Favourite lyrics writer ?

[LordFireworm]

Dave Brockie-Gwar
Les Claypool-Primus
Mike Patton-Mr. Bungle
Jean Baudin-Nuclear Rabbit
JR Hayes-Pig Destroyer
Jim Heath-Reverend Horton Heat
Gene and Dean-Ween


Notice the distinct lack of "Metal" lyrics.

 

[Psychonaut]

Dani Filth! No comparison!

 

[union9]

MIke Patton
Maynard
Karl Sanders
Tori Amos
Nick Cave
Mike Muir
Pete Steele
Robert Reif

 

[~UlvedaL~]

Originally posted by The Wanderer
I'll throw in Ihsahn (with strenght i burn anyone?

Wow, exactly my thoughts... "With Strengh I Burn" rules.. I hear it every damn day!!! Ihsahn makes great lyrics...

Also:
Karl Sanders (Nile)
&
Seron (Misteltein)

 

[no country for old wainds]

Mikael Akerfeldt - Opeth
James Hetfield - Metallica
Can't remember the name/s.... - Katatonia

 

[Board]

Well, as I said in that "Your song" thread, lyrics doesn't really matter to me, but I posted two Lee Hazlewood lyrics there that I like! I also think Dead Can Dance make some decent lyrics.

 

[Aikara]

Jim Matheos from Fates Warning, great stuff!!!!:

Hope leads to quiet desperation
When reality obscures the dream
Makes the mind a grave of memories
That wander like the lonely breeze
Whose whispers echo throuh ruins rust
Of towers torn and dream turned to dust

Love it!!!

 

[Opus(sy)2]

Lord Worm during the old Cryptopsy days, some of his stuff was really good

 

[Nocturnal Emperor]

james hetfield, micheal stanne

 

[Xalon Niles]

1. Chuck Schuldiner
2. Jon Schaffer
3. Dan Swano
4. Steven Wilson
5. Mikael Akerfeldt

 

[Slayed Necros]

I can't believe no one mentioned Jon Nodtveidt of Dissection..he is by far the greatest..Akerfeldt is nothing special..half his lyrics make no sense whatsoever.

Jon Nodtveidt
Whiplasher
Nisse Karlen
Ihsahn
Hriedmarr
Magnus Olsfelt/Marko Tervonen

 

[The Deathrace King]

Maynard James Keenan

 

[Opus(sy)2]

i agree with Somberlain, Opeth are fucking great...but the lyrics really are nothing special

 

[NAD]

MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN - Tool and APC
Trent Reznor - NIN
Jerry Cantrell - Alice in Chains and solo stuff
Layne Staley - AiC
Garm - Ulver, Arcturus
Jeff Walker - Carcass (fun stuff)
Mikael Akerfeldt - Opeth
Jon Nodveidt - Dissection
Peter Steele - Type O Negative
Sammy Haggar! uke:

I very rarely pay attention to lyrics, but these guys I do.

I can't believe some people think that Mikael isn't an awesome lyrcisit! Oh well, he can be quite vague if you're not really into that then...

 

[Sonnenritter]

Dax Riggs (Acid Bath/Agents of Oblivion)
Rob Darken (Graveland)
Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)
Nemtheanga (Primordial)
Vintersorg (Vintersorg/Otyg)

 

[Hatebreeder33]

yeah...i forgot about Jon Nodtveidt, he's probably my favorite.

 

[union9]

Originally posted by Board
Well, as I said in that "Your song" thread, lyrics doesn't really matter to me, but I posted two Lee Hazlewood lyrics there that I like! I also think Dead Can Dance make some decent lyrics.

Hey Board. Have you heard Entombed's cover of a Lee Hazlewood song? It's not to bad at all.

 

[union9]

Originally posted by leper iffinity
Lord Worm during the old Cryptopsy days, some of his stuff was really good

So true.

 

[HarmonyDies....]

Originally posted by NapalmForLunch
the person that wrote the lyrics on lunar strain. those are some tight lyrics.

It was Mikael Stanne of Dark Tranquillity

 

[Board]

Originally posted by union9
Hey Board. Have you heard Entombed's cover of a Lee Hazlewood song? It's not to bad at all.

I haven't heard it, but as far as I know it's "Some velvet morning" which he did with Nancy Sinatra in '68. The original is superb, but could have been even better if it hadn't been for Nancy's terrible, terrible out of tune crap voice! I would have prefered if he had done it with Suzi Jane Hokom instead as she's a fantastic singer IMO! Vanilla Fudge has also done a cover of it, but that's not that good. Primal Scream has also done a cover of it, but it's terrible! That band is absolute crap IMO and the only decent thing about that cover is that Kate Moss sings it better than Nancy does!