Whats the difference between Heavy metal and Traditional heavy metal

[slipnuts]

Whats the difference? Some bands on the metal archives are labled as Heavy metal or traiditonal heavy metal.

 

[SentinelSlain]

Some people, generally none metalheads in the media and people very new to the scene see 90s numetal as heavy metal and refer to traditional metal as rock. That would not go down well on these boards though.

 

[slipnuts]

anyone else

 

[WolfUnser]

to me i hate the word traditional being used to describe the original genre. there is no difference, except people might call it trad if its newer. overall its a term used by dumbasses in my opinion who know nothing about what metal is.

 

[Bloopy]

For what it's worth, Encyclopaedia Metallum has stopped using "traditional" since this thread was started, which probably proves there's no difference that can reasonably be distinguished.

RateYourMusic just calls it another term for the same thing. However, they do use the word to distinguish between Doom Metal and Traditional Doom Metal, so I guess there's more of a line that can be drawn there.

 

[no country for old wainds]

i was discussing that the other day, is there even such a thing as 'doom metal' that isn't trad doom, death doom, funeral doom, gothic/peaceville doom etc? i'd say 'traditional doom metal' is redundant and the trad stuff should just be called doom metal.

 

[Bloopy]

i was discussing that the other day, is there even such a thing as 'doom metal' that isn't trad doom, death doom, funeral doom, gothic/peaceville doom etc?

A few are missing out on their own doom subgenre I suppose. The doom metal side of the stoner & sludge-leaning bands such as Bongripper, Eagle Twin and Whitehorse. Doom bands with growls that have somehow avoided getting pigeonholed as sludge or death. Black/doom.

The amount of albums just voted as both trad doom & doom metal is kinda funny though.

 

[no country for old wainds]

yeah it's the same with heavy metal and US power metal

 

[Slayed Necros]

Genres on RYM are ridiculous and overcomplicated. Dissonant death metal? Get the fuck outta here!

 

[no country for old wainds]

i wouldn't mind so much but it's never fucking applied correctly lol

 

[CiG]

Genres on RYM are ridiculous and overcomplicated. Dissonant death metal? Get the fuck outta here!

This one fucking got me, as well as the sudden appearance of "black n roll" on everything lmao. Bunch of gay cunts I swear.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

Genres on RYM are ridiculous and overcomplicated. Dissonant death metal? Get the fuck outta here!

There have been positive additions as well, such as them finally adding epic doom metal.