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Ire 02.28.10	converge
qwe3 02.28.10	1. Jester Race or Lunar Strain 2. Still Life or Blackwater Park. I would go Still Life personally
Yazz_Flute 02.28.10	The Jester Race Blackwater Park
Duderino 02.28.10	1. Back to Times of Splendor 2. Focus
Captain North 02.28.10	1 - Go cronologically
JWT155 02.28.10	In Flames I'd say Clayman.
iwrestledabigmaconce 02.28.10	jester race and Ghost Reveries.
JWT155 02.28.10	Everyone's going to rec the best In Flames album, which is The Jester Race. My advice is if you've been around the block of metal many times and are into really good old school stuff then hit that up first. Otherwise if you want to start with the most easily get into album and want to start with something other then the best so everything from there goes down hill then I'd say like before go with Clayman. Personally I like to save the best albums of a band for later but thats me.
GnarlyShillelagh 02.28.10	Opeth wtf In Flames is way worse. And Duderino's post refers to the following albums, in case the names are foreign to you: Disillusion - Back to Times of Splendor Cynic - Focus Both of which are excellent albums, although I'd probably suggest Traced In Air over Focus. I think it's a bit easier to get into and I definitely like it better.
Prophet178 02.28.10	Ghost Reveries for Opeth.
Masochist 02.28.10	Wait, wait. It's gotta be 'Colony' for #1 to start out with.
JWT155 02.28.10	That's another good choice too.
intothepit83 02.28.10	If you're not really into metal, than avoid Opeth for right now, as well as early In Flames. If you want to start, here's where you start: In Flames- Soundtrack to Your Escape; Come Clarity; Reroute to Remain Opeth- Still Life's a great place to start, but check out Ghost Reveries
theacademy 02.28.10	^did u just seriously rec soundtrack to your escape? watruafag? correct response is clayman.
GnarlyShillelagh 02.28.10	lmfao intothepit. Also, if you can't seem to get into Opeth, keep trying until you do. It's a band that gets better and better every time you listen to it. And if it's still hard for you, just listen to Damnation. Not a single harsh vocal on that album.
coneren 02.28.10	I started with clayman and still life
intothepit83 02.28.10	lol, if you read the whole comment gnarly and theacademy, i wasn't rec'ing their best considering that it isn't easy for someone to take in, hence the first sentence in that post, "If you're not really into metal, than Avoid Opeth right now, as well as early In Flames." Fucking fanny bandits
GnarlyShillelagh 02.28.10	And if you listened to any of those albums, you would realize that the only reason anybody should ever listen to any of them is if they're trying to jack up their objectivity scores.
intothepit83 02.28.10	lol, and if you must know, that's how I got my lil brother into metal was introducing him to stuff that's a lil easier on the ears. now he's into the heaviest shit he can find. you don't just throw someone into shit they've never really listened to before, otherwise they might get turned off and never listen to it again. you don't tell someone who's asking for where to start with Converge to start with "Jane Doe," especially if they don't listen to much metal.
JWT155 02.28.10	I think me and you pit are the only people here who understand that concept. That's how I got into metal. Don't believe anyone woke up one day and decided to listen to Slayer that never listened to "Metal" in the first place.
intothepit83 02.28.10	And I though people listened to shitty albums from good bands because they WERE fans of that band. if you listen to music just to "jack up your objectivity scores," then stop listening to music. It hasn't a purpose in your life anymore
JWT155 02.28.10	Objectivities stupid because it's based on the premise that music collectively is made up of the same amount of ratings 1-5. Basically out of all your albums you rate should have an equal amount of ratings or the mean should be 2.5 which is bullshit.
Asiatic667 02.28.10	come clarity.
intothepit83 02.28.10	Theacademy- you making fun of someone's rec's is like a kid with down syndrome insulting the intelligence of a Rhodes Scholar.
Consigliere 02.28.10	This is old news. Now SM likes to shit on Opeth in every opportunity they have ( well, most of the members anyways ), its that shitty band Converge they jerk off on now. Ignore them though, go for Still Life and Blackwater Park, they are amazing.
Alucard125 02.28.10	In Flames - Colony/Clayman
bodiesinflight57 02.28.10	1. The Jester Race 2. Watershed
Motiv3 02.28.10	1. Jester Race 2. Blackwater Park
intothepit83 03.01.10	Consigliere- opeth is one of Sputnik's favorite bands. let go of your self-righteous thinking and open up your eyes.