Controversial opinions on metal

[J.]

Agreed. If you dont like manowars first four, you pose

 

[Baroque]

Manowar is the bad kind of gay

 

[Omni]

Manowar is the bad kind of gay

This post is good evidence that the post directly preceding it is true.

 

[Vilden]

nothing overrated about pre-bruce maiden, either, and i think some people probably underrate bruce-era maiden around here. the likes of PIECE OF MIND and POWERSLAVE may not be best ever shit but they're good albums. i probably prefer MASTER OF DISGUISE in that style though.

Actually, it's pretty much the best ever shit.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Piece of Mind and Powerslave are so much better than "good albums". Without those, USPM basically does not exist.

 

[Baroque]

The Trooper is a good song, but ehhh Iron Maiden gets pretty close to Manowar levels often times

 

[HamburgerBoy]

The Trooper isn't even close to the best song on the album, let alone the band's entire discography. And they have little in common with Manowar.

Leave the hall.

 

[Baroque]

The Trooper isn't even close to the best song on the album, let alone the band's entire discography. And they have little in common with Manowar.

Leave the hall.

They're both basically that gay man sing songy dad rock ass chaps power metal. I've owned that album for 20 years, and never could get into it. And fuck Iron Maiden for waving the British flag in my face at their live show. And all their poser stage props.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

MURICA

 

[Baroque]

MURICA

FUCK YEAH

 

[Phylactery]

I was about to say the same about Powerslave and Piece of Mind, definitely better than just good. A lot of Maiden albums suffer from some filler songs, but I find Powerslave to be pretty great throughout. Title track might just be my favourite song of theirs.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

My only problem with Powerslave is that it's where their issues with self-plagiarism first became apparent, even songs on the same album copying riffs or chord progressions. However, there's enough absolutely brilliant material to easily make up for it.

 

[Phylactery]

Sure there's more to music than that, but black metal doesn't really win on other qualities either. Certainly not authenticity, the rare Dead and such aside.

Yet in the themed mixtape game, you rated the Nocternity a song a 7, a song that is definitely more about the atmosphere it creates than any of its riffs.

 

[Satanstoenail]

My only problem with Powerslave is that it's where their issues with self-plagiarism first became apparent, even songs on the same album copying riffs or chord progressions. However, there's enough absolutely brilliant material to easily make up for it.

I know what you mean. Gallop on E, then down to C, then up to D, then back to E. Made the songs very easy to learn as a budding bassist.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

First couple manowar albums have some good songs, but most of their catalogue is laughably bad. You guys here acting like they're some kind of elite band are friggin hilarious

 

[Vilden]

There are alot of great innovating bands with mostly bad catalogue later on, doesn't make their good stuff any less awsome.

 

[The Ozzman]

CAN YOU HEAR ME
CAN'T YOU HEAR MY
DEATH TONE?!

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Yet in the themed mixtape game, you rated the Nocternity a song a 7, a song that is definitely more about the atmosphere it creates than any of its riffs.

Yeah, that one was a positive surprise.

 

[GuiltySpawn]

I like way more than just Manowar's first 4 albums. It's funny, I've heard similar views put forth on other sites, that only their first 4 albums are good. I actually first got into Manowar by listening to Louder than Hell and Fighting the World. Both of them fucking slay.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Fighting the World is a little underrated in certain circles imo. Definitely a sellout/departure, but still good songs there. Kings of Metal and basically everything after is garbage though.