Controversial opinions on metal

[ASD]

HamburgerBoy is right.

Anvil is extremely overrated, mediocre 80s heavy metal, and I still don't see how Metal On Metal inspired "OMG ZO MANY BANDZ!"

 

[Badbird]

The Ozzman has the best taste in metal.

 

[Ryuuzaki]

I can't stand Anvil's vocals.

 

[Einherjar86]

I'm more excited about the new Suidakra than the new Burzum.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Seriously though, I personally feel that Hammerheart and Blood Fire Death are the worst of the first 5, which means they are still better than 99% of all BM.

blood fire death is the *least great*, agreed on that.

i much prefer exciter to anvil, m'self. now there was a quality band.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Exciter is pretty bland too. Traditional metal is a lot like thrash in that if a band wasn't a pioneer, they have to incorporate other elements (even if minor ones) to not be boring as hell. Both suffer from some very vanilla music.

 

[Blind Guardian]

'Atmospheric shoegaze/post-rock black metal' is really not that different from Relaxing Music Vol. 16 or your average soundtrack with whale sounds or other sounds of nature. It's basically music for people who want to hide from the world by crawling under a blanket and falling asleep.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

blood fire death is the *least great*, agreed on that.

i much prefer exciter to anvil, m'self. now there was a quality band.

Yes, that is a better way of wording it.

 

[ASD]

'Atmospheric shoegaze/post-rock black metal' is really not that different from Relaxing Music Vol. 16 or your average soundtrack with whale sounds or other sounds of nature. It's basically music for people who want to hide from the world by crawling under a blanket and falling asleep.

That's pretty much what I do when I really lie down to listen to an album with no distractions.

 

[The Butt]

'Atmospheric shoegaze/post-rock black metal' is really not that different from Relaxing Music Vol. 16 or your average soundtrack with whale sounds or other sounds of nature. It's basically music for people who want to hide from the world by crawling under a blanket and falling asleep.

There are select few "shoegaze/post-rock BM" bands that are actually pretty great, but for the most part, yes, this is true.

 

[Draehl]

'Atmospheric shoegaze/post-rock black metal' is really not that different from Relaxing Music Vol. 16 or your average soundtrack with whale sounds or other sounds of nature. It's basically music for people who want to hide from the world by crawling under a blanket and falling asleep.

I like to listen to that type of stuff late at night, especially if i can't sleep. Certain music takes on a different presence when you're in that tired-but-cant-sleep zone.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Exciter is pretty bland too. Traditional metal is a lot like thrash in that if a band wasn't a pioneer, they have to incorporate other elements (even if minor ones) to not be boring as hell. Both suffer from some very vanilla music.

your shitty taste is well documented though

 

[no country for old wainds]

guess i should provide some evidence

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_uC1xCOIhE&fmt=18[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeJRfGilzag&fmt=18[/ame]

deathpantera08 said it best: one of the greatest song in Heavy Metal Maniac Album!!this is true metal and true metal is the best and the law!!

vast, smouldering stuff. most of the other speedier stuff of the time didn't understand how to create space and presence by letting your ideas breathe and build, just assuming that maintaining a breakneck pace and lurching all over the place was enough. these guys knew better. also gotta love the bass on some of those songs. not a 'great' band of course, they lack the originality for that, but a very classy band who knew what the fuck they were doing.

 

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

I'm more excited about the new Suidakra than the new Burzum.

Crogacht was pretty fucking great, I agree...pretty excited about the new one.

 

[no country for old wainds]

suidakra still exists, and makes good music? you holding out hope for another new soilwork while you're at it andy?

 

[no country for old wainds]

i'm sorry, that was uncalled for

 

[Einherjar86]

Crogacht was pretty fucking great, I agree...pretty excited about the new one.

I'm excited for both that and Primordial's new one. This is seriously going to be a fucking awesome year if those are both released.

 

[SentinelSlain]

I think I've said this before but I hate the Dimmu Borgir cover of Metal Heart by Accept and I hate all the faggots who think it in anyway improves upon the original.

 

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

suidakra still exists, and makes good music? you holding out hope for another new soilwork while you're at it andy?

Soilwork put out a (really fucking awesome) album last year, so, not really (not so soon anyway)...maybe 2012/2013

Suidakra had one dud with Command to Charge which was pretty awful...but Caledonia and Crogacht were really good efforts with a pretty sweet return to form for Arkadius who I think it's safe to say everyone was scared for with CtC (coming off the heels of the badass Signs for the Fallen).

 

[Krow]

I think I've said this before but I hate the Dimmu Borgir cover of Metal Heart by Accept and I hate all the faggots who think it in anyway improves upon the original.

It cant be worse than Suicide Silence butchering "Them Bones."