Question 6 of at most 6 leading so far, Brutal death metal
How long should a song be?
Matched against the top of each genre's typical song length, which is authored in minutes rather than rated - so this one is a measurement, not a judgement.
Hear the difference
A song over before a second verse could soften it, against half an hour in one piece.
- Under two minutes, and it means it
Faster and rawer than the Ramones, recorded in three weekends, and over before a second verse could soften it. Hear how far forward the vocal is - punk mixes the words loudest because the words are the reason.
Open on YouTube - Patience as technique from 43:40
Mournful Congregation - The Book of Kings
Half an hour in one piece. The hardest thing here is the counting and the willingness to wait.
Open on YouTube at 43:40
Both are sound passages from the genre pages, cued to the second. Nothing reaches Google until you press play.
Asked because your answers so far leave the top 20 genres close together, and of the questions left this is the one that divides them most evenly. That is enough, show me the answer.