Controversial opinions on metal

[no country for old wainds]

this is why REALM OF CHAOS is kind of my stock answer for best bolt thrower these days, it hits that sweet spot between the filth of the debut and the sound they'd go on to establish.

 

[The Ozzman]

Honestly, you can't put IBTINL in the Top 5 for BT. There's so much better shit than that.

 

[CiG]

Honestly, you can't put IBTINL in the Top 5 for BT. There's so much better shit than that.

That's a reasonable opinion. Not that saying something is Bolt Thrower's worst is saying much, they're inhumanly consistent.

 

[Satanstoenail]

War Master was always my go to.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Impact is Imminent is the second best Exodus album after Bonded by Blood

Nah, weaker than the first three, but still a good and underrated album. The Lunatic Parade hurts it a lot, but a lot of the songs had a reasonable effort put into them, especially in the middle of the album. People that dismiss Zetrodus can die.

 

[The Ozzman]

So, why is Black Sabbath's Forbidden considered a bad album? I bought it for cheap the other day and it's not terrible. The replay value certainly isn't like some of the other Sabbath stuff but it's not bad.

 

[Sirjack]

Agreed on Imminent , killer geetar tone and riffs. That album was always their top 3 for me.
l'd probably go with the first 3 Bolt Thrower and the Peel Sessions as their best, but it's waaaay too close to call on all their albums really.

 

[ApparatusUnearth]

I think Shogun by Trivium is an excellent modern metal record.

I'm not crazy about Ascendancy or The Crusade.

 

[EchoForever]

ive never listened to a Trivium album, convince me to

 

[EspaDa]

 

[The Ozzman]

Ember to Inferno is the best thing Trivium put out although Shogun is pretty damn good too.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Welp, thanks for giving me all the further incentive to never drop so much as a cent in this band's worthless direction.

 

[EspaDa]

Not a bad band in general, don't know why they get so much hate here. Definitely better than any other 'metalcore' group.

 

[ApparatusUnearth]

A lot of it seems to stem from their metalcore roots and their extreme influence from Metallica.

 

[The Ozzman]

Not a bad band in general, don't know why they get so much hate here. Definitely better than any other 'metalcore' group.

Because it's still metalcore and no one is allowed to like it.

 

[The Butt]

So, why is Black Sabbath's Forbidden considered a bad album? I bought it for cheap the other day and it's not terrible. The replay value certainly isn't like some of the other Sabbath stuff but it's not bad.

It's not bad, just awfully bland. It's the musical equivalent of unflavored rice.

 

[The Ozzman]

It's not bad, just awfully bland. It's the musical equivalent of unflavored rice.

I would agree with this actually

 

[J.]

So, why is Black Sabbath's Forbidden considered a bad album? I bought it for cheap the other day and it's not terrible. The replay value certainly isn't like some of the other Sabbath stuff but it's not bad.

It gets shit on because of the Ice-T part, which is so minimal it has zero impact. I honestly think it's a pretty good album. Definitely the worst of the Tony Martin albums, but I still dig it more than Technical Ecstasy and Seventh Star.

 

[The Butt]

More than Technical Ecstasy?? Wow.

 

[The Ozzman]

More than Technical Ecstasy?? Wow.

Not really hard to like non-Ozzy Sabbath over Ozzy Sabbath tbh