Music.

Post by **Sleet** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 1:34 pm

I don't like that song, but that's some amazing voice work. It almost sounds like it isn't a capella.

My link:
This song is absolutely gorgeous. I'm posting it not just because it's great, but also because, surprise, it's by a death metal band! You have to respect musical flexibility like that.

Sketcherofstuff · Post by **Sketcherofstuff** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 3:29 pm

Hm, interesting. I don't really listen to death metal but it's really cool. I like the guitar, it sounds really raw... I can't think of any other way to describe it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBJLoYd8xak&feature=fvwNow watch this and just tell me that the lead singer isn't the most cheerful person you've ever seen. Interestingly, this band is Australian.

machchunk · Post by **machchunk** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:54 pm

Sleet wrote:I don't like that song, but that's some amazing voice work. It almost sounds like it isn't a capella.

My link:
This song is absolutely gorgeous. I'm posting it not just because it's great, but also because, surprise, it's by a death metal band! You have to respect musical flexibility like that.

Yea I don't know how Opeth still keeps the death metal tag nowadays because it can only barely be found in the newer albums. In fact it's almost like they're bartering for radio spins at times.

Here's some more traditional death metal you might like though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOAfMKDnNe4

devils · Post by **devils** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:38 pm

Sleet wrote:I don't like that song, but that's some amazing voice work. It almost sounds like it isn't a capella.

My link:
This song is absolutely gorgeous. I'm posting it not just because it's great, but also because, surprise, it's by a death metal band! You have to respect musical flexibility like that.

I LOVE OPETH!

Post by **Sleet** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:39 pm

machchunk wrote:
Sleet wrote:I don't like that song, but that's some amazing voice work. It almost sounds like it isn't a capella.

My link:
This song is absolutely gorgeous. I'm posting it not just because it's great, but also because, surprise, it's by a death metal band! You have to respect musical flexibility like that.
Yea I don't know how Opeth still keeps the death metal tag nowadays because it can only barely be found in the newer albums. In fact it's almost like they're bartering for radio spins at times.

Here's some more traditional death metal you might like though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOAfMKDnNe4

I honestly don't mind one bit. I am generally not a fan of death metal, so I'm glad when they clean up the vocals.

machchunk · Post by **machchunk** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:19 pm

Sleet wrote:
machchunk wrote:
Sleet wrote: This song is absolutely gorgeous. I'm posting it not just because it's great, but also because, surprise, it's by a death metal band! You have to respect musical flexibility like that.
Yea I don't know how Opeth still keeps the death metal tag nowadays because it can only barely be found in the newer albums. In fact it's almost like they're bartering for radio spins at times.

Here's some more traditional death metal you might like though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOAfMKDnNe4
I honestly don't mind one bit. I am generally not a fan of death metal, so I'm glad when they clean up the vocals.

I wasn't just talking about the vocals. I don't care either way as long as it fits the music (though it would be nice to keep the edge in). They're starting to commercialize the instrumentation too, and not in a good way. It would really be a shame if they ended up as just another bland, worthless radio metal band, like what happened to Katatonia recently.

JOFOXX · Post by **JOFOXX** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:43 pm

This guy is amazing. His Acapella covers are impressive, but his two original songs are WICKED AWESOME!

Post by **Sleet** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:25 pm

machchunk wrote:I wasn't just talking about the vocals. I don't care either way as long as it fits the music (though it would be nice to keep the edge in). They're starting to commercialize the instrumentation too, and not in a good way. It would really be a shame if they ended up as just another bland, worthless radio metal band, like what happened to Katatonia recently.

Are you referring to Damnation, or later stuff? Damnation is the only entire album I've heard.

machchunk · Post by **machchunk** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:57 pm

I'm talking about Watershed.

Post by **Sleet** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:09 pm

Oh, I haven't heard that yet. Is it just getting softer, or do you mean it's becoming less progressive?

Tiggy · Post by **Tiggy** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 11:54 pm

JOFOXX wrote:This guy is amazing. His Acapella covers are impressive, but his two original songs are WICKED AWESOME!

I agree with the above statement.

Edit: Also, this song *dies*<3

Sketcherofstuff · Post by **Sketcherofstuff** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 3:06 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AKbUm8GrbM

I don't think that I've posted this yet, but if I have just tell me and I'll take this down.

devils · Post by **devils** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:01 pm

machchunk wrote:I'm talking about Watershed.

i love that cd, it's awesome, especially Heir Apparent

Post by **Sleet** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:28 pm

devils wrote:
machchunk wrote:I'm talking about Watershed.
i love that cd, it's awesome, especially Heir Apparent

*YouTube*

Death growls are still a major turnoff for me, but other than that, that rocked pretty hard.

Senator_Sunburst · Post by **Senator_Sunburst** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:38 pm

Sleet wrote: Death growls are still a major turnoff for me...

But why Sleet? Why?

Post by **Sleet** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:44 pm

I just find them unpleasant sounding in most cases. I guess on rare occasions they can be used for good effect, but I don't really like them being the default lyrical delivery style for a song.

Senator_Sunburst · Post by **Senator_Sunburst** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:52 pm

I used to be like that...like 10 years ago.

I started to listen to a lot of Tristania and eventually I came to like them.

Post by **Sleet** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:55 pm

I used to feel similarly about things like double bass pedal and rapping, but I've learned to accept them (when they're done well, of course), so it's not entirely impossible that I eventually get to like it. But for now, death metal isn't really my thing.

Senator_Sunburst · Post by **Senator_Sunburst** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:01 pm

It's not mine either (I think Death Metal tends towards boring), but Death Metal isn't the only metal genre with death vocals.

The reason I could stand Tristania back then was because it's a gothic metal band, and it had choruses and clean female and male vocals along with the death vocals. It kind of eased me into them.

Anyway, more Venetian Snares, which has nothing to do with the conversation of death vocals, but I'm listening to him right now so....

Post by **Sleet** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:10 pm

Senator_Sunburst wrote:It's not mine either (I think Death Metal tends towards boring), but Death Metal isn't the only metal genre with death vocals.

The reason I could stand Tristania back then was because it's a gothic metal band, and it had choruses and clean female and male vocals along with the death vocals. It kind of eased me into them.

Anyway, more Venetian Snares, which has nothing to do with the conversation of death vocals, but I'm listening to him right now so....

I was in a similar boat with the song Dimmu Borgir had in Brutal Legend (Progenies of the Great Apocalypse). I wasn't big on the dirty vocals, but the rest, holy crap. If I ever start to like those kind of vocals, the gateway drugs would be like that.

...And then in the same game we have Cradle of Filth, who failed so incredibly hard at sounding gothic and operatic and just wrote a terrible song in general.

Senator_Sunburst · Post by **Senator_Sunburst** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:16 pm

Sleet wrote:

I was in a similar boat with the song Dimmu Borgir had in Brutal Legend (Progenies of the Great Apocalypse). I wasn't big on the dirty vocals, but the rest, holy crap. If I ever start to like those kind of vocals, the gateway drugs would be like that.

...And then in the same game we have Cradle of Filth, who failed so incredibly hard at sounding gothic and operatic and just wrote a terrible song in general.[/quote]

Doomy Burger is awesome.

Cradle of Filth, not so much. I have only ever liked on song they did, and I didn't even like it that much. Everything else they do is pretty awful I think.