Controversial opinions on metal

[Slayed Necros]

The similarities don't really go far beyond the vocals and production. Dissection had obvious death metal leanings and were always far more influenced by traditional heavy metal.

Also, Dawn is fucking brilliant and they are apparently releasing a new album this year after a 12 year hiatus. It's going to be good!

 

[Belligerent]

Dissection is way too overrated.

Uh no. They deserve all the praise they get.

 

[damnromulans]

It's better than when people only listen to an album once and never bother allowing it's true meaning to grow on them. Those people are just dirty fucking hipsters who only care on how many obscure bands they can get in their library.

Someone got beat up by hipsters in the locker room! What do hipsters have to do with anything? They've all worn out their Radiohead LPs and had to replace them with cassette tapes.

 

[Mort Divine]

Hipsters can't beat up anyone

 

[VelociBrad]

Dissection and Sacramentum are both great. I don't see any huge similarities between them though.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

Dissection and Sacramentum were both excellent and the similarities are obvious.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

There's a difference here. I listen to Slam for fun, I listen to Black Metal when I want to be challenged and look deeper into things. So it's not even close to being a contradiction, as I look at different genres differently, based on what I want out of them.

Well why put those old Black Metal albums in that straitjacket and just appreciate them for the qualities they still possess regardless of how serious or not they may seem to you now?

 

[Blind Guardian]

Controversial = Slaughtersun is Dawn's best album, and it's not only because of fucking "The Knell And The World" either, most songs on it turn out great after repeated listens. "The Aphelion Deserts" is a good example of a song that goes from ok to fantastic after a few listens.

 

[gundamterran]

Well why put those old Black Metal albums in that straitjacket and just appreciate them for the qualities they still possess regardless of how serious or not they may seem to you now?

Because to me they haven't stood the test of time very well, whereas older death metal, except (for the most part) the swedish scene has.

 

[General Zaroff]

Controversial: People listen to Venom as a Black Metal band?

Yeah, I just went there.

 

[Windie]

Venom = thrash all the way

 

[Buzzov-en]

Most black metal is shit.

 

[Lateralus14]

Here we go again.

 

[Mort Divine]

Venom = thrash all the way

Or you know, black metal

 

[meaperson333]

I always looked at Venom as a thrash/NWOBHM band?

 

[VelociBrad]

Or you know, black metal

this. they are 1st wave BM. anything else is just wrong.

 

[Saparmurat_Niyazov]

Controversial = Slaughtersun is Dawn's best album, and it's not only because of fucking "The Knell And The World" either, most songs on it turn out great after repeated listens. "The Aphelion Deserts" is a good example of a song that goes from ok to fantastic after a few listens.

What would actually be controversial is someone disagreeing with this. "The Aphelion Deserts" is one of my favorite BM songs overall, let alone songs by Dawn.

 

[SkeletonWitch]

Dissection and Sacramentum are both great. I don't see any huge similarities between them though.

You, sir, are a true connoisseur of SweDeath.

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

A Belus vinyl is not worth investing on with the cd being the same

 

[Onder]

A Belus vinyl is not worth investing on with the cd being the same

What if you want a vinyl?