Nomination Stage: Most consistent metal bands

[Dak]

I think a poll of the most consistent metal bands would be a cool project. However, before doing such a poll, I think we need a nomination stage. So here are the rules for this.

Stage One: Nomination

Bands from any metal genre with 4 or more albums can be nominated as a "consistent band". Consistency is loosely defined as A. Maintaining a particular style & B. Putting out quality within the style. A band can have changed styles and been consistent within one of those styles as long as they have 4 or more albums within the style. For bands like that, please specify by years and/or albums. Nominating participants can nominate any number of bands (but please try not to nominate a band that has already been nominated.

Members can also list previously nominated bands that they believe are not consistent. If 8 or more participants "blackball" a band, it will not be put into the poll for voting.

Nomination will close June 9th.

Stage 2: All nominated, non-black balled bands will be available as options to select a "Top 10" most consistent bands across metal genres.


Finally, if enough people are interested but want to make minor adjustments to these rules at this stage, I'm open to alterations.

Edit: Examples of consistently good bands that would not qualify due to stylistic changes

Death
Coroner

 

[The Ozzman]

Bolt Thrower
Amon Amarth
Katatonia
Amorphis
Suffocation
Illdisposed
Exodus
Malevolent Creation

 

[Dak]

Iron Maiden
Running Wild
Warbringer
Lamb of God (Ashes of the Wake-)
Agalloch
Black Label Society
Paradise Lost
Dismember
Dying Fetus
Ram
Sodom
October Tide

 

[-CC-]

Bolt Thrower
Amon Amarth
Katatonia
Amorphis
Suffocation
Illdisposed
Exodus
Malevolent Creation

I'd agree with most of these, but Amorphis??

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

Crowbar
Motorhead
Type O Negative
Craft
Skepticism
Incantation
Carpathian Forest

 

[RadicalThrasher]

Razor
D.R.I.

 

[The Ozzman]

I'd agree with most of these, but Amorphis??

Post-Tales material is consistent af

 

[Draehl]

Drudkh
Moonsorrow
Nile

 

[Krow]

I'd agree with most of these, but Amorphis??

Malevolent Creation has been releasing who gives a fuck for 20 years now.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I don't understand the point of the thread if we're going to arbitrarily disqualify bands from being nominated for "stylistic changes". I'd argue that many stylistic elements of both Coroner and (especially) Death were consistent across their discography, especially if bands like Opeth are allowed.

 

[Slayed Necros]

 

[The Ozzman]

Malevolent Creation has been releasing who gives a fuck for 20 years now.

So has Overkill but they have their own thread.

MC has been releasing quality DM for years

 

[J.]

I like Amorphis, but Far From the Sun was shit. Am Universum was OK at best.

100% agree with Type O Negative and Bolt Thrower. All albums are worthy.

My nominations:

Skyclad
Manowar (even Fighting the World, Kings of Metal, and to a lesser extent, Triumph of Steel and Warriors of the World are decent to good)
Reverend Bizarre
Church of Misery
Black Sabbath (the 80's stuff is great)
Pagan Altar
Solstice (3 albums and a bunch of EPs over like 20+ years, so...)

 

[Dak]

I don't understand the point of the thread if we're going to arbitrarily disqualify bands from being nominated for "stylistic changes". I'd argue that many stylistic elements of both Coroner and (especially) Death were consistent across their discography, especially if bands like Opeth are allowed.

I'm sure you would love an argument over the similarities of PfD and Grin, or Scream Bloody Gore and Symbolic.

 

[Onder]

I like Amorphis, but Far From the Sun was shit. Am Universum was OK at best.

100% agree with Type O Negative and Bolt Thrower. All albums are worthy.

My nominations:

Skyclad
Manowar (even Fighting the World, Kings of Metal, and to a lesser extent, Triumph of Steel and Warriors of the World are decent to good)
Reverend Bizarre
Church of Misery
Black Sabbath (the 80's stuff is great)
Pagan Altar
Solstice (3 albums and a bunch of EPs over like 20+ years, so...)

Bolt Thrower and Chasm are obvious contenders, both mentioned in this light very often on this board.

But I actually agree with Revbiz above, even though technically they only have 3 albums. III was my favorite for a while and I think we could easily consider Return To The Rectory a fourth album.

EDIT: I don't know Type O Negative's disco well enough to comment on that and I admit I only ever listened to the early stuff that reminded me of Carnivore.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I'm sure you would love an argument over the similarities of PfD and Grin, or Scream Bloody Gore and Symbolic.

Tell me what's more similar, these two




Or these two




Or these two

 

[Dak]

Tell me what's more similar, these two

Opeth is the same band after Watershed in name only. I probably should have clarified post-2000 PL.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I love watching libertarians turn full county commissioner upon their first exposure to a free market decision they disagree with.

 

[Dak]

I love watching libertarians turn full county commissioner upon their first exposure to a free market decision they disagree with.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I'm not saying it's contradictory, but it's an amusing inconsistency that implies a moral objection not out of genuine belief in the solution itself but instead the solution's ability to solve an immediate problem; libertarian utilitarianism basically.