Depends how good it is.

^that. Generally needs to be more than a half hour for me though. Some EP's can be really good but usually leave me wanting more, no matter how good they are.

Written by R'Vannith on 14.05.2013 at 12:13

^that. Generally needs to be more than a half hour for me though. Some EP's can be really good but usually leave me wanting more, no matter how good they are.

it does matter on how good they are, there are some eps that make me want less...

Favourite length? What does it matter? If an album has good songs, it can be as long as it gets. I love Slayer's Reign in Blood (28 minutes) and I love Bong's Beyond Ancient space (79 minutes). Should I like any of them more or less due to length?

Written by Daniell on 14.05.2013 at 14:06

Favourite length? What does it matter? If an album has good songs, it can be as long as it gets. I love Slayer's Reign in Blood (28 minutes) and I love Bong's Beyond Ancient space (79 minutes). Should I like any of them more or less due to length?

yes, of course you should

Written by theFIST on 14.05.2013 at 13:27

Written by R'Vannith on 14.05.2013 at 12:13

^that. Generally needs to be more than a half hour for me though. Some EP's can be really good but usually leave me wanting more, no matter how good they are.

it does matter on how good they are, there are some eps that make me want less...

I meant even if it works well as an EP I'd still want more. The good EP's I've heard make me wish they were LP's instead. For sure if they're bad EP's I wouldn't hope for anything more.

I suppose it also depends on the style/genre as well. Many people might not be eager to sit through an hour long album of thrash, which is typically shorter. Or a doom lover might not be too happy about a really short album.

About 40 minutes is my pick, with slayer being the biggest exception.

Dont give a rats ass about length of an album...if length of every song fits perfectly to it, its all fine to me...

40 minutes, after that I usually get bored.

I prefer shorter albums, and I love Ep's. I get bored listening to Esoteric-esque albums.

That being said if it's good for the whole album, I'll like it.

20-40 minutes is my bubble.

Depends way too much on the style of music. I generally love short and to the point albums just as much as looooong albums. So I'd say my favorite niche is in the 25-35 and 55-65 min mark.
But as long as the band justifies the length... I just couldn't care less.

It really depends on the album. The more music the better to me.

Other: 40mins to 1 hour.

The length isn't really important as long as the music is good. Judging by the albums I love, it is usually around 50/60 minutes though. EPs can be just as good and so can 30-minute albums. If it doesn't go overboard, even double albums are enjoyable.

IMO depends on the genre and even lyrical concept. Concept records are typically longer, and for the chance for the story to be understood the length of the music will be longer generally. As long as the music is good of course lol.

With genres, I think the best Death/thrash/power metal records are under the 50 minute mark, with a few exceptions.

With black/doom my personal favs have been generally between 55-70min running time.

But it should be quality over quantity anyday

Napam Death - "Utilitarian" this album is the epitome of positivity in death metal/grindcore music

The duration of a CD depends on the metal genre, for example, doom metal bands or also the DSBM, the duration of their materials easily exceed 60 minutes, however, the case of death metal as the duration should be lower.

40 minutes tends to leave the most impact. 50 isn't bad either. The problem with really long albums is that there's usually more filler, but there are exceptions.

I generally prefer an album to be between 40-50 minutes. That's about the perfect time. Not too short that you're left wanting more. And not too long that you're asking when is this gonna end? But there's certain bands and genres that I can make exceptions for. Especially when it comes to black metal.

Grindcore and punk stuff: 25 - 35 min

Death and Thrash Metal: 35 - 45 min

Black and Doom Metal : 45 - 55 min

Everything else: 40 - 50 min

It depends. On melodic metal or progressive I love long albums. On death\thrash metal I prefer 30-40 minutes . I don't see the point of making a 10 songs album in these genres. It will become repeatitive at the 8 track no matter what you do. And some tracks will become "fillers" no matter what you do. That's how I feel, at least.

It depends, but I have lately gotten more into progressive stuffs, and there you'll find some lengthy stuffs.. But I'll say around 50 - 70 minutes