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.

Ok, you asked me the question about a specific song and I was responding. Seems a little odd that you'd be made weary by someone answering a question that you asked, but ok.

I think I understand what you mean by melody, you mean harmony. No you will not find much harmony in most death metal because it utilize a lot of chromatic scales and semitones.

It is bouncing from full tones that produces the melody/harmony that you like, this is less prevalent when you are utilizing semitones, which is why a Morbid Angel album sounds like one long jazz instrumental.

You will however finds lots of melody in Black Metal especially bands that utilize symphonics. Dimmu Borgir is the most accessible of these bands for a newbie, but u have to listen to a lot satanist garb, so if that's not your bag try the first Ulver album, or do a search for black folk metal.

Extreme metal has always been boring.

Or I'd again suggest Dissection. You can actually understand what they're singing, and they have an almost Maidenish vibe at times. This song right here is the closest extreme metal will ever get to a ballad.

Oh sorry man I didn't mean to come over all pouty. It's just that I don't hear the melody and so I'd jsut rather that was accepted than I get pushed to sort of be forced to hear it. But you're right, I did ask the question. It was kind of rhetorical though I realise now that's not how it may have come across.
Yes! Yes! This man gets it! Harmony, that's what I mean! Lovely girls, her and her sister Melody! :laughing: Yeah I think that's what I was trying to convey all right: I hear no harmony in SOME extreme metal. Not all, but some. Thanks for that! :thumb:

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.

No, I won't say the "M" word again... :shycouch: