death metal good or bad?

[QUOTE="NiKva"]

I don't like death metal. If I can't understand the lyrics, then it's probably not the genre for me.

CosmoKing7717

I don't think that it's such a terrible position so long as it's not the only thing the listener in question is looking for. Sure, great sounding music is important - Hell, I'd even say it's the most imporant thing - but the right words can help bring a song with phenomenal musical qualities to an even higher artistic level.

It's goooooood.
- Wonderful technical musicality especially concerning the drums in particular and the guitars.
- Endless proper-good riffs pouring in one after another.
- It has a tone and genuine agression to it that you just can't get elsewhere music-wise, as in, when I'm in the mood for death metal only death metal scratches that itch.
I personally love me a bit of death metal (especially brutal death) for mainly these three reasons.

I don´t like it.

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]I used to be an anti-advocate for the "growl" genres of metal, calling it un-musical. Now I'm knee deep in groove metal with Pantera and Sepultura and finding myself wanting faster, harder and stronger music every day. Like all music, it is an acquired taste... but DAMN does it blow traditional styles of rock out of the water. Well, at least for me. And I say to anyone who calls it un-musical: "A pox upon thee!" Because it most certainly is musical... just in a non-traditional way. Much like rock-and-roll was to music 60 years ago.Celldrax

Tis the truth. There's a reason why metal is often compared to cIassical.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8i98kGAaEw

Yep

Cacophony is the first word I think of when I hear death metal. It's just a jumble of dissonance, the musical equivalent of a dentist drill.DJ_Lae

Yup, quite the jumble of dissonance here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAJQOeCSs_o&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4pzLJdHddU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W6dUtUcsVI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMuzlblOBq8&ob=av3e
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fba6eUzW-1Q

*Glitchspot wouldn't let me link :roll:*

Yup, quite the jumble of dissonance here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAJQOeCSs_o&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4pzLJdHddU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W6dUtUcsVI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMuzlblOBq8&ob=av3e
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fba6eUzW-1Q

*Glitchspot wouldn't let me link :roll:*

chessmaster1989

To each their own, I guess (and yeah, Gamespot won't let me link either, it's annoying). None of those are pleasing to my ears, mostly due to the vocals.

It's also a mood thing, too, as I enjoy speed metal and other stuff, but I have to be in the right mindset otherwise it just gives me a headache.

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]

Yup, quite the jumble of dissonance here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAJQOeCSs_o&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4pzLJdHddU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W6dUtUcsVI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMuzlblOBq8&ob=av3e
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fba6eUzW-1Q

*Glitchspot wouldn't let me link :roll:*

DJ_Lae

To each their own, I guess (and yeah, Gamespot won't let me link either, it's annoying). None of those are pleasing to my ears, mostly due to the vocals.

It's also a mood thing, too, as I enjoy speed metal and other stuff, but I have to be in the right mindset otherwise it just gives me a headache.

[QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]

Yup, quite the jumble of dissonance here...

*Glitchspot wouldn't let me link :roll:*

chessmaster1989

To each their own, I guess (and yeah, Gamespot won't let me link either, it's annoying). None of those are pleasing to my ears, mostly due to the vocals.

It's also a mood thing, too, as I enjoy speed metal and other stuff, but I have to be in the right mindset otherwise it just gives me a headache.

death metal and screamo are my 2 most hated genres and whoever likes them should be put to death for being a disease to societyDr_Yeezy_3000

I have a feeling you couldn't name a single actual screamo band.

As far as death metal goes I enjoy some old school Cryptopsy, Suffocation, and Death. I'm also a rather large Grindcore fan. Good music if you're in the right mood.

[QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]Cacophony is the first word I think of when I hear death metal. It's just a jumble of dissonance, the musical equivalent of a dentist drill.chessmaster1989

Yup, quite the jumble of dissonance here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAJQOeCSs_o&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4pzLJdHddU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W6dUtUcsVI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMuzlblOBq8&ob=av3e
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fba6eUzW-1Q

*Glitchspot wouldn't let me link :roll:*

Personally, I prefer more progressive/technical artists, which may be more delightful to the ear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r97e1ooniyI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdYEzIuur5E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_HZRf5Ehw4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do1egEETMZg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_3jJG_oGSs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT6mwZ5pzn4

Don't really like it. I do like metalcore though. Post hardcore is also one of my favorites.

I like it. The energy is unmatched, the instrumentation is really good and dem grooves.

[QUOTE="biohaznerd"]death metal infringes on the genre of metal as a whole and takes away from the real talented metal bands like slipknot and korn. that's real metalkussese

no I agree

i used to listen to some of it when i was younger. but i'm not a fan anymore. it got old very fast for me. i find it to be way too repetative.

It depends. There are only a few death metal bands I like, but the ones I do like do it well.

Ugh, I hate it.

Some it is okay, some if it is horrible but every genre has the good mixed with bad

There's some absolute gems and there's a lot of crap. Same with any other genre.

You listen to one band, make a bunch of generalizations, and think you can lambast a whole genre.

Yeah, posting in this thread is a lost cause.

You listen to one band, make a bunch of generalizations, and think you can lambast a whole genre.

Yeah, posting in this thread is a lost cause.

Saturos3091

naw dude death metal is just bad

i love death metal

[QUOTE="kussese"][QUOTE="biohaznerd"]death metal infringes on the genre of metal as a whole and takes away from the real talented metal bands like slipknot and korn. that's real metalfreek666

no I agree

I could never handle any pure genre of Metal, it either has to be wacky like System of A Down or progressive like Dream Theatre. Exceptions would be Megadeth and Metallica. lonewolf604

I don't think Megadeth and Metallica really qualify as examples of "pure" genre.

The big turn-off to death metal is the vocals. If some of them would just learn to sing instead of vomit on the microphone, more people might listen to them and *GASP!!!* enjoy them.

I wont be the guy who tells you to turn it off, but I wouldn't listen to it voluntarily. I like emo/hardcore bands a lot more. Sure they still scream nonsense sometimes but the chorus's usually even it out. Plus, I think if you scream properly your music should give off more energy.

The big turn-off to death metal is the vocals. If some of them would just learn to sing instead of vomit on the microphone, more people might listen to them and *GASP!!!* enjoy them.

OrkHammer007

Some death metal is amazing, other bands not so good. Oh and deathcore is terrible.

Nah, metalcore is better

[QUOTE="OrkHammer007"]

The big turn-off to death metal is the vocals. If some of them would just learn to sing instead of vomit on the microphone, more people might listen to them and *GASP!!!* enjoy them.

Mcspanky37

Yup. Thinking that death metal should have nice clean singing is about like expecting that opera should have vocals in the Nashville twang style.

The big turn-off to death metal is the vocals. If some of them would just learn to sing instead of vomit on the microphone, more people might listen to them and *GASP!!!* enjoy them.

OrkHammer007

Lol I remember you from the other topic saying you can do dm vocals. It's perfect for the music, it shouldn't be done any other way, and it's a lot harder than "vomiting" on the mic.

[QUOTE="Mcspanky37"][QUOTE="OrkHammer007"]

The big turn-off to death metal is the vocals. If some of them would just learn to sing instead of vomit on the microphone, more people might listen to them and *GASP!!!* enjoy them.

worlock77

Yup. Thinking that death metal should have nice clean singing is about like expecting that opera should have vocals in the Nashville twang style.

The best.

Some great Dm out there, but also some aboloute trash!

The big turn-off to death metal is the vocals. If some of them would just learn to sing instead of vomit on the microphone, more people might listen to them and *GASP!!!* enjoy them.

OrkHammer007

By that logic any instrumental song ever written is also no good. What about classical music? Instrumental blues and jazz? Which by the way blues and jazz use virtually the exact same playing style and composition as metal, just taken in a different direction. Your line of logic would also apply to any rappers that speak to fast or slurred to understand.

I've always said if you're only listening to the vocals in music, then you're not listening to music. I've also often said Metal is a "musicians music". Typically metal fans are musicians of some sort, this is not a coincidence. It's a lot easier to appreciate metal when you have a trained ear.

Also I need to point out I fire of the names of at least 2 dozen metal bands that DO sing in their music some entirely and some partially, and I would be willing to bet money you (and most others) still have never heard of them.

[QUOTE="OrkHammer007"]

The big turn-off to death metal is the vocals. If some of them would just learn to sing instead of vomit on the microphone, more people might listen to them and *GASP!!!* enjoy them.

keech

By that logic any instrumental song ever written is also no good. What about classical music? Instrumental blues and jazz? Which by the way blues and jazz use virtually the exact same playing style and composition as metal, just taken in a different direction. Your line of logic would also apply to any rappers that speak to fast or slurred to understand.

I've always said if you're only listening to the vocals in music, then you're not listening to music. I've also often said Metal is a "musicians music". Typically metal fans are musicians of some sort, this is not a coincidence. It's a lot easier to appreciate metal when you have a trained ear.

Also I need to point out I fire of the names of at least 2 dozen metal bands that DO sing in their music some entirely and some partially, and I would be willing to bet money you (and most others) still have never heard of them.

I see the death-metal adherents miss the point...

You can growl or scream without sounding like you're on a three week drinking binge and need to purge. I'll toss out Dez Fafara of DevilDriver and Mark Hunter of Chimaira as good metal vocalists in this vein. All the mike-barfing does is make the music less accessible... it doesn't make in any way better.

That's not to say that a sprinkling of power-puking here and there isn't okay. Used sparingly, it can provide a bit of shock value. It just sucks when it's through the entire ******* song.

I'd actually prefer the music if it lacked vocals. Some of my all-time favorite songs are instrumentals. You don't need someone "sounding angry" to convey the emotion if the music is written properly.

I see the death-metal adherents miss the point...

You can growl or scream without sounding like you're on a three week drinking binge and need to purge. I'll toss out Dez Fafara of DevilDriver and Mark Hunter of Chimaira as good metal vocalists in this vein. All the mike-barfing does is make the music less accessible... it doesn't make in any way better.

That's not to say that a sprinkling of power-puking here and there isn't okay. Used sparingly, it can provide a bit of shock value. It just sucks when it's through the entire ******* song.

I'd actually prefer the music if it lacked vocals. Some of my all-time favorite songs are instrumentals. You don't need someone "sounding angry" to convey the emotion if the music is written properly.

OrkHammer007

I've honestly never really thought of low guttural vocals as sounding angry. But with german thrash metal in particuler, I think the vocals sound somewhat more angry then what they do in death metal......and they're not exactly puking into the microphone ;) I personally think they compliment the music quite well. You can't really have death metal without the vocals.....because that's the whole point of it.

Well i like understanding what the singer is saying....not when he sounds like he is being mauled by a bear. =P

Well i like understanding what the singer is saying....not when he sounds like he is being mauled by a bear. =P

FUloin33

[QUOTE="FUloin33"]

Well i like understanding what the singer is saying....not when he sounds like he is being mauled by a bear. =P

CRS98

[QUOTE="FUloin33"]

Well i like understanding what the singer is saying....not when he sounds like he is being mauled by a bear. =P

CRS98