Favourite Metal band?

[Killamike49]

Korn's first two albums wouldn't be so bad if they had a different singer.

Nu metal on the whole was metal's equivalent to brostep though

and I briefly listened to Linkin Park through people I know liking them but quickly realised they were fucking terrible before I bought any of their stuff.

Hybrid Theory really isn't that terrible. As long as you can ignore the most whiny singer that ever was. Haha. I can even jam breaking the habit or faint if the time is right.

[TheTornado]

Honestly, Slipknot's self-titled album is great IMO. "Eyeless" is sick. Their album "Iowa" has a lot of great grind influence on it, but suffers from Ross Robinson's over-produced style.

I have a special place in my heart for Slipknot if I'm honest. Talented musicians as well, and I do think Corey has a decent voice when he's screaming - not so much the singing.

[particle-jim]

Honestly, Slipknot's self-titled album is great IMO. "Eyeless" is sick. Their album "Iowa" has a lot of great grind influence on it, but suffers from Ross Robinson's over-produced style.

I have a special place in my heart for Slipknot if I'm honest. Talented musicians as well, and I do think Corey has a decent voice when he's screaming - not so much the singing.

my old band used to do a cover of spit it just for laughs, i agree their first album was actually really good, i cant still listen to it today without it feeling like a guilty pleasure

[Killamike49]

Honestly, Slipknot's self-titled album is great IMO. "Eyeless" is sick. Their album "Iowa" has a lot of great grind influence on it, but suffers from Ross Robinson's over-produced style.

I have a special place in my heart for Slipknot if I'm honest. Talented musicians as well, and I do think Corey has a decent voice when he's screaming - not so much the singing.

I would probably still like them if it wasn't for that newest album. God. Vol 3 was alright, then they just fucking dropped then (bass) ball. Hence, Shitknot. haha.

[TheTornado]

I've never heard anything after "Iowa". I don't really have an interest in it. Those first two albums still get played on occasion, but only the fast songs - the singing just makes me cringe.

[wolf89]

Iowa would be really good if Corey didn't sound like an angsty teenage bitch

[TheTornado]

lol

i like a few tunes off 'iowa'... maybe like 3-4

[Killamike49]

Iowa would be really good if Corey didn't sound like an angsty teenage bitch

Eh. Man can sing pretty well, i dunno why he chooses to sound that way sometimes.

[wolf89]

his lyrics are so childish too

[Killamike49]

his lyrics are so childish too

Yeah, agreed. I kind of cringe thinking of most of the lyrics now. Haha. Honestly, metal is more about the music than the vocals for me, as in i can ignore bad vocals, but not a boring instrumental. So when vocals are good, it's just like icing for me.

[SCope13]

Mastodon probably has the best vocals out of any metal band.

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surprised this thread isn't overrun with Metallica fanboys preaching hidden messages behind all their songs

[TheTornado]

[wolf89]

Mastodon probably has the best vocals out of any metal band.

I quite like the vocals in Harvey Milk

[SCope13]

surprised this thread isn't overrun with Metallica fanboys preaching hidden messages behind all their songs

You're thinking of Tool fanboys. That being said, I really like a lot of Tool songs.

[TheTornado]

god, i hate tool

[mylon]

his lyrics are so childish too

yeah, i used to like them a lot when i was quite younger.
i just thought
FUCK IT ALL! FUCK THIS WORLD!
FUCK EVERYTHING THAT YOU STAND FOR!
DON'T BELONG! DON'T EXIST!
DON'T GIVE A SHIT!
DON'T EVER judge ME!
sounded really cool and aggressive and it almost like made me pumped, but not for anything specifically.
they're first album, although i don't ever really listen to it anymore, is pretty good.
iowa is okay, but i never really liked anything else by them, except for a couple songs on Vol. 3. (i think duality, used to love playing that)

[3rdeye]

show me some nu-metal that isn't lowest common denominator, watered down, angsty teen oriented shite...

Snot.

They've got quite a humourous take on metal, but their talent in songwriting is unquestionable. They've got some serious riffs on their album Get Some, and Lynn Strait was a fantastic vocalist (RIP).

[SCope13]

god, i hate tool

They make some awesome fucking tunes. Their fans though...

Every Tool fan you talk to just talks about all the cryptic/occult shit in their songs and how Tool is THE GREATEST FUCKING BAND EVER. "Idk man, I think..." "Yeah, they don't even fucking compare to Tool."

[MrAural]

Forgot this.
Although not sure if it was Dio's band at the time, not too sure about it, someone here will probably know.