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Writing about metal is a lot like covering sports. Dozens of releases drop week after week like games stack
up during a season. Just like sports writers try to find ways to make a touchdown pass sound like a major
event, its tough to find a novel description for the umpteenth grindcore or black metal album. So the same
words and phrases show up again and again. Trust me, Ive used them all.
Here are the worst offenders:
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1. Brutal
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This word should henceforth be banned from any discussion of metal. Its been so overused that it has
ceased to mean anything. The last time this sounded cool was when The Misfits released Legacy of Brutality.
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Metal writers need ways to say something doesnt sound like Motrhead. The answer is employing phrases
like doomy, bluesy, proggy, stoner-y, Bathory-y, etc.
3. Epic
premiere-no-spill-bloods-el-
Denotes a song that is longer than five minutes. Used most often with bands that dress up like extras on the
Jack Black movie Year One.
4. Blackened
Best describes what should be done to a catfish fillet. Instead, usually describes a band that has a passing
interest in Emperor.
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5. Melodic
You cant have music without melody. This word is nothing more than window dressing. Even the most
primitive metal has melodic elements.
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6. Majestic
Used with music that employs any other instruments than guitar, bass, and drums and often employs a
female vocalist (see Leaves Eyes, After Forever, Nightwish).
7. Any adjective hinting at bodily harm
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Metal specializes in songs about harming others, yourself, or religious icons. This extends to the listeners
ears. Hence, when writing about metal we get pummeling, bruising, scorching, pounding, wrenching, etc.
Can also extend to phrases like artery-ripping and soul-decimating. Can a song really remove a body part?
8. Full-length
We can do away with this one. If its not a single or an EP, chances are its an album.
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9. Fucking
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We dont like to let musicians speak for themselves. Hence, we see things like This is our greatest album,
Winger said triumphantly. Chances are he considers it a triumph if he says its the best record.
This also extends to a general reluctance to use the word says. Very rarely do metal artists say anything.
Instead they exclaim, state, declare, note, emphasize, and add. Im a kick ass guitarist, Winger
proclaimed.
...
Now see how it all works together, using Venoms At War With Satan as an example.
At War With Satan Rating: Nine Bloody Axe-Hewn Heads
At War With Satan isnt as brutal as Welcome To Hell, and it lacks the blackened punk aesthetic of their
earlier albums. But the bands third full-length still berates and pummels the listener with often majestic
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sweeps and an epic track. The melodic introductory riff appears throughout the lengthy eponymous song, but
Venom isnt afraid to slow down to doomy interludes. This may be our finest album, Cronos says
boastfully. And it shows we arent just a joke, he exclaims. Fucking-a, is he right. This soul-decimating
album will make you shit your drawers.
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Posted March 18, 2010 at 3:02 AM
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#9 is never a problem for me. Not sure what youre getting at there.
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Posted March 18, 2010 at 4:08 AM
Jonathan Dick
Id like to see dissonant used less often not because dissonance doesnt occur in extreme music but
because I get the feeling writers dont know what a consonance is to begin with. It also doesnt say
anything about the music itself, if its evocative, if it goes somewhere. Igor Stravinsky made some
extremely harrowing music that uses mostly consonant intervals and Sergei Rachmaninoff made a lot of
beautiful, meditative music that uses dissonant ones. What does the reader gain from reading that a
piece of music is dissonant?
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Most guilty in reviews of metalcore where guitarists move a finger off from the powerchord to form a
tritone and go whoa! lets make five records using this!
Also I dislike caustic, chugga-chugga, mentions of double-bass prowess.
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Comstock
Posted March 18, 2010 at 4:53 AM
So no speaking about melodic death at all? Seems legit in that case to me. I also find blackened to be a
decent shorthand way of explaining a style. If a writer calls something blackened death or blackened
thrash, I feel like I have a better understanding of what to expect from a sound.
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Posted March 18, 2010 at 4:55 AM
Id vote for any suffix that follows the words Pink Floyd: -esque, -ian, etc. Their ubiquity is now on
the level of Black Sabbaths, so drawing comparisons these days is like calling something heavy. It
gives me little impression of what the music sounds like, other than that there may be a melody in there
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A lot of times writers/critics use the word melodic when they really mean catchy. Its very possible
to have music without melody; it certainly isnt what defines music.
Ultimately, though, my biggest peeve (and this extends to non-metal spheres) is trials and tribulations,
which is usually a clear indication that a writers ability never progressed beyond 9th grade. Are we
talking about music or the Lewis and Clark expedition?
I would be really bummed if metal writers gave up the bodily-harm descriptors, actually. Theyre usually
the most entertaining part of a review.
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CW
Posted March 18, 2010 at 5:00 AM
Anyone else read the lolspeak review of belus doing the rounds, wasnt really an improvement.
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Robert (http://secondperiod.tumblr.com)
Posted March 18, 2010 at 5:23 AM
Interesting that you used decimating in your fake review. That word gets on my nerves. It means
reduce by 10%. When you think about it, leaving 90% of what youre attacking doesnt seem very
br00tal.
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TomB (http://www.twitter.com/metaltomb)
Posted March 18, 2010 at 7:17 AM
I vote that Helm does a weekly column on technical analysis. I relish the days he gets involved in the
commenting. Do you write anywhere else, Helm?
And, as for my thoughts on this posting, since TRUE (trve) originality is exceedingly rare, I think
descriptors like Slayer-esque soloing are efficient, accurate, and effective ways to capture a sound on
paper for a reader whos never heard a band before. I can imagine what that would sound like and
better determine whether to seek that music out. Br00tal (especially with the 00s) can go, though.
What does it mean? Heavy? What does that mean? Downtuned? But what if it technically isnt?
Because of its ambiguity, it is meaningless. That is unless you use it to the contrary, describing
something as surprisingly lacking in brutality (unbrutal? non-brutal?). IMO, it is assumed to be brutal
unless otherwise stated.
[PS: I note that my dismissal of the 00 variant of brutal may seem in conflict with the v instead of u
substitution I utilized (vtilized?) previously (thats actually a v), but I think the v/u swap IS kvlt and
awesome so, Im a hypocrite. Sve me.]
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Carm (http://www.visualaggressor.blogspot.com)
Posted March 18, 2010 at 7:23 AM
Technical death metal, symphonic black metal, and deathcore, in my honest opinion, are the worst
genres to write about.
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IgnacioBrown
Posted March 18, 2010 at 7:24 AM
Very good. At the same time those are so useful and telling and perfectly easy to catch by the average
metal fan. They dont say much in the large context, but they all say so much.
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Francesco
Posted March 18, 2010 at 7:34 AM
I dislike seeing reviewers talk about how some bands departure from the more orthodox traditions of
whatever genre is bound to piss off the purists, when its clear from the coverage (or lack thereof) in
said magazine/website that theyre not really paying attention to that genre to begin with. see:
Nachtmystium, WITTR, Xasthur, Fucked Up. Im not taking pot shots at these bands mind you, just an
aspect of the press they receive from certain quarters. nit picking really
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Nekromantis
Posted March 18, 2010 at 8:21 AM
The single most annoying word I hate to see in a review is cheesy. Not a fan of dated either.
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David
Posted March 18, 2010 at 8:56 AM
Most Overrated Tag in Metal: Return to Form
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Helm (http://asides-bsides.blogspot.com)
Posted March 18, 2010 at 9:41 AM
TomB, thanks for your interest. I used to write for a Greek e-zine on the subject of HM but they
imploded. Now I post my comics at http://asides-bsides.blogspot.com (http://asidesbsides.blogspot.com) and write about them, music, bits about philosophy, heavy metal and my cats. You
can read the metal-relevant bits by filtering by the tag Heavy Metal but try reading the ZX comic Ive
been making for almost a year now from its beginning, you might like it.
Id have a second blog for the metal pieces because Im getting the itch to write more but honestly, I
dont have the time to maintain two of them. Ill always be here in the IO commentspace though, or at
least until Cosmo kicks me out
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Franny
Posted March 18, 2010 at 9:55 AM
I think that this article is a little silly. I dont go reading metal reviews expecting to be blown away by the
variance of their vocabulary. No matter how descriptive a review, you still have to listen to know what a
band sounds like. The article just points you in the right direction. Dont tell me that brutal or doomy have no useful connotations, especially in a certain context. You wouldnt call the new Shrinebuilder
brutal, but you could call it doom-y. You wouldnt call Wormrot doom-y, but you could call them brutal.
But brutal and doom-y together would work for, say, Novembers Doom or a similar band.
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Robert
Posted March 18, 2010 at 9:59 AM
This post totally slays and/or shreds!
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Alex (http://www.theinevitablenose.com/)
Posted March 18, 2010 at 10:09 AM
Henceforth should be banned the word heavy. No-one can seem to agree on what it actually means
and most stuff that this word is used to describe isnt usually remotely it. This includes any derivative
such as heavy-assed, fuck-heavy and my favorite crushingly heavy (what, as opposed to floatingly
heavy?). There are simply hundreds of other words, phrases and metaphors one can employ to illustrate
what you are trying to describe, get some imagination!
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Face
Posted March 18, 2010 at 11:13 AM
Any descriptions pertaining to an extreme vocalists performance. Cookie monster vocals, puking
ones breakfast, etc.
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Jake
Posted March 18, 2010 at 11:13 AM
I cant help but to think of sports announcers. Sometimes when I read a review, I read it to myself in the
voice of John Madden or someone else. He literally ripped his head off!
Hysterical list Cosmo.
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Helm (http://asides-bsides.blogspot.com)
Posted March 18, 2010 at 11:31 AM
Piece was written by Justin M. Norton
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Isorski
Posted March 18, 2010 at 12:46 PM
OK, OK so those are all the lousy words. What should we use instead? Hybrid words like
metalocalyptic or bleedospherous help!
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Sigivald
Posted March 18, 2010 at 1:06 PM
We can do away with this one. If its not a single or an EP, chances are its an album.
Reign in Blood.
See, sometimes its useful.
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Helm (http://asides-bsides.blogspot.com)
Posted March 18, 2010 at 1:14 PM
Isorski, all these words are fine imo, just not to be overused. If you see them in all the reviews someone
writes, its possible they dont know what theyre doing or why.
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Brandon
Posted March 18, 2010 at 2:18 PM
I think the problem isnt necessarily the overuse of words. The redundancy of terms is a symptom of the
redundancy of bands. We do all know what brutal, shreddy, or majestic means in a metal review.
If nothing else, these words serve the purpose of brevity. However, in this day and age, there are so
many bands around that they have to end up sounding like each other eventually, so the words used to
describe them end up being used thousands of times.
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Adrien (http://abegrand.pitas.com)
Posted March 18, 2010 at 2:29 PM
I agree with the overuse of the word fucking. A writer should be able to express his enthusiasm
without resorting to profanity. Ill readily admit Ive done it a handful of times for effect in the past, but
its something I try to avoid nine times out of ten.
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Miskatonic
Posted March 18, 2010 at 3:06 PM
Hails from
A metal band never comes from a place. They ALWAYS hail from a place.
Flourishes
When some kind of embellishment is added to a musical trope its almost always called a flourish.
Please! No more flourishes!!!
ear piercing.
I think you mean ear DRUM piercing. Wait. You really mean that music made it possible for you to wear
earrings?
beat into submission.
I expect any heavy metal band to treat me like the gimp. I imagine thats why David Vincent listens to
35.
Carm (http://www.visualaggressor.blogspot.com)
Posted March 18, 2010 at 3:44 PM
Not exactly metal, but the word ROCKSTAR really needs to die. Ive noticed in the last few years that
this word has been greatly abused and misappropriated. Most especially if its used in non rock music
related words by normal people, ie; SALES ROCKSTAR, ROCKSTAR CHEF, ROCKSTAR RETAIL
MANAGER, etc. Oftentimes, people who abuse this word dont even know what being a rockstar really
means.
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WZAd (http://easymoneywill.blogspot.com/)
Posted March 18, 2010 at 5:20 PM
Hahahahaha guilty as charged. But I totally notice this too.
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206-grind
Posted March 19, 2010 at 12:43 AM
I will be sure to use all ten of these in my next review. Maybe I can even use them all in once sentence.
Fucking brutal onslaught of blackened melodies in an epic, nearly majestic six song full-length that will
adverb you to bodily harm in that Band-y way that only Band seems to pull off successfully these days.
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Nekromantis
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englishwaffle (http://englishwaffle.com)
Posted March 19, 2010 at 9:26 AM
the only one im not guilty of using is majestic but, that might soon change.
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gojirasaurus
Posted March 19, 2010 at 8:47 PM
heres one: made me (insert adjective for ejaculation here)
i dont really want to know what music makes you cum prematurely, nor do i need to know that it
happens every time you listen to music *cough* Metalsucks*cough*
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Lets not forget that music journalism was there to give us an idea if an album was good or not. Most
journalists these days forget to let their personal taste and opinions on the side and be a little objective
about the albums they review. They have no idea that if they hate an album by band X because they
think their guitar player is an idiot, a hundred of kids reading the review might think band X album isnt
good and shouldnt be considered. When you have the possibility to make or break a band to the
people you should consider the responsability given to you and write accordingly.
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RagnarR (http://hordesofhesh.blogspot.com)
Posted March 20, 2010 at 2:35 PM
I write hundreds of reviews of Metal and other genres for KZSU and Im guilty of most of these cliches.
Its hard to get around at times. Epic I use in the most literal sense that is, something thats has a
story-like feel to it going from one point to the other. It works for Moonsorrow, later-era Bathory and
things they influenced like Hunters Moon.
Agreed 100% with Carms take on Rockstar. That needs to die in fire. Ive even seen Rockstar
receptionist so they want you to take calls, make copies and do a bunch of blow with groupies?
Kick-ass is extremely overused and rarely employed in the proper context.
Also: simalcrum and mimetic parsing the latter I read in an article on the Poltiics of Black Metal but
still its just one of those pointless phrases.
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Helm (http://asides-bsides.blogspot.com)
Posted March 20, 2010 at 5:27 PM
Whats wrong with mimetic parsing, at least it sounds like a human being came up with that, unlike
die in a fire which was given birth to by the Internet or something. Its easy to scoff at unwieldy
expressions like mimetic parsing but theres occasions where they capture what the writer is trying to
capture better than other words I think. Have you considered that adopting phrases like die in a fire
from the internet is having a secondary effect besides helping you communicate with like-mindeds in
like-minded speak? Perhaps these clichs (much like the ones discussed in the original post) are a
shortcut to communal expression, like some sort of shield from the writer that doesnt feel comfortable
exposing themselves. When the writing seems to be composed of public domain phrases, then there
isnt much of a writer there, right?
Sorry to grasp at something small to get to something big, Im not trying to offend you. Just saying, I
think its better to rail against cliches in journalism than against slightly misused big words.
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Reginald Gillette
Posted March 21, 2010 at 10:06 AM
Reduce usage of GRIM in Black Metal reviewage.
Bring in: peremptory, astringent, acerbic, jejune, stentorian.
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Justin
Posted March 21, 2010 at 11:01 AM
Im also guilty of dropping the word legendary thinking its best reserved for maybe a handful of
bands, including Black Sabbath.
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Khlysty (http://khlyst.blogspot.com/)
Posted March 22, 2010 at 5:32 AM
@Eric Syre
Well, even objectivity is subjective, yknow. Information about anything cannot but be filtered through
the writers ideas and tastes. So, when reviewing a record, a writer will obviously resort to objective
facts (instrumental prowess, compositional skills, execution, production, etc), but he will also provide his
own views about what he listens to (like or dislike it, finds it original or copying something else, yknow,
the works) and it lies on the writers capability to convey meaning and on the readers comprehensive
skills to come up with the conclusion whether the record at hand is worthy buying or not
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VOEGTLIN
Posted March 22, 2010 at 11:04 AM
Having and using a working vocabulary in metal reviews does not bode well for the writer. Trust
me.
Id also like to add, transcends (as in: Filosofem has a me-against-the-world, fist-pumping quality
that transcends the xenophobic bog of Vikernes beliefs.) to this list of annoying everyman argot.
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Islander (http://www.nocleansinging.com)
Posted March 23, 2010 at 6:01 AM
I really enjoyed this post and all of the thought-provoking comments and so I decided to write about
them here: http://www.nocleansinging.com/2010/03/23/cringing-the-vocabulary-of-metalcriticism/ (http://www.nocleansinging.com/2010/03/23/cringing-the-vocabulary-of-metal-criticism/)
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DrakeDarkHunter
Posted June 7, 2010 at 6:52 PM
I think words like death metal black metal guitar leads double bass solo band thrash
harsh vocals clean vocals atmospheric drum beats lyrics symphonic rythmn beat
melody chorus and many others need to go.
oh and the word the and metal and music riff and verse should take a hike too.
Im sorry Im trolling like an asshole. I just find some of these suggestions and comments to be rather
stupid.
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Ungeheuer
Posted June 12, 2010 at 4:18 PM
Not all music uses melody, listen to Giacinto Scelsis quattro pezzi su una nota sola.
And if I could remove a single word from the metal review canon, itd be neoclasscial. Its almost
exclusively misused: Contrary to common belief harmonic minor noodling does not constitute clasical
influence.
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potla
Posted October 1, 2013 at 11:41 AM
Good work, keep it up.
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