Controversial opinions on metal

[sevag00]

Emperor is decent band, but overrated in here. They don't deserve that much hype.

 

[cannibal corpse]

I don't like Emperor, either, hate the keyboards. I also dislike Show No Mercy, but also Pleasure to Kill and Bonded By Blood, I don't really like the high pitched vocals but I love operatic vocals like Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson and James LaBrie.

 

[TheInsane]

I have only been able to get into the last Emperor album "prometheus". The other ones are alright but nothing that sticks with me. I do like Ihsahns solo stuff though.

 

[Dead Children Speak No Lies]

Who DOESN'T love Slaughter of the Soul??

 

[ShredHeadJHJ]

Who DOESN'T love Slaughter of the Soul??

Me

 

[whiskey funeral]

I have only been able to get into the last Emperor album "prometheus". The other ones are alright but nothing that sticks with me. I do like Ihsahns solo stuff though.

See and I am the exact opposite. I enjoy earlier Emperor right up to and including Anthems and think everything else after that is garbage. Also, Ihsahn's solo music and Peccatum are pretty fruity sounding to these ears.

 

[rms]

I don't get why everyone creams their pants over Show No Mercy.

Hell Awaits and Reign In Blood are better.

The production, riffs, solos and vocals are perfect. The rest of their catalogue is too polished

 

[Satanstoenail]

South of Heaven is Slayer's best album.

 

[ShredHeadJHJ]

South of Heaven is Slayer's best album.

I think it's a very close 2nd myself.

 

[Satanstoenail]

I think it's a very close 2nd myself.

To Seasons? No way.

 

[byrne]

It's clearly Show No Mercy ... not sure what second best is ... one of the next 3 though.

 

[The Ozzman]

Show No Mercy is the only one left I need of the essential full-length albums.

So far, Seasons and SoH are my favorites

 

[Rumpole]

It pretty much goes in chronological order. Show No Mercy, then Hell Awaits, then the rest.

 

[cannibal corpse]

Frozen in Time and Xecutioner's Return are really good albums.

 

[Life Sucks]

Show No Mercy is probably my least favorite Slayer album up through Seasons in the Abyss. I still like it, though, and it surely kicks the shit out of anything after Seasons.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

Yeah, I really dig black metal like Wedard and Leviathan. I just think Emperor is boring as far as black metal goes

Emperor is fantastic as far as black metal goes. Leviathan on the other hand is a snooze fest.

As far as ranking Slayer albums:

RIB
HA
SITA
SOH
SNM

 

[sceloporus]

South of Heaven is Slayer's best album.

I agree, Reign In Blood takes close second. Seasons in the Abyss is also great. These three are all pretty close in my opinion.

 

[MasterOLightning]

Anyone talking shit about Leviathan can suck a dick, because the whole of that band's output dwarfs just about every band aside from the absolute classics. It's easily some of the best of the genre, and without a doubt in the top post-2000 BM bands.

Regarding Emperor, I think anyone who can tolerate lo-fi BM should absolutely check out Wrath Of The Tyrant. It's seriously underrated, especially considering how well known the band is. So many people will blab on about Anthems, when it's merely a very good album. The ITNE album and earlier are where it's at. WotT/Emperor is a great cd to pick up.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

Anyone talking shit about Leviathan can suck a dick, because the whole of that band's output dwarfs just about every band aside from the absolute classics. It's easily some of the best of the genre, and without a doubt in the top post-2000 BM bands.

 

[MasterOLightning]

I don't know why you laugh, when most bands struggle to put together 3-5 coherent releases, while Leviathan has upwards of 10. The guy has done somewhere around 20 full lengths between Leviathan/Lurker of Chalice.

Maybe the most esteemed bands of the decade, like Drudkh and DsO have done more, but I stand by my statement of Leviathan being a top band of the last 10 years.