TRY NOT TO HEADBANG CHALLENGE | 2020 EDITION 

Anyone else just use this to find more songs?

Fun fact : holding a headbang isn't healthy

Lyrics: *oh fuck, I failed*

This is how it feels listening to metal at school and trying not to look strange in front of everyone

the transition from Landmvrks to Veil of Maya was perfect

Putting in "Demolisher" is just not playing fair.

RIP to all those brothers who will get killed in the first moshpits next year! #thoughtsandprayers

Oh well, this challenge is so eas- THERE IS NO ESCAPE ITS DEATH OR SUBMISSION

This was actually an unbelievable year for metal. This video really makes me appreciate that.

Am i the only one who watches it again because it felt bad not headbanging lmao

New Faces In The Dark was the real boss in the end, fucking hell dude

Me: ok let's do this Ryo: THERE IS NO ESCAPE, IS DEATH OR SUBMISSION Me: Oh shit

This was easy as fuck. The only part that was really impossible was from 0:00-6:42

The breakdown in Animals by Architects is incredibly heavy despite how relatively *light* the rest of the song is. I need a neck doctor.

Directors: so what you Want? Metalbands in 2020: just give them a seizure bro

As a drummer... virtually impossible not to start ‘kick drumming’ along to this almost immediately 🤦🏼‍♂️

The fucking breakdown in animals always gets me... goddamn it, i made it through so many great sings

Transition from Architects to Bury Tomorrow was smooth as hell

I've failed at Crystal Lake - Into The Great Beyond

STP "Demolisher" breakdown is impossible not to headbang with

That was fucking painful, suppressing the urge to headbang almost caused me a seizure dammit

I got into hardcore, metal bands when I was going through my so called "emo" phase, right? Back when I was like 15, 16. I'm 27 now and only outgrew the hair, clothing and crap but what I will never leave behind are the badass bands I've found along the way for sure. Anyone in the same boat?

Had to watch it a second time and go completely wild to relieve all the stress!

Architects, Crystal Lake and Spirit Box... Got me everytime

dude this physically hurts nice list

The “Polaris-Hypermania” riff is just so groovy it’s hard not to headbang like Ryan is as he’s playing it.

Possibly the hardest try not to headbang challenge on the internet

The whole album of Cannibal from Bury Tomorrow is just mindblowing, Honestly its what got me into metalcore in the first place

Surprisingly I passed, Holy Roller and New Faces In the Dark were both really close to getting me.

I started OK, lost control of my foot with Chelsea Grin... and who tf doesn't headbang to DE-MO-LI-SHAA!

Once Snowblood hit I was done and of course Bleeding Sun followed it up...

the ghost inside is the one that got me, i just CAN'T help it. triumph over tragedy

I failed at Demolisher sadly that one will always get me

New Faces in the Dark is heavily underrated, especially given that nasty breakdown.

I got to The Ghost Inside and man, that song gets me every time at that breakdown. Tough to get through this one thats for sure. Great work!

1 finger tap at Landmvarks 1 head nod at Architects: Animal so yes i lost T_T

I went into this expecting to fail; Not disappointed

Start: it's possible Cristal Lake: are you sure?

With all the bangers that were released this year, this will be easy to fail

Dude this is incredible. Huge selection of songs

Aight crystal lakeeee :(((

The groove in New Faces In the Dark is criminally good, I failed

I turned it into a try to headbang as hard as you can challenge! Great editing and mix dude.🔥🔥 I know I'll listen to this mashup a lot in the next couple of days.

Love seeing the Bury Tomorrow boys in here!! The Agonist is great, but I think Choke is a more difficult riff not to headbang to

I am just ready to fail at this point 😂🤘 Edit: I thought I’d actually have a shot at winning but then Loathe came on and I broke my neck. Oh well, maybe next year 😂

All I'm saying is, you had better be making a Doom Eternal/Mick Gordon headbang challenge.

I completed it. But a tear actually came to my eye. Nice compilation!!!

The transition to each of these songs omfg

Snowblood - ERRA for song of the year.

I think what makes you stand out on your channel is how ruthlessly, brutally honest you are in the most calm/subtle way possible.

I tried this challenge while high. After two minutes, my eyes were twitching, my shoulders were touching my earlobes, and my legs were drilling the floor violently. I dont want to do this ever again. 10/10

I literally immediately failed and didn’t stop headbanging the whole way through. Fucking sick.

Failed at Silent Planet. I heard "hid myself from the..." and just thought, well fuck, "NIIIIIIIGGHHHT". Was the only one I failed

Almost failed on STP, but I discovered that i can chew food to the beat of the music.

5:12 instantly lost 😂

Bleed 4 you - Alpha wolf Sleep society - While she Sleeps Defender - August Burns Red Hypermania- Polaris Lost in a wave - Landmvrks Outsider - veil of maya A death that no one dares - bleed from within Snow blood - Erra Bleeding Sun - Chelsea grin Black lungs - architects The agonist- bury tomorrow Swallowing the rabbit whole - code orange Aftermath - the ghost inside Get out - boundaries Bending the arc to fear - trivium Disobey- crystal lake That’s just life - make them suffer Animals - architects Trilogy - silent planet Demolisher - slaughter to prevail Into the great beyond- crystal lake Holy Roller - Spirtbox New faces in the dark - loathe

I may have passed, but it took a lot of restraint. Good shit mate.

You got me at 1:40. Those riffs are my weak point. I love this Channel. Always making my Gym playlist bigger and better. 🔥🔥

God damn new faces in the dark got me at the end, and I thought holy roller was the last song

Tbh I watched this just to find new songs to bump to😂

Can I just go on record and say that The Ghost Inside has had one of THE biggest comebacks ever? Seriously. The guys have been recovering from something so traumatic in all their lives and they have this to show for it. For that I say bravo!

Anybody who didn't lose to "Into the Great Beyond" is a monster.

I only new 2 of the bands. But that wasn’t easy. Especially when holy roller kicked in.

Boundaries is super underrated--- I prefer behind the bend for it's breakdown, but they're a notable mention on the list for sure!

"Did you pass?" Lol, that's cute

Fixing the list with some real bangers: End of the world we know - Bleed from within Intrestellar - Kill the Kong Akudama - Alpha wolf Exiled - Avenir

0:27 THIS IS MY BANDANA

Going to see ABR,FFAK, And Erra Oct 28th can't wait !!! Live concert are back !!!!!

Demolition got me. No way I can’t headbang to slaughter to prevail.

Some of these transitions are wild

I failed at Hypermania. I absolutely cannot not move to that song.

Slaughter to Prevail and Crystal Lake back to back is game over 🤘

Black lunes of architects AND the agonist of bury tomorrow sounds at the same

Man... did i ever failed!!! broke my headset in the process...Thanks bro!!

Architects teased me, Holly Roller broke me.

most intense 6 minutes and 42 seconds in 2021 for now. managed to pass

I almost lost when the Loathe track came on at the end lol

August 2021.... so...waiting.... Still okay after the fifth song. I must be jaded or I need a slow groove like Pantera. Nope. I'm fine. Aftermath was a close one. Shizzle...Animals did it. Dang it. Now I'm just about to the end so that ain't bad. Demolisher...Slaughter to Prevail. That is a deadly groove. Love that. Crystal Lake ....banging away now.

I passed, I didn't know most of these except for Trivium, Chelsea Grin, Slaughter To Prevail, and The Architects. I sound so mainstream XD BUT THERE WERE SOME FUCKING BANGGGERSSSS!!!!

When I turned it on I was like "This is gonna be hard." I made it to Fit For A King. LOL 😂

It is impossible to not headbang with LOATHE starting and ending the video

You should do this with lesser known bands and call it that edition that would be rad to see bands such as my own on a video like this instead of bigger names that are consistently regurgitated every time I see videos like this. Not insulting this formula because I love this kind of content and the video was phenomenal, just good for thought!

I hold on until "Crystal Lake - Into the great Beyond" damn

That transition from black lungs to the agonist tho

Waiting: pfff.... is this a challenge? Reality: how did only 1 second go?!

Got close a couple times. The Trivium to Crystal Lake and Lake to Spiritbox transitions almost got me. As rough as this year was, the music was pretty damn good. 🤘🔥

I was just praying that holy roller wasn’t on here . In other words I failed

Great way to look back at all the incredible new music last year and also find some new bands I missed out on 🤘

Try not to headbang. The 10th second: "and you thought you could?"

I would say that I passed but no one would believe me

Putting loathe this early was an error😂

Omg why is this so difficult? great video man! awesome

Breakdown of sanity : Am I joke to you?

JESUS MANNN WTF THIS IS BRUTAL

Not a single currents song?

Can not handle "Disobey"

Dude.... I need to listen to more Crystal Lake, I failed on both of their songs!!

Lost In A Wave and Outsider back to back hurt, man. but I made it through somehow....until I heard the piano. and then it was all over. thanks Loathe. gg

I passed, it was the worst 7 minutes of my life.. Putting "New faces in the dark" for the last is not fair 😂 also, almost failed at animals..

aight im adding all these songs to my playlist thank you very much :)