Poll: Thoughts on Death Metal.....

[Tdc2182]

Let's see. Any idiot with half a brain and knows two notes on a guitar and can just scream can make death metal. So yeah, I think that portrays my feelings on that subject.

The only band I give any credit to is Mudvayne, but that is because they actually have a little thing called talent.

Mudvayne? METAL? HAHAHAHA. You sir are a dolt. Ryan is an amazing bassist, and is squandering his talent with a band like them. He should go do something in the style of Qua Vadis that could showcase his talent instead of being worried about radio play.

I am sorry, How am I a dolt? Mudvayne is considered metal, and your statement agrees with mine.

 

[Sightless Wisdom]

Death metal makes up a lot of my music library. I can almost always enjoy a Death Metal album.

 

[Kevlar Eater]

Yes, I like death metal. I also like many different kinds of metal as well.

 

[Cmwissy]

i like music. i don't consider death metal to be music.

*holds up opinion shield*

All music is noise. Some is just louder than others.

OT: If the mood strikes me, although I'm usually a Classic Rock kinda guy, Beatles and the like.


EDIT: Although I don't like that cliché of angsty teenagers that death metal seems to have, and I'm sure most of you don't, either.

 

[jpoon]

I like a decent amount of death metal. Don't get me wrong, a lot of it pretty much is garbage but there are some really awesome bands and songs among the chaff!

 

[aemroth]

I love it. In fact, I'm seeing Behemoth live tonight, it's gonna be fucking awesome!

Hah! You lucky bastard! I'll have to wait a couple of months for that

Let's see. Any idiot with half a brain and knows two notes on a guitar and can just scream can make death metal. So yeah, I think that portrays my feelings on that subject.

The only band I give any credit to is Mudvayne, but that is because they actually have a little thing called talent.

You are so way off, my friend. Indeed, they were the only salvageable band from that whole nu-metal thing, in fact they were, at a time, my favorite band, before i, evolved into, you know... REAL metal.

I like it until it gets to the point where on the drums all you can hear is the double bass, the guitarists have no idea what they are playing, and the vocalist just does a low pitched growl the whole song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJCz4sQYSRI&feature=related
I hate this kind of "metal"

That is not Death Metal, it's Brutal Deathcore. And yes, it's awful by my standards, and many Death Metal listeners altogether. No comparison there.

I don't understand why there are so many sub-genres of metal. It doesn't make sense to me. I listen to the metal I think sounds cool and has meaning behind it. I don't care if its black, melodic, death, core, etc. Some people obviously think I'm a retard for thinking this, but I like different sounds. I can't listen to one type of metal for a long time- it gets stale and I don't want to ruin the music.

Anyone else hate explaining the differences between scream-o and metal?

It as eluded me for many years, i agree. But suddenly i found myself being able to categorize bands much easier. It's a lengthy process, and it comes naturally with time. Browsing sites for that matter, like Metal-Archives and MetalStorm helps a lot. I'd also suggest Sam Dunn's "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey". Very interesting documentary, and he helps put the evolution of metal into categories very effectively.

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Anyway, i lean more towards Melodeath (though sparingly, too much of it gets nauseating, like candy), Progressive and Technical Death.

A few examples:

Spoiler: Amoral (too bad they've gone power/glam recently)

Spoiler: Animals as Leaders (ok, not Death but Progressive, but i just had to share

Spoiler: Arsis (Technical Melodic Death)

Spoiler: Dark Tranquillity (one of the founders and survivors of Gothenburg i can still listen too)

Spoiler: Gorod (Technical Death)

Spoiler: In Mourning (Progressive Melodic Death)

Spoiler: Insomnium (Melodeath)

Spoiler: Mors Principium Est (ok, more Melodeath)

Spoiler: Obscura (awesome Technical Death)

Spoiler: The Faceless (Techincal Death / Deathcore)

Ok, i skipped a few obvious and already mentioned ones, like Death, Opeth, Bloodbath, Behemoth, etc.

And thanks for the heads up on Into Eternity and Dissection, i'll give it a listen

 

[Hollock]

I love black sabbath, and Iron maidens pretty good, but I'm just not a big fan of metal.

 

[Cryofthewolf]

Eh, it's not my favorite, but I can appreciate it from an artist's standpoint.

 

[foodmaniac]

I can't say I'm the biggest fan of Death Metal, but I don't exactly hate it. I listen to it to drown out other music, ie. that hip hop crap which shouldn't even be considered music.

 

[Nadlice]

I'm a death metal fan. Linking seems pointless now, but good death metal bands are generally quite talented. I'm talking Death, Daath, Suffocation, Necrophagist. Not anything with core on the end (I discriminate because it saves me time).

Two misconceptions I'd like to clear up.
1. Death metal is music. You can't argue this seriously without being an ass or incorrect on the definition of music,
2. If something growls/is loud, it's death metal. Death metal is a fairly specific subgenre. People have been good about this, but I want to make sure nobody posts "I hate death metal because Bullet for my Valentine sucks". That kills me on the inside.

I know I'm in some ways being an elitist on the second part, but if I started saying all classic rock was bad because Journey is unoriganal shite, I think many people would want to correct me (not to say classic rock sucks (though I do greatly dislike Journey).

 

[atombeast707]

I like it until it gets to the point where on the drums all you can hear is the double bass, the guitarists have no idea what they are playing, and the vocalist just does a low pitched growl the whole song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJCz4sQYSRI&feature=related
I hate this kind of "metal"

agreed fully. whitechapel (what ive heard from them at least) is also guilty of this. the closest i can get to that with ears intact would be job for a cowboy. embedded kicks ass. otherwise, my favorites are as i lay dying, trivium, the black dahlia murder, and killswitch engage. (i know this as metal, forgive any minor genre confusions)

 

[Donttazemehbro]

Horrid. The vocals always annoy me.

I'd rather listen to electronic music. And I HATE electronic music.

Exactly what i was thinking, I cant stand death metal, its just noise to me. I prefer the Beatles, Boston, Def Leppard (which i classify as rock) and journey, Lynyrd Skynyrd etc.

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

I enjoy death metal for the awesome guitar playing within..it gets me riled up for the day and ready to face things.

 

[atombeast707]

I don't understand why there are so many sub-genres of metal. It doesn't make sense to me. I listen to the metal I think sounds cool and has meaning behind it. I don't care if its black, melodic, death, core, etc. Some people obviously think I'm a retard for thinking this, but I like different sounds. I can't listen to one type of metal for a long time- it gets stale and I don't want to ruin the music.

Anyone else hate explaining the differences between scream-o and metal?

you knew my thoughts before i knew them

 

[danosaurus]

Let's see. Any idiot with half a brain and knows two notes on a guitar and can just scream can make death metal. So yeah, I think that portrays my feelings on that subject.

The only band I give any credit to is Mudvayne, but that is because they actually have a little thing called talent.

And a sample of the top 40 charts would show that 'any idiot' who knows a few chords can write a punk or rock song. Anybody who knows the Blues progression can write a song. ANybody with one of those waveform manipulators can generate a dance song.

Anybody with money and equipment can make a movie. Anyone with time, effort and a sellable idea can write a successful book.

Any 'idiot with half a brain' can see that your points in this thread show not so much a desire to converse and learn further on this topic, but to bludgen us with your rigid definitions and conclusions.

@UberNoodle : I couldn't have said it better myself, though I've gotten to the point where I stop trying to help narrow-minded internoobz open their mind a little, it's good to see that not everyone has given up.

In regards to OP - I was never really a big Death Metal fan, only band in the genre I appreciate are 'All Shall Perish'.
I like some of the higher quality Heavy Metal bands i.e - 'Droid', 'The Haunted' (more thrash metal) and 'Opeth' (Doom Metal). Death Metal always seemed to me to be a genre that tried too hard and with that came the floodgated opening of thousands of extremely inept high-school bands trying to clone the 'hardcore' style, thus leading to a plethora of medicore bands in the genre and just not enough of them willing to break the mold and try something different or outrageous. I believe Death Metal has stagnated as a genre.
Though many will say I'm wrong or whatever, I've been listening to metal for over a decade and I believe I know what I like and am more than entitled to my honest opinion

 

[Always_Remain]

I like all kinds of metal so yeah. Death Metal is pretty badass in my book. I'll listen to about anything though.

I agree with the first guy......... Death Metal takes way more skill with almost every instrument than other genres...... Like *pukes* Pop

You are kidding me right? More skill? I dont know if I should dive into this subject, because it will just result in flaming, but I gotta get this out.

Vocals: Rawr rawr rawr rawr rawr. If you can understand one word of any song like that the first time through, I commend you.

Guitar. Repetitive 2 to three chords, just shredded very fast.

Bass: see above

Drums: One of the only almost bearable part to it, but with waaaaay to much bashing on a symbol. A friend of mind in a band like this once told me if he forgets a few lines, he hits on any random drum or symbol piece and no one knows the difference.

That is a very ignorant viewpoint. I am a guitarist, been one for two years, and I still barely touch any metal unless it's simple rhythm parts. It is very hard to play. Especially if you try to do solos and sweeping. Oh my fuck. Sweeping. The vocals are general easy to produce but you have to have the right voice for it. I know nothing of bass so I cannot comment on it and finally. Drums. Holy shit the drummers in metal bands are some of the most talented. There are a lot of complex patterns in the field that is metal.

 

[Ham_authority95]

From Technical death metal like Athiest or Augury, to melodic death metal like In Flames, I love it.

(As long as it has structure and doesn't just devolve into a screaming and double bass drumming)

However, I can only really listen to it if in the mood.

If I'm tired and just want some peace, I will usually turn on some Jaco Pastorius rather than a Behemoth album.

 

[zanemaster98]

death metal is vague...there are many sub-genres that are actually very diverse and so some catch my fancy whereas others do not...but in a general sense, I have to defer to my beloved Dethklok

 

[SenseOfTumour]

I used to be quite into the shouty stuff, nowadays Megadeth/System of a Down is about my limit, tho I still have a soft spot for Lawnmoer Deth, purely because they obviously were in it just to have fun.

I'd however say that about 75% of death metal is derivative shit. 20% is good and 5% is genuinely great stuff.

Pretty much the same as every other genre of music.

Jazz is supposed to be one of the most creative genres out there, but you still end up with Jamie Cullum and his style of elevator music for midgets topping the jazz charts, classical music is one of the most revered genres ever, yet when you together 4 insurance salesmen with haircuts together to cover TV ads in a faux opera style, yes G4 I mean you, it knocks all the Beethoven and Mozart out of the way.

Speaking of classical btw, I LIKE classical, if a sandbox game has a classical station, there's nothing better for committing repeated vehicular murder to. However, why is it seemingly most often classical music snobs who so look down on popular music, accusing it of just being 'covers knocked out to make money', when if you look at any popular classical CD, there'll rarely be a single damn original piece on there, just another set of recordings of the same dozen tracks everyone else does? Nessun Dorma, 1818, Beethoven's 5th, that beer ad with the monkey, etc.

Now I know there's original classical works out there, I'm just saying it suffers from the same problems as all other genres, that the masses prefer mediocrity.