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Neue Deutsche Härte 1994
The German version: simple heavy riffs, danceable synths, declaimed German vocals and a great deal of pyrotechnics.
- Heaviness
- 7
- Speed
- 5
- Melody
- 8
- Where from
- Germany
- Tempo
- 100-130 bpm
- Song length
- 3.5-5 min
- Written about
- Desire and transgression, German history and language, Ritual, Fire, literally
- Vocals
- Sung
Why this one
| You said | Neue Deutsche Härte | Match | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| No words at all When someone is singing, what should come out? | clean | 80% | ×3 |
| As heavy as it gets How much weight do you want behind it? | 7 out of 10 | 70% | ×2 |
| A steady walk What pace? | 5 out of 10 | 100% | ×2 |
| The nineties Does it matter when it was made? | 1994 | 100% | ×1 |
| Being young and out late What should the words be about? | Desire and transgression, German history and language, Ritual, Fire, literally | 50% | ×1 |
| Yes. A proper melody. Do you want a tune you could hum afterwards? | 8 out of 10 | 80% | ×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, melody 1 out of 10. Neue Deutsche Härte leads the next by 3 points. 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
Godflesh, Streetcleaner 1989
Godflesh - Streetcleaner. It sounds like an industrial city collapsing, which is the subject.
- 2The one to put on first
Rammstein, Mutter 2001
Rammstein - Mutter. Flawless production and their best set of songs.
- 3Then
- 4Then
- 5Then
The first is the entry point for Industrial metal, one step outside, so the second record has something to be heard against. After it come Neue Deutsche Härte'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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Progressive power metal 78%
Power metal choruses laid over prog structures and meters.
4 steps from Neue Deutsche Härte, meeting it only at Heavy metal.
The way into Progressive power metal -
Instrumental prog metal 77%
No vocals: the melody is carried by guitar or keyboard, and the structure can be as complex as it likes.
4 steps from Neue Deutsche Härte, meeting it only at Heavy metal.
The way into Instrumental prog metal
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
- No words at all put 33 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Black metal, Death metal, Grindcore. 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.
- 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.
- Yes. A proper melody. put 12 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Grindcore, Brutal death metal, Cybergrind. 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.