The most abused word in metal?
It's probably been said before, so excuse me if I've resurrected the body of a beaten horse.
Something that's irked me for quite a while now has been the use of the word "Progressive". It isn't exactly the word that bothers me, instead it is the way that it's often use that gives me a sinking feeling.
Progressive - adj, making progress toward better conditions; employing or advocating more enlightened or liberal ideas, new or experimental methods.
Certainly, there have been many bands in metal that have earned the title of a truly progressive band. I don't want to mention names because I'd like to keep the discussion away from squabbling over band genres. But seriously, does anyone else feel we use the word progressive too often? It seems all a band needs to do these days to have 'Prog' put in front of their main genre is add some middle eastern element or set of obscure South American instruments played only by a single tribe in the deepest part of the amazon. It doesn't seem to matter if another band has already done it or not. Once a single band does something progressive, is every band that follows suit also progressive? Or just a bunch of copy cats.
Discuss, I guess. If you want.
Something that's irked me for quite a while now has been the use of the word "Progressive". It isn't exactly the word that bothers me, instead it is the way that it's often use that gives me a sinking feeling.
Progressive - adj, making progress toward better conditions; employing or advocating more enlightened or liberal ideas, new or experimental methods.
Certainly, there have been many bands in metal that have earned the title of a truly progressive band. I don't want to mention names because I'd like to keep the discussion away from squabbling over band genres. But seriously, does anyone else feel we use the word progressive too often? It seems all a band needs to do these days to have 'Prog' put in front of their main genre is add some middle eastern element or set of obscure South American instruments played only by a single tribe in the deepest part of the amazon. It doesn't seem to matter if another band has already done it or not. Once a single band does something progressive, is every band that follows suit also progressive? Or just a bunch of copy cats.
Discuss, I guess. If you want.
| Yasmine Posts: 1485  |
Written by Storchillarn on 31.03.2011 at 00:20 Explain to me how you came to that conclusion? Disliking sometihng makes me narrow minded? Then yes, I dislike rape and murder too.
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| Yasmine Posts: 1485 |
LAWL @ If you don't think about it it makes sense. I'm willing to be a leet arsehole if it comes to simply disliking a few mainstream bands.
---- "Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute." G B Stern "Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum float u
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| Storchillarn Posts: 163  |
I was just making a joke because someone mentioned "narrow-minded" is a frequently used word in metal debating. Top of page 6! I still don't get how you can dislike Opeth that much but that's another debate. 
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| Yasmine Posts: 1485 |
Written by Storchillarn on 31.03.2011 at 11:41 Oh dude, toss an lol or something in there. lol Honestly, I love a long epic song etc, but when it's droning chords and the like it gets dull to me really fast!
---- "Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute." G B Stern "Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum float u
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| Andre Posts: 80  |
Opeth ftw!!! Yeah dude, agreed. Trvv is the number one abused or overused word in metal. Partially because of you what you said. Trvv only exists for metal, particularly black metal. Just try saying trvv thrash lol or trvv goth metal 
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Account deleted Written by Andre on 31.03.2011 at 12:12 It's spelled Trve, not Trvv, just so ya know.
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Account deleted Written by Guest on 02.04.2011 at 09:26 I think generally writing v instead of u is way overused, not to mention replacing of with ov. Cheap way ov looking kvlt.
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Account deleted Written by Guest on 02.04.2011 at 10:37 Isn't the whole point ov trve writing to mock actual trve metalheads?
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Account deleted Written by Guest on 02.04.2011 at 10:52 That is trve.
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| Andre Posts: 80 |
Written by Guest on 02.04.2011 at 10:52 Same shit bro! Also the ümlaut is often abused imo, in a sense of over-using or as i like to say: 'mainstreaming' it.
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| dr.doom Posts: 42  |
Brutal. Around here it is anyway, Deathcore bands receive merit based on how "brutal" they are, instead of how "good" they are.
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| king_matt Posts: 449  |
Written by Yasmine on 31.03.2011 at 11:55 I agree, Opeth are annoyingly overrated.
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| edgethrasherx Posts: 87  |
Sellout is pretty abused
---- "killing for religion. something i don't understand"-Dave Mustaine 
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| ANGEL REAPER Posts: 3687  |
Written by Guest on 21.08.2011 at 17:56 somehow i agree... Anything decent metal with Viking label in it was made in mid 90's...Today we have a lot of folk stuff that come from Scandinavia called "Viking" and those Viking Black Metal bands today are neither playing black or Viking stuff...
---- "Cross is only an iron,hope is just an illusion,freedom is nothing but a name..." "Build your walls of the dead stone...Build your roofs of a dead wood..Build your dreams of a dead thoughts" 
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| ANGEL REAPER Posts: 3687 |
Written by Guest on 04.09.2011 at 13:10 really?? so how do you explain "dead unicorns than " 
---- "Cross is only an iron,hope is just an illusion,freedom is nothing but a name..." "Build your walls of the dead stone...Build your roofs of a dead wood..Build your dreams of a dead thoughts"
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| arwestromen Posts: 645  |
Br00tal, true, original, unoriginal, poser, up the horns, up the irons from "insert wat ever you like here", they where better back in the days, the original line up was better then the new one, sell out(s), mainstream....  that's about it
---- Don't fuck with sweden We gave you IKEA
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| arwestromen Posts: 645 |
Written by ANGEL REAPER on 04.09.2011 at 13:45 Herpes
---- Don't fuck with sweden We gave you IKEA
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Written by arwestromen on 11.09.2011 at 21:37 a good one there
---- "Cross is only an iron,hope is just an illusion,freedom is nothing but a name..." "Build your walls of the dead stone...Build your roofs of a dead wood..Build your dreams of a dead thoughts"
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| ANGEL REAPER Posts: 3687 |
The most abused thing in metal aren't words...Its the devils horns... I mean everyone is using them now ...like anyone who like to be somehow "metal"... see for yourself 
---- "Cross is only an iron,hope is just an illusion,freedom is nothing but a name..." "Build your walls of the dead stone...Build your roofs of a dead wood..Build your dreams of a dead thoughts"
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| Fist of Death Posts: 255  |
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| JCJen7 Posts: 423  |
Viking Epic Brutal / Br00tal True / Trve Kvlt Sellouts Overrated
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist staff Posts: 21306  |
Best/Worst
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| JCJen7 Posts: 423 |
Written by Guest on 03.10.2011 at 07:33 Honestly, the only time I have ever heard those words ever used was on this site...by metal fans. usually sarcastically/mockingly (??), but still quite 'abused' in my opinion.
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