Themed Mixtape Game

Messiah Force - White Night - 6.5/10.

Dissection - In the Cold Winds of Nowhere - 9.5/10

Rage - Don't Fear the Winter - 7.5/10

Pestilence - Suspended Animation - 9.5/10

Obliveon - Frosted Avowals - 10/10

Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat - 7/10

Antidote - 3rd Time in Greenland - 6.5/10

Sorcier des Glaces - North - 6/10

Voïvod - Fall - 8.5/10

Messiah - Extreme Cold Weather - 7.5/10

Judas Priest - Winter/Deep Freeze/Winter Retreat/Cheater - 6.5/10

Immortal - Frozen by Icewinds - 5/10
 
Messiah Force - White Night 8/10

Yeah, this fucking rules. Badass fucking female-fronted 80s heavy metal? I'm fucking sold.

Dissection - In the Cold Winds of Nowhere 7/10

I've always found Dissection to be overrated in the black metal community. Yeah, their shit is good shit, but nothing mind blowing. Basically how I feel about this song.

Rage - Don't Fear the Winter 7/10

We've seen this band on here before and yes, perhaps I should actually get into them. This fails to really grab me though.

Pestilence - Suspended Animation 8/10

I forgot how awesome those first 2 Pestilence albums actually are. Van Drunen is THE FUCKING MAN, but I still prefer Asphyx.

Oblivion - Frosted Avowals 7/10

I kinda wanted to dislike this more, but this is pretty damn good actually. Varied, but not retardedly complicated and shit like that.

Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat 7.5/10

Any other Lizzy song I usually go fucking bonkers for, but I really kinda find Thunder and Lightning to be among their weaker albums. Given the ambiguity of the theme, I guess we'll let this one slide. Regardless, this is still a great song and really shows off the 80s vibe that Lizzy might have pursued if Phil didn't go and die.

Antidote - 3rd Time in Greenland 6/10

Really not feeling this one. Production rarely bothers me, but there is something about the tin-can thin sounding guitars that really bothers me. Still, this is fine.

Sorcier des Glaces - North 9/10

This is fucking ICE COLD ANTI-SOCIAL BLACK METAL right here. With the lack of Paysage d'Hiver and a lot of other great black metal acts, this one really fucking stands out. If this was more populated with the likes, I feel like it would have been more middle of the road. Given that, I love the clean parts and those wickedly fast sections that follow it.

Voïvod - Fall 4/10

Another one of those bands that people tell me to check out and how much I would love them and every time I do I fail to get interested. This sounds exactly like how I thought later Voivod would sound like. Pointless.

Messiah - Extreme Cold Weather 10/10 but seriously 8.5/10

Ok, that really is the greatest album art of all time, and the song fucking rules too. Catchy tunes, stupid fucking lyrics, cheesy synths, this is everything I want in music.

Judas Priest - Winter/Deep Freeze/Winter Retreat/Cheater 8.5/10

As people are saying, I'm not sure why Cheater is included on this list, but I fucking adore those early Priest albums. I really like how these songs flow into each other so perfectly. And Cheater still fucking rules so whatever.

Immortal - Frozen by Icewinds 10/10

Pure Holocaust is one of those "as perfect as can be" albums. Not a second of filler on the album and everything works so perfectly as a cohesive whole. 100% on theme and 100% amazing.
 
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CASSETTEISGOD said:
Fyi, for everyone asking, the person who submitted that Judas Priest song justified to me the inclusion of "Cheater" by interpreting it as emotional coldness.
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I thought the preceding parts were justification enough, but that interpretation of Cheater specifically makes its inclusion less sensible to me. At least I now know which song Omni submitted though.
 
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Messiah Force - White Night
Not only is this amazing earnest/corny traditional heavy metal I haven't heard before (already an area of interest), but it also fits the theme both literally and metaphorically.
10/10

Dissection - In the Cold Winds of Nowhere
7/10

Rage - Don't Fear the Winter
8/10

Pestilence - Suspended Animation
RIFFS
9/10

Obliveon - Frosted Avowals
RIFFS
10/10

Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat
6/10

Antidote - 3rd Time in Greenland
6/10

Sorcier Des Glaces - North
More transporting than most of the stuff I've heard in this style. Though I'm already in the frozen north so why the fuck would I need to be transported there.
9/10

Voivod - Fall
"This introspective, depressive song with literal references to cold weather isn't thematic." - HamburgerBoy
10/10

Messiah - Extreme Cold Weather
Having only seen the album cover, I always assumed this was at least a 90s/00s album because it seemed like it was poking fun at black metal's obsession with cold from Mayhem and onward. Actually, this is amazing.
9/10

Judas Priest - The entire mediocre stretch of Rocka Rolla submitted as one song because fuck you
"My Sharona" associations have ruined "Cheater" forever.
2/10

Immortal - Frozen by Icewinds
If you were gonna go with Pure Holocaust, why not pick the obviously superior The Sun No Longer Rises?
6/10
 
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I really like that Messiah Force song as well. I think it drops off towards the end but it's still really cool. Not huge on the vocals but it doesn't really matter.
 
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Messiah Force - White Night - 7.5/10 This is a cool song. I think the vocals are fine and make it stand out from other bands. It could probably end a bit sooner.
Dissection - In the Cold Winds of Nowhere - 6.5/10 This is good. Not really a style I listen to a lot but the music is great.
Rage - Don't Fear the Winter - 6/10 This is a good song but it doesn't feel very cold to me. I'd rate it a lot better in another theme.
Pestilence - Suspended Animation - 8/10 This is not something that I expected. This is a really creative choice. My kind of death metal for sure.
Oblivion - Frosted Avowals - 7/10 The coolest song title in this round. Cold. I will have to check out this band.
Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat - 5/10 Not one of their best songs. It feels shoehorned in jusy because of the premise of the title but it isn't cold at all in terms of subject matter.
Antidote - 3rd Time in Greenland - 6/10 I haven't heard of this band. Not bad.
Sorcier des Glaces - North - 5/10 I'm not a fan. I won't deny it being a cold song. Maybe the coldest song here even though I don't like the song.
Voïvod - Fall - 7.5/10 This is a good song. Not an expected choice. Voivod always seems to deliver in any style they choose to play.
Messiah - Extreme Cold Weather - 8/10 This album is actually great even though the album art is goofy. The guitar sound is great. Definitely good for this theme.
Judas Priest - Winter/Deep Freeze/Winter Retreat/Cheater - 7/10 This isn't the coldest song in the playlist and it's a bit longer than it should be. "Cheater" is part of the track and it's loosely on theme. Very unique for Priest anyway.
Immortal - Frozen by Icewinds - 6/10 This almost seems like an obligatory band. The song is pretty good but I don't think that much thought was put into the choice.
 
Vegard Pompey said:
Voivod - Fall
"This introspective, depressive song with literal references to cold weather isn't thematic." - HamburgerBoy
10/10
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What do introspection or depression have to do with coldness? Stop listening to black metal you fuck, it's tainting your sense of aesthetics.

First off, it describes the change from summer to fall, not the middle of winter or something, so the weather thing is relative at most. The use of "cold" does not even explicitly refer to the weather, but even if it did, you may as well submit Where Eagles Dare along those lines. From the "Marching on frozen dreams/On thin ice of self esteem/My heart is cold, I cannot feel/Fall is here, death is near" verse I'll admit it has one section that strongly refers to coldness in a figurative sense, but it's not the bulk of the song. You could just as easily shoehorn the song into a darkness theme with the "Here comes darkness, sooner everyday/And the sky gets confused/the time has come to stay inside/With your monsters in your room" verse. Musically it doesn't feel cold at all to me. I'm not saying it was a horrible pick or anything, I can see its merits, but there are more fitting songs in Voivod's own discography to pick from, and this one could have been put into another playlist much more easily.
 
Sirjack said:
Krows a fucking sour puss - you alter your reviews to win the game? make your fucking mind up without seeing others scores you cock
what's that about?
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lol good catch, I hadn't been keeping track of his ratings. iirc he's someone that has said before that he tries to play strategically.
 
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He lowered his score for Pestilence I think. Can't see much different about his other scores.

Probably because it's a really well known album. I don't downrate things like that but I can see why people do.
 
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