Metal Album Survivor [1st Wave Black Metal Division]

**Frownland** · 01-27-2016, 10:57 PM

Yep. Hence the comment about how it's my first Slayer record.

Aloysius · 01-28-2016, 12:50 AM

Really hard decision for me to make. I relistened to both albums a couple of times. Jane Doe is brilliant and reveals more with multiple listens. But Arkangel also have more than meets the eye, especially all the subtle tempo changes where the band shift gear together just slightly. And as Batlord was alluding to, that amount of kickarseness is by no means an obvious thing to achieve, many have tried and failed. So it's with careful deliberation that I vote off:

Converge

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 01-28-2016, 07:16 AM

Aghhh, hard choice. It'd be really cool to see Arkangel some how manage to pull out the win, and I love that album so much. With that being said, Converge is one of my favorite hardcore/metalcore bands, and Jane Doe is the crown jewel of their discography.

Arkangel.

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Yep. Hence the comment about how it's my first Slayer record. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Aloysius Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 353	Really hard decision for me to make. I relistened to both albums a couple of times. Jane Doe is brilliant and reveals more with multiple listens. But Arkangel also have more than meets the eye, especially all the subtle tempo changes where the band shift gear together just slightly. And as Batlord was alluding to, that amount of kickarseness is by no means an obvious thing to achieve, many have tried and failed. So it's with careful deliberation that I vote off: Converge