I love that the worst thing about Gojira is that their music is so heavy classic headphones and speakers aren't good enough to really listen to them. Truly iconic lmao
I used to only like Spirit Crusher, Flesh and the power & Voice of the soul. Now I think every song on the album is amazing. All Death songs are amazing to me and control denied, Chuck was an absolute genius.
@@henrywalton5967 yeah I feel like this album is hated because its literally crazy, its all over the place and not "uniform" like, lets say, Symbolic. You need to give it some good listens before it starts to grow on you. At first I didnt like it too but now I see what a gem it is. As for people saying "it just has random riffs all over the place" so what? They fit together perfectly, whats so wrong with adding some awesome riffs? To me it shows they got bored and wanted to get crazy so they basically released their full selves on this album.
yeah, this guy lost all credibility with me with his Death comment. I mean there is a grain of truth in most of what he says, if you are willing to wade through the bullshit, but this is when I stopped watching
@@LKonstantina915 it's because of the absence of gene hoglan. Individual thought pattern and symbolic too have random riffs all over, but it was hoglan's drums that made it flawless.
Years ago I was a newbie member of a powerlifting club (also by far the oldest and weakest guy in the club) and we were working out when FFDP's "The Bleeding" came on the radio station blasting in the gym. I made the mistake of voicing my actual opinion, which was something to the effect of, "this is the worst rock song I've heard in about 20 years." Instant stunned looks and silence from the rest of the guys. No unpleasantness ensued, but my budding friendship with them was "dead and wilted" from then on. Oh well -- the price of not knowing when to shut up.
I think the problem with Sabaton is that their songs are tied to certain historical events and people, and entire group is swedish. Kinda hard to write something unique in english language with that (and that's why their "Carolus Rex" in swedish is better than english version 100 times, not only in sound but lyrics too).
There's also the way they write their songs. They have said before that they make the music first and then write the lyrics. Apparently, they even have a list of unused songs waiting for a topic and lyrics. However, for the Swedish Carolus Rex album they wrote everything from scratch, that's another reason why is one of the best.
I was gonna say, I don’t think their lyrics are THAT bad. They’re telling a story rather than putting all the focus on having super catchy or well written verses, and I really respect and like that
I was in a prog metal band for a few years. All they wanted was to be Tool and it drove me to FUCKING HATE Tool. How about we try to write something that sounds like us instead of Maynard and the Boys? 🙄
I'm not even a prog fan, but I still don't see anything objectively bad in their music, they do so many masterpieces- I personally think it would be interesting to do a version with black metal screams/death metal growls, just because I like those vocals more
@@BradleyHallGuitar ok I love symbolic and tsop,but as for tsop,understandable.however what about Itp and human.Those albums,while proggy were still awesome and unique
@@BradleyHallGuitar cause the material originally was for Chuck's side project - prog-metal band Control Denied. But the label made Chuck release one last album with Death, so he converted the material into a Death album. I personally love the album because of Voice Of The Soul, Spirit Crusher and Bite The Pain, but I definetely understand why the album is kinda off if you're analyzing their discography Ain't trying to bash you, man, I just think this is a more or less proper explanation.
@sabbath Lol ya I really don't get Bradley's issue with Death's later albums. Seems like a lot of others don't really get it either, but he stands by it. It seems like he is just really picky about prog music in general though. Like, extremely picky perhaps. I think he likes Crystal Mountain though
Yeah I honestly like their later stuff more but I definitely like some stuff on all their albums. @Joshcoshbagosh that's how one of my buddies is, big time Dream Theater fan but not too fond of most Death. Then again he and Bradley are lightyears ahead of anything I ever became as a guitarist so what do I know.
Well the issue with that is that they really aren't for most people. They've done an incredible job of capturing their audience, but no one else is really going to enjoy their music.
@@meurer13daniel If you value uniqueness I certainly can't disagree with that, but I (and I think most people) only value bands being unique if it's unique in a way I like.
I agree of every opinion you said about their advantages and disadvantages on popular metal bands. I like you didn't mention anthrax on your new video because anthrax makes some of most uplifting riffs that you can easily headbang to and Joey belladonna vocals sound strong till these days 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
I understand why you would feel that way about death’s prog era but I personally love it. Nothing beats Spirit Crusher, absolutely mad song. And idk if you included symbolic into the prog era but that album was peak death! (Edit: I love Human, it’s my favorite death album. That’s where they got proggy)
@@baphometwingsof666 Human and onward is by far my favorite death era, and my favorite era in almost any metal band. But hey, opinions are what they are, and I'll always love the sound of perserverance, no matter what anyone might think.
Bro you can't expect Judas Priest to be running and jumping around on stage anymore, they're all on the verge of death except Scott. Also can we have a part 2 with Anthrax and Dio?
@@stantorren4400 why would they if they like to do it? Ozzy deservet to retire a long time ago but still putting on shows in half leg in the coffin and without any real voice because live shows are his life. These people need to get respected not shit talked brcause they don't retire.
Dio: Ronnie James Dio was the greatest voice in metal, despite the fact that they have the best debut album Uhmmmm... pass? Anthrax: They were the first to nu metal They were the first to nu metal Rhapsody: Luca Turilli's voice is one of the best of power metal, despite the fact that they have a lot of very good lyrics Their first 2 albums are meh, wait to Dawn Of Victory
I'm quite glad that System released only a few albums and went on to create their individual things. It's great to have them come back for a concert but it's good that they expanded their potential when on their own.
the correct take on the cons of cannibal corpse. who cares if their shock factor is gone or the zeitgeist isn't their for them anymore. a lack in popularity, or the band becoming somewhat of a template for other DM bands doesn't exactly take away the fact their shit goes hard
Love the good stuff Chris did (Tomb of the Mutilated, Bleeding, Maximum Violence). In the 90's his voice was untouched in dm. Afterwards, hmmm lets just no talk about it and enjoy a bit more EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
While I kind of agree with the system statement, Serj did kind of make it clear he wasn't interested in writing metal anymore so I kinda understand the creative differences there. Same with Opeth too really, I would rather a musician actually branch out into what interests them than just fake it for the benefit of the fanbase, as much as we would like to hear that stuff again, atleast there being real, I don't think ego has that much to do with it in that sense
Yeah, I really do not get how an artist is supposed to be narcissistic just because he doesnt do stuff their audience want instead of what actually matters to them; there is a reason allot of bands go commercial or make the same stuff again and again but less inspired. Weird take on that one.
Yeah, that one confused me a bit. I don't think there's anything wrong with the choice they made to separate since Serj and Daron had different artistic visions, it would've just caused tension in the band if they'd tried to continue. Personally, my biggest issue with System is the political hypocrisies between the songs and some of the member's beliefs... They're still my favourite band of all time, but it doesn't feel quite right listening to Soldier Side when Daron is pro-gun and John is a full on right-wing conservative :,)
While A7X might have some terrible stage names, they really need props for sticking through with it. Especially after the passing of The Rev, it’s the most respectable option, and I applaud them for it.
It’s also always worth noting that they were like 18 when they started the band. Everyone does cringey shit that they think is cool when they’re that young
Agreed on almost everything except bout the take on Death's prog records. Those last 3 were the peak of their career and unmatched until this very day.
Yep. My favorite album is actually the most recent one. Flesh And The Power It Holds, Story To Tell, Scavenger of Human Sorrow etc., full of great songs
Musically, atheist and cynic are more impressive as they done the style before them or better than death. Atheist was originally hated by Chuck, and Cynic’s focus is above anything in terms of musical accomplishment compared to death
@@user-fw3vv4id5z I’m one of the few people who think the band’s MASSIVELY overrated and I’m been really tired of the massive fanbase death has. I don’t get why people suck Chuck’s cock so much
I’m glad I’m finally seeing some love for ghost. I really like them and every time I mention them someone is like THEY’RE NOT METAL. Like okay maybe they aren’t as heavy but that doesn’t mean you gotta hate on em
In my opinion Ghost is a parody of themselves now. Impera sounds like a pop album. Their best era was between Opus Eponymous - Meliora, with Infestissumam being their best album. I don't know why they abandoned their older sounds...
@@mercylavigne they’ve always said that they are an evolving band and that the next album is going to be completely different as well. But I can understand why it would be weird for someone who listened to their original stuff first
That Tarja take is a spicy one. Personally I've loved each of their singers for their own reasons - Tarja had that sheer power and absolutely haunting voice, and her classical training was such a big part of her style. Annette (who I think is probably most-uncared-for?) was a dramatic shift to the opposite end of the spectrum with very bright and poppy vocals, but brought a certain magic with it. Floor I agree is just amazing and can do both.
Tarja is the best nightwish Era (especially with Marco) Annette was the hardest time I've ever been a fan of the band lmao and then Floor... I love her but I just haven't gotten into the newer songs yet.
Were Tarja's vocals anywhere near as bad as he's portraying them to be, symphonic metal wouldn't be nearly as popular as they are in reality. They were (and are) amazing, if not everyone's cup of tea.
@@metallikat05 idk if this is sacrilege to the Nightwish fanbase but I actually like Floor's take on Ghost Love Score more than Tarja's. In their live performance at Wacken in 2013, when Floor belts out that high note at the end it's just completely jaw-dropping.
@@BradleyHallGuitar as much as I love TSOP and some of its songs I also found songs like Flesh and Scavenger to just randomly stop and start playing clean parts for no reason. still kicks ass to my ears tho
I know the purpose of this video is to get reactions such as mine, but calling Death's last albums "f*cking terrible" has to be an inside joke that I don't get at the moment.
I can see why it's polarising, but I personally kind of love the whole puzzle/"spot the difference" aspect of learning to tell the Ghouls apart, and the guessing games that come with discovering a new Ghoul's real identity whenever the lineup changes
@@henrywalton5967 ikr? Flesh and the power it holds is one of the most badass riffs I can think of. In fact, I think I'd go as far as saying scream bloody gore might be the death album I listen to the least
I understand Dave Mustaines voice isn't the best but his voice is truly unique and it fits so well with the music they write. And for that, he's amazing.
As a massive Sabaton fan who went to see them live, yeah some of these lyrics are comical. But I'm willing to look past it because their songs are just so good and the history is fun too. Its what got me into metal
Yeah, I’m a massive fan too. Sure the lyrics aren’t the best, but they can be very clever if they want to be. I think that Soldier of Heaven is a pretty amazing and heartfelt song with great lyrics, just like Cliffs of Gallipoli.
They are what got ne back into music as a whole, and i love them, i feel like i want to disagree with saying that some their lyrics are comical, but yeah, they can be.
With Sabaton I would rather point out that their music style DOES NOT CHANGE. It is really good, it makes you patriotic for a country you don’t live in, but their sound stays COMPLETELY the same. Seriously, pick a song from every Sabaton album and you won’t hear any difference. I’m no Sabaton hater, I started listening them when I was 15, and I still do, after almost 5 years. But I just can’t acknowledge that they do not change their music style
It's funny that some people complain about that (plus I can partly agree with it), because in an other hand, when we have for example Iron maiden, that have managed until today to make they sound and music writing evoluting so well and very consistently, then we have a bunch of "old geezer" that doesn't want that happen, and instead want them to make the same thing again and again during decades
also, although i d ont listen to them, from what i know they took one theme (history) and made it their career. it looks like the saw what iron maiden did with some of their songs and decided to base their whole career off that. that kind of limitation is corny and sounds like you dont have the creativity to write about anything else as history has already been written.
They did try to make different songs from time to time. The exemples that come back to me are Shadows and the red baron, that are pretty unique all things considered (and they are banger soungs) But all the other stuff they bores me to death, and their fanbase is so horrendous I just don't even wanna get mixed with them, ever.
Honestly I think Mastodon have just aged beautifully. I was in my 20’s when their first album came out & now I’m in my late 40’s and their arc fits my taste perfectly. Hushed & Grim is honestly one of my favourite albums of the last decade.
I fully agree. I also agree with Bradley I can see his point if you were a big fan of their old stuff. but I think the way they’ve transformed their sound is really poetic. As they’ve gotten older and they’re voices and personalities have changed they’ve changed their style to accomodate. Also I think by going the softer more progressive route I think they’re actually reaching a smaller audience. So their style change definitely isn’t to become more commmercially successful
Hushed & Grim is their magnus opus, it even beats (at least for me) Crack the Skye, which was my favorite Mastodon album. people that complain about becoming "softer" really don't know a thing about music and all they really care is to listen to the same shitty extreme metal stuff this world is already plenty of
I *get* the criticisms of Mastodon's last few albums (even though I like them), but I think if someone is an actual fan of a BAND, they're willing to weather those 'weird' patches in their discography. The people who genuinely hate Hushed and Grim would probably be raging online if something like Bladecatcher was released today, just because it's different (I also don't like Bladecatcher but it's the best example I could think of haha)
@@harrisonhillyer3922 😂 I’ve always treated Bladecatcher the same as I treat “Fitter Happier” on Ok Computer by RadioHead (hopefully you get the reference). A weird stain on a masterpiece 😂
This was my exact thought after I heard the critique given for Mastodon. Hushed and Grim is genuinely one of if not my favorite albums of all time, and while not as heavy as 90s-2000s Mastodon, it's still fucking incredible in its own way. Glad I'm not crazy for thinking this, lol
@4:28 - I would have personally gone with "Phil is an unlikable Ass-hat." By all accounts I've read, Dimebag was a pretty nice fella who was good to his fans and the bands that toured with them.
Anthrax Best They have a lot of good, catchy songs and power during live concerts is impossible to describe Worst Even being part of Big 4 doesn't mean that someone remember about their existence
LOL good joke! 😝😂 but for real about their live shows! I saw them last August and they where celebrating 40 years! They are all pushing 60 and the ENERGY was unmatched! I'm 38 and some of the younger bands just stand there all technical abilities blah boring. ANTHRAX are legends for a reason. Scott was really cool to the fans there also. Good dude. Here's to 40+ more! 🤘🤘
Bruh lets be real. Metallica is infinitly more popular than those other three. If you ask a random person on the street they will far more likely have at least heard of metallica. No such thing as the big four lmao.
In Cauda Venenum is honestly one of my favourite Opeth records. I can understand why people may not be on board with their current Progressive Rock sound but they've already experimented and dabbled in the Death Metal sound for a long time. I think the band did all they could within those boundaries and decided to do something new rather than repeat themselves.
I thought i was the only one. Besides, Opeth never was about "metal" so it shouldn't have been a surprised that they decided to experiment with prog rock.
I will never get into anything before Blackwater Park but I like everything up to In Cauda Venenum. I don't get this album, it sounds very forced. I have so many favourites among the first two prog records, and on Sorceress, Strange Brew is the underrated masterpiece. The rest of that record is recorded so poorly. Just listen to the mumbling drums on Chrysalis for example that are far too loud and completely in the foreground burying vocals and guitars. Pale Communion and Heritage were so clean.
Although I would completely agree with your point in a vacuum, I can't really agree when I'm actually listening to their post-Watershed material. There are really good songs here and there in their 70's-like Prog albums, but as a prog nerd myself I found most of Opeth's more recent material a little bland and kinda boring. They sound like they are trying to show a mix of a lot of influences more often then not to me, which is absurd when you compare to their very very unique sound in their former style. The problem is not the lack of growling vocals, but the lack of originality (a phrase that would be shocking to me back in the day).
i have no idea where the unbearable came from lol, maybe in his younger years but now he seems fine, if i had to choose one complaint for slipknot is it took the death of one of their band members to be a wake up call
@@youngdolo8 paul, we had all hope is gone which was kind of a sub par album from them, after paul died they took a long hiatus, then came back with in my opinion one of their best albums the gray chapter
@@youngdolo8 i should reword myself lol, i dont hate any slipknot album, i think they are all great, its just one has to be at the bottom of the list, and its ahig for me, it has some serious bangers, snuff, psychosocial, sulfur to name a few, but the second half really drops off
I thought I was the only one who felt that way. The Price of a Mile is such an amazing song and I absolutely love it but I can't listen to it without getting a little misty eyed.
Try cliffs of Gallipoli, i could listen to it for a while because it made me cry and at first, i didn't want to cry, but holy shit, it is good, but it still nearly makes cry.
Somehow the masks make the fanbase go even crazier for them haha, and who doesn't love cool stage costumes? Plus it's probably very healthy for them to have a clear distinction between their real lives and their stage presences, even if it does mean they get less attention towards their solo stuff.
I'm a huge fan of Ghost, and I probably wouldn't even put them into the metal category. I love the gimmick part of them though, I think it distinguishes them further from other acts, makes them unique.
i completely disagree with late death being terrible. personally death as never made a bad album all of them are great in their own ways. and after spiritual healing chuck's lyric writing became amazing and beautiful at times. and the change in his vocals we're fucking awesome to say the least
@NaPo7 i will agree that the production in human and individual thought patterns was kinda trash but in symbolic and the sound of perseverance it was really good. they way they made that "riff salad" they seasoned it just right :) (it does get a bit much in the sound of perseverance but it's still amazing songwriting imo) and Symbolic is a masterpiece in metal music hell music in general!
also yes production was trash but the riffs and songwriting were definitely there. like lack of comprehension, the philosopher, god of thunder, overactive imagination, suicide machine etc. are all amazing songs. can you notice i'm a death fanboy? haha
@@elpeluca7780 i disagree in spiritual healing I'll give you that the lyricism is pretty corny but the vocals were amazing imo it's not leprosy of course but they are still insane that he can go that high like that painkiller cover!
The one about Opeth hurts so much, I mean, I really like their Prog Rock-esque albums, In Cauda Venenum is so good but yeah... I do really miss the guturals and that's because Opeth guturals are otherworldly, I just can find another band which does them in that way, they are brutal but have that eerie, mystical and even sophisticated feeling, because it sounds to me like a higher demon speaking about life and death than the usual beast growling about how fun murder is. PS: Maybe unpopular opinion but I loved Death's Prog era, The Sound of Perseverance is one of my favorite albums of all time.
@@mylerwilson4879 first Cynic album was written by two guys who made Human with Death and they really sound more like Human than Symbolic. Oh, and that tuned vocal on cynic album is so fkin bad
@@mylerwilson4879 never liked the vocoder on the cynic albums.. Matter of taste I guess , the guitar playing is genius though especially on Traced In Air. Death 's Human , Individual Tought Patterns , Symbolic and TSOP are masterpieces .
@@mylerwilson4879 I love Cynic & Atheist so much but I Don't think Symbolic is overrated at all. There's still a lot of metalheads who haven't listened to it, Death is underappreciated in general I think considering how much amazing music they made.
can you do a video on instrumental albums / songs in metal? i for one love the 'second half' of mastodon's crack the skye album which is basically just the songs without vocals, however i do like 'em a lot and was wondering how much more instrumental stuff there is to discover in (classic) metal music. maybe you could put out a nice little selection for people like me who actually really like metal but don't have much of a clue at the end of the day... cheers
Regarding Dragonforce: I think they knew this with the album after inhuman rampage. Since then (and since the "new" singer) they just make VERY VERY VERY catchy extremly well written easy listening Heavy Metal with some decent solos. And it works. I like their latest albums a lot and they are really different from the legendary 3 shredmonsters.
PowerWolf Best: The use of combining organ with metal works perfectly, and they create such amazing cinematic songs. Worst: Every single album is the same. I honestly have a hard time knowing which song belongs to which album sometimes
A great video and well thought out list! Only thing I'm surprised at is Pantera being collectively thought of as assholes/hats. Dime and Vinnie seemed to be so purely for the fans and just really cool people. Perhaps I'm underestimating how much of a negative impact Phil has had on their wider reputation as a band!
yeah, i also disagree about tool. except for like five tracks at most (out of about fifty), they're not boring at all - they're just an acquired taste.
Have to disagree strongly about Iron Maiden, Opeth and Death. Their move towards progressive music felt very natural and at times come up with absolute masterpieces.
Iron Maiden and Death, yes, but Opeth's albums over the last ten years have been pretty lackluster in my opinion with the exception of the latest one. I especially really like the Swedish version.
I agree, especially in Iron Maiden's case. Their push towards prog in Brave New World specifically is the best thing they could have done for themselves imho
In regards to your Rammstein best thing, I just want to add that not only are their albums amazing but they’re also one of the greatest live bands ever. I went to go see them in San Antonio last month and it was absolutely amazing.
They try to keep it historically accurate so writing lyrics some words must be included, so it can be stale for some songs. It's easy to get immersed with the stories being told and how the melody of the song is constructed. ...and people say they always sound the same. I tell them go listen to Hellfighters then listen the Christmas Truce; two totally different emotions.
@@farming4g i just told someone to listen to christmas truce, attack of the dead men, ballad of the bull, stormtroopers, counterstrike, race to the sea. No bullets fly sounds like rock. Bismarck...
@@yoda6292 Ok, as you have shown with the examples, they have like three types of songs which repeat themselves in every album. Sabaton are great and I listen to them a lot, but it's true that they are not very diverse (which is not necessarily a problem). However, I would love to hear them write songs that are closer to their earlier more metal sound. They've really gone for this more melodic mainstream sound in their last albums.
@@Terter1551 i know, their riffs go either 2 strings with one fret inbetween, and rythms are either hitting bass-snare-bass-snare and spamming lil brass thingy (idk the name i'm a guitarist), but i listen more for lyrics
Mayhem's De Mysterris Dom Sathanas album is one of the best metal albums I have listened to (if not the best). I think they are musically underrated on the contrary
I met Phil Anselmo briefly. He was super cool to every single fan and gave everyone a huge bear hug. He also jokingly tried to steal my purse just for the picture. It was a highlight of my life lol
Chuck Shuldiner Prog- era was one of the highlights of all the metal! He invented death, tech-death, jazz-death and prog-death all by himself. All the successors still baring his ideas and style elements till now.
While I agree that that era is amazing, he definitely did not invent those genres alone when bands like Atheist and Cynic were doing similar things at the same time.
He didn’t invent them, atheist and cynic did. Atheist released two tech death and prog death albums with jazz fusion before death released human, and human contains two members of cynic. Stop treating Chuck as a god, he was simply doing what other people were doinf
System of a Down is one of the best bands in the world and it's such a shame that Daron and Serj couldn't just get along and make more albums. Their first three albums were absolutely perfect, not a single boring song on them and there is not a single band out there that has been able to replicate their style. Mes/Hyp were already precursors to "The Daron Malakian Project" and just weren't the same.
Hypnotize/Mesmerize perfect? Come on, a lot of songs are duds and the production and guitar tone is weak as hell. Daron also does way too much singing.
Completely agree about gojira, couldn't stand them until I saw them open for in flames in a large venue about 12 years ago and they sounded amazing, so intense
Man, Death prog phase was really cool! I think Symbolic and Sound of Preservance are some of the best albums in history of metal. Human and ITP are interesting too. I love bass and lyrics on this albums but sometimes they are a little bit repetetive
I love 80's Maiden, but I also love their newer stuff since Bruce and Adrian rejoined. A Matter of Life And Death is probably my favourite albums of theirs.
I love that album, but honestly every album after it is forgettable and sound the same. At this point I'm sure you can create an algorithm that writes maiden songs
i really like AMOLAD too but i think that's mostly due to the attached nostalgia and feelings of the time. i vividly recall buying this album and listening to it in the fall of 2006 when i had just turned 13 and really got into maiden. will always be special to me but at the end of the day i kind of like their 80's work most. even or especially the first two album. so raw and wild and young.
I love their 2000’s play style. I know is kinda progry for them but I’m a big Prog fan. In fact, The Final Frontier is probable my favorite Maiden album ever. A lot of amazing stuff in it you don’t hear at first
People say that, but praise all of their classic 80s albums when those albums were indeed different sounding of each other. Metal Militia, For Whom The Bell Tolls and Orion have nothing in common.
"They are so legendary that their reputation and status hold more weight than their actual music" That's right: Slayer and Mayhem are the Mötley Crüe of their respective genres. And I disagree on Nightwish - their biggest con is that Tuomas Holopainen is a childish weirdo who can't write lyrics for the life of him. Tarja, Anette and Sami Vänskä all got screwed over because of his cowardice.
But you can't deny that all 80's - early 90's Slayer albums were bangers! Really took thrash on another level, but with Mayhem I'm totally agree (I still like their music, but they really well known just because of their history).
I think Tuomas lyrics are a hit or miss for me, some of the work beautifully in the context like Creek Mary's Blood (if we ignore the entire 'fake' Lakota gibberish drama) but on the flip side some of his Lyrics read like a fever dream.
One more amazing video, thank you! By the way, speaking of unmatchable vocals of Rob Halford, listen to early Primal Fear albums. Not only because of amazing Halford-like vocals, but also amazing musically.
Have to disagree about Mayhem. Even though their latest releases are not so catchy, from the musical point of view they are pretty listenable. And there is no denying that De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas is a genre-folding masterpiece with a unique eerie atmosphere.
Grand Declaration of War may be too 'out there' for many, but it's a sick AF tour de force in my book. Really innovative take on extreme metal in general. However, Chimera is such a well put together album on every front that I'd be gobsmacked if most metalheads couldn't get something out of it. Ordo Ad Chao won a Norwegian Grammy despite being insanely impenetrable. Mayhem aren't just okay IMO, they're one of the best bands in the genre and beyond. This is ALL post-DMDS, which itself is a perfectly listenable BM album in the classic style. The title track being my personal favorite - absolutely haunting vocals by Attila.
Bradley, did you just say that Tarja was bad? That's a truly horrible hot take. She is still the most iconic Nightwish singer by a long shot, even if Floor is more versatile. Same goes for Death's more 'prog' albums. They are phenomenal, Symbolic and TSOP are two of the best Death Metal albums ever, no question about it.
I dont really think mastodon watered down their sound, while they aren't as heavy as they used to be, their songs are much more well composed and they keep out doing themselves each new album, Hushed and Grim is a masterpiece
Gotta agree with this. With the exception of Once More Round the Sun (which still has a few greats like Chimes at Midnight), their albums from The Hunter onwards have been winners for me, with Hushed and Grim being the best of them. I think Teardrinker is probably their best ever single, having a commercial sound without watering down what makes them good.
My take on the megadeth one: I feel like that the vocals are weird, yes, but they fit the songs extremely well with the tone Dave provides. Like in Symphony of Destruction, it sounded sinister and imo it improved the quality of the song. Plus even tho his vocals are a bit wacky, it can make for some incredibly funny "misheard lyrics" moments like in Symphony where you can almost hear "you try to take his bAaAlLs" rather than pulse is incredibly funny. Also... Dave is kind of a meme figure for me, so it makes it even better. The video where he couldn't figure out how to stop the recording and the other one where he says "you do pull ups by holding unto *b a l l s* ?" kind of made me appreciate him a lot more in his songs/personality. Anyways, I like your videos and personality. I hope you're having a good day. :).
I always say that. Mustaine is not the best singer, but he knows how to make sounds that match his voice, so nobody can sing a Megadeth song like Mustaine.
all of deaths phases were amazing, except spiritual healing. Also Opeth did kinda drop songwriting quality after watershed but they made killer records since such as sorceress, plus Mikael doesn’t not wanna make those records anymore, he just doesn’t feel much writing inspiration from the death metal vocals which I can respect because they made some crazy amazing and complicated but beautiful riffs over the span of 20 years
I am glad he mentioned Ghost. So many people discredit it, but it is a metal band just with the sound of classic metal and use of modern technology. Even then they still have a unique modern sound.
@@alexisrondeaux2199 They're pretty pop-y and contrasting with the subject matter of their music feels off to listen to. I discovered ghost when first getting into metal and it kinda just didn't feel metal enough compared to other stuff I was listening to.
I think the thing that absolutely baffles me with Ghost is how they changed their sound and I felt like the only person who stopped being a fan after that. Everything up to Meliora is amazing and sure it's all very catchy. But everything after that, I find it unbearable... it's like all the metal elements were gone and it was very poppy. Don't think I'll ever be able to get into new Ghost, but at least I have 3 great albums to enjoy.
@@henrywalton5967 I just went along with the ride, gave each album a decent chance as a whole and they haven't disappointed me yet..apart from that awful production on Infestissumam.
@@plack_benis382 I think Bradley spends too much time on far-left hate platforms like Twitter or Reddit, so he's been radicalized and doesn't know reality from propaganda.
I love dream theater and I really do like Mike Mangini. He is an amazing drummer. It's not the drumming talent they took a hit on it's the artistic vision. (Imo) Portnoy is a huge cinephile and I think that it really shows in the stuff he was involved in. The writing just wasn't the same after. Still like the new stuff though and I'm seeing JP in a few weeks
Mangini is much better technically. But he just doesn't have the creativity and feel. Also Portnoy helped with the writing process quite a bit and provided lyrics.
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I love that the worst thing about Gojira is that their music is so heavy classic headphones and speakers aren't good enough to really listen to them. Truly iconic lmao
In true Gojira fashion, they really are the best metal band currently making good music
If someone has a gun to my head and asks me to say my favorite Gojira album, tell my family I love them.
Gojira fuckin sucks ass
@@heinz5714 What a funny little hate comment
yeah I was going to say "I love that the worst thing about gojira is they're actually better live"
Death's sound of perseverance is a fucking masterpiece. Voice of the soul has such a unique sound to it.
I used to only like Spirit Crusher, Flesh and the power & Voice of the soul. Now I think every song on the album is amazing. All Death songs are amazing to me and control denied, Chuck was an absolute genius.
@@henrywalton5967 yeah I feel like this album is hated because its literally crazy, its all over the place and not "uniform" like, lets say, Symbolic. You need to give it some good listens before it starts to grow on you. At first I didnt like it too but now I see what a gem it is.
As for people saying "it just has random riffs all over the place" so what? They fit together perfectly, whats so wrong with adding some awesome riffs? To me it shows they got bored and wanted to get crazy so they basically released their full selves on this album.
yeah, this guy lost all credibility with me with his Death comment. I mean there is a grain of truth in most of what he says, if you are willing to wade through the bullshit, but this is when I stopped watching
@@LKonstantina915 it's because of the absence of gene hoglan. Individual thought pattern and symbolic too have random riffs all over, but it was hoglan's drums that made it flawless.
Individual thought patterns is the best though
I once heard FFDP described as 'Military Wife Metal' and I fucking stand by that
Years ago I was a newbie member of a powerlifting club (also by far the oldest and weakest guy in the club) and we were working out when FFDP's "The Bleeding" came on the radio station blasting in the gym.
I made the mistake of voicing my actual opinion, which was something to the effect of, "this is the worst rock song I've heard in about 20 years." Instant stunned looks and silence from the rest of the guys.
No unpleasantness ensued, but my budding friendship with them was "dead and wilted" from then on.
Oh well -- the price of not knowing when to shut up.
@@reprintranch Oh God. When I was about 14 , my band covered that very song. I feel eternal shame.
I like driving my lifted truck and blasting five fing with the windows down. I like being a douchebag
my dads an army veteran and me and him both love their music so I mean 😃
I feel like ffdp is either a band you really enjoy or hate
I think the problem with Sabaton is that their songs are tied to certain historical events and people, and entire group is swedish. Kinda hard to write something unique in english language with that (and that's why their "Carolus Rex" in swedish is better than english version 100 times, not only in sound but lyrics too).
Yeah, they're lyrics are good enough though that I can just enjoy stomping around and not pay attention to when the Winged Hussar arrived.
There's also the way they write their songs. They have said before that they make the music first and then write the lyrics. Apparently, they even have a list of unused songs waiting for a topic and lyrics. However, for the Swedish Carolus Rex album they wrote everything from scratch, that's another reason why is one of the best.
I was gonna say, I don’t think their lyrics are THAT bad. They’re telling a story rather than putting all the focus on having super catchy or well written verses, and I really respect and like that
@@dr.k8610 I agree with you
@@dr.k8610 yeah
As a tool fan, the worst part about tool is definitely the fan base
This. I hate Tool fans. We're pretentious pricks.
I was in a prog metal band for a few years. All they wanted was to be Tool and it drove me to FUCKING HATE Tool. How about we try to write something that sounds like us instead of Maynard and the Boys? 🙄
Don't be so hard on yourself and me bro 💔
I'm not even a prog fan, but I still don't see anything objectively bad in their music, they do so many masterpieces- I personally think it would be interesting to do a version with black metal screams/death metal growls, just because I like those vocals more
@@polarblade1159 you’d love ticks and leeches if you haven’t heard it already
Death's latter records were masterpieces. Untouched, pristine, flawless.
@@BradleyHallGuitar Human is the Best Death album imo.
@@BradleyHallGuitar ok I love symbolic and tsop,but as for tsop,understandable.however what about Itp and human.Those albums,while proggy were still awesome and unique
@@BradleyHallGuitar cause the material originally was for Chuck's side project - prog-metal band Control Denied. But the label made Chuck release one last album with Death, so he converted the material into a Death album. I personally love the album because of Voice Of The Soul, Spirit Crusher and Bite The Pain, but I definetely understand why the album is kinda off if you're analyzing their discography
Ain't trying to bash you, man, I just think this is a more or less proper explanation.
@@BradleyHallGuitar ur only L take ....
@@BradleyHallGuitar it's okay, we all have L takes sometimes
Really hot take on Death's prog phase! That was their best era! Symbolic and the Sound of Perseverance are 11/10s
TSOP is amazing, I think it just might be too much for Bradley’s little british brain to process
@@planetsabbathidk, I really like Leprosy
@sabbath Lol ya I really don't get Bradley's issue with Death's later albums. Seems like a lot of others don't really get it either, but he stands by it. It seems like he is just really picky about prog music in general though. Like, extremely picky perhaps. I think he likes Crystal Mountain though
Yeah I honestly like their later stuff more but I definitely like some stuff on all their albums.
@Joshcoshbagosh that's how one of my buddies is, big time Dream Theater fan but not too fond of most Death. Then again he and Bradley are lightyears ahead of anything I ever became as a guitarist so what do I know.
@@Joshcoshbagosh It's weird that he has so much hatred towards prog when one of his favourite albums is Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.
If that Rammstein isn't for anyone is the worst you can say about them, that in itself is quite a feat.
Well the issue with that is that they really aren't for most people. They've done an incredible job of capturing their audience, but no one else is really going to enjoy their music.
@@plasmakitten4261 that can be said for a lot of bands on this list. They not being for everyone just proves their uniqueness
@@meurer13daniel If you value uniqueness I certainly can't disagree with that, but I (and I think most people) only value bands being unique if it's unique in a way I like.
lyrics
@@plasmakitten4261Okay, so who cares what you think? Nobody just *had* to hear your opinion on Rammstein.
meshuggah is so perfect, that their only problem is to have influenced other bands, and its not even their fault.
Well I think th songs are pretty boring as songs. The riffs are still awesome!
I agree of every opinion you said about their advantages and disadvantages on popular metal bands. I like you didn't mention anthrax on your new video because anthrax makes some of most uplifting riffs that you can easily headbang to and Joey belladonna vocals sound strong till these days 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
@@nergalshagrath6667 Indeed. Several bands cite Anthrax as their primary influence like Mastodon, Gojira, Avenged Sevenfold, PragerU, In Flames etc.
The worst thing about Meshuggah is that their lead singer looks freakishly like the Nostalgia Critic and I cannot unsee it no matter how hard I try.
@@TheHappySpaceman Bro why did you have to say that... You've ruined my life
I understand why you would feel that way about death’s prog era but I personally love it. Nothing beats Spirit Crusher, absolutely mad song. And idk if you included symbolic into the prog era but that album was peak death! (Edit: I love Human, it’s my favorite death album. That’s where they got proggy)
And besides, it's not that only Death's last phase was prog. Their prog phase started in Human.
Chuck could do no wrong imo
@@marmaluke Agree
@@baphometwingsof666 Human and onward is by far my favorite death era, and my favorite era in almost any metal band. But hey, opinions are what they are, and I'll always love the sound of perserverance, no matter what anyone might think.
Agree with you, Death just kept evolving and never got boring, the prog era was fantastic - one of the best bands ever.
Bro you can't expect Judas Priest to be running and jumping around on stage anymore, they're all on the verge of death except Scott. Also can we have a part 2 with Anthrax and Dio?
But the band should retire though. They’ve been going on for so long now they 100% deserve to retire.
Just saw Priest last night, for his age Rob id fairly mobile on stage
@@stantorren4400 why would they if they like to do it? Ozzy deservet to retire a long time ago but still putting on shows in half leg in the coffin and without any real voice because live shows are his life. These people need to get respected not shit talked brcause they don't retire.
Dio: Ronnie James Dio was the greatest voice in metal, despite the fact that they have the best debut album
Uhmmmm... pass?
Anthrax: They were the first to nu metal
They were the first to nu metal
Rhapsody: Luca Turilli's voice is one of the best of power metal, despite the fact that they have a lot of very good lyrics
Their first 2 albums are meh, wait to Dawn Of Victory
This made me lol so hard 😂
I'm quite glad that System released only a few albums and went on to create their individual things. It's great to have them come back for a concert but it's good that they expanded their potential when on their own.
For cons of Cannibal Corpse, I would've gone with "unleashed Chris Barnes upon the world"
the correct take on the cons of cannibal corpse. who cares if their shock factor is gone or the zeitgeist isn't their for them anymore. a lack in popularity, or the band becoming somewhat of a template for other DM bands doesn't exactly take away the fact their shit goes hard
*EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*
Love the good stuff Chris did (Tomb of the Mutilated, Bleeding, Maximum Violence). In the 90's his voice was untouched in dm. Afterwards, hmmm lets just no talk about it and enjoy a bit more EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Chris is a con now? 😂
@@satansbrother2071 Chris is EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE now.
While I kind of agree with the system statement, Serj did kind of make it clear he wasn't interested in writing metal anymore so I kinda understand the creative differences there. Same with Opeth too really, I would rather a musician actually branch out into what interests them than just fake it for the benefit of the fanbase, as much as we would like to hear that stuff again, atleast there being real, I don't think ego has that much to do with it in that sense
Yeah, I really do not get how an artist is supposed to be narcissistic just because he doesnt do stuff their audience want instead of what actually matters to them; there is a reason allot of bands go commercial or make the same stuff again and again but less inspired. Weird take on that one.
Yeah, that one confused me a bit. I don't think there's anything wrong with the choice they made to separate since Serj and Daron had different artistic visions, it would've just caused tension in the band if they'd tried to continue. Personally, my biggest issue with System is the political hypocrisies between the songs and some of the member's beliefs... They're still my favourite band of all time, but it doesn't feel quite right listening to Soldier Side when Daron is pro-gun and John is a full on right-wing conservative :,)
While A7X might have some terrible stage names, they really need props for sticking through with it. Especially after the passing of The Rev, it’s the most respectable option, and I applaud them for it.
I think they’re iconic as a fan, but I feel like Synyster gates would have to sound awesome to anyone
It’s also always worth noting that they were like 18 when they started the band. Everyone does cringey shit that they think is cool when they’re that young
@@tbow13gbr22they also did it mainly to piss off the gatekeepers in their local scene
Darrel & Vince Abbot were two of the nicest & most wholesome dudes in metal history.
@@BradleyHallGuitar how where they not? Literally every one that got to meet them had nothing but positivity to say. Stop stating falsehoods
The Death take ruffled so many feathers (mine included) that not enough people are talking about this one.
Maybe I'm missing something, but I've never heard a bad thing about them. The only member of the band I consistently hear bad things about is Phil.
Literally. Always chill and making jokes and pranks and stuff. Opposing the hard drug culture. Good dudes gone too soon
@@BradleyHallGuitar can you give an example? There’s nothing but stories about how kind and giving they were
Agreed on almost everything except bout the take on Death's prog records. Those last 3 were the peak of their career and unmatched until this very day.
Yeah, that was just wrooooong. Death's latter records were truly genre-breaking works of genius.
Yep. My favorite album is actually the most recent one. Flesh And The Power It Holds, Story To Tell, Scavenger of Human Sorrow etc., full of great songs
Last 3 albums are actually my favorites
@@peeledapples4176 They aren’t, atheist and cynic already done what death was doing and better at that
It's just his opinion, in no way what he says is a fact, I love the whole Death's discography including Control Denied :D
Death’s latter albums are some of the best musical accomplishments of all time especially TSOP
Musically, atheist and cynic are more impressive as they done the style before them or better than death. Atheist was originally hated by Chuck, and Cynic’s focus is above anything in terms of musical accomplishment compared to death
Agree.
@@user-fw3vv4id5z I’m one of the few people who think the band’s MASSIVELY overrated and I’m been really tired of the massive fanbase death has. I don’t get why people suck Chuck’s cock so much
@@user-fw3vv4id5z Lol you're right, he has. What an unusual waste of time
I really like The Sound of Perseverance and the work in Control Denied with the Fragile Art of Existence sounds really good too
The fact that the worst thing about ghost had nothing to do with their sound really shows how good they actually are imo😂
Because they are good. They just aren't heavy which is fine.
I’m glad I’m finally seeing some love for ghost. I really like them and every time I mention them someone is like THEY’RE NOT METAL. Like okay maybe they aren’t as heavy but that doesn’t mean you gotta hate on em
@@voldy1856 I’ve only been listening to them since IMPERA released and they’re already my favourite band I’ve heard in the past 10 years
In my opinion Ghost is a parody of themselves now. Impera sounds like a pop album. Their best era was between Opus Eponymous - Meliora, with Infestissumam being their best album. I don't know why they abandoned their older sounds...
@@mercylavigne they’ve always said that they are an evolving band and that the next album is going to be completely different as well. But I can understand why it would be weird for someone who listened to their original stuff first
That Tarja take is a spicy one. Personally I've loved each of their singers for their own reasons - Tarja had that sheer power and absolutely haunting voice, and her classical training was such a big part of her style. Annette (who I think is probably most-uncared-for?) was a dramatic shift to the opposite end of the spectrum with very bright and poppy vocals, but brought a certain magic with it. Floor I agree is just amazing and can do both.
It always felt to me like Floor improves on Tarja’s sound, but some of her performances of Annette’s songs I do not like.
Tarja is the best nightwish Era (especially with Marco)
Annette was the hardest time I've ever been a fan of the band lmao and then Floor... I love her but I just haven't gotten into the newer songs yet.
Yeah Tarja is one of the best female metal vocalists ever. Weeeeeird take.
Were Tarja's vocals anywhere near as bad as he's portraying them to be, symphonic metal wouldn't be nearly as popular as they are in reality. They were (and are) amazing, if not everyone's cup of tea.
@@metallikat05 idk if this is sacrilege to the Nightwish fanbase but I actually like Floor's take on Ghost Love Score more than Tarja's. In their live performance at Wacken in 2013, when Floor belts out that high note at the end it's just completely jaw-dropping.
I cannot believe you said that about Death's later albums. The Sound of Perseverance is a legit masterpiece.
As is Human. As is ITP. As is Symbolic.
@@penttikoivuniemi2146 I agree, basically all of their albums are amazing but the last few were really next level
@@BradleyHallGuitar disagree man, but I respect your opinion
@@BradleyHallGuitar as much as I love TSOP and some of its songs I also found songs like Flesh and Scavenger to just randomly stop and start playing clean parts for no reason. still kicks ass to my ears tho
@@BradleyHallGuitar funny you say that yet like polyphia lmao
I know the purpose of this video is to get reactions such as mine, but calling Death's last albums "f*cking terrible" has to be an inside joke that I don't get at the moment.
Good way to drive engagement for sure haha, but an opinion that bad makes me question if anything this guy says about music will be relevant to me
That's just a clickbait for us to be active and leave the comments guys! Am I right, Bradley? :))
I actually enjoy Ghost’s nameless ghouls, it makes a great cohesive live show and they rely on skill/showmanship instead of a flashy image/style:
Yeah same
Yea and if you actually go to their shows you recognize that each Ghoul has their own personality and unique elements that they add to the show.
the entire point of Ghost is that the band is Tobias Forge himself and the ghouls are just hired musicians, not actually part of the band
I can see why it's polarising, but I personally kind of love the whole puzzle/"spot the difference" aspect of learning to tell the Ghouls apart, and the guessing games that come with discovering a new Ghoul's real identity whenever the lineup changes
exactly this. And you can tell there are some REALLY REALLY talented musicians under these masks
4:06 are you fcking kidding me?
I have to disagree with the death remark, the sound of perseverance is a fantastic album
Honestly that hit me hard when he said that. All Death albums are amazing.
It felt like a personal attack on me lol
@@henrywalton5967 ikr? Flesh and the power it holds is one of the most badass riffs I can think of. In fact, I think I'd go as far as saying scream bloody gore might be the death album I listen to the least
I'd say Symbolic and TSOP we're one of their best albums.
Yeah just a trash take lmfao
I understand Dave Mustaines voice isn't the best but his voice is truly unique and it fits so well with the music they write. And for that, he's amazing.
For real.. I LOVE MEGADETH!!
Somebody hasn't listened to the last album. His voice didn't age well
@@NoName_NoTitle I have and I like it. If you don't then ok??
@NaPo7 Not a crime to have an opinion to keep preaching my friend 👍
@@ArrozCLeche for real, I like the new album as well ( maybe 2 songs I don't like).. I mean the dude had throat cancer.. still goin at it
As a massive Sabaton fan who went to see them live, yeah some of these lyrics are comical. But I'm willing to look past it because their songs are just so good and the history is fun too. Its what got me into metal
Same here. They're also just a lot of fun to go see live, with the pure chaos that they bring to the stage
Yeah, I’m a massive fan too. Sure the lyrics aren’t the best, but they can be very clever if they want to be. I think that Soldier of Heaven is a pretty amazing and heartfelt song with great lyrics, just like Cliffs of Gallipoli.
They are what got ne back into music as a whole, and i love them, i feel like i want to disagree with saying that some their lyrics are comical, but yeah, they can be.
yeah, sabaton being in a videogame was my introduction to metal
@@FEDFROMCASEOH What game was it?
Iron maiden's reunion era is like an entirely different band altogether. I don't think that's a bad thing at all. 2 for the price of 1.
Gotta love how Rammstein is so amazing that its worst flaw is that it's not for everyone
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Yeah, Till's one great musician.
Which ironically can be said for every metal band.
@@calowenby1654 he is but it’s a very rare instance that the ENTIRE band is instrumental. Even the bassist.
With Sabaton I would rather point out that their music style DOES NOT CHANGE. It is really good, it makes you patriotic for a country you don’t live in, but their sound stays COMPLETELY the same. Seriously, pick a song from every Sabaton album and you won’t hear any difference.
I’m no Sabaton hater, I started listening them when I was 15, and I still do, after almost 5 years. But I just can’t acknowledge that they do not change their music style
It's funny that some people complain about that (plus I can partly agree with it), because in an other hand, when we have for example Iron maiden, that have managed until today to make they sound and music writing evoluting so well and very consistently, then we have a bunch of "old geezer" that doesn't want that happen, and instead want them to make the same thing again and again during decades
also, although i d ont listen to them, from what i know they took one theme (history) and made it their career. it looks like the saw what iron maiden did with some of their songs and decided to base their whole career off that. that kind of limitation is corny and sounds like you dont have the creativity to write about anything else as history has already been written.
as they shouldnt change, Sabaton is fire
@@captainblackbeard7840 they write songs about history and events to pay homage, never forget!
They did try to make different songs from time to time. The exemples that come back to me are Shadows and the red baron, that are pretty unique all things considered (and they are banger soungs)
But all the other stuff they bores me to death, and their fanbase is so horrendous I just don't even wanna get mixed with them, ever.
Honestly I think Mastodon have just aged beautifully. I was in my 20’s when their first album came out & now I’m in my late 40’s and their arc fits my taste perfectly.
Hushed & Grim is honestly one of my favourite albums of the last decade.
I fully agree. I also agree with Bradley I can see his point if you were a big fan of their old stuff. but I think the way they’ve transformed their sound is really poetic. As they’ve gotten older and they’re voices and personalities have changed they’ve changed their style to accomodate. Also I think by going the softer more progressive route I think they’re actually reaching a smaller audience. So their style change definitely isn’t to become more commmercially successful
Hushed & Grim is their magnus opus, it even beats (at least for me) Crack the Skye, which was my favorite Mastodon album. people that complain about becoming "softer" really don't know a thing about music and all they really care is to listen to the same shitty extreme metal stuff this world is already plenty of
I *get* the criticisms of Mastodon's last few albums (even though I like them), but I think if someone is an actual fan of a BAND, they're willing to weather those 'weird' patches in their discography. The people who genuinely hate Hushed and Grim would probably be raging online if something like Bladecatcher was released today, just because it's different
(I also don't like Bladecatcher but it's the best example I could think of haha)
@@harrisonhillyer3922 😂 I’ve always treated Bladecatcher the same as I treat “Fitter Happier” on Ok Computer by RadioHead (hopefully you get the reference).
A weird stain on a masterpiece 😂
This was my exact thought after I heard the critique given for Mastodon. Hushed and Grim is genuinely one of if not my favorite albums of all time, and while not as heavy as 90s-2000s Mastodon, it's still fucking incredible in its own way. Glad I'm not crazy for thinking this, lol
@4:28 - I would have personally gone with "Phil is an unlikable Ass-hat." By all accounts I've read, Dimebag was a pretty nice fella who was good to his fans and the bands that toured with them.
Anthrax
Best
They have a lot of good, catchy songs and power during live concerts is impossible to describe
Worst
Even being part of Big 4 doesn't mean that someone remember about their existence
I remember that beard more than the band
LOL good joke! 😝😂 but for real about their live shows! I saw them last August and they where celebrating 40 years! They are all pushing 60 and the ENERGY was unmatched! I'm 38 and some of the younger bands just stand there all technical abilities blah boring. ANTHRAX are legends for a reason. Scott was really cool to the fans there also. Good dude. Here's to 40+ more! 🤘🤘
@@datapusher- yeah nah man, Anthrax is the least talked about of the big 4 by far.
Best live band I've ever seen and for me Along The Living is alongside Rust In Peace for the best metal album
Bruh lets be real. Metallica is infinitly more popular than those other three. If you ask a random person on the street they will far more likely have at least heard of metallica. No such thing as the big four lmao.
In Cauda Venenum is honestly one of my favourite Opeth records. I can understand why people may not be on board with their current Progressive Rock sound but they've already experimented and dabbled in the Death Metal sound for a long time. I think the band did all they could within those boundaries and decided to do something new rather than repeat themselves.
I don’t even like death metal in general but I like Damnation and their more recent albums
Agreed there's so much variety in their death metal catalogue, hope they keep evolving
I thought i was the only one. Besides, Opeth never was about "metal" so it shouldn't have been a surprised that they decided to experiment with prog rock.
I will never get into anything before Blackwater Park but I like everything up to In Cauda Venenum. I don't get this album, it sounds very forced.
I have so many favourites among the first two prog records, and on Sorceress, Strange Brew is the underrated masterpiece. The rest of that record is recorded so poorly. Just listen to the mumbling drums on Chrysalis for example that are far too loud and completely in the foreground burying vocals and guitars.
Pale Communion and Heritage were so clean.
Although I would completely agree with your point in a vacuum, I can't really agree when I'm actually listening to their post-Watershed material. There are really good songs here and there in their 70's-like Prog albums, but as a prog nerd myself I found most of Opeth's more recent material a little bland and kinda boring. They sound like they are trying to show a mix of a lot of influences more often then not to me, which is absurd when you compare to their very very unique sound in their former style. The problem is not the lack of growling vocals, but the lack of originality (a phrase that would be shocking to me back in the day).
I don’t think Corey Taylor is unbearable. I think his personality adds a lot to the genre.
i have no idea where the unbearable came from lol, maybe in his younger years but now he seems fine, if i had to choose one complaint for slipknot is it took the death of one of their band members to be a wake up call
@@Snippyyy Are you on about Joey or Pig? Because both could apply.
@@youngdolo8 paul, we had all hope is gone which was kind of a sub par album from them, after paul died they took a long hiatus, then came back with in my opinion one of their best albums the gray chapter
@@Snippyyy Must be just me who likes AHIG then. Everyone else I talk to about it unanimously hates it. 😂
@@youngdolo8 i should reword myself lol, i dont hate any slipknot album, i think they are all great, its just one has to be at the bottom of the list, and its ahig for me, it has some serious bangers, snuff, psychosocial, sulfur to name a few, but the second half really drops off
Can't say for the rest cause i rarely pay attention to most lyrics. But "The Price of a Mile" genuinely makes me tear up
I thought I was the only one who felt that way.
The Price of a Mile is such an amazing song and I absolutely love it but I can't listen to it without getting a little misty eyed.
Try cliffs of Gallipoli, i could listen to it for a while because it made me cry and at first, i didn't want to cry, but holy shit, it is good, but it still nearly makes cry.
Final solution's the one that gets me crying, it was like 5 listens before I stopped having the urge to tear up
Death prog was terrible? Symbolic/The Sound of Perseverance... Beanley no.....!
I love Ghost's Nameless Ghouls and I'm glad that they kept the gimmick!
Somehow the masks make the fanbase go even crazier for them haha, and who doesn't love cool stage costumes? Plus it's probably very healthy for them to have a clear distinction between their real lives and their stage presences, even if it does mean they get less attention towards their solo stuff.
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I still buy that gimmick as well
they also don't take their gimmicks seriously at all, which makes it even better. Ghost lore is a complete joke and we all love it for that
I'm a huge fan of Ghost, and I probably wouldn't even put them into the metal category. I love the gimmick part of them though, I think it distinguishes them further from other acts, makes them unique.
yeah i agree
Been around most of Pantera at some point and couldn’t disagree more. A bunch of sweethearts honestly.
Thats what ive always heard. Idk what hes talking about. Disrespectful to call the dead ass-hats as well when it isnt even slightly true
Phil Anselmo literally did the nazi salute at some concerts
Phil Anselmo yelling white power at a concert says anything to you?
i couldn’t give two shits about phil saying white power on stage. phil isn’t racist, he’s just not woke.
@@coupeknotIt's Anselmo... Not the whole band
Avenged are my favourite band of all time but god their stage names are something i wouldve come up with in the 4th grade
To be honest... They probably did come up with those names in 4th grade.
Sodom had awesome stage names too
complaint would have been that we are still waiting on a new album
i completely disagree with late death being terrible. personally death as never made a bad album all of them are great in their own ways. and after spiritual healing chuck's lyric writing became amazing and beautiful at times. and the change in his vocals we're fucking awesome to say the least
@NaPo7 i will agree that the production in human and individual thought patterns was kinda trash but in symbolic and the sound of perseverance it was really good. they way they made that "riff salad" they seasoned it just right :) (it does get a bit much in the sound of perseverance but it's still amazing songwriting imo) and Symbolic is a masterpiece in metal music hell music in general!
also yes production was trash but the riffs and songwriting were definitely there. like lack of comprehension, the philosopher, god of thunder, overactive imagination, suicide machine etc. are all amazing songs. can you notice i'm a death fanboy? haha
Nah after leprosy lyrics became increasingly corny and the songs became boring af. And the vocals were worse and worse on each subsequent album
@@elpeluca7780 i disagree in spiritual healing I'll give you that the lyricism is pretty corny but the vocals were amazing imo it's not leprosy of course but they are still insane that he can go that high like that painkiller cover!
@@elpeluca7780 whats wrong with it being corny metal IS corny.. just look at OG metal.. you cannot say judas priest or anythin isnt just a bit corny
The one about Opeth hurts so much, I mean, I really like their Prog Rock-esque albums, In Cauda Venenum is so good but yeah... I do really miss the guturals and that's because Opeth guturals are otherworldly, I just can find another band which does them in that way, they are brutal but have that eerie, mystical and even sophisticated feeling, because it sounds to me like a higher demon speaking about life and death than the usual beast growling about how fun murder is.
PS: Maybe unpopular opinion but I loved Death's Prog era, The Sound of Perseverance is one of my favorite albums of all time.
Death's "prog phase" was the majority of their career, and their best albums were released during this time.
I like that the worst thing about Gojira is their sound being too good for home listening lol
Death later albums were masterpieces man.. Especially Symbolic !!
Overrated, atheist and cynic done it before them and better at that
@@mylerwilson4879 first Cynic album was written by two guys who made Human with Death and they really sound more like Human than Symbolic. Oh, and that tuned vocal on cynic album is so fkin bad
@@mylerwilson4879 never liked the vocoder on the cynic albums.. Matter of taste I guess , the guitar playing is genius though especially on Traced In Air.
Death 's Human , Individual Tought Patterns , Symbolic and TSOP are masterpieces .
@@mylerwilson4879 I love Cynic & Atheist so much but I Don't think Symbolic is overrated at all. There's still a lot of metalheads who haven't listened to it, Death is underappreciated in general I think considering how much amazing music they made.
4:00 When a band is perfect, you need to invent a flaw.
can you do a video on instrumental albums / songs in metal? i for one love the 'second half' of mastodon's crack the skye album which is basically just the songs without vocals, however i do like 'em a lot and was wondering how much more instrumental stuff there is to discover in (classic) metal music. maybe you could put out a nice little selection for people like me who actually really like metal but don't have much of a clue at the end of the day... cheers
Gotta admit the Pantera one is a head scratcher. Never heard anyone say anything bad about Dime or Vinnie. Never heard anything at all about Rex so...
Exactly! Phil was the only wild card, so calling them a "bunch of ass hats" was Factually Wrong.
@@BoomStuff556 glad im not the only one thinking that.
@@BoomStuff556 Phil's asshat energy is just that strong lmao
It was Phil that was a prick, but he's the only one
Yeah... weird. I guess the Pauls did celebrate their success a little bit, but why not, they earned it.
Regarding Dragonforce: I think they knew this with the album after inhuman rampage. Since then (and since the "new" singer) they just make VERY VERY VERY catchy extremly well written easy listening Heavy Metal with some decent solos. And it works. I like their latest albums a lot and they are really different from the legendary 3 shredmonsters.
100% agree, well said.
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Best: The use of combining organ with metal works perfectly, and they create such amazing cinematic songs.
Worst: Every single album is the same. I honestly have a hard time knowing which song belongs to which album sometimes
Their two most recent albums are so over produced too :/
i swear after "return in bloodred" it's the same sound
A great video and well thought out list! Only thing I'm surprised at is Pantera being collectively thought of as assholes/hats. Dime and Vinnie seemed to be so purely for the fans and just really cool people. Perhaps I'm underestimating how much of a negative impact Phil has had on their wider reputation as a band!
Which is stupid to pin that on other members this guy and people who think that are drones
Especially considering the rest of the band called it quits because they'd all gotten sick of Phil's crap
TOOL and Slayer are my two absolute favorite bands and could not be more different.
What he said about tool is bullshit imo, not even once it bored me, and I'm not a drug addict.
@@valentin7693 Me neither. Been a TOOL fan since 1993 when I first heard them. Been a Slayer fan since the late 80s when I first heard them.
yeah, i also disagree about tool. except for like five tracks at most (out of about fifty), they're not boring at all - they're just an acquired taste.
@@valentin7693 You can't get addicted to magic mushrooms anyway
@@Darkko88 you can get addicted to anything, maybe not physically addicted.
Man I love the later Death stuff... I think they evolved fantastically until it was tragically cut short...
Even though they have a different sound, I can’t shake the feeling that Five Finger Death Punch desperately wants to be the next Pantera.
Please do more of these. I would really like a part two that had more bands like Exodus, Testament, At The Gates, Obituary, Darkthrone, and Anthrax
Esp Anthrax.
Have to disagree strongly about Iron Maiden, Opeth and Death. Their move towards progressive music felt very natural and at times come up with absolute masterpieces.
Iron Maiden and Death, yes, but Opeth's albums over the last ten years have been pretty lackluster in my opinion with the exception of the latest one. I especially really like the Swedish version.
@@penttikoivuniemi2146 Yeah, Opeth really outdid themselves on the latest album, way better than any of their other albums in their prog era.
@@BradleyHallGuitar every hole of prog rock and metal is just sexy
@@penttikoivuniemi2146 of all the 4 prog rock albums that Opeth has released, only Sorceress lacks in quality. Rest 3 are really good.
I agree, especially in Iron Maiden's case. Their push towards prog in Brave New World specifically is the best thing they could have done for themselves imho
In regards to your Rammstein best thing, I just want to add that not only are their albums amazing but they’re also one of the greatest live bands ever. I went to go see them in San Antonio last month and it was absolutely amazing.
yes I saw them in Berlin- Live aus Berlin and in Montreal. best live show ever, no one else compares, its not even close
Drive from Detroit to Chicago to see them. Well worth the 300 mile drive, if so it again given the chance.
Also some of the best music videos... I mean Short Films shot to their music!
I love how the only problem with Meshuggah is that they started Djent
0:22 ex-ca-use me? Unlistenable is a bit too much right? 😭
Call me weird, but I actually like Mustaine's vocals
It's a weird, acquired taste
@@JDP2104 Agreed
@Steven Armstrong yeah I second that. I loved his vocals in the 80s and 90s but his recent singing hasn't been very enjoyable to say the least
@Steven Armstrong I only listen to their old stuff
Weirdo. Hey, you asked.
Sabaton lyrics are kinda goofy but the historical context is always very cool and you are immersed into it
They try to keep it historically accurate so writing lyrics some words must be included, so it can be stale for some songs. It's easy to get immersed with the stories being told and how the melody of the song is constructed.
...and people say they always sound the same. I tell them go listen to Hellfighters then listen the Christmas Truce; two totally different emotions.
@@farming4g i just told someone to listen to christmas truce, attack of the dead men, ballad of the bull, stormtroopers, counterstrike, race to the sea.
No bullets fly sounds like rock.
Bismarck...
@@farming4g people say that because they hear two similar riffs, but you can basically apply that logic to most bands.
@@yoda6292 Ok, as you have shown with the examples, they have like three types of songs which repeat themselves in every album. Sabaton are great and I listen to them a lot, but it's true that they are not very diverse (which is not necessarily a problem). However, I would love to hear them write songs that are closer to their earlier more metal sound. They've really gone for this more melodic mainstream sound in their last albums.
@@Terter1551 i know, their riffs go either 2 strings with one fret inbetween, and rythms are either hitting bass-snare-bass-snare and spamming lil brass thingy (idk the name i'm a guitarist), but i listen more for lyrics
i actually love the nameless ghoul aspect of ghost
Mayhem's De Mysterris Dom Sathanas album is one of the best metal albums I have listened to (if not the best). I think they are musically underrated on the contrary
I think most people acknowledge De Mysteris as a great album, it's just that they don't have all that much to offer besides that for most people
@@lutter4818deathcrush and chimera is seriously good
Part 2 please!! I would love you to include: Amon Amarth, Korn, Linkin Park, Machine Head and Anthrax
As well as Dethklok, Alestorm, Annihilator, Trivium, Finntroll, Turisas, Devin Townsend, Gorgoroth, Helloween...the list goes on...
@@JamesWilliams-rp4ll Great ones as well! Yeah, the list goes on
Napalm death, carcass, obituary,
Deftones, Dillinger
Dimmu Borgir, Arch Enemy,
Late Death albums are just perfect.
No it fucking isn’t
I met Phil Anselmo briefly. He was super cool to every single fan and gave everyone a huge bear hug. He also jokingly tried to steal my purse just for the picture. It was a highlight of my life lol
Chuck Shuldiner Prog- era was one of the highlights of all the metal!
He invented death, tech-death, jazz-death and prog-death all by himself.
All the successors still baring his ideas and style elements till now.
While I agree that that era is amazing, he definitely did not invent those genres alone when bands like Atheist and Cynic were doing similar things at the same time.
He didn’t invent them, atheist and cynic did. Atheist released two tech death and prog death albums with jazz fusion before death released human, and human contains two members of cynic. Stop treating Chuck as a god, he was simply doing what other people were doinf
System of a Down is one of the best bands in the world and it's such a shame that Daron and Serj couldn't just get along and make more albums. Their first three albums were absolutely perfect, not a single boring song on them and there is not a single band out there that has been able to replicate their style. Mes/Hyp were already precursors to "The Daron Malakian Project" and just weren't the same.
Mesmerize is one of their best albums. Critically, it's the best.
Hypnotize... eh, not so much...
I like both. His solo stuff is better than Serj's too. It's all opinion Maaaaaannnn.
tbh Daron Malakian is one of the worse guitarist ever
Hypnotize/Mesmerize perfect? Come on, a lot of songs are duds and the production and guitar tone is weak as hell. Daron also does way too much singing.
@@umcaraqualquer3640 Toxicity is their best album. Not even a matter of opinion.
Completely agree about gojira, couldn't stand them until I saw them open for in flames in a large venue about 12 years ago and they sounded amazing, so intense
Man, Death prog phase was really cool! I think Symbolic and Sound of Preservance are some of the best albums in history of metal. Human and ITP are interesting too. I love bass and lyrics on this albums but sometimes they are a little bit repetetive
I can’t believe you had anything negative to say about Death. Especially saying their later albums are terrible. Idk man… idk.
I love 80's Maiden, but I also love their newer stuff since Bruce and Adrian rejoined. A Matter of Life And Death is probably my favourite albums of theirs.
I am not alone!!! A matter of life and death is my favourite too.
I love that album, but honestly every album after it is forgettable and sound the same. At this point I'm sure you can create an algorithm that writes maiden songs
i really like AMOLAD too but i think that's mostly due to the attached nostalgia and feelings of the time. i vividly recall buying this album and listening to it in the fall of 2006 when i had just turned 13 and really got into maiden. will always be special to me but at the end of the day i kind of like their 80's work most. even or especially the first two album. so raw and wild and young.
A Matter of Life and Death is just genuinely amazing and probably Maidens best album since their 80s run imo
I love their 2000’s play style. I know is kinda progry for them but I’m a big Prog fan. In fact, The Final Frontier is probable my favorite Maiden album ever. A lot of amazing stuff in it you don’t hear at first
The Sound of Perseverance is what got me into Death. A different sound doesn't really mean it's awful (except for Metallica).
People say that, but praise all of their classic 80s albums when those albums were indeed different sounding of each other. Metal Militia, For Whom The Bell Tolls and Orion have nothing in common.
Opeths new albums after water saved are still awesome and great, you just have a decent song every few songs but those ones aren’t even bad
"They are so legendary that their reputation and status hold more weight than their actual music"
That's right: Slayer and Mayhem are the Mötley Crüe of their respective genres.
And I disagree on Nightwish - their biggest con is that Tuomas Holopainen is a childish weirdo who can't write lyrics for the life of him. Tarja, Anette and Sami Vänskä all got screwed over because of his cowardice.
But you can't deny that all 80's - early 90's Slayer albums were bangers! Really took thrash on another level, but with Mayhem I'm totally agree (I still like their music, but they really well known just because of their history).
Except Slayer kept our respect cause their frontment weren't absolute wankers, and in fact were pretty cool.
I think Tuomas lyrics are a hit or miss for me, some of the work beautifully in the context like Creek Mary's Blood (if we ignore the entire 'fake' Lakota gibberish drama) but on the flip side some of his Lyrics read like a fever dream.
What do you mean by "being the Mötley Crüe of their respective genres"?
@@petergjata1498 Once you get past their very interesting history, their music is pretty bad.
I liked the sound of Tarja Turunen's voice in Nightwish.
One more amazing video, thank you! By the way, speaking of unmatchable vocals of Rob Halford, listen to early Primal Fear albums. Not only because of amazing Halford-like vocals, but also amazing musically.
What did the Lorna Shore one mean? (I have only heard 1 song by them)
The worst thing about Meshuggah is that nobody else is as good as them?:)
Or that their music is boring as shit.
I'm surprised you didn't mention that Avenged Sevenfold are more of a NFT brand now instead of a band.
Have to disagree about Mayhem. Even though their latest releases are not so catchy, from the musical point of view they are pretty listenable. And there is no denying that De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas is a genre-folding masterpiece with a unique eerie atmosphere.
"Unique eerie atmosphere" How many times have I heard that said about BM?
grow up man.. mayhem is just crap
@@ky1ewithsty1e can't say much about BM, but when talking about DMDS absolutely never enough.
Grand Declaration of War may be too 'out there' for many, but it's a sick AF tour de force in my book. Really innovative take on extreme metal in general. However, Chimera is such a well put together album on every front that I'd be gobsmacked if most metalheads couldn't get something out of it. Ordo Ad Chao won a Norwegian Grammy despite being insanely impenetrable. Mayhem aren't just okay IMO, they're one of the best bands in the genre and beyond.
This is ALL post-DMDS, which itself is a perfectly listenable BM album in the classic style. The title track being my personal favorite - absolutely haunting vocals by Attila.
Varg Vikernes
This was super fun. I'd love to see more of these videos! 🙌
Bradley, did you just say that Tarja was bad? That's a truly horrible hot take. She is still the most iconic Nightwish singer by a long shot, even if Floor is more versatile. Same goes for Death's more 'prog' albums. They are phenomenal, Symbolic and TSOP are two of the best Death Metal albums ever, no question about it.
I dont really think mastodon watered down their sound, while they aren't as heavy as they used to be, their songs are much more well composed and they keep out doing themselves each new album, Hushed and Grim is a masterpiece
Gotta agree with this. With the exception of Once More Round the Sun (which still has a few greats like Chimes at Midnight), their albums from The Hunter onwards have been winners for me, with Hushed and Grim being the best of them. I think Teardrinker is probably their best ever single, having a commercial sound without watering down what makes them good.
@@midastheunwise2423 cant believe you'd diss once more round the sun like that
I always liked ozzy singing along to the guitar parts because it helped me as a guitarist keep rhythm and in time
Can someone tell me what song is playing in the background on 2:26 😭😭
4:35 Except for Dimebag, Pretty much every story I've heard of him is about how cool he was in person
My take on the megadeth one: I feel like that the vocals are weird, yes, but they fit the songs extremely well with the tone Dave provides. Like in Symphony of Destruction, it sounded sinister and imo it improved the quality of the song. Plus even tho his vocals are a bit wacky, it can make for some incredibly funny "misheard lyrics" moments like in Symphony where you can almost hear "you try to take his bAaAlLs" rather than pulse is incredibly funny.
Also... Dave is kind of a meme figure for me, so it makes it even better. The video where he couldn't figure out how to stop the recording and the other one where he says "you do pull ups by holding unto *b a l l s* ?" kind of made me appreciate him a lot more in his songs/personality.
Anyways, I like your videos and personality. I hope you're having a good day. :).
I always say that. Mustaine is not the best singer, but he knows how to make sounds that match his voice, so nobody can sing a Megadeth song like Mustaine.
Mustaine great vocals, ill take him over Hetfield any fuckin day
@@heinz5714 Yeah, me too! For trash metal, I think Mustaine's voice fits very well.
my favorite misheard mustaine lyric is "asscheeks of a rubber hose tear" on angry again
So many metal singers would improve Megadeth.
Many have said Dimebag and Vinny of Pantera were actually really cool guys. They are still missed.
I really don't think a cool guy would go on stage with a confederate flag guitar and be best buds with a Neo-Nazi man.
Metallical is tried and true. Lars might not be the best drummer, he's what Metallica needed. James and Lars read each other so good.
Kirk sucks. Always has, always will. Get the other guy back.
Melattica*
@@StGroovy kirk never sucked, you just try to be edgy
@@BradleyHallGuitar I mean true, you didn't lmao, I just added my thought process to the closely related "lars should of been replaced" thing.
@@StGroovy another edgy Megadeth dude bro?
For me at least,the last 2 death albums are the Peak of Death and Death in general,loved sound of perseverance
I had so much fun watching it as you had making this video. Have a nice day m8!
all of deaths phases were amazing, except spiritual healing. Also Opeth did kinda drop songwriting quality after watershed but they made killer records since such as sorceress, plus Mikael doesn’t not wanna make those records anymore, he just doesn’t feel much writing inspiration from the death metal vocals which I can respect because they made some crazy amazing and complicated but beautiful riffs over the span of 20 years
I never understood the Spiritual Healing hate.
In my opinion it's even better than Leprosy
I am glad he mentioned Ghost. So many people discredit it, but it is a metal band just with the sound of classic metal and use of modern technology. Even then they still have a unique modern sound.
I think a lot of people hated on the band because they were disappointed when they realized they don't sound as brutal as they look.
@@alexisrondeaux2199 They're pretty pop-y and contrasting with the subject matter of their music feels off to listen to. I discovered ghost when first getting into metal and it kinda just didn't feel metal enough compared to other stuff I was listening to.
I think the thing that absolutely baffles me with Ghost is how they changed their sound and I felt like the only person who stopped being a fan after that. Everything up to Meliora is amazing and sure it's all very catchy. But everything after that, I find it unbearable... it's like all the metal elements were gone and it was very poppy. Don't think I'll ever be able to get into new Ghost, but at least I have 3 great albums to enjoy.
@@henrywalton5967 I just went along with the ride, gave each album a decent chance as a whole and they haven't disappointed me yet..apart from that awful production on Infestissumam.
Can't stand em personally. They sound just as poppy as they look.
With Pantera I'd like to say that the only real unlikable person is Phil. Dimebag, Vinnie, and Rex are described as great guys, especially Dime.
Dude phil is a great guy too
@@denisn8336 yeah. He was only really bad when he was on hard drugs. And the racism bs he got accused of was a joke and he was drunk lol
@@plack_benis382 I think Bradley spends too much time on far-left hate platforms like Twitter or Reddit, so he's been radicalized and doesn't know reality from propaganda.
@@plack_benis382 Yeah it was just a joke bro, he just did the Nazi salute and yelled "White Power!!" for the laughs
@@plack_benis382 yep right
4:37 are you f kidding me?? Phil yes but dime and the rest of the band were super chill and humble
Have you gave the last few Cannibal Corpse albums a proper listen? serious tech but massive riffs, especially in the most recent release.
I love dream theater and I really do like Mike Mangini. He is an amazing drummer. It's not the drumming talent they took a hit on it's the artistic vision. (Imo) Portnoy is a huge cinephile and I think that it really shows in the stuff he was involved in. The writing just wasn't the same after. Still like the new stuff though and I'm seeing JP in a few weeks
Mangini is much better technically. But he just doesn't have the creativity and feel. Also Portnoy helped with the writing process quite a bit and provided lyrics.
I wish they had picked Marco Minnemann honestly he would have given them a more fluid groove that would have been really interesting.
dissagre on death, The Sound of Perseverance is their best record