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Originally Posted by Aloysius
Soilwork
Children of Bodom
In Flames
Dark Tranquility
For me Soilwork were easily the worst, and like Batty said Carcass and At the Gates easily the best, I had a harder time placing all the middle ones though. They are all technically good bands but some succeed better than others when it comes to atmosphere and mood. In Flames have some good ideas but the constant lead guitars playing in parallel thirds starts getting pretty old. Yes it sounds cool but it's not the only trick they seem to use, over and over.
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I really wish I'd had the time to chuck Soilwork and replace them with a band who aren't awful, like Edge of Sanity or something. They do not deserve to be on any list. And while the In Flames album is cool, my personal favorite has always been
Clayman. Takes all the best things from their "good" albums, while combining it with the pop sex that would forever after be used to diminishing returns on subsequent releases. Too bad I'm in the relative minority.
I also hope that Amon Amarth doesn't get voted off too early. They have a different sound than the rest that really nails everything that's fun about metal. They have a tendency to be either fantastic or boring, but at the very least they have a unique sound that is immediately recognizable.
I know I'm probably one of the only ones, but I'd also like CoB last longer. I kinda wish I'd used
Hatecrew Deathroll instead of
Follow the Reaper, as I think it showcases their particular, Maiden-meets-thrash-with-a-cock-rock-swagger attitude better than the former, but that's still a pretty awesome album. Perhaps overrated by mainstream metal fans, but definitely underrated by metal snobs. And they actually have songs that are actually distinguishable from one another, unlike way too many metal bands.