So, uhh, Death or Black?

ScreamBloodyGore · Post by **ScreamBloodyGore** » Mon December 17th, 2007, 4:10 pm

A question I've found increasingly revealing of a metalhead's personality.

Considering that they're the two most prominent sub-genres within metal, and that most fans can't be identified simply by appearance, it's something that I've grown fond of asking. Not that I've met many people who confine themselves to a particular style, but there's obviously a distinct separation between the two in most every aspect.

Personally, I'm more fond of black metal. Lyrically it's more experimental and open, but the sound and overall aesthetic is what first drew me to it.

Wuddabout you?

BlackRoija · Post by **BlackRoija** » Mon December 17th, 2007, 5:36 pm

ScreamBloodyGore wrote: Considering that they're the two most prominent sub-genres within metal,

Though I disagree with this statement, I enjoy more black metal.

ScreamBloodyGore · Post by **ScreamBloodyGore** » Mon December 17th, 2007, 5:50 pm

BlackRoija wrote:
ScreamBloodyGore wrote: Considering that they're the two most prominent sub-genres within metal,
Though I disagree with this statement, I enjoy more black metal.

Yeah, I see what you mean, but it'd probably be true for most metal enthusiasts.

Blarg! · Post by **Blarg!** » Mon December 17th, 2007, 6:09 pm

Black Metal all the way.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Mon December 17th, 2007, 6:10 pm

death metal for sure

MikeLindgren · Post by **MikeLindgren** » Mon December 17th, 2007, 6:30 pm

That's tough. Rhythmically, I prefer Death, but I like that Black is more open to experimentation, and has more depth and texture. I'm definitely more interested in the cold and harsh qualities of BM, but the tremolo picking and minor thirds get to me after awhile. I will go with BM only because it's a more varied, and therefore more interesting genre.

Matt no doubt finds me to be a chodus, because my main preference is for "Melodick" DM. I'm a sucker for a good hook.

Post by **Brian** » Mon December 17th, 2007, 7:20 pm

Death metal if you count melo-death as part of that genre, black metal if not. The Gothenburg sound is by far my favorite aspect of metal.

MikeLindgren · Post by **MikeLindgren** » Mon December 17th, 2007, 7:23 pm

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Blarg! · Post by **Blarg!** » Mon December 17th, 2007, 7:29 pm

MikeLindgren wrote:Brian, you are now my favourite WREKage host.

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ScreamBloodyGore · Post by **ScreamBloodyGore** » Mon December 17th, 2007, 7:35 pm

The contemporary Gothenberg sound definitely shouldn't be labeled as death metal (to me, at least), but the older stuff is pretty damned cool, regardless of classification.

There are still a few gems that are too catchy to deny. Scar Symmetry being one of them.

Yeah, I like Scar Symmetry. Fuck you.

MikeLindgren · Post by **MikeLindgren** » Mon December 17th, 2007, 7:36 pm

ScreamBloodyGore wrote:The contemporary Gothenberg sound definitely shouldn't be labeled as death metal (to me, at least), but the older stuff is pretty damned cool, regardless of classification.

There are still a few gems that are too catchy to deny. Scar Symmetry being one of them.

Yeah, I like Scar Symmetry. Fuck you.

No shame, dude. Scar Symmetry's got it goin' on.

Post by **BlazeTSU** » Tue December 18th, 2007, 12:13 am

i sit on the fence on this one.

i love late 80's/early 90's death metal. it helped shape my entire life and musical tastes. BUT, modern death metal bores me to tears for the most part. it doesn't interest me at all to hear how fast and crazy and how many time signatures you can fit into 4 minutes.

and i absolutely love the more rockin side of black metal. black metal that isn't afraid to rock out or show off its punk roots is tops in my book. i'm really not into a lot of the crazy hyperblast shit. after immortal did it everyone else just pales in comparision.

i'm probably more in line with thrash than either black or death though. all aspects of real thrash appeal to me. everything from metallica and slayer to destroyer 666 and throneum and everything in between is usually my favorite stuff. thrash kinda encompasses all the best aspects of metal to me. the darker side, the serious side, the musical side and the funnier side all live in thrash.

ProstheticHead12 · Post by **ProstheticHead12** » Tue December 18th, 2007, 7:03 am

[quoth the Towlie]: I choose....I choose....both!

MikeLindgren · Post by **MikeLindgren** » Tue December 18th, 2007, 7:51 am

BlazeTSU wrote:i sit on the fence on this one.

i love late 80's/early 90's death metal. it helped shape my entire life and musical tastes. BUT, modern death metal bores me to tears for the most part. it doesn't interest me at all to hear how fast and crazy and how many time signatures you can fit into 4 minutes.

and i absolutely love the more rockin side of black metal. black metal that isn't afraid to rock out or show off its punk roots is tops in my book. i'm really not into a lot of the crazy hyperblast shit. after immortal did it everyone else just pales in comparision.

i'm probably more in line with thrash than either black or death though. all aspects of real thrash appeal to me. everything from metallica and slayer to destroyer 666 and throneum and everything in between is usually my favorite stuff. thrash kinda encompasses all the best aspects of metal to me. the darker side, the serious side, the musical side and the funnier side all live in thrash.

I couldn't have put it better than that, dude. I'm totally sick of "technical" bands. I'm sick of bands that are nothing more than Thelonius Monk with distortion. It's BULLSHIT! I don't care how wild 'n' wooly bands get in regards to time signatures. I'm not too into the nudge-nudge, wink-wink, I wrote this riff just to make myself look cool, but it's fundamentally unmusical. I've said it before and I'll say it again...if I hear one more warm-up scale played at full-speed over a blast beat I'm going to fucking kill someone. Meshuggah is one of my favourite bands, but I think they milk that time-signature titty too far at times.

I think "technical death metal" is my least favourite genre of metal.

ScreamBloodyGore · Post by **ScreamBloodyGore** » Tue December 18th, 2007, 6:11 pm

MikeLindgren wrote:
BlazeTSU wrote:i sit on the fence on this one.

i love late 80's/early 90's death metal. it helped shape my entire life and musical tastes. BUT, modern death metal bores me to tears for the most part. it doesn't interest me at all to hear how fast and crazy and how many time signatures you can fit into 4 minutes.

and i absolutely love the more rockin side of black metal. black metal that isn't afraid to rock out or show off its punk roots is tops in my book. i'm really not into a lot of the crazy hyperblast shit. after immortal did it everyone else just pales in comparision.

i'm probably more in line with thrash than either black or death though. all aspects of real thrash appeal to me. everything from metallica and slayer to destroyer 666 and throneum and everything in between is usually my favorite stuff. thrash kinda encompasses all the best aspects of metal to me. the darker side, the serious side, the musical side and the funnier side all live in thrash.
I couldn't have put it better than that, dude. I'm totally sick of "technical" bands. I'm sick of bands that are nothing more than Thelonius Monk with distortion. It's BULLSHIT! I don't care how wild 'n' wooly bands get in regards to time signatures. I'm not too into the nudge-nudge, wink-wink, I wrote this riff just to make myself look cool, but it's fundamentally unmusical. I've said it before and I'll say it again...if I hear one more warm-up scale played at full-speed over a blast beat I'm going to fucking kill someone. Meshuggah is one of my favourite bands, but I think they milk that time-signature titty too far at times.

I think "technical death metal" is my least favourite genre of metal.

What about good tech death bands like Psycroptic?

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