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

Unknown Soldier · 10-17-2011, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I think this is basically gonna be a battle between The Blackening and the new album for me. Burn My Eyes starts off better, and would be be better in general except that half way through I'm kinda bored with it. It just gets kinda monotonous, but The Blackening is much more diverse.

Part of me wants to say that Burn My Eyes' just sounds "more metal" and kicks more ass than The Blackening, but since it's really just Pantera worship, I don't think it should get any credit for that. Of course, The Blackening followed the current trends as much as Burn My Eyes did too, so... But Machine Head in general (hell, Vio-lence weren't exactly original either) has been chasing whatever trends happened to be popular, so it is what it is. They still kick ass, even if I don't respect them as a band.

I'm listening to the new album now, and it's of the same general quality as The Blackening at least.

Burn My Eyes has always been my fav Machine Head album, from the moment the opening song "Davidian" kicks into gear I was hooked on that group and Robb Flynn, I mean "Davidian" must be one of the greatest opening songs on any metal album. The album was one of the loudest and most agressive for its time and still sounds great today. I even quite liked some of their dabblings with Nu-metal as well and another one of my favourite albums is Through the Ashes of Empire which probably should have been in this battle and Hellalive is one of the best live metal albums of the 00s. I`ve been lukewarm with The Blackening but everywhere I seem to look now, this album gets mentioned and on another listen I may fall in love with it.

Any group that does a Pantera worship and does it well like Machine Head always gets the thumbs up from me

The Batlord · 10-17-2011, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Burn My Eyes has always been my fav Machine Head album, from the moment the opening song "Davidian" kicks into gear I was hooked on that group and Robb Flynn, I mean "Davidian" must be one of the greatest opening songs on any metal album.

Totally. "Davidian" is just one of the greatest songs of all time.

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I`ve been lukewarm with The Blackening but everywhere I seem to look now, this album gets mentioned and on another listen I may fall in love with it.

I used to be the same way. I just thought it was good, but not great. It grew on me though, cause it sort of has the same "epicness" that Metallic achieved when they were firing on all cylinders with MoP and AJfA.. It just has a replay value that gets better with every listen. Stick with it, I'm sure that eventually, it'll grow on you too.

Unknown Soldier · 10-17-2011, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Totally. "Davidian" is just one of the greatest songs of all time.

I used to be the same way. I just thought it was good, but not great. It grew on me though, cause it sort of has the same "epicness" that Metallic achieved when they were firing on all cylinders with MoP and AJfA.. It just has a replay value that gets better with every listen. Stick with it, I'm sure that eventually, it'll grow on you too.

I`ve got the cd so I`ll listen to it again tomorrow.

The Batlord · 10-18-2011, 11:16 AM

Alright, after careful consideration, I've got to give it to The Blackening. Like I said earlier, I start getting tired of Burn My Eyes after about halfway through the album, while The Blackening works much better as an actual album when listened to the whole way through. It may not quite have a "Davidian", but overall it is superior. Not to mention more diverse.

It was a bit harder choosing between Unto the Locust and The Blackening, because they're both similar and there isn't a dip in quality with Unto the Locust. Since I haven't had weeks to compare the two, I'm gonna have to go with my initial impression, which is that UtL is a bit less abrasive and thrashy than The Blackening. It reminds me a bit more of FFDP, but not actually in a bad way. Unto the Locust is more like FFDP's more talented big brother. But, it's still just a bit more generic than The Blackening, so...

The Blackening - 1
Burn My Eyes - 0
Unto the Locust - 0

BastardofYoung · 10-18-2011, 06:06 PM

good to see Acid Bath sweep. Brilliant album. "Scream of the Butterfly" and "The Bones of Baby Dolls" alone win it for me.

Would have voted, but my internet was cut off. Leeching off my roommates wireless now though.

Just had to remind you that is why I was not here the last few days, don't worry I didn't get a life or anything.

I will have to listen to The Blackening and the new one... I do not know, not the biggest MH fan.

Howard the Duck · 10-18-2011, 10:18 PM

pass

never have been interested in MH at all

i would have gone to a Slayer concert in Wales, then i heard MH were opening, so um..........

BastardofYoung · 10-18-2011, 10:45 PM

so just get there late and skip the opening act. Why miss out on a great band cause the opener sucks? easy fix.

Howard the Duck · 10-18-2011, 11:28 PM

^^i would feel shortchanged

BastardofYoung · 10-18-2011, 11:39 PM

okay, go and heckle.

Howard the Duck · 10-19-2011, 12:31 AM

^^too loud for them for hear me

if Fear Factory had opened for them (this was in the early 90s), i'd gone there in a heartbeat

10-18-2011, 06:06 PM	#495 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	good to see Acid Bath sweep. Brilliant album. "Scream of the Butterfly" and "The Bones of Baby Dolls" alone win it for me. Would have voted, but my internet was cut off. Leeching off my roommates wireless now though. Just had to remind you that is why I was not here the last few days, don't worry I didn't get a life or anything. I will have to listen to The Blackening and the new one... I do not know, not the biggest MH fan. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

10-18-2011, 10:45 PM	#497 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	so just get there late and skip the opening act. Why miss out on a great band cause the opener sucks? easy fix. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

10-18-2011, 11:39 PM	#499 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	okay, go and heckle. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.