Controversial opinions on metal

[HamburgerBoy]

Every Mayhem album is at least good and pretty much every non-Mayhem second-wave album is not.

 

[Doctor Butcher]

Megadeth after Rust in Peace isn't really that bad, and Master of Puppets is overrated shit

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Everything after Cryptic Writings is indeed that bad.

 

[Doctor Butcher]

Well, Risk was shit, but the rest wasn't as bad as some say IMO

 

[The Ozzman]

Parts of The World Needs a Hero are solid (Disconnect comes to mind) and Risk isn't bad for what it is (hard rock album, not metal). TSHF is fucking killer and UA is bad and Endgame is alright.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Megadeth after Rust in Peace isn't really that bad

Only bad album Megadeth has is Risk, and maaybeee TWNaH.

Master of Puppets is overrated

Id have to agree, IMO it is probably one of the most overrated metal albums of all time, no where near Metallica's finest hour, and mediocre at best.

 

[Onder]

I find it cool when bands overuse one word to the point of having it in two track-titles on a single album. I.E. Morbid Saint (Crying for Death, Spectrum of Death). It’s kinda retarded but it’s a sign that the band doesn’t give a fuck. And that’s alright.

 

[Addo_Of_Nex]

See: Metalucifer

 

[SentinelSlain]

I fucking love Panzerfaust. Especially Triumphant Gleam. I don't listen to Transylvanian Hunger.

 

[Vossyrus]

Actually Panzerfaust might just be my favourite Darkthrone album but I'm not entirely sure.

 

[General Zaroff]

Panzerfaust is awesome.

I don't listen to Blaze or UaFM. I tried, but didn't get into 'em.

Perhaps it's time to revisit them. Perfect time of the year to do so.

 

[The Ozzman]

I find it cool when bands overuse one word to the point of having it in two track-titles on a single album. I.E. Morbid Saint (Crying for Death, Spectrum of Death). It’s kinda retarded but it’s a sign that the band doesn’t give a fuck. And that’s alright.

If the album is good (as is the case with Morbid Saint), then who gives a shit?

 

[General Zaroff]

If the album is good (as is the case with Morbid Saint), then who gives a shit?

He said it was cool.

 

[repetitive electronic music]

I find it cool when bands overuse one word to the point of having it in two track-titles on a single album. I.E. Morbid Saint (Crying for Death, Spectrum of Death). It’s kinda retarded but it’s a sign that the band doesn’t give a fuck. And that’s alright.

thanks for this evidence in support of my theory that abigail are the most nofuckgiving band in metal

 

[Onder]

thanks for this evidence in support of my theory that abigail are the most nofuckgiving band in metal

Abigail is a perfect example.

 

[The Ozzman]

He said it was cool.

Yeah, I read it incorrectly apparently.

 

[Blind Guardian]

I'm going to treat this like a general metal discussion thread since I don't know where else to put this.

I was listening to Immortal's Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism, and I found myself trying to think of what other metal it sounded most like. I realized that this album is more similar to something like Morbid Angel's BATS than it is to any black metal album. I would indeed almost call it a death metal album. Think about it; the riffing is often atonal and bizarre, the drums are relatively technical and occasionally even take the foreground, and the music is full of sudden spastic rythm - and tempo changes. All these elements are death metal trademarks.

Black metal qualities on the album are mostly taken from Under the Sign.. Bathory; lots of open strumming power chords where the lower finger shifts up or down while the upper finger stays in the same position (I don't know the terminology, fuck you). Obviously, the shrieking vocals and the many acoustic interludes are also similar to Bathory.

This obviously doesn't cover the whole sound, but if I absolutely had to combine two albums I would go with 60% BATS and 40% Under the Sign.

What two albums would you combine to get the closest to this - or other - album(s)?

 

[Vossyrus]

I think in general Immortal has a noticeable Morbid Angel influence, Blizzard Beasts especially, if I recall correctly.

 

[Blind Guardian]

I think in general Immortal has a noticeable Morbid Angel influence, Blizzard Beasts especially, if I recall correctly.

Yeah that's something people often talk about, and many also call Blizzard Beasts a death metal album. Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism isn't generally talked about as anything other than a black metal album though.

 

[Vossyrus]

In truth, a ton of important black metal albums are far less 'black metal' than people realize, or are willing to accept.