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Death 'n' roll 1993
Death metal that admits its rock roots: groove, blues riffing and a hoarse shout.
- Heaviness
- 8
- Speed
- 5
- Melody
- 6
- Where from
- Sweden
- Tempo
- 120-160 bpm
- Song length
- 3-4.5 min
- Written about
- Violence, comically, Drinking, Contempt, Rock and roll
- Vocals
- Growled or shrieked
Why this one
| You said | Death 'n' roll | Match | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| A growl or a shriek When someone is singing, what should come out? | harsh | 100% | ×3 |
| As heavy as it gets How much weight do you want behind it? | 8 out of 10 | 80% | ×2 |
| Slow. Let it take its time. What pace? | 5 out of 10 | 60% | ×2 |
| The nineties Does it matter when it was made? | 1993 | 100% | ×1 |
| Being young and out late What should the words be about? | Violence, comically, Drinking, Contempt, Rock and roll | 50% | ×1 |
| Short. Say it and stop. How long should a song be? | up to 4.5 min | 79% | ×1 |
| Weighted mean | 81% | ||
Ranked over all 150 genres in the encyclopedia, on the 6 answers you gave, weighted vocals 3, heaviness 2, pace 2, era 1, about 1, length 1 out of 10. Death 'n' roll leads the next by 1 point. Where two genres score the same the broader one wins, because a genre with subgenres under it is somewhere to carry on from and a leaf is a full stop.
Five records, in this order
- 1Start one step outside
Entombed, Left Hand Path 1990
Entombed - Left Hand Path. The first twenty seconds explain the entire Swedish sound.
- 2The one to put on first
Entombed, Wolverine Blues 1993
Entombed - Wolverine Blues. Death metal you can tap your foot to.
- 3Then
- 4Then
- 5Then
The first is the entry point for Death metal, one step outside, so the second record has something to be heard against. After it come Death 'n' roll's essential records in the order the encyclopedia lists them. Every one of these has a page here with links out to somewhere it can be played.
If that is not it
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Funeral doom 80%
The slowest metal in existence: under 40 bpm, organ, guttural vocals and fifteen-minute songs. Music for a single chord.
4 steps from Death 'n' roll, meeting it only at Heavy metal.
The way into Funeral doom -
Beatdown / metallic hardcore 79%
Hardcore reduced to breakdowns and slow groove, with barked vocals and lyrics about loyalty and endurance.
4 steps from Death 'n' roll, meeting it only at Heavy metal.
The way into Beatdown / metallic hardcore
Not simply the second and third of the ranking: those are almost always near neighbours of the first, which is three names for one suggestion. An alternate has to sit at least 4 steps through the tree from the headline and from the other alternate, which is the same floor the "sounds like this, but isn't" panel uses.
What your answers ruled out
- A growl or a shriek put 78 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Alternative rock, Blues rock, Doom metal. Worth 3 of 10.
- As heavy as it gets put 13 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Rock and roll, Folk rock, Country rock. Worth 2 of 10.
- Slow. Let it take its time. put 22 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Hardcore punk, Black metal, Death metal. Worth 2 of 10.
- The nineties put 23 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Blues rock, Progressive rock, Rock and roll. Worth 1 of 10.
- Being young and out late put 115 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Punk rock, Hardcore punk, Alternative rock. Worth 1 of 10.
- Short. Say it and stop. put 18 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Doom metal, Progressive rock, Progressive metal. Worth 1 of 10.
Counted as genres scoring 20% or less on that answer alone. A recommendation that only shows what it chose is hiding half of what it did.