The Top 5 List Thread

[The Ozzman]

Can't speak for later Enslaved,

Then why are you commenting?

 

[Phylactery]

Harsh vocalists tend to get worse and not better with age, especially those who frequently play live. But fine, I'll listen to some newer Enslaved to see what they sound like.

 

[EspaDa]

Enalaved are one of the most consistent bands ever. And also in terms of vocals.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

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The vocals in that Trivium song were painful in a bad way and it sounds like he's straining incredibly hard.

"Strained" is exactly the word I would use for vocals of that type, which is why they do nothing for me whatsoever.

 

[Satanstoenail]

Trivium and Manila Road both suck. *blasts Life is Peachy*

 

[Einherjar86]

Top five science fiction novels since 1945 (can't believe I haven't done this, but search didn't turn up anything):

1. Ubik (Philip K. Dick, 1969)
2. Blindsight (Peter Watts, 2006)
3. Neuromancer (William Gibson, 1984)
4. The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin, 1969)
5. Dawn (Octavia Butler, 1987)

This was really difficult for me, and honorable mentions include:

Rendezvous with Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke (this one didn't make it because Blindsight is basically RwR updated for a neuropunk future)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (decided to go with Ubik; but honestly, I could have put a few PKD novels in my top five)
The Female Man, by Joanna Russ (so many great '70s feminist sf works, I went with Left Hand)
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand, by Samuel Delany (awesome political sf, might be in the top five someday)
The Dispossessed, by U.K. Le Guin (again, great political sf; but I already have Le Guin on there...)

So many more...

 

[Anom@nder Rake]

I didn't know he directed all of these.

he didn't that's why is says NON Sergio Leone directed films you aussie cunt

 

[The Butt]

Black metal vocals are objectively worse tbh

Pleb opinion also factually incorrect

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Trivium's vocals are by far the worst thing about that band. Their songs are decent enough for what they are.

 

[CiG]

Agreed, his absolutely dogshit tween-edgy vocals spoil any chance of my liking them even a little bit. He needs an O'Nealian friend to tell him the truth about his terrible vocals.

he didn't that's why is says NON Sergio Leone directed films you aussie cunt

My bad dude fuck knows how I overlooked that "non."

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Trivium can at least write a decent song. The song 'Strife' is better than anything Manilla Road ever did.

Just finished listening to this song and it's a 6/10. Manilla Road has at least several 7+/10 songs.

 

[EspaDa]

Listen to Dying in Your Arms

 

[HamburgerBoy]

It can't be worse than Mystification. I'm on track 5 right now and so far there are two 4/10s, one 3/10, and one 2/10.

EDIT: This is lame but in a good way. Sappy whiny shit that doesn't offend me for some reason. I've probably heard this in the background of some amateur porn video. Nostalgic vibes. The guitar harmony 2 minutes in is nice. The poppy key change at the end is they only weak part. A strong 6/10.

 

[CiG]

Mystification rules man.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Just finishing the title track, which is good (though I think Return of the Old Ones does this jangle-metal thing better). Everything else so far has been mediocre at best.

 

[CiG]

I think Mystification might even be the favourite of a few people here.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

I think Mystification might even be the favourite of a few people here.

It's up there for me. My top 3 are Crystal Logic, The Deluge and Mystification.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Masque of the Red Death is pretty good. Another nice example to demonstrate the USPM influence on Coroner.

I swear I've already heard Death by the Hammer three times on this album.

 

[no country for old wainds]

MYSTIFICATION used to be my second favourite but i've come to realise it doesn't quite compete with the three before it, maybe not a couple of the others either. i was a little duped by the better production i think. still good though. top 3 would be 'children of the night', 'spirits of the dead' and 'up from the crypt' for me. i do think stuff like 'valley of unrest' and 'death by the hammer' is a bit naff.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

MYSTIFICATION used to be my second favourite but i've come to realise it doesn't quite compete with the three before it, maybe not a couple of the others either. i was a little duped by the better production i think. still good though. top 3 would be 'children of the night', 'spirits of the dead' and 'up from the crypt' for me. i do think stuff like 'valley of unrest' and 'death by the hammer' is a bit naff.

lmao, that's exactly my bottom 5 for the album.

EDIT: I temporarily forgot the meaning of 'naff'. Perfect word for Death by the Hammer at least.