Metal Wars!!!!!!!!!!!

Alfred · 09-28-2011, 03:50 PM

Both of these albums are among the best of their kind, but this is not a hard decision for me. Ire Works is one of my all-time favorite albums.

BTBAM - 2
DEP - 1

Howard the Duck · 09-28-2011, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BastardofYoung

I do not mind Blackwater Park though. I am by no means an Opeth fanatic. But they had their moments.

I just do not see the big deal with Porcupine Tree, not to say they are not without some talent, just it is talent that comes across as boring to me.

i said i don't mind them sounding like Shadows Fall

implying i loathe Porcupine Tree as well

The Batlord · 09-29-2011, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

i said i don't mind them sounding like Shadows Fall

implying i loathe Porcupine Tree as well

I'm not exactly knowledgable on Porcupine Tree, but I couldn't imagine them being more boring than Shadows Fall. I mean, was Threads of Life supposed to be a metal album or something?

hip hop bunny hop · 09-29-2011, 03:28 PM

eh, I think Opeth are ****, but I do like some Porcupine Tree. I see no reason to disparage "Lightbulb Sun" just because Opeth have never figured out how to write song that seems anything other than disjointed.

Unknown Soldier · 09-30-2011, 03:42 AM

Ok I`ve listened to the Ire Works album and its a very good album but it still doesn`t come near to topping Colors. I mean Colors is an album that comes around like once every ten years. Its mixture of eclectic sounds that hit the listener unexpectedly is its main delight and they way they mix in those Beatlesque style melodies into some songs is amazing. Colors is a work of art whereas Ire Works is just a great album.

BTBAM 3
DEP 1

ripdbd6604 · 10-01-2011, 10:10 AM

Maiden!

The Batlord · 10-01-2011, 10:18 AM

Good job, dumbass.

Howard the Duck · 10-01-2011, 10:21 AM

^^i suppose he/she thinks there is only one battle here for the entire thread

Unknown Soldier · 10-01-2011, 03:16 PM

Between the Buried and Me take that battle 3-1. Next up are these choices by Mondo Bungle with these two extreme progressive metal albums with a heavy jazz influence.

Atheist Unquestionable Presence 1991

Versus

Cynic Focus 1993

Howard the Duck · 10-02-2011, 03:29 AM

i have that Atheist but haven't heard it yet

lemme do so and i'll get back to you

ok heard it:-

i have to say i love both albums completely and initially, jazz-fusion metal doesn't make much sense to me but i've grown to like it

Atheist

the more "conventional" of the two, the guitars are still pretty much in the death metal tradition, with the rhythm section showing traces of jazz and even funk, the vocals are a bit too clean for my liking, and i don't really like the scales of the solos, which are often Lydian and Mixolydian in the death metal tradition

Cynic

this one is love at first listen, the vocals generally creepy, and the jazz elements stronger, sounding they've been listening a lot to Mahavishnu Orchestra, a lot of stuff here done which I thought was never possible in metal

so:-

Cynic - 1
Atheist - 0

09-28-2011, 03:50 PM	#421 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Both of these albums are among the best of their kind, but this is not a hard decision for me. Ire Works is one of my all-time favorite albums. BTBAM - 2 DEP - 1 __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

09-29-2011, 03:28 PM	#424 (permalink)
hip hop bunny hop Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,381	eh, I think Opeth are ****, but I do like some Porcupine Tree. I see no reason to disparage "Lightbulb Sun" just because Opeth have never figured out how to write song that seems anything other than disjointed. __________________ Have mercy on the poor.

09-30-2011, 03:42 AM	#425 (permalink)
Unknown Soldier Horribly Creative Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, The Big Smoke Posts: 8,265	Ok I`ve listened to the Ire Works album and its a very good album but it still doesn`t come near to topping Colors. I mean Colors is an album that comes around like once every ten years. Its mixture of eclectic sounds that hit the listener unexpectedly is its main delight and they way they mix in those Beatlesque style melodies into some songs is amazing. Colors is a work of art whereas Ire Works is just a great album. BTBAM 3 DEP 1

10-01-2011, 10:10 AM	#426 (permalink)
ripdbd6604 Groupie Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 16	Maiden!

10-01-2011, 03:16 PM	#429 (permalink)
Unknown Soldier Horribly Creative Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, The Big Smoke Posts: 8,265	Between the Buried and Me take that battle 3-1. Next up are these choices by Mondo Bungle with these two extreme progressive metal albums with a heavy jazz influence. Atheist Unquestionable Presence 1991 Versus Cynic Focus 1993