Controversial opinions on metal

[HamburgerBoy]

@HamburgerBoy What is considered their most popular song?

I thought it was Duality, although Psychosocial has slightly more views on YouTube and I know I've heard that title a lot as well. I haven't even listened to the latter tbh, at least not intentionally. I think I'll listen to one of their albums tonight.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

That song has at least several distinct riffs. I consider groove metal to be more true to metal's spirit than prefixed black metal.

That's because you're special, go along now, I think you left your helmet in another thread.

 

[MrTagoMago]

I thought it was Duality, although Psychosocial has slightly more views on YouTube and I know I've heard that title a lot as well. I haven't even listened to the latter tbh, at least not intentionally. I think I'll listen to one of their albums tonight.

It was either Duality or Wait and Bleed(I think it was on VH1s top 40 greatest metal songs).

I had friends who were heavy into the band but i never got interested. This might be controversial but I hated Metalcore more than Nu Metal growing up.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

That's because you're special, go along now, I think you left your helmet in another thread.

Helmet is better metal than black metal too. I never leave home without them.

 

[EternalMetal]

^^ lol

System of a Down were another really popular band in high school. I never liked them. I had a friend that was obsessed with the song "BYOB", God that song is fucking annoying. They also ripped off the "I am the Black Wizards" riff in one of their songs and claim to be huge black metal fans.

Shame your friend liked them when they already sucked. I hate that song too. Honestly, their first album had a lot of bad songs on it, but between it and Toxicity, there are a few pretty cool tracks. It is a bit orderly, but at best they portray a schizophrenic kind of feel not present in many other bands ive heard.

I can still get into this song:

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Helmet is better metal than black metal too. I never leave home without them.

HA.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Toxicity is about as good as radio metal gets.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Toxicity is about as good as radio metal gets.

What? Your blood stream isn't broadcasted on heavy metal radio. Go home, and stay away from the lead paint.

 

[Phylactery]

It was either Duality or Wait and Bleed(I think it was on VH1s top 40 greatest metal songs).

I had friends who were heavy into the band but i never got interested. This might be controversial but I hated Metalcore more than Nu Metal growing up.

I thought it'd be Left Behind tbh. When that video first came out it was on every 5 minutes on Kerrang and shit.

I agree. I find most metalcore to be more obnoxious and annoying than most nu metal.

 

[MrTagoMago]

Toxicity is about as good as radio metal gets.

Im going to assume you mean radio metal from the 2000s.

 

[MrTagoMago]

I thought it'd be Left Behind tbh. When that video first came out it was on every 5 minutes on Kerrang and shit.

I agree. I find most metalcore to be more obnoxious and annoying than most nu metal.

Well I recall Duality and Wait and bleed being the ones people brought up most when i was a teen. Not sure if thats still true though. I dont think i ever heard of Left Behind or at least dont remember it.

 

[CiG]

All the hate black metal receives from HBB makes sense now.

 

[no country for old wainds]

i like SOAD a lot, s/t is the shit yo

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Im going to assume you mean radio metal from the 2000s.

I'd include the 90s as well but yeah.

 

[MrTagoMago]

How did Iron Maiden sell more albums than Judas Priest?

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

How did Iron Maiden sell more albums than Judas Priest?

Because. Loyal Maiden fanboys will shell out cash for the band if they so much as fart into their mics.

 

[MrTagoMago]

Because. Loyal Maiden fanboys will shell out cash for the band if they so much as fart into their mics.

Actually that makes sense.

 

[Vilden]

Mostly it is because they are better though.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Mostly it is because they are better though.

Ha, not in a million years.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Better marketing/more loyal fanboys. No one wears Priest shirts in public, Maiden shirts are everywhere. Maiden gets by on the whole "Radio always worked against us, never had a hit single, self-made" reputation. All thanks to Rod Smallwood.