Controversial opinions on metal

[Omni]

I think that they're both about equally good, although I didn't really start to listen to death metal until way after I started listening to black 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.