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

Metal Connoisseur · 05-18-2012, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

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

I can really see this argument but I can't help but play devil's advocate on behalf of Fleshgod. To me, they are the better band as a whole, and while their symphonic elements don't necessarily pervade their songs and integrate as seamlessly as Anorexia Nervosa's, the small outbursts of symphonic melody provide an interesting juxtaposition for me at least. The fact that the symphonic moments exists mostly in and of themselves and not with the more metallic-brutal moments make them all the sweeter for me as it's almost a welcome respite from the colossal brutality of Fleshgod's music, floating about for a around a minute and then breaking into another head-smashing blast assault; a dynamic I love.

Fleshgod Apocalypse - 2
Anorexia Nervosa - 1

LoathsomePete · 05-19-2012, 11:21 AM

I think I'm going to have to go with Anorexia Nervosa on this one, on the sole fact that they actually played the style of music at the heart of this battle. I thought that Fleshgod Apocalypse album was pretty awesome... as a technical death metal album, but not as a symphonic metal album. Their use of symphonic elements were so sparse can I seriously hardly remember what songs featured them, besides the first and last tracks.

Anorexia Nervosa - 2
Fleshgod Apocalypse - 2

Unknown Soldier · 05-21-2012, 02:46 AM

We have the situation of a draw here, which is made even more awkward by the fact that most of the voters in this particular battle have already voted, hopefully somebody can break the deadlock, or I may have to resort to either the toss of a coin or give it to Anorexia Nervosa as they are the champion and not the challenger.

Unknown Soldier · 05-24-2012, 03:39 PM

Ok as there have been no more votes, I'm going to give it to Anorexia Nervosa as it was basically the task of Fleshgod Apocolypse to dethrone it and it couldn't do that. Next up are Septic Flesh a death metal from Greece of all places and before the album selected, they had put out several albums previous to this. As a footnote the album was produced by Peter Tagtgren of Hypocrisy a metal band I like a lot.

Anorexis Nervosa Drudenhaus 2000

Versus

Septic Flesh The Great Mass 2011

hip hop bunny hop · 05-24-2012, 09:39 PM

I was not expecting Septic Flesh to be so..... friendly. Their sound has a definite mainstream aspect; it goes down easily. I dunno if you want to call that influence nu-metal or groove metal or industrial metal or what have you, but it's there. The production is fantastic, as well - it's polished but not overly compressed. It sounds very natural, organic.

I think the highlight of this album, for me, was "Oceans of Grey"; but on this track, they also move quite beyond the typical metal sound. It's there, sure, but the atmospheric, orchestral elements are emphasized by that traditional metal sound - not vice versa. It reminds me sort of The Buggles debut.

Septic Flesh - 1
Anorexia Nervosa - 0

Unknown Soldier · 05-25-2012, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

It reminds me sort of The Buggles debut.

Septic Flesh - 1
Anorexia Nervosa - 0

You listening to the Buggles! You never cease to amaze.

The Batlord · 05-25-2012, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

You listening to the Buggles! You never cease to amaze.

Him liking Septic Flesh was enough to make me **** myself.

LoathsomePete · 05-25-2012, 09:45 AM

When I saw Septic Flesh was listed as one of the contestants I was kind of hoping it would be an older album so I'd have an excuse to finally get into their older material. In any case The Great Mass was one of my favorite albums from last year and is something I continue to listen to often enough in the car and at the gym so I'm going to have to give it to them for this round.

Septic Flesh - 2
Anorexia Nervosa - 0

LOLPOCALYPSE · 05-25-2012, 10:24 AM

I think Septic Flesh takes this one easily. For me, it was the first album (in this war) to properly integrate the symphonic aspect into the rest of the music. The symphonic bits were also quality in of themselves, sounding naturally orchestral rather than sounding like they came from a midi keyboard.

Poop Skin - 3
Loss of Appetite - 0

The Batlord · 05-25-2012, 10:30 AM

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Poop Skin - 3
Loss of Appetite - 0

05-19-2012, 11:21 AM	#1232 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	I think I'm going to have to go with Anorexia Nervosa on this one, on the sole fact that they actually played the style of music at the heart of this battle. I thought that Fleshgod Apocalypse album was pretty awesome... as a technical death metal album, but not as a symphonic metal album. Their use of symphonic elements were so sparse can I seriously hardly remember what songs featured them, besides the first and last tracks. Anorexia Nervosa - 2 Fleshgod Apocalypse - 2 __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

05-24-2012, 09:39 PM	#1235 (permalink)
hip hop bunny hop Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,381	I was not expecting Septic Flesh to be so..... friendly. Their sound has a definite mainstream aspect; it goes down easily. I dunno if you want to call that influence nu-metal or groove metal or industrial metal or what have you, but it's there. The production is fantastic, as well - it's polished but not overly compressed. It sounds very natural, organic. I think the highlight of this album, for me, was "Oceans of Grey"; but on this track, they also move quite beyond the typical metal sound. It's there, sure, but the atmospheric, orchestral elements are emphasized by that traditional metal sound - not vice versa. It reminds me sort of The Buggles debut. Septic Flesh - 1 Anorexia Nervosa - 0 __________________ Have mercy on the poor.

05-25-2012, 09:45 AM	#1238 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	When I saw Septic Flesh was listed as one of the contestants I was kind of hoping it would be an older album so I'd have an excuse to finally get into their older material. In any case The Great Mass was one of my favorite albums from last year and is something I continue to listen to often enough in the car and at the gym so I'm going to have to give it to them for this round. Septic Flesh - 2 Anorexia Nervosa - 0 __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

05-25-2012, 10:24 AM	#1239 (permalink)
LOLPOCALYPSE Aryan Wonder Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 445	I think Septic Flesh takes this one easily. For me, it was the first album (in this war) to properly integrate the symphonic aspect into the rest of the music. The symphonic bits were also quality in of themselves, sounding naturally orchestral rather than sounding like they came from a midi keyboard. Poop Skin - 3 Loss of Appetite - 0