Quick question!

[spellbound-by-the-bodom]

Why is mellodic death called mellodic death when everything mellodic death band has way more black metal sounding vocals and not really any death metal comparisions?

 

[Lari]

Because people who listen to this subgenre called "melodic death metal" (I'm not talking about real melodic death metal now) aren't familiar with death metal at all. I can't say that many "melodic death metal" bands sound black metal either..

 

[Zarok666]

Many bands of those so called Melodic Death Metal bands don't deserve to be called Death Metal at all. Compare a Melodic Death Metal band like In Flames (from their Jester Race time) with a Death Metal band like Cannibal Corpse or Nile and you will notice that the lack of melodies isn't the only difference.

 

[Lari]

^ couldn't agree more. Except for the word deserve.. I wouldn't call it an accomplishment to be labelled as a Death Metal band.

 

[BodomPrincess]

I personally don't really get the labels, I just like the music.

 

[TheSeldomlaid]

I second that, Bodomprincess.

Anyway, if it has nothing in common with Death Metal, that means......they are all power metal bands with growly vocals!

I will keep on pretending they are death metal bands.

 

[Stun]

Well, this thread is quite stupid. In case noone ever noticed, vocals are not the only thing in music. In fact they are almost pointless without music to back them up. Also, the stereotypical "black metal" style is radically different from vocalists like Alexi's, in case you didn't know. I won't bother explaining cause I've done it before several times.

 

[BodomiC]

Because this whole genre thing is hilarious

 

[spellbound-by-the-bodom]

COB can be called power metal when alexi writes a song about a dragon or does a lute solo until then we will let mr turilli keep the crown

 

[Welly]

allu's english is way to poor to write a song about dragon.. power metal alway have adjectives like radiant or mightyful or even powerlighted

 

[spellbound-by-the-bodom]

red light in thine eyes
riding towards dead end
thou est better off dead
taste of thy sword
epic warriors of decadence

etc!

 

[Tut Ankh Amon]

aeuheauhaeueahuh epic warriors of decadence was the power-er of them

 

[slaesh]

at the gates = first melodic death metal band

what more do i have to say
compare

 

[Varailo]

Really, though, what we call melodic death seems to be more like the goth metal I listen to, because of the melodies... yeah I'm just saying what everyone else said..

That's why I can't listen to pure death metal, it seems like there's nothing to it.

 

[spellbound-by-the-bodom]

umm i dont think bodom has anything to do with goth at all personally!!!

 

[MagSec4]

Why is mellodic death called mellodic death when everything mellodic death band has way more black metal sounding vocals and not really any death metal comparisions?

I don't know, but you might wanna work on grammar and sentence structure there..

 

[spellbound-by-the-bodom]

aahh fuck off

 

[TheSeldomlaid]

red light in thine eyes
riding towards dead end
thou est better off dead
taste of thy sword
epic warriors of decadence

etc!

All played by Children of Dragon

Bodom Beach Dragon
Dragons don't Kill
Touch like Warrior of Death...

I'll stop now

 

[spellbound-by-the-bodom]

dragons dont kill hahaha