Death Metal: How brutal should it be?

by **terrorizer** on Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:56 pm

So far no one has admitted a liking for out and out brutal stuff. Hmmm interesting.

by **The Fourth Norseman** on Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:59 pm

does cryptopsy count?

by **poison_was_the_cure** on Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:59 pm

the most brutal i like is probably behemoth and zyklon. i dont like it coz its brutal though, i like it coz i enjoy the music!

by **Bangover** on Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:38 pm

I draw the brutality line at something like Cyptopsy

by **thrashduck** on Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:39 pm

I've always thought brutal death metal to be a bit rich for my tastes. Give me old skool anyday... I also like 90's and more modern stuff like Vader, Deicide and all those crazy scandanavians like Entombed etc.. but anything too brutal leaves me confused.

by **James** on Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:45 pm

Personally I think the hyper-blasting pig squealing metal doesn't have any claim to being "brutal".

Bands like Asphyx called themselves "brutal death metal" originally, and their morbid mix of slow heavy riffs, thrashy drum beats and tortured vocals are way more evil and BRUTAL than the modern trash.

by **Metal Iain** on Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:45 pm

I did like the brutal stuff back when I'd unquestioningly listen to anything that was Thrash or Death and claim that it was good. Now, however, I'm perfectly at ease having Level 42, t.A.T.u and Whitesnake next to Exodus and Invocator on my iPod but mainly like stuff with good singers.

:dance:

by **The Fourth Norseman** on Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:46 pm

dragonforce is the most brutal

by **Bangover** on Sun Oct 14, 2007 5:11 pm

nooooooo!

BFMV are wayy moer br00tla!!!!!@@!!!one2!111!

by **BEER CAN** on Sun Oct 14, 2007 5:47 pm

it should sound like white noise. so you cant hear anything and you have to use your own mind to pick up on things that are happening. you pussy.

by **terrorizer** on Sun Oct 14, 2007 7:03 pm

BEER CAN wrote:it should sound like white noise. so you cant hear anything and you have to use your own mind to pick up on things that are happening. you pussy.

Merzbow = Death Metal

by **thrash metal maniac** on Sun Oct 14, 2007 7:07 pm

Cryptopsy, Lost Soul, stuff like that is kool, really intense and constant head-kicking-in from the riffage and drums, good beans.

I much prefer old-skool shit tho, even 80s death/thrash is brutal as fuck /m/

by **MartinC** on Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:36 pm

Anyone ever heard Decrepit Birth? They're fucking toss, the production sounds so thin and crap yet they claim to be brutal.

by **ribbons69** on Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:26 pm

terrorizer wrote:So far no one has admitted a liking for out and out brutal stuff. Hmmm interesting.

It's difficult to know what you mean by "brutal" I like Nile,Cannibal Corpse and co,I'm looking forward to seeing Kataklysm and Aborted twice next week,but are they brutal?
I've got a cd by a band called Bound and Gagged "Fornicate the gutted" and the singer just sounds like he's wrestling with a pig.Unfortunately it just sounds a bit daft.

by **Pashpo** on Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:42 pm

Did anyone mentioned ''Disgorge''?
Both US and MEX f'n kick ass!
I hate these scene-pig-squealers with their metalcore touch, old-school stuff like Morbid Angel, CC, Obituary, Ripping Corpse, etc. rapes HARDER!
Oh yeah who the hell ever states, that Death isn't really Death, deserves DEATH!