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EPISODE · Nov 14, 2025 · 30 MIN

IoMP 97: Best Metal Albums from the Year 2000

from Influencers of Metal Podcast · host Tom McKay

It’s time to travel back to the dawn of the new millennium — the year 2000 — when frosted tips were cool, nu-metal ruled the airwaves, and Collin was born into chaos.In this first half of a two-part series, the duo look at the best metal albums from the years they were born, starting with Collin’s birth year. From debut masterpieces like Disturbed’s “The Sickness” and Killswitch Engage’s self-titled, to legendary final chapters like Pantera’s “Reinventing the Steel,” it’s a year loaded with metal history.Expect hot takes, nostalgia, and a bit of “feel old yet?” energy as Collin counts down his top 3 favourite releases from the year 2000. And will Tom feel even older in part 2 looking back at ‘97’s metallic offerings?Check out more from Collin!https://indi1015.ca/shows/thrashers-paradise/https://www.youtube.com/@thrashersparadise4132https://www.instagram.com/thrashers_paradise/https://www.facebook.com/Thrashers.Paradise.666/Check out more from Tom!https://themetalrobot.com/https://www.youtube.com/@MetalRobotReviewshttps://www.facebook.com/theMetalRobothttps://x.com/theMetalRobothttps://www.instagram.com/the.metalrobot/MUSIC:Kittie “Spit”Stratovarious “Hunting High and Low”Nightwish “The Kinslayer”Devin Townsend “Kingdom”Limp Bizkit “My Way”Rhapsody “Dawn of Victory”-----------------------------DISCLAIMER: Copyright Exceptions under the Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42), allowance is made for "fair dealing" for the purposes of criticism or review.

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It’s time to travel back to the dawn of the new millennium — the year 2000 — when frosted tips were cool, nu-metal ruled the airwaves, and Collin was born into chaos. In this first half of a two-part series, the duo look at the best metal albums from the years they were born, starting with Collin’s birth year. From debut masterpieces like Disturbed’s “The Sickness” and Killswitch Engage’s self-titled, to legendary final chapters like Pantera’s “Reinventing the Steel,” it’s a year loaded with metal history. Expect hot takes, nostalgia, and a bit of “feel old yet?” energy as Collin counts down his top 3 favourite releases from the year 2000. And will Tom feel even older in part 2 looking back at ‘97’s metallic offerings?

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