As soon as you accept that Ibaraki is a progressive metal album and not black metal, it becomes a brilliant album. That’s what happened to me. Great record.
Worked for me! Also I’m a longtime Amon Amarth fan and didn’t like Great Heathen Army on first listen but damn I got hooked on the second half of the album and then it all came together. As a comparison, I didn’t like Berserker at all.
I am a big Megadeth fan, but this last one is BOOOOORING. I think Super Collider is better. The last album was awesome, but I can't get into this one. It might also be the production; they need a less clean mix. Thats just me though, maybe a few more listens will change my mind.
I usually hate worst albums lists. Those that do that are usually people who don't know enough about music to say anything interesting. So they just bash. But you guys do all sorts of lists : best albums, most underrated, what we missed, etc. And you do focus on the fact that these are disappointing albums; albums for which you had great expectations. There's a huge difference between that and just bashing. The WHVT HVPPVNVD joke was hilarious. Keep up the good work guys!
Do you really need to know about music theory and time signatures and scales to understand music? I mean we all have ears, therefore we can have opinions. Of course it's always interesting listening to people who know about metal and can cite the creative riffs and writing from members of different periods or whatever, but for example, I don't think Megadeth has put anything memorable out in a long time. I'll never know how to play guitar at good as Dave, but I don't need to to understand how to play and write music to know their new shit is boring, generic, and nothing we haven't heard before
Agree on Megadeth. Two listens and I sadly dismissed it. I saw Amon Amarth, ( walked out) granted I went for Carcass primarily. I felt like I was at a subpar Broadway show. Carcass, Obituary,and Cattle Decap all kicked ass.
While I didn't get deep into the new Behemoth, the video for Opvs Contra Cvltram was a master piece. I was thinking, 2022 gave us a Shadows Fall reunion, but not a new song or album :(. Anywas, as always great vid (not that I really need to say that, it's implied at this point).
Maybe it's a matter of expectations, even though I did like Dystopia it was good. But just good. I felt like this was a step up, not to bring people back but to further show that they're headed in the right direction. Hopefully the next album is like an Endgame and blows people away
Nice video, guys! I liked so much that you mentioned the strong and the weak points of those albums instead of just bashing them. Perfect balance. My most disappointing 2022 album has to go, unfortunetaly, to Deathspell Omega - The Long Defeat. It's not bad, it's ok, a few solid tracks, some good moments, but nothing special. I was expecting something as creative and unique as their previous material and it kind of sounds like a b-side album from Mgła. And I love Mgła, but you get the point. Keep up the good work and those Top 10 videos coming!
Great point! These guys know their stuff, while also supplying talking points as supporting evidence. It makes for a fun subjective discourse. A+ work.
The only one I'd argue against being on this list is Megadeth - the only thrash album I felt compelled to listen more that once this year, hell, probably the only thrash album I managed to go through from start to finish
go to youtube channel called metal trenches and you will find list of thrash metal albums of 2022, if you want to listen more of that genre, video came out recently, 12 days ago the video came out, I checked xd
THANK YOU! For calling out Megadeth on their super mediocre new album. I CANNOT understand the universal acclaim they get for such a terrible album - down among The World Needs A Hero, 13, and The System Has Failed (the "pop" songs, not Kick the Chair) imo. -The fast track are cheesy 80s speed metal (and then Metallica tried the same with Hit the.. I mean, Lux Æterna). Célebutante was one of the 3 "good" songs to me, and I'll probably never put it on again, despite the change-up before the 2nd minute mark. They did it better on Headcrusher (2009) already, let alone the 1985-1992 albums. And the new "speed metal" songs have hardly any harmonies or new licks. -Plenty of non-aggressive 160-180 bpm thrash (Title Track, Life in Hell, Junkie, Killing Time, Soldier On (at least it had lead guitar in the chorus), Mission to Mars) -cheesy 'poppy' vocal lines choruses (Life In Hell, Killing Time, Mission to Mars (those lyrics, YUCK!!), Police Truck, This Planet's On FIre) ..not much different from Public Enemy no 1, Something That I'm Not, Blessed Be The Dead, let alone all the songs in 1985-1994. You wouldn't see anyone raving if a new band released the same album. Where are the twin riffs? Where is the memorable 20+ second solo? The memorable bass line? The 'caught you off-guard' tempo change like Hangar 18 outro, Endgame outro, Wake Up Dead outro etc (only Célebutante really tried)?
Disagree with Stabbing Westward but that's probably because I can overlook the lyrics, Chris Hall has always been this cringe from the beginning. Even though I gave it a B+, what was more disappointing was after all the delays a bunch of the songs were re-used from the 2020 EP. I wanted more new after an almost two year gap, and they have to have even more written. For most disappointing for me, maybe Lost Society? They've already been pivoting from their strong retro thrash in their earlier days towards more modern metal but this one was just boring.
Funny thing is, out of the several bands I regularly enjoy on this list, meaning past albums, I haven't checked any of these out yet. I think I have the Behemoth one on vinyl but I can't recall if I ever spun it or just forgot it. The other including AA I haven't even gotten to yet. As there were so many other great albums I'm still discovering having sort of spaced on half the year and only recently got back to checking out new stuff. So I am a bit behind on 20222. Guess I'm not missing much as there were tons of great underground and returning bands that didn't disappoint that I am still stoked on.
I actually really enjoyed the Ibaraki album,but I do agree that it shouldn't have been marketed as a Black metal release. The Black metal elements are pretty minimal.
I feel the biggest problem with Ibaraki is Matt Heafy. He seemingly has one style of writing in him, as it just felt like a different Trivium project. His harsh vocals also are one note and somewhat unappealing.
Actually, it's pretty cool that Celestial Season even got a mention (the previous album 'The Secret Teachings' from 2020 was a better album but for 2022, I would say 'Mysterium' is an overall decent release). Been a fan of Celestial Season since the summer of 1997 when my brother bought 'Solar Lovers' cd at a local record store. That album blew us away with the excellent stringed arrangements over the depressive death-doom metal sound. I ordered 'Forever Scarlett Passion' towards the end of 1998 and absolutely loved it as well. Unfortunately they had become a stoner-rock band by that time (and I figured they were done) but it's really surprising to see them return to their original death-doom approach in these strange modern times. I guess it depends on your perspective of drab...if a band is going for a depressive atmosphere, then drab may be considered a good thing (especially in the death-doom genre). But like I said, it was great just to see an overlooked and somewhat obscure band like Celestial Season to get some attention.
Got the same reaction! Also very surprised to see them in the list. The Secret Teachings was indeed a better record, also kinda missed it on that last album. Maybe they rushed it to much?
@@EdwinvanKoppen Yeah...maybe they should have taken another year to write the songs more thoroughly or something. Honestly, I'd like to hear them go for more of the 'Forever Scarlett Passion' style with varied tempos, and double-kick drumming etc.
Ooof, I was totally on board until you did Stabbing Westward dirty lol. Man that is one of my absolute favorites of the year. Yeah the lyrics can be simplistic and even cringe at times, but they kind of always were. He's not the most poetic or deep writer. But for being away for like 18 years and then dropping a record of this caliber totally blew me away. Like they never missed a step. I feel that should be taken into consideration, because personally I can't think of too many artists who can do that and do it well. I personally enjoyed the Ibaraki, but I completely agree regarding how it was marketed. I was fully expecting a savage black metal ripper, and there was hardly any BM to be found. However, because the record was still good I let that little mishap slide. The Dark Funeral and Behemoth albums were certainly not the best, but far from the worst. The behemoth was a big step up from the shitshow of the "I loved you" album. Dark Funeral was safe for sure, but still elite to me. They are incapable of putting out a "bad" record if you ask me. So it isn't my AOTY by any stretch, but definitely no slouch of a record!
I agree with how you feel about 'The Great Heathen Army'. It has been 11 YEARS since their last absolute masterpiece "Surtur Rising", but I feel the volcano's ("Amon Amarth" = Mount Doom) fire has been steadily dying since.
Completely wrong about Megadeth. That new album is 🔥 and it kicks the shit outta new Metallica. And I'm saying that as a MUCH bigger Metallica fan than Megadeth fan.
I agree with your comments regarding Abbath the music he has put out on his own to me sounds uninspired Immortal on the other hand came out with what i consider a great album in 2018 Northern Chaos Gods & have a new album coming out in the New Year called War Against All.
Dread Reaver was a killer album, and he utterly destroys it live. I saw him co headline with Watain, he utterly killed it and, even with their sick stage show, Watain felt tame in comparison.
I saw Amon Amarth on the 18th of December at the LA Forum and they did great their sound as you said was tight it was super fun. However not EVEN CLOSE to how badass they used to sound on their older Albums. All their new songs were definitely watered down and more tame. The crowed was receptive though and the show was still fun but when they played Destroyer of the Universe the place went insane it’s one of their older songs and its a banger, I can only imagine if they played more of their older stuff like Risen from the Sea. Would’ve went so hard. So I gotta agree with you.
What the hell are they recovering from? They just won a Grammy for the last record. I guess they need to recover from that. For some it's just never enough.
Dark Funerals was pretty good. Megadeths was great, Amon Amarths grew on me alot over the Past few months. Behemoth's was a step down from their last two albums but I still liked it
@@forgemastermetal also I really don't like how everyone who knows Behemoth constantly compares I Loved You At Your Darkest and Opvs Contra Natvram to the Satanist one isn't a rehash of the other the 3 are there own separate individual entities
@forgemaster metal reviews hey guys! You mentioned that Dark Funeral kind of existed in the shadows of bigger, better black metal acts, and I would love to get your top black metal acts to check out! Always looking for more new black metal! I'd love to get a few band name drops! Thank you!
I don't know some of the picks, but ones I do, I agree with all of these picks. A lot of these legacy metal acts are very hit or miss, mostly miss though. It's just hard to care about a lot of these older bands who used to be controversial or bad ass and now they're just old, don't sound as good, very generic, or just not memorable. Amon Amarth has been very generic and formulaic since like 2010. A band like Lamb of God unfortunately has fallen into this as well. I still like LOG and will fuck with em until I die, I think they've only gotten better live with age and their shows are always sick, but their albums since like Wrath or Resolution have just all sounded the same. For a band who was always doing something new and heavy, their sound has devolved into to just unmemorable monotony. Their production sounds legit the same for their last two albums, I can't even tell them apart
Agreed with Ville Laihiala (never really cared about his work...even in Sentenced..) and Amon Amarth. A couple of their last albums has been really boring. To me Dark Funeral, Behemoth and Abbath are just superb albums. But as always, we all have our own opinions and tastes. 😊❤
Couldn't agree more about the Dark Funeral! One of my all time favorite bands. Absolutely ZERO atmosphere on this album and easily the "worst" album in their discography. When I ask people who like the album which DF album it's better than...they ALL realize none of them.
I haven't listened to most of these except Megadeth, Ibaraki and The Gathering, and I can see where you're coming from with the last two. Ibaraki is a lot better labeled as a progressive metal album than a black metal album. In complete agreement that Gerard Way should've done vocals for the entire album. I knew he was talented (delusional MCR fandom aside) but he blew me away with how fitting his vocals actually were. Not much to say about the Gathering. Your critiques are definitely valid, but they just didn't bother me near as much. I don't really go into an album looking for cohesiveness or any other traits. I just go off of whether I like it or not. I gotta question what you're talking about with the Megadeth album. I understand not liking it, but you characterized the album as them desperate to prove they've still got it, but I don't think that's ever been in question at any point. I can count their true duds on one hand. I don't like TSTDATD as much as Dystopia, but it's more than fine for a band that's been around almost 40 years, and quite a few of the songs on the record are in regular rotation for me.
I don’t think so, it feels like KIMB with modern sounds and less interesting compositions. The album just sounds like generic thrash, when compared with Dystopia, it lacks a personality of the band.
The new behemoth was the biggest musical disappointment ive ever had. Although im an avid believer that their best era is by far the one between pandemonic incantation up until evangelion, ive accepted the turn they took with the Satanist and ILYAYD but the new one... Just no... Simply just no.
I have that Dark Funeral album. I know it’s definitely not their best work. I bought it mainly just to have a dark funeral album. I actually really like the song nightfall. I did not like let the devil in at all. It felt like filler and no killer. Haven’t really gotten into the rest of the album yet. I don’t want to be disappointed by it.
Hard disagree on Celestial Season. I mean, their first two albums are good, but what they've done on The Secret Teachings and the two Mysterium albums is absolutely their finest work yet IMO. I'll agree with some other people here and say that it is nice to see them get a mention at all, though.
@@forgemastermetal I mean their albums before The Secret Teachings are inferior. I look at it as a band that have grown up and seen the world, who have experienced LIFE, and have composed songs expressing all of it. Like the song "Endgame" on Mysterium I - that song, to me, feels like it carries the weight of a lifetime: it's lovely, joyous, and sad, and mournful, and whatever else. Maybe I was just in the right frame of mind to appreciate both I and II for those reasons . Either way, I'm all over Mysterium III when they eventually release it.
My least favorite album of last year is Slipknots. The only song I didn’t mind was H377 and even that song was underwhelming imo. The lyrics throughout the album suck and it’s definitely their worst album imo.
Late comment warning! But I'll keep it short :) The newest Megadeth was actually a lot more lively in my opinion. To me, everything past The System Has Failed was a copy paste of the same, overly safe formula. It sounded lifeless. Now at least there is something fresher about it, at least for Megadeth.
Wow, I have been totally obsessed with The Gathering album. It has great creative feeling, but expectations for some Metallers seem to want something else.
I actually ended up really digging Ibaraki but as a Trivium fan, I agree that Matt's voice didn't do the best for what was supposed to be black metal. I think he CAN do it and I don't mind what we got but I can totally understand ppl wanting more.
@Helmut Salvatore Who knows. I doubt he was really an alcoholic. There was just a very dark time for him and he didn't care. As I know he took a pause and got back a bit happier than he was before.
I actually liked the sick the dead and the dying , better than Dystopia crap. Amon amarth hasn't done a good album since Jomsviking . berserker was ok. Saxon Carpe diem is an awesome album 🤘metal legends
I was hoping great heathen army wouldn’t be on here but of course it’s the first one. Personally, I really liked the album, sure it maybe not have been as heavy or fast as earlier Amon Amarth but it was still a pretty good album in my opinion.
Guess I'm getting old but I don't get black or death or goth metal, whatever it's called. There's nothing redeeming. No vocals no melody no energy no thrash. This stuff is literally just noise. I'm not being a downer. Suggest one track I can listen too and I will.....
I appreciated Stabbing Westward brining back that old angsty feeling, but some of it felt forced and trite with the lyrics. I hope they do something like their self-titled record again.
I Don’t get this sports fanatic approach to critiquing albums. As if they were your favorite sport team tanking. “You should hang it up” comenta as if music was a competition. I’ve got news , Metal is just another art form.
It is an art form, but here's a news flash for you: your skill as an artist can degrade, and you're past your prime, maybe it is time to move on to something else (aka "HANG IT UP".)
@@forgemastermetal that is George Costanza level wit speed. 5 days later and that’s all you can come up?. Keep them zingers coming. 😄. Do yourself a favor. Go to sea of Tranquility page and check how you address a not so popular aka “bad release” with class and maturity instead of insulting an artist who in that past has brought you hours of entertainment.
Totally agree about evrything (abbath album is garbage, megadeth is so generic and unpersonal that it could have been written by an AI) but Ibaraki to me is agreat album. not a black metal album but very good one!
Gerard Way can Do Black Metal? Wow like never knew he was also an avid fan of Black Metal so True he did great on Ibaraki but that is a Straight-up Progressive-Death Metal or Progressive Metal Hardcore at its best brilliant album if that wasn't labeled as Black Metal it's too far away from Matt's Vocals and it's closer to Metalcore.
New subscriber here. I agree with a lot of your list. Behemoth, Megadeth, Abbath, and Amon Amarth all lacked the "umph" and intensity that draws me into their work in the first place.
This may be a hot take because it’s received a ton of critical praise but the new Wilderun just didn’t do much for me. I *love* Sleep At the Edge of the Earth and Veil of Imagination but Epigone just missed for me. It’s a fine album but I’m surprised it’s received such praise and it’d qualify for disappointing for me personally.
One of my most disappointing listens from this past year had to be Lorna Shore's new record--a controversial opinion, yet not without reason. The songs wash, rinse and repeat the same formula again and again and again and AGAIN to the point that when I got to the Pain Remains songs at the end, I felt exhausted. That album shouldn't have been an hour long, and to be honest, the Pain Remains suite felt... cheesy and overblown to me, not emotional like a lot of reaction channels were saying it was like. Another one was Korn's new album. I'll sum it up in two emojis: 🥱😴
I can understand if it works use it, but damn at least try to make your songs differentiate and stick out a bit more. When To The Hellfire came out I was like “damn this is pretty good”. Then the following songs from the EP came out. Then followed the album and I was exhausted. Nothing absolutely sticks out to me. That’s what happened to me with Carnifex when World War X came out. Just lost interest. Kind of why I’m sticking with Shadow of Intent and Fit for an Autopsy at the moment.
Also yeah Requiem was a total snorefest compared to the 3 albums before it. Especially The Nothing. Just felt like they were going through the motions.
Abbath-Dread Reaver Kreator-Hate Uber Alles Amon Amarth-The Great Heathen Army Arch Enemy-Deceivers Tankard-Pavlov's Dawgs Goatwhore-Angels Hung from the Arches of Heaven Destruction-Diabolical Ghost-Impera Meshuggah-Immutable And the worst album of 2022 goes to... Five Finger Death Punch-Afterlife
I agree with Ibaraki. There are some decent riffs and tracks; and you don't hear many 7-strings or Japanese elements in black metal, so that was cool. The main thing holding it back is the vocals. Matt's singing fits, but I wish Ihsahn would've done the screaming because Matt's screams don't fit well. The vocal production isn't as powerful as I'd like: for example, in the first single, the chorus starts with a bare melody but adds harmonies as the song progresses. It's a fine idea, but the first chorus sounded so weak that I thought it was a demo. The vocals are trying to cut through a wall of guitars, bass, drums, and keys, and it sounds like they aren't even doubled. I also hate the art direction. It looks as if they slapped it together in five minutes, the text and logo don't mesh well with the dull, hideous visuals, and the logo looks like it was made in MS Paint. Overall, I'd give it a 7/10, it was cool, but it could've been better.
megadeth ... mhhh ...there is no melancoly and dave sounds bored since years...hope he go back to countdown or youth-times with all the feelings that everyone missed
I'm going to do something different here. I'm going to divide the following albums in three separate cathegories: *Most Overhyped:* Albums that i think are good but personally i don't think they deserve such praise. *Most Disappointing:* Albums that i anticipated and ended up letting me down. *Worst Of The Worst:* Self explanatory With that out of the way, let's get started: Most Overhyped Albums Of 2022: 5) Wilderun - Epigone 4) Bloodbath - Survival Of The Sickest 3) Undeath - It's Time... To Rise From The Grave 2) Megadeth - The Sick, The Dead And The Dying 1) Lorna Shore - Pain Remains Most Disappointing Albums Of 2022: 5) Dark Funeral - We Are The Apocalypse 4) Amon Amarth - The Great Heathen Army 3) Candlemass - Sweet Evil Sun 2) Kreator - Hate Uber Alles 1) Behemoth - Opvs Contra Natvram The Worst Of The Worst: 5) Motionless In White - Scoring The End Of The World 4) Parkway Drive - Darker Still 3) Architects - Classic Symptoms Of A Broken Spirit 2) Rings Of Saturn - S/T 1) Razor - Cycle Of Contempt Here's for a 2023 with more bangers and less stinkers!
Kreator's new album was really disappointing...Amon Amarth has been a disappointment since the late 2000's, they hit their peak around With Oden at Our Side. I prefer Behemoth's earlier material like Satanica and Zos Kia Cultus although The Satanist was pinnacle, and their best album from the previous 10 years or so. As I get older (I am 52) I find that many bands that have been around for a while, 15 - 20 years or more are absolutely sounding uninspired and using the same formula album after album - it gets tiresome.
Parkway Drive kind of fell off the map for me with Reverence. I was introduced to them with stuff from Deep Blue and loved it and enjoyed everything up through Ire. I haven't listened to any of their newer stuff. Kind of scared to 🤣
Also can everyone please stop comparing I Loved You At Your Darkest and Opvs Contra Natvram to the Satanist. Behemoth were at vastly different points in their journey and evolution as band during those 3 albums and 3 entirely separate creative processes went into those albums. Opvs Contra Natvram is not a rehash of I Loved You At Your Darkest and I Loved You At Your Darkest isn't a rehash of The Satanist so can we please stop saying that
I agree about the new Megadeth record. To each their own, but I honestly can't figure out why so many people are obsessed with it. It does have a couple songs that I like but most of it was completely forgettable.
Was the first DECAPITATED album I ever heard. So, it actually impressed me and I have since gone back to check out their catalogue. Late to the party, but I dig the tunes.
Amon Amarth's album is definitely in my Top 5, Megadeth's is Top 10 (best they've done in ages). I thought Behemoth's effort was okay, but like you say they made a fantastic album right before, so its sometimes hard to follow up. The others you feature here I do mostly agree with you.
As soon as you accept that Ibaraki is a progressive metal album and not black metal, it becomes a brilliant album. That’s what happened to me. Great record.
That's a good way to hack your brain lol
Worked for me! Also I’m a longtime Amon Amarth fan and didn’t like Great Heathen Army on first listen but damn I got hooked on the second half of the album and then it all came together. As a comparison, I didn’t like Berserker at all.
How you can’t like the Megadeth album is crazy. Couple skip tracks but most of it is bangers
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I am a big Megadeth fan, but this last one is BOOOOORING. I think Super Collider is better. The last album was awesome, but I can't get into this one. It might also be the production; they need a less clean mix. Thats just me though, maybe a few more listens will change my mind.
In agreement. This time Dave lost the other Dave and shit the bed.
@@Albee213 Agree 100% ... there's something missing, the sacred fire is not there...
New Megadeth rocks . On Par with Dystopia. Fuck these guys
I usually hate worst albums lists. Those that do that are usually people who don't know enough about music to say anything interesting. So they just bash. But you guys do all sorts of lists : best albums, most underrated, what we missed, etc. And you do focus on the fact that these are disappointing albums; albums for which you had great expectations. There's a huge difference between that and just bashing. The WHVT HVPPVNVD joke was hilarious. Keep up the good work guys!
Yeah we’re not interested in just bashing lol
Do you really need to know about music theory and time signatures and scales to understand music? I mean we all have ears, therefore we can have opinions. Of course it's always interesting listening to people who know about metal and can cite the creative riffs and writing from members of different periods or whatever, but for example, I don't think Megadeth has put anything memorable out in a long time. I'll never know how to play guitar at good as Dave, but I don't need to to understand how to play and write music to know their new shit is boring, generic, and nothing we haven't heard before
Completely agree with your thoughts on Amon Amarth. I however really liked Abbath’s album. Good list. New subscriber here.
Welcome aboard!
thank you for expressing my toughts about the last megadeth album which everybody was talking highly of.
I guess I wasn't alone after all... my dad wasn't super impressed either and he's a near OG Megadeth fan, saw them two nights in a row back in '88
Agree on Megadeth. Two listens and I sadly dismissed it. I saw Amon Amarth, ( walked out) granted I went for Carcass primarily. I felt like I was at a subpar Broadway show. Carcass, Obituary,and Cattle Decap all kicked ass.
Not as good asI thought it would be.
One thing I notice about a lot of bands these days is the production value of their recordings are much higher quality than the actual music.
Man, you became my favorite music review channel over night! Thanx! Hello from Vladivostok, Far East Russia
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While I didn't get deep into the new Behemoth, the video for Opvs Contra Cvltram was a master piece. I was thinking, 2022 gave us a Shadows Fall reunion, but not a new song or album :(. Anywas, as always great vid (not that I really need to say that, it's implied at this point).
Maybe it's a matter of expectations, even though I did like Dystopia it was good. But just good. I felt like this was a step up, not to bring people back but to further show that they're headed in the right direction. Hopefully the next album is like an Endgame and blows people away
Nice video, guys! I liked so much that you mentioned the strong and the weak points of those albums instead of just bashing them. Perfect balance. My most disappointing 2022 album has to go, unfortunetaly, to Deathspell Omega - The Long Defeat. It's not bad, it's ok, a few solid tracks, some good moments, but nothing special. I was expecting something as creative and unique as their previous material and it kind of sounds like a b-side album from Mgła. And I love Mgła, but you get the point. Keep up the good work and those Top 10 videos coming!
Thanks for the kind words! We try to keep it positive lol
Great point! These guys know their stuff, while also supplying talking points as supporting evidence. It makes for a fun subjective discourse. A+ work.
The only one I'd argue against being on this list is Megadeth - the only thrash album I felt compelled to listen more that once this year, hell, probably the only thrash album I managed to go through from start to finish
It’s got some mean moments!
go to youtube channel called metal trenches and you will find list of thrash metal albums of 2022, if you want to listen more of that genre, video came out recently, 12 days ago the video came out, I checked xd
I'd say I was disappointed by Amon Amarth, but I've had low expectations for them for years already so it was hard to truly be upset.
Fair point
Yeah, to me - they "lived up to expectations" in a way, lol.
THANK YOU!
For calling out Megadeth on their super mediocre new album. I CANNOT understand the universal acclaim they get for such a terrible album - down among The World Needs A Hero, 13, and The System Has Failed (the "pop" songs, not Kick the Chair) imo.
-The fast track are cheesy 80s speed metal (and then Metallica tried the same with Hit the.. I mean, Lux Æterna).
Célebutante was one of the 3 "good" songs to me, and I'll probably never put it on again, despite the change-up before the 2nd minute mark. They did it better on Headcrusher (2009) already, let alone the 1985-1992 albums. And the new "speed metal" songs have hardly any harmonies or new licks.
-Plenty of non-aggressive 160-180 bpm thrash (Title Track, Life in Hell, Junkie, Killing Time, Soldier On (at least it had lead guitar in the chorus), Mission to Mars)
-cheesy 'poppy' vocal lines choruses (Life In Hell, Killing Time, Mission to Mars (those lyrics, YUCK!!), Police Truck, This Planet's On FIre)
..not much different from Public Enemy no 1, Something That I'm Not, Blessed Be The Dead, let alone all the songs in 1985-1994.
You wouldn't see anyone raving if a new band released the same album. Where are the twin riffs? Where is the memorable 20+ second solo? The memorable bass line? The 'caught you off-guard' tempo change like Hangar 18 outro, Endgame outro, Wake Up Dead outro etc (only Célebutante really tried)?
A very in depth comment as to why Megadeth is sounding tired these days!!
Disagree with Stabbing Westward but that's probably because I can overlook the lyrics, Chris Hall has always been this cringe from the beginning. Even though I gave it a B+, what was more disappointing was after all the delays a bunch of the songs were re-used from the 2020 EP. I wanted more new after an almost two year gap, and they have to have even more written. For most disappointing for me, maybe Lost Society? They've already been pivoting from their strong retro thrash in their earlier days towards more modern metal but this one was just boring.
The musics really good
I'm just happy to have an album from Stabbing Westward.
Funny thing is, out of the several bands I regularly enjoy on this list, meaning past albums, I haven't checked any of these out yet. I think I have the Behemoth one on vinyl but I can't recall if I ever spun it or just forgot it. The other including AA I haven't even gotten to yet. As there were so many other great albums I'm still discovering having sort of spaced on half the year and only recently got back to checking out new stuff. So I am a bit behind on 20222. Guess I'm not missing much as there were tons of great underground and returning bands that didn't disappoint that I am still stoked on.
We've hit the Caffeine Free Amon Amarth Era, that's for sure.
Perfect way to sum it up.
I actually really enjoyed the Ibaraki album,but I do agree that it shouldn't have been marketed as a Black metal release. The Black metal elements are pretty minimal.
It's progressive metal at best.
I liked a lot of the ideas - next one lets get Gerard Way to do the whole record.
Megadeth new one sick the dying in the dead is freaking awesome
Thank you for the flak
Kreators was mine. I love Phantom Antichrist but GoV was kinda disappointing. The new one is worse. My expectations are very low with them now.
I can see that for sure.
I feel the biggest problem with Ibaraki is Matt Heafy. He seemingly has one style of writing in him, as it just felt like a different Trivium project. His harsh vocals also are one note and somewhat unappealing.
Great points!
Actually, it's pretty cool that Celestial Season even got a mention (the previous album 'The Secret Teachings' from 2020 was a better album but for 2022, I would say 'Mysterium' is an overall decent release). Been a fan of Celestial Season since the summer of 1997 when my brother bought 'Solar Lovers' cd at a local record store. That album blew us away with the excellent stringed arrangements over the depressive death-doom metal sound. I ordered 'Forever Scarlett Passion' towards the end of 1998 and absolutely loved it as well. Unfortunately they had become a stoner-rock band by that time (and I figured they were done) but it's really surprising to see them return to their original death-doom approach in these strange modern times. I guess it depends on your perspective of drab...if a band is going for a depressive atmosphere, then drab may be considered a good thing (especially in the death-doom genre). But like I said, it was great just to see an overlooked and somewhat obscure band like Celestial Season to get some attention.
Got the same reaction! Also very surprised to see them in the list. The Secret Teachings was indeed a better record, also kinda missed it on that last album. Maybe they rushed it to much?
@@EdwinvanKoppen Yeah...maybe they should have taken another year to write the songs more thoroughly or something. Honestly, I'd like to hear them go for more of the 'Forever Scarlett Passion' style with varied tempos, and double-kick drumming etc.
We love obscure and underground bands!
@@forgemastermetal Check out this obscure band out... Remnants of Industry 'The Last Of Autumn's Leaves' (cold and atmospheric industrial doom-metal).
Ooof, I was totally on board until you did Stabbing Westward dirty lol. Man that is one of my absolute favorites of the year. Yeah the lyrics can be simplistic and even cringe at times, but they kind of always were. He's not the most poetic or deep writer. But for being away for like 18 years and then dropping a record of this caliber totally blew me away. Like they never missed a step. I feel that should be taken into consideration, because personally I can't think of too many artists who can do that and do it well.
I personally enjoyed the Ibaraki, but I completely agree regarding how it was marketed. I was fully expecting a savage black metal ripper, and there was hardly any BM to be found. However, because the record was still good I let that little mishap slide.
The Dark Funeral and Behemoth albums were certainly not the best, but far from the worst. The behemoth was a big step up from the shitshow of the "I loved you" album. Dark Funeral was safe for sure, but still elite to me. They are incapable of putting out a "bad" record if you ask me. So it isn't my AOTY by any stretch, but definitely no slouch of a record!
I loved the music - but man those lyrics. I think if Ibaraki was marketed correctly I might’ve not felt so baited and switched.
I agree with how you feel about 'The Great Heathen Army'. It has been 11 YEARS since their last absolute masterpiece "Surtur Rising", but I feel the volcano's ("Amon Amarth" = Mount Doom) fire has been steadily dying since.
I'm by no means an Amon Amarth fan, but you didn't like Jomsviking??
Be sure to check out our Amon Amarth ranking!
Completely wrong about Megadeth. That new album is 🔥 and it kicks the shit outta new Metallica. And I'm saying that as a MUCH bigger Metallica fan than Megadeth fan.
Musics subjective mate. Glad you enjoy the record!
dystopia is better, new album mostly boring, only 3 songs i did like, astronaut song is a joke
I agree with your comments regarding Abbath the music he has put out on his own to me sounds uninspired Immortal on the other hand came out with what i consider a great album in 2018 Northern Chaos Gods & have a new album coming out in the New Year called War Against All.
Dread Reaver was a killer album, and he utterly destroys it live.
I saw him co headline with Watain, he utterly killed it and, even with their sick stage show, Watain felt tame in comparison.
Glad to hear he’s got it
I saw Amon Amarth on the 18th of December at the LA Forum and they did great their sound as you said was tight it was super fun. However not EVEN CLOSE to how badass they used to sound on their older Albums. All their new songs were definitely watered down and more tame. The crowed was receptive though and the show was still fun but when they played Destroyer of the Universe the place went insane it’s one of their older songs and its a banger, I can only imagine if they played more of their older stuff like Risen from the Sea. Would’ve went so hard.
So I gotta agree with you.
Hell, Destroyer... is their Hammer Smashed Face, or Angel of Death. It's always going to be great and in the set.
What the hell are they recovering from? They just won a Grammy for the last record. I guess they need to recover from that. For some it's just never enough.
They too old, man.
Megadeth shows why they are the king of thrash. Not their best album but should not be on this list….
It didn’t feel fun at all, what can I say
Dark Funerals was pretty good. Megadeths was great, Amon Amarths grew on me alot over the Past few months. Behemoth's was a step down from their last two albums but I still liked it
Nothing wrong with that bud! Glad you dug em.
Same fellings here Luis :)
That's tastes...
Still respect you guys
Why isn't Slipknot on the list? TESF was definitely their weakest effort.
We don't really listen to them to begin with.
I personally absolutely love the new album from Behemoth and Dark Funeral
That’s great man! Nothing wrong with that.
@@forgemastermetal also I really don't like how everyone who knows Behemoth constantly compares I Loved You At Your Darkest and Opvs Contra Natvram to the Satanist one isn't a rehash of the other the 3 are there own separate individual entities
I love the Dark Funeral album, but Behemoth album is the worst album of the year for me
As a mega Megadeth fan this album really did nothing for me as well. Every song was predictable and seemed to be structured the same…
My opinion is new Megadeth kicks ass.
That is your opinion and that's fantastic!
@forgemaster metal reviews hey guys! You mentioned that Dark Funeral kind of existed in the shadows of bigger, better black metal acts, and I would love to get your top black metal acts to check out! Always looking for more new black metal! I'd love to get a few band name drops!
Thank you!
Our Best Black Metal of the year video will be coming out soon!
@@forgemastermetal can't wait
I don't know some of the picks, but ones I do, I agree with all of these picks. A lot of these legacy metal acts are very hit or miss, mostly miss though. It's just hard to care about a lot of these older bands who used to be controversial or bad ass and now they're just old, don't sound as good, very generic, or just not memorable. Amon Amarth has been very generic and formulaic since like 2010. A band like Lamb of God unfortunately has fallen into this as well. I still like LOG and will fuck with em until I die, I think they've only gotten better live with age and their shows are always sick, but their albums since like Wrath or Resolution have just all sounded the same. For a band who was always doing something new and heavy, their sound has devolved into to just unmemorable monotony. Their production sounds legit the same for their last two albums, I can't even tell them apart
Yeah they can def do better
behemoth feel from me when they did go from the Pagan Black metal path,realy loved the older albums
Agreed with Ville Laihiala (never really cared about his work...even in Sentenced..) and Amon Amarth. A couple of their last albums has been really boring.
To me Dark Funeral, Behemoth and Abbath are just superb albums. But as always, we all have our own opinions and tastes. 😊❤
Appreciate your time, mate!
Amon Borearth…absolutely agree, guys 🤦🏻♂️
Couldn't agree more about the Dark Funeral! One of my all time favorite bands. Absolutely ZERO atmosphere on this album and easily the "worst" album in their discography. When I ask people who like the album which DF album it's better than...they ALL realize none of them.
I haven't listened to most of these except Megadeth, Ibaraki and The Gathering, and I can see where you're coming from with the last two. Ibaraki is a lot better labeled as a progressive metal album than a black metal album. In complete agreement that Gerard Way should've done vocals for the entire album. I knew he was talented (delusional MCR fandom aside) but he blew me away with how fitting his vocals actually were.
Not much to say about the Gathering. Your critiques are definitely valid, but they just didn't bother me near as much. I don't really go into an album looking for cohesiveness or any other traits. I just go off of whether I like it or not.
I gotta question what you're talking about with the Megadeth album. I understand not liking it, but you characterized the album as them desperate to prove they've still got it, but I don't think that's ever been in question at any point. I can count their true duds on one hand. I don't like TSTDATD as much as Dystopia, but it's more than fine for a band that's been around almost 40 years, and quite a few of the songs on the record are in regular rotation for me.
IDK, I really dig Great Heathen Army
Nothing wrong with that bud! It’s just our opinion!
Love Megadeth's new album. I get Rust In Peace vibes.
I don’t think so, it feels like KIMB with modern sounds and less interesting compositions. The album just sounds like generic thrash, when compared with Dystopia, it lacks a personality of the band.
Abbath is my favorite artist, but this is his worst album ever.
Agreed!
I totally agree for Megadeth,it sucks!👎👎👎🤮🤮🤮🤮🇬🇷
They haven't done anything good in years lol
@@forgemastermetal Exactly! Machine head ,Lamb of god one of the best album of this year!! Respect, happy holidays bro🤘🍺🍺🍺🤘🇬🇷🎄👋🎸🎶
Let's be honest. Did Behemoth release a good album since their early stuff?
The Satanist
@@forgemastermetal The Satanist is a Metal Masterpiece Overall I would say.
The new behemoth was the biggest musical disappointment ive ever had. Although im an avid believer that their best era is by far the one between pandemonic incantation up until evangelion, ive accepted the turn they took with the Satanist and ILYAYD but the new one... Just no... Simply just no.
I have that Dark Funeral album. I know it’s definitely not their best work. I bought it mainly just to have a dark funeral album. I actually really like the song nightfall. I did not like let the devil in at all. It felt like filler and no killer. Haven’t really gotten into the rest of the album yet. I don’t want to be disappointed by it.
There’s some ok songs for sure
Hard disagree on Celestial Season. I mean, their first two albums are good, but what they've done on The Secret Teachings and the two Mysterium albums is absolutely their finest work yet IMO. I'll agree with some other people here and say that it is nice to see them get a mention at all, though.
Yeah! Their first couple of records are great.
@@forgemastermetal I mean their albums before The Secret Teachings are inferior. I look at it as a band that have grown up and seen the world, who have experienced LIFE, and have composed songs expressing all of it. Like the song "Endgame" on Mysterium I - that song, to me, feels like it carries the weight of a lifetime: it's lovely, joyous, and sad, and mournful, and whatever else. Maybe I was just in the right frame of mind to appreciate both I and II for those reasons . Either way, I'm all over Mysterium III when they eventually release it.
My least favorite album of last year is Slipknots. The only song I didn’t mind was H377 and even that song was underwhelming imo. The lyrics throughout the album suck and it’s definitely their worst album imo.
Late comment warning! But I'll keep it short :)
The newest Megadeth was actually a lot more lively in my opinion. To me, everything past The System Has Failed was a copy paste of the same, overly safe formula. It sounded lifeless. Now at least there is something fresher about it, at least for Megadeth.
Thanks for the share!
Love the Megadeth album!! The Abbath album was a letdown for me though.
I wanted to like that megadeth album.
metallica was number 1 worst album
Wow, I have been totally obsessed with The Gathering album. It has great creative feeling, but expectations for some Metallers seem to want something else.
It's just not what we were expecting!
Megadeth sucks period well done
I actually ended up really digging Ibaraki but as a Trivium fan, I agree that Matt's voice didn't do the best for what was supposed to be black metal. I think he CAN do it and I don't mind what we got but I can totally understand ppl wanting more.
Totally hear you.
Dudes, actually, Abbath has cleaned his act before recording this album :) I mean falling on stage drunk is very old news. Abbath is sober nowadays.
Glad to hear!
@Helmut Salvatore So what? He didn't stop drinking beer, he is just not an alcoholic anymore. Stopping drinking at all would be too much, I guess.
@Helmut Salvatore Who knows. I doubt he was really an alcoholic. There was just a very dark time for him and he didn't care. As I know he took a pause and got back a bit happier than he was before.
Honestly i didn't enjoy a single album release from Amon Amarth since Twilight of the Thunder gods
I actually liked the sick the dead and the dying , better than Dystopia crap. Amon amarth hasn't done a good album since Jomsviking . berserker was ok. Saxon Carpe diem is an awesome album 🤘metal legends
I was hoping great heathen army wouldn’t be on here but of course it’s the first one. Personally, I really liked the album, sure it maybe not have been as heavy or fast as earlier Amon Amarth but it was still a pretty good album in my opinion.
It's all good!
@@forgemastermetal thanks for understanding! You guys make great content keep it up! 🤘
Guess I'm getting old but I don't get black or death or goth metal, whatever it's called. There's nothing redeeming. No vocals no melody no energy no thrash. This stuff is literally just noise. I'm not being a downer. Suggest one track I can listen too and I will.....
"Megadeth releases disappointing album" shocker..............
I appreciated Stabbing Westward brining back that old angsty feeling, but some of it felt forced and trite with the lyrics. I hope they do something like their self-titled record again.
Yeah I agree.
1Saxon ( Carpe Diem)
2 Megadeth ( The sick...)
3 Stratovarius (2022)
I'd also like to add Belphegor - The Devils to this list. Two average tracks and the rest pretty bad imo.
Megadeth's new album is at best mediocre. For an album that promised so much it was....errgh
Didn't Lamb of God release a completely forgettable album in 2022?
I wasn't that impressed by Aenaon's latest release. The technical/ prog black metal approach is unique but I couldn't find anything memorable on it.
It was Rings of Saturn for me, the lack of vocals and soundcloud beats totally ruined it even though there were some good spots.
Yeaaaaa a lot of people were bummed by that one
I love megadeth too but, the new album just doesnt make me bang my head or anything. Kinda boring album..
I Don’t get this sports fanatic approach to critiquing albums. As if they were your favorite sport team tanking. “You should hang it up” comenta as if music was a competition. I’ve got news , Metal is just another art form.
It is an art form, but here's a news flash for you: your skill as an artist can degrade, and you're past your prime, maybe it is time to move on to something else (aka "HANG IT UP".)
@@forgemastermetal that is George Costanza level wit speed. 5 days later and that’s all you can come up?. Keep them zingers coming. 😄. Do yourself a favor. Go to sea of Tranquility page and check how you address a not so popular aka “bad release” with class and maturity instead of insulting an artist who in that past has brought you hours of entertainment.
Who is George Cutsstanzas?
@@forgemastermetal there’s no google in your country?
Amon amarth album is incredible good.
Please tell me you've heard other albums from them.
Totally agree about evrything (abbath album is garbage, megadeth is so generic and unpersonal that it could have been written by an AI) but Ibaraki to me is agreat album. not a black metal album but very good one!
Thanks for your comment!
Gerard Way can Do Black Metal? Wow like never knew he was also an avid fan of Black Metal so True he did great on Ibaraki but that is a Straight-up Progressive-Death Metal or Progressive Metal Hardcore at its best brilliant album if that wasn't labeled as Black Metal it's too far away from Matt's Vocals and it's closer to Metalcore.
New subscriber here. I agree with a lot of your list. Behemoth, Megadeth, Abbath, and Amon Amarth all lacked the "umph" and intensity that draws me into their work in the first place.
Welcome aboard, Miles! What are some of your favorite bands?
this makes me so happy i didn't turn out to be one of those people where like metal is my total identity
Yeah - I don't blame you.
I loved Ibaraki
A lot of people did, and that's cool!
This may be a hot take because it’s received a ton of critical praise but the new Wilderun just didn’t do much for me. I *love* Sleep At the Edge of the Earth and Veil of Imagination but Epigone just missed for me. It’s a fine album but I’m surprised it’s received such praise and it’d qualify for disappointing for me personally.
You’re not alone, did nothing for us either.
Dystopia kicks the shit out of TSTDATD
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One of my most disappointing listens from this past year had to be Lorna Shore's new record--a controversial opinion, yet not without reason. The songs wash, rinse and repeat the same formula again and again and again and AGAIN to the point that when I got to the Pain Remains songs at the end, I felt exhausted. That album shouldn't have been an hour long, and to be honest, the Pain Remains suite felt... cheesy and overblown to me, not emotional like a lot of reaction channels were saying it was like.
Another one was Korn's new album. I'll sum it up in two emojis: 🥱😴
Lorna shore wasn’t a big letdown but it definitely didn’t hugely impress either
I can understand if it works use it, but damn at least try to make your songs differentiate and stick out a bit more. When To The Hellfire came out I was like “damn this is pretty good”. Then the following songs from the EP came out. Then followed the album and I was exhausted. Nothing absolutely sticks out to me. That’s what happened to me with Carnifex when World War X came out. Just lost interest. Kind of why I’m sticking with Shadow of Intent and Fit for an Autopsy at the moment.
Also yeah Requiem was a total snorefest compared to the 3 albums before it. Especially The Nothing. Just felt like they were going through the motions.
@@midianrises1742 Yeah, I agree. It just feels like the record after the dubstep thing they did with Skrillex all over again.
Agreed- been destroyed in comment sections but I know I’m right, so it doesn’t bother me 😂
Abbath-Dread Reaver
Kreator-Hate Uber Alles
Amon Amarth-The Great Heathen Army
Arch Enemy-Deceivers
Tankard-Pavlov's Dawgs
Goatwhore-Angels Hung from the Arches of Heaven
Destruction-Diabolical
Ghost-Impera
Meshuggah-Immutable
And the worst album of 2022 goes to...
Five Finger Death Punch-Afterlife
Tankard still makes music? Lol
@@forgemastermetal Apparently.
@@robertsparling917 Have you heard the new Iced Earth? Now that was a dumpster fire.
@@Hellenicheavymetal Iced Earth are done since Jon Schaeffer actually escaped from prison recently!
I liked the Arch Enemy release
Where is slipknot many people did not like the new record?
I never really liked them so I didn’t both to include
I agree with Ibaraki. There are some decent riffs and tracks; and you don't hear many 7-strings or Japanese elements in black metal, so that was cool. The main thing holding it back is the vocals. Matt's singing fits, but I wish Ihsahn would've done the screaming because Matt's screams don't fit well. The vocal production isn't as powerful as I'd like: for example, in the first single, the chorus starts with a bare melody but adds harmonies as the song progresses. It's a fine idea, but the first chorus sounded so weak that I thought it was a demo. The vocals are trying to cut through a wall of guitars, bass, drums, and keys, and it sounds like they aren't even doubled. I also hate the art direction. It looks as if they slapped it together in five minutes, the text and logo don't mesh well with the dull, hideous visuals, and the logo looks like it was made in MS Paint. Overall, I'd give it a 7/10, it was cool, but it could've been better.
This is fair. I don't think they should quit tho - the ideas that are good are awesome.
Megadeth album is great end of story. Same with Dark Funeral
Your opinion is valid.
megadeth ... mhhh ...there is no melancoly and dave sounds bored since years...hope he go back to countdown or youth-times with all the feelings that everyone missed
Wow… C’mon guys really?! Are you serious about those reviews?! 🙄
I'm going to do something different here. I'm going to divide the following albums in three separate cathegories:
*Most Overhyped:* Albums that i think are good but personally i don't think they deserve such praise.
*Most Disappointing:* Albums that i anticipated and ended up letting me down.
*Worst Of The Worst:* Self explanatory
With that out of the way, let's get started:
Most Overhyped Albums Of 2022:
5) Wilderun - Epigone
4) Bloodbath - Survival Of The Sickest
3) Undeath - It's Time... To Rise From The Grave
2) Megadeth - The Sick, The Dead And The Dying
1) Lorna Shore - Pain Remains
Most Disappointing Albums Of 2022:
5) Dark Funeral - We Are The Apocalypse
4) Amon Amarth - The Great Heathen Army
3) Candlemass - Sweet Evil Sun
2) Kreator - Hate Uber Alles
1) Behemoth - Opvs Contra Natvram
The Worst Of The Worst:
5) Motionless In White - Scoring The End Of The World
4) Parkway Drive - Darker Still
3) Architects - Classic Symptoms Of A Broken Spirit
2) Rings Of Saturn - S/T
1) Razor - Cycle Of Contempt
Here's for a 2023 with more bangers and less stinkers!
I agree with so much of these lists lol
Damn. You summed it up perfectly. I am especially disappointed with Kreator's album. Such a bummer.
Razor was a huge disappointment
Kreator’s was a bummer especially after how good Gods of Violence was.
I haven't listened to any razor for a while. I haven't wanted to listen to the Kreator album. I like the Sodom album. Destruction wasn't bad
Kreator's new album was really disappointing...Amon Amarth has been a disappointment since the late 2000's, they hit their peak around With Oden at Our Side. I prefer Behemoth's earlier material like Satanica and Zos Kia Cultus although The Satanist was pinnacle, and their best album from the previous 10 years or so.
As I get older (I am 52) I find that many bands that have been around for a while, 15 - 20 years or more are absolutely sounding uninspired and using the same formula album after album - it gets tiresome.
I hope to see bands turn it around
I have to say Lost Society Parkway Drive and Belphegor disappointed me
Yeaaaa those belong here
Parkway Drive kind of fell off the map for me with Reverence. I was introduced to them with stuff from Deep Blue and loved it and enjoyed everything up through Ire. I haven't listened to any of their newer stuff. Kind of scared to 🤣
i liked amon amarth heathe army. better then the last one. granted not as good as the first early albums.
Ill give it that it's an improvement
Hey you guys this is a kickass review! Always best to be honest. But it’s not like your just talked crap lol.
Thanks for watching, homie!
Amon amarth has put out something great since twilight of the thundergod sadly,honourable mention deceiver of the gods was good
Also can everyone please stop comparing I Loved You At Your Darkest and Opvs Contra Natvram to the Satanist. Behemoth were at vastly different points in their journey and evolution as band during those 3 albums and 3 entirely separate creative processes went into those albums. Opvs Contra Natvram is not a rehash of I Loved You At Your Darkest and I Loved You At Your Darkest isn't a rehash of The Satanist so can we please stop saying that
I didn’t say that lol
@@forgemastermetal I need said you did but it is rather common among the fans
Atleast last 15 years they have been a meme band lol
I agree about the new Megadeth record. To each their own, but I honestly can't figure out why so many people are obsessed with it. It does have a couple songs that I like but most of it was completely forgettable.
Yeah - I respect the players tho
I'm glad not everyone wants to be an Astronaut like Mustaine.
He is a space explorer.
Stabbing Westward isn't even fuckin' metal.
Roll a d20 to see if I give a shit.
Just my opinion love that stabbing westward album
Nothing wrong with that man!
It's really hard for me to say but Decapitated Cancer Culture is on the top of this list!!
Bummer - I actually enjoyed that record.
Was the first DECAPITATED album I ever heard. So, it actually impressed me and I have since gone back to check out their catalogue. Late to the party, but I dig the tunes.
Amon Amarth's album is definitely in my Top 5, Megadeth's is Top 10 (best they've done in ages). I thought Behemoth's effort was okay, but like you say they made a fantastic album right before, so its sometimes hard to follow up. The others you feature here I do mostly agree with you.