Controversial opinions on metal

[IntoPhagist]

I agree with BM > DM

 

[Krow]

I'd imagine that everyone is gonna prefer one atleast a little more than the other.

 

[mutantllama]

I tend to listen to more death metal, and can generally be in the mood for it more.

 

[Dak]

DM > BM. Even average DM can get the testosterone pumping in overdrive. The majority of BM just makes me wish I was listening to DM instead.

 

[JGMetalhead]

Death Metal is more intense while Black Metal is more epic. I always went by that logic ofc.

 

[Dak]

A genre that hinges on "epicness" to impress is bound to fail miserably the majority of the time, which BM does imo. Probably explains why I like very little raw BM, but plenty of genre mixing bands incorporating BM.

 

[-CC-]

I wouldn't say BM is epic, that would be more of a thing to describe Power Metal

BM is atmospheric IMO

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Some BM is quite epic.

 

[Dak]

Atmosphere can achieve epicness.

 

[Judzfell]

Well black metal I know is epic and atmospheric, so to say it isn't epic is dis including half the genre.

 

[Tonka Time]

Atmosphere can achieve epicness.

IMO Blut Aus Nord have proven this.

Shitty BM > Shitty DM

I've found most death metal to be extremely boring unless mixed with somthing else.
It has a depressing effect on me because of its boringness.

 

[Dak]

Shitty DM > Shitty BM

I've found most black metal to be extremely boring unless mixed with somthing else.
It has a boring effect on me because of its boringness.

 

[The Ozzman]

Shitty anything is shitty and it's not better than anything else that is shitty

 

[cookiecutter]

I find black metal affects me more emotionally but death metal gives me more of a primal satisfaction.

 

[Judzfell]

Sometimes I cant even come up with why black metal's vocals sound the way they do, or Death metal's vocals do. Did someone one day just think it was a good idea and it caught on? I'd like to know the evolution of those vocal styles.

The vocals really set the style I think, without em it'd just be metal

 

[JontRevolting]

The only DM I like is the old evil variety,screw technicality,that is boring....gimme Repugnant or old Morbid Angel over a band like Psycraptic anyday.

 

[waif]

I love death metal with an evil feel, but I think technicality has a place in that. Nile's In Their Darkened Shrines, Vital Remains' Dechristianize, and Behemoth's The Apostasy are all quite technical but have great atmosphere.

Still...GHOULS! ATTACK THE CHURCH!

 

[JontRevolting]

^^ Indeed!!

 

[DarkBliss]

I don't really like Morbid Angel(they're okay, I guess) and most really rudimentary death metal- Obituary, Morpheus Descends, Deicide. The same I can say about hypertechnical DM like Massacra, Cryptopsy, Crimson Massacre, Demilich and At the Gates.The kind of stuff where everything seems to be simply spliced together and fuckfed through a trebly, spikey mix. Just not my thing.
Also, a gazillion of tempo changes and random fills per minute is definitely a major turn-off. Even Atheist sometimes bore the beejesus out of me.

Ambient drumming is always preferable to erratic, overblown drumming.

 

[Mort Divine]

At the Gates' The Red in the Sky is Ours, The Chasm's Deathcult For Eternity, and Sacramentum's Far Away from the Sun are the three best extreme metal albums barring probably Burzum's HLTO and Darkthrone's ABitNS.