IN WHICH WE WERE FUCKING HOSTILE
Friday, December 11th, 2009 at 5:30pm by MetalSucksAs we mentioned earlier today, next Thursday we’ll run the MS staffs’ various year end lists. Of course, that means that the MS staff has to start turning them in now. And as we’ve begun the editing process, we’ve been reassured of what we already knew: opinions are like assholes. Everybody’s got one. But what’s more fun than smoking weed, listening to good music, and engaging in intellectual (or semi-intellectual) debate with good friends? For our money, nothing. That’s why we started MetalSucks in the first place!
Here were some sources of intellectual debate this week:
- We looked at a series of dreadful demos, the last of which was epic (and not dreadful at all).
- We spoke with Eric Peterson of Testament and Robb Flynn of Machine Head.
- Devin Townsend got deep.
- Marduk’s Mortuus body-slammed a would-be hugging fan.
- Mastodon are officially on the radar of mainstream publications like Time.
- We mourned the loss of Dimebag Darrell 5 years ago this week.
- We proclaimed Hate Eternal and System of a Down underappreciated.
Now we challenge you to start guessing which albums which MS writers will name as their favorites. Anyone who guesses correctly wins the knowledge that they probably read this site way too much when they should be working, or fucking, or doing almost anything else.
And then on Thursday we’ll unveil all the lists.
-Vince & Axl
cheers dudes. happy hannukkah.
While already aware that I read this site entirely too much..
..I assume the following will be on a few lists….
Revocation – Existence is Futile
Converge – Axe to Fall
Baroness – Blue Album
Mastodon – Crack the Skye
Slayer – World Painted Blood
Megadeth – Endgame
Skeletonwitch – Breathing the Fire
I would also include the Faceless – Planetary Duality but I’m pretty sure that was a late 2008 release…I’m sure there will enough sumeriancore to make up for them.
And I’m sure the new Chaimera will make it onto Axl’s list.
You forgot Behemoth. While I’m aware these lists are opinion, any list this year that doesn’t feature Evangelion is objectively invalid.
I assume they would have to include The Binary Code on their list as well.
Oh, and Axl also mentioned Celeste is in the running.
And Living Colour.
I see Alice In Chains making it’s way on some1’s list…
Ummm probably Baroness, skeleton witch is a big maybe as well ….
I dont think Scar Symmetry will make any list though … not sure why am stating that :P
You will no doubt see the following:
BTBAM
Mastodon
The red chord
Devid Townsend
Celeste
AiC
Behemoth
Megadeth
Katatonia
Coalesce
Revocation
Animals as leaders
Baroness
Kylesa
Nile
Paradise Lost
Converge
And maybe Obscura/Pelican/Sunno))/Slayer
Insomnium – Across The Dark.
What happened to that Mantic Ritual album everyone got banana-pants’ed over?
Corey Mitchell got banana-pants’ed over that album. Not “everyone.”
Insomnium will definitely have to be on SOME lists. That album is the epitome of EPICNESS!!!
I see that all y’all forgot to mention God Forbid and Daath. They’ll probably end up on someones list. Great albums they are. Oh and Goatwhore anyone?
P.S. Happy Hanukkah to my fellow hebr00s Axl & Vince. May the flame of MetalSucks keep on burning bright!!!