The longest winning streak.

[Carnage]

Primordial's debut is their only decent album.

Mastodon from Remission to Once... is a great run, the last two are just beige.

ITP and TSOP are shit so Death are out.

Emperor/Ihsahn - fuck off. See also: Darkthrone, everything after the debut is shite.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

I mean, if you simply don't like a band, you're obviously not going to think they have a winning streak at all 

[open face surgery]

Ya, it's a stupid thread really.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Ah, it's grand... but only makes sense as discussion between fans of bands. And, as you said about JP, neither "great craic" or just "not bad" cut it when it comes to a "winning" streak. Like, I don't think Candlemass have any "bad" albums, yet I wouldn't personally call their entire discography a winning streak either.

[open face surgery]

All being said, and in relation to your cut off point of 5 albums, it's an amazing feat to be able to put out 5 good, let alone great, albums.

[Pentagrimes]

Voivod surely. I'd say 6 100% (Rrrrroar to Outer Limits), but no bad albums overall

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Yes!  Might revisit the two albums without Snake now though, been ages.

[Paul keohane]

Nevermore have a good run of albums tbf!

[Anton Arcane]

Okay, now I have a few minutes to think about this:


Testament - 6 (prob only coming to mind because of the other discussion)

As much as I have a soft spot for Testament, I don't think they have 6 in a row. Good few fillers on the later 80s material and The Ritual is just bad bar 3 or 4 songs.

Unless you're counting the later career albums, which are arguably solid, but I'd consider them exhibition matches rather than wins.

[Ducky]

I've always found Testament to be meh in general. Skolnick is by some margin the best lead player in thrash, but when your only enjoyment is "wait for the lead", it's a tough sell.

Few good tunes on The Gathering. Crazy lineup, but it feels like their talents were reined in to keep it "Testament". Murphy in particular, it's the album I least associate him with.

[Necro Red]

Death are one of the most consistant. Not a bad album in the bunch

[Pagan Saviour]

No, Testament can fuck off. Souls is a Dud, Practice ain't a classic. Ritual as someone said 4 killer tracks

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

As I said, I'm pretty sure the only reason Testament even came to mind is because of the other discussion    They're a band who'd make it into, say, my top 50 metal bands, but not top 20. That said, even if The Gathering is my personal turn-to Testament album, I find their first five albums equally good and listen to them equally often. And then there's Low, which wouldn't be a personal favourite but, again looking to the other discussion, is clearly winner enough to get into a streak. They clearly never came near the early heights of Metallica or Megadeth, but I'd listen to any of those first six Testament records over Countdown or Load, or Seasons for that matter.

Countdown is so fucking naff in so many places. Still can't understand how anyone can prefer it over Youthanasia, which has the good grace to contain pretty much all of its naff to just one easily skippable tune 

[Bürggermeister]

Out of curiosity, which tune are you saying is the only shit one on Youthanasia? Genuinely no idea 

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

The one you turned it off during just last week