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Death Metal History and Effect on Society

Uploaded by ChristineSuicide on Mar 29, 2007

Death Metal:
Its history and how it has affected people and cultures


Have you ever heard of a genre of music so extreme it has been blamed for everything from the burning of churches to the murder of fellow band members? Well that music is commonly known as Death Metal. Because of the extreme measures set by the bands most of the bands are banned from not only touring in some countries but also from their records being sold for being deemed to extreme for the general public. With music about death, Destruction and overthrowing popular religions, it’s not surprising that it is sometimes considered one of the most gruesome, heaviest and most explicit genres of metal.

The music usually contains dark and violent lyrics dealing with death, murder, and satanic rights. Some of the more Scandinavian Death Metal is influenced by also Viking's and Norse Pagan mythology. The lyrics also tend to tell a story in one way or another. Its lyrics represent a more nihilistic theme than other branches of heavy metal such as Black or Grind-core metal. Praising death and the over throwing of Christian religion, the lyrics have been known to be very influential to some fans of the more extreme Death Metal bands.

It is a very fast paced music used with heavy blast beats and fast rhythmic guitar chords. The vocalist style is usually a low gurgle also sometimes called ‘death grunt’ or high pitched screams and growling. It is distorted by using throat and guts. It also sometimes contains keyboards to add a more classical sound to it which enhances the story telling of the lyrics. It is also very demanding style to play for the artists due to constant chord changing and its fast paced style. Not to mention the toll it takes on your throat and gut while creating the vocal styles.

It is commonly said that Death Metal originated in Scandinavia mainly Norway and Sweden. This is certainly supported by the two countries common knowledge of the genre. Also Norway and Sweden being the two countries associated with some of the most extreme acts perused in metal. Not to mention how rural some of the areas are and how dominated those rural areas are by Christianity. A religion which the genre stands firmly against going as far as killing priests and burning down churches that stood for centuries.
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Uploaded by:   ChristineSuicide

Date:   03/29/2007

Category:   Music

Length:   7 pages (1,550 words)

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