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Re: Section Suggestion I disagree with that. Most melodic death metal doesn't sound anything like conventional death metal. Totally different subgeneres of metal. Melodic black metal is akin to black metal. Cryptopsy sounding like Scar Symmetry? No. Morbid Angel sounding like Insomnium? No. Hour of Penance sounding like Narsilion? No. God Dethroned sounding like Amon Amarth? No. That's my drift.

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Re: Section Suggestion The thing is though... it isn't the same subgenre. A good chunk of melodic death metal draws influence from all over the place, for example, power metal. Death metal draws a good portion of influence from thrash. They're not the same, and most places classify them separately. You're entitled to your opinion, but I feel the site would be much cleaner with a section devoted to it.

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Re: Section Suggestion In my opinion, having iit in the death metal section is simpler for all.. :P And i think that we would receive pm's about it being outside the section, from the people meaning that it's a part of death metal,

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Re: Section Suggestion

Guys guys. I have the ability to create 'sub forums'. I just haven't yet. This seems like a good reason to do it. Can you both maybe put together a list of death and black sub sub genres for me?! Then I'll get on it. :-)
No need to scold us. :!: I've wanted a debate on this forum and I finally got it. That being said, to avoid confusion, there only needs to be death metal and melodic death metal. All variations within each subgenre would be included under both umbrellas. Death metal would include: death metal in its purest form, technical death metal, brutal death metal, slam death, etc, whatever. Melodic death metal would include: Gothenburg-oriented styles, symphonic, poppy crap, etc. That's simple, and it keeps death and melodic death metal apart because they are distinctly different.
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I would love it if that was what we ended up naming it ;)
I meant no offense with that comment. ;) I just wanted to point out that quite a few modern "melodic death metal" bands take a very poppy approach to their music. No hatred toward pop either. I'm quite a big fan of some South Korean pop groups. 8-)
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