Is death metal the music of the devil?

Question

If you don't know what it is -- look into it.

Answer 1

You tell me..

Answer 2

Death metal is the non-music of the devil.

Answer 3

The genre is often identified with downtuned rhythm guitars, fast percussion, and dynamic intensity. Blast beats and exceedingly fast drum patterns are frequently used to add to the ferocity of the genre. The vocals are often grunts, snarls, and low gurgles colloquially called death grunts or death growls. Death grunts require use of the throat and guts, unlike traditional singing styles which discourage this technique. Some people consider it an overtone style of singing. Music journalist Chad Bowar notes that, because of the similarity of the vocals to those of the Sesame Street character, the style is sometimes called "Cookie Monster vocals".[1] This term has become commonly used as a show of disdain for the genre.

Death metal is known for abrupt tempo, key, and time signature changes, as well as extremely fast and complex guitar and drumwork. Death metal may include chromatic chord progressions and a varied song structure without a standard verse-chorus arrangement. These compositions tend to emphasize an ongoing development of themes and motifs. Bands of this genre frequently utilize downtuned and distorted guitars, a downtuned, sometimes distorted bass guitar, and a drum kit almost universally using two bass drums or a double bass drum pedal. Although this is the standard setup, bands have been known to incorporate other instruments such as keyboards and saxophone.

Death metal lyrics usually address more violent themes than other forms of metal music (with a few exceptions such as Satanism and Nihilism), often using gruesome metaphors to explore a larger concept[citation needed]. It also involves singing about necrophilia, torture or murder. The genre, originally an offshoot of thrash metal, was established to celebrate the darker underlying ideas that lay dormant in metal music. The focus on mortality along with the extreme nature of the music likely inspired the naming of this genre.

There are three common theories on the origin of the term "death metal." The first being is the title of the Possessed song Death Metal, which was featured on their 1985 debut album Seven Churches (an album widely regarded as the first death metal album, predating Morbid Angel's and Death's works). But in the same year, a song called Death Metal appeared on the debut album Power from Hell by thrash metal band Onslaught. A 1985 demo by Death was also called Death by Metal. The second theory is that the name of genre pioneers Death was the origin of the genre's name, since their 1987 debut album Scream Bloody Gore made death metal a more recognised form. Their austere name has said to have been adopted as the genre's title. A third theory emerged in 2003 when the late Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg of black metal band Bathory claimed in an interview with the British journalist Joel McIver that he had invented the term 'death metal' as far back as 1984, even though his band never pursued a death metal approach[citation needed].

The 1984 compilation release Death Metal is also another possibility.

Answer 4

Nope. Several of the death metal greats are Christians. No music can be inherently evil.

Answer 5

that was said about many types of music before death metal.

Answer 6

i love death metal but the devil isnt real

Answer 7

Not at all.....Some of these guys may be a bit of a wackaloon but for the most part its all Marilyn Manson and Alice Cooper type stuff
Using scary imagery to sell records to impressionable people

Answer 8

Not in my opinion. And honestly, I've never had a song effect anything I did. I think it's silly to assume music has that much power over people. That's like saying "the gun made me shoot the person". See what I mean?

Answer 9

well death metal doesn't have to be devilish but some of the bands may be anichrists and that can seem devilish like the band immortal man pretty scary dude they yell a lot i guess i heard they're music

Answer 10

NO every body thinks that hardcore heavy metal is bad, ''devil songs'' there just regular songs like maroon five, Cristina aguilara JUST REGULAR SONGS

Answer 11

They have death metal Christian bands.