Best use of contrasting things? (Growly to clean, quiet to loud, etc.)
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DarkBliss
...And okra for all
The way you put it, made me think it did. Meh, forget it then. And I thought it was funny so I wanted to comment
no, I was just saying that the contrast in speed between the drumming and the riffs worked beautifully
there are thousands of bands that play very fast music
there are thousands of bands that play very fast music
Zephyrus
Tyrants and Slaves
Borknagar gets my vote. They've mastered the growls/cleans interplay since their inception (if you count the chants on the first album), and did so with 3 different, very talented vocalists on both the rough and clean vox.
Dimmu Borgir have used some very dramatic shifts from growls to clean vox ever since Vortex joined their ensemble. I know the song/band is overrated but when Vortex comes in on "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse", it's pure splendor.
Dimmu Borgir have used some very dramatic shifts from growls to clean vox ever since Vortex joined their ensemble. I know the song/band is overrated but when Vortex comes in on "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse", it's pure splendor.
how are you not slaughtered and flamed to hell by everyone here for even mentioning dimmu borgir??
Zephyrus
Tyrants and Slaves
Because they're not as bad as their sellout image implies. They have a respectable back catalogue and a good number of folks here like even their later outputs.
Matt
Active Member
Agreed with everything there.
Progenies is the perfect "march into battle with dark, satanic mongols attcking you" kinda song.
Zephyrus
Tyrants and Slaves
Zhou Tai 04
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Matt
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Actually no it doesn't, that song is like "I'm marching into battle with extremely ugly atheist mongols". Sorry for the confusion there
Matt
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DarkBliss
...And okra for all
Evil Dead
Hail to the King baby
Frediablo of Grimfist/Deride/Hemnur etc was probably one of the best vocalists in metal in my opinion. Great growls and screams, and an excellent clean vocal..reminded me of Mike Patton. Too bad he left the scene.
Life Sucks
and then you die
AA Nemtheanga flows from his clean, albeit gruff crooning to black metal shrieks seemlessly.
Mourning Beloveth also are great in utilizing the contrast between death growls and clean vocals. Frank Brennan is easily one of my top three favorite clean vocalists.
Mourning Beloveth also are great in utilizing the contrast between death growls and clean vocals. Frank Brennan is easily one of my top three favorite clean vocalists.
Matt
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Life Sucks
and then you die
Yep. Nemtheanga is easily one of the best vocalists in metal. No one sounds like his "clean" voice. He isn't really singing a vocal melody much of the time, nor is it spoken vocals (Baal Sagoth, Mayhem's GDoW), yet they are still not harsh vocals. It really fits the music. I also like his black metal vocals.
darcy
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Emperor - In The Wordless Chamber
There's an orchestral break, that's more or less pleasent to listen to, with a very quick (but noticeable) buildup to the heaviest moment in the song (possibly the whole damn album). Great use of extreme dynamics!
There's an orchestral break, that's more or less pleasent to listen to, with a very quick (but noticeable) buildup to the heaviest moment in the song (possibly the whole damn album). Great use of extreme dynamics!
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