Metal Wars!!!!!!!!!!!

The Batlord · 05-12-2012, 08:13 AM

I listened to a few songs from both albums, but TBH, I just didn't care enough for either to even say which one was better. *shrug*

LOLPOCALYPSE · 05-12-2012, 09:58 AM

I enjoyed AN only slightly better than Mirrorthrone. The problem for me came with the symphonic elements themselves. They sounded very cheesy...the key to making good symphonic metal is to make the symphonic bits sound natural, not deliberately programmed. At times they even sounded like 90s midi file sounds. Perhaps a different production would have made the two albums excellent, otherwise they didn't excite me too much. Also, I think AN would have been a strong album if it were solely a black metal album. I am sure albums later in the war will quickly and decisively eliminate the winner of this round.

AN - 3
Mirrorthrone - 0

hip hop bunny hop · 05-14-2012, 05:32 PM

Just got done listening to AN. Give me 'till tomorrow and I'll have the Mirrorthrone album done.

Unknown Soldier · 05-14-2012, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

Just got done listening to AN. Give me 'till tomorrow and I'll have the Mirrorthrone album done.

No probs boss, will change them over on Wednesday.

hip hop bunny hop · 05-15-2012, 10:24 AM

I have to give it to Anorexia Nervosa; Mirrorthrone, I felt, did a more competent job incorporating the non-traditional elements into their music... but I don't like non-traditional elements in my metal. Whereas AN sounded just like another blast-happy norsecore black metal band with some symphonic stuff layered over. I guess a burrito would be a great example; both burritos are packaged as different, but AN just has some goofy cheese with mushrooms in it, just one layer of weird ****, whereas Mirrorthrone has all sorts of weird **** throughout the burrito.

AN - 4
Mirrorthrone - 0

Unknown Soldier · 05-15-2012, 12:46 PM

So Anorexia Nervosa easily win the first round 4-0. Next up they face Fleshgod Apocolypse (now that's a proper name for an extreme metal band

) who are described as an Italian death metal band with symphonic influences. Now what's really interesting about this war chosen by Metal Connoisseur is the geographic diversity of the bands, we've got France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Greece...........yes Greece! Which adds an extra dimension to the war.

Anorexia Nervosa Drudenhaus 2000

Versus

Fleshgod Apocolypse Oracles 2009

Metal Connoisseur · 05-18-2012, 04:22 AM

A little late with the decision, but it's coming tonight

Unknown Soldier · 05-18-2012, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Metal Connoisseur

A little late with the decision, but it's coming tonight

I'll be listening to the Fleshgod Apocolypse later today as well.

hip hop bunny hop · 05-18-2012, 10:35 AM

Fleshgod Apocalypse were not what I was expecting. I was expecting more symphonic black metal... not death metal, and certainly not death metal of this type. The drum triggers on this album are ridiculous; completely over the top. I did like it quite a bit, however.

Fleshgod Apocalypse - 1
Anorexia Nervosa - 0

Unknown Soldier · 05-18-2012, 04:22 PM

The drum triggers were ridiculous, now as a technical death metal band Fleshgod Apocolypse are actually quite good and the singing brutal as expected, problem was with the symphonic elements, I thought they were going to be integrated into the songs than just used randomly throughout the album, at times they seemed so out of place. The album actually promised a lot, but I see it as a lost opportunity by the band to do something very good. SO Anorexia get the vote as their album was probably more solid of the two.

Fleshgod Apocolypse -1
Anorexia Nervosa -1

05-14-2012, 05:32 PM	#1223 (permalink)
hip hop bunny hop Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,381	Just got done listening to AN. Give me 'till tomorrow and I'll have the Mirrorthrone album done. __________________ Have mercy on the poor.

05-15-2012, 10:24 AM	#1225 (permalink)
hip hop bunny hop Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,381	I have to give it to Anorexia Nervosa; Mirrorthrone, I felt, did a more competent job incorporating the non-traditional elements into their music... but I don't like non-traditional elements in my metal. Whereas AN sounded just like another blast-happy norsecore black metal band with some symphonic stuff layered over. I guess a burrito would be a great example; both burritos are packaged as different, but AN just has some goofy cheese with mushrooms in it, just one layer of weird **, whereas Mirrorthrone has all sorts of weird ** throughout the burrito. AN - 4 Mirrorthrone - 0 __________________ Have mercy on the poor.

05-18-2012, 04:22 AM	#1227 (permalink)
Metal Connoisseur Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 539	A little late with the decision, but it's coming tonight __________________ Metal Connoisseur's Last.fm

05-18-2012, 10:35 AM	#1229 (permalink)
hip hop bunny hop Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,381	Fleshgod Apocalypse were not what I was expecting. I was expecting more symphonic black metal... not death metal, and certainly not death metal of this type. The drum triggers on this album are ridiculous; completely over the top. I did like it quite a bit, however. Fleshgod Apocalypse - 1 Anorexia Nervosa - 0 __________________ Have mercy on the poor.

05-12-2012, 09:58 AM	#1222 (permalink)
LOLPOCALYPSE Aryan Wonder Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 445	I enjoyed AN only slightly better than Mirrorthrone. The problem for me came with the symphonic elements themselves. They sounded very cheesy...the key to making good symphonic metal is to make the symphonic bits sound natural, not deliberately programmed. At times they even sounded like 90s midi file sounds. Perhaps a different production would have made the two albums excellent, otherwise they didn't excite me too much. Also, I think AN would have been a strong album if it were solely a black metal album. I am sure albums later in the war will quickly and decisively eliminate the winner of this round. AN - 3 Mirrorthrone - 0