If you could only own one metal record, what would it be?

Anyone who mentioned a black metal band that isn't Spite Extreme Wing failed. Infact, anyone who didn't mention Spite Extreme Wing fails.

I know what your problem is, you're fuckin obsessed with this band. Does the band pay you for promoting them?
 
Anyone who mentioned a black metal band that isn't Spite Extreme Wing failed. Infact, anyone who didn't mention Spite Extreme Wing fails.

I've heard good things about that band from people I trust, but you're being a moron at this point.
 
If you're talking about a desert island album, I only have a few of them.
It will probably be tiresome to confine yourself to only one metal album, especially if it's from the extreme spectrum. Basically,I'm relating to what MasterOLightning said earlier: a lot of extreme metal tends to either depress you after a while due to its ominous mood(if we're talking about OSDM, Doom or BM here) or senselessly beat you into the ground with its overpowering bass.
It's wise hence to choose an album of considerable length that doesn't grate on you,preferably something with a good sense of dynamics and some elephantine riffage thrown in for good measure.
 
If you're talking about a desert island album, I only have a few of them.
It will probably be tiresome to confine yourself to only one metal album, especially if it's from the extreme spectrum. Basically,I'm relating to what MasterOLightning said earlier: a lot of extreme metal tends to either depress you after a while due to its ominous mood(if we're talking about OSDM, Doom or BM here) or senselessly beat you into the ground with its overpowering bass.
It's wise hence to choose an album of considerable length that doesn't grate on you,preferably something with a good sense of dynamics and some elephantine riffage thrown in for good measure.

not particularly eloquent, but i agree with the sentiment. there is no doubt in my mind that TRITSIO is the greatest piece of art in existence, however, if im stuck isolated with just this for music, it would be too heavy nihilistic and inflexible with respect to mood. therefore id choose one of the following;
- Danzig - II Lucifuge,
- Agalloch - Pale Folklore, or
- Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny

... im not sure which oneof those 3 though.

but if we are talking greatest album of all time and i had to wish for only 1 album to ever be released, id respond with TRITSIO without hestiation. the difference is subtle, but important.