gotta go with FN5. i like it, even though NBC is their finest hour (i'm actually a bigger fan of their "melodic" period than i am of the first 3 gothenburg-wannabe albums).
Black Winter Day said:*pssst! it's supposed to be the one you LIKE the most!*
Dreamlord said:Labelling people as bandwagon jumpers just because they don't like R2R is a gross generalization.
Did they tone down their sound? Yes.
But it really didn't surprise me, as Clayman was heading in that direction.
JayKeeley said:Damn! I'll go with R2R. I can't change the poll!
You've got to be kidding!!!!!! Without doubt, generalizing amongst metal fans is the easiest stereotype you've got going (Opeth fans anyone?). People were bound to diss R2R before it even came out, and anyone who disagreed faced a backlash. The funniest people were the ones who claimed to hate R2R, but couldn't explain why...
Not from Clayman they didn't. "Metaphor" might be a diversion, but everything else was Clayman all over with a few more clean vocals chucked in. And the R2R stuff in a live setting had In Flames fans of old eating humble pie.
Their second best album IMO, after Jester Race. Wish I saw them at Wacken *sigh* doing Pinball Map back to back with Moonshield.
Dreamlord said:I know phyre, PapaJosh and myself think it's a festering pile of feces.
Solos were majorly lacking, which was a strong point of early In Flames.
We had a discussion about The Jester Race in the AA forum. It just doesn't really stand up any more. It has failed the test of time for some.
Yes, if by "fucked up abit" you mean "started writing songs that sound exactly like Slipknot."HarmonyDies... said:Hypocrisy didnt sell out. They just fucked up abit.
JayKeeley said:Damn! I'll go with R2R. I can't change the poll!
phyre said:Yes, if by "fucked up abit" you mean "started writing songs that sound exactly like Slipknot."
HarmonyDies.... said:Hypocrisy didnt sell out. They just fucked up abit.
NAD said:the only In Flames I have is The Jester's Race, which uh... isn't very good.
I don't think it is bad but I find other melodic death so much better. However, I do prefer my melodic death more aggressive than power metal style, maybe that's why I don't like it as much as others.Dark One said:First time I'ver ever heard anyone say that. It's one of my favorite albums of all time and is without a doubt one of the true defining albums of the melodic death metal genre.
NAD said:I don't think it is bad but I find other melodic death so much better. However, I do prefer my melodic death more aggressive than power metal style, maybe that's why I don't like it as much as others.
And that sucks for us non-power metal types. :Smug:JayKeeley said:It's getting to the point where the only difference between melodic death and power metal is the vocals.