really big Falling in Reverse fan, I can soundly say that I can see where you’re coming from. I’m a die hard fan and love almost every song, but then when I think of some of their songs, specifically Get Me Out off of the Just Like You album, I can see it. That song specifically makes me cringe because it’s written like someone who is still in high school… Except Ronnie was 32 when the album came out. The first time I heard it I had to actually check the song to make sure another artist didn’t come on because… Why would a 32 year old man be writing songs about being in high school? I’d be curious to see where you’d put Five Finger Death Punch in this cringe tier list. They’re my other favorite band (right there with Falling in Reverse and Hollywood Undead) but definitely have released things that… Aren’t my favorite.

I knew a girl in school who loved Hollywood Undead, she sexually assault one of my friends and destroyed the anime club at our school

I know you didn't necessarily consider cringe as a bad thing but it seems - to me. And I really like Falling In Reverse and Ronnie himself. His reactions are sometimes a bit special and he has got a very dry and dark humour. The songwriting of some FIR songs is edgy, yeah. I still enjoy these songs and I think it's fun.

I'm a HUGE Alestorm fan (and it's the only metal my wife enjoys) and I dont really find anything cringy in their first albums through Sunset on a Golden Era, but after that there's certainly some cringe and stuff that I didn't enjoy...namely songs like Tortuga or Fucked with an Anchor. Fun cringe like Pirate Metal Drinking Crew or Treasure Chest Party Quest are great though haha. Great vid and good laughs. 🤘

Just a slight suggestion for upcoming vids. I think it would shed some better light if you show also examples of early work of bands (i know you used for a7x, but yk, for all of them), because most of these bands are now going more to commercial side (zombified by fir, bvb that u shown, etc) it would give, in my opinion, much better judgement based on older and newer stuff

this was really insightful - do you mind posting the audio version of these videos on audea? I like to listen more than watch and that's where I get most of my audio content

imagine getting mad at a guy who ranks your fav band as cringe af. I love FIR, MIW (and BMTH) and yet he ranked 2 of them at PURE Cringe. Do I still love them, YES. Do I get offended by someone not liking them, HELL FUCKING NAH. Why would I ever, it's his opinion LMAO

To give ronnie credit you can say you can see the change in his behavior and attitude from when he first started

Being a long time fan for a lot of these bands, I'd say Hollywood undead dropped a lot of their cringe. The previous couple of albums have been minimally cringe. I hear a lot of people say they just want to be "tough" and that kind of content was really dropped after the first album and has been mostly used satirically in a couple of songs since. I get that they aren't everyones cup of tea but in my ears they are a breath of fresh air every time they come on in a playlist.

Dude I love how you have that Narrows album art in the back. That band doesn't get enough attention. I'm guessing you're into Botch also? Subbed!

Since most of these bands were fan-selected, I have a small feeling that some of your fans are elitists, considering that most metal elitists loathe the hell out of gimmicks. I joke, but some of the bands on here I find to be really embarrassing (i.e, Falling In Reverse, Emmure, Burzum). Funny that you mentioned Miss May I, cause when I tried thinking of stuff from their career that might be “cringe,” my mind immediately jumped to “You Want Me.” That song was also off of Rise of the Lion which is considered to be their worst album. Granted, I don’t blame the band 100% for the bad lyrics mainly because they were based off of letters their fans wrote to them. Was a bit surprised to see Parkway Drive on this list. I get that they're not for everyone and some of their earlier stuff can sound pretty samey, but I like quite a bit of their discography. I don't hate the new stuff they've been putting out. Hell, I was one of the few people that loved their last album Reverence, which had a fair number of thought-provoking lyrics on it. They weren't Shakespeare or anything, but still pretty well written. However, the stuff they've been putting out recently hasn't really impressed me much. Glitch was too safe musically and I'll definitely agree that the lyrics are super corny, especially in the first verse of that song. The Greatest Fear was a bit better, but just seemed like more of the same. I'm stoked for their newest album regardless, but I'm hoping that the rest of Darker Still has a bit more variety.

I absolutely love FIR. I thought putting them in the Pure Cringe section was a bit harsh but I can see your point. I love their song Zombified for the message behind but I can see your point about the dorky lyrics. Do you think all their songs are cringe? I think most of the time Ronnie is actually very clever in his lyrics.

It's ironic that last month I saw FiR and Hollywood Undead live on their Rockzilla tour. I have to agree with you that some lyrics from FiR are cringe, Hollywood Undead as well. But people shouldn't be attacking you for how you ranked them in a youtube video.

A proud moment of mine ngl lmao

I kind of feel bad for Emmure, Frankie's 'antics' and cringey lyrics have pretty much overshadowed everything else. They actually have some great songs IMO. Nothing technical, nothing that groundbreaking really, but heavy as balls and really fun (and sometimes extremely dark). I actually like Frankie's vocals when he's not doing Fred Durst style rapping (which to be fair, is way less prevalent on their songs than most people realise). Any doubters should check out their 2017 album 'Look At Yourself'. It surprised a lot of people. Their debut 'Goodbye To The Gallows' also seems to get a pass from the gatekeepers and is now rightly regarded as a classic

Off topic but you seem open minded about metal music and you read / reply to comments. I'd really recommend listening to this French band called "Eths", they're my favorite band ever since discovering them and their music is almost objectively good I feel like. The earlier vocalist is also really talented, and the band overall has this gift at building up into a climax. If you want tracks that are easier to get into, I'd recommend "Teratologie" or "Inanis Venter". If you want a deeper look at their musical talent, I'd recommend "Proserpina" or "Anima Exhalare" (especially the latter). Im not sure whether or not you have knowledge of the language, but if you want to you can look up the lyrics. They are typically meaningful and convey a story. "Teratologie" talks about a serial killer being haunted by his victims, with the main line of the chorus being "Never forget that the body never forgets". Edit: I forgot to add. The absolute easiest track to get into by them, and their most mainstream "Crucifere". "Bulimiarexia" is a close second.

Interesting list. I can see people saying that this type of video content is elitist, but opinion is opinion, that's what makes this fun. Thanks for taking the time for your content lol

Into The Glory Ride by Manowar has one of the most cringe album covers in the history of metal...But, it is also one of the best albums in the history of metal.

Despite me being a huge fan of like 90% of the bands in this video I appreciate your opinion and honestly I love me some cringy bands! Love your videos dude

Great video and great opinions and agreed with all you said. Still giving props to bands that aren’t entirely your thing shows your not just fully biased.

A lot of these mid 2000s to early 2010s metalcore and deathcore bands that had a quasi "scene kid" image are pretty cringe if they didn't evolve.

Anyone who finds a silly not serious party pirate metal band that has massive rubber duck on stage and screams about rum whilst not taking themselves even a shred seriously other when getting everyone hyped the keyboard guitar and accordion. Its so unserious, funny and wacky. If somehow you try to take party pirates slamming beers with a rubber duck screaming about Nancy the tavern wench; somehow makes you cringe, you didn't get invited out to parties. Your just socially unwell.

You've got a lot of awesome videos, man! I'm really liking your stuff. I'm a fan of Nu-Metal and even I know it can be ridiculous at times. I've seen several idiots in the comments taking themselves way too seriously and shitting on you just because you said Falling in Reverse is cringy. People really have to lighten up these days and learn how to laugh at themselves. It's not a bad thing to admit you can look stupid sometimes, come on.

I don’t think I would have put Falling In Reverse into the “Pure Cringe” category, but that shit with Ronnie acting tough online is definitely PURE CRINGE.

Getting butthurt over someone else’s critique of you embodies how a teenager acts. If you’ve raised a teenager or have significantly younger siblings, you know this. However, when some of these artists still do the same thing in their 30s and up, that is the epitome of pure narcissism. I enjoy a lot of these bands too, but he was dead on about Ronnie, the dude from Trapt, Pestilence, etc. Hell, if I did a rap cringe list, I’d probably put Eminem at the top bc of fragile ego, even though I love his music.

I almost panicked when I thought A7X was going into the top for a sec.

I love your disclaimer and how nice it is, but how much this will still trigger people lol.

Ayy part 2! I still hate how the rock/metal community gets so pissed about other people's opinions. Bunch of children.

Haha I don’t care how cringe they are, good music is good music!

Me biting my nails waiting to see if Manowar lands in the cringe but fun category

I honestly love pestilence, it's one of my favorite death metal bands, my dad saw them live, took a picture with mameli and their drummer, and it's just disappointing seeing how mameli acts, they're a great band

actually falling in reverse is my favourite band, but some ronnie's deeds are real cringe. their music is good tho

4:27 Ronnie he's a Great Singer, and if he's gonna Watch this video he Will probably ignore your words, like Every Singer if he saw this

Lol Hollywood undead look like limp bizkit and slipknot did the fusion dance LOL

Didn't realize how much I love metal tier lists til now

I strongly disagree with HU. If you use their lyrics from “Bitches” and “Everywhere I Go”, yea, but they have songs like “bullet” and “Black Dahlia” and fun songs like “city of the dead”. Ronnie Radke does have a bad attitude even in my opinion, but his music is amazing.

Forgot to Mention, if you ever decide to make a Part 3 to finish off a Trilogy, please, im BEGGING YOU! Put Skillet on the list

I mainly want to comment on BMTH since I love their music bt I can always respect others opinions and I was fine with what you rated it as long as you didn't put them as pure cringe. I can see lyrically why others can dislike it but I say they got a decent amount of music that has good lyrics but at the end of the day it is all subjective. It is a bit sad to see how people react when someone doesn't like something they do but at the same time it is people just being emotional over something they love but it is cringe when they start attacking you as a person. As for falling in reverse I enjoy some of their music and when I first listened to them I enjoyed a lot of it... then I took a step back to see just how cringe some of it is but I mean with music you should just take what you like and move on. Anyways what do I know, I am pretty young and have only listened to BMTH and FIR off the list, some of these I know the name of the band but not any songs, either way I hope you have a good day, to any that read this.

8:00 - ‚Edgelord‘ is a nice euphemism for murderer- gotta keep that one in mind😂

Confession: I had a similar looking Manowar poster on my wall as a teen.

“It’s Morbin’ Time”…. But in all seriousness, 30STM is pretty much Jared Leto stroking his ego at this point. Same with how BMTH and FiR are today. It’s, kinda, sad because 30StM had potential. Just going back and hearing their self - titled debut makes me question what this band could have been if it weren’t for the hopping on trends and Jared Lego’s ego.

As someone who used to go to every Parkway Drive show I could, I mean over ten years ago at small venues… I didn’t listen to them for years and then I heard one of their new singles recently, I was just so disappointed. Like I wondered if they’d always been that terrible and I didn’t know any better, or if my tastes had just changed that much? It was so fucking bland. I have been enjoying Falling in Reverse and BMTH (been a fan since I saw them live when their first album dropped) and honestly, you just gotta *embrace* the cringe hahaha. It makes it so much better. Oooof I watched further and we’re talking A7X. I’ve been interstate once in my entire life and it was to go to an Avenged Sevenfold concert. The whole thing was cringe in the best way and it was so fun. Very worth it!! Apologies if my comment appears more than once, I kept getting a network error but they were posting, ugh.

Even as someone who had a solid Hollywood Undead phase in my early teens, I can say that the band is astonishingly cringe.

I’d like to see you do a cringe tier list based of the personas and lyrical content of some early punk bands, for example the germs, fear, Reagan youth, suicidal tendencies etc.

I will say I am a major fan of both Sabaton and Megadeth, and just saw Megadeth a week ago and it kicked ass! I respect your opinion and if they are cringe I am proud of it 😅

As a cringy person I love Ronnie radke and his cringy worth songs, but to be fair i don’t feel ashamed of my sexuality anymore

Love or hate this take, but I think Ghost selling out to more pop heavy songs catered to people outside the genre is smart move and also an absolutely shitty move as well. It’s good cause your name is branching genres, but bad cause everyone on the metal side know you sold out. If I hear Mary on a Cross one more time while driving past a 19 year old blonde-haired college student driving a wrecked or dented Hyundai Elantra I will literally scream.

I just appreciate that BVB was mentioned since they get overlooked a lot.

Man dude! Can't believe you're not a Burzum fan. I agree that Varg can be cringy, but his first 4 albums are some of the best black metal ever made (imo of course) It's all good though! Love your content man, keep it coming!

We may not see eye to eye on everything but for putting falling in reverse in the cringiest tier I love you That’s it

If you want Ultra cringe you should check out Blood on the Dance Floor

I'd say the only one that I didn't think was fair was Hollywood Undead. Their new albums kinda put them in cringe but fun because I feel like that takes some of the cringe off their discography but obviously as an outsider you'd be less biased than me.

Ay I'll take the placement haha you seem like a very chill dude might have to watch some more vids.

Fuck yeah, sabaton is definitely cringe but fun, especially when you are taking a shower and just have this huge blast of motivation from one of their songs

Unironically Electric callboys new stuff is amazing. I jsut like the mix between german club music and metalcore, it just goes really well together.

I got the pleasure of seeing sabaton live about a month and a half ago, and the crown jewel of the show was that everybody embraced the cringe. They make it work, so its almost nice to see that they made the cringe this, since they are self aware of it

Yeah, we've debated each other before(where you actually stooped as low as attempting to use my amateur work on my KZfaq channel(which I don't even use anymore) as ammunition against a completely unrelated argument I made), but I have to admit, the points you make on this video are mostly legit. The only one I'd really argue is a bit incorrect is the fact that you didn't put Hollywood Undead at the top. They're almost as cringey as ICP.

Will there be a part 3? Great video

Damn I can't wait to see the follow up to this with Radke! I hope he does the right thing and has his 1 on 1 with you!

I like Black Veil Brides quite a bit, they were my gateway band, but I kind of agree. They are great at their instruments and are good performers, but they can be cringe sometimes. I kind of expected you to put them higher, so I'm a bit relieved. Your opinion on them is completely understandable, but hopefully you give them another chance if you haven't tried to already. They've gotten better at songwriting at least.

When did your hair grow so long man, you're catching up to me!

Listen to fuck da police by Dope. My personal tipping point into pure cringe.

Someone told me im corny for listening to Megadeth

My thing with Black Veil Brides on top of this is every music video is Andys, Zoolander "Blue Steel" persona he puts on in EVERY music video. Emo Nickelback 😂

What's your favourite metal/heavy band dude

😂🤣😂🤣😂😭 If Ronnie will see this... I seriously wanna throw hands with you, dude! Let's make it happen. Make ya famous again 😂🤣😭

Coming from the perspective of a BVB fan, I can completely understand where you’re coming from. Like, they did soften up a bit with their sound, I’ll grant you that, but for me, it still kicks ass. If they really wanted to go full blown commercial, they would’ve either done what Ronnie did, mix rock with a popular genre, or gone the Linkin Park route, go full pop, drop the instruments and just use presets, no offense meant to Linkin Park. Basically, bring in the sound of Andy’s solo career, more poppy and less rock. Now, if you want to talk 2011-2014 BVB, that’s completely understandable and I’m glad that Andy has stopped doing the whole “tough guy” act. But hey, that’s just my opinion, and that’s your opinion.

Megadave is going on tour with FFDP, that is as cringy as it gets, still like the first 4 or 5 releases but never listen to them anymore. I remember anxiously waiting for Killing and Peace Sells to come out but now its time to call it day, just like Metallica exact same deal for me. But, how is Behemoth,Shining, or Burzum cringy? The rest of the bands are obviously unlistenable.

I been waiting for every since you replied to my comment also for some reason John 5 actually chose to work with Hollywood Undead

I think that the problem with a lot of these bands is that they're emo and even though I am an emo and I love the music, it's extremely corny and cringe a lot of times. And tbh I'm happy you deliver all these opinions in such a chill manner I'm not even mad you threw shit on my favorite bands xDD

I don't see how anyone like Finn ( Punk rock mba) can defend Ronnie Radke. Dudes a musician but acts like a fucking child when even the smallest youtuber criticizes him or gets pissy and turns into a baby when even the smallest thing makes him mad. Puffs out his chest and acts so tough to small youtube creators on line. Yea you're really showing us how mature you are Ronnie. Their are millions of musician out their that set better examples that you have to realize that there will always be people that don't like your music, and might even have something to say about it. Acting like a douchebag wont make it any better or change anyone's mind.

I love Bring Me, but didn't really enjoy Amo. Post Human, however, is amazing again.

being newish to metal core kinda sucks since i never got to listen to most of the classics and only recognize half of these as the same with the last. have only listened to mainly falling in reverse and BMTH here and while i don't reallyyyy like ronnie his music isn't bad and BMTH is another like but don't love. still looking for more recommendations thoooo. loving these tier list

HU is still quite cringe, but I wish you used Chaos or World War Me to represent their newer sound as opposed to lame ass Pop Punk City Of The Dead....they're definitely heavier instrumentally than they used to be, and you definitely don't give that vibe playing one of, if not the softest track on the album.

I agree with most of this, despite being very much a fan of Behemoth and Sabaton. That being said idk if I could call Varg cringe so much as I would call him a fucking self-proclaimed neo nazi. Laughing him off as cringe does not do enough, him and his ideology are serious problems.

Would’ve loved to see where the band HIM fell into this

Avenged is definitely less cringe than newer parkway imo, but id say say they're a lot more cringe than older parkway. Don't know how they only got mild instead of mid, but hey. Thats the great thing about opinions.

Threatening people who are discussing like your cringiness reminds me of that guy on can't hardly Wait, ,"I'll kick everyone's ass in this room"

You're cringe but I still like you.

Sorry but Dave's vocals are a total filter. Works everytime.

Megadeth saving grace will always be amazing guitar work, that’s always money in the bank.

Cool video.i used to listen to metal/punk/thrash ect..alot more but not as much these days.i learn more about bands these days on a channel like this.i still see shows at small venues where you can just in the for 15-20 bucks.

Now do cringiest artists in the world and put MGK on number 1 lmao

Ghost is my all time favorite band 🙃

I never dug into Pestilence outside of their music that is very awesome including their latest album, but I was shocked and then not so shocked to hear that the frontman was being an asswipe to people on social media. Judging off personal experience and observation, I think being a dick is a Dutch thing.

te amo, eres el mejor, haces muy buen contenido de metal que no es sobre la musica que si es divertido.

A moment of silence for the poor souls who took this video seriously…