Comments on: Things That Peeve Me off in Metal

By: Biff_Tannen

Biff_Tannen — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:50:10 +0000

I think “Black Sabbath” and “Iron Maiden” are fine examples of fantastic self titled albums…. but yes, usually they suck.

By: faust666

faust666 — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:11:20 +0000

hahaha.. great write up.. !!

By: samthebrutal

samthebrutal — Sun, 31 May 2009 15:53:45 +0000

Right on dude, you hit the nail on the head!

By: Brent K

Brent K — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:14:25 +0000

Awesome blog! Preach on brother Erik!

By: Shawn Pelata

Shawn Pelata — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:51:46 +0000

The comment about your wife was classic…hope she has a good sense of humor of you’re screwed. LOL!

By: Erik Thomas

Erik Thomas — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:11:20 +0000

Man- i really wish I had added Crappy Cover songs…..

By: Nick Taxidermy

Nick Taxidermy — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:27:24 +0000

the endless wait for the bonus track thing isn’t just limited to metal bands. I have an album by Ladytron that ends with like 15 minutes of silence. I was so fucking bummed out when I got to the end of that bastard and found out I’d been had. or the Nerve Agents’ Butterfly collection, which ends with some weird dungeon noises for 6 minutes. or Fantomas’ Delerium Cordia, which tacks on an extra 20 minutes of record-hiss and then ends with a DJ scratch. okay, dudes. we get it. you hate us.

on the other hand, Propagandhi’s How To Clean Everything ends with a multitracked minute or so of hundreds of “fuck!”s. and it’s great.

By: Chris Ayers

Chris Ayers — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:57:14 +0000

Erik, your poor wife — I know, I know, a joke’s a joke, but still…

The cover art point is a great one, seeing that we all used to buy albums with the wickedest art. Even if the music was terrible, at least you’d still have this cool cover with screaming demons wading in pools of burning blood or what not. Also, I like the classier instrumental tracks, but I do see your point. When it offers a tasteful respite from the growl/scream/roar cacophony, it rules…but sometimes they just don’t fit, or, worse, they derail the album’s continuity.

By: Dspang

Dspang — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:28:53 +0000

How about another peeve. Pointless introductions to albums. Almost every Metalcore and deathcore album is guilty of this. A lot of metal albums are have for a long time been doing this too. Use them unless they really do fit in the context of the album.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:19:03 +0000

I never had the bad artwork issue due to my love of Slayer. Let’s not bullshit ourselves, their artwork is mostly awful. Hell Awaits, Divine Intervention and God Hates Us All are about it as far as good album covers from Slayer.

By: vugelnox

vugelnox — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:26:17 +0000

awesome blog but I can’t agree with the Altars of Madness comment, that album sounds completely perfect to me!

granted I’m a strange cat when it comes to production though, I wouldn’t change a thing about In the Nightside Eclipse either. Although you are 100% about Breeding the Spawn, that album sounds awful! (good music though)

By: gabaghoul

gabaghoul — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:35:02 +0000

very entertaining! love that last, ahem, spoiler.

although I have to disagree on the last point w/ one example in mind: the absolutely hysterical laughing and cackling hidden at the end of Sepultura’s Chaos AD. every time I hear it I can’t help but laugh along with it.

anyway, good times.

By: corporatedemon

corporatedemon — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:27:16 +0000

Best blog I’ve read in ages. I think my favorite line is the one about the “Peter North Money Shot” – classic!

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:46:41 +0000

LOL! Yes that was pretty damn funny, Erik. Your poor wife though.

By: SerenityInFire

SerenityInFire — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:45:05 +0000

“If I want 20 minutes of inane, pointless noise, I’ll go talk to my wife.”

Haha! Best quote ever!

By: Overcow

Overcow — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:05:25 +0000

That, was AWESOME!