Bands you feel are overrated

[Socrates]

There's one end of the spectrum, so you need the other.

Personally:

Dir en grey and Machine Head.

(takes cover from the flack that'll come from the machine head comment)

 

[The Ozzman]

Nile
Anthrax
Tool

 

[KC]

Behemoth

 

[IWP]

Darkthorne
Behemoth

 

[BlackMetalWhiteGuy]

These are the most obvious ones I could think of.

Slayer
Pantera
Metallica
Black Sabbath

 

[BloodSword]

Woods Of Ypres are just garbage. Has anyone seen that pathetic video "The Northern Cold" on YouTube? How can anyone who has even limited musical knowledge, enjoy this complete shit? David Gold has said, he wants to release the "Metal album of 2007" one reason why it's taking so long to be released, I guess. On the video, they can't sing whether attempting clean or death vocals. The keyboard player Jessica Rose is average at best. Fucking no originality. Nothing groundbreaking, for an album that's being tweaked for supposed perfection. There are a bunch of young kids down the street where I live, who play in their garage that sound better than Woods f Ypres. Bands like this disgust me. And people seem to really like them. There is NO accounting for taste. Hey, that's just me.

 

[Zephyrus]

There are tons of bands over-rated by metal fandom in general, so I'll just list the bands I feel are overly hyped by this board.

Nile
Decapitated
At the Gates
Agalloch

and many others I can't think of at the moment.

 

[cookiecutter]

(takes cover from the flack that'll come from the machine head comment)

I doubt you'll get any.

I'll add:

Skinless
Decapitated

 

[CF87]

Decapitated.

 

[Perdition's Light]

I totally second

Nile
Decapitated
Agalloch
Woods of Ypres
and Behemoth

I would say Skinless too but I didn't think they were that highly regarded to begin with?

 

[cookiecutter]

They are here for some reason.

 

[Socrates]

I doubt you'll get any.

T'would appear not.

Was rather a surprise due to the support they have at gigs, in magazines etc.

 

[AchrisK]

Sepultura
Pantera
NWOSDM

 

[~Derek~]

Immortal

 

[CF87]

I forgot

Deicide
Six Feet Under(how does this band sell albums)

 

[Vossyrus]

Wolves in the Throne Room
Immortal
Astarte
Black Funeral
Rotting Christ
Xasthur
....lots more...

 

[DigToChina]

Artillery
Vio-Lence
Nile
Behemoth
Burzum

 

[tagradh]

Dream Theater
Bolt Thrower
Cannibal Corpse

 

[ForeverMetal]

These are the most obvious ones I could think of.

Slayer
Pantera
Metallica

I would add Tool and Deicide

 

[Zephyrus]

Black Funeral.

Over-rated by whom? I hardly hear them mentioned here.