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Something in My Eye
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Controversial opinions on metal
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Chanakya
Orphaned Brother
Mort Divine
Shrine Maiden of the In-Crowd
Not metal - has no weight in judging my metal taste, hardly metal nowadays but even so their run from Entropia through BE was the best in prog. metal, I'll limit myself at 16 nowadays.
Either way my favorite metal bands are - The Chasm, Burzum, Darkthrone, Saint Vitus, and Primordial.
Dak
mentat
Badbird
Never banned
. The second song didn't do anything for me.
ASD
observing the sabbath
I actually like Darkthrone's newer stuff best. I respect that their black metal stuff obviously had a massive influence, but as someone who first heard more modern stuff that developed on what Darkthrone did, I can't hear it in the same way that someone would who's first experience with black metal was Darkthrone.
Blind Guardian
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I've had a massive Darkthrone-resurgence lately. It can never be emphasized enough how original and groundbreaking they were on Under A Funeral Moon and especially Transilvanian Hunger, they created magic right there. Also, I read the lyrics for the first time ever and they're really damn enchancing when combined with the music.
mutantllama
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damnromulans
Klingons do not faint
This is what they all say. I always found Darkthrone annoying and sort of boring, so maybe when I have time next week I'll listen more.
Dak
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I don't understand all the hype behind Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part 1. I mean, it's good, but I was expecting something phenomenal and I only think it's above average
Badbird
Never banned
Einherjar86
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It set the standard for something; that's really all. Similar to how Robert Jordan set the standard for your generic epic high fantasy novel; it's nothing spectacular, but it was important.
Einherjar86
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Oh God, no it's not. I tried reading that series and quit halfway through the third book. So bland, safe and dull.
It means those are bands that pretty much everyone either likes or at least respects. No one would ever criticize anyone for liking any of them.
I picked it up when I was like 12, so I guess it has some nostalgic value to me, and also the quality of the writing has improved. W/e.
skeptik
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The problem with Keeper of the Seven Keys (both albums, especially the second, but we're speaking of the first one right now) is the inconsistency in the songwriting, reflected in the "too many chefs" mode of songwriting. Consider that the two weakest songs ("A Little Time" and "A Tale that Wasn't Right") were written by Kiske and Weikath respectively, the rest being written by Kai Hansen. Admittedly "Future World" isn't all that great either. But Most of Hansen's songs on the Keepers albums are excellent and on par with the Walls of Jericho songs, just played in a lighter and more commercial style. "I'm Alive", "Twilight of the Gods", and especially "Halloween" are all excellent songs, the last of which being the quintessential "Euro" Power Metal song as far as I'm concerned. Even if you look at part 2, the two songs that Hansen wrote, "I Want Out" and "March of Time" are once again pretty much the highlights of the album.
Plus this is a cool album cover:
Plus this is a cool album cover:
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