Controversial opinions on metal

[HamburgerBoy]

I would have agreed in the past, now DOTF is just average-ish for me. Two amazing stand-out songs, a couple more that are varying degrees of good, but completely drops off by its last third, and has the worst drumming of any Holland album. It's below average in their discography, however.

 

[CiG]

I guess that's what I meant to say, below average in their discography. I re-listened to it the other day and it just dragged and bored me to death. It also seemed so cheesy to the point of not even feeling like a metal record.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I never understood what was supposed to be so great about Some Heads Are Gonna Roll tbh. Yeah, the album just really starts dragging. Night Comes Down is probably their most pathetic ballad too, and the arena rock shit at the end is a total throw-away.

 

[EspaDa]

DOTF is worth listening thanks to these songs:

 

[crimsonfloyd]

DoF is the best 80s Priest, easily.

 

[CiG]

Hell no.

 

[Krow]

I like Turbo more than DoF. BS and SFV are better by a mile.

It's better than Point of Entry but that album is named after Halford's butthole anyway.

Still Jawbreaker is a favorite.

 

[Yerfdaug]

QFT=quoted for truth ... ya' dumb cunt.

Hahaha that's great. Legitimately thought it was 'quit fucking talking.' My bad.
Nothing wrong with a good tit squeeze too, though.

 

[CF87]

Kreator captures that raw fast thrash sound perfectly, however their guitar playing leaves a lot to be desired for me. The guitarist is clearly musically uneducated and the guitar solos are nowhere near 3 of the big 4's and dozens of others. For a tech thrash fan kreator is relatively low on the totem pole, although they are still enjoyable when one just wants that raw thrash sound. You think they are better than dark angel at that sound though?

You don't really have to be educated to play a guitar. A lot of people have guitars or instruments laying around. Kreator deliver when it comes to playing trash metal. I just don't listen to the band, they don't have any kind of original idea musically. Kreator sound like recycled Slayer riffs,etc.. to me and Slayer does it better and has more distinct and different types of songs and there own sound and style.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

imo Pleasure to Kill was a genuine forward step in extreme metal's evolution, but yeah, most of their stuff is extremely overrated. Endless Pain is probably one of the most generic and inoffensive thrash debuts from any major band, and their Metallica-wannabe stuff on Epic is horrendous.

 

[Yerfdaug]

I honestly have never been captivated by Endless Pain. But Pleasure to Kill fucking owns and that's that.

 

[The Ozzman]

Coma of Souls is the best thing Kreator did

 

[Phylactery]

Pleasure to Kill is great, but Kreator certainly have more than 1 worthwhile record.

As for the German trio, I have it as: Destruction > Sodom > Kreator.

 

[Satanstoenail]

Pleasure to Kill and Extreme Aggression are all you need. Terrible Certainty is ok.

 

[Krow]

Pleasure to Kill is great, but Kreator certainly have more than 1 worthwhile record.

As for the German trio, I have it as: Destruction > Sodom > Kreator.

I'm a Sodom guy. For me...

Sodom > Kreator > Destruction

I'm not sure why Destruction has never really clicked with me. They aren't bad or anything I've just not had that big click moment like with Sodom up to and including Tapping the Vein and Coma of Souls for Kreator.

 

[Phylactery]

I just find Destruction to be the best riff/song writers and have the best vocals of the lot. At their respective peaks they were all great, though.

I can definitely see why Sodom would be someone's favourite, I always thought they would be mine due to their earliest work but I just ended up loving Destruction more.

Edit: Listening to Endless Pain now for the first time in years and I don't see what this issue is. What about opinions on Terrible Certainty? I never see it discussed much.

 

[ProphetofHatred]

Sodom is by far the greatest german thrash band but that's just me.

 

[Satanstoenail]

I think these days I appreciate Destruction the most of the three. I was a Kreator fanboy back in the day but Destruction are better musically and have grown on me over the years. I was never that into Sodom.

 

[suckerleaf]

I'm always getting newer Darkthrone songs stuck in my head, for example "Too Old Too Cold" or "Raised on Rock" or "Those Treasures Will Never Befall You" etc.

This might be a controversial opinion, Defenders Of The Faith is very below average.

Too Old , Too Cold is the total tits.

 

[CiG]

As I get older, I also get colder.