On September 06 2011 12:41 ZombieNostalgia wrote: I'm currently listening to the new Opeth album, Heritage. It's really boring so far. Not really memorable. Bland King Crimson worship pretty much. I like some Opeth but their later works really bores me. Blackwater Park is my last liked one. Anyone else listen to it yet? I'm not even going to post a song from it. It's not even metal now. Instead here is some NY Proto-slam. Well, it was slam before slam was a term for music.
I absolutely love it, I feel like Opeth is one of the few bands that can go so far out of their comfort zone and still make an amazing album. That said, no its not metal and I understand that if thats what you want, the album probably wont do it for you.
Old school Cadaver. In pains is definitely one of my favorite death metal albums ever. I wish other bands would write in this style, but the song-writing style is really damn hard to replicate. But it's fucking epic.
It is...the whisper grunt. Just more proof of how awesome Finland is.
It's not that Opeth has gotten decreasingly less metal that made me lose interest in them its that they like to drag out songs. They do a bunch of nonimpressive things. I didnt like this new album because it does the same thing where it has a bunch of boring parts where nearly nothing happens and I could really just listen to a King Crimson album and be better off. I wouldn't post it here justbecause its not metal. Just really long winded prog.I listen to a bunch of non-metal things. Ive been listening to a ton on Wu-tang clan. Mainly their first. That shit is on permanent repeat in my car.
Also, has anyone seen that there is a metalcore thread now? It's terrible, they post gothenburg worship bands in there and a whole bunch of post-hardcore. I cringe hard. There is such a thing as good metalcore but the ones they seem to be posting arent even really metalcore. The modern view of metalcore has deviated from metal with an actual hardcore influence into the only real influence being a breakdown. It doesnt apply to all of the modern metalcore but it does for a lot. I've noticed a lot of "Noun the verb" type bands popping up with metalcore labels attached to them. No clue why that is. Seems kind of dumb.
Just don't bother yourself with that stuff. It's a waste of time. I can't imagine what anyone sees in these bands, but I'm certainly not missing out by not listening to them. They are fuckin awful.
Edit: Although if Neuraxis counts as metalcore, I do like one metalcore band (not their latest so much though). I don't think do though. They are more technical death metal.
I've got a list of good metalcore bands on my bookmarked at my house. I will post later for anyone who is interested in seeing metalcore that is competent in constructing guitar riffing and not abusing breakdowns with just one note.
I posted one of the bands in the metalcore thread. It's a holy terror band named Catharsis. My favorite band from the good metalcore scene. Of course it gets unnoticed and the post-hardcore band below me gets praised. Fucking facepalming hard.
I like to post there to test out there knowledge or lack of in their music. I try not to be mean and just say "you're music suck please listen to better stuff." I want to but I would probably get a temp ban.
Opeth was a pretty alright band, though I do not have an ever extending boner for them like half of the metal community, on a similair note Death are the most worshipped DM band which is totally understandable:
I only really liked 2 death albums. Symbolic and leprosy. Never listen to scream bloody gore.yes, I know I really should but I do this with really obvious albums all the time. I get caught up in the lesser known stuff a bunch just because its what I see recommended more in my music forums. I really wish I had even a decent music scene around here. The most metal band that has played here in a while was mastodon and that was with dethklok. Terrible show. Ghoul is coming soon but with two other mediocre bands and the are getting the least play time. Not even worth it since I plan on seeing them at maryland deathfest next year. I live in upstate ny and its just a bunch of metalcore bands here.
Yes, the metalcore thread is awful. Those idiots can't even play their instruments properly and end up doing their retarded gøteborg worship melodies. I feel sick to my stomach. >
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