Most important and influential 90s albums upon their respective subgenres

[Mr. Lapin Kulta]

This is amazing to me. I think the only thing similar we've seen in the US is Metallica.

Well, as you might know (if you dig Entombed that is) they even played with the royal Swedish ballet once. Anyways, they are definitely a big reason as to why bands like Hammerfall and In Flames immediately reach top 3 on the national charts with every new album or why Iron Maiden and Metallica are broadcasted live on national TV here.

 

[TribunalRecords]

Well, as you might know (if you dig Entombed that is) they even played with the royal Swedish ballet once. Anyways, they are definitely a big reason as to why bands like Hammerfall and In Flames immediately reach top 3 on the national charts with every new album or why Iron Maiden and Metallica are broadcasted live on national TV here.

I have the Entombed ballet CD. and speaking of Entombed, Wolverine Blues is another choice for influential albums but the death-n-roll scene wasn't ever that huge to begin with. However, Entombed did take death metal down a totally different path on that album.

 

[J. Golden]

I second that. Nice little splash that album made.

 

[TribunalRecords]

Desert dwelling punk rockers, though I'm probably wrong about that.
Never got much into them, dug Sleep though. It just seemed like a whole new banch of the doom tree (band name there) coming out of Saint Vitus. That whole desert scene, southern doom, and whatever the hell Buzz-oven were doing just did not do much for me. Buzzoven was more a moment in time thing for me.
Which that is another band, Buzzov'en; think they certainly had a bit of influencial on their swcene and bands that would come behind them. Here in AMERICA that is (see Matt I said AMERICA this time) HAHA

Sleep and Saint Vitus sound nothing like Kyuss or dirt rock. Kyuss were leading the charge for Fu Manchu, Lowrider, Nebula and pretty much most stuff on Man's Ruin Records and Meteor City Records. Then eventually turning their heads towards the pop direction and some of them forming Queens Of The Stone Age.

 

[TribunalRecords]

oh damn how could that slip my mind.
See Matt arguing with me might have caused them to slip my mind. Thanks Matt

i thought you had this thread all planned out? don't blame me.

 

[Mr. Lapin Kulta]

I have the Entombed ballet CD. and speaking of Entombed, Wolverine Blues is another choice for influential albums but the death-n-roll scene wasn't ever that huge to begin with. However, Entombed did take death metal down a totally different path on that album.

Death Metal was absolutely massive here in Sweden from the release of Left Hand Path and up until 1993-1994. When Wolverine Blues came out every 12 year old girl suddenly had Entombed as their favorite band, so the death n' roll took it up another notch. When all the other DM bands tried taking the same route it all died out rather quickly. Entombed have always kept their momentum here though.

 

[Justin G]

Death Metal was absolutely massive here in Sweden from the release of Left Hand Path and up until 1993-1994. When Wolverine Blues came out every 12 year old girl suddenly had Entombed as their favorite band, so the death n' roll took it up another notch. When all the other DM bands tried taking the same route it all died out rather quickly. Entombed have always kept their momentum here though.

This is why Sweden is better than us.

 

[Justin G]

A buddy of mine, around 1995/1996, loaned me "Imaginations From The Other Side" and "Burnt Offerings"...both were my introductions to those bands. I had never heard, nor heard of, them prior to that.

Not that this fact means anything....

It's funny, but when I got back into metal a friend (Jeremy, actually) gave me a copy of Dark Saga and Nightfall in Middle Earth. I fell in love with BG instantly, but the IE album did absolutely nothing for me. I had to make myself try them later.

I still think Dark Saga is weaker than Burnt Offerings.

 

[Pelata]

I still think Dark Saga is weaker than Burnt Offerings.

Dark Saga is a more melodic, straightforward album in terms of songs...Burnt Offerings was darker, sinister and more epic.

 

[Mr. Lapin Kulta]

Dark Saga, along with Horror Show, are my least favorite IE albums. Night of the Stormrider belongs to my absolute fave albums ever though. The debut and Burnt Offerings are great as well!

 

[Mr. Lapin Kulta]

This is why Sweden is better than us.

I don't know about that. This band also hits number one with each new album

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VGauGV4uMag

 

[Pelata]

I really like Dark Saga...but then I'm very partial to straightforward, melodic song structures...lots of vocal harmonies and good melodies on that album.

My favorite IE is SWTWC, though...that album rules.

I don't really care for the pre-Barlow albums too much....

 

[Mr. Lapin Kulta]

Oh how the hell could I forget SWTWC!? Amazing album!!

 

[Justin G]

Oh how the hell could I forget SWTWC!? Amazing album!!

That's definitely my favorite IE album. It's what sold me on the band...for all of one more album! Oh well. I wouldn't have lasted much longer anyway once I knew more about Jon Schaffer's politics.

 

[Mr. Lapin Kulta]

That really turned me off on IE as well. Thankfully they also started sucking musically as well after I got hang of his politics

 

[Justin G]

That really turned me off on IE as well. Thankfully they also started sucking musically as well after I got hang of his politics

Haha, well sure, that made it easier.

 

[TribunalRecords]

Mustaine and Schaffer are ones who I ignore anything that comes out of their mouths as to not ruin my history with their music.

 

[Justin G]

Mustaine and Schaffer are ones who I ignore anything that comes out of their mouths as to not ruin my history with their music.

Those two need to do a project together. They could spend a year just firing band members.

 

[Mr. Lapin Kulta]

Mustaine and Schaffer are ones who I ignore anything that comes out of their mouths as to not ruin my history with their music.

Hear, hear! Mustaine I can't give up on. Same with Kerry Livgren. I pretend they are still sane.

 

[J. Golden]

Sleep and Saint Vitus sound nothing like Kyuss or dirt rock. Kyuss were leading the charge for Fu Manchu, Lowrider, Nebula and pretty much most stuff on Man's Ruin Records and Meteor City Records. Then eventually turning their heads towards the pop direction and some of them forming Queens Of The Stone Age.

REally we are going to do this now talking about dirt doom bands? Ok I'll play, of course I knowing nothing about that scene either.
My only comparison to Sleep and Saint Vitus was because must people into that desert stuff that was really SST influenced (you can agrrue with that too) are always Sleep and Saint Vitus fans. And Sleep are actually quite closely related to that scene.