Controversial opinions on metal

[Atomic Tide]

I like Defiance, but gotta go with Phoenix Rising or maybe the first one as their best.

 

[Phylactery]

Defiance is the only album of theirs that I don't like.

 

[CiG]

I do like it, but it's bottom-tier as all fuck.

 

[The Ozzman]

Wildfire is crap

 

[Vilden]

I stoppet caring for D666 with Cold Steel...

They have never topped the debut anyway.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

Wildfire is crap

In that case, it must be your album of the year.

 

[CiG]

Wildfire is crap

I appreciate it for it's traditional metal elements, without them it would just be Defiance part II ie boring shit.

I stoppet caring for D666 with Cold Steel...

Pretty much. First two albums are the best, the rest are for completists.

 

[EspaDa]

Wildfire is crap

terrible opinion

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

Just spent the last hour listening to some "classic" bands and I've come to the following conclusion that's sure to be controversial: Graveland is kinda over rated.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Just spent the last hour listening to some "classic" bands and I've come to the following conclusion that's sure to be controversial: Graveland is kinda over rated.

Which albums were you listening to?

 

[Phylactery]

Lies!

Thousand Swords ranks among the greatest black metal albums ever. And The Celtic Winter, Carpathian Wolves, Following the Voice of Blood and Immortal Pride are good albums.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Thousand Swords is overrated. It's a good album, but it's the weakest of their first six full lengths. I've never understood why people think it's their best release.

 

[Phylactery]

Well I don't understand why you have Deafheaven and Prometheus on your top 100 black metal list while having no Greek black metal.

Different tastes. Old Wainds had a great description of why Thousand Swords is so good. It was something like "the most sophisticated integration of folk into metal". And it's just really unqiue and well executed.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Well I don't understand why you have Deafheaven and Prometheus on your top 100 black metal list and you have no Greek black metal.

Different tastes. Old Wainds had a great description of why Thousand Swords is so good. It was something like "the most sophisticated integration of folk into metal".

Non Serviam is on there and His Majesty at the Swamp and Thy Mighty Contract just missed the mark.

As for the integration of folk into metal, I would agree if we were talking about Following the Voice of Blood, which exhibits far better writing and production.

 

[Phylactery]

Oh sorry, I missed that you had included Non Serviam. Great album. What about Necromantia, Zemial, Nocternity, Kawir, Legion of Doom, Macabre Omen etc?

I really like FtVoB as well, I just think TS is even better.

 

[CiG]

Deafheaven fucking stink.

Just spent the last hour listening to some "classic" bands and I've come to the following conclusion that's sure to be controversial: Graveland is kinda over rated.

I don't really see that they're overrated, maybe in small pockets of the internet. Which album by the way?

 

[HamburgerBoy]

More metal and better riffs than most other "black metal".

EDIT: Regarding Memeheaven

 

[CiG]

More metal and better riffs than most other "black metal".

EDIT: Regarding Memeheaven

That's retarded, but your opinions on black metal in general seem pretty fucking retarded so at least you're consistent in your retardation.

 

[Phylactery]

I'm not sure if he's said "black metal" because Deafheaven isn't really even black metal and he's comparing them to other similar stuff. Or he's just ragging on black metal as usual.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Deafheaven is as metal as most other prefixed black metal. They have decent songs too.