Serjeant Grumbles
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Type O Negative - Unsuccessfully Coping with the Natural Beauty of Infidelity
8.5/10
Sure it's a bit overlong, but only a bit. It's really massive and dynamic, and droll in that signature TON way.
Titan Force - Lord of Desire
8/10
Some mighty UPSM here, sounds a lot like Jag Panzer, but that's no surprise, considering it's the same singer.
Ava Inferi - The Living End
9/10
This may not be their most metal offering, but we've got a few ballads on the list anyway. While the heaviness takes a back seat here, this is brooding and atmospheric, make no mistake about it. The kind of marriage that creates stuff like this is one I'd like to have. I'm speaking of course of the marriage between guitarist Rune Eriksen, aka Blasphemer, and singer Carmen Simões.
Savatage - Out On The Streets
5.5/10
Sounds too much like a butt rock ballad for my taste.
Slauter Xstroyes - No Idea
8.5/10
I can already tell this will be better than the previous track from the get-go. It's got the pathos we need. Something about the vocals just gives me a vague sense of nostalgia, for no discenable reason.
Slayer - Necrophiliac
5/10
You do realize that when Tom Araya is being facetious when he describes it as a "love ballad" when playing live, right? This is just about lust for dead bodies in general. Sticking your dick into a corpse does not a love song make.
Gehennah - We Love Alcohol
3.5/10
Are you just looking at things and saying you love them? This is a hmyn to Bacchus, not Cupid. The reason I don't think it should fit is that, if you but take out the words "WE LOVE ALCOHOL" from the song, you would lack even that tenuous connection to the topic. That broad of an interpretation of the theme would basically include anyone singing about stuff they enjoy.
Secrecy - A New Beginning
8/10
Catchy chorus.
Converge - Heaven in her Arms
8/10
This strikes a good balance between discordant, angular riffing and more melodic elements, without having any of the -core components which really rub me the wrong way. It may not exactly be metal, but it's surely more at home here than on a non-metal playlist.
Amon Goeth - In Love With Satan
7/10
It's long and drawn out, but it didn't bore me at least. The riffs are fairly catchy in their own way. I can't really say how much it fits the topic as the lyrics are unavailable; however, as Satan can be construed as a "person", it logically follows that one could love him.
Motorhead - Love Me Like a Reptile
8/10
Yeah, it's Motorhead alright.
Danzig - Girl
7/10
I've never been a big fan of Danzig in general. This serves well enough, but not to any spectacular degree.
Miasma - Love Song (To a Lost Girl)
6/10
Deserves credit for fitting the subject in its own perverse way. However, while it's not without it's high points, it gets rather monotonous after a while.
Night Conquers Day - Banished from My Eyes
8/10
A solid BM pick.
Thin Lizzy - Wild One
8/10
I can see the appeal in this.
8.5/10
Sure it's a bit overlong, but only a bit. It's really massive and dynamic, and droll in that signature TON way.
Titan Force - Lord of Desire
8/10
Some mighty UPSM here, sounds a lot like Jag Panzer, but that's no surprise, considering it's the same singer.
Ava Inferi - The Living End
9/10
This may not be their most metal offering, but we've got a few ballads on the list anyway. While the heaviness takes a back seat here, this is brooding and atmospheric, make no mistake about it. The kind of marriage that creates stuff like this is one I'd like to have. I'm speaking of course of the marriage between guitarist Rune Eriksen, aka Blasphemer, and singer Carmen Simões.
Savatage - Out On The Streets
5.5/10
Sounds too much like a butt rock ballad for my taste.
Slauter Xstroyes - No Idea
8.5/10
I can already tell this will be better than the previous track from the get-go. It's got the pathos we need. Something about the vocals just gives me a vague sense of nostalgia, for no discenable reason.
Slayer - Necrophiliac
5/10
You do realize that when Tom Araya is being facetious when he describes it as a "love ballad" when playing live, right? This is just about lust for dead bodies in general. Sticking your dick into a corpse does not a love song make.
Gehennah - We Love Alcohol
3.5/10
Are you just looking at things and saying you love them? This is a hmyn to Bacchus, not Cupid. The reason I don't think it should fit is that, if you but take out the words "WE LOVE ALCOHOL" from the song, you would lack even that tenuous connection to the topic. That broad of an interpretation of the theme would basically include anyone singing about stuff they enjoy.
Secrecy - A New Beginning
8/10
Catchy chorus.
Converge - Heaven in her Arms
8/10
This strikes a good balance between discordant, angular riffing and more melodic elements, without having any of the -core components which really rub me the wrong way. It may not exactly be metal, but it's surely more at home here than on a non-metal playlist.
Amon Goeth - In Love With Satan
7/10
It's long and drawn out, but it didn't bore me at least. The riffs are fairly catchy in their own way. I can't really say how much it fits the topic as the lyrics are unavailable; however, as Satan can be construed as a "person", it logically follows that one could love him.
Motorhead - Love Me Like a Reptile
8/10
Yeah, it's Motorhead alright.
Danzig - Girl
7/10
I've never been a big fan of Danzig in general. This serves well enough, but not to any spectacular degree.
Miasma - Love Song (To a Lost Girl)
6/10
Deserves credit for fitting the subject in its own perverse way. However, while it's not without it's high points, it gets rather monotonous after a while.
Night Conquers Day - Banished from My Eyes
8/10
A solid BM pick.
Thin Lizzy - Wild One
8/10
I can see the appeal in this.
