The best thing in metal right now....

[Xorv]

My opinion: Agalloch, without a doubt. Everything is flawless. No second thoughts. It doesn't matter who im currently addicted too, because at the end of the day I still return to Agalloch.

 

[skeptik]

Pagan Altar, the return of Solstice, and the possibility of a new Pentagram album on the horizon.

 

[Alter]

Blut aus nord and Azrael(usbm)

 

[MasterOLightning]

It's Deathspell Omega, Drudkh, and Leviathan.

 

[panzerfaust666]

behemoh

 

[Hell Awaits Us All]

nile, suffocation, pagan's mind, symphony x (although their last album wasn't that good), immolation and zero hour

 

[Sigma]

Pagan Altar

This man speaks the truth!

 

[tagradh]

As much as I love Agalloch, some of their songs are shit. So... not the best. That said, the same is true for most bands. At the moment I am enjoying Nasum / Woods of Ypres / Radiohead / Queens of the Stone Age alot. ;x

 

[Zephyrus]

Kataxu, Deathspell Omega, Melechesh

 

[unknown]

I'm the best thing in metal right now

(I can't believe nobody posted that yet)

 

[Reaping Clarity]

Well for me: Insomnium, Agalloch and Summoning

 

[Hatebreeder]

On a mass media level, I'd say Dimmu Borgir are the best thing at the moment. Not only are they garnering much mainstream attention, they have remained somewhat faithful to their roots. I wouldn't exactly call them sellouts, but they've abandoned traditional black metal values. Which is a good thing, really, because most of the people who didn't are either dead or in prison.

 

[Death Aflame]

Urfaust, Dark Tribe and Crimson Massacre off the top of my head. Truly mind bending and original stuff (each in their own way of course).

 

[Vossyrus]

On a mass media level, I'd say Dimmu Borgir are the best thing at the moment. Not only are they garnering much mainstream attention, they have remained somewhat faithful to their roots. I wouldn't exactly call them sellouts, but they've abandoned traditional black metal values. Which is a good thing, really, because most of the people who didn't are either dead or in prison.

I actually just bought In Sorte Diaboli today. Of course though, I've had it downloaded since it was first leaked. And although its grown on me a bit, its still my second least favourite Dimmu album.

In regards to the band, I am glad they have chosen their own direction and remain true to themselves because that speaks volumes over any band who is just a copy. I'd rather listen to a band that does their own thing, than a band that tries to 'recreate' or define something that has already been defined countless times over - although I admit, I am an avid black metal fan. To criticize a band for what genre they do not actively follow is just ridiculous.

 

[Scourge of Malice]

neurosis

over 20 years of being better than everything else in this thread, and still going strong

 

[Hell Awaits Us All]

neurosis

over 20 years of being better than everything else in this thread, and still going strong

neurosis better than suffocation and immolation?

 

[Rumpole]

Upwards Of Endtime. Can't wait for the new album.

 

[Sabin Frost]

Ne Obliviscaris - Violinst with a batchelor of music with honors from Monash, Australia's fastest drummer proved through a competition, the best bassist in the southern hemisphere (possibly the world) at the moment, darkly poetic lyrics and one hell of a bold experimental outlook on Black Metal.

 

[Seance]

Meshuggah. one of about 5 living metal bands I could give a shit for

 

[hibernal_dream]

neurosis better than suffocation and immolation?

Neurosis would have trouble being better than anything in this thread, let alone being better than everything