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Albums you love despite not being the "fan favourites" from that band
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Author:  kadaverousau [ Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:20 am ]
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I see some people have mentioned My Dying Bride's 34...% Complete and Light at the End of the World. Here's another for you... "A Line of Deathless Kings" is my favourite MDB album and one of my favourite albums of all time. It's evidently divisive based on reviews here on MA and elsewhere on the internet, but I would consider it peak MDB. For me, nothing they've released since has come close to this... forlorn experience. Just typing this out has made me put the album on for another spin.
Author:  lordcatfish [ Tue Apr 23, 2024 5:27 am ]
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necropsyalpha wrote:
For me its nile - in their darkened shrines

thats like the stand out from the band - i really find all their oother albums boring

Is this not one of the most popular Nile albums?
Author:  ColdJustice [ Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:03 am ]
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Domination by Morbid Angel. I think it's a pretty good album but the public opinions are very mixed. The wrestler voice fits I'd argue.
Author:  Chaosphere_1998 [ Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:20 am ]
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Chaosphere by Meshuggah. Their best and most overlooked work.
Author:  Anthony Pwl [ Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:40 am ]
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Clearly Dehumanizer by Sabbath.
Heaviest heavy metal ever, god-tier vocalist, inspired melodies. I choose this one over all 70s Sabbath albums combined, despite their historical importance.
Author:  LycanthropeMoon [ Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:51 am ]
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Dr_Funf wrote:
LycanthropeMoon wrote:
I just really like "Imaginaerum" by Nightwish. I'm sorry, folks. The one part of the album I can't stand is the *7 minutes* of shitty spoken word poetry near the end... but other than that, I love it in all its over-the-top Disney rock glory. It doesn't beat "Oceanborn" for me but whatever.


I agree with this, although I'm not sure it's an overly divisive album among Nightwish's fanbase (I tend to take MA review scores with a significant pinch of salt and then some) despite it deservedly losing a few people for that godawful spoken word crap in 'Song of Myself'. Most Nightwish fans I've met, myself included, consider Imaginaerum to be their best post-Tarja work.

Huh. Well, in that case... I agree with most Nightwish fans then, lol. It's the best post-Tarja album.

Unless we're talking about live albums because I love "Showtime, Storytime" (and it has a version of "Song of Myself" without that horrible spoken word bit - the first half of SoM is quite awesome... it just gets bad when it turns into that for the last half).

ColdJustice wrote:
Domination by Morbid Angel. I think it's a pretty good album but the public opinions are very mixed. The wrestler voice fits I'd argue.

I completely agree. It isn't going to beat classics like "Altars of Madness" and "Covenant" (which might be my two favorite oldschool DM albums ever), but it's a hell of a good time at least.
Author:  Spediji [ Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:42 pm ]
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Gonna be killed for this one but i fucking love "The Unspoken King" by cryptopsy. I listen to contemplate regicide constantly. None so vile is def still my favorite mainly cuz of phobophile but The Unspoken King is what got me into them in the first place

I also like insineratehymn by deicide wayyyy more than any of their first albums. The lyrics are still pretty dumb but i think they are well written and get stuck in my head constantly. I fucking love the lyrics to The Gift That Keeps on Giving its definitely my favorite deicide song.
Author:  darthlazy [ Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:23 pm ]
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Mountain wrote:
ChoujuX wrote:
Turbo is probably my favorite Priest album. Definitely not their best.


Sorry but I laughed out loud at that line. If it's your favorite, wouldn't you consider it their best??


Nope, I understand what he is saying.
My favorite Maiden album will always be No Prayer for the Dying, but everybody in the world, including myself knows it is definitely not their best album. I love that album for many reasons dear to myself, and that's why its my favorite.
Everybody knows Turbo isn't Priest's best record, but I can respect and relate when someone specifically worded that it's their favorite while acknowledging that it isn't the band's best album.
Author:  MikeyC [ Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:44 pm ]
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Spediji wrote:
Gonna be killed for this one but i fucking love "The Unspoken King" by cryptopsy. I listen to contemplate regicide constantly. None so vile is def still my favorite mainly cuz of phobophile but The Unspoken King is what got me into them in the first place

The Unspoken King is not a good album however I still maintain that the first 3 tracks are worth your time before it descends into mediocrity. But hey, you do you. :)
Author:  ceero [ Tue May 21, 2024 9:28 am ]
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Fear Of The Dark by Iron Maiden and Sorceress by Opeth are my fav albums by the 2 respective bands.

Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy, Rituals and Heretics are easily my fav Rotting Christ albums.

I also love St Anger. I'm not really a Metallica fan to be quite honest, its the only album if theirs together with Kill Em All i listen to on a semi-regular basis.
Author:  FrostOfTheBlack [ Tue May 21, 2024 9:31 am ]
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Queensryche - Rage for Order

Mindcrime is considered better in all respects - and I agree, but I love Rage so much more.
Author:  StarshipTrooper [ Tue May 21, 2024 9:50 am ]
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The X Factor
Russian Roulette
Flick of the Switch
Author:  bloops [ Wed May 22, 2024 4:08 am ]
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I actually really dig Entombed's Same Difference.
Author:  Hob_Ralford [ Thu May 23, 2024 10:28 am ]
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jose_G wrote:
Iron maiden- the x factor and virtual
Judas priest- Nostradamus
Bathory - Requiem, Nordlands
Slayer - Divine intervention

I don’t get how people don’t like Nostradamus.
Author:  Dr_Funf [ Fri May 24, 2024 4:10 am ]
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ceero wrote:
Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy, Rituals and Heretics are easily my fav Rotting Christ albums.


Honestly, that's probably just unpopular opinion on this site. Most metalheads I know who are into Rotting Christ generally prefer their more recent material. The Heretics I think was a bit more hit-or-miss, but the other two I'd consider to be among their better albums (not that they've ever released any bad ones).
Author:  Ace_Rimmer [ Fri May 24, 2024 9:49 am ]
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This made me think of a non metal band but they are on the archives so...

Rush - Grace Under Pressure

This is easily one of their top 5 albums. Dark and to me the ultimate version of their guitars plus synth era. Lyrically excellent with incredible musicianship.
Author:  Benedict Donald [ Fri May 24, 2024 10:30 am ]
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StarshipTrooper wrote:
The X Factor
Russian Roulette
Flick of the Switch


All three of these are great, with "Flick" and "Russian" being absolute classics.
Author:  Lane [ Tue May 28, 2024 2:42 pm ]
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Oh yes: Gamma Ray's 'Sign no More'.

Absolute gem of an album. It's rocking power metal, with huge (power plant-sized) energy flow going on. My top-3 album from the band with 'Power Plant' and 'No World Order!'. Totally fucking underappreciated.
Author:  Metal_On_The_Ascendant [ Tue May 28, 2024 3:38 pm ]
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Dr_Funf wrote:
ceero wrote:
Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy, Rituals and Heretics are easily my fav Rotting Christ albums.


Honestly, that's probably just unpopular opinion on this site. Most metalheads I know who are into Rotting Christ generally prefer their more recent material.


It's not just this site. Look, it's also this one. As an old Rotting Christ enjoyer who knows other Rotting Christ enjoyers, there's no mistaking what the classic albums are - and they are not the last three.

The band's profile has grown and they tour more and show up at more festivals. As they should. All the years of work put in and all the notoriety from that name have paid off.

But they still close sets with songs off the first three albums - even they know what's up.
Author:  magate [ Thu May 30, 2024 9:15 am ]
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Dio - Angry Machines. So dark, so outside Dio's main work. I hated it when it came out, slowly started loving it 10 years after.
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