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Death Metal English (2013)

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Re: Death Metal English (2013)

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Post by tetha »

Simon_O_Rourke wrote: post #34

I'm a bit confused about most death metal, are they trying to appear (as the cockney's say) "hard men" in the way that gangsta rappers are trying to portray street-level gangs?

A lot of the themed metal is knowingly over the top in all regards. It's a show, and most fans to everyone knows it's a show. And if you get into the front rows, you get to be part of the show, whatever mess that entails with some bands. Recently we had people fencing with the frontman dressed as a pirate with blowup swords.

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Post by layer8 »

scns wrote: post #26
idontwantthis wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

…for some value of “easily understood”. ;)

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Post by obituary_latte »

Necrophagist[0] is also a good example of this technique. They also employ almost magical instrumental ability both in studio and live which is a hard feat to accomplish--especially with blast beasts and hyper-technical solos. Too bad they have pretty much retired. Rumor has is Muhammed Suiçmez (lead singer/songwriter, main force behind the band) went to work for BMW, would not be surprised if it were as a SE :)

[0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BalLk6uOMzw

Re: Death Metal English (2013)

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Post by dagw »

dagw wrote: post #53
Simon_O_Rourke wrote: post #34

I'm a bit confused about most death metal, are they trying to appear (as the cockney's say) "hard men" in the way that gangsta rappers are trying to portray street-level gangs?

Maybe a bit back in the 90s. But most of the bands are clearly 'LARPing' and putting on a persona. Off stage they're almost all very chill and aware of the absurdity of the characters they play.

Also death metal has been around long enough that it's starting to get self referential. Many 'modern' bands sound, look and act the way they do mainly because that's how the bands loved growing up sounded/looked/acted.

Re: Death Metal English (2013)

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Post by dagw »

camel-cdr wrote: post #63
actionfromafar wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Some really tried hard, with actual murder, arson of 1000 yo church in Norway and rehearsing ( not live show) surrounded by sheep heads on spikes while throwing up because of the smell.

Isn't that mostly black metal? The genre is also sadly quite infested with Nazis, but it seems to be getting better.

Yup. While metal nerds can argue about the exact musical difference between death metal and black metal, from a sub-cultural point of view they come from very different places.

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Post by MDGeist »

ane wrote: post #70
herewulf wrote: post #31

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Absolutely not. The last album, Those Once Loyal (2005), was a masterpiece and while I respect the band for not making another album just to make another album.. I would really like another album!

Go listen to Memoriam, it's a sort of a successor band to Bolt Thrower. Even the name is a direct reference to Martin. Karl Willetts does the vocals and the sound is pretty much the same. It has/had other members from BT, then the rest come from Benediction and Sacrilege They've put out five albums in six years (!), one recently

The Memoriam albums keep getting better as they go IMO, definitely worth a listen for BT fans. I got a patch from them recently and Karl mailed it himself and sent me a lovely hand written note and a signed poster. What a legend!

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Post by JPws_Prntr_Fngr »

The Black Dahlia Murder had one of the greatest Death Metal Englishists of all time:

In that very moment which life doth fade away / Ejected from my human shell exempt from time or space / Floating absorbing omniscient in display / A grandiose presentation unravels before me

Not in chronology but so wildly all at once / An open dioramic rendition of events / Some horrible integral just the same a / Ll pieces are key to the sum of the being / A strobe of emotions vivid extreme / The rapturous voyage through life's victories / The man that I once was I have left him behind /

What kind of man does the assembled puzzle read / With soul spread open wide I calmly contemplate my destiny

RIP Trevor

Re: Death Metal English (2013)

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Post by adhesive_wombat »

twic wrote: post #48

WITNESSING THE CACOPHONIC LORDS OF NECROTIC IRON'S UNHOLY DESECRATION OF THE INNOCENT SAXON TONGUE. EDIT: mild Baader-Meinhof at the word chronocration, since I only came across the term "the great chronocrator" a couple of weeks ago.

And now this article (and the very comment this is a reply to) are the English-language authorities on the word "chronocration" according to Google.

If it hadn't been for a 1657 French book, this article would have been a Googlewhack when published, too.

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