Death Metal's humble beginings :)

Clever Conor hehe. BUT, I meant his raspy singing which both "Black" and "Death" Metal use.
 
Onhell said:
Clever Conor hehe. BUT, I meant his raspy singing which both "Black" and "Death" Metal use.
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Death metal tends to use low growls instead of shrieks and rasps which is a characteristic of black metal. It's pretty easy to identify those differences. Here's an example of how confusing the differences can get:

"Why is this Black Metal? What makes it so?" the Incredulous asked.

"Because it's SATANIC!" the Generifier said.

"So that makes Decide, Morbid Angel, Incantation, ad nauseum, Black Metal bands."

"Oh no! They are Death Metal bands! They have a more chromatic chord base, double bass blasts and low, growling vocals."

"Ah! So what make these new bands (that are Satanic/coming out of Scandinavia) Black Metal?"

"The guitars are more melodic, they blast with a single kick, and the vocals are pitched higher. And they have paint and spikes and burn churches… some of them… The Death Metal guys wear jeans and sneakers, 'jogging suits'™ and look like everybody at shows"

"I see, so it is an aesthetics and form delineation that makes something Black Metal and not Death Metal."

"No, it is also their ideology, these guys are warring against Christianity, they are searching for their lost Viking roots, blah, blah, blah."

"So how can you play Black Metal then Don Diego?"

"Because I and my band are hailing Satan and writing songs about Satan's triumph over the Earth and killing christians."

And so on. ;)
 
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