Best Metal Vocalist?

[Dimmu Burger]

"You live it or lie it! You live it or lie it!!"

[repcak]

röfl

[Dimmu Burger]

"cookie cookie cookie!!!"

[bringonthebreakdown]

HAHAH
yeah the best metal vocalist is brian posehn, hands down.

[Dimmu Burger]

THIS IS THE GAY PART, with melody
Even a baby could do it, just give it a try
Just sound like Maiden or Metallica or Every Time I Die

[pate]

Brian Posehn isn't funny.

[Dimmu Burger]

JBO are though!

"Doooooommmm metaaaaaaaallll!!"

[masada]

brian posehn hasnt had any new jokes in like 5 years

[pate]

He's the Jim Gaffigan of unfunny metal comics.

[bringonthebreakdown]

He's the Jim Gaffigan of unfunny metal comics.

but hes funny, and so's jim gaffigan.

[pate]

Did I say Jim Gaffigan isn't funny?

[bringonthebreakdown]

i just assumed.

[masada]

you are stupid

[bringonthebreakdown]

you are the worst troll evar. besides the blackmetal elitist guy with the smiley avatar.

[masada]

i'm not trolling just telling the truth

[bringonthebreakdown]

gud 1 lol u totally burned me

[masada]

ya so plz return to the metalcore thread thank u

[Correction]

The Most Non-Elite R&Mer!

[bringonthebreakdown]

ya so plz return to the metalcore thread thank u

man u just dont let up on teh burnination. how will i evar get all teh pride i have lost due 2 u back

[Mornwyrd]

Off topic would be an understatement. :smash:

[Dimmu Burger]

The Most Non-Elite R&Mer!

Yes?

[Whitechapel447]

phil bozeman. when he's not in cooki-monster mode his highs are piercing and his lows are devestating. goes really well with the music as well.

[Mornwyrd]

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=TkTRV7vz06k

This is my favorite metal vocalist ever.

[Dimmu Burger]

that video doesn't work.


this guy is the best though:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVySQv2q2i4

[beans]

he does the same thing over and over man

[Dimmu Burger]

"buuuuuurrrrrrp!!! burrrrrrrrpp!!!"

elitery!

[bringonthebreakdown]

Yes?

no sir, i am stiff competition for you.

[chrisadlersidol]

hands down randy blythe has thee greatest voice in metal history

[pate]

ahahahhahahahahaha

[sssantiago]

Rob Halford

[AngelPhoenix]

Phil Bretnall

[adb]

Vlad Cochet

[RNR]

Silly people thinking that screaming and growling is anywhere near as awesome as what Daniel Heiman does. I laughs.

[TimJim]

now you will cry

[masscows]

Silly people thinking that screaming and growling is anywhere near as awesome as what Daniel Heiman does. I laughs.

who are you why do you have so many posts

[badtaste]

Abbath

[TheSyncopath]

Lord Worm - No one can cop his psychotic, deranged vibe. Awesome range from inaudibly low to ripping high screams.

Johan Hegg (Amon Amarth) - Not the widest range out there, but his standard death grunt has the power and force to silence anyone. When Johan Hegg does his vocals, you know he MEANS every word he says.

Dallas Toler-Wade (Nile) - This guy's growls are absolutely vicious, and he has a ripping throaty yell to boot. His rant towards the end of Von Unaussprechlichen Kulten is one of the most unforgettable vocal performances in recent metal.

[adb]

Nile sucks, go to the Nile thread if you wanna suck their dick some more

[hismajestythepope]

http://myspace.com/seeyounexttuesday

chris fox is godlike

[interviewer02]

Latter Chuck Shuldiner. Also, the vocalist in Gohira sounds great on their new album. Too bored to check his name. Pierre Frenchy I think.

[hismajestythepope]

both suck balls dude.

[interviewer02]

both suck balls dude.

**** no, I think they're both great.

Who do you like?

[hismajestythepope]

elite vocals:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kW8gxiJ0i0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7T4LJJweUw&feature=related

[interviewer02]

elite vocals:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kW8gxiJ0i0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7T4LJJweUw&feature=related

Oh, you like the, "five year old in the supermarket didn't get what he wanted" vocal approach.

Honestly, I can't stand that approach. Its like their a five year old kid, kicking and screaming about not getting what they wanted in a grocery store.

I enjoy vocalists that have a demonic edge, and a good amount of aggression and clarity in their vocal approach.

[hismajestythepope]

i like vocals that sound intense or emotional, or disgusting.

i dont like goblin voices.

[interviewer02]

i like vocals that sound intense or emotional, or disgusting.

i dont like goblin voices.

fair enough. I like intense and emotional too, I just have a different interpretation of what those are. lol

[hismajestythepope]

http://myspace.com/shimmeringglasskite

this is how i scream now lol

[dUSK]

Lord Worm
... Awesome range from inaudibly low to ripping high screams.

Well that's worthwhile.

[radtaste]

lolol

[OllieS]

Oli Skyes, despite his fantastic name, sucks horribly. His extreme vocals are great but the singing thing he does on the new album is one of the worst things I`ve ever heard, literally. So terribly awful.

My fav singer in Metal nowadays is Ilja Jalkanen from Kiuas. Such incredible power in his voice, and of course very unique, Check him out!

[TheSyncopath]

Well that's worthwhile.

Ordinarily, it wouldn't be. But anyone who expects exceptional coherence in LW's vocal delivery is pretty much missing the point of his aesthetic. He uses his voice more like another instrument to add to the atmosphere of the sound rather than just a mechanism for lyric delivery, not unlike Tardy.

[TheSyncopath]

Nile sucks, go to the Nile thread if you wanna suck their dick some more

I thoroughly examined my post but still failed to find anything indicating that I find Nile a band worthy of fellating.

[radtaste]

Ordinarily, it wouldn't be. But anyone who expects exceptional coherence in LW's vocal delivery is pretty much missing the point of his aesthetic. He uses his voice more like another instrument to add to the atmosphere of the sound rather than just a mechanism for lyric delivery, not unlike Tardy.

Audibility =/= coherence.

[pate]

Can't understand what he's saying =/= inaudible

[TheSyncopath]

Fine inaudible was the wrong term. Incomprehensible. Better?

[bringonthebreakdown]

Eddie Hermida - Harsh
Roy Khan - Operatic Clean
Jari Maenpaa - Mixed

/thread

[hismajestythepope]

Oli Skyes, despite his fantastic name, sucks horribly. His extreme vocals are great but the singing thing he does on the new album is one of the worst things I`ve ever heard, literally. So terribly awful.

the clean singing on suicide season is sam carter from architects, and his voice is ballin, stfu

[Dimmu Burger]

the clean singing on suicide season is sam carter from architects, and his voice is ballin, stfu

Oh snap! I didn't know that. Now I have to listen again!



I really prefer vocalists who can sing and scream really well, like Rody from PtH and Mike from Opeth.

[TheSyncopath]

Oh snap! I didn't know that. Now I have to listen again!



I really prefer vocalists who can sing and scream really well, like Rody from PtH and Mike from Opeth.

Mike has an absolutely beastly growl. His clean singing on Watershed was a bit iffy for me though. He sounded much better on Ghost Reveries and Blackwater Park.

[Altmer]

His clean vox are amazing as well and he pulls that **** off life so creepily well. I dig.

[TheSyncopath]

It's somewhat funny when the guy from Farmakon tries to rip Mike off. He gets close as far as the growls and screams are concerned, but when he starts singing, its just bad.

[TimJim]

Mike has an absolutely beastly growl. His clean singing on Watershed was a bit iffy for me though. He sounded much better on Ghost Reveries and Blackwater Park.
best in the business

[interviewer02]

best in the business

Mikes death vocals are definitely not the best in the business. I think everyone's bais towards his death vocals because everyone loves Opeth.

[TimJim]

Mikes death vocals are definitely not the best in the business. I think everyone's bais towards his death vocals because everyone loves Opeth.
well arent you objective

[TheSyncopath]

Mike's death vocals are really a class act IMO, menacingly deep and huge, yet comprehensible. Maybe not THE best, but definitely among them.

His clean vocals are not that great though. But I guess that's understandable.

[pate]

I don't understand how being comprehensible has anything to do with quality.

[rasputin]

yeah, they're ****ing growls, you're not meant to make them out

[interviewer02]

yeah, they're ****ing growls, you're not meant to make them out

I like Death metal vocalists that have clarity to their voice. Akerfeldt doesn't have the greatest clarity, which is one of the reasons his DM voice isn't my favorite.

I enjoy his clean vocals more.

[beans]

Corpsegrinder, he has an amazing growl, and even though he speaks too fast sometimes, you can almost always understand him

[TheSyncopath]

I don't understand how being comprehensible has anything to do with quality.

It doesn't. Being comprehensible or incomprehensible just adds a lot to a vocalist's distinctive style. I don't think I'd love Lord Worm half as much if he pronounced every word clearly and made an extra effort to be comprehensible. That would detract greatly from his appeal. A big part of what makes LW so great for me is how psychotic and deranged his delivery sounds. The same goes for John Tardy.

[TheSyncopath]

I like Death metal vocalists that have clarity to their voice. Akerfeldt doesn't have the greatest clarity, which is one of the reasons his DM voice isn't my favorite.

I enjoy his clean vocals more.

Really? I always found Akerfeldt very clear. Except when he growls with his mouth almost closed to get a particular tone (you get what I mean, hopefully).

[Patrick O)))]

Troy Sanders and Brent Hinds. I've seen 'em live once where they were pretty damn tight, but I've seen a few videos of them where they, tbh, suck vocally. Sanders pretty much constantly nails it but Hinds seems a bit hit and miss.

So Sanders.

Also, Neil Fallon. Seen Clutch live 4 or 5 times now, he's been brilliant every time. That's Clutch for you

[hismajestythepope]

I don't understand how being comprehensible has anything to do with quality.

agreed, these kids need to listen sum codc

[Dimmu Burger]

I'm not one to pay much attention to lyrics for the most part, so I'm not all that worried about clarity. Mike does have much more clarity in his growls than most death metal vocalists though.

[2muchket!]

Trevor Strnad is pretty good on TBDM's newest album. They're a lot better than good actually. Dallas Taylor is excellent too.

[Dimmu Burger]

Trevor Strnad is pretty good on TBDM's newest album. They're a lot better than good actually.

I was really into him for awhile. I like the contrasting highs and lows. He was a big influence on me as a vocalist.

[Patrick O)))]

Ol Sykes

[interviewer02]

I'm not one to pay much attention to lyrics for the most part, so I'm not all that worried about clarity. Mike does have much more clarity in his growls than most death metal vocalists though.

Clarity and understanding the vocals are important to me. vocalists lose big points with me when then aren't easily understandable. Mike makes up for his half-assed death vocals with his clean vocals though, and his songwriting ability.

I like a higher pitched death metal vocal, like Shuldiner and the guy from Illogicist. I also like the Arch Enemy vocalist pre-Gassow, but can't remember his name.

[2muchket!]

Ol Sykes

You make joke about oli pat, but his highs and lows are amazing.

[bringonthebreakdown]

Yeah Oli's actually a ****ing sick vocalist.

[hismajestythepope]

Trevor Strnad is pretty good on TBDM's newest album. They're a lot better than good actually. Dallas Taylor is excellent too.

trevor's highs sound so strained on nocturnal, idk.

also, dallas vocals in this video, holy ****:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x338BJ9VZlk

[TheSyncopath]

Clarity and understanding the vocals are important to me. vocalists lose big points with me when then aren't easily understandable. Mike makes up for his half-assed death vocals with his clean vocals though, and his songwriting ability.

I like a higher pitched death metal vocal, like Shuldiner and the guy from Illogicist. I also like the Arch Enemy vocalist pre-Gassow, but can't remember his name.

Schuldiner's the man! But he got a bit TOO high and screechy on The Sound of Perseverance IMO. I like his voice best on Human.

[hismajestythepope]

his vocals on the sound of perseverance are pretty strained and raspy. and not really that high.

[TheSyncopath]

Yeah perhaps that's what I was trying to get at. Strained in a bad way though. I still think there's a definite screech to his voice very often on that album.

Like when he goes "Spirit Crusheeerr" in the chorus to that track. It gets too screechy for its own good.

[hismajestythepope]

man youre killing me. im like, shriek mania when i scream

[TheSyncopath]

Nothing wrong with it, I just prefer Chuck without the screech! :D

[rasputin]

wtf u guis talkn abt trivium is teh best metal vocalllist

[hismajestythepope]

i like matt heafy's scream, its pretty raw

[interviewer02]

Nothing wrong with it, I just prefer Chuck without the screech! :D

hey, at least we can agree that Chuck rules.

[Angmar]

Chuck is best on Leprosy and Human.

[hismajestythepope]

chucks vocals back then sound like matt heafy

kinda

[Angmar]

Only you Mappy.

[rasputin]

He's so good on Human.

[hismajestythepope]

Only you Mappy.

no seriously dude, theres a lot of similarity

[interviewer02]

He's so good on Human.

Hes so good period, but mostly on Human and anything after that.

[Angmar]

I don't see how anyone could ignore his amazing performance on Leprosy.

[hismajestythepope]

im not saying his vocals dont sound good, im just pointing out that theres a similarity of tone between him and matt heafys screams

[S1iv3rvag]

I don't see how anyone could ignore his amazing performance on Leprosy.

I can't ignore that Pull The Plug is ****ing amazing.

I just don't like Death pre-human that much.

[Angmar]

im not saying his vocals dont sound good, im just pointing out that theres a similarity of tone between him and matt heafys screams

I wasn't talking about you, it's just that a lot of people seem to ignore pre-human Death because OMG IT'S NOT TECHINCAL, but I will agree that Spiritual Healing lacks, but Leprosy is ****ing essential.

[interviewer02]

I wasn't talking about you, it's just that a lot of people seem to ignore pre-human Death because OMG IT'S NOT TECHINCAL, but I will agree that Spiritual Healing lacks, but Leprosy is ****ing essential.

I like death because of the technical drums and great bass. Chuck's vocals and guitar work is great, but I just love their last four albums more. Leprosy does have good stuff though.

[hismajestythepope]

leprosy is ****ing great

[CreatingIllusions]

I also like the Arch Enemy vocalist pre-Gossow, but can't remember his name.

Johann Liiva. He wasn't all that amazing, but I like their material with him a lot more. Almost wish they never canned him.

And Chuck Schuldiner was always awesome. I also feel like I'm one of the few people that actually likes Spiritual Healing.

[Patrick O)))]

You make joke about oli pat, but his highs and lows are amazing.

wtf I was being serious

<_<

[Flynn]

Chrigel Glanzmann.

Hes so good period, but mostly on Human and anything after that.

Yeah he is, I like his range on all albums. I like his vocals on Spiritual Healing the most.

[hismajestythepope]

chuck schuldiner's vocals on later death are kind of lol

[Flynn]

chuck schuldiner's vocals on later death are kind of lol


If you're referring to Sound of Perseverance; I loved his voice. It fit the music perfectly.

[hismajestythepope]

it sounds weak as hell.

[Grumma]

Loved the vox on the Painkiller cover

[Interviewer/surveyer]

it sounds weak as hell.

Best DM vocals ever on TSOP.

[jingledeath]

chuck was the bomb!
but in modern times i'd say akerfeldt is the best

[Flynn]

Best DM vocals ever on TSOP.


Hell yeah. Great Album album.

[Coop_Anaru]

I'm gonna go with Corey Taylor. He is an amazing singer, and is very versatile with his screaming as well.

[masscows]

yeah really creative and deep lyrics too right

[masada]

he's a good kid

[Flynn]

I'm gonna go with Corey Taylor. He is an amazing singer, and is very versatile with his screaming as well.


Isn't that the lead singer for Veruca Salt? I'm still going with Chrigel. His tongue rolls are amazing.

[Water]

are you serious

[bastard]

lolzy

[Buttloaves]

Oliver Sykes from BMTH

:lol:

[Dimmu Burger]

Till from Rammstein is amazing. He's one of my favorites.

[TheSyncopath]

are you serious

as much as I don't want to believe it, it seems so :p

[bringonthebreakdown]

i'm a big fan of Christian Alvestam

[hismajestythepope]

Best DM vocals ever on TSOP.

ahahahahahahahahahaha

[masada]

4 real

[hismajestythepope]

interviewer/surveyer should probably go to chuck's grave and suck his dick

[Txus]

garm

sup?

[tRiCkedoUtMaxipAd]

Best DM vocals ever on TSOP.



agreed

[hismajestythepope]

lol your name totally didnt make you look like a joke before i read that post...

[interviewer02]

interviewer/surveyer should probably go to chuck's grave and suck his dick

sounds like a good idea.

[pate]

fellatio from beyond the unholy grave \m/

[Det_Nosnip]

Are you serious? His name is fellatio?! :lol:

[pate]

*whoosh*

[Angmar]

lol

[masscows]

...

[hismajestythepope]

*whoosh*

ahahahaha

[TheSyncopath]

are You Serious? His Name Is Fellatio?! :lol:

Rotfl.

[bringonthebreakdown]

Are you serious? His name is fellatio?! :lol:

hahahahah fellatio ist kvlt

[Angmar]

Thread needs more VARG.

[Ironpriest]

Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford, Sebastian Bach = Best metal vocalists

[marcus_in_absentia]

123 on Dickinson

[TheSyncopath]

Oh yeah I forgot that when we discuss metal vocalists, clean vocalists shouldn't be overlooked! :D

[interviewer02]

Randy Blythe used to be good on ATPB and AOTW.

[Shadows Within]

roy kahn


myles kennedy


yep

lol at first few pages of thread.

[Kickflip_Burrito]

I was about to suggest, 'wheres Bruce Dickinson?!' after page 19. Bruce is a legend!

[Mornwyrd]

Randy Blythe used to be good on ATPB and AOTW.

His voice hasn't changed in between AOTW and Sacrament, lol.

[masada]

michael angelo fellatio

[pate]

myles kennedy



not metal

[Dimmu Burger]

His voice hasn't changed in between AOTW and Sacrament, lol.

Yeah he does the same stuff and that new thing where he screams a melody.

[Aftermath]

Does Christian Alvestam still count? If not, Mikael Akerfeldt.

And am I the only person who doesn't like King Diamond/Bruce Dickenson/ZP Theart/Dream Theater style vocals?

[pate]

Considering those are nothing alike?

[interviewer02]

His voice hasn't changed in between AOTW and Sacrament, lol.
Yeah it has, listen to Redneck.

[hismajestythepope]

his vocals got even worse for that album lol

[Dimmu Burger]

Yeah it has, listen to Redneck.

I think he is just branching out, he still does the old stuff too.

[hismajestythepope]

and it sounds even more forced now too! :lol:

[pate]

Randy Blythe is amazing.


Amazing in that he continues to prove that yes, vocals can get worse than that.

[hismajestythepope]

lol

[Patrick O)))]

I hate Lamb of God. But what did it for me was the drum production on New American Gospel.

[Mornwyrd]

Yeah it has, listen to Redneck.

Redneck is a really poor example of his vox on the album, as hardly uses that type of voice on the album except for that song and Pathetic.

[pate]

Pathetic. This band is.

[Dimmu Burger]

OMG Candlemass FTMFW!!

[TheSyncopath]

Does Christian Alvestam still count? If not, Mikael Akerfeldt.

And am I the only person who doesn't like King Diamond/Bruce Dickenson/ZP Theart/Dream Theater style vocals?

I don't mind operatic clean vocals, and I absolutely love Bruce Dickenson. But James LaBrie just sounds bad to me whenever he goes into the higher registers. Every syllable he pronounces just sounds like "WAAAAAAAAAAAA" to me. He absolutely loses out on pronunciation, enunciation, and tone whenever he goes high.

[Mornwyrd]

I don't mind operatic clean vocals, and I absolutely love Bruce Dickenson. But James LaBrie just sounds bad to me whenever he goes into the higher registers. Every syllable he pronounces just sounds like "WAAAAAAAAAAAA" to me. He absolutely loses out on pronunciation, enunciation, and tone whenever he goes high.

Didn't used to sound like that.. :( Listen to Dream Theater - Pull Me Under (live at the Marquee in 1993). Good stuff.

[Dimmu Burger]

Gene Adam on the self titled Iced Earth record was amazing!

[hismajestythepope]

http://myspace.com/alongawaitedtragedy

trav harry because he really kinda does his own thing

[Poet]

Silly people thinking that screaming and growling is anywhere near as awesome as what Daniel Heiman does. I laughs.

this is true.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2JM78x_T7g

so godlike.

[Angmar]

OMG Candlemass FTMFW!!

Candlemass crush pathetic scene metal such as Lamb of God, they actually have songwriting capability... :eek:

[TheSyncopath]

Didn't used to sound like that.. :( Listen to Dream Theater - Pull Me Under (live at the Marquee in 1993). Good stuff.

Yeah he used to sound much better in the early days. Then onward from Falling Into Infinity, he started to suck. Anna Lee especially. When the high vocal part begins. It sounds terrible.

[hismajestythepope]

http://myspace.com/alongawaitedtragedy

trav harry because he really kinda does his own thing

more raw and emotionally intense than so many vocalists mentioned here, seriously

[Dimmu Burger]

Candlemass crush pathetic scene metal such as Lamb of God, they actually have songwriting capability... :eek:

This is true. I was trying to give Pate a hard time.

[pate]

No one gets away with that.

[Dimmu Burger]

Lemme try again:

OMG Candlemass FTW!!

[Angmar]

unacceptable

[interviewer02]

Candlemass crush pathetic scene metal such as Lamb of God, they actually have songwriting capability... :eek:

Lamb of God scene metal? I thought scene bands were bands like Aiden and TDWPrada.

[Angmar]

I said Scene METAL.

Pretty sure no one considers Aiden metal.

[Dimmu Burger]

Aiden is so effin metal!

[interviewer02]

I said Scene METAL.

Pretty sure no one considers Aiden metal.

Explain why you think Lamb of God is scene metal please, would like to know.

And yes, many people consider Aiden metal.

[Angmar]

Lamb of God is scene metal because they make their sound accessible to others in a way that makes them generic and wears on their songwriting.

No one with half a brain considers Aiden metal of any kind.

[masscows]

lamb of god is mainstream 'metal' not scene metal

they're like the Pantera or Anthrax of this generation

[Dimmu Burger]

Aiden is effin metal as ****!!

[masscows]

**** is pretty unmetal js

[interviewer02]

Lamb of God is scene metal because they make their sound accessible to others in a way that makes them generic and wears on their songwriting.

No one with half a brain considers Aiden metal of any kind.

Wow, you're an idiot. Lamb of God may suck now with Sacrement, but they aren't a generic band. To a degree they are, but they're signature riffing style and unique vocals mixed in with Adlers drumming sets them apart from other metal bands. There are bands that are using LoG influences to sound similar to them now, but Lamb of God is definitely not scene metal.

[interviewer02]

lamb of god is mainstream 'metal' not scene metal

they're like the Pantera or Anthrax of this generation

Yeah, exactly. Calling LoG scene metal is like calling Pantera nu-metal.

[pate]

Stop quoting Guitar World.

[masscows]

death metal influenced butt metal is a good descriptor for their unique sound

[pate]

Along with Machine Head, Lamb of God are the forefathers of the butt metal movement.

[interviewer02]

Stop quoting Guitar World.

No, I actually believe that.

I think Lamb of God is great, I don't listen to them anymore because they got old to me, but Ill always have respect for them as a great band. It seems they're pretty hated on this forum, and I don't get why.

[Dimmu Burger]

Along with Machine Head, Lamb of God are the forefathers of the butt metal movement.

Haha!! Yes!!! Everyone understands now!!

[masscows]

shitty riffs shitty vocals bad songwriting etc

[interviewer02]

poopty riffs poopty vocals bad songwriting etc

I think they have great riffs if anything else. They have their own signature riff style that I can appreciate.

[Dimmu Burger]

I think they have great riffs if anything else. They have their own signature riff style that I can appreciate.

I agree, though I don't listen to them much anymore. I played them out.

[CoryKickkk]

Eddie hermida!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheSyncopath]

I think they have great riffs if anything else. They have their own signature riff style that I can appreciate.

I personally am not a fan of Lamb of God, especially their newer material. But as much as people love flaming LoG now, you can't deny they invented a unique style of riffing that is being duplicated widely now. Thank you for appreciating that.

Most won't agree, but they still deserve the respect and credit for that.

[Patrick O)))]

lamb of god is mainstream 'metal' not scene metal

they're like the Pantera or Anthrax of this generation

They wish. We covered a song of theirs and they have infected our own music in a way I can only wish happened when we covered Alice In Chains. LoG are awful.

They're generic, formulaic metal, which when everyone listens to it it damages the genre.

[masscows]

how are pantera and anthrax not generic formulaic metal

[hismajestythepope]

among the living is amazing fyi

[Dimmu Burger]

They wish. We covered a song of theirs and they have infected our own music in a way I can only wish happened when we covered Alice In Chains. LoG are awful.

They're generic, formulaic metal, which when everyone listens to it it damages the genre.

OMG the genre will never be the same! They're like the Bush Administration of Metal!!

[Ironpriest]

80's metal is by FAR the best metal. its just fun and cheesy and good for a headbang. Best vocalists = Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford, Sebastian Bach and Dio.

[Grumma]

how are pantera and anthrax not generic formulaic metal

I would have thought 'generic' would indicate that they've basically just copied the going thing and re-hashed that in their own way.

Considering Pantera and Anthrax were both amongst the first bands in their respective 'movements' I don't see how either are.
Otherwise you could say Iron Maiden were generic because they came out with the rest of the NWOBHM

[masscows]

ok dude youre reading way too far into what I said and Anthrax and Pantera are both ****ing horrible

[rasputin]

80's metal is by FAR the best metal. its just fun and cheesy and good for a headbang. Best vocalists = Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford, Sebastian Bach and Dio.
do you ever give up

[Dimmu Burger]

80's metal is by FAR the best metal. its just fun and cheesy and good for a headbang. Best vocalists = Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford, Sebastian Bach and Dio.

I love cheese, but I can't eat it all the time. I need some meat, some rice, some fruits and veggies, you know, I gotta mix it up.

[Grumma]

ok dude youre reading way too far into what I said and Anthrax and Pantera are both ****ing horrible

tbh I don't think either are '****ing horrible'.
They could be worse

[interviewer02]

They wish. We covered a song of theirs and they have infected our own music in a way I can only wish happened when we covered Alice In Chains. LoG are awful.

They're generic, formulaic metal, which when everyone listens to it it damages the genre.
LoG is not generic, they have unique characteristics. I'll accept the fact that you don't like them, but they aren't generic. Just because bands have since copied their sound doesn't make them generic. 80's Metallica is not generic, but they would be if their albums came out in the 2000-2008 era.

[masada]

hey dude theyre generic this is fact

[interviewer02]

I personally am not a fan of Lamb of God, especially their newer material. But as much as people love flaming LoG now, you can't deny they invented a unique style of riffing that is being duplicated widely now. Thank you for appreciating that.

Most won't agree, but they still deserve the respect and credit for that.
Thanks man, not many people on here have the intelligence to see that, sadly.

There are generic aspects of the band, but Willie Adler is a great riff writer, and his riffs don't sound quite like anything else. I wouldn't say they're the best band out there, their drumming in my opinion is too boring and the bass is non-existant, and to top that off, they are too repetitive, but they deserve a certain amount of credit even by the most elitist jerk-off metalhead.

[pate]

stop saying "out there"

[interviewer02]

I took one off, just for you Pate.

[masada]

take all of them off

get really naked

for me.

[RNR]

Daniel ****ing Heiman AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH


...HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! !!


Eiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Waaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OOOOoooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

Yahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!

And lone he might be on the ways of this world
His sword, sole companion, always there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On a mountain I watched him
When proudly he swung his steel
Entracing my heart... in mystical harmony
On a mountain I saw it
When knowledge aroused his sense
Encircled by clouds
In the gales now enlightened reborn!


dunununun

[weare138mike]

Well i dunno if this includes hardcore. but seeing as hardcore and metal is meshed into one conglomeration here's a few.

Scott Vogel-Terror, Buried Alive

(i know imma get trolled the **** out for this one)

Tommy Rogers-BTBAM, Prayer for cleansing

**i just wanna note that TR has a clean commanding scream that shreds through your soul. in my opinion he's gotten better over the years***

Shagrath- Dimmu Borgir

Ken Sorceron- Abigail Williams

Lead singer Mike Majewski from Motherf*ucking Devourment.

[TimJim]

what is that thing in her mouth!!

[TheSyncopath]

It looks like a revolver barrel.

Though at first it looked like a buttplug.

*hides*

[Dimmu Burger]

Well i dunno if this includes hardcore. but seeing as hardcore and metal is meshed into one conglomeration here's a few.

Scott Vogel-Terror, Buried Alive

(i know imma get trolled the **** out for this one)

Tommy Rogers-BTBAM, Prayer for cleansing

**i just wanna note that TR has a clean commanding scream that shreds through your soul. in my opinion he's gotten better over the years***

Shagrath- Dimmu Borgir

Ken Sorceron- Abigail Williams

Lead singer Mike Majewski from Motherf*ucking Devourment.

I personally love Tommy and Shagrath. Ken from AW is decent, but not remarkable.

[interviewer02]

Well i dunno if this includes hardcore. but seeing as hardcore and metal is meshed into one conglomeration here's a few.

Scott Vogel-Terror, Buried Alive

(i know imma get trolled the **** out for this one)

Tommy Rogers-BTBAM, Prayer for cleansing

**i just wanna note that TR has a clean commanding scream that shreds through your soul. in my opinion he's gotten better over the years***

Shagrath- Dimmu Borgir

Ken Sorceron- Abigail Williams

Lead singer Mike Majewski from Motherf*ucking Devourment.
Tommy from BTBAM? Wow...I thought he was god aweful.

[Dimmu Burger]

Scott Vogel is odd to hear as well. He sounds like every other hardcore tough guy out there.

[Angmar]

Shagrath also sucks.

[Dimmu Burger]

Shagrath also sucks.

He does some nifty stuff. I like him.

[elmntrs]

sometimes he rubs my balls when he slurps on my gerk

[Dimmu Burger]

Oh so that's why his voice sounds so funny! Must be all the jizz!

[pate]

Shajizz

[weare138mike]

Scott Vogel is odd to hear as well. He sounds like every other hardcore tough guy out there.

Dude i think you mean every other tough guy sounds like him? I mean he is above par from everyone else. it's just not the sound but the lyrics and like his timing and stuff. he doesn't just yell for no reason. ya know?

[weare138mike]

He does some nifty stuff. I like him.

shagrath does some nifty stuff. but his religious politcs suck. Dimmu flip flops so much on whether they are satanic or not its dumb. and i am a christian and i think it's funny. *** satanism is dumb.

[Dimmu Burger]

Dude i think you mean every other tough guy sounds like him? I mean he is above par from everyone else. it's just not the sound but the lyrics and like his timing and stuff. he doesn't just yell for no reason. ya know?

Reguardless, I was really into them for awhile, but it just got boring. The riffs aren't that good and the vocals are really tough guy sounding. I guess I'm not a straight up hardcore kind of guy, even though my band is heavily influenced by that genre.

About Dimmu Borgir: I tend to not pay attention to the satanism sort of thing. I'm and Christian, but I can't really tell what he is saying vocally anyways, lol. It is quite fun to make fun of him at band practice though.

[weare138mike]

Reguardless, I was really into them for awhile, but it just got boring. The riffs aren't that good and the vocals are really tough guy sounding. I guess I'm not a straight up hardcore kind of guy, even though my band is heavily influenced by that genre.

About Dimmu Borgir: I tend to not pay attention to the satanism sort of thing. I'm and Christian, but I can't really tell what he is saying vocally anyways, lol. It is quite fun to make fun of him at band practice though.

And yeah i am into the tough guy stuff. it's just my style although i don't claim to be a tough guy. heh. but yeah i see what you mean terror does get stale. but when i feel down one with the underdogs brings me back up. most hardcore you don't even want to listen to after 6 months.

I like his song is his native tongue it makes it more evil. and yeah i usually don't pay attention to that either. But if your label markets you as a satanic band. Welll......you should prolly make sure everyone is satanic. ya know. same for christian bands.

[Dimmu Burger]

Actually all of Stormblast was in Norwegian.

[Grumma]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN6mB_XV2Lc

Dude from Manowar aint bad either

[rasputin]

Amorphis' vocalist is pretty ****ing good

[bastard]

Dio.

[Dimmu Burger]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN6mB_XV2Lc

Dude from Manowar aint bad either

Damn. Just damn.

[weare138mike]

Actually all of Stormblast was in Norwegian.

sorry i meant to say songs. plural and yeah i own stormblast. personally i like the re-issue. that's the only downfall of BM is the terrible recording and the fact that their old keyboardist stole song piano lines doesn't make it any better for thier original. But yeah i like it when bands sing in non english. ie Sigur ros. and sometimes the causualties.

[hismajestythepope]

shitty production works better for black metal than clean production honestly

[weare138mike]

poopty production works better for black metal than clean production honestly

Nah i mean Emperor would sound so much better if the keys really shined in the mix and everything was pristine. that's why Dimmu and Behemoth get crap but are on top of the genre. cuz of their clean production. I like Dimmu because the sounds flawless. as opposed to cradle who sounded better with less production. cradle is the exception.

[hismajestythepope]

i always assumed darkthrone and mayhem were on top of the genre but ok if dimmu borgir is more globally popular they must be better due to production!

[bastard]

Dimmu suck. Behemoth aren't really black metal anymore.

[weare138mike]

i always assumed darkthrone and mayhem were on top of the genre but ok if dimmu borgir is more globally popular they must be better due to production!

on top of the genre i don't mean influentailly. i meant record sales wise.

[masscows]

Nah i mean Emperor would sound so much better if the keys really shined in the mix and everything was pristine. that's why Dimmu and Behemoth get crap but are on top of the genre. cuz of their clean production. I like Dimmu because the sounds flawless. as opposed to cradle who sounded better with less production. cradle is the exception.

wtf does this post say

[hismajestythepope]

oh well record sales do equate to quality !!

[bastard]

I really like the hazzy production on a lot of black metal albums, but it wouldn't work for Dimmu.

[weare138mike]

Dimmu suck. Behemoth aren't really black metal anymore.

i still consider behemoth BM cuz of nergals politics. go on you tube and listen to him speak. if he isn't BM i don't know what is. And don't hate dimmu cuz that's the troo, kvlt, cool thing to due. dude they are catchy as hell. and hellhammer owns like half the drummers out there.

[masscows]

dimmu borgir sucks. none of their albums are good.

[bastard]

I don't do that, I hate them because they are everything that is wrong with black metal. Overly ridiculous symphonic elements, bland riffs used over and over again, and the abominable vocalist Shagrath.

[hismajestythepope]

if he isn't BM i don't know what is.
ahh that explains everything

[pate]

politics =/= music

[bastard]

hahahahaha

@ Mappy

[hismajestythepope]

politics =/= music

WHA WHAAAAT?!

**** man. ****.

[weare138mike]

dude you guys are trolling around my point. It just depends on how open minded you are and what perspective you come from. I recorded music for a living and went to school for it. So the first thing i listen to is production. and all i am saying is if alot of BM bands had better production they'd have gone farther. Like dimmu and behemoth and cradle. every says these guys sold out cuz they have the money to put out decent crap. being KVLT is pretty faggy looking now. in my humble opinion. Manson ruined it. I mean Abigail williams wouldn't sound as awesome as they are without clean production.

[bastard]

But Behemoth became a death metal band...

I mean, sure, they still have black metal influences, but none of the less they've changed.

[masscows]

what does manson have to do with black metal

this guy reminds me of bra

[hismajestythepope]

dude you guys are trolling around my point. It just depends on how open minded you are and what perspective you come from. I recorded music for a living and went to school for it. So the first thing i listen to is production. and all i am saying is if alot of BM bands had better production they'd have gone farther. Like dimmu and behemoth and cradle. every says these guys sold out cuz they have the money to put out decent crap. being KVLT is pretty faggy looking now. in my humble opinion. Manson ruined it. I mean Abigail williams wouldn't sound as awesome as they are without clean production.

dimmu borgir is cheesy garbage. behemoth is cheesy garbage. abigail williams is cheesy garbage. im not trolling, youre just ****ing dumb. also, none of that is black metal.

[masscows]

behemoth is pretty good bro

[bastard]

I know, but he's trying to say they've always been BM.