Yup, and Nintendo core , Melo-Black is quite often used and i think it is a sub-genre to be accepted just like melo-death....Norsecore sounds stupid and alot like a "Made up by your friend" name...

Ok, does someone know the band Bile? It is good stuff, but I was wondering what to call them?

judging from the two songs you sent me it is definitely some sort of industrial music, if its industrialmetal or industrialrock or just industrial im not sure though

O. I thought something among that line. Thanks.

well .... the other side question should be what those specific styles/sub-styles means..!!

there should be a thread or a page or anything telling us about every style what is it .. and so..

Which would priobably cause a lot of controversy, because you will never have all agree with such a list. People should stop thinking in categories, and try it out. Not every band needs his own category.

PS: No offence, might sound a little harsh, but I think it just wouldn't work.

I am a little late here but I think Extreme Power metal is a perfect genre for Wintersun. If Jari didn't growl the songs would be 100 % Power metal.

Written by Bash' on 22.07.2006 at 21:54

there should be a thread or a page or anything telling us about every style what is it .. and so..

totally agree, do we have one already

Written by Guest on 31.07.2006 at 17:52

Written by Bash' on 22.07.2006 at 21:54

there should be a thread or a page or anything telling us about every style what is it .. and so..

totally agree, do we have one already

Would be a good idea, if it weren't for the fact that no genre is 100% accurate.

First you'd have to seperate all the 'real' genres from the 'fake' genres. Impossible.

Then you'd have to find the exact caractaristics of each genre. Difficult.

IMO.

^^ We had something like this in the old version, it was in the forums but dont think it was that useful... im now questioning whether it was actaully a good thing to have. Oh well, life goes one

A question that im having trouble with is which genre to fix Lamb Of God into. Some are saying their Metalcore, but i think their heavier to actually be put into that catagary... they're also a little more thrashier aswell. Oh i dont know, ajkdfgbae, any suggestions?

Written by Lucas on 31.07.2006 at 19:07


First you'd have to seperate all the 'real' genres from the 'fake' genres. Impossible.

Hmmm, how about starting a thread, cos its badly needed, specially for me and im guessing most of others.

@ Xtreme Jax: in the old version I remember that there was only a definition for Suomi metal, but the other genres had no definition at all.

It would be great to have a MS definition for major genres: heavy, thrash, power, progressive, gothic, doom, death, black, grindcore, industrial and alternative.

there is an article for gothicmetal, an article for deathmetal and an article for industrial, all written by someone who knows what he´s talking about where that genre is concerned, so i suggest that if someone who thinks he/she knows enough about a genre to make an article about it reads this, please do share your knowledge with us and write one

Written by Xtreme Jax on 31.07.2006 at 19:29

^^ We had something like this in the old version, it was in the forums but dont think it was that useful... im now questioning whether it was actaully a good thing to have. Oh well, life goes one

A question that im having trouble with is which genre to fix Lamb Of God into. Some are saying their Metalcore, but i think their heavier to actually be put into that catagary... they're also a little more thrashier aswell. Oh i dont know, ajkdfgbae, any suggestions?

Lamb Of God....I've seen them described as "post-thrash", which means groove thrash apparently. I suppose that would be the most accurate definition for them in my opinion.

For me, the Similar Bandslist is most of the time enough. Gives you a good idea, without having to invent genres that don't exist and shit like that.

Written by Bas on 06.08.2006 at 19:26

there is an article for gothicmetal, an article for deathmetal and an article for industrial, all written by someone who knows what he´s talking about where that genre is concerned, so i suggest that if someone who thinks he/she knows enough about a genre to make an article about it reads this, please do share your knowledge with us and write one

Yeah, I know jupitreas did a thread defining Industrial (Metal). I suppose a new thread could be made. There is an entire forum for it called Genre Definitions though...

Written by Raiden on 07.08.2006 at 13:38

There is an entire forum for it called Genre Definitions though...

no there is not, it doesnt exist anymore

Written by Bas on 07.08.2006 at 13:58

Written by Raiden on 07.08.2006 at 13:38

There is an entire forum for it called Genre Definitions though...

no there is not, it doesnt exist anymore

:-0 So it doesn't! There used to be a forum called Genre Definitions! lol

Hi... I wonder how would you define the genre of Blinded Colony and Sonic Syndicate... I think they are either nu melodic death metal or may be just plain metalcore, but I don't really think so... or would you classify them in the gothenburg movement...
I'm waiting for your answers

Ok, a friend and I are always discussing Shadows Fall and the genre they play, and
sometimes he might say thrash, sometimes Gothenburg, and I think it also has
Metal Core elements to it. What the hell do they play?

I always thought Shadows Fall played metalcore. I'm not exactly sure though, I haven't listened to them in ages. I can't really see any Gothenburg elements in their music though.

Written by Daru Jericho on 04.09.2006 at 17:50

I always thought Shadows Fall played metalcore. I'm not exactly sure though, I haven't listened to them in ages. I can't really see any Gothenburg elements in their music though.

yeah me either, Sometimes I wonder what's going on in that little brain of his

I've got a doubt... why is the Dark Tranquillity thread in the melodic forum and Arch Enemy in the extreme one?? I can't see the difference if both of these bands are "gothenburg" metal. And, why the extreme-power metal bands like ETOS or CoB are in the melodic forum as well??

Shadows fall I think is in the same breed of metalcore as Darkest Hour and Unearth- they're metalcore, but they actually can play their guitars lol. I know the musicians in those bands IDOLIZE the Gothenburg sound, and I think they try and include it in their music, but they're just tooo American to do it right [exception: Darkest Hour {Undoing Ruin}].

As for the melodic death problem between DT and Arch Enemy- I'm right there with ya. I think the proper phrase is, "WTF mate?"

What does Thine Eyes Bleed play?

PS. I do not wanna write another post since this will be my 666 post

Written by Bitch Boy on 16.09.2006 at 06:13

And, why the extreme-power metal bands like ETOS or CoB are in the melodic forum as well??

Because what's widely accepted as "extreme power metal" has nothing to do with extreme music.

Just a quick question: what is extreme??

and COB are melodic death metal.

Written by BurbotsRevenge on 16.09.2006 at 15:04

Just a quick question: what is extreme??

The non-melodic stuff.

Written by BurbotsRevenge on 16.09.2006 at 15:04

and COB are melodic death metal.

Ugh, what the hell do CoB have to do with death metal?

Written by BurbotsRevenge on 16.09.2006 at 15:04

Just a quick question: what is extreme??

The exact opposite of melodic metal. Melodic metal consists of heavy metal, power metal, doom metal, and gothic metal. Extreme metal consists of thrash metal, death metal, black metal, and grindcore.

Written by BurbotsRevenge on 16.09.2006 at 15:04

and COB are melodic death metal.

Children Of Bodom have nothing to do with melodic death metal.

Yet, everyone seems to classify them as Melodic Death......Man, metal is way over-classifed.