Metal 2016

Most great bands are trying to recapture an older metal sound. That's not what equals retro metal as a trend, retro metal is specifically bands with a gimmick like the bands you praised earlier. Darkthrone are just old school metal, it's a different thing you tard.
 
How can you be a poor imitation of something you're not? Makes no sense.

In all of this vomit of dumb opinions, I have this strong feeling that if Darkthrone were any other band you'd like their music and if Bullet were Darkthrone you'd hate it instead.
 
"Old school metal" isn't a band dumbass it's a style.

If I say "hey that band is a poor imitation of grindcore" by the very definition of it, they're a grindcore band.

How old are you again? This is basic shit mate.
 
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Well I agree that they're a poor imitation of retro metal, because they're not retro metal.

This has become circular, lets argue again in a month. I might go listen to some Darkthrone now, I haven't blasted Goatlord in ages.
 
People just refuse to not cry about Darkthrone. If they were still playing traditional black metal everyone would hate that too.

I don't really get calling them retro metal, pretty sure that's reserved for new bands annnnnd the metal they're currently playing doesn't really exist other than them. Bands like Martyrdod are similar but lack the traditional heavy metal moments and drunk Henry Rollins hardcore vocals.
 
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People just refuse to not cry about Darkthrone. If they were still playing traditional black metal everyone would hate that too..

I don't think this is necessarily true, provided it was up to the quality of their early work. I'm glad they evolved into a new style rather than risking becoming redundant, though. Newer Darkthrone is cool, but can't compare to their first 5 for me. Still there aren't many bands where I can listen to 7+ releases so I'd count them amongst the best metal bands ever.

Also, their change in sound from Soulside Journey to the next 4 records was hardly organic. They just decided that death metal was too trendy and they were going to play black metal instead.
 
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Only heard dark thrones and black flags of their newer style. It was just ok. What's their best release of the current shit they're doing?

Also, listened to that Uada album because i heard it was Dawn worship. Shit was mad cheesy, and not in a great Curse of the Pharaohs way, but just in an off-putting way. And it wasnt good, and definitely not Dawn worship. 2016 has been pretty weak overall.
 
I think 'retro metal' is a stupid fucking word that should only be used to describe bands singing about VHS tapes. You're a gay pessimist if you think any music following a great, long-lived style is somehow posing because they weren't formed when the genre was.
 
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