Traditional Metal

[CiG]

Overrated? How micro-micro-micro-metal community are we talking here?

 

[Krow]

I find myself turning to Slough Feg more than MR or Cirith Ungol tbh.

I like all three and do believe they're some of the best in the genre but very few bands get songs stuck in my head like Slough Feg.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

It's worth mentioning that something doesn't need to be popular in order to be overrated if the people who do know about it like it a lot and give it high praise, even though I don't think that Cirith Ungol is overrated at all.

 

[Vilden]

Well obviously not overrated in the metal community as a whole, but in the clique that likes uspm, epic metal, doom, etc. for sure imo.

 

[CiG]

I dunno but I know alot of bands that I consider vastly superior.

I'm curious as to which bands in traditional metal you would consider vastly superior to Slough Feg and Cirith Ungol btw.

Edited.

 

[CiG]

So let's name them.

 

[CiG]

Judas Priest > Iron Maiden > Dio > Saxon > Mercyful Fate > Slough Feg > King Diamond > Accept

 

[Krow]

I hate to even include Manowar on lists like that because they went to shit so fucking hard after the first four.

If I were to list those it'd be something like...

Judas Priest > Mercyful Fate > The Dio Albums I Like > The Iron Maiden albums I like > Slough Feg > Manilla Road > Saxon > Accept > King D > The Dio and Maiden I dont like

As far as I'm concerned Slough Feg has been around long enough, they've been hugely consistent throughout their careers... they've earned their place in metal history.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

wat

wat @ ur wat

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Slough Feg after Atavism isn't very good, but up to that point they had a pretty amazing run that no other post-80s trad metal bands can match. I might put them over King Diamond tbh, Down Among the Dead Men and Traveller are at least on par with Abigail and Conspiracy (KD's two best).

Accept is a band that is just way too inconsistent. They have some absolute classic songs but even their best albums have really dull filler, and they only have a few good albums anyways.

 

[rms]

wat @ ur wat

gates of fire?? 4 excellent Cirith albums??

 

[Master_Yoda77]

I chose Gates of Fire to showcase the direction that Manilla Road has been going the past 10 years. And yes, all 4 Cirith Ungol albums are excellent.

 

[rms]

let me get some of that lsd you got there <3

 

[CiG]

I hate to even include Manowar on lists like that because they went to shit so fucking hard after the first four.

The Triumph Of Steel is amazing, but I pretty much agree.

Better than Accept or King Diamond? Just no.

Not just better, much better. That's no slight against Accept or King Diamond though.

 

[CiG]

Eh, I just can't agree with that, I love Slough Feg, fantastic band, but they're just not better than Accept or King Diamond, especially Accept.

Fair enough. Nothing those 2 bands have done have had any kind of long-lasting impact on me, also Slough Feg's music is much more interesting to me.

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

King Diamond is better than Accept anyway.

 

[CiG]

Agreed. I only like the first two King Diamond albums though, Accept definitely has quantity over them.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

If Them had the production of the adjacent albums and didn't end on a weakish note it would be about on par with his best.

 

[The Ozzman]

I like Conspiracy the most of the first 5 KD albums

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

Can someone tell me if any of the Jag Panzer stuff after Ample Destruction is worth it?