So you classify your metal based on how they compare to The Carpenters? I'll be honest, this is the first time I'm hearing of this method.

Well, tell me how you classify your metals?

Shrieking vocals + distorted guitars + fast tempos + lo-fi recording + progressive song structures = black, death, goth, viking, power, speed, etc. etc. etc. METAL

So if I record a metal song using good production it's one genre but if I record it using minimal production it's another?

Listen for yourself



And do you need me to post 7,000 awesome black metal bands that don't wear makeup for you? Cuz I can

Black Metal:




Death Metal:




If you can't tell the difference then it's because you don't listen to either genre enough to have an ear for them, not because there isn't any.

I dunno about all that. Power metal is known for incredibly polished recordings I'd say. Pretty much two of those mainly deal with harsh vocals. Gothic metal ain't fast.

Nah. Just clearly define what makes it BLACK. And how BLACK differentiates itself from any of the other 7,000 metal genres.

Even then I'd think it'd be pretty easy to hear the differences, even for an absolute beginner.

He just can't handle the youth's evil killing music.

I'll make a dozen venn diagrams just for you

Sounds like two songs that could be from the same band on the same album. Yes, different, but also both pretty metal. Or do these sorts of bands have to have every one of their songs fit a metal "recipe" in order to confine to their respective genres?

I mean, f*ck. Is this 4 separate genres or is it just ROCK.

Just admit you're out of touch with extreme metal, cause those two songs sound absolutely nothing alike. If the two genres share similarities, it's because they have common roots, but they've since diverged into entirely different genres.