The year 2000 was 25 years ago. Just let that sink in a moment. While nu metal still ruled the roost so far as alternative music went, the tides were changing. Metalcore was beginning to find its footing with the likes of Shadows Fall and Killswitch Engage taking their tentative first steps, while globally movements like symphonic metal and stoner metal were cementing their new champions.
But while we've already collated a list of the best metal albums of the year 2000, what of the records that aren't so obviously celebrated? We decided to dig deep and look back at the albums that sometimes slip under the radar, be they commercial disappointments from exciting bands or albums that have otherwise been consigned to the lesser-loved corners of the music world: these are 10 brilliant but underrated albums you need to hear from 2000.
