Why is all good music like Bodom from the North?
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No it's the darkness. At least if you meant why all the good music (aka metal etc and not rap or random shit). Plus you have a lot of time to compose good stuff when there's like 3-4 months of almost total darkness and -30 degrees. 
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He probably did, seeing as the thread opener is almost an exact quote.
I've actually been thinking about this a lot recently. Though I love almost all type of metal, Scandinavian bands are usually the ones that really stand out to me, especially Norwegian black metal and Finnish metal. Maybe it's because they have more inspiration there; Norway has all those kick-ass fjords, the northern lights, and an abundance of forests, the latter of which inspired many a black metal song. And, if you think about, a lot of Norwegian black metal bands have a tendency to make their albums sound "cold", reflecting the weather up there. Same goes for Finnish bands; Finland is a pretty natural country, so the band members have probably seen a lot of inspiring places (perfect example: Children of Bodom inspired by Lake Bodom). As for American bands, most of them come from major cities and don't have a lot of nature, so they tend to have a more urban sound (just IMO).
I've actually been thinking about this a lot recently. Though I love almost all type of metal, Scandinavian bands are usually the ones that really stand out to me, especially Norwegian black metal and Finnish metal. Maybe it's because they have more inspiration there; Norway has all those kick-ass fjords, the northern lights, and an abundance of forests, the latter of which inspired many a black metal song. And, if you think about, a lot of Norwegian black metal bands have a tendency to make their albums sound "cold", reflecting the weather up there. Same goes for Finnish bands; Finland is a pretty natural country, so the band members have probably seen a lot of inspiring places (perfect example: Children of Bodom inspired by Lake Bodom). As for American bands, most of them come from major cities and don't have a lot of nature, so they tend to have a more urban sound (just IMO).
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I would get into Sweden, but there are few Swedish bands I care for, like (early) In Flames, Opeth, and At The Gates. But I'm sure it's just as inspiring a country.
inhe
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Authentic Metalhead said:
Sweden is not an inspiring country, and it's not packed with forests like many tend to think (we do have more forest than other countries, but there is like a 5% max of the population that live there). Sweden is also invaded by rap n shit and whole sweden is basically a big suburb. But yeah, sweden is nice, but it's not the place to get musical inspiration from.
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It's because nordic countries are.... harder then other countries!!1one
Btw, I live in a forest, but I can't play guitar lika Alexi or play the Keyboard like Janne.
Btw, I live in a forest, but I can't play guitar lika Alexi or play the Keyboard like Janne.
Mystique1721
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CoB weren't exaclty inspired by the Lake Bodom...they were inspired by the murder that took place at that lake...so yeah, that's not really a natural inspiration...or not scenery-wise natural.
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-Merrild-
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Let me guess, you are from Sthlm? GBG? Malmö?inhe said:
if you come to a smaller town its pretty much skog n shit and everyone doesnt like hip hop and it isnt a fuckin suburb
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Lithium said:
They have Catharsis, a power metal band, but probably no death metal. But power metal is all I need from Russia.
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-Merrild- said:
haha, pretty much skog n shit
But yeah, im from sthlm, and ofc there is alot of forest here aswell, (i live 20 mins from sthlm). But what i was trying to say is that what many people might think is that every guy that walks in the nordic countries is a metalguy, and that's far from the truth. But you might be right, maybe i should move to a smalltown
jmbullet
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all good music is from the north because when its cold and dark its like more depressing and then its easier to write metal... why do you think most pop singers stay in california ?? because its hot there so its like their kind of thing, dancing and going to the beach. So in metal/dark rock/whatever you wanna call it musicians are inspired by the cold climate.
And I know that when I write music in the winter its more like.. metal or neo-classical stuff.... but in the summer I end up writing melodies I am ashamed of because they suck really.
And I know that when I write music in the winter its more like.. metal or neo-classical stuff.... but in the summer I end up writing melodies I am ashamed of because they suck really.
Demonite
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^Same here. This summer my playings been a bit stale. I believe its time to go back to the woodshed
