tectactoe: tec's 30 Favorite Metal Bands

tectactoe 04.29.24	Roughly ranked. Sort of. Maybe. Idk.
BlazinBlitzer 04.29.24	Dang, it kinda goes to show how many of the older extreme metal bands I have little experience with. It's definitely a nice collection, though!
Ryus 04.29.24	lots of these arent my style but gbk, boris, kayo dot (if they count),immo, godflesh, and liturgy would all probably make my top 30 as well
SomeCallMeTim 04.29.24	solid list and correct best Boris album choice. They're gonna tour NA doing Amplifier Worship in full later this year, should be loud
cylinder 04.29.24	sweet list. a lot of these i still gotta check - particularly excited about 27, 21, 11, 6 and 4
Hawks 04.29.24	Nice. M///
twlight 04.29.24	deathspell omega is one of the greatest bands of all time
tectactoe 04.29.24	Yeah DsO are amazing despite their latest album being a little underwhelming Their highs are too high that they can be forgiven at least once.
FowlKrietzsche 04.30.24	"The twist is that you need to forego moral superiority to enjoy this band to the fullest." Compelling, I've scumbagged my way back into being able to enjoy DsO I think
Demon of the Fall 04.30.24	Gorguts and VBE in the top 5, which is nice. DSO is a slightly grating #1 but a (usually) great band regardless. Respect for Liturgy being here. Wrong Pestilence ranking, but who cares. Good list overall. Faceless Burial seems so out of context in that top 10, whereas I can understand Seprent Column being there (despite having their peaks ranked similarly). Especially having FB's best album third and their 'fun one' ranked higher, but it's a small gripe - guess there's very little fun elsewhere, you should work on that. Mgla isn't my thing either. I haven't heard a single note of Skaphe, Hell, Khanate, Drawn & Quartered or Grand Belial's Key. I'm drawn towards Skaphe for some reason.
evilford 04.30.24	Sweet Nice to see ad naus
Demon of the Fall 04.30.24	"• Neurosis (Times of Grace)" Oh, here's one in my own top 5... you have A LOT of work to do! also Dillinger, but theoretically you might mess that one up / be filtered as they went on to have actual hooks or something, idk if that's your thing
evilford 04.30.24	Wait til he hears A Sun That Never Sets and Through Silver In Blood
garas 04.30.24	Yeah, this is a 100% tec list. Good to see Skaphe getting some love, massive discography! Also: Indeed Human is the best Death album. B-]
tectactoe 04.30.24	@ Demon: Faceless Burial might be victims of recency bias, but their three albums (and EP) are, imo, near-paragons of this revivalist, modernized take on OSDM. They are, to me, what Blood Incantation seems to be for everyone else. (I like BI very much, too, but quite simply I think FB does precisely what they do, rather significantly better.) Opinions, of course, but every time I jam one of their records, doesn't matter which, I'm always stunned at how good it is from essentially start to finish. Definitely give Skaphe a shot. Skaphe 3 finished at #9 for my 2020 releases (and that's all albums, not just metal albums). Indefensible worldviews aside, I do recommend GBK, too, they are really the leaders of USBM. Untouchable riffs. I actually do have a rating for Through Silver in Blood that's equally as good as my Times of Grace rating, but according to last.fm I've listened to ToG waaaay more (and that's the one I really remember in my head) which is why it's listed as my favorite. Those are the only two Neurosis albums I've checked, though, maybe I'll change that soon. @garas: 🤘 Yes, love Skaphe. Though I'm getting kind of impatient. Haven't released anything new since 2020 😥
cycosynner 04.30.24	REALLY need to get into Godflesh, they are right up my alley.
tectactoe 04.30.24	Ye, Godflesh are awesome. A few dips in their discog but they always seem to come out of their slumps quite strong.
budgie 05.01.24	this is LITERALLY the worst list i have eer seen in my entire life
Hawks 05.01.24	This is such a great list and list idea I think I'm gonna copy u!!
Cygnatti 05.01.24	Very cool list, I really did not like Sadness Will Prevail when I heard it way back when, but I think I like metal or metal-adjacent stuff more now so I should try it again.
cylinder 05.01.24	btw props for Liturgy
budgie 05.01.24	this is a really good list idea im gonna copy it
tectactoe 05.01.24	@Cyg, it's a draining album for sure. I can't say I loved it (or even made it all the way thru) when I first heard it, either, but you kinda have to be in the right mindset/mood for it. Like Soundtracks for the Blind...you're not just gonna pop that shit on at any ol' time lol.
tectactoe 05.01.24	@budgie thank you baby 😍
EyesWideShut 05.04.24	very classy list as expected
GiaNXGX 05.06.24	the formatting is really cool, still gotta check liturgy
asanisimasa 05.07.24	Very cool having coyote as #1 kayo dot. its not my #1 but I love it and it is severely underappreciated
tectactoe 05.07.24	Ye, love it. Most sinister/atmospheric for me, in a weird way.