Controversial Metal Opinions

[Blackout]

I'm not as big a stickler of production as some and in fact the production on Heretic adds to the brutality of it.

Maybe this should be renamed the 'differing opinions' thread.   

[Necro Red]

I think Heretic is a decent album to be fair. I remember buying it when it was released many a moon ago.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Heretic is the first MA album I heard in its entirety as soon as it was released. Gateways and Formulas had pretty much passed me by, but I knew the first four well, Covenant and Domination inside out. Anyway, hated Heretic when we listened to it with a couple of mates that day and anytime I've gone back to double check, never gotten more than a couple of tracks in.

[O Drighes]

I've listened to Heretic once it was out and never went back to it...just never had the urge, but I detest Formulas with a passion. I have tried year after year to give it a go again and see if I'd develop a taste for it or even check if I wasn't missing something but I just can't stand the album... I don't mind Domination but after that MA just isn't for me.

[Circlepit]

I never listened to Heretic or Carcass's Swansong.
Formulas was given to me by somebody who hated it and I rarely listen to it. All those stupid drum things.
Domination is only alright and Covenant is the best.

[Paul keohane]

Formulas an absolute beast of an album!, adore it.

[Paul keohane]

Its between Covenant and BATS  for me,both unbelievable albums.

[Circlepit]

All that chanting and drum bongo bango stuff kills it though.
It's not very controversial though, just an opinion.

[open face surgery]

Everything up to and including Formulas is savage. No need for anything afterwards. Watched a live set from Roskilde on YouTube last week from the Heretic tour in 04, which was enjoyable. Saw them on that tour as well but no interest in the album.

[Paul keohane]

I like Gateways a lot too,but everything before it is top drawer.

[leatherface]

'Heretic' isn't as terrible an album as most would have you believe, picked it up on CD second hand for 6€ recently. Production is weird but so is BATS and I don't complain about that album at all. BATS is less experimental and strange I suppose. FFF is my favourite nowadays though, was overlooked by many for years but beginning to pick up  more fans as the years go by.

[open face surgery]

Formulas was the first MA I heard and will always be a top runner for me. The rankings tend to change from time to time. Been blasting Domination more than ever of late as well.

[Trev]

Ilud isn't anywhere near as bad as its reputation, I'd take it over Heretic or Kingdoms Disdained

[Thorn]

And there it is, I was waiting for someone to go all in and play the Ilud card

[Anton Arcane]

Yeah I was waiting for that too. I actually put it on last night because of this thread. I didn't hate it at the time but musically I was in a strange place back then. Couldn't listen to it now though.