10 Viral Metal Bands That Didn't Stay Popular

As eluded to previously, Attack Attack! were the catalyst for a wave of electronicore bands at the turn of the decade, with the movement quickly devolving from a ‘scene’ to ‘landfill’, much in the same way as mid-2000s indie. As we were wiping our hands clean of the genre though, a new fighter entered the fray in the form of Atlanta, Georgia's Issues.

Initially something of a phoenix-band for former Woe, Is Me members, Issues upset purists the world over with their infectious mix of metalcore, nu metal and R&B, spotlighted by clean vocalist Tyler Carter. The Black Diamonds EP in 2012 was wildly praised for Carter’s vocals, and the subsequent duality against the band’s heavy musicianship, which continued in the 2014 self-titled debut album.

The follow-up “acoustic” EP, Diamond Dreams, marked the beginning of the end in Issues’ musical quality. 2016’s sophomore album Headspace proved forgettable, and was followed by the departure of harsh vocalist Michael Bohn in 2018. While 2019’s Beautiful Oblivion teased an interesting direction, leaning more on neo-soul elements, Carter was booted from the band the following year, following serious accusations levied against him.

Since then, the band has been in stasis, with bassist/vocalist Skyler Acord now working as a live bassist for Twenty One Pilots and Woe, Is Me (sans Carter) reforming in 2022.