I'm actually looking forward to future output by Shaarimoth who have only recently started dipping their toes in the noisy brand of metal. I think sooner than later they could come up with something fitting.
HeavenDuff wrote:
Nevertheless, popularity is never the only metric I consider, and if I do consider it, I take it with a pinch of salt.
For the subject at hand here, I would never come to the conclusion that there is better artistry in DSBM then there is Dissonant death metal, or war metal or whatnot, just because more people seem to enjoy DSBM. The only thing this tells me is that there is too much depressed people
For the subject at hand here, I would never come to the conclusion that there is better artistry in DSBM then there is Dissonant death metal, or war metal or whatnot, just because more people seem to enjoy DSBM. The only thing this tells me is that there is too much depressed people
To me, artistry only manifests itself at the moment it is perceived. So rather than drawing a hard line I see it as a point on the supply/demand curve so to speak. Unless the two intersect, a work of art remains little more than hearsay which few actually experienced. In the end artistry ends up being the sum of our personal experiences, where quantity is possibly just as important as quality.
And as a predominantly DM fan I wasn't able to get into the DSBM sound so far (even Ulcerate), but I totally agree with it being "the music of our times", perhaps alarmingly so as you mentioned.
