Controversial opinions on metal

[DarkBliss]

Here's a controversial Summoning opinion. Dol Guldur isn't as good as Minas Morgul nor anything made after it.

On the plus side, I think the songs are more engaging maybe because they're shorter and slightly less repetitive. On the down side, the keys are pretty aggravating on Minas Morgul. Hmm, I'll have to listen to it again. I still prefer Dol Guldur, though.

I've never really gotten Stronghold either. Everything just sounds so distant on it, and the drums are plastic.

 

[Zephyrus]

I love the synths on Minas Morgul. "The Passing of Grey Company" is one of my favorite Summoning songs. And Stronghold is underrated.

 

[Hatebreeder]

I love the synths on Minas Morgul. "The Passing of Grey Company" is one of my favorite Summoning songs. And Stronghold is underrated.

I'm with the people against Summoning; I never understood WHY. It's overwrought, overextended, and the songwriting is messy. I love the riffs, but it doesn't all mix well in the end.

 

[Zephyrus]

I find it strange that you don't like them.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

and the drums are plastic.

Maybe because they were done by a machine...and have been on every album.

 

[skeptik]

Except Lugburz, which is an awesome album and anybody who disagrees is a faggot who sucks dicks whenever he can get his hands on one (or more).

 

[Vimana]

I will probably get flamed for this but:

Ozzy is a much better singer than Dio.

 

[Zephyrus]

Except Lugburz, which is an awesome album and anybody who disagrees is a faggot who sucks dicks whenever he can get his hands on one (or more).

I really like Lugburz, but even then it's still my least favorite Summoning album.

 

[DarkBliss]

Maybe because they were done by a machine...and have been on every album.

yes, but on Dol Guldur, the drums have a much "fuller" sound.

 

[Belligerent]

I think Burzum is ridiculous, buzzing tedium wrapped up in snoozonium and smothered in a crap-sauce.

Agreed.

I don't like Summoning at all. Overloading average, mid to slow paced bore fayres with parping casio-fests does not a great band make.

Agreed again.

You betchur Brazilian ass they're cool.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

I will probably get flamed for this but:

Ozzy is a much better singer than Dio.

That's a pretty legit opinion, I'd say. Dio has more power, but Ozzy has much more emotional resonance (i.e. he actually sounds like a real person when he sings).

 

[panzerfaust666]

stronghold is my favourite by Summoning.

 

[Vilden]

Traditionally Dol Guldur and Nightshade Forests has always been my favs, but Stronghold is moving up there (except for the Nightwish wannabe track, When Hope and Daylight Die). Everything they've done is superb though.

 

[Zephyrus]

(except for the Nightwish wannabe track, When Hope and Daylight Die)..

That's my favorite track on the album, and arguably my favorite Summoning song.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

stronghold is my favourite by Summoning.

Same. Couldn't get into Dol Guldur.

 

[Einherjar86]

I don't like the vocals on Where Hope and Daylight Die. That woman sounds out of tune to me sometimes. I keep trying to get into Summoning, because they have most of the tenets that I like in metal. I'm just not a fan of the production, and some of the songwriting seems stale.

 

[Life Sucks]

I like Summoning, but I will say they are overrated. I'm not the biggest fan of completely keyboard dominated bm. Nazgul might be the exception to this, and on an unrelated note, I think their vocals rule.

 

[The Butt]

Here's one: Listening to Inner Sanctum, Nergal has a decent clean voice.

 

[Zephyrus]

That's Warrel Dane, actually.


Nergal does use his clear voice on Grom and the Danzig cover on the Slaves Shall Serve EP.

 

[Carcassian]

Vaders "Black to the Blind" is by and large comprised of throw-away filler.