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Subject: Heavy metal subgenres
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grgrth 10/26/2006 - 4:59:18
Heavy metal subgenres Black metal Main article: Black metal Evolving from death metal, black metal is characterised by a dark, cold atmosphere replacing the head-on brutality of thrash metal. Though not as atonal as death metal, it is still considered to be one of the most extreme subgenres of metal. The vocals are usually shrieked, screamed, rasped or grunted, with the lyrical themes often being depressing, Satanic, occult, or anti-Christian in nature. The production quality of the music is often, but not always, poor, most likely an established tradition of opposing the commercial record and music industry back in the subgenre's heyday, from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. Black metal's origins have been put to a few bands (the name 'black metal' is usually accredited to Venom, who coined the term with their alb*m entitled Black Metal), though the style itself is thought to have emerged first from Sweden's Bathory and then from Norway;The most Influential bands being Mayhem, Burzum, Darkthrone and Emperor, many of the members of the latter's scene were involved in church burnings that took place in the 1990s. Black metal is now found throughout the world, with each region seemingly attributing their culture differently to the black metal sound. Fusion between black metal and folk music is also quite common. Death metal Main article: Death metal Death metal is a subsidiary of thrash metal pushed to more brutal extremes, with dissonant harmonies, exotic scales, erratic time signature changes and downtuned guitars. Double bass drums are universally implemented, as well as rapid snare drums, 'blast beats', and chaotic cymbal crashes. Vocals are usually growled, but also can be shrieked, yelled, or screamed. Current death metal bands often dabble in neo-classicism, Jazz-fusion, medieval music, or folk and symphonic endeavors. The lyrical content usually deals with the darker, nihilistic side of human imagination, dealing with blood, death, gore, and Satan (like the band Deicide). However, Death Metal is not limited to just blood, death, and gore. It can also range out to philosophy, Mythology (such as the band Nile), and politics. Doom metal Main article: Doom metal The subgenre of doom metal (who's name is derived from the Candlemass alb*m 'Epicus Doomicus Metallicus,') differs from others in many ways. Instead of fast paces, pure doom metal uses only mid or slow tempos; the atmosphere emphasizes meloncholy feelings. Some bands, such as My Dying Bride and Bethlehem, mix death metal or black metal with doom metal using the vocals from death or black and the tempos of doom. Several strains of doom also maintain heavy influence from the originators of heavy metal such as Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. Folk metal Main article: Folk metal Folk metal embraces metal bands that are influenced by folklore from varying cultures and origins. Originally started as a mixture of folk rock, power metal and black metal, the term has progressed *
