Speech on Heavy Metal

[WNxScythe]

I have to write a 10 minute speech and present it on metal in a couple weeks... but it's a "demonstrative speech" so basically I can play clips and show pictures and stuff (with powerpoint).

I know this sort of thing has been asked before, but I searched and couldn't find what I needed.

Basically I need as many written sources (written as in BOOKS not online information) as possible.

The obvious one is Lords Of Chaos... what are other books to check out? (My main points will be a short history of metal, overview of different subgenres, and some explanations of the terminology of the actual music - what's going on basically)

 

[The Ozzman]

Choosing Death

 

[Alter]

Sound Of The Beast is really good for info on how the metal scene grow from nothing into something.

 

[DirtBikeRazr]

if you look in alot of band tabliature book some have history in the beggining whether or not that helps you???

 

[cookiecutter]

There is a Rough Guide to Heavy Metal which I used in my research paper last year.

 

[skeptik]

Why do so many people do speeches on Metal?

 

[ohiogrinder]

Choosing Death

also, try The Definitive Guide To Heavy Metal, written by Rob Halford.

 

[The Ozzman]

Why do so many people do speeches on Metal?

Just to piss you off.

 

[Zephyrus]

There is a Rough Guide to Heavy Metal which I used in my research paper last year.

That's the same book that profiles Bush and Alien Ant Farm as metal bands...

Hey, I don't think you ever returned it to me....

 

[cookiecutter]

It's a hostage that I took in response to you taking my webcam

 

[skeptik]

I didn't say it was a bad thing, I just made an observation. I've done several myself, the last being the widely acclaimed "The Proliferation of Prejudice in Norway and its Relation to the Black Metal Culture."

 

[Zephyrus]

It's a hostage that I took in response to you taking my webcam

I'll ship it back to you once you mail me Hellfire.

 

[~Derek~]

Perhaps Lords of Chaos as well. And Scythe, did you ever get my PM about my question over the Emperor Tab Book?

 

[Alter]

I didn't say it was a bad thing, I just made an observation. I've done several myself, the last being the widely acclaimed "The Proliferation of Prejudice in Norway and its Relation to the Black Metal Culture."

I have done a speech on metal. Know one even cared/did not know I was into metal. It made me mad/laugh.

 

[WNxScythe]

Why do so many people do speeches on Metal?

Think about it... a speech where I get to play CLIPS in class...

I can't wait to see the when I put on some Gorguts or Cryptopsy

Plus I'd really like to just educate them on it, so they know it's more than just a bunch of random distorted crap.

 

[waif]

I can't wait to see the when I put on some Gorguts or Cryptopsy

Plus I'd really like to just educate them on it, so they know it's more than just a bunch of random distorted crap.

Err...what? Death metal sounds a lot like "a bunch of random distorted crap" to the untrained ear...trust me on this...and don't expect them to shit their pants, either...I played Bathory in a speech once and most people didn't even look up. Better off playing some really wierd obscure folk metal; whenever I mention folk-metal to someone who doesn't know shit about metal, they're really surprised. Most people don't realize metal can incorporate melody. So...if you wanna educate them, play some Eluvietie or something...

Remember to make it clear that Lemmy is in fact a superbeing, not a mortal man.

 

[The Ozzman]

Play Amorphis

 

[cookiecutter]

Yeah people don't care when you play metal. Do you get all shocked when you hear some bad song you don't like or some music you've never heard?

 

[skeptik]

I once started a speech playing Angel Of Death, having it fade out after Araya's scream and then talking over the song.

 

[Jreg]

I once started a speech playing Angel Of Death, having it fade out after Araya's scream and then talking over the song.

Book report on Hitler?