Originally Posted by Carpe Mortem

I guess I just generally associate the word 'extreme metal' with ****ty music praised by teenagers, heavy on the 'core'. And if I like it, I don't call it extreme, I call it by a more definitive name. No offense meant to core fans.

For instance a lot of the bands Ninetales brought up I never thought of as extreme because their songs have melody, thus placing them, in my eyes, within a more proper genre.