it clangs clangs clangs.

I'm sorry America, but since the Great Fall of Pantera, your metal scene has, well, sucked. The Europeans - especially the Scandinavians - are righteously slaughtering. Metalcore may better than numetal, but it still ain't got nothing on melodeath or gothencore or whatever you want to call the Scando stuff.

Let's look at the table --

America's Big 4
Trivium
Lamb of God
Killswitch Engage
Hatebreed

vs.

Scandinavia's Big 4
In Flames
Soilwork
Opeth
Dark Tranquility

QED