What would everyone prefer to see more of, exactly?
Posted on Monday, November 3rd, 2008 @ 7:45 am » permalinkI feel like responses to a lot of posts are a little off lately, so I'm just curious…
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November 3rd, 2008 @ 9:01 am
Everything is looking good from here. I like the variety. Maybe things were off a bit because of Halloween. And you can expect all of your Philadelphia area readers to have dropped off lately, as they've been busy trashing their city again. I was there friday and I swear it looked like a bomb hit the place. GO PHILS.
November 3rd, 2008 @ 1:00 pm
Ditto on the diversity … I never comment much, but I've really been liking the diversity lately. Rash of Beatings, Svarti Loghin, Moutheater, Mightyfew, and Quagmire were all great discoveries for me. As long as it doesn't start becoming all bedroom black metal all the time, I'm happy … haha.
November 3rd, 2008 @ 1:34 pm
Less modern metal with Photoshopped covers, more old stuff. :)
November 3rd, 2008 @ 2:15 pm
You have a very diversely broad quality taste, keep this way, everything is cool too me, Aversionline.com is my reference for good music.
November 3rd, 2008 @ 2:44 pm
I like the diversity also. That Svarti Loghin is still doing my head in. I kind of miss the coverage of new releases, Photoshopped covers or not.
November 3rd, 2008 @ 3:38 pm
i want to see more hardcore like not just the usual darker shit but like old 90s NYHC or 90s core in general…or some jersey stuff like jerk city, the mongoloids, rottmann, suburban scum, disaster, pellinore,
November 3rd, 2008 @ 3:43 pm
I would like to see more new releases and old-school metal/thrash picks every now and then.
November 3rd, 2008 @ 6:08 pm
It's interesting, because I feel like the last time I posed a question of this nature there were a good number of responses that seemed more excited to see an increase in "classic" posts of obscure old material, which I've leaned ever-so-slightly more towards in recent months, and now multiple people are saying "more new releases", ha.
Very glad people still seem to dig the diversity though, as I never see that changing. It's hard to balance it out as much as I'd like sometimes, but I'll certainly always cover anything that strikes me…
November 3rd, 2008 @ 6:32 pm
Obscure 90's thuggish metalcore shit yo !
Everything related to NJHC and PAHC.
But of course, any kind of obscure of less-know band, old or recent, hardcore or not, wordwide, is always appreciated, keep up the good work pal.
November 3rd, 2008 @ 7:26 pm
I`ve been following your blog for a few years and I`m loving it more than ever. the diversity is great. snoras and moutheaters have been playing in my ipod a lot in the last 10 days. I`d like to see more experimental hardcore (stuff like majority rule or curl up and die but done by bands I don`t know) and more 90s emo like sunny day or jets to brazil, but I`m pretty happy with the current state of the blog.
thanks!!
November 3rd, 2008 @ 10:29 pm
More old-school styled hardcore as well as crusty hardcore (something you post very seldomly).
November 3rd, 2008 @ 11:12 pm
well i credit you for turning me on to misery signals, snoras, agalloch, dawnbringer, and probably a bunch of other bands i listen to all the time but cant think of now. i definitely like the tough guy hardcore stuff cause thats what i grew up on but i guess i mostly appreciate the modern innovative hardcore and screamo stuff that you review. i think you probably have a pretty diverse set of readers and for a lot of people its probably pretty hit or miss. but i definitely wouldn't ask that you change cause i've been exposed to a bunch of great stuff i never would have found on my own. thanks!
November 3rd, 2008 @ 11:17 pm
Keep up the good work Andrew- you've really been doing a solid job lately with a lot of solid old school releases like Negative Male Child & Dare to Defy, as well as some of the more obscure stuff like Quagmire and Deadeffect. I'd agree with the last poster as far as seeing you going back to covering the whole crusty/d-beat hc scene, some of the lesser known 90's metalcore (Godbelow, Corrin, Aftershock, Harvest, Despair) and maybe some more doom & stoner stuff (Trouble, Solitude Aeternus.) Hails!
November 3rd, 2008 @ 11:58 pm
I demand more writing about whatever the hell you feel like writing about, please. Thanks.
November 4th, 2008 @ 1:46 am
would like more obscure 90s metalcore as well, haha.
November 4th, 2008 @ 2:22 am
Bring back Blodstarid!!! or however it was spelled
November 4th, 2008 @ 2:54 am
I would definately like to see some stuff along the lines of One Eyed God Prophecy or Carol. Also, your post on Empty was really good, and if you've got anything along those lines, it would make for a great update.
I've really been liking these recent posts. It's good to see a band like Moutheater get recognition from your blog, and I really like how you've been posting these out of print discographies.
November 4th, 2008 @ 4:53 am
Digging the posts of Christdriver, Rash of Beatings, Terrorizer
November 4th, 2008 @ 5:32 am
i'm always down for some quality ('90s-sounding?) emo/indie.
diversity and quality, "expert"-like write-ups is what's keeping this blog miles above the rest. maybe that's why people don't comment that much, as there's not much to add.
but don't mistake scanty comments for a lack of interest.
November 4th, 2008 @ 5:37 am
I think you should post whatever you like. If I got to dictate what you posted, there wouldn't be any new stuff to broaden my horizon, and that goes for everyone else, whether they realize it or not. :)
November 4th, 2008 @ 5:46 am
Many thanks for all the feedback, everyone.
I can't promise more of the crusty stuff as I've honestly just not listened to a ton of that stuff in recent years beyond old classics (be it Discharge or His Hero is Gone), but I'll see what I can do, heh.
November 4th, 2008 @ 6:07 am
Honestly, I think your reviews are right on the money. More often than not it's something that I've never heard or heard of; and I usually like what I have to hear. Lately, I've been into a lot of instrumental/indie/post-rock shit, but that's the trend right now. I'm always in the mood for more apocalyptic crust (e.g. tragedy, fall of efrafa, muga etc.) or some rocked out stoner type shit (javelina, appollonia) stuff that defies categories (haust, helms alee - those bands slay). I always love anything that you post from ItsaTrap (Viola, Tiger Lou, Closer, though it's been lacking lately). You don't post much doom, but when you do it rocks (unearthly trance, rwake - FYI the new UFOMammut is killer). More accessible stuff like This Et Al is another band I never would have heard of if it wasn't for this site. All in all, it's very rare that I don't like what you post, but if I had to make a suggestion maybe have a seperate section strictly set aside for classics, especially metalcore (as I missed a lot of those bands when I was on my punk/Oi! only phase in high school). Even a list of your favorites w/o a full write up would be great. Either way, keep it up….
November 4th, 2008 @ 2:06 pm
More old stuff man. Nothing against learning about newer "extreme" music and such (your reviews are good), I just liked it when you were also posting a fair amount of stuff from 15-25 years ago too.
November 4th, 2008 @ 2:19 pm
more 90's new school hardcore :) post whatever you like. aversion is very cool blog
November 4th, 2008 @ 5:29 pm
I personally would like to see a few more new releases, but for the most part, you do do that… so i can't complain. I love that i'm always seeing new artists here that i've barely even heard of; it's why i come here, to find new stuff i hadn't known of before.
But okay, i'll comment more often now too. :)
November 4th, 2008 @ 9:20 pm
I'd say post whatever you feel like. That's the difference between a blog and a standard music fanzine website I think. I only respond or check out the music on maybe 5-10% of the posts but I check out the site every other day at least because you have a great writing style. It's cool when a post comes up even just every once in a while for what I consider a classic band/album.
November 4th, 2008 @ 9:23 pm
…and maybe throw in a completely mainstream punk/rock album you're into every once in a while so we can see the responses! That will be as interesting as a really obscure posting I reckon!
November 4th, 2008 @ 10:13 pm
Always more holy terror!
P.S. I love this blog!
November 4th, 2008 @ 10:16 pm
Maybe check out Bridge to Solace (ex-Newborn) from Hungary — I would be curious to hear your thoughts.
November 5th, 2008 @ 3:33 am
Holy Terror.
Lesser known Japanese hardcore/metal/punk bands of various persuasions.
Lesser known metal influenced hardcore bands from Europe.
=)
November 5th, 2008 @ 8:43 am
I think it is a perfect blend of current but note generic black metal, great old and new hardcore, and new releases by other metal artisits. I think the mix of old and new across the genres is perfect. I have found a lot of great shit from your recommendations. Keep it up.
November 5th, 2008 @ 10:51 am
Everything's fine with me, it's just normal some posts don't get so much responses, deadeffect and rash of beatings shit on daretodefy though ;) just do your thing people will post again.
November 6th, 2008 @ 6:37 am
your website is my tome for hardcore so please, do more hardcore, metalcore, holy terror and thugcore stuffs…either recent or essential stuffs
November 9th, 2008 @ 9:13 pm
Less hardcore that is just more of the same… I used to love hardcore, but I can barely even differentiate half the hardcore bands you put on here.
November 10th, 2008 @ 4:55 pm
Keep doing what you're doing… this blog is peerless!
November 11th, 2008 @ 12:16 pm
I can always take some more grindcore.
November 11th, 2008 @ 7:28 pm
I'm not sure if you have already reviewed the following so please forgive me if that is the case. But I would love to hear your opinion on the following…
The Faceless -Akeldama
The Faceless -Planetary Duality
Decrepit Birth -Diminishing Between Worlds
Cynic -Traced in Air
Deeds of Flesh -Of Whats to Come
November 14th, 2008 @ 8:21 am
New Trap Them record kills, review it!
November 14th, 2008 @ 3:19 pm
More crazy experimental-jazz-fusion-grind stuff ala Lye By Mistake and maybe some more indie/emo stuff ala Damiera. I mean anything really; new or old. I don't care so long as the tunes keep coming. Keep on fighting the Good Fight.
November 14th, 2008 @ 7:57 pm
Please write a book about PAINTBOX and try to make it so that it could be considered as reading material for the youth in school 'cause that band needs to be implanted in everybody's head.
Other than that, I enjoy this blog intensely and have since the day it came out.
November 17th, 2008 @ 5:01 pm
I have been a huge fan of this webzine since the very very beginning. I have to admin that I don't read it all that much anymore. This is certainly NOT because the quality of the posts has deteriorated, on the contrary! It is because I am not interested in the concept of "record reviews" anymore, it just doesn't do the trick for me. I use last.fm to discover new music and, like many of us in here, only read metalinquisition.blogspot.com when it comes to mp3/metal blogs.
Personally speaking, I would like to see articles / rants / stories /collaborative experiments of all sorts in aversionline, using heavy music as the central axis is certainly welcome but not necessary. Andrew is a very talented writer, he's been around for a long while and his views are legit and interesting to say the least.
November 21st, 2008 @ 10:54 pm
black metal.
December 8th, 2008 @ 2:41 am
I would love it if you talked a bit more about some of the modern foreign screamy hardcore. Like A Fine Boat, That Coffin from Germany. Or, Kias Fansuri from Malaysia. These are bands that are really pushing the envelope regarding what "Screamo" and metallic hardcore should, could, and can sound like. Otherwise, I think your page is quite nice.