Controversial opinions on metal

[Talos of Atmora]

@The Ozzman See? Intelligent discourse is fun too.

Seriously though, I don't agree with all of Bathory's music being the same. There are clearly audible differences between the tracks Elric posted.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

Enough with the Emperor sacrilege already.

Good lord, man, I said I liked the band's material. I just want don't want to totally shut someone down when they have a differing opinion.

 

[The Ozzman]

@The Ozzman See? Intelligent discourse is fun too.

It is when you aren't drunk

 

[MrTagoMago]

I think it's a combination of the the guitar tone and the keys that could throw someone off. I mean, I like it but still, I've heard that complaint from others before and I can see what they mean in that regard.

Yeah its not a problem I have with Darkthrone or Burzum but I recall having it with Emperor and Immortal from what I remember.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Anyone that complains about bass on a Watchtower album can die in a fire.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

Anyone that complains about bass on a Watchtower album can die in a fire.

Now, that I can agree with.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

I should check out a Watchtower album for "W" in that ABC challenge. I loved the songs that I heard years ago when I was hanging out at a friend's house. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[Internally Deformed]

Anyone that complains about bass on a Watchtower album can die in a fire.

Bass is just an annoying brown sounding inaudible guitar. We should just get rid of them already and replace them with chapman sticks.

 

[MrTagoMago]

Bass is just an annoying brown sounding inaudible guitar. We should just get rid of them already and replace them with chapman sticks.

Not going to flame you because I know you're joking.

 

[Internally Deformed]

Not going to flame you because I know you're joking.

No but srsly chapman sticks are awesome:

 

[Talos of Atmora]

No but srsly chapman sticks are awesome:

As a prog fan, I agree.

 

[EternalMetal]

Anyone who thinks bass should be eliminated entirely from a genre of music is wrong. And also I dont think ive ever seen an argument made about black metal's need to obscure the bass guitar. I saw a black metal band a while ago that didnt have a bassist, and my main critique of them is that they would have sounded much better with a bass guitar. I dont remember what the band was called (it was at a YOB show in NY earlier this year), but they didnt make me think that black metal would be better off without a bassist. Are there any really good black metal releases that dont have a bass guitar?

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Bass should sound meaty and raw

 

[Talos of Atmora]

Bass should sound meaty and raw

Such a good song.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

@EternalMetal I know this isn't a black metal band or album but I think ...And Justice for All proved how crap you can sound without a bass in the mix somewhere. I mean, it has no sense of depth or contrast which is what a song like Master of the Pit possesses in spades.

As for a band I've heard of that sounds good and has no bass, I can't think of one.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

The main problem with AJFA's sound is that the guitar tone sometimes has this kind of annoying vibrating dzjum-dzjum quality to it, and the drums are maybe a little too clicky. If those two things were fixed I'd probably love its production.

 

[MrTagoMago]

My problem with AJFA is I just don't like it.

 

[Phylactery]

Anyone who thinks bass should be eliminated entirely from a genre of music is wrong. And also I dont think ive ever seen an argument made about black metal's need to obscure the bass guitar. I saw a black metal band a while ago that didnt have a bassist, and my main critique of them is that they would have sounded much better with a bass guitar. I dont remember what the band was called (it was at a YOB show in NY earlier this year), but they didnt make me think that black metal would be better off without a bassist. Are there any really good black metal releases that dont have a bass guitar?

Inquisition don't use a bass on their records post the debut do they? Live anyway they play as a two piece. I think the same is true of Bolzer (although not strictly black metal).

 

[EternalMetal]

Inquisition don't use a bass on their records post the debut do they? Live anyway they play as a two piece. I think the same is true of Bolzer (although not strictly black metal).

Oh yea, I forgot that Inquisition was another two piece group, I was sure that there was some band that I was forgetting about that didnt use bass. Not having a bassist definitely works for Inquisition, but I would never make the claim that they are better without one. Honestly it might even benefit their music if they had some bass lines playing underneath their hypnotic riffing.

 

[Vilden]

Hey, what's wrong with Mgla? They're pretty good. Obviously Bathory is better but still.

Well, I just named a random newer band every bm-fan is jerking off to nowdays. The kind of people who (according to themselves) don't like metal but likes "black metal".