Originally Posted by
PharoahSunrise
Eh, every kind of music invokes some kind of emotion. A minor chord is sad, that doesn't mean its inspired. I think you miss my point... the artistic quality of their music seems absent to me, like they force ideas(like they force their rhymes). My main judgment would be on Metropolis and Awake, I haven't heard much else.
Yes, they're brilliant musicians. Very well educated... but their sound, its all very contrived to me. I don't know how to explain it, really, perhaps forced virtuosity's the right term. The basis of their songs is just boring metal to me, and because they toss in some flashy unconventional signatures and such, I don't know. It seems like cliche music dressed up by excellent musicianship.