Linkin Park are the biggest selling band of this decade, nay, century. That’s a statement that really hurts, isn’t it. They’ve sold more records than Metallica, Iron Maiden or even The Beatles. Yes, feel free to weep because there doesn’t seem like much to celebrate. Right? WRONG!
There really have been some amazing bands, albums and songs that have have had an amazing effect over the past ten years and we’re going to focus on them with loads of celebratory articles about them. And this is where you can find all of them. Handy, eh?
Bands of the Decade
We’ve pinpointed an uncertain number of bands that we think have really made a splash since 2000. We did come up with about 50 that were all very reasonably influential and awesome but most of them didn’t actually count because despite still being influential in this decade, they were actually being influential a long time ago as well. Also, some of the time, we just didn’t think they were influential enough. Take Linkin Park for evidence of that.
Our criteria for entry into Bands of the Decade are:
- They must have had their peak between 2000 and 2009
- They must have significantly influenced popular culture
- Our first entry into this hall of brilliance is Deftones with White Pony – go check it out.
- Next up is another indisputable entry. We celebrate the release of Jane Doe by Converge and it’s worth reading.
- This might get a few backs up but we reckon Fall Out Boy and From Under The Cork Tree are worthy of of Band of the Decade status. What do you think?
- Much less contentious is Alkaline Trio with Crimson. This is indisputable. Right?
- Current million-selling heroes, Killswitch Engage are next with The End Of Heartache. They sold less of that.
- They might not have done much recently, but Glassjaw’s Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence certainly caused a fuss at the start of the decade
Obviously, apart from the fact we’re absolutely bloody right, our decisions are all totally subjective and open to discussion. That’s why there’s a space for you to leave your comments on what idiots we are. We dare you.
A to Z of the Noughties
Yep, it’s as simple as that. We’ve picked 26 seemingly random things that start with a reasonably favourable letter and stuck it all into an alphabet-based list. If you really need this explained to you, perhaps we can recommend a career…
The first of the three installments covers everything from Avenged Sevenfold to Iron Maiden. There’s a few interviews worth remembering in there as well!
The second A to Z piece starts at Judas Priest and goes all the way to Rock Band via Ozzy Osbourne. Enjoyable. We still need help with Q though, so come and help us.
Finally, we travel from the masters of thrash, Slayer (or SLAYAAAAAARGH, if you wish) all the way down to the riff master, Zakk Wylde. That looks pretty strong already. Right?
31 responses so far ↓
1 Hairyman // Nov 4, 2009 at 4:12 pm
I like this idea. For instance, you can’t throw Slipknot in the mix cause they have yet to peak.
2 Raz // Nov 4, 2009 at 4:32 pm
How influential have Slipknot been? Really.
3 krasherr // Nov 4, 2009 at 5:56 pm
opeth
mastodon
muse
rammstein
4 R.D.M. // Nov 4, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Even though I’m not a fan, Converge have been pretty influential on hundreds of hardcore and metal bands, and people say they peaked with Jane Doe (2001).
Also, +1 for Mastodon, so many bands playing experimental/sludge metal as a result of their popularity and influence.
Unfortunately AFI also influenced a bunch of shitty bands to start playing bad goth-punk and wearing eyeliner, but that seems to have passed over now.
5 Hairyman // Nov 5, 2009 at 10:13 am
@Raz
That’s what I’m getting at. Metal sites praise them year-in, year-out and it’s getting on my tits a bit. Not that I have a problem with them, but their influence on music itself isn’t really a lot.
They have managed to bring metal to a bigger audience but I wouldn’t say that was an influence on the genre itself.
6 Hugh // Nov 5, 2009 at 1:48 pm
I think Mastodon will be extremely influential on future bands – but I don’t think they’ve been that influential on many bands we hear today.
7 Raz // Nov 5, 2009 at 2:38 pm
re Mastodon
Neurosis and Isis have been very influential on modern bands. Like Mastodon.
8 Hairyman // Nov 6, 2009 at 9:35 am
Also, make sure you include Sikth.
9 mosha // Nov 6, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Slipknot have peaked. Iowa is as good as it will get for them as their hand has been almost completely revealed.
10 Hairyman // Nov 9, 2009 at 11:49 am
I’d say Iowa was Slipknot’s critical peak but you can’t deny Slipknot are still selling a crap-tonne of records and playing sell-out shows in support of All Hope Is Gone.
11 Paul // Nov 9, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Opeth
Mastodon ( I fully agree )
The Haunted
12 Raz // Nov 10, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Spineshank!
13 Olivia // Nov 11, 2009 at 6:57 pm
Perhaps QOTSA?
14 Raz // Nov 13, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Does anyone else think that having Linkin Park stuck at the top of this website is a bad thing? Sometimes, I doubt myself.
15 Hugh // Nov 13, 2009 at 5:13 pm
They have very punchable faces.
16 Johnny // Nov 13, 2009 at 5:59 pm
So do you, dickhead.
17 Calvin // Nov 14, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Yes, Mastodon are the prog/experimental/sludge heroes, and they havn’t yet released a bad or even mediocre album, but I’m not sure they’ve influenced a whole loada bands, maybe baroness and from exile, but other bands in their scene (or old scene now) weren’t influenced by them
and yes, Neurosis did influence mastodon
18 Hairyman // Nov 16, 2009 at 11:13 am
Yeah Hugh, grrrrrr! I’ll stab your dog and shit for saying nasty things about the LP. Grow up Johnny.
19 Al // Nov 17, 2009 at 11:47 am
QotSA have had a huge impact (Britain’s biggest band for instance, Arctic Monkeys, make no secret of their indebtedness to then) and I think Mastodon maybe haven’t inlfuenced but have kickstarted a certain area of proggy/stonery metal – look at Kylesa, Baroness et. al.
20 Bands of the Decade: Fall Out Boy | Thrash Hits // Nov 18, 2009 at 5:10 pm
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21 Avangelist // Nov 24, 2009 at 1:17 pm
I really hate to say this buuuuut
My Chemical romance have been one of the biggest bands of the last 10yrs.
Lacuna Coil maybe:? not my bag but they have inspired a lot of wailing operah bitches to put together god awful bands.
Can you count Botch? I’m going on the basis that it took like 4yrs after their split for people to pay attention.
Same for Refused?
I am going to gamble a bit with my rep (not much left already) and say Trivium, Bullet For My Valentine, Paramore.
Franz Ferdinand? I’m Joking obviously!…No I am seriously.
QotSA don’t count AI – Kyuss were huge and anything that spaffed out of them was gold dust before it hit the melting vinyl. Half the dessert sessions stuff is toss but you stick Joss Homme on anything and out the door it goes like a hot cake in a fat kids hand.
22 Band of the Decade: Alkaline Trio | Thrash Hits // Nov 24, 2009 at 2:01 pm
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23 Raz // Nov 24, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Alkaline Trio. Oooooooh…
24 Michael // Nov 24, 2009 at 10:53 pm
my albums of the decade are:
Lamb Of God – Sacrament
SOAD – Toxicity
DragonForce – Inhuman Rampage
Shadows Fall – The Art Of Balance
Lamb Of God – Wrath
Amen – We Have Come For Your Parents
Mastodon – Leviathan
Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory (hey, if FOB are good enough, I don’t see whats wrong with this one tbh)
25 Saurabh // Dec 9, 2009 at 9:46 am
Are u f’n crazy. Calling Stinkin park the biggest band of the century is a joke. AND THEY HAVENT OUTSOLD MAIDEN,METALLICA OR BEATLES. Theve SOLD just 30million records worldwide, maiden and metallica 80million+ and beatles somewhrere between 500million. get ur facts right.
26 Johnny // Dec 9, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Hybrid Theory’s sold 30 million on its own…
27 Hugh // Dec 9, 2009 at 1:45 pm
You didn’t really understand all the words above, did you Saurabh? We’re only a decade in to this century – does that make the stats a bit easier to comprehend?
28 Hairyman // Dec 10, 2009 at 11:45 am
I’m sure Saurabh just saw the words “Linkin Park are the biggest selling band” and had to rush to the comment box to slag you off. Probably a clost LP fan.
29 Raz // Dec 10, 2009 at 2:44 pm
I DON’T GET IT!??!
30 Band of the Decade: Glassjaw | Thrash Hits // Dec 21, 2009 at 3:35 pm
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31 me // Jan 5, 2010 at 7:15 am
Fuck Linkin Park!!!! It’s shit. always has been, always will be. Metallica will be known forever coz they’re awesum, even saint anger destroys anything that LP will or will ever make. LP has only left a skid mark on the underpants of music… but thats just my oppinion…
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