2008 Metal Song Of The Year

[Master_Yoda77]

I'd be able to take Human Mincer a little more seriously if their Engrish wasn't quite so painful, they were as inventive in their riff patterns as, say, Crimson Massacre, and they weren't fronted by one of the Budweiser frogs.

Do most people take brutal death metal seriously anyways?

 

[King Richard]

I haven't given this one too much thought but it's probably a toss up between:

Amon Amarth - Where is Your God
Opeth - The Lotus Eater

Aye, The Lotus Eater is an amazing song.

 

[Dak]

I think the only 2008 albums I have are the latest AA and the latest Firewind (if that was even 08) because most of the CDs I buy are me catching up on classics.
Based on that it'd be Amon Amarth - Varyags Of Miklagaard. Obviously I haven't heard everything but I think that'd be tough to beat regardless.

Firewind definitely sounds way better live than the sterile studio sound "The Premonition" had.

 

[waif]

I should hope so.
The music's alright, I guess.

 

[ThisIsACoolName]

To be honest I really did just pick a random track from it, since they're all so good.

Truth. Great album from start to finish, but The House isn't the best song on there.

Fair enough. Pagan Daze is my favourite, followed by I Love The Lamp.

I would probably pick either of those two as my favorite, as well. You Will Obey is also pretty damn good. "Let's get masonic, baby!". What a sweet line.

Anyway, I think we're going to need something off Sincerest Misery to be nominated for song of the year. It's just such a thoroughly astonishing album that I can't pick a favorite track. Last Tears, maybe.

 

[Belligerent]

Aye, The Lotus Eater is an amazing song.

Recently seen them play it live and had a hard on for 10 minutes straight. Per Wilson is the man.

 

[Einherjar86]

I haven't heard anything from the new Opeth album. When I listen to them I usually enjoy it, but it's never moved me enough to actually buy a record. I'll have to give the new record a listen, especially that song if it's really that good.

 

[Achtland]

My vote goes to everything off of Degredation Paradox.

The entire album counts as one song because its only a little over 20 minutes long.

 

[Belligerent]

@Einherjar
^The Lotus Eater is an amazing song, probably Opeth's biggest Prog effort yet. The middle section screams 70's Prog.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

It's almost 30 actually. And you're a faggot if you don't like it.

 

[Einherjar86]

I'm listening to it right now. This song is epic.

EDIT: That was great. Is the entire record that good?

 

[Hammersmashface]

Bloodbath- treasonous. The riff starting at 2:50 fucks my shit up

 

[Avigrus]

Stormlord - Mare Nostrum

Nothing entices serious headbanging like this one....

 

[Blind Guardian]

I'm listening to it right now. This song is epic.

EDIT: That was great. Is the entire record that good?

If you like The Lotus Eater much you'll probably like the rest of the album too. I like it but overall Watershed gets a little too technical for my tastes when it comes to Opeth, songs like Bleak are my favorites.

 

[Bitencourt29]

Picking a single song is not easy, but these are all great:

Opeth - "Heir Apparent"
Meshuggah - "Bleed"
Gojira - "The Way of all Flesh"
Decrepit Birth - "Reflection of Emotions"

 

[Alter]

Picking a single song is not easy, but these are all great:

Opeth - "Heir Apparent"
Meshuggah - "Bleed"
Gojira - "The Way of all Flesh"
Decrepit Birth - "Reflection of Emotions"

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The last one is good. And the first.

 

[Onder]

Same here. That song shows that he's just another doom metal singer that can't sing. It's not so striking in the heavier songs, but they shouldn't really play these ballady ones.

Now when I'm listening to it, Seamount's Tears of a Giant is a perfect example how to do it - how to implement a slow ballady song into a doom metal album. It's slow but graduating, emotionally sounding and not cheesy at all.

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

i dunno, there's a bunch. jeff loomis - miles of machines comes to mind right off.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Now when I'm listening to it, Seamount's Tears of a Giant is a perfect example how to do it - how to implement a slow ballady song into a doom metal album. It's slow but graduating, emotionally sounding and not cheesy at all.

Awesome song/album.

 

[Savern]

Opeth - Hessian Peel (just ahead of Lotus Eater for me off Watershed)