Favorite type of metal (lyric, singer, rap, rock, quote)

cbz1009 · 04-22-2008, 02:25 PM

thrash hands down

~~Oomph!~~ · 04-26-2008, 12:16 PM

I'm not sure I would list 'hard rock' as a sub-genre of Metal, it's the other way around if anything.

Rainard Jalen · 04-26-2008, 12:42 PM

Neither is really part of the other. Metal simply emerged out of hard-rock. You wouldn't have blues as an option for your favourite type of rock, even though rock emerged out of blues.

Hunty · 04-26-2008, 09:12 PM

I like gold and platinum. Especially when they're records with my name on them

Alfred · 04-26-2008, 10:06 PM

I would like to know what people find enjoyable about Grindcore. From what I've heard (Napalm Death, A.C., some myspace garbage) it's nothing more than a bunch of down-tuned guitar chords and really fast drumming accompannying a shreiking/growling vocalist. That's two steps away from noise.

tkpb938 · 04-27-2008, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Alfred

I would like to know what people find enjoyable about Grindcore. From what I've heard (Nepalm Death, A.C., some myspace garbage) it's nothing more than a bunch of down-tuned guitar chords and really fast drumming accompannying a shreiking/growling vocalist. That's two steps away from noise.

It can be emotionally cathartic?

Voice_of_the_Soul12,13,01 · 04-30-2008, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Alfred

I would like to know what people find enjoyable about Grindcore. From what I've heard (Nepalm Death, A.C., some myspace garbage) it's nothing more than a bunch of down-tuned guitar chords and really fast drumming accompannying a shreiking/growling vocalist. That's two steps away from noise.

Grindcore isn't really focused on creating good instrumentals or tasteful music. It's about playing as fast and as loud as you can, screaming at the top of your lungs to get a message out. Not my favorite genre, but I do enjoy bands like Napalm Death and Agoraphobic Nosebleed whenever I'm in a mood for music I want to kick ass to...... or imagine myself kicking ass because, well, I'm listening to it in my truck and there's no ass to kick. It's a, uh, conundrum.

Alfred · 04-30-2008, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Voice_of_the_Soul12,13,01

screaming at the top of your lungs to get a message out.

Most of the time I'm not even sure if there IS a message.

tkpb938 · 04-30-2008, 06:35 PM

Listen to genghis tron as a good intro to grindcore.

Voice_of_the_Soul12,13,01 · 04-30-2008, 06:37 PM

Well, in, say, Anal ****'s case, you could say that. They just aim to be the anti-thesis of music, being as offensive as possible and noisy. Grindcore's lyrical themes involved social and political issues, to gore and death, to pornographic themes. Whole range of things.

I don't blame you for not liking grindcore. It kind of is an acquired taste. I know a few extreme metal fans who are into bands like Beneath the Massacre and Necrophagist who can't stand grind.

View Poll Results: Favorite type of metal?
Regular melodic metal	24	7.67%
Death metal	30	9.58%
Black metal	20	6.39%
Doom metal	11	3.51%
Goth metal	10	3.19%
Grindcore	9	2.88%
Industrial	20	6.39%
The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal	7	2.24%
Progressive metal	32	10.22%
Thrash	48	15.34%
Hard rock	28	8.95%
Metalcore	13	4.15%
Nu-metal	11	3.51%
Viking metal	8	2.56%
Power metal	14	4.47%
Rap metal	5	1.60%
Some other metal	23	7.35%
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04-26-2008, 09:12 PM	#274 (permalink)
Hunty Groupie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 14	I like gold and platinum. Especially when they're records with my name on them __________________ "They say the heart of Rock & Roll is still beating, which is amazing if you consider all the blow it's done over the years" - JJ Blair

04-26-2008, 10:06 PM	#275 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	I would like to know what people find enjoyable about Grindcore. From what I've heard (Napalm Death, A.C., some myspace garbage) it's nothing more than a bunch of down-tuned guitar chords and really fast drumming accompannying a shreiking/growling vocalist. That's two steps away from noise. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM Last edited by Alfred; 04-30-2008 at 06:25 PM.

04-30-2008, 06:37 PM	#280 (permalink)
Voice_of_the_Soul12,13,01 #1 Schuldinist. Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 420	Well, in, say, Anal ****'s case, you could say that. They just aim to be the anti-thesis of music, being as offensive as possible and noisy. Grindcore's lyrical themes involved social and political issues, to gore and death, to pornographic themes. Whole range of things. I don't blame you for not liking grindcore. It kind of is an acquired taste. I know a few extreme metal fans who are into bands like Beneath the Massacre and Necrophagist who can't stand grind. __________________ I don't mean to dwell But I can't help myself When I feel the vibe And taste a memory Of a time in life When years seemed to stand still

04-22-2008, 02:25 PM	#271 (permalink)
cbz1009 Groupie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 9	thrash hands down

04-26-2008, 12:16 PM	#272 (permalink)
~~Oomph!~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Watertown, NY Posts: 240	I'm not sure I would list 'hard rock' as a sub-genre of Metal, it's the other way around if anything.

04-26-2008, 12:42 PM	#273 (permalink)
Rainard Jalen Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,221	Neither is really part of the other. Metal simply emerged out of hard-rock. You wouldn't have blues as an option for your favourite type of rock, even though rock emerged out of blues.

04-30-2008, 06:35 PM	#279 (permalink)
tkpb938 Lvl 70 Troll Hunter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sunny Phoenix Posts: 482	Listen to genghis tron as a good intro to grindcore.