The Death Metal thread

Unknown Soldier · 07-26-2011, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by BastardofYoung

naw... a lot of great covers and artists out there.

just a few...

I think these album covers are very good especially the Cannibal Corpse one and the Bolt Thrower cover actually reminds me of a Kansas album cover

BastardofYoung · 07-26-2011, 05:31 PM

Kansas... not familar with them, would have to see the one in question...

and yeah, I love the Gore Obssessed cover I put it.. which was the German cover, done by Vincent Locke, who did virtually all the classic artowrk for the band.

One of the few cencored covers that look better than the uncencorced. Would order a German copy just for that artwork.

The Batlord · 07-26-2011, 05:41 PM

I think Cynic's album covers are pretty epic...

Unknown Soldier · 07-26-2011, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by BastardofYoung

Kansas... not familar with them, would have to see the one in question...

and yeah, I love the Gore Obssessed cover I put it.. which was the German cover, done by Vincent Locke, who did virtually all the classic artowrk for the band.

One of the few cencored covers that look better than the uncencorced. Would order a German copy just for that artwork.

Hahaha Kansas is about as far from death metal as Pluto is from the Sun. But if you look at one of their album covers you may know what I mean.

BastardofYoung · 07-26-2011, 05:45 PM

oh I know. I just do not know the album cover in question.. was trying to see which one you are refering to. Looking at a few now.. yeah, I can see it...

**Janszoon** · 07-27-2011, 07:05 AM

Hey BastardofYoung, I'm really enjoying None So Vile. Thanks for the recommendation! I also got Whisper Supremacy which is pretty great too.

Howard the Duck · 07-27-2011, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by BastardofYoung

Kansas... not familar with them, would have to see the one in question...

this is their magnum opus

Unknown Soldier · 07-27-2011, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

this is their magnum opus

Man what an album!!! I could talk about that album all day long. But as this is death metal thread best off leaving it for another thread.

LoathsomePete · 07-27-2011, 04:44 PM

So what's the general consensus on melodic death metal? From any region, but first lets talk about the Gothenburg scene in the mid to late '90's. It was really Carcass' '94 album Heartwork that kick started the genre, but it's really hard to narrow down exactly when the fracture started. It seems like the subgenre really divides fans of death metal, some think it a nice advancement of the genre, taking on new forms to remain fresh, and others think it goes against the entire ethos of the genre.

If there's one thing that can be said about it, it's that it really does allow a good entry point for metal listeners to get into extreme metal, so it does have that one advantage that a lot of other sub genres cannot claim ownership of.

Unknown Soldier · 07-27-2011, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

So what's the general consensus on melodic death metal? From any region, but first lets talk about the Gothenburg scene in the mid to late '90's. It was really Carcass' '94 album Heartwork that kick started the genre, but it's really hard to narrow down exactly when the fracture started. It seems like the subgenre really divides fans of death metal, some think it a nice advancement of the genre, taking on new forms to remain fresh, and others think it goes against the entire ethos of the genre.

If there's one thing that can be said about it, it's that it really does allow a good entry point for metal listeners to get into extreme metal, so it does have that one advantage that a lot of other sub genres cannot claim ownership of.

I`d say it kicked off with Carcass as well with Heartwork, before moving over to its true birth place in Gothenburg with the big 3 bands there At the Gates, Dark Tranquillity and In Flames. Other bands such as Hypocrisy were pretty influential and there was also a large movement in Finland as well with bands like Amorphis (the Finnish bands sound very different to the Swedish ones) Looking on wiki there are a huge amount of bands under melodic death metal and I`d be surprised just how many of them people on this forum actually know of! Most of them are European bands and mostly from Sweden and Finland.

Personally, I`d say the average death metalhead probably wouldn`t be that impressed with the melodic version, as its basically a weakening of their beloved sound! As for an entry point into extreme metal, melodic death metal I`d say was a great starting point.

07-26-2011, 05:31 PM	#62 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	Kansas... not familar with them, would have to see the one in question... and yeah, I love the Gore Obssessed cover I put it.. which was the German cover, done by Vincent Locke, who did virtually all the classic artowrk for the band. One of the few cencored covers that look better than the uncencorced. Would order a German copy just for that artwork. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

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LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	So what's the general consensus on melodic death metal? From any region, but first lets talk about the Gothenburg scene in the mid to late '90's. It was really Carcass' '94 album Heartwork that kick started the genre, but it's really hard to narrow down exactly when the fracture started. It seems like the subgenre really divides fans of death metal, some think it a nice advancement of the genre, taking on new forms to remain fresh, and others think it goes against the entire ethos of the genre. If there's one thing that can be said about it, it's that it really does allow a good entry point for metal listeners to get into extreme metal, so it does have that one advantage that a lot of other sub genres cannot claim ownership of. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too