KaiKaspareK's Kremling Kreator

      1996: the year boomer-minded Gen X'ers thought metal died because Kerry King, Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, Rob Halford and Bruce Dickinson cut their hair.  It was also the year grunge ran out of gas, if not the year before, and everyone was scrambling around trying to figure out what to do next.  Of course, the answer was making German power metal the new popular metal style, as it would bring world peace, and permanent economic prosperity, but Lemmy forbid we have that.     In any case, I have no faint clue what the Kanye-Ketamine minded users of Rateyourmusic.com are gonna think constitutes the best of metal for this year.  There's only one way to find out.  Let's go holy diving..... 1. Cryptopsy- None So Vile      So, cards on the table, I peaked ahead a couple days or so ago, and I realized I've never actually heard None So Vile.   Well, I don't like looking things up for free but I'll make an exception here and t...

     1995: the year where Gen-X Boomers either graduated college/popped out a kid and henceforth metal died.  Mind you metal wasn't in a great commercial state, but it was still producing quality works.  The question is do RYM know their ass from their elbow when it comes to metal from '95?  Let's go holy diving... 1. Death- Symbolic      So this isn't just #1 for the metal chart, this is #1 on the 1995 charts period.   See for yourself.   I...just can't agree with that.  #2 is legendary Wu-Tang Clan solo effort Liquid Swords , and I think I would rank that higher than I would Symbolic.   It's darker, bloodier, grimier, and if a hip-hop album is bloodier and grimier than a death metal album, something's wrong.  I was very much a "only the first two Death albums are good, but Symbolic is still a guilty pleasure" kinda guy.  But now?  Internet overpraise has kinda ruined this album for me.  Don't get me w...

     1994.  Another year that Vh1/Vh1 Classic tried to brainwash a country into think metal was dead in the mainstream and underground.  Or at least it was dead to people that hated black metal.  I incorrectly predicted second wave black metal would dominate the 1993 charts.  1994 was to black metal what 1991 was to death metal and 1988 was to thrash.  Will church burnings and hate-crimes rule the roost in the year of Illmatic ?  Let's go holy diving.... 1. Kyuss- Kyuss (a.k.a. Welcome to Sky Valley)     Huh....once again I am caught off guard by what was selected for #1.  Stoner/doom is more accessible than black metal after all. Looks like the early prediction for my question is going to be an immediate no, but for all I know the next 9 entries might very well be black metal.          I actually don't own this album.  I know the album is consisting of only 3 tracks with 3 songs in one track ...

      1993, another year where a whole bunch of asshat boomer minded Gen Xers think heavy metal died.  While culturally and commercially it began to be under fire due to social "diverse" engineering, musically it's still pretty strong.  How strong?  And do these Fantano brained users actually have good taste in metal?  Let's go holy diving..... 1. Death- Individual Thought Patterns     I used to love this album, but a lot of Death just doesn't age well for me.  Yeah, it might be difficult to believe that such an all-star lineup could put out such a milquetoast faux-prog death metal album.  And the musicianship here is elite.  That's undeniable.   Human  through The Sound of Perseverance  contain some of the greatest musical abilities ever committed to tape.  But it's just proof pudding that it's the songs that matter, not the ability.   Scream Bloody Gore  is AC/DC compared to this and it's a ...

      Welcome to 1992, the year that gave us Turtles in Time for the Super Nintendo (it makes me weep that that is a dated reference).  1992 I also feel was the year that set the stage, for better or worse for heavy metal's future; commercial and underground.  I could argue it was the commercially most successful metal year, period (there's a reason America was genetically engineered into hating it in 1993).  Big part of that being fallout from 1991 successes, and another part of it having commercial successes of its own.  Of course depending on how elitist you are, you might consider those successes "not real metal."  Well you probably think only black and death are real metal so go rip entrails from your own virgin cunt, you virgin.....cunt.  I actually have no idea what's gonna end up where in this top 10.  Plus, given past records, I get the feeling a certain fulcrum point won't be appearing here.  I hope I'm wrong.  Let's ...