ANUS.com?

[Eyes Of The Insane]

lol. ok,

if you dont know what is wrong with being an "elitist" (based on the UM.com definition) there is something wrong with you. elitists would have you believe albums like in search of sanity, show no mercy, piece of mind, symbolic, ride the lightning, rust in peace, morningrise etc. have no artisitic validity and are therefore worthless. whereas shit albums such as hvis lyset tar oss (30 mins of distorted keyboard fuzz and 1 decent song) are the greatest things to be bestowed upon metal.

k, nothing wrong with that.

although i like that burzum album, byrne pretty much nailed it. Plus who can take a site seriously when they are called A.N.U.S.

 

[My Man Mahmoud]

lol. ok,

if you dont know what is wrong with being an "elitist" (based on the UM.com definition) there is something wrong with you. elitists would have you believe albums like in search of sanity, show no mercy, piece of mind, symbolic, ride the lightning, rust in peace, morningrise etc. have no artisitic validity and are therefore worthless. whereas shit albums such as hvis lyset tar oss (30 mins of distorted keyboard fuzz and 1 decent song) are the greatest things to be bestowed upon metal.

k, nothing wrong with that.

Good of you to throw a couple of shit albums in with a few great ones and pretend that 1.) elitists reject the great ones (when they don't) and 2.) that Opeth is somehow on the same creative plane as early Slayer (when they clearly aren't).

And yes, Burzum does shit all over much of that list, not that anyone expects you to grasp that simple fact.

 

[dill_the_devil]

The site is good. It's a lot better than this site. The important thing about that site is that it's honest, whether you agree with what they say or not. It doesn't whore itself out with banners and band links to the highest bidders, so it can fully endorse bands based on the music. Their FAQ is the most comprehensive writing of metal available on the net.

And what exactly is wrong with being elitist?

'Scuse me? Are you suggested UM's reviews are biased? Iron Maiden's latest got around 6/10 from us while everyone else is praising it as the best thing they've ever released! The banners and band links aren't us 'whoring' ourselves out - it's trying to make just enough money to upgrade the servers and keep them running. None of our reviewers get paid, and I doubt Deron makes anything much from keeping this site going.

Spinoza Ray Prozak is the Plato of serious writing on metal: whether you agree or disagree with him, you eventually have to engage with the ideas he has articulated. If there's a site that has done more to raise the profile of metal and champion the bands that really matter, I haven't found it yet.

I'd say there are probably very many sites that have done more to 'raise the profile of metal', since none of the metalheads I've ever met IRL have even heard of Prozak or ANUS.com.

 

[Alex78]

Good of you to throw a couple of shit albums in with a few great ones and pretend that 1.) elitists reject the great ones (when they don't) and 2.) that Opeth is somehow on the same creative plane as early Slayer (when they clearly aren't).

Slayer bores me to tears, honestly. Not many bands have a level of songwriting as Opeth does.

 

[Eyes Of The Insane]

The site is good. It's a lot better than this site.

What the fuck are you on?

 

[My Man Mahmoud]

Slayer bores me to tears, honestly. Not many bands have a level of songwriting as Opeth does.

Well, I supose it is difficult to scrape the bottom of the compositional barrel to the degree that Opeth does. But it's a little like winning a 'world's longest turd' contest.

 

[My Man Mahmoud]

I'd say there are probably very many sites that have done more to 'raise the profile of metal', since none of the metalheads I've ever met IRL have even heard of Prozak or ANUS.com.

Most of whom are 14 and think Atreyu is metal. Whoopdiefuckindoo.

 

[Cythraul]

lol. ok,

if you dont know what is wrong with being an "elitist" (based on the UM.com definition) there is something wrong with you. elitists would have you believe albums like in search of sanity, show no mercy, piece of mind, symbolic, ride the lightning, rust in peace, morningrise etc. have no artisitic validity and are therefore worthless. whereas shit albums such as hvis lyset tar oss (30 mins of distorted keyboard fuzz and 1 decent song) are the greatest things to be bestowed upon metal.

k, nothing wrong with that.

I'd take you seriously if your taste in music wasn't completely fucking shallow.

 

[Perpetual Catatonia]

Yeah, because all the good reviews go like "This album came out last week and the riffs are cool and the drumming is really fast so go out and buy it!"

I'd like to read about an album, but I don't exactly want to know how "mercurial" the drumming is.

Also, I don't think there's anything wrong with being an elitist, but when you really are an elitist you learn that making a valid point doesn't involve saying "you're wrong, I'm right, that's all that needs to be said, blah blah lets stick rods in trees and stop buying our food".

 

[byrne]

Good of you to throw a couple of shit albums in with a few great ones and pretend that 1.) elitists reject the great ones (when they don't) and 2.) that Opeth is somehow on the same creative plane as early Slayer (when they clearly aren't).

And yes, Burzum does shit all over much of that list, not that anyone expects you to grasp that simple fact.

ok. well whilst i have fun listening to the music i enjoy (aforementioned albums), sitting on a balcony in the sun, drinking beers and trading witty banter (read: making gay jokes and getting stupid) with my mates, you can continue to sit in your parents basement, on your own, pants around your ankles and noose around your neck, wanking to the sound of a 14 minute track of "ambience". but remember to remind me when im supposed to care about what you think i can and cannot grasp.

@ cythraul: id take you seriously if you werent mexican.

 

[CF87]

How did anus.com get their name ?. Does it have to do with the world being a gigantic butthole or something.

 

[R.I.P.2]

How did anus.com get their name ?. Does it have to do with the world being a gigantic butthole or something.

Have you actually been to anus.com? Hint: www.anus.com

 

[10293847]

'Scuse me? Are you suggested UM's reviews are biased? Iron Maiden's latest got around 6/10 from us while everyone else is praising it as the best thing they've ever released! The banners and band links aren't us 'whoring' ourselves out - it's trying to make just enough money to upgrade the servers and keep them running.

No, I wasn't talking about your reviews, I was talking about adding banners and links of bands on your site that you apparently have no opinion about. If you were to tell me that you support these bands than I would respect that opinion. But you obviously don't care about what is advertised on your site as long as the bills get paid. Would you allow me to make a banner of myself jerking off to porn in order to keep your site running? Tell me, how much is your integrity worth?

 

[skeptik]

Having advertisements on a nearly non-profit internet metal forum I would hardly call a compromise of integrity. Come off it, man. Besides, I doubt the reviewers have much say about what banners are displayed on the page.

 

[10293847]

What the fuck are you on?

Kona Coffee

 

[10293847]

Having advertisements on a nearly non-profit internet metal forum I would hardly call a compromise of integrity. Come off it, man. Besides, I doubt the reviewers have much say about what banners are displayed on the page.

What do you call it when you accept money from others and allow them to advertise on your website? Being a nice guy? No one is mentioning the reviews or the reviewers. I am ultimately talking about the person who has the final say of what goes on the site. If you own a website, whatever is on that site is in the end a reflection of the person who runs the site. One doesn't turn the other way when something is added and claim ignorance. You are accountable for everything.

 

[skeptik]

No you're not. Unless you tattoo a picture of a dick on your head to promote condoms, integrity has very little to do with making a couple of pennies off of an ad.

 

[10293847]

No you're not. Unless you tattoo a picture of a dick on your head to promote condoms, integrity has very little to do with making a couple of pennies off of an ad.

So then judging one's integrity, according to you, is ultimately based on the amount of money exchanged? Notice how you can't take money out of the equation, no matter how hard you try?

 

[skeptik]

Your integrity is based on your body of work.

 

[10293847]

Your integrity is based on your body of work.

But in this case, we are talking about a website. What they choose to represent on this site is the only criteria one can use to judge integrity, which is entirely based on money according to someone on this thread who apparently has a say as to what goes on this site. We again can't get away from money.