metal FAIL[views:3501][posts:44]_________________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 2:49pm - Conservationist ""] [img] Of all genres of music, metal is unique because the line between "acceptable" and "total failure" is very narrow. Making metal is easy, but making good metal... difficult. Periodically, metal bands either sell out or have personal problems, and they create metal failures. Here's a list of ten of the worst metal FAILs of all time. The most epic METAL FAILs of all time I'm also going to go out on a limb and say that Massacre The Promise and Judas Priest Ram it Down should be on the list. |
| ________________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 3:16pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Can't agree with "Domination," but MAN was "Back From the Dead" a steaming pile. No coincidence they shared a producer with Madball on that one. (Never mind the hilarious Win95-era 3d graphics on the super-necessary and relevant enhanced CD.) |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 3:19pm - The_Rooster ""] Wolverine Blues is a good album. |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 3:30pm - True Metalhead ""] how is Emperor's IX equilibrium on this list and not In Flames Clayman? |
| ______________________________ [Aug 26,2009 3:57pm - Blue ""] Conservationist said: I'm also going to go out on a limb and say that Judas Priest Ram it Down should be on the list. you sir are not metal in the slightest. |
| _________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 3:59pm - RustyPS ""] True%20Metalhead said:how is Emperor's IX equilibrium on this list and not In Flames everything after Clayman? fixed |
| ________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 4:02pm - xmikex ""] Divine Intervention had sub par song writing, and a lot of forgettable riffs. But goddamnit if it didn't have some of the heaviest guitar tone ever. Domination had way way way over simplified riffs for Morbid Angel, and Dave Vincent's goofy nazi lyrics. But if you hang in there long enough there's some sweet guitar work. XI Equilibrium SUCKED. Emperor was one of my favorite bands when that record came out, and it wrecked my life. It was like they took anthems, cut out everything black metal about it and patched it up with samples from Annie Lennox songs. Quintessential metal fail. |
| _________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 4:03pm - RustyPS ""] plus St. Anger and Diabolus In Musica are both far worse than the Black Album and Divine Intervention....and I didn't think Souls To Deny was bad at all |
| _____________________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 4:04pm - dontlivefastjustdie ""] yeah but the black album was the first of many fails... st. anger just probably being the worst of them |
| _________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 4:08pm - moenli ""] i certainly wouldnt call Souls deathcore... |
| ___________________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 4:10pm - MikeOfDecrepitude ""] It can't be disputed that Emperor lost certain aesthetic attributes when they decided to start performing "Sophisticated Black Metal Art" (exclusively, no mind you). While their earlier exploits captured the "true" Emperor sound, their later albums were still competently written. However, a huge Metal fail should go to the track "Sworn", which I always skip over, due to that cheesy stop and go riff in it. Ah, Clayman... how I hate you so. In Flames "black album" and their nosedive into nu-metalocrity. Are they truly the same band who produced quality melodic metal with Scandinavian folk influences; coupled with interesting lyrical themes? I'd like to think not, but I'd only be lying to myself. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 4:15pm - LIGHTWORE ""] I TOTALY LIKED SUGAR RAYS METAL ALBUMM. HE ROCJKED SO HARD |
| ______________________________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 4:16pm - DYA NLI W/ GUILTY PLEASURES ""] FWIW, at least Slayer was taking chances on Diabolus. Not that they all paid off, but they were at least trying. Divine was just tepid and uninspired. (The title track, in particular, should've just been called "Seasons pt 2".) It did have its moments, though. |
| ______________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 5:39pm - Aril mobile ""] I think this list can go into the 100s. Here's some notable ones: bathory - octagon hypocrisy - catch22 dimmu borgir - everything after Spiritual black dimensions (perhaps that album as well) burzum -dauđi baldrs cryptopsy - The unspoken king Sepultura - chaos ad / roots soilwork - predators portrait satyricon - volcano and beyond |
| ________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 5:44pm - g nli ""] The_Rooster said:Wolverine Blues is a good album. I enjoy it as well. |
| __________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 6:21pm - rotivore ""] Divine Intervention is a killer album.......vastly underated |
| _________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 6:57pm - MikeOv ""] Aril%20mobile said:I think this list can go into the 100s. Here's some notable ones: soilwork - predators portrait Whoa, bad call. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 7:08pm - arilliusbm ""] I remember enjoying a song or two, but I think it's where they started to fall apart.. |
| ______________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 7:16pm - metal balls ""] wimps and posers.. leave the hall. |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 7:28pm - TRUCK_BALLS ""] [img] [img] [img] |
| __________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 7:59pm - rotivore ""] Sepultura Roots album was great concept-like album......but for only one album....the tribal theme should not have continued into becoming the atrocious band known as Soulfly |
| ______________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 8:00pm - swamplorddvm ""] Why is Domination on there? There are many Metal "fails" It takes a big fucking list to fit them all. |
| _________________________________ [Aug 26,2009 9:13pm - RustyPS ""] Aril%20mobile said:Sepultura - chaos ad / roots soilwork - predators portrait I strongly disagree with those...especially Chaos A.D., which is my personal favorite Sepultura record everything after Roots for Sepultura and after Natural Born Chaos for Soilwork was shit, but those 3 albums you listed are very good IMO |
| ______________________________ [Aug 27,2009 7:35am - Yeti ""] i like IX Equilibrium, not all of it, but i don't think its horrible. Back From the Dead was atrocious, the only tolerable song was "Feed On the Weak". i'd like to add: Deicide - Torment in Hell Six Feet Under - Warpath and everything after Old Man's Child - Slaves of the World Gorgoroth - bringing Gaahl as the frontman |
| ______________________________ [Aug 27,2009 7:37am - Yeti ""] Aril%20mobile said: dimmu borgir - everything after Spiritual black dimensions (perhaps that album as well) burzum -dauđi baldrs i strongly disagree with Spiritual Black Dimensions, that album is awesome. i like Puritanical but i can see why everyone hates it. Daudi Baldrs is worth listening to for comedic value alone. |
| ______________________________________ [Aug 27,2009 8:15am - Aril mobile ""] I knew my short list would make people disagree haha. |
| ______________________________________________________ [Aug 27,2009 9:30am - DYA NLI W/ GUILTY PLEASURES ""] How is Cold Lake not on there? |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 27,2009 10:09am - ark nli ""] from the comments in the article: "“Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk” I think was a bigger disappointment after hearing ItNE. Early Emperor is the combination of musicianship and artistry we don’t see in any musical genre very often — and so they fuck it up straight afterwards. Unbelievable." are you fucking kidding me? |
| _______________________________ [Aug 27,2009 10:28am - Yeti ""] seriously, Anthems is one of the greatest pieces of music ever recorded. |
| _______________________________________ [Aug 27,2009 10:38am - martinswork ""] Archaeon- Vanitas |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 28,2009 1:08am - Conservationist ""] True%20Metalhead said:how is Emperor's IX equilibrium on this list and not In Flames Clayman? The author does not consider In Flames to have ever been good. There's probably a separate list for FAIL BANDS. |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 28,2009 1:27am - BobNOMAAMRooney ""] Anthems is my least favorite album. |
| _______________________________ [Aug 28,2009 8:19am - aril ""] Anthems has been getting shit since it first came out. Some people love it and sone people hate it. The production (wall of sound) is the main reason why people shit on it, but also because of the change in direction emperor went to. I like all emperor releases but can understand why they continually got shit. |
| ______________________________________________ [Aug 28,2009 8:26am - Socrates Von Ativan ""] Conservationist said: The author does not consider In Flames to have ever been good. They were not rudimentary or simplistic enough by anus.com's standards. |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 28,2009 9:23am - Death_Metal_Jim ""] PHUK YEW, Divine is sick. |
| _______________________________ [Aug 28,2009 10:17am - blue ""] DYA%20NLI%20W/%20GUILTY%20PLEASURES said:How is Cold Lake not on there? |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 29,2009 9:21am - Conservationist ""] [img] When we let rip with our "Metal FAILs -- Volume I," people were pissed -- mainly because we didn't include their favorite fails. So in the grand tradition of whoring ourselves for populist acclaim, and thus perhaps thousands of grubby fingers clicking on the same links, we've brought you the sequel: "More Metal FAILs" or "Son of Metal FAIL," depending on what you want to call it. Son of Metal FAIL In Flames is simplistic enough, just not good enough. See above. |
| ______________________________ [Aug 29,2009 10:39am - pam ""] Domination? Is that a joke? |
| ______________________________ [Aug 29,2009 10:40am - pam ""] Aril%20mobile said:I think this list can go into the 100s. Here's some notable ones: bathory - octagon hypocrisy - catch22 dimmu borgir - everything after Spiritual black dimensions (perhaps that album as well) burzum -dauđi baldrs cryptopsy - The unspoken king Sepultura - chaos ad / roots soilwork - predators portrait satyricon - volcano and beyond Predator's Portrait? GTFO. <3 |
| ______________________________ [Aug 29,2009 10:45am - pam ""] RustyPS said:plus St. Anger and Diabolus In Musica are both far worse than the Black Album and Divine Intervention....and I didn't think Souls To Deny was bad at all I think whoever wrote the list was aiming for where the fail may have started over where the fail was the most concentrated? And am I the only person that thought Satyricon's Volcano was pretty awesome? |
| _______________________________________ [Aug 29,2009 10:46am - SkinSandwich ""] pam said: RustyPS said:plus St. Anger and Diabolus In Musica are both far worse than the Black Album and Divine Intervention....and I didn't think Souls To Deny was bad at all And am I the only person that thought Satyricon's Volcano was pretty awesome? I think so. |
| ______________________________ [Aug 29,2009 10:50am - pam ""] Huh. I also liked Catch 22...although I understood why everyone hated that one. That should have been a Pain album, not Hypocrisy. |
| __________________________________ [Aug 29,2009 11:45am - MikeOv ""] While Anus.com has always been opinionated, this metal/band fail list and it's "for whiners" statement, seems an awful lot like something I'd read on Teufelstomb.com, albeit without the toilet humor. I don't agree with everything on the list, but some of it I do. I definitely think it's sad, wait, let me reiterate, PATHETIC, if people get upset over someone elses opinions, over bands they happen to like. If you're not in the band, why care? If people genuinely like certain music, then a persons negative opinions shouldn't make them feel awkward or question why they happen to like it. Humans = LOL. |
| __________________________________ [Aug 29,2009 11:58am - MikeOv ""] To tie into the "Faking it" thread, does anyone know people who stopped liking certain bands or music, when their friends or others with stronger personality types tell them that they don't approve? It's one of those,"Oh well, he APPEARS to know what he's talking about, so there must be something bad about this music I enjoy. I'm going to stop listening to it now". By my standards, those are ultimate fakers. |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 29,2009 12:25pm - arilliusbm ""] [img] pam said:Huh. I also liked Catch 22... |