Bands with Appalling Back Catalogues

[Pagan Saviour]

Your Slayers Metallicas etc id say no, in both cases not a bad number of albums is it 11 each and the earlier half all gold. If there was a guilty party there it'd be Megadeth with their 17/18 albums but again they've paid their dues.


I was more talking about bands that have released scutter since day one. Not one classic album. As in how in the name of Jaysus do they have a career. In Six Feet Unders case who at metal blade thinks it's a good idea to release more of that shit.

[John Kimble]

Yeah, the Metallica/Slayer comment was more of a flippant remark I suppose...you can definitely argue that a few classic, genre-defining albums outweigh the bad stuff. In an ideal world, id prefer if the likes of Illud Divinum Insanus never happened in the first place, but it's existence doesn't change my appreciation for Altars etc. And these lads have to make a living at the end of the day, so if people continue to lap up shite well beyond its sell by date, then what harm.

[Pagan Saviour]

Definitely , and labels will continue to release stuff by MA for example because of altars etc. I'm still wondering who the fuck bought Savages or Totem by soulfly ?

[Carnage]

I was more talking about bands that have released scutter since day one. Not one classic album. As in how in the name of Jaysus do they have a career.

In that case, Kiss and Manowar immediately spring to mind (though in the latter's case it's probably unfair to include parody acts). Consistent excrement.

[Bürggermeister]

Who are the Swedish lads, playing the same song about war again and again and again? Mystifyingly popular.

[Trev]

Who are the Swedish lads, playing the same song about war again and again and again? Mystifyingly popular.

Sabaton I'm guessing? Their Carolus Rex album is a great slab of power metal, but they've essentially made the same album 10 or 11 times with diminishing returns every time, they put on a great live show though

[Bürggermeister]

COF would be on my own list of utter shite from day 1, worst band I ever had the misfortune of seeing inadvertently. The only good thing they ever did was that fucking backprint. Amazing how they stretched employment for so long out of a fucking t-shirt. Truly awful band.

[Bürggermeister]

Who are the Swedish lads, playing the same song about war again and again and again? Mystifyingly popular.

Sabaton I'm guessing? Their Carolus Rex album is a great slab of power metal, but they've essentially made the same album 10 or 11 times with diminishing returns every time, they put on a great live show though

That's them.

[Eoin McLove]

Sabaton?

Eh... yep.

[The Heretic]

Kiss

[The Great Cull]

Sabaton were the first band that came to mind. Shite on every level.

Bands like Stratovarius too. No idea how they have such a following.

Oh and Dragonforce....

[The Heretic]

Let's be honest here, outside of RIP every Megadeth album has been shite

[Bürggermeister]

Ah lad

[Carnage]

Let's be honest here, outside of Peace Sells, SFSGSW and RIP every Megadeth album has been shite

Fixed it for you.

[Circlepit]

This is getting out of hand !
The End Complete is every bit as good as the first 2. No doubt about it.

In Flames had 2 more great releases after Whoracle - Clayman and Re-Route To Remain.

With regards ro Six Feet Under,  Brian Slagel has the form for them.
He had Chris Barnes on the latest episode of his podcast.
It's call 100 songs that define heavy metal.
He has picked some awful shite for his list.