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God Tier albums?
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A MADMAN'S LANTERN FALLS BROKEN UPON UNFEELING GROUND!
WHAT WAS HOLIEST HAS BLED TO DEATH UNDER OUR KNIVES!
WHO WILL WIPE THIS BLOOD OFF US!?
WHO WILL WIPE THIS BLOOD OFF US!?
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Hnnnng
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>>24Personally, I prefer their first album.
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machinations of dementia stands as the epitome of technical/progressive music in my eyes.
free of repetitive structures, every song is a single flow of notes that is always leading to the next, hardly ever repeating itself (and when it does, you don't recognize it without listening carefully)
riffs that don't sound like your generic chuga-chuga OR the pentatonic blues noodling of so much metal, instead, there are melodic legato guitar leads over technical bass lines, or harsh staccato chords over groovy drums.
the ammount of counterpoint between the bass and guitar is staggering, with unexpected twists and turns.
the ammount of musical ideas is breathtaking. a short phrase of a handfull of notes may interject at any point and change the flow of the song.
several songs change mood during the course of their duration, and a good portion of them do so without it beeing noticable, because the change isn't abrupt, but smooth and subtle.
while it isn't the most brutal, blazing, technical shred out there, it is MORE than technically competent, and in any case the level of musical understanding, both in individual parts and in structuring is absolutly unrivaled.
even after 60 listenthroughs, i still occationally notice new details about this masterpiece.
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I like it more than Crack the Skye, perfect balance between Leviathan and Crack the Skye
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Don't mind me.
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Smoke a few reefers and go for a walk outside and listen to this album
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>>15Listening to the full album for the first time atm. Not regretting anything so far. At all.
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>>116Definitely a great album but "god tier" is a bit of an overstatement, don't you think?
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>>105No, Wintersun is the musical equivalent of the middle aged mom slathered in makeup with a facelift and enormous fake tits. It's desperately attempting to be something it's not by drowning itself in things that make it "young," and "hot," and "symphonic."
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>>27Couldn't agree more. Fucking awesome album.
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>>124>>133>>135Haha, funny.
So, what do you consider god-tier, besides whatever has already been posted?
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>>145This is an example of a god-tier album.
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>>105Even if Jari can play guitar well, he has no taste. He needs to stop cramming keyboards and chinese music into his songs.
Most of his fans are either faggy childish 15 year olds, literal gays, or women
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>>145124 here, and I would say that this is a god tier symphonic album.
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>>145lol "wintersun is gay". Why not tell us why?
(apart from how insanely long it takes them to release albums)
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>>156Prissy princess synth melodies. Twinkly keyboard sounds. But I will agree, the fact that he's too stupid to get a soundcard does reflect poorly on him
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>>151>>155Listened to them.
Great stuff indeed
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Pretty much a must listen
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If you don't get a massive fucking boner when "Born Dead" starts playing you must seriously be gay
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Better than Obscure verses in every way.
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>>286While I agree with you that it's a better (a 9/10 compared to a 7.5) I wouldn't say "in every way."
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>>295I have the CD of that.
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>>282I have to say that I like Sound of Perseverance more
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>>345Also a good one but I like Leprosy the best of all their albums.
Here is another album I find to be 10/10
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>>296Album is fucking genius. Hopefully will get to see them play this live soon.
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>>105Jesus christ this board is already being invaded by halfchan teenagers
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>>357It's being invaded by /v/irgins and /b/tards with shit taste, who don't realize a good chunk of /mu/ and /metal general/ migrated too.
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>Anyone who doesn't like the bands I like is a faggot>>298>>357>>361Read the thread or at least give the guy advices instead of shitposting, faggots
See:
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Almost anything I like is god tier. That's probably why I like it.
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>>376>Meshuggah in top 10Okay, pal, yep. God tier.
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>>393>implying first Meshuggah albums weren't good No.395
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>>27Not bad. I don't know which one to choose between this and pic related.
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>>366But wintersun IS shit. It's way overproduced with no crunch and cheesy wangsty lyrics.
>b-b-b-but wintersun is good it's full of orchestra just like classical because jari uses real orchestra. wintersun has really awesome epic heroic synths and rock just like a touhou remix. I always listen to wintersun when I'm masturbating to anime. and all of wintersuns lyrics are really epic just like 1337 videogames like LoLpic related. it's you
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>>404Where did Jari touch you?
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>>396of course spastic ink is top tier, but to me, it just lacks the "punch". i actually prefer solitarily speaking of theoretical containment to this, because if i can't enjoy it just for the soundscape, i might as well sit down with the booklet and read what the hell i am listening to anyways.
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>>15>>27>>396>>418>God Tier albums?you mean Ron Jarzombeck Appreciation thread?
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>>419Don't kill me for this but I preferred pic related to any Watchtower album.
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>>404Are you retarded?
Where the hell did i say Wintersun is good?
>pic related: you No.424
>>423Not him, but you were clearly trying to say that Wyntersun's lack of quality perceived by these anons were only opinions.
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>>286Inquisition all the way!
Also: Mgła kicks ass
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>>424But the quality is shit. Do you consider equilibrium or faggotforce good? Wintersun is just as bad in all the same way
>>423What's your point? This whole board is all just opinions, get off your high horse
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>>426I'm defending you, faggot.
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>>426I just thought this place was better than /mu/
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oy geyvalt
>f-f-f-fund my new house and sauna studio, goy
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>>404>stop liking what I don't likego listen to Death then you elitist cunt.
I bet you're one of those faggots from MetalArchives who think that metal reached its peak in 1989
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>>458>Comes to a board where people hate Wintersun>tries to force Wintersun anywaysAyyyyyy lmao
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>>458There's plenty of great metal acts in our current times. Wintershit isn't one of them
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>>458I'd rather listen to the two good Dragonforce records than Wintershit, that's how fucking bad it is.
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>>435Goyim is the plural, you faggot.
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>>458Lol, not even fucking close. This is a golden age of metal. Wintersun is a fucking cancer on it, though.
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>>480Yep, metal is doing great. Sure, in the 90s metal in the English speaking world started to stagnate, but most of the influential bands for the last 20 years or so have been from continental Europe. It makes sense, because metal (especially Black Metal) is very counterculture to all of the PC SJW shit that dominates western Europe
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>>480>>485I beg to differ. While the music itself is going stronger than the 2000s, the production is rarely as good as the 90s and I find that experimentation is more rare today. Still a good era to live in for music.
Also, beginning dumping god tier albums.
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What's your favourite, Red or Blue?
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For those who don't know, it's the side project of Schuldiner. It's a proggier version of "Sound of the Perseverance".
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>>511"The Sound of Perseverance"*
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>>422IMO, where watchtower has songs with some direction, Sceptic's Universe is mostly noodling. It crosses some invisible threshold where there is no music, only prog. The tracks don't feel like songs, but like the prog pieces I experiment with myself, completly soul-less.
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>>458not from M-A, but it pretty much did tho.
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>>520everybody says either loprosy, ITP or Sound of Perseverance are their best albums. Am i alone in thinking Symbolic is the best of them?
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>>550I think those 4 are pretty equal in terms of popularity. Symbolic is also my favorite.
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How has this not been posted yet?
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Not sure if anyone here likes The Chasm, but they are one of my all-time favorite death metal bands.
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Their best would probably be erich zahn or lurking fear or something, but this has nice art.
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Literally best album
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>>376your style is almost perfect. 11/10 got massive boner
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>>51Quorthon is a metal god. More black/viking metal fans need to acknowledge this fact
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Obvious thrash choice is obvious.
>>619The '84 Bathory demo sounds a lot more like black metal than Burzum or Temnozor ever did.
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>>633> Burzum or TemnozorThey don't even sound alike. That's like saying "rock bands like phish or anal cunt"
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>>633Someday, you'll grow.
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>>656Why the hate on Reign in Blood?
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>>90Crack the Skye was better though.
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>>665While it's good, the music was oversimplified compared to Hell Awaits. They stripped almost all the experimentation and uniqueness for "MOAR FAST".
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>>570>>573I love Mekong Delta. Though they share the same problem as Jag Panzer for example. Shitty Covers, and a shitty bandlogo. I mean really, they suck. And to be honest, many metalheads are disgustingly into artwork, packaging etc.pp.. metal folks are collectors. Jag Panzers The Age of Mastery is so unbelievable ugly, like any cover of Mekong Delta since maybe Mekong Delta!
And often I hope Mekong Delta would go and get a thicker sound. But they nonetheless are god tier.
>>90 You are right! It is their best release. Downright perfect record. Whereas Crack the Skye was a great album it was the move into Progrock and Classic rock and therefore not as crushing which is no problem if you still rock on. But after Crack the Skye? You could throw away The Hunter and the first half of Once more 'round the sun (though i think they found themselves again)…
And honestly…mastodon suck live.
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>>668Pic related is basically better and heavier Mekong delta.
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>>668I've been listening again The Hunter and Once More Round the Sun and they're not bad records at all as everyone wants them to look like. Sure it's not Blood Mountain but they're still solid records.
>>667Fair enough, I prefer it to Hell Awaits but my favorite Slayer album is Seasons in the Abyss anyway.
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>>670Season itself is my second favourite. I also like pic related.
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>>665Their first two were fast and heavy, but also meticulous and musically adept. Reign in blood the gutairwork on the solos started to get kinda sloppy. It's not a bad album, it just feels like a step down
Also it was on LeEbinGuitarVidya, so teenage normalfags love it, or at least they did five years ago when those shitty guitar hero games were popular. It doesn't detract from the album per say, as much as it gives it some undeserved popularity
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>>606Yep.
But still… it's so hard to decide between this and Lammendam. Lammendam is so catchy but this is so haunting.
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>>635My point exactly. This lesson is lost on mainstream media.
Church burnings do not a black metal band make.
>>633Vid related.
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>>677Still better than late Slayer shit. I mentioned Reign in Blood because I can't fucking stand the boring, hamfisted vocals of the abomination known as the World Painted Blood album. Whatever residual riffage is still there, it's weighed down by prominent vocals.
And THAT is what attracted me to black metal. Sure, there are lyrics, but the vocals serve to create atmosphere, regardless of lyrics comprehension, and are just another instrument. I've read the album booklets, and in my experience you don't even NEED to do that to get the idea of an Archgoat album, because the vocals sound so much like demonic incantations. People who don't care for the atmosphere/vibe of a song that transcends words aren't going to get a lot out of raw black metal like Bethlehem, Inpestae or Fire Throne.
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It is still their best album.
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Man, the fucking melody on this.
I skipped it for over 2 years and I feel dumb.
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>>633Show no mercy will always be better.
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>>685Comparing slayer to good BM is a daft comparison anyway, Slayer never was a great band aside from Hell awaits and Show No Mercy. Most of their discography is just edgy middle school skater shit
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>>865Seasons in the Abyss is better than any crap from Norway and without Dave Lombardo death/black metal probably wouldn't be the same.
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Iced Earth - Horror Show
Rotting Christ - Daemons / Theogonia
Sabaton - Carolus Rex
Kalmah - Swampsong
Bruce Dickinson - Accident of birth
Amon Amarth - Deceiver of the gods
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>>865You're wrong. Just shut the fuck up.
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>>865You're wrong. Just shut the fuck up.
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Fuck. I agree with some but how can you not like nola?
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>>950I'm wondering that myself, fucking NOLA is badass.
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>>895>>937>>938How does it feel to be a raging faggot? Fuck off back to hot topic with your Seasons in the Abyss and dragon dildos
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>>895>Dave Lombardo death/black metal probably wouldn't be the same.Not really. Bathory got a lot of their sound from Amebix, and most of their motifs from Venom. And Sarcofago and Mayhem weren't really influenced by slayer
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>>975>Sarcofago weren't influenced by slayerAnd you base this on what?
I genuinely want to know why you think thos.
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>>976>think thisSilly me failing for a troll
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>>974What's this supposed to prove?
>>975Mayhem is shit, who cares?
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>>976They were influenced by shit like amebix and bathory. Slayer's influence on extreme metal is hugely exaggerated. The only bands they really directly influenced were Possessed and Morbid Angel. Black metal evolved independently from all that
>>981>Mayhem is shit, who cares?They were influential, even if most of their shit sucks.
>What's this supposed to prove?You're an autistic fedora-tipper for not liking black metal
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>>1020As a huge fan of black metal
unplug your router and do not plug it back in
sell it
Give up your faggotry.
>like what i like or you're a faggot No.1034
>>1020Holy shit you're a huge faggot.
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>>1020You're a faggot, but I met the guy in your picture tonight. I have never wanted to punch a face as much as his.
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Shocked nobody's posted the pinnacle of death metal yet
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>>1025>>1032>>1034Ass blasted slayerfags detected
>reign in blood is br00000tal duuuuuude. they're so much cooler than darkthrone, that's why they're so many slayer tees in hot topic.Kerry king is a fucking terrible guitarist who fucks up all his solos. Literally the only reason anyone would like that band is to be edgy
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>>1025>not liking black metalI'll bet you're not even white
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>>505Both great, but you can't beat blue
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Weak bait
>Darkthrone fan calling anyone edgy
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>>1174It's beauty is in it's simplicity
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>>1176>Fenriz is dead seriousI'll bet you probably eat up all that tabloid shit gaahl
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So dark. So cold
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>>1281He looks like young kid rock holy hell
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>>1280Eh, anyone whose actually listened to BM knows the grimdark shit is just part of the performance. Most Black metallers are normal people offstage
Except Dead and Euronymous, and neither of them were widely liked by others in the scene. Especially Euronymous, that's how it really started, Varg kept making fun of euronymous for being an edgy faggot
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>>1311I agree with you there. I like black metal but I certainly don't take it seriously. Anyone who does is either a teenager, a sperg, or a hipster.
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>>1318Holy fuck that album is awful
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second wave black metal at its finest.
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>>1644You spelled Transylvanian Hunger and A Blaze in the Northern Sky wrong anon
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>>51My nigga!
Blood on Ice and Twilight of the Gods are pure badassery as well
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>>619Any who do not are faggot posers. Seriously, if someone doesnt know who Quorthon is and what his contribution to extreme metal was, fuckin an hero yourself. He did it pretty much all by himself too. Im sure even ole Varg was inspired by Quorthons DOY attitude (for the faggot hipsters who dont into metal history)
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>>665Because every poser faggot wannabe Slayer fan shouts this is as their favorite album, while totally being ignorant of the previous albums and EP, which are far superior on every level except guitar tone in the final mix. Them Metal Blade Slayer albums, as much as I love them, the guitars are a bit weak on the production side of things. Riff wise, fuckin awesomeness.
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I really loved God Hates Us All.
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hipsters can't deny this greatness
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>>480>>485That and the internet allows for niche audiences for underground art to form much more rapidly and healthily then before. So bands no longer have dumb down or soften their sound to please the mainstream.
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>>1714Listening to that album right now. pretty good.
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>>1746Blaze and Hunger is based as hell but I still think Under a Funeral moon is better. But I respect you're opinion.
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>>281Saw these guys live last night with Exhumed and Macabre. Great show, I liked Walker's sense of humor.
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>>666No one's celebrating post #666 on /metal?
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>>25I think that Kentucky is the shit
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I loved this so damn much.
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>>1778Easily their most under appreciated album.
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>thread about God-tier albums
>this hasn't been posted yet
Too many black and death metal fans arguing over who's edgier.
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>>15>beyond creation>good for more than two songspls
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>>1148You know what, yeah, Slayer sucks. Reign in Blood is complete shit. Hell Awaits is good though, but that's the best Slayer has done.
You know what else, black metal is just that much worse.
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>>1749>Them Metal Blade Slayer albums, as much as I love them, the guitars are a bit weak on the production side of things. Riff wise, fuckin awesomeness. Fuck man, I could not agree more. Anyone who calls themselves a Slayer fan and doesnt worship the Metal Blade albums is a poser faggot.
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>>819Fuck and YES! Im jammin this one as I type. Loved it when it first came out, love it still. I really wish they stuck with what they did on this one. Their albums after were good, but not amazing like this one.
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>>633>doesnt into Haunting the ChapelSlayer did exist before 1986…
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Btbam's entire discography is gold, but this album is has a special place in my heart
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>>2953this one is a master piece…
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