Controversial opinions on metal

[MrTagoMago]

Also I posted my top 10 (or 11) favorite thrash bands but nobody mentioned it or made a big deal about it. Kinda surprised tbh. I thought it would piss people off more than me liking Painkiller.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Mekong Delta is fucking awesome, props on a high inclusion there.

 

[CiG]

Also I posted my top 10 (or 11) favorite thrash bands but nobody mentioned it or made a big deal about it. Kinda surprised tbh. I thought it would piss people off more than me liking Painkiller.

That you like Painkiller didn't piss anybody off, I like Painkiller, I just don't agree that it's the single greatest album in metal music from 1990.

Let me go back and check that list.
Honestly though, I love thrash but I'm hardly a HamburgerBoy on the genre.

 

[MrTagoMago]

Mekong Delta is fucking awesome, props on a high inclusion there.

It really does bother me that they don't have more of a following among metal heads or prog fans.

That you like Painkiller didn't piss anybody off, I like Painkiller, I just don't agree that it's the single greatest album in metal music from 1990.

Let me go back and check that list.
Honestly though, I love thrash but I'm hardly a HamburgerBoy on the genre.

That's fine but what bothered me was how you acted like it was a ridiculous choice and while I tend to be alone in a lot of my opinions I think a lot of folk would agree with me on this one.

 

[CiG]

That's fine but what bothered me was how you acted like it was a ridiculous choice and while I tend to be alone in a lot of my opinions I think a lot of folk would agree with me on this one.

Sorry if I hurted your fee fees.

10. Sodom or destruction
9. Deathrow
8. Coroner
7. Overkill
6. Kreator
5. Mekong delta
4. Turbo (pol)
3. Doom (jp)
2. Metal church
1. Voivod

Cool list, except that my favourite music by Voivod isn't their thrash stuff.
Never heard of Doom though but the art for Incompetent... is really awesome.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

I would probably pick The Courts of Chaos for 1990 but that may be an unorthodox choice.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

The Principle of Doubt is a hundred times the early tech-metal visionary that Piece of Time is. If people actually listened to it that wouldn't be a controversial thing to say.

 

[MrTagoMago]

Sorry if I hurted your fee fees.



Cool list, except that my favourite music by Voivod isn't their thrash stuff.
Never heard of Doom though but the art for Incompetent... is really awesome.

I agree with you on Voivod so I hesitated at the idea of including them but a bit ago I got into the To the death demo which is a thrash masterpiece imo. Plus I like Killing Technology more than most thrash albums and Deminsional hatross as well if you count that as thrash.

 

[MrTagoMago]

The Principle of Doubt is a hundred times the early tech-metal visionary that Piece of Time is. If people actually listened to it that wouldn't be a controversial thing to say.

That's probably my favorite album by them. They were actually pretty consistent by thrash standards imo.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

The Principle of Doubt is a hundred times the early tech-metal visionary that Piece of Time is. If people actually listened to it that wouldn't be a controversial thing to say.

Mekong Delta has been on my radar for years. I should probably buy some of their stuff soon. Is this a good starting point?

 

[CiG]

I agree with you on Voivod so I hesitated at the idea of including them but a bit ago I got into the To the death demo which is a thrash masterpiece imo. Plus I like Killing Technology more than most thrash albums and Deminsional hatross as well if you count that as thrash.

Dimension Hatröss I don't think I would count as thrash but maybe I'm wrong, but you're absolutely right about the demo and Killing Technology especially. That's an amazing thrash metal record. I also love their first two.

 

[MrTagoMago]

Mekong Delta has been on my radar for years. I should probably buy some of their stuff soon. Is this a good starting point?

Id say listen to there albums in order of release personally speaking.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Mekong Delta has been on my radar for years. I should probably buy some of their stuff soon. Is this a good starting point?

A lot of people seem to put it at the bottom of their first four, so probably not. If you do, note that they also have a 2CD compilation album confusingly with the same title, so be careful there. Most people start with The Music of Erich Zann, which is the album that took the longest to click for me, so I dunno.

 

[MrTagoMago]

Dimension Hatröss I don't think I would count as thrash but maybe I'm wrong, but you're absolutely right about the demo and Killing Technology especially. That's an amazing thrash metal record. I also love their first two.

I used to not consider Deminsion Hatross thrash but I gave it a thorough listen once and I think it's actually is very much thrash but the way they made it it just doesn't sound like one at all.

 

[MrTagoMago]

A lot of people seem to put it at the bottom of their first four, so probably not. If you do, note that they also have a 2CD compilation album confusingly with the same title, so be careful there. Most people start with The Music of Erich Zann, which is the album that took the longest to click for me, so I dunno.

Again I'd say the first one is probably the best place to start. It just seems like the easiest one to click. Erich Zann also had to grow on me though it became a favorite.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Id say listen to there albums in order of release personally speaking.

This is what I did. Worked well enough for me, but the very rough production values on the first album (especially the fastest tracks) could be a turn-off for some. All of their albums have quirks that make them unapproachable on first listen imo. Listening to their version of The Hut of Baba Yaga was instant love though.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

I'll listen to a few songs on YouTube from different albums and go from there. That should help me get a feel for the differing production and style on them from the sound of what's been said here.

 

[MrTagoMago]

This is what I did. Worked well enough for me, but the very rough production values on the first album (especially the fastest tracks) could be a turn-off for some. All of their albums have quirks that make them unapproachable on first listen imo. Listening to their version of The Hut of Baba Yaga was instant love though.

Mekong Delta is a lot like Voivod in that they really just have their own unique and quirky thing going that everyone's just not going to get.

 

[MrTagoMago]

I'll listen to a few songs on YouTube from different albums and go from there. That should help me get a feel for the differing production and style on them from the sound of what's been said here.

That's fair but it should be said some of their albums are much more made to be listened to from beginning to end rather than just select tracks especially Zann. Still I think that'd help you see if your interested.

 

[MrTagoMago]

This place dies at the weirdest times.