The Devil's Advocate Thread, ha ha

[JayKeeley]

TRUE OR FALSE?

- Musicians who play black metal only do so because they can't actually play

- Death growls and screams have become more prevalent because, let's face it, it's a lot easier to get away with shitty death growls as it is shitty clean vocals

- NSBM will always have a paying audience, regardless of how good the music actually is

- Bands that complain about lack of label funds and production support for a new release seriously don't deserve to even be on a label. They should have their "metal license" revoked

- Colony is hardly a far cry from Clayman, which in turn isn't too far off from Reroute to Remain

- Musical taste is heavilly influenced by the forum you hang out in. The forum is the "chicken", the listener is the "egg"

- The concept of a band selling out is directly proportional to the number of people who claim so

- Opeth is the greatest, most inspiring band to emerge from the 90's

- A band cannot be "overrated" if it only has a small following of fans

- Lyrics play no importance whatsoever to the song

- Metal labels signing non-metal acts (e.g. Agnostic Front) can only be a good thing for metal

- Rob Darken is serious when he dresses up and runs around in the woods, sword in hand

- Iced Earth, Nightwish, and Blind Guardian are likely going to take the throne of "headlining festival act" once Priest, Maiden, and all the other old school bands finally retire/die

- Hardcore is the only way up

:Spin:

 

[cthulufhtagn]

-Dream Theater are a bunch of hacks

as for the black metal thing i would amend that to read
-Musicians who use shitty production do so to cover up for their inability to play [/hellhammer]

naturally i disagree, but this is the devil's advocate thread after all

 

[NAD]

haha this thread:

 

[IOfTheStorm]

- Opeth are the new Pink Floyd

 

[NAD]

- coke is the same as pepsi

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

- coke is the same as pepsi

yes

 

[Mormagil]

false
true
true
false
dunno
true
sure
false
false
false
depends
true, and rob darken rules
hopefully false except blind guardian because they're cool
false
true

-Musicians who use shitty production do so to cover up for their inability to play [/hellhammer]

fucking false if you mean hellhammer the band, i'll kill you
true to all those pictures
false
true

also
-Motörhead rules (true)

 

[Erik]

i want a beard, damn my wimpy facial hair

 

[Erik]

- Musicians who play black metal only do so because they can't actually play F

- Death growls and screams have become more prevalent because, let's face it, it's a lot easier to get away with shitty death growls as it is shitty clean vocals F

- NSBM will always have a paying audience, regardless of how good the music actually is T unless they actually turn 100% unlistenable rubbish which is unlikely

- Bands that complain about lack of label funds and production support for a new release seriously don't deserve to even be on a label. They should have their "metal license" revoked T

- Colony is hardly a far cry from Clayman, which in turn isn't too far off from Reroute to Remain FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

- Musical taste is heavilly influenced by the forum you hang out in. The forum is the "chicken", the listener is the "egg" T

- The concept of a band selling out is directly proportional to the number of people who claim so F

- Opeth is the greatest, most inspiring band to emerge from the 90's F

- A band cannot be "overrated" if it only has a small following of fans F

- Lyrics play no importance whatsoever to the song F

- Metal labels signing non-metal acts (e.g. Agnostic Front) can only be a good thing for metal F

faulty question

- Iced Earth, Nightwish, and Blind Guardian are likely going to take the throne of "headlining festival act" once Priest, Maiden, and all the other old school bands finally retire/die who knows

- Hardcore is the only way up F

 

[NAD]

Musicians who play black metal only do so because they can't actually play
no. how come that genre gets pooped on for lack of talent? there's some serious right-hand technique in a lot of those groups. it's like punk but way faster.

Death growls and screams have become more prevalent because, let's face it, it's a lot easier to get away with shitty death growls as it is shitty clean vocals
hahaha absolutely. the only time i don't mind constantly growls are in real violent music. if you have an acoustic interlude you can fucking sing clearly for goat's sake.

NSBM will always have a paying audience, regardless of how good the music actually is
definitely, just like all those skinhead hardcore bands.

Bands that complain about lack of label funds and production support for a new release seriously don't deserve to even be on a label. They should have their "metal license" revoked
fuck that, being on a label means you get all the perks like cash along with the drawbacks of being called a sellout. if you complain about not getting cash you SHOULD be on a label, those that don't are more cut out for DIY.

Colony is hardly a far cry from Clayman, which in turn isn't too far off from Reroute to Remain
lolz jester rayze is nu-methull

Musical taste is heavilly influenced by the forum you hang out in. The forum is the "chicken", the listener is the "egg"
that's silly, my taste is my own. what i go and check out? definitely a huge influence, pretty much any metal i've discovered in the past 2 years is due to this forum.

The concept of a band selling out is directly proportional to the number of people who claim so
"sellout" and "pretentious" are two of the three most "overrated" terms in the metal community today. :Spin:

Opeth is the greatest, most inspiring band to emerge from the 90's
they are a good band. they are not unique.

A band cannot be "overrated" if it only has a small following of fans
just like a band cannot be underrated if they have platinum selling albums

Lyrics play no importance whatsoever to the song
lyrics can elevate or bring down a song, but have NOTHING to do with the actual music. why? because they aren't music.

Metal labels signing non-metal acts (e.g. Agnostic Front) can only be a good thing for metal
pretty much nothing a label does is good for anyone besides themselves.

Rob Darken is serious when he dresses up and runs around in the woods, sword in hand
no idea, but i really hope not.

Iced Earth, Nightwish, and Blind Guardian are likely going to take the throne of "headlining festival act" once Priest, Maiden, and all the other old school bands finally retire/die
who cares? i don't want to see any of those my pals in concert.

Hardcore is the only way up
no, but it represents a path for some bands to go.

 

[cthulufhtagn]

fucking false if you mean hellhammer the band, i'll kill you

no i was paraphrasing something that was said by, i believe, hellhammer (the dude)

and yea i hate how raw bm gets shit for the production. if you don't like the style fine, but don't listen to nattens madrigal and slag ulver off for lack of talent.

 

[General Zod]

- Musicians who play black metal only do so because they can't actually play
FALSE

- Death growls and screams have become more prevalent because, let's face it, it's a lot easier to get away with shitty death growls as it is shitty clean vocals
TRUE

- NSBM will always have a paying audience, regardless of how good the music actually is
TRUE

- Bands that complain about lack of label funds and production support for a new release seriously don't deserve to even be on a label. They should have their "metal license" revoked
FALSE

- Colony is hardly a far cry from Clayman, which in turn isn't too far off from Reroute to Remain
TRUE, than FALSE

- Musical taste is heavilly influenced by the forum you hang out in. The forum is the "chicken", the listener is the "egg"
FALSE. The forum is the "egg", the listener is the "chicken"

- The concept of a band selling out is directly proportional to the number of people who claim so
TRUE

- Opeth is the greatest, most inspiring band to emerge from the 90's
MAYBE

- A band cannot be "overrated" if it only has a small following of fans
TRUE

- Lyrics play no importance whatsoever to the song
COMPLETELY FALSE

- Metal labels signing non-metal acts (e.g. Agnostic Front) can only be a good thing for metal
FALSE

- Rob Darken is serious when he dresses up and runs around in the woods, sword in hand
Whose Rob Darken?

- Iced Earth, Nightwish, and Blind Guardian are likely going to take the throne of "headlining festival act" once Priest, Maiden, and all the other old school bands finally retire/die
HOPEFULLY

- Hardcore is the only way up
FALSE

Zod

 

[Six-winged Seraph]

- Musicians who play black metal only do so because they can't actually play
False

- Death growls and screams have become more prevalent because, let's face it, it's a lot easier to get away with shitty death growls as it is shitty clean vocals
False

- NSBM will always have a paying audience, regardless of how good the music actually is
True

- Bands that complain about lack of label funds and production support for a new release seriously don't deserve to even be on a label. They should have their "metal license" revoked
True

- Colony is hardly a far cry from Clayman, which in turn isn't too far off from Reroute to Remain
never listen to N*Flames

- Musical taste is heavilly influenced by the forum you hang out in. The forum is the "chicken", the listener is the "egg"
False

- The concept of a band selling out is directly proportional to the number of people who claim so
True

- Opeth is the greatest, most inspiring band to emerge from the 90's
False

- A band cannot be "overrated" if it only has a small following of fans
False

- Lyrics play no importance whatsoever to the song
False

- Metal labels signing non-metal acts (e.g. Agnostic Front) can only be a good thing for metal
False

- Rob Darken is serious when he dresses up and runs around in the woods, sword in hand
False

- Iced Earth, Nightwish, and Blind Guardian are likely going to take the throne of "headlining festival act" once Priest, Maiden, and all the other old school bands finally retire/die
True

- Hardcore is the only way up
FALSE

 

[Demonspell]

- Musicians who play black metal only do so because they can't actually play (blatant generalization with a tiny bit of truth some people refuse to admit)

- Death growls and screams have become more prevalent because, let's face it, it's a lot easier to get away with shitty death growls as it is shitty clean vocals (true)

- NSBM will always have a paying audience, regardless of how good the music actually is (yes, some idiots will always swallow the dribbling shits coming out of ANUS)

- Bands that complain about lack of label funds and production support for a new release seriously don't deserve to even be on a label. They should have their "metal license" revoked (or do it your fucking self)

- Colony is hardly a far cry from Clayman, which in turn isn't too far off from Reroute to Remain (true, but they are progressively worse)

- Musical taste is heavilly influenced by the forum you hang out in. The forum is the "chicken", the listener is the "egg" (maybe for some, but my tastes have went in an opposite to the prevailing ones on the forum, except for the post-rock brigade)

- The concept of a band selling out is directly proportional to the number of people who claim so (true, the weaker the case the less sellout)

- Opeth is the greatest, most inspiring band to emerge from the 90's (I like Opeth, but only a fanboy would make this claim)

- A band cannot be "overrated" if it only has a small following of fans (true, you have to add "among certain people")

- Lyrics play no importance whatsoever to the song (patently false)

- Metal labels signing non-metal acts (e.g. Agnostic Front) can only be a good thing for metal (it worked for the End, didn't it...Lurch, get away from my keyboard!)

- Rob Darken is serious when he dresses up and runs around in the woods, sword in hand (I still don't get the appeal of Graveland and likely never will)

- Iced Earth, Nightwish, and Blind Guardian are likely going to take the throne of "headlining festival act" once Priest, Maiden, and all the other old school bands finally retire/die (one of those will headline Progpower XIII)

- Hardcore is the only way up (if you're a preteen with no taste whose only been exposed to disposable pop and sickeningly sweet emo)

 

[lurch70]

(it worked for the End, didn't it...Lurch, get away from my keyboard!)

WTF?

 

[Demonspell]

It's an Agalloch not being metal enough joke...no offense intended.

 

[lurch70]

ok ... but you wrote Agnostic Front there

 

[J.]

- Musicians who play black metal only do so because they can't actually play
False

- Death growls and screams have become more prevalent because, let's face it, it's a lot easier to get away with shitty death growls as it is shitty clean vocals
Nah. Growls can still suck.

- NSBM will always have a paying audience, regardless of how good the music actually is
Yep. Just like there will always be people who dismiss it outright, regardless of how good the music is (yet still listen to Burzum)

- Bands that complain about lack of label funds and production support for a new release seriously don't deserve to even be on a label. They should have their "metal license" revoked
Depends what band

- Colony is hardly a far cry from Clayman, which in turn isn't too far off from Reroute to Remain
Totally false

- Opeth is the greatest, most inspiring band to emerge from the 90's
No

- A band cannot be "overrated" if it only has a small following of fans
False. SEE Demilich

- Rob Darken is serious when he dresses up and runs around in the woods, sword in hand
haha, who cares. his music rules. but I doubt he's serious