Controversial opinions on metal

[no country for old wainds]

yeah that was always my favourite. 'through the never' has grown on me as well, and i've always loved the first 2 unforgivens tbh (the second one moreso actually).

 

[MrTagoMago]

My Mom used to think Enter Sandman was a Rob Zombie song.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Load is fuckin' garbage, one of the most traumatizing albums to be released during its day.

 

[MrTagoMago]

Load is fuckin' garbage, one of the most traumatizing albums to be released during its day.

Can't be worse than 36 Chambers.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

36 Chambers?

Ohh, wu tang. Funny thing is i actually had not listened to that album 'till a few days ago, but id probably have to agree with you there. I just cannot listen to most(99%) of the rap that comes from the east coast.

 

[MrTagoMago]

36 Chambers?

It's bad. Stay away.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Diabolus in Musica, Roots and Load are the holy trinity "WTF?" albums of the 90's, as far as metal goes.

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/threads/metallica-complex.985674/page-3

 

[MrTagoMago]

Diabolus in Musica, Roots and Load are the holy trinity "WTF?" albums of the 90's, as far as metal goes.

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/threads/metallica-complex.985674/page-3

Gonna have to remind me who released Roots.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

 

[MrTagoMago]

Yeah I realized a bit after posting. Don't think I ever listened to it though tbh.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Its a groove/numetal album. It might not be as traumatizing today, but boy oh boy do i remember all the angry fans back when it was released.

 

[MrTagoMago]

Its a groove/numetal album. It might not be as traumatizing today, but boy oh boy do i remember all the angry fans back when it was released.

Listening now and yeah it's pretty bad lol. I really hate nu metal vocals.

 

[Internally Deformed]

It annoys me how bands think that when another genre comes along that's more popular than the one they started in, they can just get a haircut and change their sound and nobody's going to be pissed off and everybody's going to love it. Has that ever actually worked?

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

It annoys me how bands think that when another genre comes along that's more popular than the one they started in, they can just get a haircut and change their sound and nobody's going to be pissed off and everybody's going to love it. Has that ever actually worked?

...becomes...



...goes on to sell millions of albums and acts like their early era never happened.

 

[MrTagoMago]

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...goes on to sell millions of albums and acts like their early era never happened.

I still feel in some way they actually got worse.

 

[Internally Deformed]

I still feel in some way they actually got worse.

This.

Although you're right, that is one example where it actually worked out for them.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

well that's because "old Pantera" didnt even really have a fanbase and where nowhere near being popular. I don't remember anybody listening to that shit. But Slayer, Sepultura and Metallica already had huuuuge fanbases when they decided to chase the trend.

 

[MrTagoMago]

well that's because "old Pantera" didnt even really have a fanbase and where nowhere near being popular. I don't remember anybody listening to that shit. But Slayer, Sepultura and Metallica already had huuuuge fanbases when they decided to chase the trend.

I wasn't around at the time so I often had to wonder how well known they were back in the day.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

most Pantera fans from the 90's didnt even know they had albums predating CFH, lol.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

the first half of LOAD is uniformly better than virtually everything on the alternately tryhard/trynothardenough cash-in that is the black album.

Nah, Wherever I May Roam and My Friend of Misery are better than most of those tracks (especially 2x4 and The House Jack Built).