Metal Hammer's Golden Gods Award Winners

[powerslave_85]

Maybe it was too late for the cutoff, but Nine Inch Nail's secret shows and websites for Year Zero should have won "Best Viral Marketing" hands down.



Okay, now I feel really dirty for even suggesting that awards should be given for marketing.

[JRA]

Originally Posted by powerslave_85

Maybe it was too late for the cutoff, but Nine Inch Nail's secret shows and websites for Year Zero should have won "Best Viral Marketing" hands down.



Okay, now I feel really dirty for even suggesting that awards should be given for marketing.

By the way if anyone in this audience is involved in advertising or marketing...kill yourself.

[ADD]

Originally Posted by zgodt

When people speak of guitar shredders, they generally mean people who are known especially for playing lots of flashy, fast solos -- malmsteen, satriani, the silly dudes in dragonforce, etc. That shit is so played out. That's why it's brilliant to call the Mastodon guys best shredders: they never throw in a guitar solo just to show off. One of the things I love about Leviathan is that there are only three guitar solos on the whole damn album -- and the first two are really short (the Slayer-esque speed solo in Island and the country lick in Megalodon). They don't have a real long solo until about 10 minutes into Hearts Alive, and that solo is brilliant, and (like the earlier, briefer solos) an organic component of the song.

Like you said, that section in Capillarian Crest is astonishing. A far cry from traditional "shredding", but technically as impressive and musically far more engaging.

Damn.

[Spiral_Slave]

Originally Posted by zgodt

When people speak of guitar shredders, they generally mean people who are known especially for playing lots of flashy, fast solos -- malmsteen, satriani, the silly dudes in dragonforce, etc. That shit is so played out. That's why it's brilliant to call the Mastodon guys best shredders: they never throw in a guitar solo just to show off. One of the things I love about Leviathan is that there are only three guitar solos on the whole damn album -- and the first two are really short (the Slayer-esque speed solo in Island and the country lick in Megalodon). They don't have a real long solo until about 10 minutes into Hearts Alive, and that solo is brilliant, and (like the earlier, briefer solos) an organic component of the song.

Like you said, that section in Capillarian Crest is astonishing. A far cry from traditional "shredding", but technically as impressive and musically far more engaging.

I get what you mean, but...IMO, there is no way to justify them winning that award. Don't get me wrong, I love Mastodon, but the guitar work in the band is average.

[ChildrenofSodom]

Originally Posted by Spiral_Slave

I get what you mean, but...IMO, there is no way to justify them winning that award. Don't get me wrong, I love Mastodon, but the guitar work in the band is average.

But, like what Brad said, you chose THAT category selection to bitch about these awards? The rest of bands are far less deserving of their respective awards.

[Spiral_Slave]

Originally Posted by ChildrenofSodom

But, like what Brad said, you chose THAT category selection to bitch about these awards? The rest of bands are far less deserving of their respective awards.

Yeah, looking back I see that, but that statement was just a reponse to the previous post.

[ADD]

Originally Posted by Spiral_Slave

the guitar work in the band is average.

So what would you consider above average guitar work then?

[Spiral_Slave]

Originally Posted by ADD

So what would you consider above average guitar work then?

I'm not trying to be a smart ass here, but do you want a list?

[ADD]

Originally Posted by Spiral_Slave

I'm not trying to be a smart ass here, but do you want a list?

Sure.

[Spiral_Slave]

Originally Posted by ADD

Sure.

Are we talking any bands or just this year?