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Which albums have disappointed you so far this year? I think the new A Perfect Circle was awful and for what is worth the new Dimmu Borgir album was boring as well. How about you?

List them :) Just a couple of out the top of my head and to get this started: - Dead Congregation - Skepticism - Draconian - Tool - Hour Of Penance - Warpaint - Cynic - Agalloch - Sunn O)))/Ulver (sounds intriguing)

Been having a good run with the Technical DM recommendation thread I started, many good bands have been mentioned so far. Thanks to all who have posted there. I want to do something similar but for Brutal DM in the hopes of getting some good recommendations as well. So, some pointers that may...

Any good recommendations? I enjoy stuff along the lines of Ulcerate, Gorguts, Demilich, Theory in Practice, etc. I don't like Nile or Necrophagist and I am also not much of a fan of bands with black metal vocals or blackened DM. Thanks in advance!

I've been meaning to explore this type of music a bit more so I would appreciate any recommendations. Here are some bands I currently listen to and like: - Elend - Dark Sanctuary - Dargaard - Arcana Thanks in advance.

Just as with Agalloch. I've been intending to check out Alcest for a while given all the great things I've heard about them but have never gotten around to it. So, I was wondering what would be the best of their albums to start with for someone who has never heard their music before. Thanks in...

I've been intending to check out Agalloch for a while given how highly they are regarded but have never gotten around to it. So, I was wondering what would be the best of their albums to start with for someone who has never heard their music before. Any hints? Opeth is among my favorite bands...

Which bands, artists or trends do you believe had a negative impact on metal? Be it a new trend some artist started, poor copy cats of great bands, bands or artists who misunderstood the ideas behind others, etc. I am no fan of BM but having seen the "Until The Light Takes Us" documentary...

First, I’ll go ahead and answer in the negative. Metal is just a style of music and like any other style it can be a medium by which a great number of values and ideals can be expressed be they Christian or otherwise. Yet, some people see Metal as a way of life or as embodying a certain...

How have your listening habits developed over the years when it comes to metal? Do you find that you listen to more metal than before or less? For my part I find that while I listen to metal quite a bit, and in fact it is the music I listen to the most, the number of bands and styles I listen to...

I was in the mood of making some Opeth "fan" artwork (which bad fan as I am I have never done :p) and decided to make a couple of wallpapers with the themes of the albums. I did three first, I'll try and make some for the other albums as well. | | | Hope you like them (click on the...

So, here are the two versions of the proposed forum theme. One with Jack and the other without him. Since there seems to be a divide on this issue I decided to make it a poll to determine this: Yes, I am too lazy (and at work) right now to make them both the same size but vote anyway :p

I like to make playlists where the songs are arranged in such a way that they sort of lead to each other. Here are some groups of Opeth songs that I like: • Windowpane > Weakness > Wreath > Deliverance I actually play this string a lot, it is just amazing and it also includes my three...

I am not sure if this thread belongs on the main forum. Anyway, I noticed that the theme of the forum has been the same for quite some time already and also that in other forums here they change the theme to reflect the artwork of the latest release of the band. So I decided to play a bit with...

I wonder if anyone here would recommend some good Jazz/Fusion music, as I would like to explore more this type of music. Here are the ones I know and like: Jeff Beck, Jean-Luc Ponty, Al Di Meola, Pat Metheny, Return To Forever, Jaco Pastorius, Weather Report, Hiromi Uehara, etc. I know bands...

Plenty of Opeth bashing in this thread: http://metal-archives.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=22023 It seems that people there believe that technical and fast = good.

Sorry if this has been done before. What is your favorite Opeth song ending? I really like how Bleak ends and also Blackwater Park, The Grand Conjuration and the Baying of the Hounds. I know there are others, but those are the first that come to mind.