[kj] Revolver Mag - heaviest bands

Sun Apr 2 10:18:12 EDT 2006

Okay, two things:

1. First of all, fuck does REVOLVER know about *ANYTHING*? Answer:  
Not one damn thing. Written by snot-nosed, acne-speckled dinks who  
think the sun rises and sets on piffle like Slipknot.

2. As you suggest, "heavy" is a relative term. When I think "heavy,"  
i think LOW END. I think bottom-heavy bass. While I love Slayer, I've  
always found them missing a bit of swing on the bass end. They're  
simply more treble-friendly than (vintage) Soundgarden (circa LOUDER  
THAN LOVE), who had way more of an **OOOMPH* to their sound. Thus,  
Soundgarden are heavier. Yes, Soundgarden were also more melodic and  
more accessible than Slayer, but still heavier.

To me, anyway.

Both great bands, though I think Slayer could probably get ready to  
hang it up (though rumor has it that Rick Rubin is back to produce  
their next one, with Lombardo back on drums).

My two heavy cents.

Alex in NYC

On Apr 1, 2006, at 2:50 PM, Leigh Newton wrote:

> Alex, you and I frequently see eye to eye on all
> things musical. Not this time though.
>
> I guess it all depends on how you class something as
> "heavy" though. Soundgarden definately had the slower,
> chunkier sludge riffs. Slayer never really got into
> that too much. But even at their slowest and sludgiest
> (Gun or I Awake, maybe), I wouldn't really call
> Soundgarden all that heavy. Semantics.
>
> Leigh
>
>
> --- Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> Soundgarden ARE heavier than Slayer. Slayer are
>> speedier than they
>> are heavy.
>>
>> Alex in NYC
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mar 31, 2006, at 5:34 PM, Aja Navat wrote:
>>
>>> Hey, thanks for that, but I don't quite agree with
>> that list. Great
>>> to see KJ on there, but SOUNDGARDEN IN FRONT OF
>> FREAKING
>>> SLAYER????????? WTF?
>>>
>>> Javier Garcia <jagargal at lycos.com> wrote:
>>> I found this surfing on the internet, don't know
>> how old is this
>>> list though. Sorry if someone have already sent
>> this.
>>> Well, check out No. 41.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Javier
>>> mexico city joker
>>>
>>> _________________
>>>
>>> You should know about Revolver Magazine. Well, the
>> last issue was a
>>> special on the top 50 heaviest bands ever. In this
>> guide, I will
>>> give the band name, give it's "heaviest" album,
>> and, if nessisary,
>>> a comment.
>>> Here we go...
>>>
>>> 50. Hatebreed - 'Perseverance'
>>> 49. Cathdral - 'Endtyme'
>>> 48. Death - 'Leprosy'
>>> 47. Eyehategod - 'Dopesick'
>>> 46. Electric Wizard - 'Dopethrone'
>>> 45. Obituary - 'Slowly We Rot'
>>> 44. AC/DC - 'Highway to Hell' - WTFF? (the x-tra F
>> is 'flying')
>>> 43. Shadows Fall - 'Of One Blood'
>>> 42. High On Fire - 'Surrounded By Thieves'
>>> 41. Killing Joke - 'Killing Joke' - WTF?
>>> 40. Black Flag - 'Damaged' - PUNK ROCK?!!?!?!?!?
>>> 39. Killswitch Engage - 'Alive or Just Breathing'
>>> 38. Blue Cheer - 'Vincebus Eruptum' - WTFF?????
>>> 37. Pantera - 'The Great Southern Trendkill'
>>> 36. Venom - 'Welcome to Hell'
>>> 35. Saint Vitus - 'Born Too Late'
>>> 34. Lamb Of God - 'New American Gospel'
>>> 33. Dillinger Escape Plan - 'Calculating Infinity'
>>> 32. Opeth - 'Deliverance'
>>> 31. Sepultura - 'Morbid Visions/Bestial
>> Devastation'
>>> 30. Monster Magnet - 'Spine of God' - WTF?
>>> 29. Nine Inch Nails - 'Broken' - WTF?
>>> 28. Voivod - 'Killing Technology'
>>> 27. Morbid Angel - 'Heretic (Limited Edition w/
>> Bonus Disc)'
>>> 26. Ministry - 'The Land of Rape and Honey'
>>> 25. At The Gates - 'Slaughter of the Soul'
>>> 24. The Stooges - 'The Stooges' - WTFF? PUNK
>> ROCK??!!?!!?!?
>>> 23. Anthrax - 'Persistence of Time'
>>> 22. Strapping Young Lad - 'City'
>>> 21. Celtic Frost - 'To Mega Therion'
>>> 20. Napalm Death - 'Order of the Leech'
>>> 19. Nirvana - 'Bleach' - WTFF?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
>>> 18. Slipknot - 'Iowa' - !?!?!
>>> 17. Swans - 'Great Annihilator'
>>> 16. Motorhead - 'Overkill'
>>> 15. Mastodon - 'Remission'
>>> 14. Dimmu Borgir - 'Death Cult Armageddon'
>>> 13. Sleep - 'Dopesmoker'
>>> 12. Isis - 'Oceanic'
>>> 11. TooL - 'Undertow' - WTF?
>>> 10. Godflesh - 'Street Cleaner'
>>> 09. Metallica - 'Master of Puppets' - WTF?
>>> 08. The Melvins - 'Houdini' WTF?
>>> 07. Meshuggah - 'Chaosphere'
>>> 06. Kyuss - 'Blues for the Red Sun'
>>> 05. Slayer - 'Reign in Blood'
>>> 04. Neurosis - 'Through Silver in Blood' - WTF?
>>> 03. Led Zeppelin - 'Led Zeppelin IV (aka ZOSO)' -
>> WTFF?
>>> 02. Soundgarden - 'Badmotorfinger' - WTFF?
>>> 01. Black Sabbath - 'Master of Reality' - WTF?
>>>
>>>
>>>
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