ToB's Controversial Opinions thread (that no one here will agree with)

Wow. We need like a billion of these types of threads. Who says this board has gone to crap????

Temple of Blood wrote:

1. CAULDRON BORN are a better band than IRON MAIDEN
2. The Blaze Bayley IRON MAIDEN albums are better than the recent Bruce ones (including all Bruce's solo albums)
3. "Fistful of Metal" is better than "State of Euphroria"
4. "Impact is Imminent" is better than "Bonded by Blood"
5. "Show No Mercy" is better than "Reign in Blood"
6. Ski (FAITH FACTOR, ex-DEADLY BLESSING, ex-ALTERED STATE) is a far better singer than Tim "Ripper" Owens.
7. Skolnick's guitar solos these days are pretty tasteless and terrible
8. LETHAL is better than CAGE
9. Lars Ulrich's drumming >>>> Jon Schaffer's songwriting
10. FORCED ENTRY is much better than BELIEVER

... to be continued ...

1. replace Cauldron Born with Running Wild and I'd agree, or if Crimson Glory had kept going from their second album, I would agree......but anyway, Cauldron Born leans far too much to the proggy minor key stuff that Fates Warning would do except the difference is that it felt NATURAL and not as if it was trying to emulate something......this problem plagues countless bands currently in the scene....trying too hard..
2. equal IMO
3. Yes, and Turbin's solo stuff is also better than all recent Anthrax, or everything since the 90's really.
4. Yes
5. Yes
6. I slightly prefer Ripper insofar as his actual style, it sounds more individual, but I would say that Ski is technically the better singer. Also Geoff Tate > Dickinson + Kiske (all classic eras)
7. Terrible goes well with Testament, so..
8. Yes
9. ...ok, that's brutal, as amazingly boring as Iced Earth is. I don't know what to say because I don't want to extol either so this is a draw.
10. Negative

Hell, I've got some controversial opinions. I might as well join in.

1. Guns n' Roses sucks. Always have, always will.
2. Vinnie Vincent is one of the worst guitar players I've ever heard.

And that's about it...

Temple of Blood wrote:

11. Chuck Shuldiner played more bad guitar solos during his career than good ones
12. The worst guitar solo in all of metal history is at the beginning of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's "Der Fuhrer"
13. Jeff Hanneman is the worst lead guitarist in all of metal history who has ever been interviewed by a guitar magazine
14. David Wayne's solo album is far better than every METAL CHURCH album since "Blessing in Disguise"
15. OVERKILL have more bad songs in their discography than good ones
16. SLAYER sold out during the 90s
17. If SLAYER had had Louie Clemente or Tom Hunting on drums they wouldn't have been half as popular as they are now
18. DREAM THEATER have written very few good songs since Kevin Moore quit
19. Tony Martin would be a better singer for CANDLEMASS now than Robert Lowe is
20. SEVEN WITCHES is the worst metal band to ever be signed by a large metal label

11. No, but many of his second guitar players did little of interest, i.e. Shannon Hamm is stiff as a board. The 'Human' lineup is where it's at.
12. really really sucks, and annoying tone, but I know I've heard worse somewhere..
13. I concur with the Kerry King comments, but also, I stopped reading guitar magazines like.............forever ago, so I can't even answer..but I am sure there are worse..
14. Good album and Metal Church got sort of pedestrian so I guess I can agree although I have not heard every album past that one.
15. That's just because the discography is too big.
16. Yes, or maybe they were never all that true to begin with and couldn't retain a classic sound in a later era; they fit in before because they were a part of the beginning and then rode the wave, but to lose your way that bad...hm.
17. Debatable
18. Yes, and I don't even listen to those old ones much anymore.
19. Only Messiah
20. Large as in..? In any case, I think I can beat that: Zonata to Century Media..the third album (Buried Alive) is good, but their debut is absolutely atrocious, one of the absolute worst things I have heard. yeah, Seven Witches is a pretty mediocre band though.

Temple of Blood wrote:

1. CAULDRON BORN are a better band than IRON MAIDEN
2. The Blaze Bayley IRON MAIDEN albums are better than the recent Bruce ones (including all Bruce's solo albums)
3. "Fistful of Metal" is better than "State of Euphroria"
4. "Impact is Imminent" is better than "Bonded by Blood"
5. "Show No Mercy" is better than "Reign in Blood"
6. Ski (FAITH FACTOR, ex-DEADLY BLESSING, ex-ALTERED STATE) is a far better singer than Tim "Ripper" Owens.
7. Skolnick's guitar solos these days are pretty tasteless and terrible
8. LETHAL is better than CAGE
9. Lars Ulrich's drumming >>>> Jon Schaffer's songwriting
10. FORCED ENTRY is much better than BELIEVER
11. Chuck Shuldiner played more bad guitar solos during his career than good ones
12. The worst guitar solo in all of metal history is at the beginning of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's "Der Fuhrer"
13. Jeff Hanneman is the worst lead guitarist in all of metal history who has ever been interviewed by a guitar magazine
14. David Wayne's solo album is far better than every METAL CHURCH album since "Blessing in Disguise"
15. OVERKILL have more bad songs in their discography than good ones
16. SLAYER sold out during the 90s
17. If SLAYER had had Louie Clemente or Tom Hunting on drums they wouldn't have been half as popular as they are now
18. DREAM THEATER have written very few good songs since Kevin Moore quit
19. Tony Martin would be a better singer for CANDLEMASS now than Robert Lowe is
20. SEVEN WITCHES is the worst metal band to ever be signed by a large metal label

1. No
2. No
3. Maybe
4. No opinion
5. That is a close one. Barely disagree
6. No opinion
7. Agreed
8. No opinion
9. Sure
10. No
11. No
12. No
13. No
14. No
15. No
16. Perhaps
17. Perhaps
18. Partially agree
19. No opinion
20. Disagree

21. HELSTAR "Nosferatu" features the best twin guitar work in the entire history of metal.
22. TESTAMENT wrote a lot of mediocre songs in the 80s.
23. Dio's lyrics are really awful for the most part.
24. Halford sold out when it was commercially convenient and only returned to metal when all other doors had closed
25. "Cracked Brain" is by far DESTRUCTION's best album
26. "Rust in Peace" is the worst album of MEGADETH's first four releases
27. Andy LaRoque is the single best guitar soloist in all of metal history
28. ANTHRAX should be removed from "The Big 4" because of how poorly they have performed since they kicked out Belladonna
29. Danny Lilker writes better guitar riffs than Jon Schaffer
30. A lot of CORONER's music is hit or miss: some brilliant things and a lot of quirky, weird, goofy things that don't quite work

Temple of Blood wrote:

1. CAULDRON BORN are a better band than IRON MAIDEN
2. The Blaze Bayley IRON MAIDEN albums are better than the recent Bruce ones (including all Bruce's solo albums)
3. "Fistful of Metal" is better than "State of Euphroria"
4. "Impact is Imminent" is better than "Bonded by Blood"
5. "Show No Mercy" is better than "Reign in Blood"
6. Ski (FAITH FACTOR, ex-DEADLY BLESSING, ex-ALTERED STATE) is a far better singer than Tim "Ripper" Owens.
7. Skolnick's guitar solos these days are pretty tasteless and terrible
8. LETHAL is better than CAGE
9. Lars Ulrich's drumming >>>> Jon Schaffer's songwriting
10. FORCED ENTRY is much better than BELIEVER

... to be continued ...

1.) Nope
2.) Depends on the one's you're talking about, the writing on the Blaze albums was pissass for the most part. But, I'd say they're pretty even when compared with DOD, FOTD, and NPFTD.
3.) My two favorite Anthrax album's. I consider them equal.
4.) Eh, once again both are kinda on the same plane in my mind. However FABULOUS DISASTER is better than both.
5.) Disagree, SNM is good, but Slayer wasn't full evolved yet.
6.) Agree
7.) Agree, but alot of Testament's music sucks.
8.) Agree
9.) Not a fan of IE, so no opinion there.
10.)Agree

Temple of Blood wrote:

21. HELSTAR "Nosferatu" features the best twin guitar work in the entire history of metal.
22. TESTAMENT wrote a lot of mediocre songs in the 80s.
23. Dio's lyrics are really awful for the most part.
24. Halford sold out when it was commercially convenient and only returned to metal when all other doors had closed
25. "Cracked Brain" is by far DESTRUCTION's best album
26. "Rust in Peace" is the worst album of MEGADETH's first four releases
27. Andy LaRoque is the single best guitar soloist in all of metal history
28. ANTHRAX should be removed from "The Big 4" because of how poorly they have performed since they kicked out Belladonna
29. Danny Lilker writes better guitar riffs than Jon Schaffer
30. A lot of CORONER's music is hit or miss: some brilliant things and a lot of quirky, weird, goofy things that don't quite work

21. Who?
22. Agree
23. Agree (every Dio lyric ever: Dragons! Evil! Look at how mystical I am!!!)
24. Disagree
25. Who?
26. Disagree (That title would go to Peace Sells IMO)
27. Disagree, but he's very good
28. Agree
29. Who?
30. Who?

Temple of Blood wrote:

11. Chuck Shuldiner played more bad guitar solos during his career than good ones
12. The worst guitar solo in all of metal history is at the beginning of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's "Der Fuhrer"
13. Jeff Hanneman is the worst lead guitarist in all of metal history who has ever been interviewed by a guitar magazine
14. David Wayne's solo album is far better than every METAL CHURCH album since "Blessing in Disguise"
15. OVERKILL have more bad songs in their discography than good ones
16. SLAYER sold out during the 90s
17. If SLAYER had had Louie Clemente or Tom Hunting on drums they wouldn't have been half as popular as they are now
18. DREAM THEATER have written very few good songs since Kevin Moore quit
19. Tony Martin would be a better singer for CANDLEMASS now than Robert Lowe is
20. SEVEN WITCHES is the worst metal band to ever be signed by a large metal label

11.) No way.
12.) Debateable, but it is bad.
13.) Nope, I've seen Kirk Hammet interviewed before.
14.) Agree
15.) Disagree
16.) Sold out isn't really the right word. Wrong direction is more like it.
17.) Eh, dunno about that.
18.) They havent had many good ones since 91.
19.) Agree. Tony Martin would also be better than Marcolin.
20.) Who?

Temple of Blood wrote:

21. HELSTAR "Nosferatu" features the best twin guitar work in the entire history of metal.
22. TESTAMENT wrote a lot of mediocre songs in the 80s.
23. Dio's lyrics are really awful for the most part.
24. Halford sold out when it was commercially convenient and only returned to metal when all other doors had closed
25. "Cracked Brain" is by far DESTRUCTION's best album
26. "Rust in Peace" is the worst album of MEGADETH's first four releases
27. Andy LaRoque is the single best guitar soloist in all of metal history
28. ANTHRAX should be removed from "The Big 4" because of how poorly they have performed since they kicked out Belladonna
29. Danny Lilker writes better guitar riffs than Jon Schaffer
30. A lot of CORONER's music is hit or miss: some brilliant things and a lot of quirky, weird, goofy things that don't quite work

21.) Good, but I dunno about best.
22.) Agree, they also had alot in the 90's and 00's.
23.) Agree
24.) Disagree, but an interesting way to look at it.
25.) Disagree, it's awesome, but I dunno about best.
26.) Disagree, I dont consider any of them bad.
27.) Nah
28.) They shouldve conceded their position to someone else in the first place.
29.) Agree. Lilker rules.
30.) I ought to beat you with a stick. You just don't get how it works into the songs.

I like Dio's lyrics:

The lover of life's not a sinner
The ending is just a beginner
The closer you get to the meaning
the sooner you'll know that you're dreaming
So it's on and on and on, oh it's on and on and on
It goes on and on and on, Heaven and Hell


I've been seen upon the sun
I used to count in millions then
But now I only count in one
Come on, join the traveler
If you got nowhere to go
Hang your head and take my hand
It's the only road I know
Yeah, Lonely is the word



She had thirteen years of teenage tears and never a helping hand
She had fourteen more of rain before she saw the sight of land
She was a photograph just ripped in half a smile inside a frown
And then the light the answer right inside her coming down

Shame on the night for places I've been and what I've seen for giving me the strangest dreams
But you never let me know just what they mean so oh oh so shame on the night alright
And shame on you you've stolen the day snatched it away but I saw the sky and I never want to die
Now you know the reason why I say oh shame on the night


Just a few I like what is wrong with these lyrics?

DeathCult wrote:

26.) Disagree, I dont consider any of them bad.

I'm not saying any of them are bad.

Temple of Blood wrote:

DeathCult wrote:

26.) Disagree, I dont consider any of them bad.

I'm not saying any of them are bad.

Ah. Gotcha now. Then I agree, I like the first three better.

But youre still wrong about Coroner

manny wrote:

Just a few I like what is wrong with these lyrics?

That was a very selective sample. I am not saying every line of every DIO song is bad. But what's wrong?

1. They're often about nothing
2. Forced rhymes that have no meaning

Temple of Blood wrote:

manny wrote:

Just a few I like what is wrong with these lyrics?

That was a very selective sample. I am not saying every line of every DIO song is bad. But what's wrong?

1. They're often about nothing
2. Forced rhymes that have no meaning

1. You are wrong

2. I donot always liked forced rhymes like the example below:

Fearsome warrior, strength divine
A killing machine, born to fight
Those who stand against surely die
A whole army fell by his might

manny wrote:

Temple of Blood wrote:

manny wrote:

Just a few I like what is wrong with these lyrics?

That was a very selective sample. I am not saying every line of every DIO song is bad. But what's wrong?

1. They're often about nothing
2. Forced rhymes that have no meaning

1. You are wrong

2. I donot always liked forced rhymes like the example below:

Fearsome warrior, strength divine
A killing machine, born to fight
Those who stand against surely die
A whole army fell by his might

Is that Spinal Tap lyrics?

Temple of Blood wrote:

21. HELSTAR "Nosferatu" features the best twin guitar work in the entire history of metal.
22. TESTAMENT wrote a lot of mediocre songs in the 80s.
23. Dio's lyrics are really awful for the most part.
24. Halford sold out when it was commercially convenient and only returned to metal when all other doors had closed
25. "Cracked Brain" is by far DESTRUCTION's best album
26. "Rust in Peace" is the worst album of MEGADETH's first four releases
27. Andy LaRoque is the single best guitar soloist in all of metal history
28. ANTHRAX should be removed from "The Big 4" because of how poorly they have performed since they kicked out Belladonna
29. Danny Lilker writes better guitar riffs than Jon Schaffer
30. A lot of CORONER's music is hit or miss: some brilliant things and a lot of quirky, weird, goofy things that don't quite work

21. Not too familiar with Helstar.
22. Wrong. Just wrong.
23. Yup. Dio's lyrics are terrible!
24. I guess I can say I agree
25. I've never really listened to Destruction
26. What? So Far So Good So what is better? No way!
27. I don't really listen to King Diamond
28. There should never have been a "Big 4". It's a stupid theory, and there are tons of bands out there who can play circles around the "big 4"( not including Megadeth of course)
29. Not too familiar with either of their work
30. Was never a Coroner fan really

I can definatly agree with the Halford statement and almost agree on the Andy LaRoque seeing as he's one of my top 5 guitarists of all time. I can't agree with the Testament satement and Rust In Peace is my favorite of the first 4 Megadeth albums. I wouldn't say Dio's lyricas are terrible but he's certainly not a wordsmith by any means (though he could probably write lyrics better than I could).

Temple of Blood wrote:

21. HELSTAR "Nosferatu" features the best twin guitar work in the entire history of metal.
22. TESTAMENT wrote a lot of mediocre songs in the 80s.
23. Dio's lyrics are really awful for the most part.
24. Halford sold out when it was commercially convenient and only returned to metal when all other doors had closed
25. "Cracked Brain" is by far DESTRUCTION's best album
26. "Rust in Peace" is the worst album of MEGADETH's first four releases
27. Andy LaRoque is the single best guitar soloist in all of metal history
28. ANTHRAX should be removed from "The Big 4" because of how poorly they have performed since they kicked out Belladonna
29. Danny Lilker writes better guitar riffs than Jon Schaffer
30. A lot of CORONER's music is hit or miss: some brilliant things and a lot of quirky, weird, goofy things that don't quite work

21. I dunno about the best, but it's up there with the best. Amazing record.
22. Agreed.
23. Agreed.
24. Agreed.
25. I've never heard Cracked Brain, so I don't have an opinion on this.
26. I don't like Megadeth, so again, no opinion.
27. Again, I wouldn't say he's the best, but he's definitely one of the best/
28. Agreed.
29. Agreed.
30. Agreed.

So far everybody agrees with ToB in stating that Dio's lyrics are awful but I stand my ground and say that he writes good lyrics.

manny wrote:

So far everybody agrees with ToB in stating that Dio's lyrics are awful but I stand my ground and say that he writes good lyrics.

I don;t agree with ToB on Dio's lyrics and I agree with you Manny. Dio writes great lyrics!!!!

thejokeriv wrote:

manny wrote:

So far everybody agrees with ToB in stating that Dio's lyrics are awful but I stand my ground and say that he writes good lyrics.

I don;t agree with ToB on Dio's lyrics and I agree with you Manny. Dio writes great lyrics!!!!

...well, maybe except "Naked In The Rain." That one inspired mental images of Ronnie running elf-like, buck nekkid during a thunderstorm that I've been trying to get out of my head for goin' on 20 years now.

manny wrote:

So far everybody agrees with ToB in stating that Dio's lyrics are awful but I stand my ground and say that he writes good lyrics.

I don't think all his lyrics are awful. He's written some pretty good stuff, but a lot of pretty bad stuff as well imo.

Fat Freddy wrote:

thejokeriv wrote:

manny wrote:

So far everybody agrees with ToB in stating that Dio's lyrics are awful but I stand my ground and say that he writes good lyrics.

I don;t agree with ToB on Dio's lyrics and I agree with you Manny. Dio writes great lyrics!!!!

...well, maybe except "Naked In The Rain." That one inspired mental images of Ronnie running elf-like, buck nekkid during a thunderstorm that I've been trying to get out of my head for goin' on 20 years now.

Well, it;s not like everything someone writes is a winner, but overall his lyrics fit the music are well above average for Metal lyrics!!!!

Manny posted an example of bad lyrics - but I think they are Spinal Tap, but not sure.

31. "Psycho Savant" is a much better album than "Among the Living"
32. ANVIL is a terrible band and shouldn't have ever expected financial success or fame.
33. MANILLA ROAD is also a terrible band.
34. So is CIRITH UNGOL.
35. Chris Barnes is a more interesting vocalist than George Fisher.
36. NILE is one of the most boring bands to ever get signed and tour.
37. "The Graveyard" is a better album than "Them".
38. So is "Spider's Lullabye".
39. OBSESSION "Methods to Madness" is far superior to the bulk of HAMMERFALL's catalog.
40. So is YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's "The Seventh Sign".