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heaviest band ever
- Thread starter Cz93
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A big +1 to this! Even though not conventionally metal, SWANS are as intense as it comes.
Another prime example:
August Burns Red (like said earlier good breakdowns with some musical awesomeness)
Between the Buried and Me (Musical composures of epic proportions)
Job For A Cowboy (Insane..)
Evading The Grave (Not uber heavy but it deserves a spot)
We Butter the Bread With Butter (wir Butter das Brot mit Butter) (EXTREMMM!!! lol listen to that song)
White Chapel (hmm..)
Between the Buried and Me (Musical composures of epic proportions)
Job For A Cowboy (Insane..)
Evading The Grave (Not uber heavy but it deserves a spot)
We Butter the Bread With Butter (wir Butter das Brot mit Butter) (EXTREMMM!!! lol listen to that song)
White Chapel (hmm..)
I saw the Swans backing up Foetus in the early '90s, just about the same time that my band was practicing down the hall from Sleep. Both very heavy, no doubt, but I still can't believe nobody here is giving props to the mighty Melvins!
Yes, early Sabbath and Blue Cheer take top honors and Flipper can still melt your ears, but the Melvins have been turning out heavy after heavy for 25 years! Props!
Yes, early Sabbath and Blue Cheer take top honors and Flipper can still melt your ears, but the Melvins have been turning out heavy after heavy for 25 years! Props!
I'm aware of that, but i don't consider it to be much of a detuning considering it's one tone on one string.
especialy when the majority of heavy bands are in drop c and lower.
I said it before, and I will say it again. As far as wall of sound goes, it doesn't get much more intense than Anaal Nathrakh.
I didn't even think about Swans with this thread, but yes, they definitely fit. One of the very, very few bands that I would consider eligible for the unholy status of Best. Band. Ever.
I also suppose this would be a good time to mention Oxbow, Old Man Gloom, maudlin of the Well, and Acid Bath. I'll also nod my head toward Melvins in solemn agreement, they are nearly as important as Sabbath when it comes to such things.
I also suppose this would be a good time to mention Oxbow, Old Man Gloom, maudlin of the Well, and Acid Bath. I'll also nod my head toward Melvins in solemn agreement, they are nearly as important as Sabbath when it comes to such things.
I was going too, but I don't think I'd call Carcass the heaviest band ever.
One of the best metal bands of all time, but there ARE heavier.
Of course, that's a subjective opinion, so...
One of the best metal bands of all time, but there ARE heavier.
Of course, that's a subjective opinion, so...
Heavy, like anything else in the arts, is in the eye (or ear) of the beholder. For me, heavy is Rush.
Heartwork was a masterpiece of death metal, and utterly amazing.
...just not the heaviest.
*grin*
...just not the heaviest.
*grin*
I love At the Gates... but i hate them for unknowingly spawning the crap that's been dubbed "metalcore".
"Hey bro... check out this band i just found!"(it's really 2002)
"Woah what are they called man?"
"At the Gates."
"Woot. We should play something like this"
"Like? We can just COPY the riffs and the parts that we can't play we'll just jam on the open E while our friends practice thier kickboxing moves."
"Hella sweet man!"
"Lets go to Express and buy girl jeans now!"
"Woot, i got my mom's credit card!!1"
*bro hi-five*
