Hammerfestus | 3,837 Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,521 Editorials Team · Posted February 22, 2023 Author Share Posted February 22, 2023 Just let it in, lower those defenses, let it wash over you. ...because there's more coming later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Looks like I'm going to be getting a guided metal tour from Reed "I Need Another Ranking Project" Rothchild. I'll be sure to let you know which songs are actually good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 On 2/14/2023 at 11:13 AM, Reed Rothchild said: #100: Sleep Token - The Summoning The newest entry on this list. It will no doubt climb with time. But for now I'm putting it here while it's still fresh and it's overall impact on me is still fluid. I love the mix of heavy and melancholic beauty. I love the funky breakdown. I love the vocal effects. I love the atmosphere. And I love how this song put this group on my radar, because I've jumped into everything they've done since. These guys are gonna be huge. Pretty good. On 2/15/2023 at 3:54 PM, Reed Rothchild said: #99: Mercenary - The Hours that Remain The title track off the unheralded Danes' fourth album, I don't quite know how to describe the sound. Power metal? Melodic death metal? Progressive? Thrash? All of the above? Unfortunately they never did end up breaking through to larger acclaim, and have endured a semi-hiatus for the last decade. Even better. Like the videogamey intro. On 2/16/2023 at 11:46 AM, Reed Rothchild said: #98: Shining - Låt Oss Ta Allt Från Varandra Well, here we go. The most "evil" artist on the list. I thought about dumping it, but that didn't seem very genuine, as the number of listens I have speak for themselves. One trend that will emerge is that with black metal I really need things to be "different" in order for the music to resonate with me. Which is why the genre will have less than a dozen appearances on this list, and why you won't see early Mayhem or Bathory, or anything like that. Well, with a few tiny exceptions. This song definitely won't be for everyone. And you have to be able to look past just how big of detestable shitbag Kvarfort is. But if you can power through, you'll find one of the very best black metal albums of the 2000s. Decent, but not doing it for me. On 2/17/2023 at 11:47 AM, Reed Rothchild said: #97: Sepultura - Roots Bloody Roots Any thrash purists might see this as a controversial call. Arise or Chaos A.D. are generally considered the definitive works. Thrash classics. I don't see i. I just hear what sounds like Slayer or Testament B-sides. Roots, on the other hand, brought a unique identity to the table. This album doesn't sound like anything else out there, and unfortunately it would remain that way with Max Cavalera leaving the band shortly afterwards, leaving it to kinda stand alone in the discography. And nothing the band has done since has been especially noteworthy, with the band's star remaining greatly diminished in the ensuing decades. When I saw these guys around 2014, it was a tiny bar show, and all I could think about was how far the mighty had fallen. Still, this is the one album that will always stay in my rotation. Again, not something that is gonna appeal to everyone. No thanks. I have never been into this more standard metal style. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,521 Editorials Team · Posted February 23, 2023 Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 #91: Baroness - Shock Me Baroness is another band where I've been on board close to day one, thanks to my hipster friends. The Red and Blue albums provided some wonderful sludgy, groovy tunes that were a nice change of pace from the stuff I spend most of my time listening to. I even got to see them on tour supporting Mastodon. They were arguably the best act that night. Years later, they released the Purple album, which made some surprising turns into upbeat, hard rock sounds. And I'm totally there for it. It's their best work. It was a tossup between Chlorine & Wine or Shock Me. I went with the latter because it's simply so fun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,521 Editorials Team · Posted February 23, 2023 Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 5 hours ago, DoctorEncore said: Looks like I'm going to be getting a guided metal tour from Reed "I Need Another Ranking Project" Rothchild. I'll be sure to let you know which songs are actually good. Coming soon, Stephen King books! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,983 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Baroness are a band I’ve been meaning to listen to for years. Not bad, sound like good driving music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,837 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Huh, I really enjoyed that. Vocals had a nice Chuck Ragan kind of thing going on. Will have to check out the rest of that album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,837 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 3 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said: Coming soon, Stephen King books! You’d better show The Running Man some proper respect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,521 Editorials Team · Posted February 23, 2023 Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 1 minute ago, Hammerfestus said: You’d better show The Running Man some proper respect Just reread it. Definitely mid-ish. Set expectations accordingly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,837 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: Just reread it. Definitely mid-ish. Set expectations accordingly! I’d say that’s fair. I was plowing through some King for awhile some years back. Stopped when I got stuck in the middle of the Dark Tower series waiting for holds through the library. I really need to finish that some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray | 2,448 Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Hammerfestus said: You’d better show The Running Man some proper respect 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,521 Editorials Team · Posted February 24, 2023 Author Share Posted February 24, 2023 #90: Dimmu Borgir - Kings of the Carnival Creation (2001) Dimmu Borgir! The big, ridiculous act that slowly transitioned from black metal darlings to the bane of all trve kvltists' existence! I enjoy the spectacle, which they began to fully explore with this album, arguably their best. I love the symphonic elements. I like how Shagrath at least tries to vary his vocals, unlike most black metal shriekers. And this lineup also featured ICS Vortex (from Borknagar and Arcturus), so we get some of his wonderful vocals. And I was very, very close to selecting Dimmu Borgir from 2010. I love this track. Honorable mentions: Dimmu Borgir, Mourning Palace, Progenies of the Great Apocalypse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,983 Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Ok now we’re starting to get into the interesting rankings. I didn’t expect to see Dimmu Borgir quite so low (was thinking maybe around 80) which also means that you have ranked CoF and Emperor higher on your list. So it will be interesting to see where they rank and what other BM bands you list. I was big into BM growing up and loved these guys so it’s a nice trip down memory lane. These days I don’t listen to much BM but I have been enjoying CoFs newer stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,521 Editorials Team · Posted February 24, 2023 Author Share Posted February 24, 2023 CoF is not on the list, I'll give you that spoiler up front I should listen to those last two albums according to Sputnik. But I'll also admit that the only album I've actually owned was Cruelty and the Beast. And I know songs like Her Ghost in the Fog, but it's been so long I wouldn't be able to source that. I know Dani loves Ghost, so I probably owe him and his catalog another shot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,837 Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 This album is the tits. Love Borknagar too. Would have Vortex’s giant Scandinavian babies. The only worthwhile song Cradle of Filth ever did was an Iron Maiden cover. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,983 Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Reed Rothchild said: CoF is not on the list, I'll give you that spoiler up front I should listen to those last two albums according to Sputnik. But I'll also admit that the only album I've actually owned was Cruelty and the Beast. And I know songs like Her Ghost in the Fog, but it's been so long I wouldn't be able to source that. I know Dani loves Ghost, so I probably owe him and his catalog another shot You had that rubbish from the other day but not CoF? Controversy on the list already!!! CoF's newer albums are really solid and worth listening to. 1 hour ago, Hammerfestus said: The only worthwhile song Cradle of Filth ever did was an Iron Maiden cover. Definitely hard disagree. See above, listen to some of their new albums. If you like BM I find it hard to believe you couldn't enjoy some of their newer stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray | 2,448 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 4 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said: CoF is not on the list, I'll give you that spoiler up front I should listen to those last two albums according to Sputnik. But I'll also admit that the only album I've actually owned was Cruelty and the Beast. And I know songs like Her Ghost in the Fog, but it's been so long I wouldn't be able to source that. I know Dani loves Ghost, so I probably owe him and his catalog another shot Played er in it’s entirety last time they came through. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,401 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Hey I don't listen to a lot of black metal (or metal I guess) but I do like Kings of the Carnival creation. I remember listening to that CD in high school and I guess that's probably my favorite song of theirs I can think of. Cruelty and the Beast too, I love Bathory Aria. Also finally another long-ish song makes the list. If your song isn't 10 minutes long, did you even have enough to sing about or what? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,401 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 I'll chime in every time I actually recognize a song and that's how you'll know it's mainstream enough to be a certified classic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 I feel attacked and triggered by my lack of trü kvlt mountain forrest Scandinavian eternal black metal-ness because of this thread and the last song. I Have been hearing about Dimmu Borgir for the last 15? 20? Years but never listened. Am I a just scenekid emo poser who happens to like blast beats, drop tuned-chugging- palm mutes and falsetto screams? Internally i am confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,401 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, MrWunderful said: I feel attacked and triggered by my lack of trü kvlt mountain forrest Scandinavian eternal black metal-ness because of this thread and the last song. I Have been hearing about Dimmu Borgir for the last 15? 20? Years but never listened. Am I a just scenekid emo poser who happens to like blast beats, drop tuned-chugging- palm mutes and falsetto screams? Internally i am confused. Brush up. I suspect Impaled Northern Moonforest will be high on this list for being the kvltest band. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 5 minutes ago, DefaultGen said: Brush up. I suspect Impaled Northern Moonforest will be high on this list for being the kvltest band. @Reed Rothchild has to take me out to dinner first before he just hammers me in the back of the civic. Need to ease in for my first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,521 Editorials Team · Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 *posts Devil Wears Prada* "Where's the kvlt shit?" *posts Shining* "What is this kvlt shit?" We got 3 more months of this boys! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 7 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: *posts Devil Wears Prada* "Where's the kvlt shit?" *posts Shining* "What is this kvlt shit?" We got 3 more months of this boys! Youve done enough internet lists to know that your opinion is wrong, no matter what 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now