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Originally Posted by The Unfan
This statement couldn't be more false. The only genres this holds true to are folk metal (of any variety), doom metal (of most varieties), and goth (of some varieties). Death metal, black metal, power metal, and thrash have had better showings in America than Europe since pretty much forever.
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While I don't agree with Dr. Psycho, I don't think you're correct either. I can't tell you about folk metal and goth but you are right about doom being better in Europe. But, death metal? Since pretty much forever? I don't think so. I mean the New York scene, the San Fran death/thrash, and the Florida scene are obviously famous dm scenes in the US, and then you also have tons of bands scattered throughout the country, but in the early days of death metal, Europe is at least on par with the US. Of course the US had Possessed, Death, Morpheus Descends, and Necrophagia, but Sweden had Nihilist, Carnage, Dismember, Unleashed, and Entombed alone. I'm not saying one is better than the other, but, in the beginning, dm had awesome showings in both areas.
Today, it's really unclear. Sweden has bands like Kaamos and Necrovation, while the US holds bands like Arghoslent and Deathevokation. While obviously these aren't the only good bands in each scene, both scenes are dishing out quality dm, even if both areas contain mostly garbage. It also depends on if you're a fan of the brutal dm thats becoming so prominent in the US's scene...
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