favorites of the 2000s
not ranked, just chronological |
| 1 |  | Weakling
Dead as Dreams
black metal |
| 2 |  | Deltron 3030
Deltron 3030
abstract/experimental hip hop |
| 3 |  | Boris
Flood
drone, post-rock |
| 4 |  | Discordance Axis
The Inalienable Dreamless
grindcore |
| 5 |  | Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
post-rock |
| 6 |  | OutKast
Stankonia
southern hip hop |
| 7 |  | Amon Tobin
Supermodified
nu jazz, IDM, drum and bass, downtempo |
| 8 |  | Quasimoto
The Unseen
abtstract/experimental hip hop |
| 9 |  | Decapitated
Winds of Creation
death metal |
| 10 |  | Three 6 Mafia
When the Smoke Clears
memphis rap, crunk |
| 11 |  | Pole
3
dub techno |
| 12 |  | Fugazi
The Argument
post-hardcore, indie rock |
| 13 |  | maudlin of the Well
Bath
avant-garde metal |
| 14 |  | Opeth
Blackwater Park
progressive metal, death metal |
| 15 |  | Monolake
Cinemascope
minimal techno, IDM |
| 16 |  | Autechre
Confield
IDM, glitch, ambient |
| 17 |  | Converge
Jane Doe
mathcore |
| 18 |  | Aphex Twin
Drukqs
IDM, drill and bass |
| 19 |  | Gorguts
From Wisdom to Hate
technical death metal |
| 20 |  | Beefcake
Drei
IDM |
| 21 |  | Cannibal Ox
The Cold Vein
abstract/experimental hip hop |
| 22 |  | Bola
Fyuti
IDM |
| 23 |  | Neurosis
A Sun That Never Sets
atmospheric sludge metal, post-rock |
| 24 |  | Pig Destroyer
Prowler in the Yard
grindcore |
| 25 |  | Windir
1184
black metal |
| 26 |  | Botch
An Anthology of Dead Ends
mathcore |
| 27 |  | Boards of Canada
Geogaddi
IDM, ambient techno, downtempo |
| 28 |  | Isis
Oceanic
atmospheric sludge metal, post-metal |
| 29 |  | Knut
Challenger
mathcore, atmospheric sludge metal |
| 30 |  | Agalloch
The Mantle
atmospheric black metal, post-metal |
| 31 |  | Meshuggah
Nothing
djent |
| 32 |  | El-P
Fantastic Damage
abstract/experimental hip hop |
| 33 |  | Glassjaw
Worship and Tribute
post-hardcore |
| 34 |  | Richard Devine
Asect:Dsect
IDM, flashcore, glitch |
| 35 |  | Boris
Boris At Last -Feedbacker-
drone metal, noise, post-rock |
| 36 |  | Autechre
Draft 7.30
IDM, glitch hop |
| 37 |  | Melt-Banana
Cell-Scape
noise rock |
| 38 |  | Nadja
Touched
drone metal |
| 39 |  | Carbon Based Lifeforms
Hydroponic Garden
Psybient |
| 40 |  | Sweet Trip
Velocity : Design : Comfort
IDM, shoegaze, dream pop |
| 41 |  | Off Minor
The Heat Death of the Universe
screamo |
| 42 |  | xanopticon
Liminal Space
flashcore, breakcore |
| 43 |  | Isis
Panopticon
post-metal, atmospheric sludge metal |
| 44 |  | Venetian Snares
Huge Chrome Cylinder Box Unfolding
IDM, glitch, flashcore |
| 45 |  | Madvillain
Madvillainy
abstract/experimental hip hop |
| 46 |  | edIT
Crying Over Pros For No Reason
glitch hop, folktronica |
| 47 |  | Pan Sonic
Kesto (234:48:4)
power noise, drone, minimal techno, industrial, ambient, glitch |
| 48 |  | Nathan Fake
The Sky Was Pink
tech house, microhouse |
| 49 |  | Deathprod
Morals and Dogma
dark ambient, drone |
| 50 |  | Proem
Socially Inept
IDM |
| 51 |  | Datach'i
Mmale and Ffemale
flashcore |
| 52 |  | Syndrone
Salmataxia
IDM, glitch |
| 53 |  | Corrupted
Se Hace Por Los Suenos Asesinos
doom metal |
| 54 |  | Gospel
The Moon Is a Dead World
screamo. progressive rock |
| 55 |  | Autechre
Untilted
IDM, glitch |
| 56 |  | Dalek
Absence
abstract/industrial hip hop |
| 57 |  | Rosetta
The Galilean Satellites
atmospheric sludge metal, post-metal |
| 58 |  | Monolake
Polygon Cities
minimal techno |
| 59 |  | Cursed
II
crust punk, metalcore |
| 60 |  | Edan
Beauty and the Beat
abstract/experimental hip hop |
| 61 |  | Tipper
Tip Hop
glitch hop |
| 62 |  | Secede
Tryshasla
ambient, IDM |
| 63 |  | Boards of Canada
The Campfire Headphase
IDM, downtempo, folktronica |
| 64 |  | Dangers
Anger
hardcore |
| 65 |  | Drudkh
Blood In Our Wells
atmospheric black metal |
| 66 |  | Ochre
Lemodie
IDM, ambient techno, downtempo |
| 67 |  | Insomnium
Above the Weeping World
melodic death metal |
| 68 |  | Fear Before
The Always Open Mouth
post-hardcore |
| 69 |  | Deathspell Omega
Fas - Ite, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum
black metal |
| 70 |  | The Field
From Here We Go Sublime
minimal techno |
| 71 |  | Stars of the Lid
And Their Refinement Of The Decline
ambient, drone |
| 73 |  | Portal
Outre
technical death metal |
| 74 |  | LCD Soundsystem
Sound of Silver
dance punk |
| 75 |  | UGK
UGK (Underground Kingz)
southern hip hop |
| 76 |  | Insect Warfare
World Extermination
grindcore |
| 77 |  | Kashiwa Daisuke
Program Music I
modern classical, post-rock, electronic |
| 78 |  | The Dillinger Escape Plan
Ire Works
mathcore |
| 79 |  | Wolves in the Throne Room
Two Hunters
atmospheric black metal |
| 80 |  | Ictus
Imperivm
crust punk, melodic death metal |
| 81 |  | Hecq
0000
IDM, ambient, glitch |
| 82 |  | Time To Burn
Is.Land
atmospheric sludge metal, screamo |
| 83 |  | Minilogue
Animals
minimal techno, microhouse |
| 84 |  | Genghis Tron
Board Up the House
cybergrind |
| 85 |  | Darkspace
Dark Space III
atmsopheric black metal |
| 86 |  | The Bug
London Zoo
dubstep, grime, ragga |
| 87 |  | Grouper
Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
psychedelic folk, ambient |
| 88 |  | Autechre
Quaristice
IDM, glitch, ambient |
| 89 |  | Leviathan
Massive Conspiracy Against All Life
atmospheric black metal |
| 90 |  | Flying Lotus
Los Angeles
Wonky, IDM |
| 91 |  | Ben Frost
By the Throat
dark ambient, post-industrial |
| 92 |  | Ulcerate
Everything Is Fire
technical death metal, post-metal |
| 93 |  | Clark
Totems Flare
IDM |
| 94 |  | Obliteration
Nekropsalms
death metal |
| 95 |  | Between the Buried and Me
The Great Misdirect
progressive metal |
| 96 |  | Alpinist
Minus.Mensch
crust punk |
| 97 |  | The Chasm
Farseeing the Paranormal Abysm
death metal |
| 98 |  | Converge
Axe to Fall
metalcore |
| 99 |  | Isis
Wavering Radiant
post-metal, progressive metal |
| 100 |  | Sweet Trip
You Will Never Know Why
indie pop, dream pop |
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