| autothrall's profile | |
| Username | autothrall |
| Rank | Metal freak |
| Points | 2465 |
| Gender | Male |
| Country | United States of America |
| Age | 35 |
| Homepage address | http://www.fromthedustreturned.com |
| Favorite metal genre(s) | Just about all of them. |
| Comments | |
| First off, we should all thank the moderators and coders for providing us with this excellent resource. I've begun cross-posting some of my reviews to contribute to the effort, that I might provide some information and opinion on releases where there is little or none. I'm not a poet laureate, but I do hope I get some points across.
I've been a long listener of metal music since the late 70s, when my cousin would pass off records to me as a tyke. Started with Judas Priest, KISS and Motörhead, and you could argue it was all downhill from there. These days I listen to everything from Merzbow, depressive black metal and brutal death to J-pop and film/game scores. The following is a breakdown of my review scores, both here and on the blog where they are originally posted: 100% [10/10] Timeless, flawless, will still be listening to this in 20 years. 95% [9.5/10] Damn near flawless, and extremely memorable. 90% [9/10] A fine example of its genre, well worth the investment. 85% [8.5/10] A great album, but on the bottom rung of what I'd paid for. 80% [8/10] A great album, worth buying if you collect the artist or genre. 75% [7.5/10] A good album, but I probably wouldn't buy it. 70% [7/10] Successful, but hovering just about the level of mediocrity. 65% [6.5/10] It's not bad, but you'll forget it just after listening. 60% [6/10] Basically the median for most metal albums released. 55% [5.5/10] Average with perhaps the spark of a good idea or two. 50% [5/10] Not offensive, but entirely mediocre. 45% [4.5/10] Pretty weak, but things could be worse... 40% [4/10] Things are worse. Not worth the media it's printed on. 30% [3/10] I recognize this as music, but it's painful to listen to. 20% [2/10] Proof that we live in a cruel, cruel universe. 10% [1/10] You're kidding me, right? Where's the hidden camera? 0% [0/10] A special place, beyond the rainbow. I've gotten a few comments on my use of the term 'fairy metal'. This in no way has anything to do with homosexuality, I use it to refer to the current crop of trendy female-fronted 'goth' metal bands, who generally suck but seem to get by on looks and accessible pop metal. It's an ongoing trend, just as awful as the glam poseurs in the 80s, the nu-metal of the 90s, and vampire boi metalcore like Atreyu. It's in bad taste, like a fairy tramp stamp. Get off my lawn. And listen to Darkthrone. | |