OurFinestCoward wrote:
Don't be sorry. You don't owe me shit. I just think you should've talked about the album more.
Also, real melodic death metal, and not the Gothenburg trend? I thought the Gothenburg trend was the trend of those forefather's outta Sweden tending to sound the same, which gave Swedish (Melodic) Death Metal something distinct, which all said forefather's had, which related them, thus Gothenburg trend. Gothenburg is a Swedish thing. "Metalcore," the term for hardcore bands imitating the concise, punchy, 2nd school of melodic death metal style, would have done the job just as well. Unfortunately, as fun as it is to say, "Hey, they aren't like Slaughter of the Soul, they're like The Red in the Sky is Ours," but remember, metalcore=Hardcore/Melodic Death Metal, and any grittiness that might make them seem old school can fall under the Hardcore half, thus validating Metalcore as their genre. Sure as hell beats something confusing like hXc/REAL MDM.
I think I might have been confused by what you said, but I will take a stab at it: Gothenburg is merely a title for that specific form of aggressive metal that has formulated over the years in Sweden. If you listen to Dissection, Cryptopsy, or Amon Amarth, their version of melodic death is MUCH different than current (and in most cases, the old too) In Flames, At the Gates, Soilwork and Dark Tranquillity. Therefore, I can conclude that Gothenburg is not the same thing as melodic death metal, it isn't even death metal in many cases.
And the definition of Swedish Death Metal cannot be formulated specifically as melodic death metal as there are bands that are considered part of the Swedish Death Metal movement that are not melodic in nature (i.e. Entombed).
With all this said, my point with the genre identification was a valid one. Many times people claim that Metalcore is a mix between Hardcore and Melodic Death, when in reality it is usually a mix between Hardcore and Gothenburg. Gothenburg does NOT equal melodic death. It was my intention to seperate Through the Eyes of the Dead from the standard pack of Gothenburg influenced core bands, because they do not sound like them. Also, metalcore does not necessarily have to have either melodic death OR Gothenburg to make it metalcore. Every Time I Die has no death metal ties, Lamb of God (which I don't consider metalcore, but many do) takes a groove-based approach to their music, A Life Once Lost is undefinable, The Dillinger Escape Plan is more progressive in nature and The Red Chord is more grind-based than death metal.
I felt if I did not specify what I was talking about (and you can obviously tell I could have made it alot longer), people would have just assumed it was another copy cat.
