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Re: Death Metal English (2013)

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Post by petre » Mon, Jul 24, 2023, 4:25 AM UTC

jihadjihad wrote: post #8

> Normal English: “You have to mow the lawn” Death Metal English: “BRING DOWN THE SCYTHE OF GODS UPON THE NECKS OF THE GREEN-RIBBED LEGIONS AND SWEEP AWAY THEIR WRETCHED BODIES; THOU ART IMPLORED BY ME” I'd listen to an album of that--while mowing!

That would be the harvest. Funnily enough, Death Metal Englism is also written in THE VOICE.

"His hollow, peculiar voice is represented in the books unquoted ; it is peculiar because since he is a tall skeleton, he has no vocal cords to speak with, and therefore the words enter your head with no involvement from your ears, the books get this across by having his "speech" in small caps."

https://discworld.fandom.com/wiki/Death

Re: Death Metal English (2013)

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Post by idontwantthis » Mon, Jul 24, 2023, 4:26 AM UTC

sickcodebruh wrote: post #20

This article was written by my good friend, bandmate, and former co-worker Doug Moore! Doug is best known as the vocalist for extreme death metal noise maniacs Pyrrhon. https://pyrrhonband.bandcamp.com/album/abscess-time He is also the vocalist for the death metal band Glorious Depravity, in which I drum. This makes best use of his DME skills. https://gloriousdepravity.bandcamp.com/album/ageless-violenc... . Look at…

Who are the lyrics for and what is expected of the audience? Are they purely artistic or do fans usually read the lyrics at some point and appreciate them and do they ever understand them in the song?

Re: Death Metal English (2013)

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jul 24, 2023, 4:59 AM UTC

motohagiography wrote: post #3

I'd wonder whether an LLM could make a coherent translation engine. It's like cognoscenti of the cthulic void rhyming slang.

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Re: Death Metal English (2013)

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Post by jmopp » Mon, Jul 24, 2023, 4:59 AM UTC

idontwantthis wrote: post #22

sickcodebruh wrote: post #20

This article was written by my good friend, bandmate, and former co-worker Doug Moore! Doug is best known as the vocalist for extreme death metal noise maniacs Pyrrhon. https://pyrrhonband.bandcamp.com/album/abscess-time He is also the vocalist for the death metal band Glorious Depravity, in which I drum. This makes best use of his DME skills. https://gloriousdepravity.bandcamp.com/album/ageless-violenc... . Look at…

Who are the lyrics for and what is expected of the audience? Are they purely artistic or do fans usually read the lyrics at some point and appreciate them and do they ever understand them in the song?

At least when I listen to death metal, the vocals are simply another instrument in the mix. And as such, the lyrics add to the ambience rather than being a focus of the song.

Re: Death Metal English (2013)

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Post by atomicnumber3 » Mon, Jul 24, 2023, 5:12 AM UTC

idontwantthis wrote: post #22

sickcodebruh wrote: post #20

This article was written by my good friend, bandmate, and former co-worker Doug Moore! Doug is best known as the vocalist for extreme death metal noise maniacs Pyrrhon. https://pyrrhonband.bandcamp.com/album/abscess-time He is also the vocalist for the death metal band Glorious Depravity, in which I drum. This makes best use of his DME skills. https://gloriousdepravity.bandcamp.com/album/ageless-violenc... . Look at…

Who are the lyrics for and what is expected of the audience? Are they purely artistic or do fans usually read the lyrics at some point and appreciate them and do they ever understand them in the song?

With a bit of familiarity with a singer, you can usually start to figure out what they're saying. And not all bands are as incomprehensible as others - Ensiferum for instance is pretty clear as far as these things go, for instance.

Re: Death Metal English (2013)

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Post by scns » Mon, Jul 24, 2023, 5:14 AM UTC

idontwantthis wrote: post #22

sickcodebruh wrote: post #20

This article was written by my good friend, bandmate, and former co-worker Doug Moore! Doug is best known as the vocalist for extreme death metal noise maniacs Pyrrhon. https://pyrrhonband.bandcamp.com/album/abscess-time He is also the vocalist for the death metal band Glorious Depravity, in which I drum. This makes best use of his DME skills. https://gloriousdepravity.bandcamp.com/album/ageless-violenc... . Look at…

Who are the lyrics for and what is expected of the audience? Are they purely artistic or do fans usually read the lyrics at some point and appreciate them and do they ever understand them in the song?

If you want great lyrics that make loads of sense and are easily understood, listen to the band after which the whole genre was named: Death

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8256VJ4hkJU

If i were allowed only one metal track to take on an island, i'd chose this one.

Re: Death Metal English (2013)

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Post by nazgulsenpai » Mon, Jul 24, 2023, 5:46 AM UTC

SubGenius wrote: post #7

Great read. Despite being into death metal for ages, I've never really paid attention to the lyrics. I tend to be overwhelmed by the intensity of the music itself, in a good way. I did look up the lyrics to Necrophagist many years ago, and they seemed to be really goofy. There's only so many words about mutilated stillborn babies that I want to hear. Perhaps there's also a fair amount of tongue-in-cheek involved, wri…

I saw them live once, in a small standing room only venue. The musicianship on display was insane. Watching Muhammed belt out those vocals while playing extremely technical guitar parts was unforgettable.

Re: Death Metal English (2013)

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Post by self_awareness » Mon, Jul 24, 2023, 6:04 AM UTC

I like to drink coffee every morning... or should I say THE RIVERS OF DARK ELIXIR COURSE THROUGH MY VEINS AT DAWN'S FIRST LIGHT; A MOLTEN BLACK POTION TO SUMMON FORTH THE AWAKENING OF MY SLUMBERING SPIRIT!

Re: Death Metal English (2013)

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Post by noduerme » Mon, Jul 24, 2023, 6:26 AM UTC

sickcodebruh wrote: post #20

This article was written by my good friend, bandmate, and former co-worker Doug Moore! Doug is best known as the vocalist for extreme death metal noise maniacs Pyrrhon. https://pyrrhonband.bandcamp.com/album/abscess-time He is also the vocalist for the death metal band Glorious Depravity, in which I drum. This makes best use of his DME skills. https://gloriousdepravity.bandcamp.com/album/ageless-violenc... . Look at…

it's a pretty brilliant and sweet - even loving - analysis. I sent it to a lot of friends.

Re: Death Metal English (2013)

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Post by herewulf » Mon, Jul 24, 2023, 6:39 AM UTC

self_awareness wrote: post #28

I like to drink coffee every morning... or should I say THE RIVERS OF DARK ELIXIR COURSE THROUGH MY VEINS AT DAWN'S FIRST LIGHT; A MOLTEN BLACK POTION TO SUMMON FORTH THE AWAKENING OF MY SLUMBERING SPIRIT!

Good try but these are definitely power metal lyrics!