Top 10 Metal Albums of 2016

[Omni]

Man I'm 27 minutes deep into this Malokarpatan album and it's unbelievable that people consider an album with exactly one black metal riff (so far at least) to be black metal.

The band's main influences are Master's Hammer, Mortuary Drape, Root and Mercyful Fate. It shouldn't really be that shocking that they have actually good riffs since all of those bands do.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I'm not even talking about good vs non-good riffs, this stuff simply isn't black metal. Master's Hammer obviously has a fair amount of trad influence but overall Ritual was still one of the closest things to second-wave BM for its time.

Though 'Na horárni ve folvarku šafári rohatý jáger' just came on to spite my argument. This is still a good song while thoroughly black metal, but when I see people pretend this isn't a trad metal album and see that they only listen to extreme metal and in-crowd trad it all makes sense. So many lost souls that have probably never heard a NWOBHM album outside of Iron Maiden's and Satan's.

 

[Omni]

All of the bands that I mentioned (with Mercyful Fate being a given, of course) have trad metal influences on their guitar playing. It really wasn't a surprising album to me after hearing their debut, talking to the band and listening to the other band that some of the members are in. It's definitely not trying to appeal to fans of true Norwegian black metal or lame modern orthodox black metal, so it's a refreshing album and my clear favorite this year.

The Krolok album from this year features most of the same musicians, but has different influences and ideas while still being rooted in the older school of black metal. I'd love for you to check that out as well.

I assume that you must be talking about the nu-in-crowd in the end of your post, since the real in-crowd loves NWOBHM.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

afaic Root has a number of albums that are simply trad metal.

I assume that you must be talking about the nu-in-crowd in the end of your post, since the real in-crowd loves NWOBHM.

Correct.

 

[CiG]

Do you deny that early Exodus was full of macho posturing? Not even Gary Holt does.

No.

Macho posturing isn't my problem with Pantera though, I don't like them musically.
Why would I like a band who I don't like musically just because they're similarly macho to a band I do like musically?

HBB is to this forum what a goth is to high school, you will never catch him looking like he cares but his attitudes are rooted in a deep-rooted resentment and envy of the cool kids, whom he realises will never accept him even if he claims to love the chasm and manilla road, because he's just too much of a gay brony aspie. those at the bottom of the hierarchy shall always attempt to delegitimise or flip said hierarchy by challenging the honour and motives of those at the top, i'm afraid it's human nature.

Good analogy. Especially when you also consider that goth culture is probably the most uniformed anti-uniform thing in existence.

 

[Omni]

afaic Root has a number of albums that are simply trad metal.

Yeah, Root has plenty of music that you could say that about. They also made the best black metal music video ever.

 

[Omni]

@HamburgerBoy

 

[CiG]

"Lloyd Kaufman presents..."

 

[HamburgerBoy]

No.

Macho posturing isn't my problem with Pantera though, I don't like them musically.
Why would I like a band who I don't like musically just because they're similarly macho to a band I do like musically?

Good analogy. Especially when you also consider that goth culture is probably the most uniformed anti-uniform thing in existence.

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I never said whether or not you're allowed to like Pantera or Exodus. All I said is that both are full of macho posturing, and to hate one BECAUSE of macho posturing but not the other smacks of a double-standard.

What's my uniform?

 

[Omni]

What's my uniform?

 

[CiG]

Beat me to it.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

@HamburgerBoy

This one's kind of boring me tbh

 

[CiG]

All I said is that both are full of macho posturing, and to hate one BECAUSE of macho posturing but not the other smacks of a double-standard.

Who here hates one for that reason? Sounds like something you likely just inferred.

What's my uniform?

You're probably more of a contrarian than in-crowd or out-crowd so maybe it doesn't apply specifically to you. I'm thinking more of the general UM out-crowd. In the context of the South Park goths you're more the kid who, after hearing the other goths say they won't be conformists and dance in Stan's dance team, says that he won't conform to the anti-conformists and will join Stan's dance team.

 

[CiG]

Anybody remember which thread the main bunch of in-crowd bands were listed in?

 

[HamburgerBoy]

na i got triggered when you said anyone who likes bonded by blood should like pantera because they're both bro metal or some shit lol

Actually I take it back you lying cunt

I'm assuming that you're elitist enough to pretend that [Bonded by Blood is] their only acclaimed album.

lol. i think the pomposity of quotes like this speaks for itself tbh. it almost goes beyond presumption into paranoia. some people just can't get out of their own asses long enough to consider that maybe just maybe people can hold differing opinions without an ulterior motive.

You didn't exactly rush to defend the Zetro albums so I'll assume I nailed it on that point.

BbB is easily my favourite exodus but it's not like i shit on all the others (generally not fond of the new stuff, it must be said, but i've given FABULOUS DISASTER in particular a ton of playtime over the years). that's not what you said anyway, you suggested i'm elitist enough to pretend it's their only acclaimed album, which you just pulled out of nowhere. it's certainly their MOST acclaimed album, but they have plenty of others, that isn't really disputable.

In that case, Fabulous Disaster is full of tuff-guy stuff, especially the Corruption/Verbal Razors/Open Season trifecta.

yeah tbf a good deal of that album is pretty bad lol. i first got it as a young teen though, it has sentimental value. and i still love the title track.

That'll teach me to ever trust the memory of an alcoholic.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Who here hates one for that reason? Sounds like something you likely just inferred.

You're probably more of a contrarian than in-crowd or out-crowd so maybe it doesn't apply specifically to you. I'm thinking more of the general UM out-crowd. In the context of the South Park goths you're more the kid who, after hearing the other goths say they won't be conformists and dance in Stan's dance team, says that he won't conform to the anti-conformists and will join Stan's dance team.

No wainds along with a hundred other mature metal tryhards, if you go through the quote mess above.

Who comprises the general UM out-crowd? Dak, The Ozzman, arg, a couple others? afaik none of them have a particular clique. Your persistence in following this South Park analogy only shows what a shallow meme-libertarian you are.

 

[no country for old wainds]

oh you mean that, i think that's part of the same argument i referred to anyway. i'm not sure why you keep drawing attention to one of your shittiest arguments on this board, one which i clearly won at the time

wait who's an alcoholic lol

 

[CiG]

Being a scatter-brained autist isn't exactly having depth, /pol/tard.

Their uniform is a low metal IQ.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

oh you mean that, i think that's part of the same argument i referred to anyway. i'm not sure why you keep drawing attention to one of your shittiest arguments on this board, one which i clearly won at the time

wait who's an alcoholic lol

You literally conceded by logical necessity AT LEAST one of the two central points of your original argument ( (1) you consider Exodus albums after their first when discussing them; (2) Exodus is not tuff-guy metal), if not both, in that last quote.

 

[The Butt]

Provide examples.

Every black metal comment ever.