(July 9, 2012 at 10:57 am)frankiej Wrote: May I ask what the difference is between death, black and doom metal? I am genuinely curious.
Death metal is, in my opinion, the most diverse, as there are more melodic types and more atonal, chaotic types. But generally, in death metal you have very low-tuned guitars, deep growling vocals, and rather violent thematic material:
Black metal can be either fast or slow, but it typically invokes a very dark, dramatic, epic, or otherwise haunting atmosphere. Typically you'll find high pitched shrieked vocals, and so-called "church organ" riffs. It's also typical that they will take on very anti-religioius or satanic subject matter:
Doom metal is very slow, thick, and heavy, in an attempt to sound very hopeless, despairing, or funeral-esque. It's often combined with elements of black or death metal to increase the emotional impact.
And really, aspects of all of these and more can and often are combined, to hone in on a very specific sound: There's blackened death, Death/doom, blackened doom, etc.
Hope this helps!
Now, that the flow is stalled,
The breath is held, the framework built,
Do the clock's hands fly, or remain still?
The breath is held, the framework built,
Do the clock's hands fly, or remain still?
