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    Recommended albums

    Yeah, I agree with that. I think that although the band's other output has been great, "Jar Of Kingdom" was their greatest step forward in terms of stylistic definition. It's a shame about the production, but at least the re-mastered version sounds a lot better. "Lunasphere" would be my next...
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    Song Structure

    I think that it's not so much a case of whether or not to apply structure to one's music, but more a matter of how to apply it. Whilst pop music tends to be very centered around repeating a "hook"; extreme metal tends to be a bit more similar to classical in that a song will be basically a...
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    best deathmetal albums ever

    Yeah, I prefer to describe both bands as melodic DM; although I've certainly heard people erroneously lump Dissection into the BM category quite frequently. I'm not a huge fan of DM for the most part, but the DM albums that I like are generally the early Swedish stuff like old Entombed...
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    Q&A - Wanna see how big a thread can go?

    A) I just chuck 'em in my cupboard. Q) Who the fuck actually folds their underwear??? :confused:
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    About Mortiis, why is he...?

    I'm pretty sure he's Norwegian. Only a Norwegian would be gay enough to wear that silly costume! :lol:
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    Classical Musical Quotation

    Well you're entitled to your opinion and although your description of Quorthon's vocal effort is rather humorous; I'm not sure that I would agree. Another classical quotation (or sample rather) is Dvořák's "From The New World" symphony as an intro to the last track on Dimmu Borgir's...
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    The Guitar Tuning Thread

    Haha, yes! I use standard "E-A-D-G-B-E" tuning with 0.10-0.52 gauge DRs.
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    Classical Musical Quotation

    You think so? Jupiter is one of my favourite pieces and I think that Quorthon used the music to great effect on "Hammerheart".
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    Women and heavy metal.

    Haha, or Lita Ford perhaps? :lol: