Controversial opinions on metal

[CiG]

I stand by Mysterium.

 

[rms]

idk about 00s > 80s, especially when you consider mark of the beast was an 80s recording

 

[The Ozzman]

Shovel Headed Kill Machine is better than the first two albums with Zetro

 

[CiG]

Comparing the first tracks on Shovel Headed Kill Machine and Pleasures of the Flesh right now.



"Light this motherfucker like a roman candle, burn this bitch straight to the ground."

Yeah, nah. I prefer this:

 

[CiG]

 

[The Ozzman]

I mean, I really like the Zetro stuff but the Dukes stuff has more aggression imo and he only got better with each successive album.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Dukes stuff has more aggression imo and he only got better with each successive album.

I can't fucking stand that guy.

 

[Sirjack]

yeah l'm kinda wishey-washy on him. l enjoyed the Shovel head dvd tho

 

[The Butt]

Shovel Headed Kill Machine is better than any album with Zetro

fixed

And this is coming from someone who last enjoyed Shovel Headed Kill Machine when I was in high school. Zetrodus is awful.

 

[EspaDa]

this is just beyond awesome, and it was even more brilliant live. what a great fucking song.

 

[The Ozzman]

this is just beyond awesome, and it was even more brilliant live. what a great fucking song.

That song absolutely slays

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Exodukes is pretty weak, and it's not even Dukes' fault. For every Deathamphetamine there are three songs that are totally forgettable.

 

[The Ozzman]

Opinion: This is the best In Flames album post Whoracle. It's the only album I listen to with any consistency anymore from that band:

We need to get the next set of band polls going. I would like to revisit some bands like this one.

 

[EspaDa]

Opinion: This is the best In Flames album post Whoracle. It's the only album I listen to with any consistency anymore from that band:

We need to get the next set of band polls going. I would like to revisit some bands like this one.

Sounds of a Playground Fading is also passable. The rest is the utter garbage, with Battles being its peak.

 

[CiG]

Potentially controversial opinion:

90's Fates Warning > 80's Fates Warning.

 

[CiG]

@The Ozzman how do you feel about Back from the Dead by Obituary?

 

[HamburgerBoy]

There's no such thing as a good In Flames album.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

There's no such thing as a good In Flames album.

Shouldn't be controversial as they were crap even by Gothenburg standards.

 

[CiG]

I recall thinking Lunar Strain was decent.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

I stand by Mysterium.

Mysterium's so underrated. The title track especially is amazing. That plodding part towards the end gives me shivers in the same way the ending of Imperious Rise/Rome does.