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**boo boo** · 10-17-2006, 10:20 AM

Theres at least a billion metal genres, most of which aren't even that different to me.

beat yr own KID · 10-17-2006, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Theres at least a billion metal genres, most of which aren't even that different to me.

*agrees fully*

**Seltzer** · 10-17-2006, 12:12 PM

The obscure genres are generally only for elitists. When I split up metal, I normally divide it this way:

Heavy, Power, Prog, Death, Thrash/Speed, Doom/Goth/Atmospheric/Post/Sludge, Industrial, Black, Folk/Viking and nu-metal.

I suppose you could add metalcore and grindcore if you wanted, but I group metalcore with nu-metal and stick grindcore under death metal.

After that, I divide it on another level. Drone doom is going to sound very different to traditional doom. Brutal death is very different to melodic death... etc.

beat yr own KID · 10-17-2006, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Seltzer

The obscure genres are generally only for elitists. When

Heavy, Power, Prog, Death, Thrash/Speed, Doom/Goth/Atmospheric/Post/Sludge, Industrial, Black, Folk/Viking and nu-metal.

lol that's almost every metal genre out there besides metalcore. I know you metal pureists like to deny that it exists or is part of metal but it really is.

And by you I mean you in general, not you specificly.

**Seltzer** · 10-17-2006, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by beat yr own KID

lol that's almost every metal genre out there besides metalcore. I know you metal pureists like to deny that it exists or is part of metal but it really is.

And by you I mean you in general, not you specificly.

Haha, I was still writing/editing my message when you posted. Anyway, metalcore is a part of metal. But since I don't have much metalcore/nu-metal, I group them together in my collection.

I do like some popular metalcore but I've never really delved into the genre because I imagine it would get pretty repetitive after a while. So it's not high on the priority list.

riseagainstrocks · 10-17-2006, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Jesus, don't lecture me because you have a different concept of what technical skill is.

Look you said Athiest sucked. I disagreed. They are a Technical Death Metal band. Why not just a Technical Metal band? Or a Death Metal band? because they sound nothing like PsyOpus(a Technical Metal band) or Morbid Angel (a Death Metal band).

I agree that sub genre's sometimes are too much, saying that they don't have their uses or that it doesn't give people a fuller understanding of the style of music played is rediculous.

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Originally Posted by DontRunMeOver

Hmm, then next time I suggest throwing in the phrases "groan metal", "transition metal" and "technique metal" to see if you can catch them off guard*.

*These might already be metal genres, who cares!

(also, chav metal, eyebrow metal, homeless metal, diseased metal, anaphlactic metal, metal metal, life metal, birth metal, prebirth metal, adolescent metal, geriatric metal, historic metal, andalucian metal and, well, the list could be nigh on endless)

Stop being a twat.

**boo boo** · 10-17-2006, 01:55 PM

But theres much more than needed, some of the distinctions between one metal genre and another can be incredibly broad to the point of there being only subtle differences... I agree it's useful to have subgenres, just not as many as metal does, I just don't see it as being diverse enough to warrant having so many of them.

MURDER JUNKIE · 10-17-2006, 06:13 PM

I've said it before and I will say it again:

The best rap was pre 1990

breakingbenfan13 · 10-17-2006, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MURDER JUNKIE

I've said it before and I will say it again:

The best rap was pre 1990

Sugar Hill Gang = Pwn

**Seltzer** · 10-17-2006, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

But theres much more than needed, some of the distinctions between one metal genre and another can be incredibly broad to the point of there being only subtle differences... I agree it's useful to have subgenres, just not as many as metal does, I just don't see it as being diverse enough to warrant having so many of them.

To be honest, I'd say any genre can get as clustered as metal. Take prog rock for example - progarchives.com has plenty of subgenres as they are a bit liberal with genres. Italian symphonic prog rock is a bit extreme I think (4 tiers).

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10-17-2006, 10:20 AM
boo boo Dr. Prunk Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Where the buffalo roam. Posts: 6,558	Theres at least a billion metal genres, most of which aren't even that different to me. __________________ http://www.progarchives.com/

10-17-2006, 12:12 PM
Seltzer Mellifluous... Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Born in Australia, Living in New Zealand Posts: 1,573	The obscure genres are generally only for elitists. When I split up metal, I normally divide it this way: Heavy, Power, Prog, Death, Thrash/Speed, Doom/Goth/Atmospheric/Post/Sludge, Industrial, Black, Folk/Viking and nu-metal. I suppose you could add metalcore and grindcore if you wanted, but I group metalcore with nu-metal and stick grindcore under death metal. After that, I divide it on another level. Drone doom is going to sound very different to traditional doom. Brutal death is very different to melodic death... etc. __________________ Last.fm

10-17-2006, 01:55 PM
boo boo Dr. Prunk Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Where the buffalo roam. Posts: 6,558	But theres much more than needed, some of the distinctions between one metal genre and another can be incredibly broad to the point of there being only subtle differences... I agree it's useful to have subgenres, just not as many as metal does, I just don't see it as being diverse enough to warrant having so many of them. __________________ http://www.progarchives.com/

10-17-2006, 06:13 PM
MURDER JUNKIE Who Loves Ya Baby??? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SH1TTY London Ontario Canada Posts: 2,387	I've said it before and I will say it again: The best rap was pre 1990 __________________ I've been had at least that's how it looks and it's not funny like on TV and it's not smart like it is in books