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Post by Midnattblod on May 7, 2014 9:29:24 GMT -6
ah doom metal. such an interesting genre.
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Post by Sorillon on May 7, 2014 15:15:01 GMT -6
I tend to like turning the music up but I only really do that when it won't be undesirable for others or not polite.
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Post by sjfaerlind on May 8, 2014 8:29:53 GMT -6
I almost always have music going, unless I'm writing. I can't write to music because I find that what I write inevitably reflects the mood of the music I happen to be listening too...lol. Other than that I do almost everything to music: cleaning, cooking, drawing and yay for busting a move while doing these things!!! "Dance laundry" is my personal favourite.  What I listen to is highly dependent upon my mood. Since I listen to just about every kind of music going, that isn't a problem though. I can usually find something that suits me. The biggest problem we have at our house is finding something that everyone doesn't mind listening to when we're all home together....lol. So... you're even into, say, doom metal and the like? Doom metal is a little slow in tempo and dark in timbre, which doesn't often suit my mood. I have to say that I like the vocals in it though...they seem more controlled and skilled than what you typically hear in regular metal since the singer holds the notes longer. What bands do you listen to Tal? |
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Post by Taliesin on May 8, 2014 19:18:58 GMT -6
Doom metal is a little slow in tempo and dark in timbre, which doesn't often suit my mood. I have to say that I like the vocals in it though...they seem more controlled and skilled than what you typically hear in regular metal since the singer holds the notes longer. What bands do you listen to Tal? Seriously, nothing you say should surprise me any more, and yet here I am with my jaw still on the floor! Nevertheless, you clearly know what you're talking about, so there's nothing left but for me to answer your question. Ha ha. At the moment, I'm very much into My Silent Wake who have done nearly as many acoustic doom recordings as metal. They tend to be on the growlier end of the spectrum though, but they do intersperse a lot of their songs with clean vocals too, so there is some variety there. There is also Virgin Black who hail from Australia. They're amazing. The lead singer does death vocals and operatic sounding vocals in equal measure. He even studied with a famous opera singer for a while too apparently. Their music is quite dynamic, and they incorporated a live orchestra into their last two albums. I love that kind of stuff! Other bands I've appreciated in the past were Paramaecium and Antestor. They have Christian themes within their music, but musically speaking may be more of an acquired taste. Especially Antestor. They've also been called black metal, and while it certainly sounds dark, I would suggest that their lyrical themes set them squarely outside of that sub genre. Just my opinion though. And, lastly, I've been really getting into a Finnish metal band called Amorphis lately. They are very much at the more accessible end of the metal spectrum. They've been going for about 20 years and have had two different lead singers so far. The latest singer is more to my taste as he does a lot of clean vocals interspersed with some death vocals. A lot of their lyrics are inspired by the Kalevela which is a 19th century poem of epic scope that was cobbled together from Finnish folklore and mythology (I want to get my hands on a good English translation of this). Now, while I wouldn't call these guys doom, they have flirted with that here and there in their long history so I felt they were worth mentioning (plus I REALLY like them). I would characterise Amorphis more as folk metal, but even that label doesn't fully cover what they are. Oh, and it would be remiss of me to not mention Battlelore, a band that Midnattblod introduced me to just yesterday. While their lyrical themes about battles, battles and more battles aren't entirely my cup of tea, I have to say I love their sound. Again, though, I'd consider them folk metal and not doom, but that's me. |
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Post by Midnattblod on May 9, 2014 22:38:20 GMT -6
Battlelore would definitely be Folk metal, though they are probably not as far into that genre as bands like Eluveitie or Korpiklaani are.
what is the lyrical basis for Antestor.
edit: nevermind on that last part, decided to not be lazy and looked it up. judging from what I read they would probably be nonblack metal.
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Post by sjfaerlind on May 10, 2014 6:05:22 GMT -6
Jaw on the floor?!!?!?!
*looks worried and hands Tal's jaw back to him*
I have heard of Amorphis before. I will have to look up some of those folk Tal, thanks!
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Post by Avá on May 10, 2014 11:23:06 GMT -6
If I'm on my laptop gaming or watching shows, I'll have quiet, but the second I get up and start cleaning or doing the dishes, I put the music channel on, because I work better with a bit of music playing in the background  |
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Post by Taliesin on May 11, 2014 8:24:13 GMT -6
what is the lyrical basis for Antestor. edit: nevermind on that last part, decided to not be lazy and looked it up. judging from what I read they would probably be nonblack metal. I think you're right. I never knew how to categorise them myself, but seeing as I no longer really listen to them, it's not something I often think about. They did have an amazing sound though. Blacker than black really, even if they are technically "unblack". Ha ha! |
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Post by Midnattblod on May 11, 2014 8:54:46 GMT -6
well the whole premise of unblack metal is the musical score of black metal with Christian based lyrics. seeing as how black metal is anti Christian this makes sense though that part of the black metal subgenre never really interested me.
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Post by Taliesin on May 11, 2014 9:04:08 GMT -6
well the whole premise of unblack metal is the musical score of black metal with Christian based lyrics. seeing as how black metal is anti Christian this makes sense though that part of the black metal subgenre never really interested me. It interested me when I used to be a Christian but not any more, but then to be fair I'm not really interested in the black metal genre either. Doom and folk metal were always more to my liking. |
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Post by Midnattblod on May 11, 2014 9:09:35 GMT -6
I like just about all metal except deathcore. that stuff is just pure headache music. plus folk metal is a subclass of black metal because most of it has a pagan lyrical basis.
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Post by Taliesin on May 11, 2014 9:13:12 GMT -6
I like just about all metal except deathcore. that stuff is just pure headache music. plus folk metal is a subclass of black metal because most of it has a pagan lyrical basis. You're absolutely right that it's a subclass of black metal but for some reason I never seem to think of it that way in my own head. You see, to me pagan doesn't always necessarily equate to being satanic but then I probably just have a looser working definition of these things. |
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Post by Midnattblod on May 11, 2014 9:19:18 GMT -6
black metal as a whole isn't always satanic. it's just anti Christian. plus a lot of Christians see paganism as satanic. at least here where I live.
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What I listen to is highly dependent upon my mood. Since I listen to just about every kind of music going, that isn't a problem though. I can usually find something that suits me. The biggest problem we have at our house is finding something that everyone doesn't mind listening to when we're all home together....lol.
