Controversial opinions on metal

[no country for old wainds]

i like GATES OF FIRE more than a couple of the 'big four'. might even be my second favourite.

'helicon' and 'war in heaven' are easily the best two songs on OUT OF THE ABYSS. that's the manilla road i love.

the closer on 'invasion' is really lovely btw folks. well worth a youtube for those not familiar.

 

[rms]

I think for the later albums, the clear winner is Spiral Castle. I like Gates and Mark (I know its old re-release) more than the others though.

 

[no country for old wainds]

i think SPIRAL CASTLE is the only manilla road album i haven't actually heard!

 

[rms]

Wow, it's not on youtube. How kvlt. It's pretty awesome and different than Gates, I dig it. I did forget about Atlantis Rising though, I like that one alot too.

 

[no country for old wainds]

i like PLAYGROUND OF THE DAMNED more than most people do i think.

 

[J.]

how was the last one? no one ever talks about it

 

[no country for old wainds]

it's p cool. i posted about it one time.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Blessed Curse has more lasting power than Mysterium and Playground of the Damned to me. The metal songs on there are good with, as your say, "Reign of Dreams" being a great track. But, to me, The Blessed Curse is all about those acoustic numbers and the magnificent "Tomes of Clay." Call it exotic, but fuck that song is catchy as fucking hell.

In terms of reunion albums Spiral Castle, Gates of Fire, Voyager, and Mark of the Beast, and hell even Atlantis Rising are all worth listening to when you are sick of hearing the classic jams.

 

[CiG]

I have a deep obsession with their song, Metal.

 

[The Ozzman]

I mean, Metallica stole the Angel of Death riff for For Whom the Bell Tolls as well, the difference is one song is a classic and the other is amazingly bloated.

Manilla Road trying thrash is embarrassing. I'd rather listen to Whitechapel the band than Whitechapel the Manilla Road song.

Whitechapel is good, brah

 

[CiG]

The band?

 

[The Ozzman]

Yes

 

[HamburgerBoy]

tbh I do remember someone posting a Whitechapel song here and finding it surprisingly listenable. At least I think it was them.

 

[CiG]

No thanks.

 

[Krow]

First Whitechapel album is some weird mash of Deicide, brutal death metal, and deathcore.

Quality has sharply declined since then to the point they almost sound like Slipknot on their latest.

 

[CiG]

Post something that's supposed to be good by them someone.

 

[Krow]

I really feel like you're going to be a Yoda about this either way so what's the point?

 

[CiG]

Hahahaha, probably true, if you can't be bothered that's fair enough, I just wanted to update my opinions based on whatever is considered their best material.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

whitechapel are nothing more than garbage.

 

[The Ozzman]

I feel like Dark Angel past Darkness Descends would be so much better without Rob Rinehart