I find gore-related lyrics in any genre of music generally boring. Very few bands have been able to narrate/talk about gory subjects and actually make it sound convincing and sadistic enough that I got a cool vibe from them. I enjoy lyrics like Cry My Name or Like Fire fine, but as soon as it starts trying to sound disgusting without purpose I get bored and sometimes annoyed. Too many bands obsess with gore and it doesn't give me any sort of chill, it just sounds cartoonish and often stupid. Bloodbath doesn't take it too far luckily but I don't read along to lyrics from songs like "buried by the dead", I find it takes away from the music by sounding childish.
I'm probably a huge minority here. haha.
Pretty much the only Death metal I listen to is Bloodbath, so I have nothing to compare them to.
I find gore-related lyrics in any genre of music generally boring. Very few bands have been able to narrate/talk about gory subjects and actually make it sound convincing and sadistic enough that I got a cool vibe from them. I enjoy lyrics like Cry My Name or Like Fire fine, but as soon as it starts trying to sound disgusting without purpose I get bored and sometimes annoyed. Too many bands obsess with gore and it doesn't give me any sort of chill, it just sounds cartoonish and often stupid. Bloodbath doesn't take it too far luckily but I don't read along to lyrics from songs like "buried by the dead", I find it takes away from the music by sounding childish.
I'm probably a huge minority here. haha.