Metal etymology

[Manic Ferocity]

Pretty much.

 

[skeptik]

Yeah, in truth, "power metal" is probably the single most haphazardly bandied-about genre marking, historically speaking, in the history of metal. Looking through old magazines, I've seen the term connected with Metallica, Venom, Bathory, Celtic Frost, Mercyful Fate, Metal Church, etc. There was no "power metal" genre at the time, so it's only in retrospect that we have distinguished which bands in the 80s were power metal and which were heavy or speed or thrash metal. I would imagine it wasn't until the 90s that what the average person would identify with the term came to prominence. Well, I don't think most of the bands associated with the term even existed in the 90s, so I guess that makes sense. If you're looking for "the first instance in which the genre term was actually used properly", I don't think you're going to find it.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

I think it would be amusing if the first band to actually brand themselves power metal and associate with the term was a Euro-PM band

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Yeah that was necessary.

 

[Anticitizen One]

Wow, seriously.

 

[Manic Ferocity]

Yeah that was necessary.

I would say it is when the race card is pulled.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Would you stop being such a retard already?

 

[skeptik]

Did I miss something?

 

[metallicdistort]

I don't think the name came from their album title, but I'm pretty sure that that album had the roots of what today's power-metal sound is..now provided that I can't stand power metal at all, I may be completely off..

But many do consider Pantera to be power metal or "power-groove" for some reason

 

[Manic Ferocity]

Would you stop being such a retard already?

I'm trolling. Don't get your panties in a bunch.

 

[Hail The Wizard!]

I don't think he owns any panties.

 

[cookiecutter]

I'll assume someone used racial slurs because they thought they were funny and then tried to play it off like they were trolling when no one laughed.

 

[skeptik]

I demand to know what took place. I'm assuming ObscureInfinity said something bad about me or something like that based on the posts following the evident deletion.

 

[cookiecutter]

The suspense is killing me

 

[Manic Ferocity]

I bluntly dropped the n-bomb because metal_wrath was intentionally disagreeing with everyone, whether he hates the song or not, it seems to be habitual for him and it's annoying.

 

[skeptik]

Well he really is a nagger though, isn't he?

 

[Manic Ferocity]

I believe so.

 

[AchrisK]

Kids these days. You are all just rebelling against all of this stupid political correctness BS. If we could all just call things what they are, there wouldn't be so much pent up retardation.

 

[metal_wrath]

I bluntly dropped the n-bomb because metal_wrath was intentionally disagreeing with everyone, whether he hates the song or not, it seems to be habitual for him and it's annoying.

I would say 'Give me a f*cking break' but you might start a debate about affirmative action or something ffs.

 

[AchrisK]

ha!