Yeah, I know. My taste in metal is quite possibly unique. Everything I like no one else likes, or if they do like it it's very limited. Some things I don't like (and I'm not talking about the masses, I'm talking about people educated in the metal scene) I find that hordes of people love.
For instance, my favorite Arcturus albums have to be The Sham Mirrors and Sideshow Symphonies, although I have all the old ones, I like Sham the best. IX Equilibrium is another example. Winds, while a great band, I find somewhat boring. Not BAD by any stretch of the imagination, but after a few listens I feel like I'm listening to Dream Theater with a string section. Therion's Gothic Kabbalah is an album that I dislike, whereas Vovin is my favorite. I really, really like the new Dimmu Borgir. Cradle of Filth's last decent album in my opinion was an EP, From the Cradle to Enslave. I severely detest all metalcore except for two albums: Gone Forever by God Forbid and Alive or Just Breathing by Killswitch Engage. I prefer Archetype over Demanufacture. I prefer Obsolete over Demanufacture. I prefer Colony over all other In Flames albums, not that I dislike Jester Race or Whoracle, I just think Colony is a more solid album. I don't like Converge. I don't like Kreator, except for a couple of songs. I don't like Motorhead. I'm sick of Slayer. I think Metallica's Load was the last decent album they've made, although it's still not the Metallica I want. Alice in Chains is one of my favorite bands of all time. Do you see where this is going? However, I've discovered Shining, Wolves in the Throne Room, Agalloch, I really like Elend, and I absolutely love all of them. I think Gojira have put out one of the best extreme metal albums in a long time. I'm sure I'm in the minority, if not altogether completely isolated in my musical tastes.
It's no surprise why I tend to take advice on which albums to buy with a grain of salt, but I haven't been burned by you guys, so that's good. At least it seems the things we like are in the majority.
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