The Official Band Bashing Thread

exact33 wrote:

now its time for power metal bands:

Aina
Almah
Altaria
Thunderstone
Axenstar
Beyond Twilight
Metaluim
Celesty
Kamelot
Circle II Circle
Conception
Dream Evil
Epica
Labyrinth (except return to heaven denied)
Evil Masquerade
Catharsis
Cauldron Born
Fairyland (the last one was sort of ok)

and the blandest power metal band of all-time:

Dionysus

Everything except Labyrinth (the self titled and 'No Limits' are both as good as RTHD, you should spend a bunch of time with those, and I also like 'Freeman' a lot), Kamelot, and Cauldron Born, is correct here.

You forgot some of the really horrid stuff like Skylark, Insania, Galloglass........and Edguy, post 'Mandrake'..

I'm going for the jugular here, 80's Heavy Metal........

From your MTV Hair Band to your bullet belted Thrash band it is all just plain awful. This stuff was probably the soundtrack to you cracking open your first beer, unclasping some chicks bra, making your first bong etc etc etc. This is all fine and dandy and nostalgia ain't such a bad thing but in the cold sober reality of 20 odd years later this stuff plain sucks from the production, posing, image, sound etc. Things only started getting interesting in the late 80's with Rick Rubin's stable of retro bands and the weird metallic hybrids coming from Seattle, Houston, Los Angeles etc which would lead onto Hard Rock/Metal's most intense creative point (First half of the 90's).

Too me the 80's in terms of Hard Rock/Metal was the sh*tty era in between the 70's and early 90's.

rattpoison wrote:

I'm going for the jugular here, 80's Heavy Metal........

From your MTV Hair Band to your bullet belted Thrash band it is all just plain awful. This stuff was probably the soundtrack to you cracking open your first beer, unclasping some chicks bra, making your first bong etc etc etc. This is all fine and dandy and nostalgia ain't such a bad thing but in the cold sober reality of 20 odd years later this stuff plain sucks from the production, posing, image, sound etc. Things only started getting interesting in the late 80's with Rick Rubin's stable of retro bands and the weird metallic hybrids coming from Seattle, Houston, Los Angeles etc which would lead onto Hard Rock/Metal's most intense creative point (First half of the 90's).

Too me the 80's in terms of Hard Rock/Metal was the sh*tty era in between the 70's and early 90's.

Hahahaha! All street cred you once had bro is gone for ever now.

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the 80's in terms of Hard Rock/Metal was the sh*tty era in between the 70's and early 90's.

nonsense

thrash dosnt stur up emotions of unhooking bras for me, more like getting together with my punk friends and beating the smurf poo out of skinheads at the bus stop in downtown portland.

Stender wrote:

thrash dosnt stur up emotions of unhooking bras for me, more like getting together with my punk friends and beating the smurf poo out of skinheads at the bus stop in downtown portland.

Thrash makes me want to beat the crap outta people that don't like thrash.

I'm a death metal fan. However, some of Six Feet Under's stuff sounds quite lacking of talent to me.

rattpoison wrote:

I'm going for the jugular here, 80's Heavy Metal........

From your MTV Hair Band to your bullet belted Thrash band it is all just plain awful. This stuff was probably the soundtrack to you cracking open your first beer, unclasping some chicks bra, making your first bong etc etc etc. This is all fine and dandy and nostalgia ain't such a bad thing but in the cold sober reality of 20 odd years later this stuff plain sucks from the production, posing, image, sound etc. Things only started getting interesting in the late 80's with Rick Rubin's stable of retro bands and the weird metallic hybrids coming from Seattle, Houston, Los Angeles etc which would lead onto Hard Rock/Metal's most intense creative point (First half of the 90's).

Too me the 80's in terms of Hard Rock/Metal was the sh*tty era in between the 70's and early 90's.

You are on drugs - 80's metal RULES!!!!!!!!!!

70's and even the 60's has some good music. Even the 90's has some good stuff, but the 80's RULE and it's not just because I got my first blow job in 80's, the music is awesome and timeless. It was about having a good time. The 90's music? Some of it is 70's music re-hashed, but in flannel (see Pearl Jam, who I do like) - others are Poison without the fun (see Matchbox 20) or any Metal band without the fun (see Seattle scene). Nirvana, Green Day, etc, just turned Punk Rock into a radio friendly format.

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KINGS X- THEY ARE SO NOTHING SPECIAL AT ALL GOD I CANT STAND THEM!!!!!!!!! Id rather be kicked in the sack than listen to them

I can arrange that...

S wrote:

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KINGS X- THEY ARE SO NOTHING SPECIAL AT ALL GOD I CANT STAND THEM!!!!!!!!! Id rather be kicked in the sack than listen to them

I can arrange that...

I'm not a Kings X fan either. I do like Gretchen Goes To Nebraska though.

S wrote:

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KINGS X- THEY ARE SO NOTHING SPECIAL AT ALL GOD I CANT STAND THEM!!!!!!!!! Id rather be kicked in the sack than listen to them

I can arrange that...

tohostudios wrote:

I'm not a Kings X fan either. I do like Gretchen Goes To Nebraska though.

I never could get into Warrior Soul, for whatever reason.

Grimmo wrote:

I'm a death metal fan. However, some of Six Feet Under's stuff sounds quite lacking of talent to me.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!

7thSaviour wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

I'm not a Kings X fan either. I do like Gretchen Goes To Nebraska though.

I never could get into Warrior Soul, for whatever reason.

That's understandable. I shouldn't like WS either but I do. Go figure.

And you better hope Freddy doesn't see this.

tohostudios wrote:

Or maybe you've finally seen the light 7th.

Partially, at least. Joey is an arrogant sfincter.

exact33 wrote:

Orion Crystal Ice wrote:

Dave the Boss wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

I must thoroughly bash Manowar period.

How The Dictators became this joke of a band is beyond me. Fur kilts? Puhleeze!!!

And I love post-Manowar Manitoba's Wild Kingdom.

But that shizzle between The Dictators and MWK is beyond awful IMO. Yet I still wouldn't say I "hate" them; I just think Manowar sucks.

Really? I think the first four records are classics, and among the best American metal records ever.

There's certainly SONGS that fit into that..won't deny that..but full albums..? I don't think the band has ever made a whole album of great songs, even half one in a row..

I like Fighting the world and Kings of Metal a lot. The previous efforts were spotty but everything after KoM was just plain lousy.

FTW and KOM are their real masterpieces. The 2 albums immediately following those 2 were also quite good, but after that it really tailed off!

tohostudios wrote:

I have The Doors greatest hits collection and that's more than enough for me.

I LOVE The Doors!

tohostudios wrote:

OK, so 9 pages in I still don't know who thebandthatshallneverbementionedagain is.

Can someone please enlighten my enfeebled brain?

I loathe Leviticus!

Motorhead must retire!

7thSaviour wrote:

Motorhead must retire!

Or at least Lemmy...

Udo Dirkschneider blows donkey turds!

tohostudios wrote:

7thSaviour wrote:

Motorhead must retire!

Or at least Lemmy...

That's what I'm saying because essentially Lemmy IS Motorhead. Motorturd!

7thSaviour wrote:

Udo Dirkschneider blows donkey turds!

Yet you like Grave Digger.