The poll is supposed to allow you to choose multiple genres, although I know that the choices listed don't really cover the vast offering of them. There's really way too many to make a big poll on all of them, I kind of generalized them into a few to get an idea.
In response to Phyre, Cannibal Corpse's songs and song titles ARE disgusting, they are supposed to be, even ask the members of the band themselves, it was their point to be as disgusting as possible. It isn't MY concept of disgusting, it just is to anybody who reads it. It's disgusting and amusing at the same time, which is why I enjoy reading the titles to laugh at them, because that was their point.. but I still can't get myself to listen to it. I think that you really need to stop being so angry and think for a minute. Like I said earlier, I may be ignorant of some styles of music for lack of experience of listening to them, but the ones I have heard come across to me as being utterly ridiculous. What kind of emotion can you derive from it other than murderous rage or amusement? The artists themselves intended it to be this way, so they expected criticism, and welcome it, because their point was to shock the public.
In answer to the theory question, I do know a lot about theory, and I do recognize the fact that some of these death/grindcore bands have knowledge of theory, but regardless of how complicated their playing may be, it still comes across to me as just ridiculous. It doesn't impress me as well written music. Especially the lyrics (i.e. cannibal corpse) because it isn't writing about experiences in their life or whatever it may be, its just finding the most grotesque things to say. You can't deny that, that's what it is. No matter how many times you can childishly call me names or swear at me, I'm not going to change my opinion, which I'm quite entitled to. I simply can't understand why people can enjoy it. Music to me is music that provokes emotions that may or may not be uplifting or depressing or whatever. The girl that fucked you over, or speaking out against this ever confusing life and the things that happen in it. Cannibal Corpse doesn't do that, they just think of the nastiest, grotesque things they can think of and add it to their music. Which you would need the lyric book for, considering theres no way in hell you can understand what they're saying through the incoherent grunts and growls.
As someone said earlier, to each his own, and Phyre really missed my point on saying that I had no intention on trying to upset people. I thank everyone for their respectful and intelligent posts that will better my knowledge on this subject.
