Written by -Valhalla- on 22.10.2006 at 00:41

Good point, but then again there would be no pornogrind, what im trying to say is maybe people should stop backing thier bands with names, and start backing thier bands up with the sound they produce.

Yes, but it's the golden center that we should look for. Don't overdo, but don't stop new genres from evolving either.
But I don't think bands should label their own music. They might have a biased opinion about what they're playing. Fans are the ones for whom it really matters and who should be given a possibility to decide on the genre of music, without obstacles like bias caused by the band refering to themselves in one way or another.

Written by [user id=1868] on 22.10.2006 at 09:50

Written by -Valhalla- on 22.10.2006 at 00:41

Good point, but then again there would be no pornogrind, what im trying to say is maybe people should stop backing thier bands with names, and start backing thier bands up with the sound they produce.

But I don't think bands should label their own music. They might have a biased opinion about what they're playing.

True, forSlipknot say they play death metal, Rhapsody don't consider what they're playing power metal. both cases are of course totally outrageous. Slipknot has nothing to do with death metal whatoever and Rhpsody is euro power metal as euro power metal will ever be.

Has any big power metal band ever admitted they do actualy play power metal?

Written by Xaphiris on 21.10.2006 at 12:04

Written by W-Lash on 20.10.2006 at 14:11

Written by Xaphiris on 14.10.2006 at 01:10

Viking metal

What's wrong with it? This is very widely used name of genre and i don't see any reason why it should be called stupid. At least it has got foundation - viking metal bands have appropriate lyrics or instruments.

Many of you mentioned MATH METAL? WTF is that? Is that connected to mathematics (then it's fucking ridiculous). Where could i get any lyrics?

Some people call well known heavy metal bands (for example Manowar) in different genres like battle metal or similar crap. Why?

But Pirate Metal (like one person said in this post) is the best. Total ownage!

And dig deeper into that Math Metal thing. It is what the name says, the whole music is very technical, abiding from a traditional heavy metal structure, and the vocals [read carefully] are most of the times indescifreble, and not emos whyning about math class

Why then it's called math metal?

Written by W-Lash on 22.10.2006 at 22:39

Why then it's called math metal?

Dude, 'cause its not about WHAT they sing about. Its about HOW they play and sing!

Written by Xaphiris on 22.10.2006 at 23:36

Written by W-Lash on 22.10.2006 at 22:39

Why then it's called math metal?

Dude, 'cause its not about WHAT they sing about. Its about HOW they play and sing!

You said that they play in technical way. Why then they need a new dumb name for that genre? What's wrong with technical black/technical death or whatever technical. And math metal sounds so gay.

@Bluecifer: Does that sound like math metal to you?

"including use of complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing. The high level of musical proficiency is often combined with a lyrical counterpart in the form of epic textual concepts, resulting in lengthy songs and concept albums."

Have you hear "poser metal"?
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=poser+metal

And math metal, the first thing i think is " Are they making music with a calculator or something?"

I've heard that a lot of "math metal" bands actually do use numbers and formulas and stuff when composing their music, though. For the record, I think it's a stupid label.

Do bands like Meshuggah actually come up with time signatures like 13/5,15/2 7/3, etc, etc, etc...?

Math metal? Haahahahahahaha... what is this? Metal played by bands formed by maths teachers?
And could anyone of you explain to me what this 'smurf metal' means?

Math metal? Haahahahahahaha... what is this? Metal played by bands formed by maths teachers?
And could anyone of you explain to me what this 'smurf metal' means?

@paganblood: First of all, delete your second post, ya newb

Second of all, we all came to the conclusion that math metal is indeed a respectable sub-genre of metal...bands that actually sit down and map out every bar and every single meter and know exactly which time signature they're playing in all the time and such...

Third of all, smurf metal is just a rip-off of hampster metal where they wanted to put something in their signature to make everyone aware of what genre of metal they listen to...

and wtf is hampster metal?

a ridicolous name is chaoscore... they called Converge that

@rebelos: Well...I've explained that a lot of times but I'll do it again...

Hampster metal in short symbolizes the idea that there are in fact too many sub-genres of metal out there and that many people proclaim new sub-genres of metal all the time based on the slightest difference in sound...i.e: so the inside joke was that we could invent a new sub-genre of metal where there are hampsters making noises in the background and we could call it hampster metal.

Anyways...

Enough of the hampster metal thing, damn...

Stupid names for real genres people? Not fake ones...

well , genre things are interesting ..... some of the unique genres.

Folk pagan black metal ( forget how big the genre name is , but they have big anf brilliant bands )
Depressive black metal \m/
Suicidal black metal

LOL, I just had this thought: Pretty soon the time will come when we'll say classical Heavy Metal is a stupid name for most of the other, more distinct metal genres are way heavier...

Written by Hembrom on 21.12.2006 at 08:18

Folk pagan black metal ( forget how big the genre name is , but they have big anf brilliant bands )

What's so stupid about this? Both folk and black metal are accepted genres, while pagan metal is more or less crossoever between folk and black.

Written by [user id=1868] on 23.12.2006 at 18:11

Written by Hembrom on 21.12.2006 at 08:18

Folk pagan black metal ( forget how big the genre name is , but they have big anf brilliant bands )

What's so stupid about this? Both folk and black metal are accepted genres, while pagan metal is more or less crossoever between folk and black.

please describe Pagan Metal

Written by Hembrom on 21.12.2006 at 08:18

well , genre things are interesting ..... some of the unique genres.

Folk pagan black metal ( forget how big the genre name is , but they have big anf brilliant bands )
Depressive black metal \m/
Suicidal black metal

They're just adjectives, as far as I'm concerned. They describe how the band relates to the genre of black metal.

Written by Xaphiris on 24.12.2006 at 13:26

please describe Pagan Metal

Pagan metal is a cross-over between black and folk metal. Not like Finntroll, mind you, more like Goat of Mendes or whatever. Basically it's rawer, harsher and generally not so happy'ish version of folk metal.
Listen to this.

Written by Hembrom on 21.12.2006 at 08:18

well , genre things are interesting ..... some of the unique genres.

Folk pagan black metal ( forget how big the genre name is , but they have big anf brilliant bands )
Depressive black metal \m/
Suicidal black metal

This names sounds very nice...
Well I think genres and sub-genres and sub-sub-genres... have always exist and will be exist. That is happen because people always invent new names or mix existing names to describe something. If something is more precisely described it needs more names or longer names. But the most important thing is to not study some name but phenomenon and real matter. Names have only auxiliary significance. There are not essence of reality.

Written by [user id=1868] on 26.12.2006 at 12:30

Written by Xaphiris on 24.12.2006 at 13:26

please describe Pagan Metal

Pagan metal is a cross-over between black and folk metal. Not like Finntroll, mind you, more like Goat of Mendes or whatever. Basically it's rawer, harsher and generally not so happy'ish version of folk metal.
Listen to this.

I know and if I didn't I'd still believe you
Just wanted to point out to people that its folk/black metal. It's only called pagan metal beacuse of the lyrics & image. If a band would all but copy a distinctly pagan band's style, but sing and show exclusively Christian motifs, would they still be regarded as pagan metal? I doubt it...

funk metal, wtf?

Written by [user id=18570] on 28.12.2006 at 04:12

funk metal, wtf?

Funk metal
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Funk metal is a type of music that incorporates hard-driving heavy metal guitar riffs, the pounding bass rhythms characteristic of funk, and sometimes, hip hop-style rhymes.

The style emerged in the mid-1980s pioneered by Jane's Addiction, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus, Faith No More, and Fishbone.

Primus is quite good. Actually that genre is very fitting for them ^^

Written by [user id=2084] on 28.12.2006 at 05:56

Written by [user id=18570] on 28.12.2006 at 04:12

funk metal, wtf?

Funk metal
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Funk metal is a type of music that incorporates hard-driving heavy metal guitar riffs, the pounding bass rhythms characteristic of funk, and sometimes, hip hop-style rhymes.

The style emerged in the mid-1980s pioneered by Jane's Addiction, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus, Faith No More, and Fishbone.

Oh thanks.

No problem morbid_freak, although I really wouldn't say that Jane's Addiction are really funk metal...I see them more as alternative folk groove rock...