Controversial opinions on metal

[hexwind]

I feel Iron Maiden are overrated, I don't see anything THAT special in their music comparing to what was around in that area (maybe they have great performances).

 

[Doomguy]

I find Maiden to be catchy. They have some good riffs.

And I am prepared for an enormous amount of flaming for this:
Dance of Death is my favourite IM album.

 

[The Ozzman]

I've always been pretty damn partial to Follow the Reaper tbh. Swampsong and Swamplord by Kalmah are cool though.

Yeah, the first three Bodom records are really excellent, but TBW is just so fucking amazing. I almost came the first time I heard the record.

It's better music for running too

You've obviously never given IMAGES AND WORDS a chance.

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and Train of Thought
and Systematic Chaos
and Falling Into Infinity
and Metropolis
and A Change of Seasons
etc

 

[whiskey funeral]

I find Maiden to be catchy. They have some good riffs.

And I am prepared for an enormous amount of flaming for this:
Dance of Death is my favourite IM album.

My favorites are the Di'Anno albums. I'm not going to flame you too hard for this but I do have to ask: Dance of Death? Why is this your favorite?

 

[The Ozzman]

Dance of Death would be a fucking classic if not for the cover art. I like the newer albums more than some of the older albums like Killers (which I think is nothing but filler except for 4 songs)

 

[skeptik]

Oh my fucking god.

 

[The Ozzman]

I am going to get shit on AIM now

 

[whiskey funeral]

I am going to kill you, Mike.

 

[The Ozzman]

Along with half the Maiden fans here. You guys should go for the world record for stab wounds

 

[whiskey funeral]

You really have the strangest taste in music.

 

[The Ozzman]

My taste in non-metal is a bit more normal

 

[Omni]

Didn't you also say that Grace Under Pressure was the best Rush album? Rush wasn't meant to be a prog-lite keyboard rock band.

 

[The Ozzman]

Every song on that album is fucking awesome though. I can't say that for the other Rush albums though except maybe 2112

 

[whiskey funeral]

Oh, Mike...

 

[The Ozzman]

There's filler on the other Rush albums though. I can pick out all the albums I have and point to at least one song I find to be 'filler'.

Their good material outweighs the bad though obviously or I wouldn't own, like, 8 of their albums

 

[CF87]

My taste in non-metal is a bit more normal

Ur so Gay.

 

[Mr. Bungle]

Dance of Death would be a fucking classic if not for the cover art. I like the newer albums more than some of the older albums like Killers (which I think is nothing but filler except for 4 songs)

lmao, wow dude.

 

[Einherjar86]

Fair enough brah.

I fucking love a lot of the single songs on Swampsong...Cloned Insanity has one of the coolest keyboard sections later in the song after a cool breakdown, even has kind of a nice classic rock-y/psychedelic rock feel. Burbot's Revenge is catchy as hell too.

Swampsong is great. I prefer Swamplord, but the parts you mentioned are noteworthy. I love the opening guitar riff on "Alteration" from Swamplord; they just have so many awesome melodic moments, I love it.

Yeah, the first three Bodom records are really excellent, but TBW is just so fucking amazing. I almost came the first time I heard the record.

The first song I heard from The Black Waltz was "The Groan of Wind," and I was seriously freaking out for the whole thing. It's fucking awesome. That's still my favorite song on the record; melodic death metal just doesn't get more epic than that.

 

[The Ozzman]

YES IT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED I HAVE WEIRD TASTE IN METAL COMPARED TO MOST OF THE OTHER PEOPLE HERE. MOVE ALONG.

 

[Einherjar86]

Except when it comes to Kalmah. There you're all good bro.