Controversial opinions on metal

[Einherjar86]

Bal-Sagoth are a polarizng act, because you either hate the bombastic synths, overwrought narration, and low fantasy "comic book metal" that they play; or, you're able to laugh at the fact that Lord Byron is just enough of a nerd to not give a fuck.

 

[SentinelSlain]

I hadn't heard them before, listening now. Sounds decent.

 

[divine_torture]

I REALLY REALLY like WITTR's 'Black Cascade'. I've seen some negative things said about it around here, but I find it to be very awesome and tubular.

 

[waif]

Bal-Sagoth are a polarizng act, because you either are a woman or a man who likes MANLY METAL about MANLY THINGS like violence and Arnold Schwarzenegger's bare chest.

FYP

 

[Einherjar86]

DEEZ AH MY TORTILLAS!!!

 

[skeptik]

Manowar = manly metal

Bal-Sagoth = fucking nerd loser metal

 

[Einherjar86]

Nerd, yes... loser, no.

 

[ASD]

KOOTOOLOO

KOOTOOLOO!!!

 

[Cronopio]

Anyone seriously taking Manowar seriously is ... well ...

 

[Vilden]

Bal-Sagoth are pretty good who cares if it is nerdy as fuck or gimmicky or cheesy. I mean it is not like you people don't like other nerdy and comic-inspired metal like Slough Feg for example.

 

[The Butt]

Controversial: I don't mind some blatant comedy bands, like We Butter We Bread With Butter... they just have to be good (so that excludes Dethklok).

 

[ASD]

Bal-Sagoth are pretty good who cares if it is nerdy as fuck or gimmicky or cheesy. I mean it is not like you people don't like other nerdy and comic-inspired metal like Slough Feg for example.

I love Slough Feg, but their main vocal style isn't a ridiculous deep narrator voice nor do they include cheesy pseudo epic orchestrations.

 

[sevag00]

Anyone seriously taking Manowar seriously is ... well ...

I do, i do.

 

[waif]

Manowar produce two kinds of music: stuff that is objectively terrible but is so over the top and silly that it's still fun, or at least funny, and music that is crude and primitive but somehow is actually pretty fucking good, as well as being over-the-top (Such as the entire album Sign of the Hammer). Then there's some stuff that's just shit, but not all that much until Fighting the World.

Bal-Sagoth belong to the "music-is-really-over-the-top-but-frequently-fun-and-the-whole-thing-is-really-silly-but-ultimately-really-pretty-kickass" camp.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Nerd, yes... loser, no.

is there actually a distinction between the two

 

[SentinelSlain]

nerdowell

 

[Blind Guardian]

is there actually a distinction between the two

 

[Vegard Pompey]

I like Epicus Doomicus Metallicus to an extent, but damn I hate that album title. I much prefer bands who take themselves too seriously like Bal-Sagoth over bands that name their albums in pig latin

 

[Lateralus14]

Do you even know what fucking pig latin is?

 

[Blind Guardian]

I'm of the opposite opinion, I like bands who don't take themselves too seriously, and I know the guys in Candlemass think most metal people are pretentious clowns. That doesn't mean that they're ironic, they take the music seriously, but that doesn't mean you can't have humour at the same time.