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

BastardofYoung · 11-10-2011, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Massacre was pretty awesome, and the guitar tone was just sick, but I couldn't help but think of Death the whole time I was listening to them.

Rick Rozz played with Death on "Lepracy" so there is a Death connection.

King_Matt · 11-10-2011, 03:39 PM

Brutality for me. I loved the riffs a lot better than the other two. And I agree, the spoken sections of Resurrection were really cheesy and kinda killed it for me

Brutality - 3
Massacre - 2
Resurrection - 0

Unknown Soldier · 11-10-2011, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by King_Matt

And I agree, the spoken sections of Resurrection were really cheesy and kinda killed it for me

If you were a Vincent Price fan, I`m sure you`d feel differently.

Unrelenting · 11-11-2011, 04:12 PM

Oh damn good battle this week. I love every one of those records. But the one I come back to the most is Ensiferum

Ensiferum-1
Finntroll-0
Wintersun-0

Tsunami · 11-12-2011, 06:41 AM

Ensiferum-1
Finntroll-0
Wintersun-1

I feel like the Wintersun album is the most exciting one out of those three.

Metal Connoisseur · 11-13-2011, 05:58 AM

I really don't have a taste for folk/viking/pagan (whatever you want to call it) metal, however I felt like the Ensiferum record encompasses all that the genre should be. I also really enjoyed the production techniques and the seamless transitions from song to song.

I can respect the musicianship of Wintersun and the talent of Jari Mäenpää in particular, but without his original Ensiferum bandmates, his work just falls short for me.

The Finntroll album was over the top in all the wrong ways. I found it really cumbersome to listen to.

Ensiferum-2
Finntroll-0
Wintersun-1

LoathsomePete · 11-13-2011, 10:57 AM

I've tried really hard to get into Ensiferum, but the only album I can listen to by them is their 2007 one Victory Songs. So with them out of the running I'm going to have to go with Finntroll. I've always had an appreciation for their dedication to their theme, and Jaktens Tid is an incredibly catchy album for me. While I really do like that Wintersun album and am waiting patiently for Time to see the light of day, but Finntroll have a good three albums I like to come back to, one of which came out last year so they have a really niched out place in my heart.

Ensiferum - 2
Finntroll - 1
Wintersun - 1

Unknown Soldier · 11-14-2011, 08:21 AM

Folk metal is not really my style and the only band I was familiar with was Ensiferum and that album. I love the Ensiferum covers and when in the right mood can actually enjoy their music. The Wintersun album I was looking forward to, but to be honest didn`t think much of it and it was a disappointment. The Fintroll album I found easily the most enjoyable though, maybe because it had more traditional extreme metal mostly black metal influences to it.

Ensiferum- 2
Fintroll- 2
Wintersun- 1

The Batlord · 11-14-2011, 01:28 PM

Ensiferum and Wintersun basically sounded like decent power metal with extreme(ish) vocals. I wouldn't nominate them for album of the year anytime soon (or ever) but I could get wasted to that. Finntroll actually have some class when it comes to songwriting.

Finntroll - 3
Ensiferum - 2
Wintersun - 1

LoathsomePete · 11-14-2011, 06:40 PM

Wow, I did not expect Finntroll to take the lead for this one.

11-11-2011, 04:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
Unrelenting True to username Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,100	Oh damn good battle this week. I love every one of those records. But the one I come back to the most is Ensiferum Ensiferum-1 Finntroll-0 Wintersun-0 __________________ My lastfm

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LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	I've tried really hard to get into Ensiferum, but the only album I can listen to by them is their 2007 one Victory Songs. So with them out of the running I'm going to have to go with Finntroll. I've always had an appreciation for their dedication to their theme, and Jaktens Tid is an incredibly catchy album for me. While I really do like that Wintersun album and am waiting patiently for Time to see the light of day, but Finntroll have a good three albums I like to come back to, one of which came out last year so they have a really niched out place in my heart. Ensiferum - 2 Finntroll - 1 Wintersun - 1 __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

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LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	Wow, I did not expect Finntroll to take the lead for this one. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

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11-10-2011, 03:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
King_Matt Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 75	Brutality for me. I loved the riffs a lot better than the other two. And I agree, the spoken sections of Resurrection were really cheesy and kinda killed it for me Brutality - 3 Massacre - 2 Resurrection - 0

11-12-2011, 06:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
Tsunami Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Finland Posts: 86	Ensiferum-1 Finntroll-0 Wintersun-1 I feel like the Wintersun album is the most exciting one out of those three.

11-13-2011, 05:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
Metal Connoisseur Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 539	I really don't have a taste for folk/viking/pagan (whatever you want to call it) metal, however I felt like the Ensiferum record encompasses all that the genre should be. I also really enjoyed the production techniques and the seamless transitions from song to song. I can respect the musicianship of Wintersun and the talent of Jari Mäenpää in particular, but without his original Ensiferum bandmates, his work just falls short for me. The Finntroll album was over the top in all the wrong ways. I found it really cumbersome to listen to. Ensiferum-2 Finntroll-0 Wintersun-1

11-14-2011, 08:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
Unknown Soldier Horribly Creative Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London, The Big Smoke Posts: 8,265	Folk metal is not really my style and the only band I was familiar with was Ensiferum and that album. I love the Ensiferum covers and when in the right mood can actually enjoy their music. The Wintersun album I was looking forward to, but to be honest didn`t think much of it and it was a disappointment. The Fintroll album I found easily the most enjoyable though, maybe because it had more traditional extreme metal mostly black metal influences to it. Ensiferum- 2 Fintroll- 2 Wintersun- 1