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If you had to listen to one band for the rest of your life, what band and why? I've thought about this for a few months now. My choice would be In Flames. I love all of their music. They have both heavy and soft tracks, and I love their lyrical composure. A good amount of their songs mean a lot to me. They're the perfect band, in my opinion. Their newer work introduces more variety in their music, so it's not just the same shit over and over. They have a good amount of albums, and they're still going.

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I like diversity aswell and dont really like the idea of just one, But. I have to say Bathory, If i need something aggressive, that gap is easily filled, 'The Return' is my favorite there thou. Also I can listen to 'Mother Earth, Father Thunder' over and over again for hours. and the rest of the Nordland I and II songs are really great aswell. Just as Hammerheart and Twilight of the Gods. And then i haven't even mentioned Blood, Fire, Death which to me is one of the greatest metal records of all time. Octagon and Requiem are not as strong and i could probably do it without those two, or learn to like them maybe..

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Re: If you had to listen to one band for the rest of your life....

Hmmm... this is tough. I'd probably go with Taake - great variation in Taake's tracks. Something for all occasions... maybe... :P
They're also a good choice because they're obscenely consistent. Their first 3 albums are masterpieces, and their two most recent were only slightly less good than those. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
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They're also a good choice because they're obscenely consistent. Their first 3 albums are masterpieces, and their two most recent were only slightly less good than those. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
The first 3 albums are amazing... but I've become obsessed with "Noregs Vaapen". Perhaps unhealthily so. People have gone to rehab for less. :P
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I think if "Taake" had have been released by anyone else, it would have been adored - the fact is that Hoest has just set the bar too high for himself! lol It's definitely going to be hard to top the first three albums. Now that the 'best of' album (I guess it's a best of!) has been released, I wonder if Taake are going to take a slightly different direction. It does feel like they're drawing a line under what's been released so far. It'll be interesting to see what happens.

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