Most catchy album ever

Black Axe · Post by **Black Axe** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 12:48 pm

There lay heavy metal, dead.

GJ · Post by GJ » Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:18 pm

I think I've heard Nocturnal Rites were going to re-record said album with Ola Ohlsson on vocals especially for the Corroseum clientelle.

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:34 pm

GJ wrote:I think I've heard Nocturnal Rites were going to re-record said album with Ola Ohlsson on vocals especially for the Corroseum clientelle.

really?? ha!...just to make this point clear ,thats teh only album i consider good enough n worth a listen at least for me, the rest of their material can go staight to the toilet,i dont care abput them at all....

aaaHH im gonna get banned from the forum!

GJ · Post by GJ » Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:19 pm

MEXDefenderOfSteel wrote:
GJ wrote:I think I've heard Nocturnal Rites were going to re-record said album with Ola Ohlsson on vocals especially for the Corroseum clientelle.
really?? ha!...just to make this point clear ,thats teh only album i consider good enough n worth a listen at least for me, the rest of their material can go staight to the toilet,i dont care abput them at all....

aaaHH im gonna get banned from the forum!

I have that album too and even though I haven't played it very much my memories of it are that it was a rather ok (and catchy) album. About Hammerfellatious - I first heard them on some compilation and I remember they had stolen the Ooooh part from Return of the Passover, which, in 1996, was a rather welcome theft. I also noticed they played cover versions of Picture, Warlord and Stormwitch - and even if I prefer the originals this has to have had some positive effects (even on some of the younger people around here). I have never bought an album by them, so I have very little knowledge of their doings apart from videos shown on tv. I can't say I like it very much but not that I hate it either... Why the hate? Seriously! As I haven't got a clue. Do they have a bad attitude? Extremely bad music, too much theft? Not cool enough? Tell me!

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:24 pm

actually too much theft for me,n then selling it to the masses as something "new",hence, having more recognition n money,than lets say Warlord or Strowmwitch

Kelly · Post by **Kelly** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:39 pm

SAMAIN - Vibrations of Doom
RENEGADE (Ger) - Renegade

edit:

LEATHER NUNN
ARKANGEL - Arkangel

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:51 pm

"Catchy" implies repetition, mostly linked to a chorus of a song or repeating section such as a riff set which greatly increases the chances of a song having that "stuck in your head" effect.

'pataphysicien · Post by **'pataphysicien** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 5:06 pm

DaN wrote:
Black Axe wrote:Cirith Ungol - Frost And Fire
This gave me a chuckle.. I mean, I love the band, but it took about 20 years for me to really "get into" them. In retrospect I might find a song or 3 of theirs that could be considered 'catchy', but I'll still always think of them as One Of Those Difficult Bands. In the best of ways of course.

one of THE easiest loves I've come across in recent years. I feel the first two are as catchy as they come. in the good way, because sadly catchy is a friend of cheesy sometimes.

"Kill 'em all" anyone? say what you will, catchy as hell. "Relentless" never gave me one bit of resistance. all early Pentagram as well. "Crystal Logic" of course. any Slough Feg album, but most likely either "Down.." or "Traveller" .

Helm · Post by **Helm** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 5:42 pm

Do they have a bad attitude? Extremely bad music, too much theft? Not cool enough? Tell me!

There's a combination of all these. First of all it should be noted that most original members were kids that came from 'gothenburg metal' type of bands and they suddenly appeared decked out in leather and studs and playing 'true metal'. It really seemed silly at the time even to me. Even Rhapsody seemed more legitimate, imagine. The Rhapsody demo, at least. It was even worse when people actually started to bite into the hype and say they liked Hammerphallus while they wouldn't give the time of day to a Warlord or a Stormwitch album (or they didn't even know them to begin with).

Their originals were pretty bad, the band looked and sounded as if they lacked conviction at all times. Their further material was even more ludicrous and overdone awfulness to be taken even as a 'retro' sorta group.

For anyone that realizes the spirit of HM is in a continuation of the ethos from the 80's to today, any sort of band that 'dumbs down' the meanings of it in a 'classic metal' strawman that says LEATHER AND STUDS AND SUB PAR JUDAS PRIEST WORSHIP and most importantly perhaps LOL LET'S STICK IT TO OUR 'EXTREEM METAL' PAST is a bit offensive.

That dude singer even ruined a perfect Warlord album. *sigh*

'pataphysicien · Post by **'pataphysicien** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:53 am

Varathron - His Majesty at the Swamp. dear god!

Korgüll · Post by **Korgüll** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:29 pm

My definition of something catchy is SAVAGE-Loose n Lethal or LOUDNESS-Lightning Strikes etc...

Post by **DaN** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:15 am

I don't think albums as a whole can be considered catchy in the same way that certain songs can. Whenever I hear the word "catchy" in the same sentence as Metal, I instantly come to think of an infinite number of NWOBHM classics-and/or-forgotten gems, like for instance:

CHALLENGER - so sure of yourself
HIGH TREASON - saturday night special
MOBY DICK - nothing to fear
FRENZY - thanx for nothing
AXIS - messiah
DARK STAR - lady of mars
MOTHER'S RUIN - streetfighter
SPARTA - fighting to be free
TURBO - charged for glory
HERETIC - fever of love

...etc, etc, ad infinitum...

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 11:59 am

Tokyo Blade - Blackhearts and Jaded Spades

The Erlking · Post by **The Erlking** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:53 pm

I played Thunder In The East by LOUDNESS today. That's the definition of catchy

GJ · Post by GJ » Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:12 pm

DaN wrote:
...etc, etc, ad infinitum...

+ Energy - Fight for your freedom

...etc, etc, ad infinitum...