20. I Prevail – Scars
Man, I love unclean vocals here. Especially near the start.
19. Killswtich Engage – Embrace the Journey…Uprasied
Melodic metalcore at its finest. What a…journey.
18. A Day to Remember – Bad Vibrations
What an album opener. ADTR brought it here and for the entire album. TOXIC!
17. Emarosa – Cloud 9
I was a little iffy on this song when it first came out, but came to love it.
16. Like Pacific – Distant
I love how the lead singer delivers the line “I don't get it, I'm not on my hands and knees”. Such a cool song.
15. Joyce Manor – Fake I.D.
When you name drop Kanye in a song, it instantly makes your song cool.
14. Moose Blood - Honey
Moose Blood stepped up on their first single on their second album with a tune pop punk fans love. It’s a little more upbeat from their previous work, but it’s still Moose Blood.
13. Stories Untold – Skies Still Falling
For a pretty new band, Stories Untold delivers on lyrics, production, and vocals and all are on point on “Skies Still Falling”.
12. Tiny Moving Parts - Volumes
On the surface it sounds like a fun song, but the lyrics get a little depressing like
Quote:
I sit around I think about
How loud this silence can sound
But these drinks make me happy
Temporarily until the morning
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11. Norma Jean - Reaction
Wanna fight? Let’s fight. Cause that’s what I wanna do when I hear this song.
10. Chelsea Grin – Skin Deep
For all the chug-a-chug metalcore bands, Chelsea Grin seems the most accessible to me. “Father forgive me for I do not give a ****. He pushed me to the edge and now he’s out of luck.” Crazy line.
9. Highly Suspect – My Name Is Human
Highly Suspect wasted no time in delivering new music. “My Name is Human” is a little slower and edgier than their previous album and they make it work.
8. Every Time I Die – Just as Real But Not as Brightly Lit
Every Time I Die do some crazy things in this song here. Just listen to those riffs dammit!
7. Too Close to Touch – What I Wish I Could Forget
From the first lyric, Too Close to Touch captures you with “Take every memory ingrained in me. Erase it from my thoughts so I can sleep.” One of the best intros to a song this year.
6. Dance Gavin Dance – Inspire the Liars
Clean vocalist, Tillman Pearson, puts on arguably one of best performances in "Inspire the Liars". And with some actual thought provoking lyrics from Dance Gavin Dance this time, it makes for a great song.
5. Pierce the Veil – Today I Saw the Whole World
When listening to this song, it feels like I’m seeing the whole world as cheesy as that may sound.
4. Pierce the Veil – Texas is Forever
PTV brought it with their lead single "Texas is Forever". I never really paid much attention to them until now. Glad I did.
3. PUP - DVP
If there was a band to get me loose, it’s PUP and “DVP” delivers in that part. All their songs make me wanna sing/shout along.
2. Real Friends – Colder Quicker
Real Friends don’t have the greatest lyrics, but they stepped it up on “Colder Quicker”, the lead single from their second album. “My life burns out and flickers like the end of a cigarette”…such a cool line.
1. A Day To Remember - Paranoia
Metalcore, pop punk, alternative…ADTR can do any of those and nail it as they did with “Paranoia”, the best song of 2016!