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ultmetal
Administrator
Number of posts: 16191
Age: 45
Registration date: 2007-01-04
 |  Subject: Heavy Metal Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:48 pm | |
| What is heavy metal TO YOU? What does a song/album need to be in order to be "heavy metal"? What are the key ingredients in your opinion?
I'm not looking for a fight here, just looking for people's opinions.
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ULTIMATUM - TOO METAL FOR WIKIPEDIA!
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Temple of Blood
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 3682
Age: 37
Registration date: 2007-03-30
| | Subject: Re: Heavy Metal Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:03 pm | |
| | Quote: | Heavy metal is dark, powerful, guitar riff-based hard rock music. This was true in 1969 and is still true in 2011. It didn't change. This can be expressed in many different ways (with many different types of guitar, drum, and vocal stylings) but the basic hallmarks of the genre did not change.
In order for a band to be properly termed a heavy metal band, the majority of their songs should be heavy metal songs. If Seals and Croft released a metal song they still would not be a metal band because the majority of their output is not heavy metal. |
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ultmetal
Administrator
Number of posts: 16191
Age: 45
Registration date: 2007-01-04
| | Subject: Re: Heavy Metal Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:25 pm | |
| Always liked this definition: | Quote: | | Heavy Metal: acks of speakers and high voltage amps; deep, thunderous, surging sounds from the bass; screaming lead guitars emitting doomsday warnings; pumped up percussion; instruments (and minds) being demolish on stage. There is no subtlety in Heavy Metal; it's the hardest of hard rock with electric shock treatments and vibrating air churning right before your eyes. |
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Troublezone
Dog Will Hunt!
Number of posts: 9880
Age: 36
Registration date: 2007-01-29
| | Subject: Re: Heavy Metal Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:30 pm | |
| Power chords, catchy riffs, crunchy distortion, epic lead guitar, thumping bass and hard hitting drums. |
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Witchfinder
Metal master
Number of posts: 867
Age: 43
Registration date: 2007-03-21
| | Subject: Re: Heavy Metal Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:39 pm | |
| I would add to the current definitions that Metal lacks irony. It's not welcome in Heavy Metal. |
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GrandNational
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 3385
Age: 32
Registration date: 2007-01-30
| | Subject: Re: Heavy Metal Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:48 pm | |
| Personally, the first thing I always listen to is the drums. I think the way the drums are played and help to guide the almighty riff really makes it heavy for me or not. Watch those early 1970 concerts of Black Sabbath and look at Bill Ward just hammer away and make Iommi shine. |
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DallasBlack
Zooey Addict
Number of posts: 10456
Age: 32
Registration date: 2007-09-09
| | Subject: Re: Heavy Metal Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:20 pm | |
| Crunchy guitars, good riffs, awesome guitar solos, hard drumming, and strong vocals. Keyboards are welcome but shouldn't outshine the guitar elements (i.e. even many pop metal bands with a glossy, over produced, keyboard soaked sound, at least had great guitar solos). |
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Mglaffas81
Heart of Metal
Number of posts: 1978
Age: 28
Registration date: 2007-11-25
| | Subject: Re: Heavy Metal Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:51 pm | |
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If it's heavy, it's Heavy Metal.
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Thrasher73
Much Cooler than the other 72
Number of posts: 6492
Age: 39
Registration date: 2007-01-19
| | Subject: Re: Heavy Metal Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:19 pm | |
| I gotta agree with TOB on this one.Hes summed up the essence of Metal. |
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krokus
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 3636
Age: 36
Registration date: 2007-02-15
| | Subject: Re: Heavy Metal Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:23 pm | |
| POWER is the key word. To be really heavy metal it can not have modern influences, no alternative sh.it. Its should be played with passion and attitude, no wimp sh.it. |
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krokus
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 3636
Age: 36
Registration date: 2007-02-15
| | Subject: Re: Heavy Metal Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:25 pm | |
| | Thrasher73 wrote: | | I gotta agree with TOB on this one.Hes summed up the essence of Metal. |
Yes, i agree  |
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mc666
Master Sailboat
Number of posts: 7555
Registration date: 2007-01-21
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Fat Freddy
Lord of all PBR's
Number of posts: 21098
Age: 42
Registration date: 2007-02-21
| | Subject: Re: Heavy Metal Wed Jul 20, 2011 11:59 pm | |
| A perfect blend of melody, attitude, and crunch.
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tohostudios
King Of Kaiju
Number of posts: 15361
Age: 51
Registration date: 2008-02-07
| | Subject: Re: Heavy Metal Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:05 am | |
| | Fat Freddy wrote: | | A perfect blend of melody, attitude, and crunch. |
That sounds like a definition of anything I like. And I'm not a metalhead.  |
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Fat Freddy
Lord of all PBR's
Number of posts: 21098
Age: 42
Registration date: 2007-02-21
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exact33
The King
Number of posts: 15608
Age: 38
Registration date: 2007-02-10
| | Subject: Re: Heavy Metal Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:33 am | |
| | DallasBlack wrote: | | Crunchy guitars, good riffs, awesome guitar solos, hard drumming, and strong vocals. Keyboards are welcome but shouldn't outshine the guitar elements (i.e. even many pop metal bands with a glossy, over produced, keyboard soaked sound, at least had great guitar solos). |
I would go with this. _________________  |
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Addy
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 2759
Age: 37
Registration date: 2007-01-31
| | Subject: Re: Heavy Metal Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:40 am | |
| | tohostudios wrote: | | Fat Freddy wrote: | | A perfect blend of melody, attitude, and crunch. |
That sounds like a definition of anything I like. And I'm not a metalhead. |
+1 on both quoted posts here |
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Wurthless
Heart of Metal
Number of posts: 1768
Age: 21
Registration date: 2011-03-29
| | Subject: Re: Heavy Metal Thu Jul 21, 2011 2:09 am | |
| Ok, on another note, what crosses the line and makes something not heavy metal and just "hard rock"? |
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DallasBlack
Zooey Addict
Number of posts: 10456
Age: 32
Registration date: 2007-09-09
| | Subject: Re: Heavy Metal Thu Jul 21, 2011 2:17 am | |
| | }{Iron~Maiden~}{ wrote: | | Ok, on another note, what crosses the line and makes something not heavy metal and just "hard rock"? |
Ult can answer this one. |
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mc666
Master Sailboat
Number of posts: 7555
Registration date: 2007-01-21
| | Subject: Re: Heavy Metal Thu Jul 21, 2011 2:32 am | |
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Wurthless
Heart of Metal
Number of posts: 1768
Age: 21
Registration date: 2011-03-29
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exact33
The King
Number of posts: 15608
Age: 38
Registration date: 2007-02-10
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SAHB Healer
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 2555
Age: 53
Registration date: 2007-02-06
| | Subject: Re: Heavy Metal Thu Jul 21, 2011 5:50 am | |
| here are some albums I regard as "borderline", just for the sake of discussion.
Almighty- Powertrippin'
Blitzspeer- Saves
Capricorn- s/t (thrash & roll- highly recommended!)
COC- Deliverance
Danzig-How The Gods Kill
Fireball Ministry- The Second Great Awakening (etc)
Kyuss- Welcome To Sky Valley (etc.)
Obsessed- The Church Within
Overkill- I Hear Black (no others by them that I know of)
The Sword- Age of Winters (etc.)
Trouble- Manic Frustration (s/t too? That's a tough one for me, not sure)
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Gilbert
Heart of Metal
Number of posts: 2270
Age: 37
Registration date: 2009-01-05
| | Subject: Re: Heavy Metal Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:17 am | |
| Power, Speed, Riffs, Tough drumming, Solos, aggressive vocals...
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Stender
The lost Ramone
Number of posts: 5901
Age: 22
Registration date: 2008-01-26
| | Subject: Re: Heavy Metal Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:22 am | |
| I think the heaviest heavy metal can be is if the focus is on the 'density' of the music rather than how loud or fast it is. _________________  |
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