Controversial opinions on metal

[Vilden]

It definitely depends on the band. People also eat up things like those two-disc deluxe editions of older albums that are coming out constantly nowadays with the demos and rare stuff on them. I own dozens of them myself and a lot of them are pretty expensive now just a few years later because they're not being reprinted.

I hate those new editions with lots of extras. I hate bonus tracks, I mean I never listen to random live recordings that sounds like shit, etc. Give me the original album with original mastering, orignal track order, original cover art, etc. etc. No fancy shit that I never use anyway. If I want a demo compilation or a live album or something I will fucking buy a demo compilation or a live album, not a regular album!

 

[Talos of Atmora]

I hate those new editions with lots of extras. I hate bonus tracks, I mean I never listen to random live recordings that sounds like shit, etc. Give me the original album with original mastering, orignal track order, original cover art, etc. etc. No fancy shit that I never use anyway. If I want a demo compilation or a live album or something I will fucking buy a demo compilation or a live album, not an regular album!

I hate it when they just stick the demos of the official tracks that almost certainly aren't as good. Take Tales of Creation by Candlemass for example. They had versions of Dark Reflections (I think) and Somewhere in Nowhere that sounded nowhere near as tight or well-played as the finished, refined work. Why even include them? Who would be interested in that when buying the regular album?

 

[Krow]

Fuck bonus tracks unless they're part of the same recording sessions. Even at that they should have just been included anyway instead of on the Japanese release only. When I rip CDs for MP3 player use I only do the original album.

It's also especially stupid when it's a random live version or part of a demo, I mean really you can't include the whole thing?

 

[MrTagoMago]

To be fair in many cases the demos sound better than the studio material especially in the case of thrash and death metal. With Voivod the material on the To the death demo sounds much better than the studio recordings on War and Pain and Rrroooaaarrr! With Demolition Hammer the Necrology demo versions are better than the studio counterparts as well.

I think often death metal and grindcore sounds better on demos since the production is more raw.

 

[MrTagoMago]

Fuck bonus tracks unless they're part of the same recording sessions. Even at that they should have just been included anyway instead of on the Japanese release only. When I rip CDs for MP3 player use I only do the original album.

It's also especially stupid when it's a random live version or part of a demo, I mean really you can't include the whole thing?

What about when they stick on an ep or previously unreleased tracks?

 

[Krow]

If the ep is full I'm fine with that. Unreleased tracks are usually useless b sides though.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

I like all of that archival stuff usually. A lot of the bonus tracks on those types of things wind up being completely unavailable unless you own a single or demo from 20 or 30 years ago. It isn't like you have to out the second disc in unless you want to listen to it.

 

[The Butt]

I'm not big on bonus tracks because I'm very OCD and just want the album as it was originally presented. I want the album to actually end after the final listed track.

 

[MrTagoMago]

What's your opinion on Poison - Into the abyss?

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

What's your opinion on Poison - Into the abyss?

Who are you asking?

 

[MrTagoMago]

Who are you asking?

Literally anyone who wants to answer.

 

[Internally Deformed]

John Tardy is one of the best death metal vocalists

Shame about the sucky riffs though. Cause of Death is the only Obituary album I like, and only because of the badass solo work - everything else is sub-mediocre.

 

[Sirjack]

Rubbish. Slowly We Rot festers in its brilliant adolescence and World Demise and the End Complete are both satisfyingly serviceable

 

[Internally Deformed]

Meh, serviceable is the operative word there. Not terrible, but I'd much rather listen to Autopsy.

 

[Sirjack]

What have they got to do with Tardy?
l'd much rather listen to Repulsion or Terrorizer but we're talking Obituary

 

[Internally Deformed]

What have they got to do with Tardy?
l'd much rather listen to Repulsion or Terrorizer but we're talking Obituary

They pull off the whole slow non-technical OSDM sound much better than Obituary ever could, is the connection.

 

[Phylactery]

What'sI your opinion on Poison - Into the abyss?

I love Into the Abyss, it's one of my favourite death metal recordings from the 80s.

Also, both Slowly We Rot and Cause of Death are great records. As good as Autopsy at their best? No, but that's hardly relevant.

 

[The Ozzman]

First four Obituary records are great. World Demise is my favorite.

 

[Internally Deformed]

How I feel when I listen to post-CoD Obituary:

 

[Phylactery]

I might be misremembering but I think Shitfun is CIG's favourite Autopsy record. Or at least one of his favourites.