Powefullove:
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Lol, Joe had a metal band? That's funny. I didn't know you were a metalhead, haha.
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I guess it is pretty hard to tell from some of the stuff I write here on RU.
What you said about Cannibal Corpse is
true - I think they are all about shock value, and
I can't understand their songs either.
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Well maybe the reason punk seems more brutal is because you can understand the lyrics? I never liked much metal because most of it is just people trying to sound all mean about lyrics I can't understand unless I really concentrate on them(which is annoying and unrewarding most times).
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Yes.
You have the right idea, just like I said before Metal is
extremely loud opera.
Sounding 'mean' about it is to add intensity and passion, which unfortunately also makes it hard to understand.
A friend asked me once why all the yelling is in Metal, and so
I sang a bit of a Metal song in a soft serene voice and asked him if that sounded OK with the distorted guitars and pounding drums.
He got the point of why it is important to be loud.
Punk doesn't need to be sang in a loud voice for the most part since the subject matter
usually doesn't involve death, torture, war, etc. and has much more to do with everyday life experiences and personality / political piss-offs.
(to me it seems like a personal conversation with the listener, which does not require yelling)
I think I should explain something about liking 'Metal' to everyone:
It is very much the same as people who like eating
really hot peppers, the kind that make your face sweat and make your mouth feel
afire.
Only a very intense personality is going to come back for more of that sensation.
Most people can't get past the pain of the first experience and make efforts to avoid it in the future.
So far as music goes, the only thing that gives me a similar burn (to that of Metal or hot peppers) is drum and bass.
(not the ambient soft stuff; I like ragga dubplate, dark drum&bass, and songs with wicked phat deep bass)
There is just something 'dark' and 'sinister' in those deep bass notes 40- 15Hz (and lower) that shake everything in the room.
eg: Spor - Deathray. Noisia - Lost Cause
...but I also like most other music.....