What is death metal?

"Death Metal" is a kind of music that is too extreme to be taken seriously. It not only scraped your cocoon eardrum with noise, avant-garde classical music, jazz and noise, but also amplified it with a megaphone and roared it out with the power of a meat grinder. Extreme times produce extreme power, shouting out the concepts of aggression and madness in a gloomy tone. This is the trajectory of the "hopeless policy" in the Reagan Bush era and the fantasy of Christians before the Millennium. This is a road of music pursuit full of hostility and consciousness shadow.

Death metal is not music that worships death, but it overcomes and accepts death and fear by overthrowing the wall of negation that takes human nature as collateral all over the world.

Death metal is the sound from hell, like the devil's call, like Satan's call, but after a dream, people cherish everything they have.

Death metal is the most primitive animal explosion of human beings. Violence, conquest, and fear fill the whole song, stimulating your inner desires and making you crazy and unconsciously tremble.

For those who have never experienced the charm of death metal, most death metal seems to be a strange random and violent metal music, focusing on the cold and cunning dishonesty of stating the process of death, death and manipulation of human destiny. The characteristic of dead metal is 1. These bands are extremely simple to play, unlike ordinary heavy metal bands, which add many effects to their instruments, or use fancy fingering such as dotted strings and large and small overtones. However, their music has a "metallic" flavor from the beginning, which is very noisy and heavy. The noise from the musical instrument to the lead singer has noise components, and the clever cooperation has produced unexpected effects, and the concept of "metal music" is expressed incisively and vividly. The outstanding point of these bands is that the rhythm of drums is amazing. They beat drums with double hammers and feet, which is beyond words. The second is to use CYMBOL, which is much faster than ordinary bands, with much higher frequency and harsh voice. Thirdly, the use of drums seems to replace the guitar solo in ordinary metals, accounting for a large proportion. 3. The noise of the lead singer is basically "growling" (low) and "howling" (high), and the lead singer mostly uses his own real voice instead of microphone or recording technology. 4. Anti-religious consciousness is very obvious, from the name of the band to the name of the song, it involves a lot of religious terms, which are difficult to understand. The content mostly involves death, abuse, insanity, split personality, moral crisis and so on. As a whole, it reflects the dark side of human society, so this kind of music itself is dark and ugly, and stinks like a dead body. The cover design is full of bloody human fragments, or anatomical drawings of human muscles and nerves, or dead people crucified, or demon images in horror movies, which makes people uncomfortable at first glance. 6. Every album is like running water. There is no chance to pause and breathe. The drummer struck quickly from beginning to end, the bass and guitar made loud and harsh explosions, and the roar of the lead singer was unbearable. This is a great test (destruction) to the human auditory system. Take off your headphones and you will feel a sense of relief. 7. No sex or drugs. "Death Metal" is a generation's worried roar, indicating that there is something wrong with teenagers. No matter how annoying your parents are, this is the last train to enter the metal violence world.

[Edit this paragraph] Dead metal root-root

(83~85, Hammer of Hell, Celtic Frost, Basri, Manta/Death, Possession, Death, Master)

The earliest extreme metal bands should be Bathory in Sweden (claiming to be the founder of death metal since 1983) and Hellhammer in Switzerland (only one EP was released in1983, that is, the apocalypse, and the band was renamed Celtic Frost in 1984). However, these two bands are recognized as pioneers of dark metal. Personally, I think that Celtic Frost's continuous one-step "imitation of two steps", the distorted singing like roaring and heavy chords have the greatest inspiration and influence on the death band in the late 1980 s. Of course, around 1983, there were METALLICA and EXODUS on the west coast or MERCYFULL FATE in Denmark, which was also a very extreme band at that time. Although they were not directly related to their later deaths, most dead musicians in the early 1990s, like Chuck Schuldiner, grew up listening to these bands. Another participant named Paul Speckmann, a MASTER, aversion and death strike, is also quite talented, claiming that the flag of death was raised in Chicago in the northern United States as early as the early 1980s.

[Edit this paragraph] Death Metal Old School Death

-Old-fashioned death

(85~88, Death, Enchantment, Sick Angel, SEPULTURA, Nightmare, Autopsy, Early Master, Invader, Asphyxiation, Blessing)

At this time, the underground death metal music has moved towards a mature track. The first person to sign up is death. /kloc-around 0/987, nightmares and sick angels were also in place. This stage is also the age when death is most repositioned in concept and music. In particular, the first few albums of Death and demos have made great contributions to this. Every album of Chuck is ahead of the trend at any time and plays a leading role at the same time. Most people in China believe that "psychotherapy" is the most important work in the early stage of death. But in my opinion, "Scream and Blood" recorded as early as 84 is the most powerful album for the development of death [its track was completed in 83! ]。 No matter how you comment, they took the hardest first step, and their works at that time were also the heaviest commemoration of death! It doesn't matter how the album is made or how good the music is. The key is to have the music style and ideological foundation laid by this album for death metal. The popularity of the name death metal is largely related to the name of the death band. At that time, many people understood death as music like death. Unfortunately, this band has disappeared with Chuck's departure. Although the sick angel became the new favorite of death in the late 1980s, and its skills and techniques are no different from those of death, I still have a soft spot for death. The European continent is not willing to be silent. In the late 1980s, underground sports were very active, but few bands could become famous. Instead, bands like KREATOR, SODOM and DESTRUCTION became a hit in this age of fans. At present, most of the vinyl discs and samples have been taught for post-production and reprint. Friends who don't understand where death comes from can get answers from it. Of course, fans who pay attention to production quality and gameplay don't have to spend money on it.

[Edit this paragraph] Death of metal

Turn of death

This is a very difficult period. The traditional death is over, and other extreme music has made great progress. The blind view of death fans still stays at "deviating from the original standard of death is disloyalty to death and a separatist act". Of course, this is understandable, because extreme death can be widely accepted as a mainstream form of metal music, relying on the spirit of supporters standing firm. But between 1990 and 1992, the vitality of dead metal was cleaned up by greedy record companies. Innovation is imperative, and fans are a little overwhelmed. Obviously, the substitutes hastily introduced by the record distribution industry are not credible, and fans or bands themselves can't find a better way out. Many bands have abandoned the traditional route and started to try new directions spontaneously. It is more successful to move bodies and burials closer to the rock core, but this is only a few. Most of the improved bands were blindly ridiculed by fans. KREATOR's "renewal" [[innovation] was the most typical precedent for the development of dead metal at that time. In the heyday of death, only percussion generals such as Creole, Sodoma and SEPULTURA still have a place. But "update" is a bit too innovative. Fans don't buy the superb music level. They want something cooler and more interesting. German death cannon MORGOTH, Dutch big shot GOREFEST, French MASSACRA and other innovative death bands all suffered the same experience [see Death Rock]. The only development that can receive a little praise is the development of bands that originally belonged to the death of melody, such as Paradise Lost, Sentence, AMORPHIS and TIAMAT, which went to the destruction of Goth [see Death of Goth]. Some bands that have been wandering underground for years have begun to get tired of the ordinary death style. They try to express death in a more avant-garde way, but in this respect, atheists or devotees have already occupied the commanding heights, and the effect is more harm than good. I don't know how many excellent bands have died in this absurd age. In fact, the dead knock in Europe and America is still the mainstream style in the underground metal industry at this time, but the survival of the band depends on selling. At this time, the record company was not interested in death metal, and it gradually cut its profits. What they want is how to hype the next trend. Some people say that industry will be a substitute for death; Some people are optimistic about the new percussion music [hereinafter referred to as nu-metal] that has just emerged with Pantella and SEPULTURA; Others seek new business opportunities in Gothic/Doomsday, and of course, some new companies dig for treasures in the position of black metal. In a word, this is the most puzzling age of death. The saddest thing is that I have witnessed many die-hard fans go to disco because of their disappointment with death. ...

[Edit this paragraph] Death Metal Old Fashion/Retro Group

-Old pop/retro revival communities

When some big-name bands began to try to develop in a new direction, electronics, jazz, industry and goth emerged in large numbers. Some bands insisted on their own style in the 1980s, and some die-hard metal supporters who played black gold or died chose to return to the extreme metal state before death or even the dead metal in the 1980s on the new development path. More and more bands show this trend and gradually form a trend, which is old fashion. This kind of band has not only returned from music, but also returned to the feeling of the 1980s in cover design, Logo design, clothing and even living habits. Divided into two factions, one is "rooted". During this period, American veteran DECESEAD, Japanese Ritual Massacre, American veteran NUNSLAUGHTER, Swedish famous handball group BLOODBATH, Norwegian star group AURA NOIR, etc. all produced well-received works. There is another kind of "Miao Erhong", because there are some new bands playing with old things, such as WITHCHBUNNER, HYPNOSIA, Countess, necro death…… ... Their appearance makes this already fashionable metal world strong and lasting again.

[Edit this paragraph] Dead metal goods

-Packaging of scrap metal

(Threatening bloody cover design, T-shirts, anti-Christ slogans, tools for tossing hair: long straight hair, wine and meat, friends to keep in mind)

Death metal has been loved by many metal fans for many years, including the cultural phenomenon surrounding death metal. Since death has formed an independent metal style, most new dead people may be attracted by the unique culture common in the dead world at first. For example, the dazzling bloody cover of death metal records or general antichrist material. At first, they wore T-shirts with threatening slogans and noise-like music to seek excitement, so as to scare their younger brothers and sisters or neighbors' children (and, of course, to show off how cool they are among their peers, rebellious parents and angry religious teachers). With more contact, you will find that there is a deeper connotation under the rough and dirty surface. You will make friends with people like you through music, get together, drink, go to the show, get a haircut, vent your dissatisfaction with the world and discuss the topic of life and death. The appearance of death metal not only stimulates, but also has the function of filtering and disguising extreme fans. Only fans who really like death by nature will stay in the circle. Long hair is not for beauty, but for shaking your head [Mosh]. The T-shirts of the Death Band always show that they are death fans [at the scene of the death performance, you will see a group of people wearing the same clothes: long hair, black underwear, black sports shoes or military boots, and the words cannibalism, obituary or killing the gods are printed on the black T-shirt]. Punk pseudo-metal, stay away from us! The collision and shouting at the scene are not fighting, but venting the confusion and helplessness accumulated on weekdays. This is a sport. The experience of everyone shaking their heads synchronously with the thread was both spectacular and expressed profound friendship. Nowadays, the image of the deceased has changed a little, just as the development of music has become diversified. But the nature of death has not changed. In my opinion, death metal is a banner of sincere friendship, where persistent, cheerful and frank people gather together. Salute to all death metal maniacs!

[Edit this paragraph] Death metal anti-Mosh

-Collision prevention

Oppose all the mainstream death metals, antichrist ornaments, spike wristbands, corpse printing, mysticism, assembly and sacrificial ceremonies in the Black Forest, and advocate solving all problems by war.

Radio station commander, matchbox 20, smashing pumpkins and other big-name stars once told everyone not to collide and cause harm at concerts out of love, and also put forward anti-mosh slogans, but I'm not talking about these stars. Originated in the early 1990s, earache and its dead band became popular, and metal bands all over the world flocked to it. In order to identify the mosh number of earache, the Deathlike Silence record company founded in Europe first used this word as the record number, and even made the slogan "No fun, no core, no Mosh, no trend" and the symbol against the sound engineer Scort Burns, which opposed everything that seemed extreme, but became the mainstream voice of death metal. This extreme idea is a bit like China's "breaking the capitalism". Under the guidance of this idea, many dark metal bands participated in the dark metal craze in the early 1990s. However, the people who invented this slogan did not expect that more people were curious about mysticism or joined the ranks of dark metals to flaunt their individuality. These people with completely different purposes mixed together, organized some church organizations with evil names in the name of anti-Christ, impulsively delivered speeches in magazines and TV stations, organized sacrificial activities in forests or caves, and even burned Christian churches. They often dress themselves up as "skeletons", wear long fingernail wristbands and bullet belts, and advocate violence and war to solve problems. After this wave, the dark metal camp began to split into branches with different purposes. Few bands have worked as hard as before, but this slogan is not a simple slogan against traditional dead metal, but a symbol of more dark metal bands' firm determination, which is synonymous with real black metal. Anti-Moses revival!

[Edit this paragraph] Dead metal sold out/trend phenomenon

-the phenomenon that the predecessors planted trees and later enjoyed the cool.

This phenomenon exists in both dead metal and black metal rings. Many old bands that completed the accumulation of "capital (fame, creativity, excellent works)" in the early 1990s are now marching into the mainstream music circle. Some bands with individuality may choose death N' roll or the fusion of avant-garde/electronic music, but their metal base camp is getting farther and farther away. However, this contrast is more obvious in the dark metal world, because their young band has changed to an unbearable level, perhaps because the dark metal was too serious at first. In fact, bands such as DIMMU BORGIR and CRADLE OF FILTH performed well when they first came out. They were really accepted by the dark metal, which had nothing to do with technology and status, but later their dirty practices gradually exposed their mentality. At the age when children are most interested in novelty and individuality, they are more likely to show off than pop metal bands because of their threatening makeup and strange almost dramatic expressions. Like Marilyn Manson, they perform for ignorant children in the square of ten thousand people, are interviewed by mainstream magazines, fool around with pornographic cover girls, or simply sing "I have an evil soul" on the stage in Adidas. Without pure mentality, the music written can't be pure. The "energy" of dark metal has been "expanded" by them, or "utilized" by them, which makes those bands with traditional minds despise them and divide them. Now the market of black metal is being divided by DB, COF and a group of followers behind. They are not really black metal anymore, but they are still making money with the appearance of black metal.

[Edit this paragraph] Death Metal Satan and Satan Church

-At the antichrist school

In the world of extreme metal music, anti-Christianity is the most common theme, so it is necessary to mention some different schools (here is just a brief talk from the cultural point of view, not involving any religious point of view-Rice). Lucifer and Satan are two different characters in the Bible. Lucifer, a former archangel, later led a third of the angels in the sky to revolt, and was thrown into the abyss (abyss, bottomless pit) after defeat. It is said that only Lucifer still retains the glorious image of Seraphim, and other angels who follow him have become ugly images. In most international versions of the Bible, there is no record that Satan is Lucifer. Chapter 12 of Revelation (Revelation Chapter 12) describes the war between Lucifer and heaven, but does not mention the name Satan. Various translations of the Bible have only been mentioned once in the English version of the King James Version. In Dante's Divine Comedy and other influential theological works, the titles of Lucifer, Satan, Devil and Dis are used for the same person. Then came the saying that Satan and Lucifer were the same person. Satan, the devil's name, is an extremely evil god. He is always an enemy of Christ, but in the Bible, he is still created by God, controlled by God, and will eventually be defeated by God. Almost at the same time, with the Bible, there was the worship of Satan. Satan Church was founded by Dr. Anton Sando Ravi on April 30th, 1966/kloc-0. It is the most influential Satan Sect at present, and it is completely different from the previous Sadism Sect, with a new explanation of individualism and social evolution. In the doctrine, Satan is only a symbol of human personality pursuit and extraordinary energy, not a concrete materialized image for people to worship. According to the teachings of C.O.S, the spirit of Satan exists in everyone who pursues individual thinking.

[Edit this paragraph] The style of death metal

Death metal is underground from the beginning, so many people don't know much about this style. Some people have bought several death-style albums, but they don't know how to tell them apart.

At present, there are many professional articles on death metal style on various extreme websites and forums, but these articles have not played much role for friends who have never heard of death or rarely listened to it. Instead, people who have heard about death for a long time have gained a lot. I thought about it for a long time and decided to introduce the style in the form of a band, so that those friends who heard about Kim for the first time, even if they bought an album they didn't know, could know at a glance what kind they belonged to here. Also, the first sentence I write after the name of each band is their style, which is convenient for everyone to check, but many bands have different changes in different periods, so I only write their most representative styles and talk about their changes later! And I see some bands always put a lot of nouns in front of their styles. I don't think it is necessary, because each band has its own characteristics. If added, each band has its own style. Note: The translated name of the band is in brackets! ! !

Death-[traditional death metal] Death is the first biography and is regarded as the beginning of death metal. His early albums can represent the most traditional over-knocking death metal at that time. Later, the death changed a lot and there was an infinite leap in technology. Late death is not a death band, but his music contains many fresh extreme ideas! Lead singer death and brain cancer.

Sick Angel-[Traditional Death Metal] This is a big-name band in the death metal industry. The album has been on the major music charts many times, but the music is by no means commercial. The early and present changes of the band are not great, but they are not as strong as the early percussion music. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the music of the band is very dark and obscure, which also has an influence on the early dark metal! His contribution to grindcore music should not be underestimated.

Deicide-[traditional death metal] is still the last band to persist, and the later music is even more brutal. The band has always used antichrist as their lyrics, from beginning to end! The early antichrist.

Obituary-[traditional death metal] is called slow death by many people. Their music is dominated by medium speed, and there is a unique lead singer in the world. The band style hasn't changed much!

Under six feet-[traditional death metal] Death metal superstar group, lead singer of cannibal corpse, guitar, drum and quilt of obituary all belong to death band, and their styles are mainly medium and slow, which is similar to that of obituary!

Sinister-[traditional death metal] I have seen comments that it belongs to cruel death metal, and I think it should belong to traditional death. The music of changing the female lead singer in the later period is a bit extreme, but it is still not divorced from tradition!

Slaughter-one of the founders of early grindcore music, 9 1 album Necrostism-Desccanning the in salubrious began to play with traditional death metal, and it was very successful. HEARTWORK began to add some melodic things to the traditional death, which had a great influence on the later new melodic death and new torrent metal.

Dismember-[Traditional Death Metal] A traditional band with a very good melody has a great influence on the death of melody, which is very different from the traditional American death metal and the melody is quite "beautiful"!

Vader-[traditional death metal] obituary, a Polish veteran, has always adhered to the front line of traditional death metal, and the new album is still the same old-fashioned death!

SEPULTURA (Buried)-【 Traditional percussion death metal 】 A percussion can be added in front of the form, which is obviously different from the above band styles. The early traditional percussion music is rich in late death, which is worthless, just new metal!

CANCEA-[ traditional percussion death metal] is very close to percussion metal. It is suggested that friends who like to listen to percussion/torrent change careers from this band!

Grave-[traditional knocking dead metal] Lao Knock in Sweden is one of my introductory bands on dead metal, and the style has not changed much in the early days and now!

Asphyxiation-the originator of cruel death, known as the suffocation of the god of cruel death, has revealed its cruel nature from early samples. 199 1 the publication of "The Efficiency of the Forgotten" created the school of cruel death metal. Every album of the band has many fresh elements, but it is never out of cruelty. Absolute cruel death!

Cannibal corpse (cannibal corpse)-[cruel death metal] Speaking of cruel death, cannibal corpse has to be mentioned. The greatest contribution of cannibal corpse to cruel death metal is its most straightforward description of blood and cruelty, from cover to lyrics. The music style has never changed!

Crypoppy-[Cruel Death Metal /grindcore Cruel Death Metal] is a Canadian super band. Originally, I just wanted to write cruel death in their style, but they have released four albums, the first two are cruel death, and the last two are cruel death of grindcore. It's hard to say which period is more representative!

Kataklism-[Cruel Death Metal] is a Canadian band with the same name as CRYPTOPSY. Later, the band began to make sentimental albums, and the style was still incomplete!

Napaim Death-[Grind Core Death Metal] is a big band, with the rage of nuclear music and the cruelty of death metal. The band style hasn't changed much!

Cruel TOUTH (cruel truth)-[Grindcore Death Metal] British super brand, with many nuclear components and two voices!

The dying fetus-[the new school of cruel death metal core] is known as the band that has the greatest influence on the dead metal after suffocation. The guitar improvisation is neat and heavy, which is slower than "Cruel Death" on the whole. Most of the songs are three-stage structures, and most of the new cash bands are in this form!

Disumeng-one of the most famous cruel death bands of the new school, and its classic album "1.3.8" is widely spread!

Unknown-[new genre of cruel death metal] Different from the above two bands, they died cruelly in the early stage and later switched to a new genre. The band comes from Germany and pays more attention to melody than the American band, which is very different from the band like stillbirth!

Burial-[Old-fashioned Melody Death Metal] The reason why we put an old-fashioned one in front of it is because it is very different from the melodic death we heard today, close to the traditional death and pays more attention to melody. Now the band has changed its style, and it has nothing to do with death or even metal.

In the flame-【 melody death metal 】 the representative of new melody death. Personally, I think this style has deviated from the essence of death metal! Now the band's stuff is almost the same as the new metal!

The old enemy-[Melody Death Metal] CARCASS's band composed of two guitarists can be said to have continued HEARTWORK a lot. The band is getting more and more popular every year, and the style is still the same as before!

Nonexix-[Melody Death Metal] The former lead singer of my old enemy's own band, with great music and beautiful melody, didn't ignore technology like the current band, but I always felt that this kind of thing had little to do with death metal. Ha ha, personal opinion!

Defleashed-[Knocking Dead Metal], a dead band, but the framework of music is mainly percussion, which feels like a continuation of music buried in Brazil. This band is very famous recently. Their drummers are skilled and famous for their speed and strength.

Forbidden by God-[Hard core kills metal], an extreme and lifeless band in the new wave of American torrent. Other bands sound hard-core, but this band has a clear sense of death. The lead singer can also use two voices, hehe. This is a band dominated by blacks, which is not common in the metal industry.

Nile-[cruel death metal], an American band formed by 1993, has always adhered to the style of cruel death and added some elements of atmosphere rendering, and the music is very atmospheric. As can be seen from the name (Nile), the band added more Egyptian tunes to the music to render the atmosphere. Black Seeds of Revenge in 2000 is an album that can't be missed.

The vitality remains the same-[Traditional Death], an old band formed by 1989. The style has not changed much, the music melody is handled well, and the speed is not very fast. 1992' s first album was not bad. Former guitarist Kelly Conlon participated in the recording of Death album 1995. Bassist Derek Boyer is a member of the choking band.

Immolation-[Cruel Death Metal/Dark Metal] is an old band founded by/kloc-0 in new york, USA in 1986, and its album has been maintained at a high level. The band is good at creating a vague and gloomy atmosphere, especially at expressing their views on destruction in a deeper and wiser way. The content often involves some anti-religious things ~

Spell-[Traditional Death Metal/Dark Metal] Suppresses the heavy dark atmosphere, sometimes dirty and sometimes dripping like a rainstorm. The classic is "Golgotha Onward" released by 1992, which was groundbreaking and far-reaching at that time and now ~

Necromancer-【 Cruel Death Metal 】 German rapid death metal, founded in 1992, has excellent technology, sharp timbre, complex and smooth structure, and is clean and neat. Buy it when you see it.

Just as I lay dying-[Death Metal Core] is a band from the United States, belonging to the Gothenburg camp, characterized by guitar lines, crisp drums, beautiful melodies, and some hard-core sentences from time to time. It is better in the same kind of band.

Night fury-【 Melody Death 】 The style is similar to the above, noisier and more urgent, the voice of the lead singer and the timbre of the instrument are more sandy, and nothing else.

Hypocrisy-[traditional death metal], the metal equivalent to death metal, is famous enough to be downloaded into their ringtones ... -_-o So it depends. ..........

[Edit this paragraph] Death Metal represents the band.

1, brutal death metal: The center of death metal in Europe is undoubtedly Stockholm, Sweden, so the Swedish band is excellent in both brutal death metal and melodious death metal. The representative bands of savage death metal in Europe are: dismemberment, wing removal, hypocrisy, Gardenian; In Sweden; Craba Thor; , Germany; The body of England.

2. Melody Death Metal: The representative bands are Sweden's In Flames (in fire), dark and quiet (in dark and quiet), at the door (outside the door), old enemy (enemy), rational edge (rational edge), blasphemy and Finland's Amorphis (index).

3. Avant-garde Death Metal: The sentence representing the band is Finland.

4. Gothic Death Metal: The representative band is Opeth (Moon City) in Sweden.