foxblood: this is the only good website left

foxblood 07.23.19	even 4chan/cripplechan are basically shit now
Divaman 07.23.19	It's good, to the extent that it IS left.
Deathconscious 07.23.19	I dont go anywhere else on a regular basis.
ramon. 07.23.19	3/5 for sure
foxblood 07.23.19	left behind
rodrigo90 07.23.19	DURAN DURAN RUULLLZZZZZZZZ
foxblood 07.23.19	true
deathschool 07.23.19	This site sucks, but I’m still on it too much.
foxblood 07.23.19	everything else sucks more though
deathschool 07.23.19	Yeah, it’s all shit. Suicide pact?
Deathconscious 07.23.19	man, y'all need to go to a hippie festival or something.
deathschool 07.23.19	I live at a goddamn commune!
deathschool 07.23.19	I’m actually happy in my life right now though. Just shitpostin on my favorite music forum. : D
J() Alexander 07.23.19	Nah.
Pikazilla 07.23.19	Alex, did your mother ever beat you with a slipper?
J() Alexander 07.23.19	I'm from Mexico, what do you think?
Pikazilla 07.23.19	That was a rhetorical question.
budgie 07.23.19	"I’m actually happy in my life right now " reported
deathschool 07.23.19	I know. Send the misery police immediately.
J() Alexander 07.23.19	Hmh.
deathschool 07.23.19	Yeah, true.
PunchforPunch 07.23.19	good for shitposting yea
deathschool 07.23.19	More like Punchmyfuckindick
budgie 07.23.19	fox i'm at a fun discord channel let me know if you want an invite i cry in laughter everyday
naughtcturnal 07.23.19	Yeah sput's the best
osmark86 07.23.19	[2]
Demon of the Fall 07.23.19	Yeah. I visit 3/4 websites semi-regularly and only one of those is anywhere close to this in terms of my own activity. This is an (almost) everyday thing now.
osmark86 07.23.19	If anything it is surprising that so many regulars keep complaining about how shit the site is. It's like bemoaning your crack addiction.
Rik VII 07.23.19	"This site sucks, but I’m still on it too much." This pretty much. The commenting/reviewing system on RYM is crap though, so that's mainly what's keeping me here
DDDeftoneDDD 07.23.19	abola.pt sputnikmusic.com metal-archives.com https://serbenfiquista.com/forum/
DDDeftoneDDD 07.23.19	And this site doesn't suck at all unless you suck. Love you 2 guys. We're 3: Me; The dude who's digging my shit; The dude who annoys me cause he doesn't.
Rik VII 07.23.19	Metal-archives?! Maybe for the laughs but dude.
DDDeftoneDDD 07.23.19	ahahah dude...I'm new to loads of metal, I only visit for consulting and sort some stuff out, and to geek out of you guys lolol
DDDeftoneDDD 07.23.19	I forgot I use a lot of wikipedia too...shamelessly
Demon of the Fall 07.23.19	I inevitably select Wikipedia after a Google search, if it's an option. I occasionally use Metal-archives too, not for the reviews though.
DDDeftoneDDD 07.23.19	"I inevitably select Wikipedia after a Google search" I'd say for bands, that members timeline section is essential lol "Metal-archives too, not for the reviews though" [2] though I give peak on on revs percentage.
garas 07.23.19	Sputnik: ❤, I hate Discords. And I think the Archives is pretty useful, I use it regularly. Half of the reviews suck, and for some reason some bands are banished from there, but still: lots of data, and I discovered many local bands from there.
Typhoon24 07.23.19	For music ya
osmark86 07.23.19	My two most visited sites are this one and villatalk.
Demon of the Fall 07.23.19	Same, but sub Villa for Chelsea.
StrikeOfTheBeast 07.23.19	Despite my list of this place being boring these days, you're probably right.
DungeonBoy 07.23.19	the site itself has some obvious flaws, but the community and information are both top notch. This and reddit keep me fairly entertained during downtime
DDDeftoneDDD 07.23.19	TOP NOTCH, Agree everyone. Thank you all!
osmark86 07.23.19	@demon: aha! rumours had it ethan ampadu might have gone to loan with us before he ended up at rb leipzig. would've been a good loan move I think because the dude has promise (and good hair!)
Hawks 07.23.19	m/ m/ m/
DDDeftoneDDD 07.23.19	os and demon, ethan ampadu is David Luis on drugs! ...I'm excited to see what this wonder kid Felix will do as main player on Athletic...the dude is absolutely amazing, like at 19 he's a 1-2 touch teacher already, but he only made half season on Portuguese league and a hat-trick on Europe League. You have thoughts on it?
osmark86 07.23.19	only heard good things about this Felix kid. heralded as the next messi(ah)
butt. 07.23.19	wait, there are other websites?
Demon of the Fall 07.23.19	I'm actually mildly concerned Leipzig is an overly ambitious move, good place to learn though, if he gets enough game time. It's better than being a guaranteed starter in the Championship, as he needs some sort of challenge. He had offers from other clubs, one being Reading. Do you think Villa's offer was real/concrete then?
DDDeftoneDDD 07.23.19	Its like a kid in that age with that skill should be more selfish...but he passed that long time...its all about game perception, 1to2 touches and all changes...classsssyyy
DDDeftoneDDD 07.23.19	no weed for Ampadu
osmark86 07.23.19	@demon: no I actually think it was just lazy journalism tbh. especially considering we're in for douglas luiz and I doubt chelsea would loan someone of his caliber/age out to play second fiddle at another club.
DDDeftoneDDD 07.23.19	btw...speaking of other sites, this one is so damn useful for soccer lovers https://www.transfermarkt.com/
Demon of the Fall 07.23.19	yeah, you seem well stocked in defence after the Mings/Konsa signings so couldn't see him get much game time there either. Naglesmann has come out and said he sees Ampadu playing in midfield, so hopefully that means he requested him specifically.
naughtcturnal 07.23.19	"Metal-archives?! Maybe for the laughs but dude." The metal archives format is great, it's the reviewers that suck
StrikeOfTheBeast 07.23.19	Someone gave a Meshuggah album a 0% on Metal Archives. How is something that awful?
Demon of the Fall 07.23.19	leaves/opens metal-archives 'band > Meshuggah'
TheNotrap 07.23.19	I don't know if it's the only good one, but it's certainly the best
JustJoe. 07.23.19	I like it here.
DDDeftoneDDD 07.23.19	Just weird? but I like it
StrikeOfTheBeast 07.23.19	I don't know if it's the only good one, but it's certainly the best [2]
Demon of the Fall 07.23.19	OK, that Meshuggah review is surprisingly readable, dare I say well-written?
StrikeOfTheBeast 07.23.19	Musically, artistically, and metallically this is indeed nothing, as the title suggests, but from a broader perspective, it is something – to much dismay. This is seriously one of the worst creations of the human race. Fortunately it's not metal, so metal cannot be held responsible for having produced this utter nadir of a… well, thing. There is only one real idea in this album, and that's the usage of chugging riffs with strange rhythmic values. There is an astounding lack of melody. Everything from Nunslaughter to Brodequin is melodic. This is not. Strictly speaking, yes, there are melodies in the riffs, in that they contain notes of at least two different pitches. However, the emphasis is always entirely on the rhythm (with the exception of the last riff in 'Straws Pulled at Random') and combined with the down-tuned mechanical guitars, the riffs sound like steel fragments bouncing and colliding with each other at random, not music. This is really about as metal as Korn at most. Rhythmically, there are lots of stop-starts, strange time signatures, and polyrhythmic drumming, but they bring no interesting, let alone good, results. There is no real variation; sure, each phrase sounds quite random, disjointed, and chaotic, but they are straightforwardly repeated in the exact same way multiple times. There aren't even drum fills. It is absolutely predictable and repetitive – the rhythms do nothing save the music from the incredible monotony of the melodic department. The rest of the music hardly does anything for the most part, leaving everything to the strange rhythmic exercise. Vocals bark monotonously, without any melody or variation in tone, adding nothing to the music but an extra layer of annoyance. Guitar solos aren't technical scale exercises, but even worse: scale exercises would have at least given some real melody, but the here, despite the extremely fluid solo tone, which is a nice contrast to the excessive sterility of everything else on the album but still quite annoying in itself, there are many stop-starts, making the music more mechanical, and often they just sound like background noise, which isn't as bad as the riffs but still don't compensate for them. Now, there are exceptions: 'Closed Eye Visuals' and 'Straws Pulled at Random' actually contain melodic solos, and while they lack any direction and are frequently disturbed by the riffs, by the very fact that they are melodic, they constitute the highlight of the album.
StrikeOfTheBeast 07.23.19	enerally songs go through a cycle of riffs and verses twice, and then proceed to a different section, which usually includes a guitar solo. However, the presence of a certain pattern does not equate to structure. Each riff is interchangeable with another, and each song has little to no difference from another. If you've heard one riff, then you've heard the entire album. There is no sense of progression, climax, or variation; it's simply riff after riff, and leaves almost no breathing space to at least take a rest before being bombarded with the noise. Some exceptions include the clean guitar sections of 'Closed Eye Visuals' and the aforetime mentioned riff with some melody which appears in 'Straws Pulled at Random.' 'Spasm' is also one of the most tolerable songs because there is a lead melody in the background, which is played throughout the song. However, not all exceptions are positive ones; the closer 'Obsidian' is on a whole new level of monotony by itself. After a tolerable ambient intro, it plays a single riff for more than five minutes (on the re-recorded version). It doesn't even have any vocals, and there is one drum hit per phrase. It is obviously boring, annoying, repulsive, etc. but these several objective facts about the song will suffice. This is barely even music, let alone metal, and it is literally an audial torture that makes free jazz and twelve-tone classical sound like easy listening music. Hell, listening to John Cage's '4:33' is likely to yield a much more musical experience than listening to 'Nothing,' and any garbage from melodeath to pop punk actually becomes enjoyable for a while after listening to this. Titling this album 'Nothing' is an insult to nothingness.
Demon of the Fall 07.23.19	Is some of that missing? They make a few redundant points and also a few unnecessary digs, but honestly, for a 0% review I was expecting significantly worse. Edit: ah yes, the 2nd half, haha.
StrikeOfTheBeast 07.23.19	There aren't even drum fills. aren't even drum fills. even drum fills. drum fills. There's plenty of fills on that album. Not as many as their earliy works but still. There's like 3 on "Stengah" alone.
budgie 07.23.19	t hose a ren't e ven d rum f ills TAEDF retards
DDDeftoneDDD 07.23.19	loooool Nothing at 0% makes total sense...I don't like his concepts of music though...I find them to be freedom restrained. Disagree with the dude 100%. He writes really smart and he's just a strict dumb fuck at the end of the day X) Meaning I know they are needed, but I don't use hate revs to get music.
StrikeOfTheBeast 07.23.19	@budgie I'm a drummer retard. :P :P
DDDeftoneDDD 07.23.19	Meshuggah's bests are the last one and ObZen...Chaos and Nothing were great too
StrikeOfTheBeast 07.23.19	Sleep grew on me, and Obzen rules. But... DEI or DIE
DungeonBoy 07.23.19	DEI is best shuggah
JustJoe. 07.23.19	I’m not weird. 👀
budgie 07.23.19	UR so WEIRD
JustJoe. 07.23.19	No but, like, the thing is.
DDDeftoneDDD 07.23.19	no...you're JustJoe. (that's how we speak to weirdos ahaha)
JustJoe. 07.23.19	🧐
Divaman 07.23.19	The site is like my house. It's kind of crumbling around me, but I'm comfortable here.
DDDeftoneDDD 07.23.19	The only thing crumbling here is the tons of stuff to check!!!! messy house yeah lol
butt. 07.23.19	way late here but metal archives is kinda fun because I just click random band or whatever, and discover some obscure shit that aint even on sput
JustJoe. 07.23.19	maybe it’s the only website i visit with any sort of frequency
BenThatsMyJamin 07.23.19	I'm feeling a strong 6 to a light 7 on this thing
JustJoe. 07.23.19	feeling a reactionary 5 personally
ZilbelPing 07.23.19	as long as we're all in agreement DEI is the best this site is a hard ok
BenThatsMyJamin 07.23.19	yah dei or die
Larkinhill 07.23.19	This, Reddit and maybe once a day, Facebook, are really the only places I go.
Relinquished 07.23.19	damn right Ben
BenThatsMyJamin 07.23.19	BEEPBEEPBEEPBEEP
JoeTex 07.23.19	a nice refreshing zima
foxblood 07.23.19	agreed butt metal archives is good
Deathconscious 07.23.19	metal archives is very useful, the community is so, so bad.
foxblood 07.23.19	exactly, great db
bloc 07.24.19	Couldn't agree more
StrikeOfTheBeast 07.24.19	[2] Their reviews are pretty ass or fanboy asf. Sometimes they're decent.
JustJoe. 07.24.19	List Closed for Posting by Darius
StrikeOfTheBeast 07.24.19	Me: Sputnik is boring these days ain't it? Also me: the website I go to more than any other combined. smh
JustJoe. 07.24.19	bruh it’s closed don’t break the law
Sowing 07.24.19	"The site is like my house. It's kind of crumbling around me, but I'm comfortable here." Never read a more perfect analogy
bloc 07.24.19	Sputnik's been pretty lively this week imo
StrikeOfTheBeast 07.24.19	@JustJoe bruh....I AM THE LAW!!!! ok no im not
StrikeOfTheBeast 07.24.19	@bloc yeah I've noticed that too. Perhaps my thread had something to do with it? :D
JustJoe. 07.24.19
JustJoe. 07.24.19	k bet
bloc 07.24.19	lol maybe. Weekends are usually dead which makes perfect sense, but during weekdays it's been good
StrikeOfTheBeast 07.24.19	Eh my thread probably wasn't causation; it was good timing though. XD
bloc 07.24.19	It probably was a catalyst for something. Saw a lot of users and remarks you don't see often
oltnabrick 07.24.19	ok
Dedes 07.24.19	Bro Sputnik OWNS
naughtcturnal 07.24.19	I've discovered soooo many albums that are bow on heavy rotation thans to lists from users that I have similar tastes with. And so many more things that I never thought I would be listening to. Love the platform and how it lets people practice their reviewing skills and get pointers (maybe one day I'll even feel comfirtable trying it out.). Sputnik is like my online home now and I hope it never dies
budgie 07.24.19	i hope you DIE naughtcturnal you suuuuuuuck
neekafat 07.24.19	"everything else sucks more though" [2]
JustJoe. 07.24.19	right inside the jugular
naughtcturnal 07.24.19	I will someday m/
JustJoe. 07.24.19	I’m an immortal spirit.
Demon of the Fall 07.24.19	naughtcturnal has me welling up, those feels man.
Dedes 07.24.19	He wont die not ever