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Re: Albums you feel are overrated I've never listened to misfits, too many scene kids where I grew up so I swore to never listen to them. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger Celestial - Frigidiis Apotheosia : Abstinencia Genesiis Xasthur - Defective Epitaph Burzum - All (its good but its not amazing) Emit as a whole All of Black Funeral (I swear the musics like crack I know it's shit but I keep on listening to it)

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I've never listened to misfits, too many scene kids where I grew up so I swore to never listen to them. Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger Burzum - All (its good but its not amazing)
I'm shocked! I think all Mayhem is overrated but mostly that album. I enjoy Darkthrone but they are incredibly overrated too.
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Re: Albums you feel are overrated I dunno I just never enjoyed those albums it doesn't give me a rise at all, maybe cause I my dad groomed with the French and Portugal BM scene and he wasn't a fan of the Norwegians, and I never followed suit. It's also funny how all metal heads say they keep a open mind, but I'm being ridiculed because I dislike some of the more famous bands. Oh well my attempt at socializing with metal heads has yet again failed. How can we progress forward without breaking a few traditions, as BM will never evolve if we always look at the past. I'm not saying forget the past completely I'm attempting to say to stop recycling the same shit /end drunken rant. But on the bright side at least I wasn't sent any PM abusing me this time so I must say this is one of the better places I've been.

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I dunno I just never enjoyed those albums it doesn't give me a rise at all, maybe cause I my dad groomed with the French and Portugal BM scene and he wasn't a fan of the Norwegians, and I never followed suit. It's also funny how all metal heads say they keep a open mind, but I'm being ridiculed because I dislike some of the more famous bands. Oh well my attempt at socializing with metal heads has yet again failed. How can we progress forward without breaking a few traditions, as BM will never evolve if we always look at the past. I'm not saying forget the past completely I'm attempting to say to stop recycling the same shit /end drunken rant. But on the bright side at least I wasn't sent any PM abusing me this time so I must say this is one of the better places I've been.
My question was sincere, I get sick of seeing people that don't even like BM posting about how overrated those albums are, so I was inquiring to see if you were just following suit. I happen to think Norwegian BM as a whole is overrated, not because there's no great music in the scene, but because many seem to forget that BM was coming from everywhere in the world, and so many bands are forgotten or overlooked for not being Norwegian. Don't stress about it, there's no ridicule going on. I would think that you could tell from my username that I dig French BM too, but I don't really rule any band out based on their location. Get some thick skin and just talk some black metal with us, there are only a couple of fans of the genre on here right now and we could use the conversation. Maybe throw out some Portuguese BM recommendations while you're at it, I think the only stuff I have is old Moonspell...
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My question was sincere, I get sick of seeing people that don't even like BM posting about how overrated those albums are, so I was inquiring to see if you were just following suit. I happen to think Norwegian BM as a whole is overrated, not because there's no great music in the scene, but because many seem to forget that BM was coming from everywhere in the world, and so many bands are forgotten or overlooked for not being Norwegian. Don't stress about it, there's no ridicule going on. I would think that you could tell from my username that I dig French BM too, but I don't really rule any band out based on their location. Get some thick skin and just talk some black metal with us, there are only a couple of fans of the genre on here right now and we could use the conversation. Maybe throw out some Portuguese BM recommendations while you're at it, I think the only stuff I have is old Moonspell...
Nice name change btw. :lol:
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I actually have started to love this album. It's not At the Gates' fault that it created metalcore.[/quote:1low4tdz] No, but it is their fault for creating a sub-par album, which is the reason why I dislike it. The Black Dahlia Murder has made 5 albums which fail to sound like Slaughter of the Soul despite their best efforts, but that is no reason to dislike it.
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No, but it is their fault for creating a sub-par album, which is the reason why I dislike it. The Black Dahlia Murder has made 5 albums which fail to sound like Slaughter of the Soul despite their best efforts, but that is no reason to dislike it.[/quote:1ubi4ast] There's nothing sub par about it. It was their best album. Nothing they did came close to it's majesty, hence why they broke up afterwards. How do you top the best thing you'll ever do? It sucks that BDM has been able to ape their sound to the point of stupidity and actually build a career on it but oh well.
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There's nothing sub par about it. It was their best album. Nothing they did came close to it's majesty, hence why they broke up afterwards. How do you top the best thing you'll ever do? It sucks that BDM has been able to ape their sound to the point of stupidity and actually build a career on it but oh well.
TBDM hasn't been able to ape their sound, they've tried to for 10 years now and have done nothing but suck miserably. Slaughter of the Soul is a good album from a magnificent band, and even as their worst it's still light years ahead of TBDM and most of it's other imitators.
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Re: Albums you feel are overrated Did I ever tell you about the time I was forced to sit through their shit? It was when Hate Eternal and Arch Enemy came through for the first time. TBDM's singer literally shook his ass at the crowd the entire set. They were fucking terrible. Buttars and I just sat on two random bar chairs in the back and watched them suck. That was also the show where Rob was jumped by 8 or so sxe douchebags and got his nose broken. The best part was he cleaned his blood up before they kicked him out. What an odd night that was. AE cut their set short by 25 minutes because of the fight. I hate sxe!

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Re: Albums you feel are overrated Raintime's first album...people love it for some reason. 'The Invalid' by Clandestine. Not a well-known band, but this gets WAY more praise than it deserves. 'Fly Paper' by Tiles. People think this is a masterpiece.

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I hate sxe!
How come? On topic: 'Ghost Opera' By Kamelot. Good grief, am I tired of this getting rave reviews. It is exceeded in every way by 'Fallen Sanctuary' by Serenity, and several other symphonic power metal albums.
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Re: Albums you feel are overrated may have mentioned already, can't remember, but Metallica - Master Of Puppets, I am so sick of people saying it's the greatest thrash album ever made, it's not even Metallica's best album yet it seems to always be used as an example of thrash. I can think of several thrash albums that are better, Slayer - Hell Awaits for example or Overkill - The Years Of Decay, Exodus - Bonded By Blood even, I don't understand why Master Of Puppets is viewed so highly when there are much better albums out there

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may have mentioned already' date=' can't remember, but Metallica - Master Of Puppets, I am so sick of people saying it's the greatest thrash album ever made, it's not even Metallica's best album yet it seems to always be used as an example of thrash. I can think of several thrash albums that are better, Slayer - Hell Awaits for example or Overkill - The Years Of Decay, Exodus - Bonded By Blood even, I don't understand why Master Of Puppets is viewed so highly when there are much better albums out there[/quote'] I'm with you there, Master is almost like an update of Ride the Lightning, with the structure of the songs and albums feeling eerily similar. I like the songs and riffs better on Ride, and I dig the overdriven production on Ride better than Master's clean as a whistle sound. Metallica is FAR from the best thrash band out there, but it seems like that album always gets praised like crazy when it's not even their best IMO.
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