Controversial opinions on metal

[romanticism]

Not sure why later Katatonia or later Anathema are being discussed in a metal thread.

 

[noisefiend]

Goregrind is awesome, as is grindcore.

Power electronics and martial industrial are some of the best non-metal genres to come out in the past 30 years

Black metal is best when it's either imitating Blasphemy or Burzum.

Most prog/power blows. Except US power metal. prog is only good when it's non metallic, either in basic rock form or electronic or folk.

Dark ambient rules

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Burzum imitation has given us Drudkh. Are you sure that this is what you want?

 

[Eligos]

Bro, Drudkh is the shit. One of the best discogs of the last decade.

 

[Nephilim96]

Drudkh is awesome, so it's fine by me!

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Strong/consistent discographies are overvalued. I think Hammers of Misfortune and Slough Feg are the only bands I've followed enough to be able to make a claim on their overall output of the last decade tbh. In general, just give me the highlights now plz.

 

[MotherEel]

Death Metal peaked with Limp Bizkit. Morbid Angel cant compete.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Burzum imitation has given us Drudkh. Are you sure that this is what you want?

Drudkh isn't Burzum imitation. Influenced by Burzum? Sure. But their sound is very distinct. A band like Wigrid is real Burzum worship.

 

[Eligos]

I think a pretty decent argument can be made for Drudkh, Weakling, Bethlehem, and all derivatives thereof tracing their roots back to Hvis Lyset Tar Oss. In Burgerboian, that translates to Burzum worship. He has always cradled the thought that fresh ideas spring up free of inspiration and outside influence.

The only influence of a true metal band is a hammer and forge, and possibly a circular block of very hard wood to shape it into form.

 

[Nephilim96]

Tankard is underrated. It's fun party thrash.

 

[SomeGuyDude]

The vast majority of drone is some Emperor's New Clothes shit. Play ultra slow with no concern for rhythm, melody, or structure, but as long as it's loud as fuck people will say it's genius.

 

[Carpe Mortem]

I think I may have mentioned this before, but I preferred Johan Langquist's vocals on Candlemass versus Messiah. I will agree Messiah is the more unique, stronger voice of the two, and a great deal more responsible for their popularity, but I prefer deeper vocals in general.

 

[-CC-]

I agree. Johan Längqvist > Messiah

But that's only because EDM is their best album IMO.

 

[noisefiend]

Yes hb, and before them it was Hate Forest

 

[Carpe Mortem]

I agree. Johan Längqvist > Messiah

But that's only because EDM is their best album IMO.

I would have loved to hear him sing on more. I've never seen them live but I hear he often comes along and does a few songs, or used to.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Langquist is superior in every way. Not controversial at all.

He has always cradled the thought that fresh ideas spring up free of inspiration and outside influence.

Nah. I don't really consider Drudkh a clone or anything, but I don't know any bands that literally just imitate Burzum, and they are probably the most obvious major influence/point of comparison. The main point I was trying to get across is that Drudkh is bad music.

 

[KafkaX]

How is Drudkh bad music?

 

[CF87]

I prefere Johan Längqvist. Messiahs best vocals are on the s/t Candlemass from 2005 imo, which is one of their best albums. I do prefere Rob Lowe also, but he suits Solitude Aeturnus better. I'd rather listen to Solitude Aeturnus than Candlemass.

 

[SomeGuyDude]

How is Drudkh bad music?

I didn't know anyone disliked Drudkh. News to me.

 

[Krow]

HBB is just some almost gay socially awkward guy with really really weird taste in metal.