100 Best Real Metal CDs

[bernie]

I don't listen to any of these. No biggie. Not my taste. However,

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Let me put it this way, I will never go for music by rich, professional musicians more than hungry young kids who are in it for their love of the art form.

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This may or may not be relevant to you, but I think it's relevant in the thread. What does it matter as long as it's a good song? Even if it's mainstream, if it's good, it's good. Being mainstream doesn't taint it. It shouldn't. If one of these bands all of a sudden make it to mainstream does that make them instantly suck along with their whole catalog? I know people who think this way, especially here in seattle in the early/mid 90s. It was rampant and it boggles my mind to think of judging music based on the liner notes or air play and completely disregard the song itself. That's not what I listen to music for. I could care less who makes it. In my judgement of a tune, being mainstream doesn't even enter the equation other than I may have heard it somewhere.


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Same reason I'll wander Chinatown all night looking for good noodles instead of going to McDonalds.

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I agree here...

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Most mass produced sh** just blows

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Is this because it's mass produced or because you really don't like the taste of it? Minus the health issue if if pertaining to food.

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[nothumb]

Umm, ever heard of Black Sabbath?

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[bernie]

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Umm, ever heard of Black Sabbath?

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shhhhh

Too mainstream!

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[morello]

I don't know if they're mainstream, or even considered metal by most, but I like Blind Guardian.

Slayer is good, but I'm not really a fan of the Cannibal Corpse type.

[thirddan]

damn, i haven't listened to bolt thrower in a long time...

malevolent creation - in cold blood - real good

diabolus in musica is meh

roots > chaos AD in my opinion...

a nice list, some old some new, good to see...

[thirddan]

mushroomhead is kinda interesting, kinda different, a nice thing to change pace once in a while, but nowhere near top 100 bands...

some pig destroyer is ok (maplethorpe grey is good song), but grindcore isn't my thing...

lamb of god is awesome...

[Joe826]

sweet list. this is going to keep my busy. can you guys suggest stuff that i'd like if i really like the darkest hour/caliban/at the gates type? i don't actually know what the genre or sub-genre is technically called.

also i just bought that botch today and i love it.

[Joe826]

also, do you think scratch the surface is the best sick of it all? i'm going to buy one of theirs but i can't decide which.

[MarkL444]

ive heard of almost none of these

[Ass Master]

You forgot "Scream Bloody Gore" by Death.