Controversial opinions on metal

[HamburgerBoy]

1995 was alt metal's year anyways. Destroy Erase Improve was probably the best release from it, excluding Coroner's S/T.

 

[Phylactery]

Probably not, no.

Saint Vitus are really popular here and Die Healing is one of their best albums imo so I wouldn't be surprised to see it make the top 10.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I think he was talking about SOTS. Die Healing is definitely making it onto the top 10.

 

[CiG]

Oh I thought he was asking if anyone believes that Die Healing will make it.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Actually I might have the context wrong. It just seems weird to bet against an obvious in-crowd fave making it onto a top 10. I'd put Die Healing in my top 5 or so probably.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

I think he was talking about SOTS.

correct.

 

[Phylactery]

I'd want Die Healing to take the #1 slot, and would choose it with that in mind, but I'm okay with the reality that it won't take that slot because this is democratically decided.

As long as you fuckers know I'm waving the flag for the albums I love, fuck the results!

This. I enjoy revisiting albums to see what does and doesn't make my list. I don't really care what wins, it's just nice to see a final list of the general consensus. Also the threads will potentially bring new albums to my attention that I'm not familiar with.

 

[no country for old wainds]

i can see dissection topping that one.

 

[Krow]

Oh I thought he was asking if anyone believes that Die Healing will make it.

Sometimes I consider Die Healing the best Vitus album, so it'd be number one for me also.

 

[CiG]

Sometimes I consider Die Healing the best Vitus album, so it'd be number one for me also.

I think this describes me too. Well, my hopes are a bit higher now.

 

[Slayed Necros]

It'll be on my list too, because in-crowd. Dissection will probably be my number one.

 

[Phylactery]

Thousand Swords and Toteslaut are the best black metal albums from 1995.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

.... you mean Storm of the Light's Bane is the best black metal album from 1995, right?

 

[Phylactery]

No. Not as good as the debut and Where Dead Angels Lie is a weak song that brings it down.

Night's Blood, Unhallowed, Retribution and especially Soulreaper are really strong, though.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

The Somberlain is definitely their best. It's my favorite black metal album of all time.

I wouldn't say there's a weak track on either of those two 5 star records, except maybe the opening track on SoTLB.

edit: but yeah, Where Dead Angels lie is one of the only songs on that album that i dont have rated at 5 or 4.5.

 

[CiG]

Thousand Swords

Storm of the Light's Bane is the best black metal album from 1995

I think I'd side with Phy here. But that's because I'm very very partial to some Graveland.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

I like Gravland too. I think they're a killer band and i even have a few of their albums on vinyl. But better than Dissection? no fucking way

 

[CiG]

I do like Dissection too, and Thousand Swords era Graveland doesn't blow Dissection out of the water or anything in my opinion, but if the comparison were between Dissection and Following the Voice of Blood/Immortal Pride era Graveland, I start to get very dismissive.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Oh and by the way, Thousand Swords is my fav Graveland album ... so its most likely going make my list also

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Symbolic wipes the floor with everything else that came out that year ... STONE COLD FACT!