Basically every song on modern metal albums follows a formula and you get that formula in between one to three tracks.
Mat McNerneyI don't think it's "true" to sit and play old school heavy metal just so that you can send it to Fenriz or get a pat on the back from the guys you admire and hang out with.
Mat McNerneyMost every album - and especially metal albums these days - are made in a way that you can grow tired of them very easily: They're made to be dissected and played on radio, released as singles or stuck on at parties.
Mat McNerneyI think there's a certain limit to the number of times you can raise hairs on the back of peoples' heads before it gets kind of saccharin.
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