Manic Ferocity
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Not a big Death Metal guy ? Explain why
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Sophii
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Would it be any different in any other genre of extreme metal?
Aside from Unblack metal, there is a huge Christian following in goregrind/deathgrind, which I think is WAY more absurd than black metal.
Aside from Unblack metal, there is a huge Christian following in goregrind/deathgrind, which I think is WAY more absurd than black metal.
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Sophii
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It's interesting because some bands like Horde won't even refer to themselves as black metal. He feels it's an ideological genre of music and he disagrees with the ideology behind black metal.
Sophii
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Ideology is definitely the forefront to black metal (besides "fashion" of course 
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Forget riffs, just scream satan in front of a mic and there you go.
I dunno, I think more unblack metal has better dynamics too. Extol, Antestor...they have unique dynamics and evolution that I havent seen in most black metal bands (barring like...post-Euronymous Mayhem and Dodheimsgard)
) Forget riffs, just scream satan in front of a mic and there you go.
I dunno, I think more unblack metal has better dynamics too. Extol, Antestor...they have unique dynamics and evolution that I havent seen in most black metal bands (barring like...post-Euronymous Mayhem and Dodheimsgard)
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The idea of goregrind having lyrics about anything but gore is a bit silly to me as well but it’s not an ideologically based anti-Christian genre of music so that’s a different subject.
Black metal is a genre that whose very foundation was built upon opposition to Christianity or organized religion.
One of Christianity's rules is to "abstain from the appearance of evil" or some other such shit.
To meld Christianity with black metal is to exhibit a fundamental misunderstanding of either; and it invalidates any legitimacy either may have had when combined. It cheapens the art. It may sound good on surface level but it strips it of any depth.
Sophii
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I wouldnt say it cheapens the art. Makes it absurd, sure but not necessarily cheap. And, at least with my experience, most of the Christian Black/Unblack metal stuff doesnt really go into super worship mode except for maybe early Kekal. Existentialism and hope seem to be the common themes, which doesn't make it any less absurd.
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Holy fuck is it tiring to read every teenager that talks about death metal say “caveman riffs”
It’s also mildly comical that people went from hating Mortician to acting like they’re gods of the genre now.
Sophii
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Thats just what Ive been seeing them called. I couldnt tell you what the fuck it means.
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I’ve mostly just seen complaints about Mortician from old school fans who won’t touch grind. Always been a fan.
Krow
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Tbh this is more what i remember the general feelings to be.
http://ultimatemetal.com/forum/threads/worst-death-metal-band-ever.67661/
I remember catching Hell from every metalkvnt I've ever met while wearing my Hacked Up For Barbecue shirt.
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ah, finally some recognition. That thing is worth whatever next 50 techdeath/gore albums put together. It's like a great wine, it doesn't need any effort to be fully enjoyed. There isn't a filler riff in that whole EP. And Pit of Pestilence is as good tech death metal as I've ever heard, the chorus is fkng musical brilliance, no less.
Necrophaggot. Yeah...boy, did they have a grip on me in the olden days. Anyone else here much prefer the first to the overrated second ?
I've been lsng to Dawn - The Aphelion Deserts the past 10min. You try this now:
Musical brilliance. Don't leave w/o hearing out Pit of Pestilence.
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I don't even know how many times I've made a top ten death metal list and I'm sure it's never consistent.
1. The Chasm - Deathcult for Eternity: The Triumph
2. Deicide - Legion
3. Bolt Thrower - Realm of Chaos
4. Incantation - Diabolical Conquest
5. Adramelech - Psychostasia
6. Pestilence - Consuming Impulse
7. Autopsy - Mental Funeral
8. Dismember - Like an Everflowing Stream
9. Morbid Angel - Blessed Are the Sick
10. Immolation - Here in After
1. The Chasm - Deathcult for Eternity: The Triumph
2. Deicide - Legion
3. Bolt Thrower - Realm of Chaos
4. Incantation - Diabolical Conquest
5. Adramelech - Psychostasia
6. Pestilence - Consuming Impulse
7. Autopsy - Mental Funeral
8. Dismember - Like an Everflowing Stream
9. Morbid Angel - Blessed Are the Sick
10. Immolation - Here in After
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Setting black metal's fart-huffing self-congratulating about "art" aside, the contradiction is purely aesthetic and in the end the music should speak for itself. If you come across a black metal band and you like how it sounds, and then discover it's Christian, deciding afterwards that it sucks sounds like a massive poseur move to me.
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I can only speak for myself in saying that lyrics do or at least can play a significant role in my enjoyment of music. It might not completely ruin a band for me but preachy Christian lyrics are certainly going to lessen my opinion of them, and especially within the context of "black metal".
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