Best Lyrical Content for a Metal band

[.Carnage]

Some metal bands' lyrics are horrendously cheesey and are just a waste of time to even try to pick out. Personally, I think the lyrical value is almost that of the music's... and some bands prove that, and others dont.

What bands do you think have the best lyrics and the Worst lyrics?

 

[Draznog]

Best: battleheart.
Worst: Anal Cunt

 

[Break Zero]

Best lyrics ever (in my opinion) = Dark Angel's "Time Does Not Heal" album

 

[War_Blade]

I Like Symphony X's lyrics alot, very deep.

 

[agonija]

Best lyrics: Katatonia and Opeth
Worst lyrics: Manowar

 

[The.Jester.Race]

I like Dark Tranquillity's lyrics.
worst is probably all power metal lyrics ;> at least those about dragons/swords/kings

 

[lycanthropyhowl]

good: i just started getting into graveworm, i really enjoy the lyrics to "awaiting the shining" also in falmes is good adn so is dark tranquillity

bad: arch enemy, some kataklysm, some exodus, and some hypocrisy

 

[Entropiastrife]

Best: battleheart.
Worst: Anal Cunt

you have that completely the opposite

 

[Kreator/Destroyer]

great lyrics: Opeth, Soilwork, Scar Symmetry, Tool (who i consider somewhat metal), Meshuggah, Lamb of God (sometimes)

bad lyrics: Cradle of Filth, Anal Cunt, Cannibal Corpse, DevilDriver, Metallica (i love them but they have simple lyrics...or at least after selling out)

 

[Thidrek]

best: Vintersorg
worst: aa, cc and stuff like this

 

[Consuming Impulse]

gore, violence, anti-religion, satanic, death, political, and misanthropic.
thats all i need.
best:Cannibal Corpse, Slayer, Kreator, Pantera, Mayhem (early), Darkthrone, Megadeth, FF, Venom, etc.
worst: Opeth, Trivium, Killswitch Engaged, Deamons and Wizards, Any NS band, and other lyrics that are poetic, overly emotional, etc.

 

[Metal is Religion]

when it comes to metal, i think any lyrics dealing with norse mythology or ancient history are pretty good. Behemoth-Demigod, anything by Nile, some Amon Amarth, etc. some other good ones are Vital Remains-Dechristianize, Dimmu Borgir-Enthroned Darkness Triumphant and everything from Death, really symbolic

some bad ones are some Children of Bodom, especially their last 2 records. Cannibal Corpse can get a little ridiculous using words that are straight out of a medical dictionary, some arch enemy lyrics are boring, Cradle of Filth's old lyrics are good, but get a bit monotonous

 

[Majesty]

I like lyrics about personal thoughts and such. And of course violence in the thrashing way.
Like Deströyer 666.

 

[Hexer]

hm, I really like lyrics that have a meaning (or even more than one meaning), that you can actually think about and that you can hear the writer has put some thought into them.

I really dislike plain, stupid (sorry, but thats what I think about most of those) gore-"lyrics". also, a lot of those gore-vocalists can hardly be understood at all when growling which for me is a sign of a bad vocalist (whats the point of doing vocals when noone can understand what you're saying???)

 

[War_Blade]

well you can you use pipes to make cool noises like inward growls and such, but a sign of a good growler is one that can be understood.

 

[Thidrek]

I ask thee: Art thou able to understand Opera Singers?

 

[King Chaos]

Nile or At the Gates for me.

 

[The.Jester.Race]

HAHA i totally gree with you...power metal are like.. lyrics that can be made in about 5 minutes... let me try

Oh master of the rain and wind, noble knights we stand!
We trudge through the seven seas, our swords in our hands!
we slay the dragons one by one with the fury of our souls!
We win the battle, VICTORY! We are the kings of forever more!


HAHAHh i had alot of fun writing that.

lolol nice one
We should make a thread for that
My turn:
this song is called - sword of the king

Dark shadows swept the kingdom of our ancestors!
The armies of the mountain lord are too mighty to overcome!
As faith is our only weapon, FEAR NO EVIL
fight with honor IN THE NAME OF THE SWORD OF THE KING!!!!!11111

it really is fun

 

[Hexer]

well you can you use pipes to make cool noises like inward growls and such, but a sign of a good growler is one that can be understood.

shure I can do weird noises or screams or whatnot, but I dont need a text for this

Thidrek: I'm not that much experienced with listening to opera, but I'd guess, that the BEST ones are those who can combine a wide range and really accurate and "strong" singing with actually being understandable

for me, same thing goes for extreme-vocalists: I regard those the best that sound really extreme, have a sound of their own AND are understandable
I mean: pretty much anyone can do understandable vocals and sound like shit and and pretty much anyone also can sound very extreme without being understandable

 

[TheVaine]

"For us, its not what the lyrics are about, its that they are there that matters."

-Me and a couple of friends.