Metal topic? (partly for Booch)

[Balu`]

Originally Posted by gunxsword

WOW that song is bombastic! LOVE IT! More please?

Btw @Booch urgent recommendation before you disappear: Algol - Complex Shapes.

Which song do you mean?

@Booch: Green Carnation/ Opeth seems to be a notable influence on these guys, you might like 'em.

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[gunxsword]

Originally Posted by Balu`

Which song do you mean?

@Booch: Green Carnation/ Opeth seems to be a notable influence on these guys, you might like 'em.
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Da first one.

[Balu`]

Originally Posted by gunxsword

Da first one.

I think I have some similar stuff, I'll check tomorrow. :>

[Balu`]

No success so far, but I have found this:

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Pretty awesome prog/power on the heavier side.

[gunxsword]

Heard that already .

Howz this:

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[Balu`]

Originally Posted by gunxsword

Heard that already .

Howz this:
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Firewind is fun power metal, nothing special. Worth a few listens, though.

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[gunxsword]

I actually find Firewind to be very interesting due to their plentiful shredding and riffing. Almost sound like melodic power metal to me .

The first song is good, the rest are ok. Not listenable past the first try though...

[Balu`]

Originally Posted by gunxsword

I actually find Firewind to be very interesting due to their plentiful shredding and riffing. Almost sound like melodic power metal to me .

The first song is good, the rest are ok. Not listenable past the first try though...

If there was such a thing as melodic power metal, they'd be classified as that. However, melodic power metal is sort of like fast thrash metal or slow doom metal (so I believe the word I'm searching for is redundant).

Hm, sometimes I wonder what makes you like a band/song, but I still don't have the slightest clue. What about those songs make them unlistenable?

[gunxsword]

Originally Posted by Balu`

If there was such a thing as melodic power metal, they'd be classified as that. However, melodic power metal is sort of like fast thrash metal or slow doom metal (so I believe the word I'm searching for is redundant).

Hm, sometimes I wonder what makes you like a band/song, but I still don't have the slightest clue. What about those songs make them unlistenable?

Thrash metal sounds much closer to metalcore (without the poppy elements and more rhythmically aggressive) than power metal .

Slow doom metal? Do you mean funeral doom? Or just doom?

I dunno myself actually, but songs I don't like share a few common traits such as:
- Linear sound structure. Everything just sound like one long piece of string. Boring to look at and equally uninteresting to listen to. Nothing 'pops' out and grab the listener's attention.
- Uninteresting riffing/shredding. Melodious guitars are not mandatory, but the ones that feature melodic guitars without sounding interesting just aren't worth listening to.
- Small variations in high-frequency sounds, eg. guitars, epic symphonic instruments or vocals. High frequency sounds generally stand out from the rest of the instruments and if they fail to impress, I'm generally not inclined to enjoy most of the song.

The 3rd song encapsulates all of the above, while the 2nd is ruled out by my 3rd point (esp vocals).

I'd try posting some examples to demonstrate my point if you need.

[Balu`]

Originally Posted by gunxsword

Thrash metal sounds much closer to metalcore (without the poppy elements and more rhythmically aggressive) than power metal .

Slow doom metal? Do you mean funeral doom? Or just doom?

I dunno myself actually, but songs I don't like share a few common traits such as:
- Linear sound structure. Everything just sound like one long piece of string. Boring to look at and equally uninteresting to listen to. Nothing 'pops' out and grab the listener's attention.
- Uninteresting riffing/shredding. Melodious guitars are not mandatory, but the ones that feature melodic guitars without sounding interesting just aren't worth listening to.
- Small variations in high-frequency sounds, eg. guitars, epic symphonic instruments or vocals. High frequency sounds generally stand out from the rest of the instruments and if they fail to impress, I'm generally not inclined to enjoy most of the song.

The 3rd song encapsulates all of the above, while the 2nd is ruled out by my 3rd point (esp vocals).

I'd try posting some examples to demonstrate my point if you need.

You misunderstood me there. I was just saying that all thrash metal is (relatively) fast, all doom metal is (relatively) slow, so putting those adjectives there is completely pointless, just like putting melodic before power metal, since it is all (relatively) melodic.

Also, evolution of metalcore: punk -> hardcore punk -> metalcore (though calling this a regression would be more fitting^^)
evolution of power/thrash metal: heavy metal -> speed metal -> thrash metal + power metal
So which is closer again?

Post some, because all of that seems to be an extremely overcomplicated way of saying "it's all up to personal taste". :Đ