I was only trying to participate
You know what would be truly great though? A Cryptopsy vs Psycrotic poll, seeing how both bands have very similar careers. Just saying.
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| Author: | GuitarGuyNack [ Tue Oct 09, 2012 6:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
Immolation.Ross has the best voice in all of metal IMO. |
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| Author: | ~Guest 282118 [ Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
Don't you think thats pushing it a bit, GGN? Yeah, Ross is great and all, but "the best voice in all of metal"? Nah, not in a million years. |
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| Author: | theposega [ Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
As semi-close as it is, I thought this one would be a lot closer. Damn. As far as ideas for the next poll goes, I think a Leviathan v. Xasthur one would be pretty cool. |
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| Author: | ~Guest 282118 [ Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
Or a Maiden vs Priest poll! |
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| Author: | theposega [ Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
Pentagram v. St. Vitus? Celtic Frost v. Bathory? Blasphemy v. Beherit? Napalm Death v. Repulsion? There's so many possibilities! |
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| Author: | Necrotic3 [ Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
Immolation, best vokilz in DM, awesome live, no contest. |
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| Author: | MalariaMosquito [ Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
theposega wrote: As semi-close as it is, I thought this one would be a lot closer. Damn. As far as ideas for the next poll goes, I think a Leviathan v. Xasthur one would be pretty cool. No more of these, please. Even though I voted, it's really Apples:Oranges, and most polls of the like will be. |
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| Author: | Metantoine [ Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:30 pm ] |
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Xlxlx wrote: Or a Maiden vs Priest poll! Very original! The polls are gonna take a short break after this one, me thinks. |
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| Author: | ~Guest 282118 [ Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
I was only trying to participate You know what would be truly great though? A Cryptopsy vs Psycrotic poll, seeing how both bands have very similar careers. Just saying. |
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| Author: | Necroticism174 [ Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
Xlxlx wrote: Or a Maiden vs Priest poll! Iron Priest would die instantly. |
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| Author: | Misfit74 [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 12:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
Immolation was my vote but it took some deliberation. My preference for their style and intricacy of riffs, songs won out for me, but Incantation does so much with so little, it seems, and provide a memorable atmosphere and some crushing, bludgeoning riffs. Cool poll. Fun to think about. The recent EP Providence I really enjoyed, so there is the element of an outstanding and very recent release also in Immolation's favor. |
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| Author: | inhumanist [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 5:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
I am happy to say that I predicted the outcome of this poll correctly. My suggestion for a next poll would be Cobalt vs. The Ruins Of Beverast Two black metal bands that startet in 2003, have released 3 albums each and are, I think, similarly high regarded here. Alternatively: Mercyful Fate vs. Fates Warning |
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| Author: | Veracs [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
Suffocation vs. Cannibal Corpse Manowar vs. Manilla Road Kreator vs. Sodom Evoken vs. Skepticism Blind Guardian vs. Helloween lots to think of. |
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| Author: | SleightOfVickonomy [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
GuitarGuyNack wrote: Immolation.Ross has the best voice in all of metal IMO. A voice that COMMANDS, SUMMONS, GOVERNS, UNITES! (and isn't David DeFeis') |
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| Author: | droneriot [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
Funny, I always considered Ross Dolan's vocals to be the band's weakest link. |
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| Author: | SleightOfVickonomy [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:22 am ] |
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No way, droneriot (and you usually know what you're talking about!) Are you shitting me? |
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| Author: | hakarl [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
He lacks range of expression and dynamics, I don't think it's hard to imagine why someone doesn't particularly like him. I find his voice too charming to care about the fact that his singing is very monotonous. |
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| Author: | Veracs [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:01 am ] |
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Metantoine wrote: Xlxlx wrote: Or a Maiden vs Priest poll! Very original! The polls are gonna take a short break after this one, me thinks. You were the one that asked us all to make suggestions. Come on be a man! |
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| Author: | droneriot [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:40 am ] |
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Ilwhyan touched on some of the points that apply to me, but more generally speaking, Ross Dolan's voice just robs me the wrong way. It doesn't mean I listen to Immolation any less because of him, I love the band and I can live with his vocals. But I do consider him the weakest member of Immolation and one of the weakest vocalists in the entire NYDM circle. |
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| Author: | matras [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
I can see what you guys mean, even though I disagree. In other news regarding the other I-band; here's the new Incantation cover: http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?m ... mID=180618 Love it, even though I would prefer a return to the classical style. |
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| Author: | droneriot [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
Metantoine should have added Imprecation to the poll just to throw people off. 
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| Author: | ~Guest 282118 [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:15 am ] |
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Ilwhyan about Ross Dolan wrote: He lacks range of expression and dynamics, I don't think it's hard to imagine why someone doesn't particularly like him. I find his voice too charming to care about the fact that his singing is very monotonous. I think the same about the guy. He isn't the greatest DM vocalist ever, and he is very monotone, yes, but what he lacks in versatility he more than makes up for with sheer power. The guy sounds fucking menacing, and even more so in Immolation's modern work. |
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| Author: | Grief_Of_Adoration [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
Both of them are excellent bands, but i like Immolation a bit more than Incantation. But Incantation has a unqiue dark atomsphere in its songs. |
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| Author: | Poisonfume [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:22 am ] |
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theposega wrote: As semi-close as it is, I thought this one would be a lot closer. Damn. As far as ideas for the next poll goes, I think a Leviathan v. Xasthur one would be pretty cool. I'm pretty sure Leviathan would win by far. And if we did Maiden vs. Priest, I'm pretty sure Maiden would win. The poll is only interesting when it's hard to tell who would win, like in this case (or something like Exhumed vs. Impaled). I cannot be satisfied with any result for this poll other than 50/50. But tell me, people that didn't vote Incantation, has Immolation ever written a "Unto Infinite Twilight / Majesty of Infernal Damnation"?! I think not. |
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| Author: | ~Guest 282118 [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:25 am ] |
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No, but they wrote the titletracks for Close to a World Below and Unholy Cult! 
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| Author: | Poisonfume [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:51 am ] |
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Xlxlx wrote: No, but they wrote the titletracks for Close to a World Below and Unholy Cult! Strong contenders, but no match! 
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| Author: | PhilosophicalFrog [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 2:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
Incantation. Phenomenal riffs, excellent vocals, utterly savage brutal crushing atmosphere. Posega said it wonderfully. They destroy it. Immolation is fucking awesome too....but Incantation is just on another level. |
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| Author: | The_Erlking [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 3:25 pm ] |
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Poisonfume wrote: theposega wrote: As semi-close as it is, I thought this one would be a lot closer. Damn. As far as ideas for the next poll goes, I think a Leviathan v. Xasthur one would be pretty cool. I'm pretty sure Leviathan would win by far. Why so? |
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| Author: | Metantoine [ Wed Oct 10, 2012 3:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
The subject of the thread is Immo vs Incantation!! |
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| Author: | theposega [ Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
My apologies for starting all this. Listened to Blasphemy today and Decimate Christendom a couple days ago, and goddamn I forgot how great newer Incantation shit is. "Merciless Tyranny" is a ripper and a half. PhilosophicalFrog wrote: Posega said it wonderfully. :3 |
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| Author: | MacMoney [ Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:55 am ] |
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Poisonfume wrote: I've never seen these two bands being compared to each other for the purpose of competition, ever. I've only ever seen unanimous praise for both of them. That's why this poll is interesting, they're two titans of arguably identical quality. I've never seen Burzum vs. Mayhem either. Don't think anyone's ever asked whether "De Mysteriis..." is better than "Filosofem". Both comparisons were made 'often' on internet forums back in the early 00s, though with Incantation being much less praised and their first three not having reached the 'cult' status they have during the past years, it was pretty much one-sided. Especially with Immolation just having come out with their easiest and most popular album, Close to a World Below and most people dismissing Incantation as just another blasting death metal band. Mayhem versus Burzum was much more popular and much more even. And naturally much more heated. |
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| Author: | MikeyC [ Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:33 am ] |
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theposega wrote: Listened to Blasphemy today and Decimate Christendom a couple days ago, and goddamn I forgot how great newer Incantation shit is. "Merciless Tyranny" is a ripper and a half. Newer Incantation is really cool. I listened to Blasphemy a few days ago myself and that is a hell of an album. Love it. |
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| Author: | hakarl [ Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:17 pm ] |
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Later Incantation is certainly above recent Immolation, but again I stress that Incantation has been rather quiet ever since around when Immolation released Harnessing Ruin. While the aforementioned probably disappointed a bunch of fans by being quite streamlined and even simplistic in parts (as opposed to the chaos on earlier albums), I think only Shadows In the Light and Majesty And Decay have been below my standards for Immolation. The last two are still perfectly enjoyable albums that I'd give ratings of 75-80%, but obviously the last couple of Incantation albums are better. |
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| Author: | Necroticism174 [ Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
I would say Shadows in the Light is the only Immolation album I don't like, and would consider weak. The production is really bad, and muffles some elements, and the riffs are not up to par, with a few exceptions. |
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| Author: | lord_ghengis [ Thu Oct 11, 2012 5:08 pm ] |
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Good to see Blasphemy getting some love these days, back when I was discovering the band no one would give that album the time of day. |
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| Author: | MikeyC [ Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
I can finally see the results now that the poll has ended. Quite a margin to Immolation, really. Kind of surprised. Not that it matters. Both bands kind of rule. 
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| Author: | inhumanist [ Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
It's pretty much exactly what I expected.[/hindsight bias] I take that it's gonna be a while until the next poll. Anyway: Quote: My suggestion for a next poll would be
Cobalt vs. The Ruins Of Beverast Two black metal bands that startet in 2003, have released 3 albums each and are, I think, similarly high regarded here. Alternatively: Mercyful Fate vs. Fates Warning |
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| Author: | Cynical [ Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:09 pm ] |
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Incantation's first album is better than anything Immolation ever did, but aside from that? Immolation FTW. |
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| Author: | MazeofTorment [ Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:41 am ] |
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Xlxlx wrote: Ilwhyan about Ross Dolan wrote: He lacks range of expression and dynamics, I don't think it's hard to imagine why someone doesn't particularly like him. I find his voice too charming to care about the fact that his singing is very monotonous. I think the same about the guy. He isn't the greatest DM vocalist ever, and he is very monotone, yes, but what he lacks in versatility he more than makes up for with sheer power. The guy sounds fucking menacing, and even more so in Immolation's modern work. Exactly! That goes for both posts. The dude has a perfect death metal voice, in my mind. It has a very unique, dark tone that never wavers and he enunciates the lyrics really well!  Don't get me wrong, I don't give a shit about being able to understand a guy, generally speaking, but it is a nice plus if you know every nook and cranny of a song, riffs and vocals alike. Ross excels at being dark, powerful, and yet, quite understandable.
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| Author: | AuditaTremendi [ Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Immolation VS Incantation!!!!!!! |
Hell and damnation...can't vote anymore. Oh well,the band i would've chosen has won by a rather large margin so... Back in the early nineties both yankee bands were considered B class material;definitely no A list bands,both of them. Immolation were probably better known and liked in europe back then as well as nowadays (though Incantation seems to be more appreciated today than 20+ years ago). I dumped my Incantation albums at least 10 years ago already. I never could get into that band. So my vote is for Immolation. Ross Dolan has a really original voice/grunt that is instantly recognizable,definitely a plus amongst the thousands of growlers. Musicwise Immolation were more to my liking. But only the first 3 fullengths,i didn't care much for the fourth..and didn't follow them on their later escapades. Saw them live a couple of years ago and the new songs weren't bad either. In the end both bands went under in Europe because the flood from Florida was a hell of a lot better. Nocturnus,old Morbid Angel early Obituary,early Deicide etc. I'm now listening to Onward to Golgotha on youtube and i must admit i like it now more than back then. Maybe i will have to buy their albums again,after all. The production is not as murky and bad as i had in mind (an indecipherable mudmess.) I'm also going to check out the later Immolation cd's as well then. |
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