Controversial opinions on metal

[Summerian]

Metallica's "The Day That Never Comes" is one of their best songs - in their top 10.

Pop with aweful vocals.
Pantera > Metalica x 10

 

[EffigyForgotten]

Pop with aweful vocals.
Pantera > Metalica x 10

Anyone who thinks James Hetfield can still sing or write an actual metal song is in denial.

 

[KafkaX]

New York has some good black metal with Castevet. Don't really see their name thrown around on metal forums but they are absolutely amazing.

Castevet gets mentioned here. And those who know, give them proper praise.

 

[Onder]

Arizmenda's Within the Vacuum of Infinity and Volahn's Dimensiónes del Trance Kósmico are fantastic and probably the best of the BTC that I have heard. Especially Arizmenda's though.

This. Out of Rhinocervs, make sure to listen to Tukaaria / Odz Manouk split. I haven't heard most of those nameless tapes.

 

[EffigyForgotten]

I've said this before and I will say it again, Devin Townsend is fucking terrible in every single way. Anyone who worships this guy as a "god of metal" needs to be medicated.

 

[Dak]

Devin Townsend is a better producer than a songwriter. But Accelerated Evolution and Synchestra are great albums.

 

[EffigyForgotten]

Devin Townsend is a better producer than a songwriter. But Accelerated Evolution and Synchestra are great albums for people who need to be medicated

Ok.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Townsend is nothing more than a over-glorified circus clown.

 

[Dak]

Ok.

Says the guy who supposedly maintains his album listen counts into the thousands.

You keep track in lipstick on your basement wall?

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

 

[Mort Divine]

Devin isn't a 'god of metal' because he really isn't a metal musician. He just happens to be associated with the metal scene due to SYL.

That said I think he really needs to stop trying to make silly music and go back to making sincere and down to earth stuff like AE.

 

[Saparmurat_Niyazov]

What the fuck is wrong with silly music? Deconstruction is hilarious and well written. Let's just admit that Devin Townsend gets hated because of his cult-like following. Same with every other band and musician that I don't need to mention that is maligned in this thread.

 

[Mort Divine]

There is nothing wrong with silly and fun music, I just don't think he's particularly any good at it when it is the sole focus of his music.

 

[Krow]

What the fuck is wrong with silly music? Deconstruction is hilarious and well written. Let's just admit that Devin Townsend gets hated because of his cult-like following. Same with every other band and musician that I don't need to mention that is maligned in this thread.

I actually just don't like syl or his solo work at all. I get what you're saying though.

 

[LuminousAether]

I like Ocean Machine, Terria, the old SYL albums, I can handle almost everything Devin has done and I don't dislike anything he's done, but I got pretty tired of him quite a few years ago and that hasn't changed. He is a good producer, though, unlike that bullshit hack artist Steven Wilson, that musical cancer, he who makes everything completely boring. Hell, he even looks boring. He looks like that guy that would show up at parties and just sit on the couch for an hour and leave.

 

[EffigyForgotten]

Says the guy who supposedly maintains his album listen counts into the thousands.

You keep track in lipstick on your basement wall?

When have I ever said this?

There is close to 0 basements where I live btw.

 

[EffigyForgotten]

unlike that bullshit hack artist Steven Wilson, that musical cancer, he who makes everything completely boring. Hell, he even looks boring. He looks like that guy that would show up at parties and just sit on the couch for an hour and leave.

Wrong.

 

[LuminousAether]

Right, dude, right. Steven Wilson hears a creative style of music like prog and says "how can I make this into the kind of music that soccer moms want to hear in their minivans?"

 

[Dak]

When have I ever said this?

There is close to 0 basements where I live btw.

There is close, and there is absolutely zero.

I admit though, Destroy the opposition is better but I've listened to that album like 5000 times, same with pierced from within or human.

Thanks for the Hideous Divinity rec though, liking it so far.

 

[SomeGuyDude]

Devy puts one of the best live shows I've ever seen. He's charismatic, energetic, and that makes the music that much more enjoyable when the band plays.

I will never buy a Devy album, however. Just not that interesting on its own. Juular is a cool song.