Underrated Metal Albums

Sceadugenga · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 12:33 am

stevelovesmoonspell wrote:

I'm surprised you haven't mentioned Master's Hammer, Sarcofago, Sabbat JPN, Kvist, Goatlord, or any other lesser known bm acts most recently receiving their accolades nowadays. Also wb btw

I always have trouble with these "underrated albums" threads because I never really know when something is actually underrated or if I just enjoy it so much that I feel the rest of the world should love it as much as I do.

That said, I dunno...can INRI really be considered underrated? So many bands were influenced by it and Sarcofago is still a favourite in the extreme metal community. I remember three or so years ago when there was a rumour going around that Wagner was reuniting Sarcofago and they would be playing a bunch of tour dates including Wacken, but ended up it was a hoax. People went apeshit. So not sure about Sarcofago. Either way, they were still an awesome band.

I think out of the five you mentioned the only one I really agree with being completely underrated is Kvist. Great band but little known, whereas there's still a decent following for Master's Hammer and Sabbat.

cry of the banshee · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 12:41 am

stevelovesmoonspell wrote:

cry of the banshee wrote:

Gehenna - Seen Through Veils Of Darkness
Mercyful Fate - In The Shadows
Mercyful Fate - Time
Running Wild - Gates To Purgatory
Running Wild - Branded And Exiled
Arcturus - Aspera Hiems Symfonia
King Diamond - Fatal Portrait
Covenant - In Times Before The Light (original version, fuck the re-make)
Deinonychous - Ark Of Thought
Funeral Fog - Under The Black Veil
Graveland - Will Stronger Than Death
Maniac Butcher - Epitaph
Maniac Butcher - Barbarians
Vargsang - Call Of The Nightwolves
Carpathian Forest - Bloodlust And Perversion
damn there are too many to list...

I'm surprised you haven't mentioned Master's Hammer, Sarcofago, Sabbat JPN, Kvist, Goatlord, or any other lesser known bm acts most recently receiving their accolades nowadays. Also wb btw

Yo Steve, thanks.

Master's Hammer and Sabbat (J) have always been kind of hit and miss for me, but Kvist is aces.
These kind of threads always leave someone out, though. There are so many underrated bands out there.

cry of the banshee · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 12:47 am

Sceadugenga wrote:

I forgot to add Necromantia's Crossing the Fiery Path and Scarlet Evil Witching Black. Not much can beat The Warlock. There ain't enough love for Necromantia in the world.

cry of the banshee wrote:

Running Wild - Gates To Purgatory
Running Wild - Branded And Exiled

Damn, these two should have been on my list. I totally agree, I love Gates to Purgatory especially. Such a great album. Despite that I really love Under Jolly Roger and everything up to Black Hand Inn, I still find myself wishing they would have come out with a few more albums like Gates and Branded and Exiled.

cry of the banshee wrote:

Vargsang - Call Of The Nightwolves

Forgot about this album. Definitely a good one if I remember right, should give it a spin.

cry of the banshee wrote:

Carpathian Forest - Bloodlust And Perversion

Pre-Black Shining Leather is pretty underrated, I agree. They were still playing some solid black metal back then that they aren't recognised for as much as when they fell into their own trademark sound with BSL. I still prefer BSL, Strange Old Brew and Defending the Throne, though. But then I think Carpathian Forest are underrated in general.

Running Wild's first two are among my all time favorites.
Yeah, I forgot about Necromantia's Crossing the Fiery Path; not much beats metal done in the old way.

garrixon · **Joined:** Mon Jun 21, 2010 3:49 am **Posts:** 83

Sceadugenga wrote:

stevelovesmoonspell wrote:

I'm surprised you haven't mentioned Master's Hammer, Sarcofago, Sabbat JPN, Kvist, Goatlord, or any other lesser known bm acts most recently receiving their accolades nowadays. Also wb btw

I always have trouble with these "underrated albums" threads because I never really know when something is actually underrated or if I just enjoy it so much that I feel the rest of the world should love it as much as I do.

That said, I dunno...can INRI really be considered underrated? So many bands were influenced by it and Sarcofago is still a favourite in the extreme metal community. I remember three or so years ago when there was a rumour going around that Wagner was reuniting Sarcofago and they would be playing a bunch of tour dates including Wacken, but ended up it was a hoax. People went apeshit. So not sure about Sarcofago. Either way, they were still an awesome band.

I think out of the five you mentioned the only one I really agree with being completely underrated is Kvist. Great band but little known, whereas there's still a decent following for Master's Hammer and Sabbat.

INRI should really be a metalreviews classic. IMO it's the most glaring omission along with Venom's Black Metal.

cry of the banshee · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:04 am

garrixon wrote:

Sceadugenga wrote:

stevelovesmoonspell wrote:

I'm surprised you haven't mentioned Master's Hammer, Sarcofago, Sabbat JPN, Kvist, Goatlord, or any other lesser known bm acts most recently receiving their accolades nowadays. Also wb btw

I always have trouble with these "underrated albums" threads because I never really know when something is actually underrated or if I just enjoy it so much that I feel the rest of the world should love it as much as I do.

That said, I dunno...can INRI really be considered underrated? So many bands were influenced by it and Sarcofago is still a favourite in the extreme metal community. I remember three or so years ago when there was a rumour going around that Wagner was reuniting Sarcofago and they would be playing a bunch of tour dates including Wacken, but ended up it was a hoax. People went apeshit. So not sure about Sarcofago. Either way, they were still an awesome band.

I think out of the five you mentioned the only one I really agree with being completely underrated is Kvist. Great band but little known, whereas there's still a decent following for Master's Hammer and Sabbat.

INRI should really be a metalreviews classic. IMO it's the most glaring omission along with Venom's Black Metal.

Yes, thank you. Finally somebody (besides myself) acknowledges this.
Love 'em or hate 'em, that is the defintion of classic.

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AlexandeR · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:31 am

cry of the banshee wrote:

garrixon wrote:

Sceadugenga wrote:

stevelovesmoonspell wrote:

I'm surprised you haven't mentioned Master's Hammer, Sarcofago, Sabbat JPN, Kvist, Goatlord, or any other lesser known bm acts most recently receiving their accolades nowadays. Also wb btw

I always have trouble with these "underrated albums" threads because I never really know when something is actually underrated or if I just enjoy it so much that I feel the rest of the world should love it as much as I do.

That said, I dunno...can INRI really be considered underrated? So many bands were influenced by it and Sarcofago is still a favourite in the extreme metal community. I remember three or so years ago when there was a rumour going around that Wagner was reuniting Sarcofago and they would be playing a bunch of tour dates including Wacken, but ended up it was a hoax. People went apeshit. So not sure about Sarcofago. Either way, they were still an awesome band.

I think out of the five you mentioned the only one I really agree with being completely underrated is Kvist. Great band but little known, whereas there's still a decent following for Master's Hammer and Sabbat.

INRI should really be a metalreviews classic. IMO it's the most glaring omission along with Venom's Black Metal.

Yes, thank you. Finally somebody (besides myself) acknowledges this.
Love 'em or hate 'em, that is the defintion of classic.

Indeed, even a new subgenre (the best of all, imho) was created, inspired by this work and Bathory's. Classic +3

dead1 · **Joined:** Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:22 am **Posts:** 2250

Sceadugenga wrote:

I always have trouble with these "underrated albums" threads because I never really know when something is actually underrated or if I just enjoy it so much that I feel the rest of the world should love it as much as I do.

I toally agree.

Clearly for example Limp Bizkit is much maligned on these here forums, so they're underrated as I love them.

I assume it's the same for Korn, Spineshank and the mighty Coal Chamber.

Sceadugenga · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:03 am

garrixon wrote:

Sceadugenga wrote:

stevelovesmoonspell wrote:

I'm surprised you haven't mentioned Master's Hammer, Sarcofago, Sabbat JPN, Kvist, Goatlord, or any other lesser known bm acts most recently receiving their accolades nowadays. Also wb btw

I always have trouble with these "underrated albums" threads because I never really know when something is actually underrated or if I just enjoy it so much that I feel the rest of the world should love it as much as I do.

That said, I dunno...can INRI really be considered underrated? So many bands were influenced by it and Sarcofago is still a favourite in the extreme metal community. I remember three or so years ago when there was a rumour going around that Wagner was reuniting Sarcofago and they would be playing a bunch of tour dates including Wacken, but ended up it was a hoax. People went apeshit. So not sure about Sarcofago. Either way, they were still an awesome band.

I think out of the five you mentioned the only one I really agree with being completely underrated is Kvist. Great band but little known, whereas there's still a decent following for Master's Hammer and Sabbat.

INRI should really be a metalreviews classic. IMO it's the most glaring omission along with Venom's Black Metal.

INRI and Black Metal haven't been reviewed as classics here yet? :omfg:

MetalStorm · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 4:59 am

Queensryche-Rage For Order
Fates Warning-No Exit

noodles · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:42 am

Zebulon Pike - The Deafening Twilight
East of the Wall - Farmer's Almanac

I feel like these two albums have big "Here lies the future of metal" signs on them that not many other people seem to notice. The two most innovative metal albums from the last decade (two of the best too!)

Legacy Of The Night · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:45 am

I keep meaning to check out Zebulon Pike, but I never do. :(

Orion · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:46 am

dead1 wrote:

I toally agree.

Clearly for example Limp Bizkit is much maligned on these here forums, so they're underrated as I love them.

I assume it's the same for Korn, Spineshank and the mighty Coal Chamber.

Uh, say what?

noodles · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:50 am

Legacy Of The Night wrote:

I keep meaning to check out Zebulon Pike, but I never do. :(

:(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3efdY_4Xg2E

rawkkk

They're like Pelican/Stravinsky/Sabbath hybrid!

The_Voice · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:53 pm

Agreed about Sarcofago being underrated, but perhaps even more underrated were Vulcano, there were many gems coming out from Cogumelo records in the 80's (Chakal, Holocausto, Sexthrash, etc) and people only seem to remember Sepultura.

Another band i think its pretty underrated is KAT, 666 should be a classic IMO.

Also:

Onslaught
Bulldozer
Salughter
Death SS
Deceased
Pagan Altar
Pentagram

The_Voice · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:55 pm

Oh and +1 about Venom - Black Metal being a CLASSIC

Goat · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:20 pm

Guys, I would have done Venom - BM as a classic by now, except for the bluntly honest fact that I don't like it, and wouldn't give it the kudos it deserves for its place in metal history. It deserves to be a MetalReviews classic, without a doubt, but it also deserves to have someone who enjoys it write about it.

DevotedWalnut · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:24 pm

Sceadugenga · **Posted:** Fri Apr 01, 2011 8:10 pm

The_Voice wrote:

Vulcano
Bulldozer

+1

Adveser · **Joined:** Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:26 am **Posts:** 2491

Orion wrote:

dead1 wrote:

I toally agree.

Clearly for example Limp Bizkit is much maligned on these here forums, so they're underrated as I love them.

I assume it's the same for Korn, Spineshank and the mighty Coal Chamber.

Uh, say what?

It's forgivable if he was young and didn't know better.

I still listen to Dope, which is slightly more musical. At least they write better songs. It might be contrived pop metal horseshit masquerading as machismo and attitude, but it has a sense of charm.

Fuck tha police yo. They're fucking DRUG DEALERS. It's not like Edsel Dope is dorky jew from Chicago that borrowed a little heavily from his ex-roommate's band Marilyn Manson and mixed it with Motley Crue. Nothing like that at all. HARDCORE shit, like doing the weekend in jail for parking tickets.

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