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Old 05-13-2014, 10:22 AM   #37 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by csf101 View Post
I don't really think extreme metal is boring, I just believe a good part of it can become repetitive rather quickly, especially when all of the bands are trying to just play as "brutal" as possible. You keep listening to faster and faster paced songs, and when you keep wanting them to keep playing quicker and you finally reach the ceiling, it just becomes repetitive, and you're not satisfied.
That's a very good point and kind of illustrates how I feel too. Playing faster and harder is not necessarily playing better. It can be great when done well of course but it can also fall flat on its face very easily. And you need to have, to my mind, more in your music than just speed and noise.

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