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I love both genres and together they make up probably 90% of what I listen to, but I do prefer black. I consider death metal to be more entry level and black to be superior. Black has far more variety of sound, approach and presentation. Of course I do realize there are such things as progressive and technical death metal that aren't "entry level" but I can't stand any of that shit.

I need my death metal to be heavy, straightforward, working class, meat & potatoes all the way. I prefer bands to stick to the template without too much experimentation, just give me heavy riffs. More than the very smallest amount of dissonance or atonlity will not be tolerated. None of that Ulcerate, Portal, Artificial Brain, Gorguts, Imperial Triumphant nonsense. (except Considered Dead is alright) I shy away from using the word "brutal" because that makes me think of deathcore (which is not good) but in general I do see brutal as a good quality for death metal. I like my death metal with hardcore influences, I like my death metal rotten and putrid, I like death metal mixed with grindcore, and I like my death metal blackened because that brings it closer to its superior sibling black metal. Death & roll is not a problem though. Groove is good, midpaced is fine, varied and shifting tempos is to be welcomed, I don't just want every song to a solid indistinguishable wall of blastbeats going 1,000 mph, that bores me. No plastic sounding drums please (that's an instant deal breaker) and the vocals have to be just right or it's a no go.

Likewise with black metal I need the vocals to sound a certain throat shredding way. No weird vocals, no progressive, no avant-garde, no concept albums, no symphonic, no hipsters, no outside influences unless they're death metal, speed metal or hardcore punk. I'm basically just seeking pure unadulterated filth and caustic evil Satanic hatred that fucks my face. I like 1st wave, I like 2nd wave, I like Norsecore, and I like war metal. Hate disso black like DSO. In recent years I've found that occasionally I can handle listening to some black metal that's more atmospheric and/or more refined, but those are the exceptions, not the rule. And still it can't be too clean or I'm out. I'm 100% in favor of the 'trend' of intentionally making it sound retro or dirty or fuzzy or lo-fi for atmospheric effect. There's a limit though to how lo-fi I can go. I've heard some shit that was so bad and so fucked up it just sounded stupid, like you couldn't even hardly tell it was music being played through all the rumble and static and that's not at all what I'm after. I want to hear the riffs and the instruments. Black metal is a catharsis for me, it lets me get all those negative emotions and frustrations 'n shit out in a healthy way so I can feel unencumbered enough to walk around in real life being the nicest, kindest, sweetest, happiest little puppy dog you could ever hope to meet. Except when I'm being a fucking asshole of course. I am a New Yorker after all. There's only so much music can do for me.

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I love both (minus melo DM and blackened punk)

There is more variance in BM as GG states, which is evident in th subgenres.
Theres also alot more weirder stuff in DM.

THat being said, I appreciate a good technical player and often enjoy alot of OSDM/tech death crossover... some of that deathgrind and deathcrust stuff too has real raw energy to it

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