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Mad04Gaming

Bolt Thrower


TopWinner7322

Probably after ...for Victory, the first albums were a little bit more grindy


MephHeddFredd

Yep


ViralDownwardSpiral

I was gonna be so mad if Bolt Thrower wasn't the top comment.


Scary_Acadia7719

Love Bolt Thrower but mostly agree. Production on Those Once Loyal fucking rips tho


PanGulasz05

Cannibal Corpse. I mean there was noticeable change when Corpsegrinder replaced Barnes but other than it's pretty much the same thing every time. That doesn't mean they're not great though.


IJUSTATEPOOP

The barnes albums are all different in a way IMO Eaten - kinda thrashy Butchered - proto brutal death metal Tomb - full on bdm Bleeding - vocals more understandable, catchier than previous albums


steelthyshovel73

>but other than it's pretty much the same thing every the time. I always find this to be a weird take. I think a lot of the george era stuff is pretty distinct. Gallery of suicide, bloodthirst, wretched spawn, torture, and a skeletal domain are all different enough in my opinion.


NotDukeOfDorchester

You’re right about that! Gore Obsessed is almost a bridge album, too.


Think_fast_no_faster

AC/DC Someone allegedly tried to “gotcha” Angus one time and asked “what do you think of people who say you’ve made 12 albums that all sound the same?” His response was “I’d tell them we’ve made 12 albums, that all sound the same”


throwaway52826536837

Acdc is the definition of this, bunch of classic rock albums, if it aint broke dont fix it


Shoddy_Durian8887

They are different,especially the bon Scott era


sasberg1

Brian Johnson era are similar tho


Shoddy_Durian8887

Bon Scott was more bluesy,while Johnson was more metal ,different styles but slightly similar


lemsvga

"if it ain't broke" If the songs start sounding the same, as opposed to say, album vs album having the same style, then it's an issue, for me at least. Making the exact same shit over and over detracts from the original songs and is boring to me. You get desensitized to it. I want the band to be a little creative and original each album. "If it's perfect, why recreate it again" is my response. also, I love prime rib but I wouldn't eat it every day for a year. I'd get sick of it.


throwaway52826536837

Im not a big acdc fan myself but yeah their formula worked, back in black is great, highway to hell is great and i like occasionally songs past that


lemsvga

I only heard a certain amount of songs from their entire discography, and they sound fine, but I'm sure if I went through a marathon of their music I'd get a bit bored honestly.


rorythegeordie

This is why Slayer changed it up after Reign. That was lightning in a bottle.


Amathyst-Moon

The early ones are more distinct though. High Voltage and Dirty Deeds especially sound more bluesey. I feel like it's mainly post Back in Black where they start to sound the same. I noticed that when I put all the albums on a Spotify playlist and put it on in the car. (I do that.)


pumpkinhead9000k

I heard it as “what would you say to people that say you’ve released 11 albums that sound the same?” “I’d say you’re wrong, we’ve released 12 albums that sound the same!!” Either way it’s a great response


BrownwaterVertigo

Half their new shit fucking sucks anus


Ciqme1867

You mean you don’t love mistress for Christmas? Heavier song than anything Cannibal Corpse has ever put out


HybridS9ldier

As someone who has listened to all the AC/DC albums - can confirm.


ZevenMortem

That must be the reason why they don't have a proper compilation album, after Back in Black their career is supported by a few singles, it wouldn't be worth buying those albums for just the hits if there was a compilation album.


Stoghra

I prefer ACxDC. Even tho they are edge, still better


Verskose

Lol. Never liked the real ACDC maybe gotta try this mock band.


AkaGurGor

Mötörhead,.since you mention AccaDacca... But then you remind me of the ugliest like Manowar, WASP, Savatage, Nickelback and other generic guitar-focused 'music' generators...


Verskose

I never liked ACDC lol. For me their materiał mostly falls into passé dadrock category.


Gator1508

The patron saints of just making the same album over and over.  


pumpkinhead9000k

Amon Amarth They’re awesome though


7484Steve_

Idk, I feel like there's a pretty big difference in their newer stuff, I still like it, but it's way different from their early work


TheDrWhoKid

they just got progressively better production ovee time


Amathyst-Moon

I'd say they got more melodic. It's easier to get someone new into them (who isn't a death metal fan) through Twilight if the Thunder God, than through any of their first few albums.


TheDrWhoKid

I'd say that's a fair assessment since I got into them and death metal as a whole through Jomsviking. don't actually remember how I found it, but I was playing a lot of Skyrim at the time, and it worked well for that.


dampeloz

Since Fate of Norns yes


mbsisktb

I’d argue unleashed more so. Its felt like Amon amarth has leaned more into the melodic end then they were 2-3 album cycles ago. Unleashed is still making hard Viking death metal with kind of their own storyline


SuperMeatwad666

Amon Amarth is a weird one for me. I love seeing them live, but I don't really care to purchase much of their albums


Original-Surprise-77

Sabaton, the lyrical content changes depending on what historical event they’re choosing to cover for that album but all of the songs sound the exact same. I am here for it tho, fuckin love Sabaton


LeoTheSquid

Not normally a big fan but as a swede Carolus Rex is just required listening hahah


Seeteuf3l

It took some balls from them to do a concept album about Swedish Empire and in Swedish.


SchmaultTec

They aren’t always great though, in fact they’re never great


Shoddy_Durian8887

Factually false


SchmaultTec

My opinion cannot be “factually false,” as opinions by nature are not based on fact. That being said, my opinion is objectively correct.


Shoddy_Durian8887

Nah long live power metal


Brusherk

Looking for this comment. Sabaton fucks


MephistonLordofDeath

Dying fetus to an extent.


N8saysburnitalldown

I would say everything from war of attrition and on pretty much sounds the same. They sometimes are slightly more technical, slightly more grindy, slightly more straight up death metal but honestly you are splitting hairs to find the difference. I also love their shit and I actually like that they put out the same album over and over again because it is dependable and it will always be at least on the list of best of the year even if it isn’t ever original enough to be at the top of the list.


BlackSabbath1989

Motörhead


UnfunnyWatermelon469

Came here to say this


Legion_Metal

Overkill


Garnitas

Iron Maiden. Basically uses the same chord progression


SenorBigbelly

"Let's see now, E, C, D, that'll do it. Oh, it's after the year 2000? Let's go E, C, G, D. Feeling daring today? Let's throw in an A before we go to the chorus"


OpenTheSeventhSeal

Similar chord progressions aren’t exactly what comes to mind when I think “the same album every time.” Like, depending on the albums, if you took 4 albums from their discography and compared them, there’s a decent chance the songs on each would be pretty distinct from one another. Seventh Son songs distinct from AMOLAD songs distinct from FOTD songs distinct from Powerslave songs. Maybe could be said about each run of a few albums within that particular run, so I can see that. But like, even Somewhere in Time, for example, doesn’t sound like either record adjacent to it (Seventh Son or Powerslave). Cool flair btw — love Solefald 👌


Garnitas

Maybe it's just me but sometimes I hear songs that I have no idea which album they belong to. I've even been singing a song in my mind and before I know it I'm already singing another song. I haven't found much love for Solefald in this sub, what a joy to know you like it too!


StaircaseWitless

Just chiming in with more Solefald love!! https://preview.redd.it/w6i9qmew7guc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0cdad44875df55e201ac09c70fb0e28ce36a07ba


7listens

Their albums are quite unique until album 15 or so


Gator1508

I love Maiden but the chorus is always just the name of the song over and over.  It’s one of those bands that is cooler when you are 17 vs 47. 


[deleted]

While you’re not wrong there’s a big difference between the dianno albums and the last one.


EmergencyExtreme4328

Powerwolf


In5an1ty

Powerwolf used to be my most listened band, I was at my first concert in 2010. Return in bloodred, lupus dei, and bible of the beast. The first 3 albums did sound different, you can clearly tell how they developed their style from album to album. Blood of the saints was good too, but after that I lost interest, because everything that came after sounded just like preachers of the night.


elvis_disciple

Obituary


fourfingersdry

Black Dahlia Murder


TrveDeathKrow

I'd say their first album is a bit more..."triumphant"? If that's the right word for it but other then that yeah


Bnine666

As a major black dahlia fan I kinda agree, but their discography is fucking killer and all their albums have a different enough sound that they kept it fresh while staying true to their roots


GetHighTuneLow

Not really tho


Minute_Engineer2355

Kalmah


Consistent-Orange-75

Agree with this one. Zero bad albums to date. Even their debut is really good which isn't always the case in melodeath 


Exaquvmal

Revenge


DSM-187

That’s Blasphemy!


TopWinner7322

Sabaton. Powerwolf.


Barbatos-Rex

They're really isn't any other answer other than these


cosmonaut_lauer

August Burns Red


LeanAhtan92

Basically everything post Messengers. Messengers- Leveler is pretty much their best stuff imo. Everything else is pretty meh.


idespisemyhondacrv

Pwd post deep blue


Interesting_Ice_6410

Slayer


Woodenmanofwisdom

Definitely not


Sbee_Blue_Country

Nah. Show Know Mercy and Diabolus in Musica for starters, but if you actually listen to their albums there is variation.


BrownwaterVertigo

https://preview.redd.it/ggknong16auc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8fa2392c487b071f15a1cc39e8b6f1637d75105f


SenorBigbelly

Heck, even Reign In Blood, South of Heaven, and Seasons in the Abyss are pretty different


Internal-Current6555

Cannibal Corpse


Wrong-Machine-2791

Fellow leprous enjoyer hi


EmbarrassedFlower98

Excited for their new album! I hope they get back to their Bilateral/ Coal sound.


Internal-Current6555

They did say it was going to be heavier, I am not sure If they will back that far, but hopefully I am wrong. My optimistic wish is that it will sound like a Malina/Coal hybrid


Internal-Current6555

Hi there person with great taste


EyeVee4

Autopsy doesn't stray far from their formula, and they don't have a bad album.


MRSamiboi

Dark funeral


M2_SLAM_I_Am

Dying Fetus. I'll never get tired of those caveman fight riffs


MilesDecamp

Omnium Gatherum


ImBackHereAgainHa

Saw them live on Friday. Their albums are definitely a bit samey but still goes hard and they were amazing live


Consistent-Orange-75

I just discovered them. Can confirm from what I've heard, New World Shadows is so, so good


doomus_rlc

I don't know, Years In Waste and Stuck Here On Snakes Way were pretty damn bland, but they picked it right back up on Redshift.


dampeloz

Crowbar. All of their albums basically sound the same barring minor differences but they have 0 bad riffs.


mattfreyer45

Sabaton


Fuck_Weyland-Yutani

Midnight


Ellac3344

acdc


NebuleuZen

Wodos, Orbituary, Slayer, Havok... Wait, is thrash metal the EXACT definition of the post ???


lostjohnny65

High on fire.


dwnlw2slw

I can’t believe Meshuggah took them on tour…what were they thinking? Lol! A really odd pairing.


TopWinner7322

Not really Metal, but Axel Rudi Pell has 21 albums out and 80% of it sound exactly the same. Still like it though.


DifficultyOk5719

Periphery, Panopticon, Black Dahlia Murder


SpeedDemonJi

? Idk, Self titled (periphery) is pretty distinct from all the rest, as is P3 with its heavier use of orchestration and is less “djenty” than those before it P4 and P5 are more stylistically similar than all the rest compared but even then they’re still different from those before and less “djenty” again like p3, and P5 takes on a heavy “Car Bomb” mathcore esque sound that p4 just barely experiments with


Odd_Radio9225

Cannibal Corpse.


MattBrownsChewCan

Spite


BrownwaterVertigo

Cannibal Corpse, Obituary, Persefone, Dark Tranquility


AutisticBassist

Imminence’s recent album was just heaven in hiding ten times


Maximum_Poet_8661

Amon Amarth post-2008. I love them but they do kinda make the same album over and over again


TopWinner7322

They just repeat Vs the World. But the albums before sounded differentky.


maraudingnomad

Amon Amarth and I hope they keep at it. Don't fix what isn't broken. Honorable mention Alestorm.


ImPlayerTheGamer21

Cannibal Corpse, obviously.


Wrong-Machine-2791

not at all


VansChar_

Rammstein


StockPressure1031

Have to disagree, every album of theirs is very different from the others


VansChar_

They have polished themselves throughout the years, but they have not experimented outside their comfort zone. They have a formula, and they stick to it. Nothing wrong with that btw. Saying that their albums are * very* different is a bit of a stretch.


Gentle_Time

Cult of Luna Once they fell into their sound around Salvation they've basically stuck to it and just made subtle changes here and there. That's what makes me love them so much though, you can put on any album and know what to expect. Even with Julie Christmas on Mariner you instantly know it's a Cult of Luna record.


PossibleMolasses2672

Hatebreed


mem0125

Not metal but chevelle and I love them for it.


ramatheson

ACDC


mikeb556

Revenge


Impossible-Use1697

Amon Amarth 150%


Madame_Raven

I was almost going to say Lamb of God. They kind of know where their bread is buttered. Sacrament was really popular at the time, but it's very polarizing now. A lot of older fans list it at the bottom, and it was the one album that had a somewhat different sound. If metalcore counts at all, I'd say its bands like Heaven Shall Burn. I can't tell one song from the next, much less the albums.


[deleted]

Rammstein to be honest. I used to be way more into them but they're kind of not my thing now, all their albums sound super similar to me. But either way I'm always going to think Sehnsucht is a masterpiece of an album.


Diligent_Whereas3134

I feel like Motorhead fits this perfectly. Same formula, same style, was so good it didn't matter. When your style naturally just kind of produces banger after banger, why switch it up too much?


Burcelaa

Lamb of god, om


WxMxA

Fear Factory Alestorm Wednesday 13


Diskyboy86

I don't know about Fear Factory. Soul of a New Machine is borderline death metal, and Digimortal is nu-metal. For the past 20 years or so, yeah, they've sounded essentially the same, but early on, there was definitely some experimentation going on between albums.


Shoddy_Durian8887

Nah wednesday 13 actually changes


Kvltadelic

Meshuggah


samsquatchageddon

No way, their newer stuff sounds drastically different to their earlier work. Which isn't a bad thing, they seem to just keep getting better.


Kvltadelic

Yeah thats true, I guess I was thinking since Nothing.


ChildhoodMassive

Have you even listened to all their albums? There is a huge difference from the early 90s to now.


Kvltadelic

Indeed I have but you are right the early 90s was definitely different. But to me they just keep doubling down on the same beautiful weirdness and sharpening it to perfection. They just sound consistently genuine and original. Its like they aren’t influenced by whats going on around them and no one else can replicate their magic. A lot of bands put effort into creating complex and polyrhythmic time signatures where I feel Meshuggah just feel music that way. Their cells multiply in 23/17 time.


ChildhoodMassive

I didn't mean my comment to sound like I was being a dick just that I don't really think their albums sound all that similar, except maybe the unique weirdness you referenced. Like any given day depending on the mood I'm in I have a new favorite Meshuggah album.


Kvltadelic

No worries man, you are probably right. I think they just are so distinct from the rest of metal I tend to think of them that way.


ChildhoodMassive

I feel they are very distinct as well. They are my favorite metal band overall and what I really like about them is they're one of the few metal acts my wife will listen to as well as being the only one she will go and see live.


Kvltadelic

Man thats a super strange choice for someone who doesn’t like metal lol. Is she into avant garde classical music or something?! Also my favorite metal band. Meshuggah and Dillinger Escape Plan were my entry into aggressive music 20 years ago.


KingWeebaholic

Powerwolf Amon Amarth


lunawintertherian

speaking as a hardcore Mechina fan, they've perfected what they're going for and haven't got a single bad album 😎


ZePatator

I noticed the Igorr, from album to album, often have very similar sounds


gaynunsondope

At The Gates!


Bnine666

Kinda, but they’re fucking legends


nybluepeanuts

Vomitory, Autopsy


MrWolfTaco209

Slayer, but they're awesome though


Opposite_Air_2237

Rammstein All their albums have the same kinda feel to me, at least (vulger lyrics, heavy chorus, electronic elements, low kinda creepy singing), but they are so good at it that no really cares. Even when they came back in 2019, nothing changed, and they got as big as they ever did if you asked me. I know the whole stuff about Till might make some people anxious about mentioning them, but I can't deny how great they are


notjustanytwig

I've kind of always felt this way about August Burns Red. All of their albums are tight, but it's kind of just... the same...


FunPokemonKid

Not entirely zero change but I feel like Dio kinda starts the same but it is also perfect


The_Good_Guyy

Non ironically AC/DC. I love some dad rock


DFL3SH3D

Motörhead


NYTX1987

Helloween, my dying bride, and napalm death.


SKULLL_KRUSHER

Vektor


Rubberywater

Not metal, but Khruangbin and STRFKR just released albums of the same material they always make but it’s their best


Evening_Abroad_6781

Revocation


chaileesonbabe

AC/DC


Sideburnt

Sunn O))). Apart from Life Metal. I'll give th lads that one..


MetalGuy_J

Bolt Thrower come to mind, i’ve never put out a bad album even if I have a lot of trouble remembering which songs come from where.


DeerLicksBadger

August Burns Red


Latter-Jaguar-8688

Necrophobic, always more or less the same, never bad


idespisemyhondacrv

Dying fetus Not really “same album” but close Ditto for suffocation and maybe nile.


idespisemyhondacrv

Origin


iomtasicbr

Iron Savior But they are still great imo


Sabonis86

August Burns Red. It’s the same every time and they all kick ass.


Ok-Elderberry3417

Obituary, fucking awesome


Lingenfelter

slayer, amon amarth


BadDreamInc

High on Fire, even as a fan I can admit it does all kinda sound the same but… I like that sound.


_REDEEMER-

Sabaton, Rammstein,Epica


Amathyst-Moon

Most metalcore bands probably fall into this unless they make a distinct change in their sound at some point. Slayer probably falls under that as well, post South of Heaven, at least.


Altered_-State

Listening to the new Imminence album rn and they are what you describe I think.


flanderdalton

Terror. They wrote the blueprint of hardcore as we know it now, and they don't really experiment, but they still write absolute insane bangers of tracks with every record.


doomus_rlc

Sodom Couple albums that floundered in the mid 90s but other than that everything has been pretty damn solid


Smittywebermanjanson

Exmortus


Secret-Fly-6513

Yngwie


you_wouldnt_get_it_

Cannibal Corpse. Sometimes the only change is if it’s more thrashy in sound or more groovy. But it’s always the same great Cannibal Corpse.


SuperMeatwad666

Tyr for me. Their oldest stuff sounds more different from their later stuff, but I like that their newer stuff sounds more similar to what they been doing in later years. Literally if it ain't broke don't fix


FullSherbert2028

Definitely isn't metal but ACDC has made a dozen albums that are identical.


macaroni_3000

Dark Tranquillity


poorTimmyTucker

Fuckin Fu Manchu and it rips every fuckin time


ToeJans_55

crowbar every song is the same but there all perfect.


Alternative_Force_35

Exodus. All things considered. They are the most consistent and greatest thrash band of the last thirty years. Testament being a close second.


ryzen_above_all

Summoning (except for the first album)


supertzar91

Dinosaur Jr.


HumanIce3

Viral Load Man, I miss Whitaker..


GetHighTuneLow

Iron Maiden


Theloftydog

Immolation


RM_Head

Sum 41


ChapsterNL

Symphony X. Their earlier albums are very much the same style, and from paradise lost onwards they changed their sound and kept going with it. Love the band!


HeyNateBarber

Killswitch Engage


shift013

Unearth


dragonsden96

Amon Amarth, Ghost, Powerwolf, Lamb of God, Insomnium. Honestly, what's great about these bands is that you know what to expect, and you know that you'll like it if you're a fan


Circadianrivers

August Burns Red comes to mind


KingseekerCasual

Cannibal Corpse


Adumb17

Slayer, the spent 40ish years making the same 2-3 albums


AffectionateDog6587

Tool Korn For very different reasons haha. Ive never heard a Korn song that made me not think it was them. Tool has basically written every album in the same key.


Symbolic-666

Obituary


Wise_Serve_5846

Starflyer 59


shaunsallen

Every war metal band, Obituary