Frownland

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.

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Chula Vista

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?

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Mondo Bungle

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

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The Batlord

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.

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Mondo Bungle

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.

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Chula Vista

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

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on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

Mondo Bungle

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.

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Mondo Bungle

I'll make a dozen venn diagrams just for you

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Chula Vista

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.

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on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

The Batlord

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.

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