Controversial opinions on metal

[jussstin]

Silencer's vocals are great.

I agree, he actually sounds genuinely demented and tormented. Fits the music perfectly.

Symphonic power metal fucking sucks.

Especially when a band can't afford the orchestra so just use layers of terrible sounding keyboards as a substitute. Symphonic power metal done correctly though can kick fair amounts of arse. eg Opening track off the new Blind Guardian album.

 

[waif]

The original Rhapsody voiceover guy cancels out a million times the awesomeness of Christopher Lee. Seriously, worst fucking narration ever.

 

[damnromulans]

Thick Italian accent? I always forget they're a wop band.

Nattramn sounds like Cartman. "Demented" is not always the appropriate thing to complement the songs.

 

[gundamterran]

I absolutely detest operatic vocals in metal. Some singers I can stand, but the vast majority hurt my ears. Female operatic vocals are the absolute worse though.

 

[damnromulans]

Agreed, I can't help but wonder how much cooler Therion could be if they did something different with the vocals.

 

[rms]

Everyone needs to listen to Sentinel Beast.

just myspaced, not really grabbed =/

 

[CF87]

Leaves' Eyes -lovelorn is a great album. Liv sounds amazing. Can't say I like anything after.

 

[yoyostep]

uhhm I really like United Abominations

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[Krow]

Silencer's vocals are great.

They're really earsplitting and headache inducing. Saying they're great is just accepting them.

Symphonic power metal fucking sucks.

Stop listening to new power metal.

 

[damnromulans]

This video scares the shit out of me - what the FUCK is going on? Also it is this song where he sounds like Cartman. The vocals at 3:00 ish are silly.

 

[Vilden]

It is made from clips from the movie 'Begotten'.

 

[damnromulans]

yeah I figured that out. movie looks too fucked up for me to watch home alone in the dark

 

[Saparmurat_Niyazov]

Pussy.
Here's my controversial opinion: I'd put Silencer in the same category as Abruptum - weird, and not in a good way.

 

[gundamterran]

Here's my controversial opinion. Although I enjoy the second wave of black metal, there's so many better bands nowadays that the older bands bore the fuck out of me.

 

[Saparmurat_Niyazov]

The only difference between 2nd wave and modern BM is the quantity, not the quality. I'm bored with Norway too, but c'mon now.

 

[Addo_Of_Nex]

there's so many better bands nowadays

Not really.

 

[damnromulans]

I have only ever heard one Abruptum song, "Der Profundis sdgfjsdfjsdgfshgfjsdvblah." I think Silencer would actually be very good if you took out the vocals.

 

[Saparmurat_Niyazov]

Better maybe, but I don't know about "very good".

 

[damnromulans]

I'm pretty gay for dsbm-ish crap at the moment. Anything that will validate my stagnant existence by sounding tortured.

 

[Saparmurat_Niyazov]

Having dysthymia, I don't generally enjoy oppressively depressing music. If I listen to too much DSBM, I have to readjust with a bunch of positive self talk. This also means that I'm too cynical for happy music, so I usually just opt for emotionally barren tech-death and the like.