A variation of death metal, also known as "Melodeath." Bands in this genre seem to have borrowed many of the traits of thrash, and combined them with classical death metal. For instance, these bands tend to have longer songs, more guitar melody/solos, and much more diverse lyrics. Blast beats are used, but not quite as often as they are in the more classical style of death metal. Vocals tend to be a mixture of the higher black-metal-style growls and the lower death-metal-style ones. Some of the newer bands have even been making limited use use of clean vocals (i.e., Profane Omen, Absence, Chimaira). As far as the mood...this style tends to be a lot less doomy than black metal (i.e., more lively, and not so depressing).
It can be argued that this style began with the band Carcass and their release of the album called "Heartwork." Carcass was originally more of a Grindcore-type band, but slowly refined their style, and progressed into a more and more melodic form of metal, until "melodic death metal" or "melodeath" was born. Since then, hundreds of bands have come about exhibiting many of the same qualities, such as In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, Arch Enemy, Fear My Thoughts, Shadow, Light This City, The Autumn Offering, etc.
It can be argued that this style began with the band Carcass and their release of the album called "Heartwork." Carcass was originally more of a Grindcore-type band, but slowly refined their style, and progressed into a more and more melodic form of metal, until "melodic death metal" or "melodeath" was born. Since then, hundreds of bands have come about exhibiting many of the same qualities, such as In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, Arch Enemy, Fear My Thoughts, Shadow, Light This City, The Autumn Offering, etc.
by earthwormzim April 13, 2007
Get the melodic death metalmug. Sounds like death metal, but has biblically based lyrics. Makes fans of traditional death metal foam at the mouth and become the judgemental hypocrites they accuse Christians of being.
Uses the music of Satan to defeat his purpose.
Pwns noobs.
Uses the music of Satan to defeat his purpose.
Pwns noobs.
"Have you heard the new Becoming the Archetype? They kick ass. Oh wait, they're not talking about eating babies, I can't listen anymore. Dadgum that gosh darned Christian Death Metal."
by dekken February 20, 2007
Get the Christian Death Metalmug. A music genre, preferred by a category of people normally referred to as freaks whose only motive in life is to commit suicide.
Beautiful People by Marilyn Manson is the best example of how loser a person can get and then vent out his pent up loserities in a Death Metal song.
by MMoiz February 28, 2010
Get the Death Metalmug. Forget gospel and Christian rock — death and black metal would have to be the most appropriate possible genres for a certain brand of Christianity.
Consider the story: a vengeful, jealous deity, bearing strong resemblance to many a bearded Viking god, has a half-human son (without the woman's permission) for the specific purpose of ultimately sacrificing him by means that are both excruciating and bloody.
Whereas the average human sacrifices result in something like better weather for the crops or victory in war, the ironic result of this one is that nearly all of us puny humans, too ignorant or naive to accept this Lovecraftian reality, are condemned to suffer torments inflicted by a band of fallen angels led by none other than Lucifer himself.
How fucking metal can you get? Does Buddhism even approach this?
Consider the story: a vengeful, jealous deity, bearing strong resemblance to many a bearded Viking god, has a half-human son (without the woman's permission) for the specific purpose of ultimately sacrificing him by means that are both excruciating and bloody.
Whereas the average human sacrifices result in something like better weather for the crops or victory in war, the ironic result of this one is that nearly all of us puny humans, too ignorant or naive to accept this Lovecraftian reality, are condemned to suffer torments inflicted by a band of fallen angels led by none other than Lucifer himself.
How fucking metal can you get? Does Buddhism even approach this?
Christian death metal lyrics in an uninformed imagination:
JESUS BLOOD BLOOD JESUS
BLOOD COMIN OUT HIS EYEBALLS
JESUS SUFFER SUFFER DIE
JESUS BLOOD BLOOD JESUS
BLOOD COMIN OUT HIS EYEBALLS
JESUS SUFFER SUFFER DIE
by Lenoxus May 3, 2009
Get the Christian death metalmug. generic person - ZOMG!!11!1!!one!!!HEY LISTEN TO THIS DEATHCORE BAND you cant understand what they're saying but the breakdowns are awesome!!!
generic person 2 - what the hell this is a bastardization of death metal!!!
generic person 2 - what the hell this is a bastardization of death metal!!!
by death maker July 3, 2009
Get the bastardization of death metalmug. A funny oxymoron that Christian kids use to go against "The Man" and still be a "good" Christian kid. Ironicly the blasphemy, sexuality and violence of many death metal bands and songs are overlooked in this "genre".
"I went to Hot Topic and got this fuckin' sweet new shirt!"
"Cool, I got this sweet ass new spiked dog collar and this shirt that says, 'Lust is Pimp'!"
"Cool, let's go get ready for church!"
"Cool, I got this sweet ass new spiked dog collar and this shirt that says, 'Lust is Pimp'!"
"Cool, let's go get ready for church!"
by CypressLB May 13, 2005
Get the Christian Death Metalmug. A very attractive male in a metal band who you wish to father your children because he is just so genetically gifted and talented. Typically sporting luscious long locks, the kind you want to brush and braid for all eternity.
Just look at the way he flips his magical hair while he plays his guitar, he's just so beautiful, I wish he would be my death metal daddy.
by smiselectric September 9, 2015
Get the Death Metal Daddymug.