Originally Posted by MaZa /img/forum/go_quote.gif Extreme metal is an acquired taste. Once you get into it, you find so many good things about it, though aggression and brutality (or coldness and hate, depending on style) are driving forces behind it so if you are not into that, you probaply never will like extreme genres. In any case, there are more themes in metal than those too.
You've gotta remember that metal is often heavily melodrama driven, to the point of over-the-top sometimes, from beauty and beast, power and masculinity, and senseless violence and occult and dark side of man. (these latters being mostly used in extreme metal obviously)
I list some more accessible, not extreme metal for you. Perhaps you get a hunch what metal is like generally. Perhaps extreme genres open up later.
For power metal, there are a lot of examples. Some are just faster and more epic than normal heavy metal, some are so-called "flower-power" or euro-power metal with heavy fantasy themes.
This is so true. When I was a Sophomore in high school, I didn't listen to music at all. When I played football we always listened to rap, Metallica and Rammstein (and the occassional Lamb Of God mix). I never really cared for it until I listened to a screamo-emo band called Atreyu. I didn't and never have cared for the lyrics, but those guitar solos and sissy choruses got me hooked. From there, I only progressed in my need to satisfy my want for heavier, heavier stuff. More "blast beats" and intense riffs I'd say!
Sometimes, to realize a metal band is a great one, you have to look past the "ANNOYING" singers...
Metal is like the worlds new play toy. Metal really exploded in the 90s and the world isnt over it yet. Still, I must say i prefer 80s rock and symphonic metal to 90% of modern metal.
If you like midpaced deathmetal Fido, you should check out Jungle Rot. My fav album from them is Slaughter The Weak, though all their albums are quite good. Better than Six Feet Under IMO, and less wierd sounding singer too, relatively speaking of course...
OK...I'll check them out. Thanks. Yeah I like that heavy grooving crushing sound...slower paced. Singer does sound a little different but man, through the HP's that SFU sounds great!
Originally Posted by MaZa /img/forum/go_quote.gif If you like midpaced deathmetal Fido, you should check out Jungle Rot. My fav album from them is Slaughter The Weak, though all their albums are quite good. Better than Six Feet Under IMO, and less wierd sounding singer too, relatively speaking of course...
Awwww yeah man Jungle Rot is the shuuhh...I like that War Zone album. I love that slower super heavy groove stuff with the droning power chords...killer! Listen to the Jungle Rot War Zone album and the song Savage Rite. That's what I really like. Autopsy is cool too...the Mental Funeral and Sh**fun are good. Thanks for the tips friends!
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