Most genre representing albums

[Manic Ferocity]

What albums do you think represent a certain genre in its most pure form? Basically any albums that don't have any compromises and just make you think "this is what so-and-so genre is supposed to sound like".

For example:

For death metal:
Morbid Angel: Altars of Madness
Grave-Into The Grave
Nunslaughter-Goat

 

[Skepticism]

Viking:
Bathory-Hammerheart
Enslaved
Skyclad

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Oh look a perfect example of why viking metal is nonexistent; none of those bands even sound similar except maybe Enslaved and Bathory. Skyclad have never had anything to do with vikings, and they're folk metal anyway. I hate (HATE) the term viking metal, so use it here at your own risk.

Death Metal:
Demilich - Nespithe (highlights the chaos)
Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten (highlights the rhythm which is one of the defining characteristics of death metal)

 

[Skepticism]

Viking Metal nonexistent?

 

[Manic Ferocity]

Yeah viking metal can basically be any genre with viking themes.

 

[Killbot]

Viking Metal nonexistent?

correct.

 

[Skepticism]

So, what would be the genre to take Viking metals place?

 

[Manic Ferocity]

The various genres that so-called viking metal bands are already a part of.

Bathory=black metal
Enslaved=black/progressive metal
Skyclad=folk metal

 

[Mort Divine]

The various genres that so-called viking metal bands are already a part of.

Bathory=black metal
Enslaved=black/progressive metal
Skyclad=folk metal

You can HARDLY call Hammerheart and Twilight of the Gods black metal.

 

[Hell Awaits Us All]

thrash metal - sodom "agent orange"
death metal - morbid angel "altars of madness"
progressive death metal - death "the sound of perseverence
brutal death metal - suffocation "effigy of the forgotten"
technical death metal - necrophagist "onset of putrefaction"
progressive metal - dream theater - "Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory"
Speed metal - Metallica - "ride the lightning"
extreme progressive metal - Opeth - "deliverance"
Melodic Death metal - Carcass - "heartwork"
metalcore (good metalcore) - mastodon "leviathan"

yep

 

[Manic Ferocity]

The idea was for you to not get that specific and choose one album that would define an entire genre not go into sub-sub-genres like brutal death, progressive death, tech death, etc.

 

[Hell Awaits Us All]

oh I suppose

DM - morbid angel - "altars of madness" (very heavy, pretty technical DM, very anti-religious)
thrash - sodom - "agent orange" (fast, screaming/harsh singing lyrics, war/political lyrics, kickass double bass)
speed metal - metallica - "ride the lightning" (speed and thrash are different genres)
progressive metal - dream theater - "Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory "

 

[Manic Ferocity]

You can HARDLY call Hammerheart and Twilight of the Gods black metal.

In that case I would just call those heavy metal. I don't know why people insist on calling viking metal a genre especially since they can never give characteristics that define the genre other than lyrics.

 

[Skepticism]

People insist on calling viking metal a genre because it is a genre. It takes elements from black metal/folk and other genres, but is still a genre itself. It's atmosphere of norse/mythology/vikings etc. are included in the lyrics as well as the music.

 

[Manic Ferocity]

Elaborate. Don't tell me something is and not be able to back it up.

Ok I see you did. First of all people don't even know what viking music was because none of it was written down. What you're hearing is folk metal with viking themes.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

I just made this thread last week...

 

[metal_wrath]

Death Metal: Possessed - Seven Churches
Melodic Death: In Flames - The Jester Race
Funeral Doom: Funeral - Tragedies

 

[Mort Divine]

In that case I would just call those heavy metal. I don't know why people insist on calling viking metal a genre especially since they can never give characteristics that define the genre other than lyrics.

Yet they can't be called heavy metal ...

 

[Manic Ferocity]

Why not?

 

[metal_wrath]

People insist on calling viking metal a genre because it is a genre. It takes elements from black metal/folk and other genres, but is still a genre itself. It's atmosphere of norse/mythology/vikings etc. are included in the lyrics as well as the music.

I disagree, viking metal is just a tag for bands which use blatant viking references, and doesn't apply to any specific brand of musicianship or vocal style.