What Makes Music Heavy??

[Ecstatic Youth]

Originally posted by Somberlain
Strapping Young Lad,At the Gates,Amon Amarth...They are heavy

Oh yah, don't know about At The Gates(never really heard 'em), but Amon Amarth and SYL are super heavy too. Not to mention good, it's one thing to be really heavy, but it's a whole other thing to be good and talented as well. And the above fill it all out nicely.

 

[Sadistik]

I think "heaviness" is from the feeling and atmosphere the band produces. For example, I'm listening to Azaghal's Mustaama album at the moment, and its a typically poor produced, trebly affair, with almost no low end (though the bass is audible, suprisingly).This is still a HEAVY album in my opinion, as they have just totally set the mood with this morose, atmospheric brand of aural misanthropy. Whereas well=produced bnds like Sevendust, Korn, Slipknot, etc. just sound like calculated pop music to these ears, as they offer nothing outside of aggression. At least the good death metal bands know atmosphere and emotion as opposed to the typical mainstream "I fucking hate you! Stop hating me! I'm not a freak, fuck you!" type stuff.

 

[blakmetalemp]

If I remember, their was a thread kind of like this, so I shall repeat my answer:

HEAVY = BEHEMOTH!

 

[Rusty]

I think a lot of it's to do with the number of distorted guitars playing, as well as speed, vocals, bass, drums, and feel. Not very specific, but I always think it's a blend of everything.

 

[loudsilence]

The last part of the song Davidian by Machine Head is some heavy stuff.

 

[IllHead]

Heaviest bands I've heard are Deeds of Flesh, Suffocation and Cryptopsy...I mean if you don't consider that heavy and don't know what is