Originally posted by enigma_nocurnus
Some heated discussion going on here. I'm with the guy that said that's how rumors get started. But fuck, if that's true that's pretty fucking poor in my book. I have wondered since their inception how it's possible to play their stuff without falling asleep, or performing daily mindless duties such as cleaning, or cooking your dinner at the same time. Lets face it, their stuff aint rocket science.
About the black metal comment, I'll agree. Started as a total trend, which is why it was my most hated form of metal for a good couple of years. But when most of them decided it was pretty cliche, the ones who wanted to continue to strive for notoriety dropped the image and actually started writing sick albums. i.e, Emperor, satyricon, then came Zyklon, Myrkskog e.t.c
Some of em still don the corpse paint, but it has seemed to be played down a great deal from how severe it started. Like it's normally just a white face, with a little bit of black. Immortal have completely stayed with their original image, and continue to explore the themes they set out to start. They are the only ones who I think it's kinda cool with, cause the faces you see them pull in promo's, the elaborate corpse paint, the lyrics. It fucking makes me laugh, me and my mate always make fun of it. But at the same time, we are about the biggest Immortal fans there are. I'm only really into their last 3 albums though. The only reason why Immortal are safe, and don't have to really worry about other aspiring bands copying their thing, is cause they simply couldn't get away with it. From the beggining Immortal never burned any churches, never sung about satan. Why, cause they weren't into it. Instead they made up this imaginary place(Blashyrk), and a whole host of concepts. Cause while they used the corpse paint, and belonged to the blackmetal genre. They didn't wanna be a nother clone burning churches, singing about how powerfull and mighty lord satan is. So if anyone tried to remotely copy what Immortal sing about, it would be spotted in an instant and the offendors would never live it down. Where as if you wanted to be a black metal band and sing about satan e.t.c, you wouldn't be copying a band.... you'd merely be copying a an idea that many bands have already done, and continue to do. That's why you still find bands doing it now, like Misanthrope said. That's why I respect Immortal, They made their own idea up..... apart from the whole corpse paint thing.
The fact remains, I will continue to stick to my own guidline. I don't give a fuck what a band wears, or sings about........ just so long as I think the music is inventive, creative, or has some other aspect I love. I'll listen. I listen to Morbid Angel not cause I worship satan, but cause I don't mind some of M.A's music. Deicide are another satanic band, I never listened to em though cause I think their shit.
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