*trepanated ffs
― imago, Sunday, 17 January 2021 16:34 (three years ago) link
Why is ancient Scandinavia seen as "metal" and ancient Greece is not?
― Halfway there but for you, Sunday, 17 January 2021 16:36 (three years ago) link
Idk, the new Mystras album is pretty great
― imago, Sunday, 17 January 2021 16:37 (three years ago) link
Russian metal would do well to take its cues from the nation's athletes.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 17 January 2021 16:37 (three years ago) link
(and features a metal SOTY contender called The Zealots Of Thessaloniki xp)
― imago, Sunday, 17 January 2021 16:38 (three years ago) link
ancient greece is classical and ancient scandinavia is romantic
― Left, Sunday, 17 January 2021 16:46 (three years ago) link
bs stereotypes and false dichotomy ofc
It's just Scandinavian bands who romanticize ancient Scandinavia, right?
― Inside there's a box and that box has another box within (Sund4r), Sunday, 17 January 2021 16:49 (three years ago) link
I guess Zep did "Immigrant Song" but they also did "Achilles' Last Stand".
I love how no one has dared rep for the most obvious picks so far.
xp Slavs and Germans are also into it, albeit to a lesser extent.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 17 January 2021 16:50 (three years ago) link
Mot of my favourite contemporary metal bands are American and the classics are British, though there are a few Canadian bands who are good enough to make the country a contender. I like black metal but I listen less to the Nordic originals than to anglo/franco bands who have taken the sound in other (and usually less politically repugnant) directions.
― Inside there's a box and that box has another box within (Sund4r), Sunday, 17 January 2021 16:59 (three years ago) link
Last year two US bands made my metal top 10. This year, just one. A rerun of the all-time metal albums poll would likely yield a much higher percentage, however.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 17 January 2021 17:05 (three years ago) link
Canada might have the best ratio and the fewest nazis
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Sunday, 17 January 2021 18:51 (three years ago) link
hella patriotism itt
― imago, Sunday, 17 January 2021 18:59 (three years ago) link
Tbf I successfully abstained from including Romania.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 17 January 2021 19:01 (three years ago) link
that one negura bunget song from 2004 bangs
― imago, Sunday, 17 January 2021 19:01 (three years ago) link
Just that one? Ok I regret not including it now.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 17 January 2021 19:03 (three years ago) link
2006 even!
― imago, Sunday, 17 January 2021 19:03 (three years ago) link
tbf Ţesarul de lumini is a genuine contender for metal track of the century so far
― imago, Sunday, 17 January 2021 19:04 (three years ago) link
Whole album is a masterpiece and I might like 'Hora soarelui' even more, depending on my mood. But yeah, the best Romanian metal bands are either Negură Bunget itself or Negură Bunget-related barring the odd exception or two. As a general rule, Eastern Orthodox cultures seem to be less metal-inclined, come to think of it.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 17 January 2021 19:07 (three years ago) link
I wonder how accurate this data is. Metal-Archives might be skewed towards European black/death.
https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/FU1_w9XWLPiG_OlrxSrgIovXdX4=/0x494:1800x1507/1224x689/https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/old_wire/img/upload/2012/03/29/metalband_1/original.png
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2012/03/world-map-metal-band-population-density/329913/
― jmm, Sunday, 17 January 2021 19:47 (three years ago) link
Brazil!
― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Sunday, 17 January 2021 23:48 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Sunday, 31 January 2021 00:01 (three years ago) link
could throw a second place vote to UK for the NWOBHM.
Canada has Cryptopsy and Razor. they pretty good.
― if Spaghetti-Os had whammy bars (Neanderthal), Sunday, 31 January 2021 00:22 (three years ago) link
Went with Sweden in the end and now feel like a BETRAYER which is metal af.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 31 January 2021 00:23 (three years ago) link
i can't vote Sweden cos of the sheer glut of unmemorable Swedish stuff in my collection.
I feel like if I vote Norway, I'm voting for Euronymous and Varg!
― if Spaghetti-Os had whammy bars (Neanderthal), Sunday, 31 January 2021 00:27 (three years ago) link
Voted for Canada on the strength of Voivod and Gorguts.
― Inside there's a box and that box has another box within (Sund4r), Sunday, 31 January 2021 00:29 (three years ago) link
ooh tr00f
― if Spaghetti-Os had whammy bars (Neanderthal), Sunday, 31 January 2021 00:30 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2Erh0_4_II
― pomenitul, Sunday, 31 January 2021 00:36 (three years ago) link
Hard to look past the US tbh
― your passion oozzes from the (ultros ultros-ghali), Sunday, 31 January 2021 14:13 (three years ago) link
Was gonna vote for Sweden, but ultimately voted US because we gave the world Slayer.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Sunday, 31 January 2021 15:20 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Monday, 1 February 2021 00:01 (three years ago) link
AMERICAAAAAAAa
― if Spaghetti-Os had whammy bars (Neanderthal), Monday, 1 February 2021 00:01 (three years ago) link
Greece 2
hmm, Rotting Christ fans?
― if Spaghetti-Os had whammy bars (Neanderthal), Monday, 1 February 2021 00:02 (three years ago) link
voted UK just because if it's close with any other country there's the fact that Black Sabbath was from there
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 1 February 2021 00:06 (three years ago) link
UK still got shafted.
And not a single vote for France? Tsk, tsk.
― pomenitul, Monday, 1 February 2021 00:06 (three years ago) link
I voted Brazil mostly cos, like my thing for Belgian ales, Brazilian death/thrash is like, my thing.
UK though probably actually has more 'classic' bands. on the strength of these alone, they're a worthy vote:
SabbathGrim ReaperMaidenPriestSatanBlitzkriegAngel WitchCarcassCathedralNapalm DeathHolocaustExtreme Noise TerrorBenedictionBolt Thrower
― if Spaghetti-Os had whammy bars (Neanderthal), Monday, 1 February 2021 00:13 (three years ago) link
lol Brian Ross and Lee Dorrian are in two of those bands
― if Spaghetti-Os had whammy bars (Neanderthal), Monday, 1 February 2021 00:14 (three years ago) link
they are not mentally necessarily metal but Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin seem like they should factor
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 1 February 2021 00:22 (three years ago) link
they're close enough for me
― if Spaghetti-Os had whammy bars (Neanderthal), Monday, 1 February 2021 00:28 (three years ago) link
In my mind heavy metal lead guitar as a whole is in the shadow of Ritchie Blackmore
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 1 February 2021 00:42 (three years ago) link