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darkprince45
12/07/18 9:59:38 AM
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Best album by far on that list and its getting album of the year from a lot of sites
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BuckVanHammer
12/07/18 10:00:13 AM
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Gross.
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codey
12/07/18 10:02:02 AM
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I'm not seeing any album or band called Ghost on the Grammys AotY list
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darkprince45
12/07/18 10:05:17 AM
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For rock dude. Of course theyre not gonna be on album of the year. Thats reserved for the pop stars
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TheGoldenEel
12/07/18 10:13:50 AM
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Wow all the albums nominated are garbage

Imagine listening to Ghost though lol
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darkprince45
12/07/18 10:16:40 AM
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Ghost is great. Being a pretentious music nerd isnt anything to brag about
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DezDroppedFreak
12/07/18 10:19:32 AM
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Oh shit the noms are out?

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Mr_Biscuit
12/07/18 10:20:09 AM
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Yeah, Prequelle is easily the best rock album this year. A throwback to when albums actually mattered, as each song is even better as part of the whole. Forge really gets what made the prime era of rock tick, and his flair for the theatrical helps. His love and appreciation of acts like Bowie and Pink Floyd mixed in with his metal background yields consistently interesting results.

I dont know if Rats wins Best Rock Song but Prequelle should get rock album if theres any justice.
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Smashingpmkns
12/07/18 10:22:02 AM
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Every nominee for best Rock Album is trash lol best alternative album has way better choices, and the two should have been combined imo. Also, Greta Van Fleet being up for best new artist is actually pretty funny.
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TheGoldenEel
12/07/18 10:23:15 AM
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darkprince45 posted...
Ghost is great. Being a pretentious music nerd isnt anything to brag about

But on the flip side you have people like this

Mr_Biscuit posted...
Yeah, Prequelle is easily the best rock album this year. A throwback to when albums actually mattered, as each song is even better as part of the whole.


Who disrespect countless acts out there with the assertion that an album like Prequelle is unique among modern music
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Mr_Biscuit
12/07/18 10:25:04 AM
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TheGoldenEel posted...
darkprince45 posted...
Ghost is great. Being a pretentious music nerd isnt anything to brag about

But on the flip side you have people like this

Mr_Biscuit posted...
Yeah, Prequelle is easily the best rock album this year. A throwback to when albums actually mattered, as each song is even better as part of the whole.


Who disrespect countless acts out there with the assertion that an album like Prequelle is unique among modern music

It IS pretty unique among successful music. I have no doubt a lot of artists are trying, but Ghost happens to be the act that is doing that while also managing to hit the big time. Theyve found that line theyre walking.

Someone admiring what Ghost is doing is not disrespecting countless acts, take a deep breath.
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DezDroppedFreak
12/07/18 10:29:02 AM
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Holy shit this may be the worst Grammys list overall in the last five years

If Underoath gets a Grammy for that shitty comeback I will laugh my ass off

At least the best track was nominated I guess?
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TheGoldenEel
12/07/18 10:29:38 AM
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Best rock album of the year is Black Heaven by Earthless btw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py4excFPdVI" data-time="

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Smashingpmkns
12/07/18 10:31:56 AM
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DezDroppedFreak posted...
Holy shit this may be the worst Grammys list overall in the last five years

If Underoath gets a Grammy for that shitty comeback I will laugh my ass off

At least the best track was nominated I guess?


I dont like Underoath very much. Seen them live a few times and they put on a fucking crazy show but their style of music isnt my thing. That being said, I read an interview about the vocalist and how he was broke as shit when they broke up, had no food and barely a home, and all he had was a Grammy hanging on the wall to stare at. Shit is pretty sad. That genre of music is not where the money is anymore. But their album was solely to make some ends meet for the band members.
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Flockaveli
12/07/18 10:40:38 AM
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Check out this band that sounds a lot like Ghost probably idk Ive only heard them in bits tbh I remember thinking of them as not really my thing but this is great, basically Blues mixed with Black Metal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFGU0g1LA9I" data-time="

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Mr_Biscuit
12/07/18 11:11:03 AM
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Flockaveli posted...
Check out this band that sounds a lot like Ghost probably idk Ive only heard them in bits tbh I remember thinking of them as not really my thing but this is great, basically Blues mixed with Black Metal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFGU0g1LA9I" data-time="

This is cool, I kinda like the blues-metal thing theyre doing

But for the record, it sounds absolutely nothing like anything Ghost has ever written, lol. Ghost is like some weird baby of Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Pink Floyd, Judas Priest, Kiss, Queen, and ABBA concocted in a secret lab somewhere and then performed by satanic Bowie characters.
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Romulox28
12/07/18 11:21:58 AM
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Ghost is so much fun, the only people who dislike them are pretentious metal nerds who listen to bands with the same image as Ghost, only those bands are completely serious about it
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FarFromFields
12/07/18 11:22:16 AM
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Between the Buried and Me and Deafheaven got nominated for Best Metal Performance. I thought that was pretty cool.
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Flockaveli
12/07/18 11:22:34 AM
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Eh same idea, Lets take Metal and a bunch of shit, throw it at the wall, and see what sticks.

I dont listen to Ghost, I remember checking them out and not liking them one bit.
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SpiralDrift
12/07/18 11:23:16 AM
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The metal Grammy has always been a joke.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Metal_Performance

Check it out for a laugh.
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darkprince45
12/07/18 11:23:28 AM
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Flockaveli posted...
Eh same idea, Lets take Metal and a bunch of shit, throw it at the wall, and see what sticks.

I dont listen to Ghost, I remember checking them out and not liking them one bit.

Try listening to their new album. Its changed a bit
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FarFromFields
12/07/18 11:26:42 AM
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SpiralDrift posted...
The metal Grammy has always been a joke.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Metal_Performance

Check it out for a laugh.

Most of the winners on that list are solid bands.
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Flockaveli
12/07/18 11:27:30 AM
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darkprince45 posted...
Flockaveli posted...
Eh same idea, Lets take Metal and a bunch of shit, throw it at the wall, and see what sticks.

I dont listen to Ghost, I remember checking them out and not liking them one bit.

Try listening to their new album. Its changed a bit

See, the thing is Ive heard they change with every album. Can you like, break down each one into the template of:

If you like x, y, and z, check out Ghost Album 1.

If you like a, b, and c, check out Ghost Album 2.

And so on. Otherwise Ill just be clicking through YouTube videos and listening to them for a minute before I get the itch to just click on something else (YT algorithms isnt the best way for me to discover and enjoy new music)
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darkprince45
12/07/18 11:29:09 AM
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If you like the creepy satanic sound, heavier sound go with their older albums

If you like satanic themes but a more dance, pop, catchy, 80s rock inspired sound go with their new album.
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darkprince45
12/07/18 11:29:40 AM
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Off their album just watch their two music videos, Rats and Dance Macabre
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SpiralDrift
12/07/18 11:32:28 AM
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FarFromFields posted...
SpiralDrift posted...
The metal Grammy has always been a joke.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Metal_Performance

Check it out for a laugh.

Most of the winners on that list are solid bands.

About half aren't even metal. And lol@picking Metallica's half-assed Queen cover over Painkiller.

Tenacious D - The Last in Line

Literally a joke.
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Touch
12/07/18 11:37:06 AM
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Mr_Biscuit
12/07/18 11:50:26 AM
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Romulox28 posted...
Ghost is so much fun, the only people who dislike them are pretentious metal nerds who listen to bands with the same image as Ghost, only those bands are completely serious about it

This is by far my favorite review of Prequelle:

"The second those opening moments of "Rats" thundered across the speakers early this year, we knew Tobias Forge had crafted something special. That he did so while proudly pissing over all the tropes and cliches about what a metal album 'should' be only made Prequelle all the more enthralling.

"It's a ludicrous, overblown, ceaselessly brilliant modern classic. Congratulations to a band who only seem to be getting better and better."

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darkprince45
12/07/18 11:51:24 AM
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It was amazing live. Rats was the second song they played and it blew the house off. I have never seen a show with so much energy and nobody was moshing or acting a fool. Everybody was just so hype
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Mr_Biscuit
12/07/18 11:57:12 AM
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Flockaveli posted...
darkprince45 posted...
Flockaveli posted...
Eh same idea, Lets take Metal and a bunch of shit, throw it at the wall, and see what sticks.

I dont listen to Ghost, I remember checking them out and not liking them one bit.

Try listening to their new album. Its changed a bit

See, the thing is Ive heard they change with every album. Can you like, break down each one into the template of:

If you like x, y, and z, check out Ghost Album 1.

If you like a, b, and c, check out Ghost Album 2.

And so on. Otherwise Ill just be clicking through YouTube videos and listening to them for a minute before I get the itch to just click on something else (YT algorithms isnt the best way for me to discover and enjoy new music)

Easier to just do this:

Listen to
-Cirice
-Rats
-Absolution
-Faith
-Ritual
-He Is
-Dance Macabre
-Year Zero

You should get enough of a variety in there to determine which, if any, you like and from there I can recommend similar songs
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Mr_Biscuit
12/07/18 12:00:31 PM
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darkprince45 posted...
It was amazing live. Rats was the second song they played and it blew the house off. I have never seen a show with so much energy and nobody was moshing or acting a fool. Everybody was just so hype

I saw them three times this year, their shows are incredible.

Technically it was twice but I was at the Milwaukee show in May where, sadly, the man in the crowd passed away at intermission, massive heart attack. They did a makeup show on Halloween night with commemorative shirts with the fans likeness, front row seats for the family, and Forge addressed them with sincere emotion like four times. We all chanted the guys name. It was absolutely beautiful, they really made it a celebration of life. All proceeds went to them.

Additionally saw them in Peoria IL.
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TheGoldenEel
12/07/18 12:15:23 PM
#35:


Mr_Biscuit posted...
TheGoldenEel posted...
darkprince45 posted...
Ghost is great. Being a pretentious music nerd isnt anything to brag about

But on the flip side you have people like this

Mr_Biscuit posted...
Yeah, Prequelle is easily the best rock album this year. A throwback to when albums actually mattered, as each song is even better as part of the whole.


Who disrespect countless acts out there with the assertion that an album like Prequelle is unique among modern music

It IS pretty unique among successful music. I have no doubt a lot of artists are trying, but Ghost happens to be the act that is doing that while also managing to hit the big time. Theyve found that line theyre walking.

Someone admiring what Ghost is doing is not disrespecting countless acts, take a deep breath.

I mean its the same as Greta Van Fleet

You have all these people hyping them up as something unique, when theyre fine, but really just watering down a sound thats always been present in modern music enough that its palatable to the masses

Yes, its insulting and disrespectful to the countless acts out there that have ensured rock n roll was never dead, and to be implying that Ghost is bringing it back in some way is offensive
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pauIie
12/07/18 12:19:44 PM
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didn't like that album one bit. i wish i did, as they'd be a fun band to be into. but good lord it was bad.
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Mr_Biscuit
12/07/18 12:29:00 PM
#37:


TheGoldenEel posted...
Mr_Biscuit posted...
TheGoldenEel posted...
darkprince45 posted...
Ghost is great. Being a pretentious music nerd isnt anything to brag about

But on the flip side you have people like this

Mr_Biscuit posted...
Yeah, Prequelle is easily the best rock album this year. A throwback to when albums actually mattered, as each song is even better as part of the whole.


Who disrespect countless acts out there with the assertion that an album like Prequelle is unique among modern music

It IS pretty unique among successful music. I have no doubt a lot of artists are trying, but Ghost happens to be the act that is doing that while also managing to hit the big time. Theyve found that line theyre walking.

Someone admiring what Ghost is doing is not disrespecting countless acts, take a deep breath.

I mean its the same as Greta Van Fleet

You have all these people hyping them up as something unique, when theyre fine, but really just watering down a sound thats always been present in modern music enough that its palatable to the masses

Yes, its insulting and disrespectful to the countless acts out there that have ensured rock n roll was never dead, and to be implying that Ghost is bringing it back in some way is offensive

1) lol offensive. Seriously step outside for a second and take a few deep breaths
2) GVF and Ghost arent comparable. Ghost is a blend of throwbacky sounds across a couple decades in a modern packaging that is their own. GVF is Zepp b-sides
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SpiralDrift
12/07/18 12:31:14 PM
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babby's first "extreme" band
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Mr_Biscuit
12/07/18 12:32:03 PM
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SpiralDrift posted...
babby's first "extreme" band

I dont know a single Ghost fan that finds them extreme, nor does Ghost find themselves extreme lol

Ghost is a Halloween party. Theyre openly goofy. They have a skeleton Pope playing saxophone.
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darkprince45
12/07/18 12:34:03 PM
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Mr_Biscuit posted...
SpiralDrift posted...
babby's first "extreme" band

I dont know a single Ghost fan that finds them extreme, nor does Ghost find themselves extreme lol

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TheGoldenEel
12/07/18 12:34:04 PM
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Mr_Biscuit posted...
TheGoldenEel posted...
Mr_Biscuit posted...
TheGoldenEel posted...
darkprince45 posted...
Ghost is great. Being a pretentious music nerd isnt anything to brag about

But on the flip side you have people like this

Mr_Biscuit posted...
Yeah, Prequelle is easily the best rock album this year. A throwback to when albums actually mattered, as each song is even better as part of the whole.


Who disrespect countless acts out there with the assertion that an album like Prequelle is unique among modern music

It IS pretty unique among successful music. I have no doubt a lot of artists are trying, but Ghost happens to be the act that is doing that while also managing to hit the big time. Theyve found that line theyre walking.

Someone admiring what Ghost is doing is not disrespecting countless acts, take a deep breath.

I mean its the same as Greta Van Fleet

You have all these people hyping them up as something unique, when theyre fine, but really just watering down a sound thats always been present in modern music enough that its palatable to the masses

Yes, its insulting and disrespectful to the countless acts out there that have ensured rock n roll was never dead, and to be implying that Ghost is bringing it back in some way is offensive

1) lol offensive. Seriously step outside for a second and take a few deep breaths
2) GVF and Ghost arent comparable. Ghost is a blend of throwbacky sounds across a couple decades in a modern packaging that is their own. GVF is Zepp b-sides

Whatever dude. Youre the one missing out on countless great acts out there
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SpiralDrift
12/07/18 12:34:45 PM
#42:


Mr_Biscuit posted...
SpiralDrift posted...
babby's first "extreme" band

I dont know a single Ghost fan that finds them extreme, nor does Ghost find themselves extreme lol

"Extreme music" is a catch-all term for metal and all its associated offshoots.
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TheGoldenEel
12/07/18 12:35:13 PM
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SpiralDrift posted...
Mr_Biscuit posted...
SpiralDrift posted...
babby's first "extreme" band

I dont know a single Ghost fan that finds them extreme, nor does Ghost find themselves extreme lol

"Extreme music" is a catch-all term for metal and all its associated offshoots.

No its not, and Ghost isnt metal
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Mr_Biscuit
12/07/18 12:38:00 PM
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SpiralDrift posted...
Mr_Biscuit posted...
SpiralDrift posted...
babby's first "extreme" band

I dont know a single Ghost fan that finds them extreme, nor does Ghost find themselves extreme lol

"Extreme music" is a catch-all term for metal and all its associated offshoots.

Okay, I guess in that sense theyre more accessible than most metal, sure.

Though that said Ive always thought of them as being closer to theatrical rock than metal anyway, and them being nominated in rock rather than metal kinda indicates that. Even their heaviest stuff is more metal by the 70s definition than the 2010s definition.

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SpiralDrift
12/07/18 12:40:36 PM
#45:


TheGoldenEel posted...
SpiralDrift posted...
Mr_Biscuit posted...
SpiralDrift posted...
babby's first "extreme" band

I dont know a single Ghost fan that finds them extreme, nor does Ghost find themselves extreme lol

"Extreme music" is a catch-all term for metal and all its associated offshoots.

No its not, and Ghost isnt metal

Maybe update your dictionary. It's fallen into common use with reviewers and such in recent years.

And this is literally a topic about why they should win the award, which is in the metal category. Not that I agree with either of those things...
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TheGoldenEel
12/07/18 12:41:46 PM
#46:


SpiralDrift posted...
TheGoldenEel posted...
SpiralDrift posted...
Mr_Biscuit posted...
SpiralDrift posted...
babby's first "extreme" band

I dont know a single Ghost fan that finds them extreme, nor does Ghost find themselves extreme lol

"Extreme music" is a catch-all term for metal and all its associated offshoots.

No its not, and Ghost isnt metal

Maybe update your dictionary. It's fallen into common use with reviewers and such in recent years.

And this is literally a topic about why they should win the award, which is in the metal category. Not that I agree with either of those things...


They are nominated in the rock category

Extreme metal is stuff like death and black metal, not all metal
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SpiralDrift
12/07/18 12:45:40 PM
#47:


TheGoldenEel posted...
SpiralDrift posted...
TheGoldenEel posted...
SpiralDrift posted...
Mr_Biscuit posted...
SpiralDrift posted...
babby's first "extreme" band

I dont know a single Ghost fan that finds them extreme, nor does Ghost find themselves extreme lol

"Extreme music" is a catch-all term for metal and all its associated offshoots.

No its not, and Ghost isnt metal

Maybe update your dictionary. It's fallen into common use with reviewers and such in recent years.

And this is literally a topic about why they should win the award, which is in the metal category. Not that I agree with either of those things...


They are nominated in the rock category

Extreme metal is stuff like death and black metal, not all metal

Ok, so they're nominated in the rock category this time. They've won one before in the metal category, though, so it's not a stretch to categorize them as such. I personally wouldn't but I could see it.

"Extreme metal" isn't the same as "extreme music". The latter is a pretty generic term, honestly, but whatever.
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pauIie
12/07/18 12:50:50 PM
#48:


anyone using "extreme music" in the place of "metal" should stop. there are other extreme genres that are far more extreme listens than anything not black/death/grind (if you count that as metal) etc etc.

just use metal. we've had the term for decades lol.
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SpiralDrift
12/07/18 12:53:05 PM
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I actually agree. Note that my initial shitpost was made in jest. I in no way intended for it to indicate my support for the term.
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Mr_Biscuit
12/07/18 1:50:43 PM
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Tobias Forge regarding conversations like this:

nctBw3w
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