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Originally Posted by Abacab *****h
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I youtube'd a few of those bands, the moment I hear synth intros, falsettos, and fantasy lyrics I quickly click the "X" and pretend none of this existed.
Seriously, all those bands have album artwork that has dragons, pirates, and flaming swords... Could you be any more of a powerfag? I wouldn't consider any of this "Heavy Metal" on the merit that it resembles Asia and Rush albums more than the traditional Black Sabbath sound
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Death metal is just as cheesy in its own way. Oh look, skulls and pentagrams and growling incoherently about mutilated walrus carcasses!
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The vast majority of all metal is super cheesy, that's just how it is. That's why it will never be terribly popular. Every song is not about being in love or being heartbroken like radio rock.
You're going to cite some examples of death metal bands with semi-interesting lyrics like Death or Nile, but those exist on the other side of the fence too. Twilightning's Delirium Veil is a bouncy power metal album full of synths that is about mental illness. The only difference is I can actually understand the lyrics in power metal without looking them up
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I am guilty of listening to some death-ish stuff though like Dark Tranquility and Mercenary, just wish they would drop the gay growls.
Also: the high pitched vocals by any of those guys posted are NOT falsetto, these guys can actually sing so they don't have to resort to that in order to get that high.