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Veteran 
Points:
1101 
Full name:
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Gender:
Male 
Age:
32  
Country:
United States 
Homepage:
https://www.instagram.com/quieted_darkness/ 
Favourite metal genre(s):
Black, Experimental, Death 
Comments:
 

Worst Genres:

Alternative Metal - Out of all the worst genres of metal on this list, this is the least cringe-inducing one. The huge downside of it though is it's one of the most basic and uninspired sounding metal out there (riff-wise). I usually call this mainstream metal. However, I have found that when combined with another genre of music - it can be one of the most beautiful styles of metal out there.

Deathcore - A true hybrid of the genre is terrible. It's sad when people with little to no knowledge of extreme metal ask for exposure to metal and this is the pathetic excuse of music they get. The worst kind of breakdowns only pre-pubescent teens enjoy. Music using both death metal and hardcore elements can be pretty good as long as you can tell they're separate entities. Even while played simultaneously.

Djent - Awful guitar sound. Mathcore does the technique used by this genre more effectively and a lot more tolerable-sounding.

Epic/Symphonic Black Metal - I hate these genres for the same reasons as symphonic metal (see: Symphonic Metal entry). These are truly obnoxious styles because it stems from my favorite genre of metal. Keys and synths are usually over-the-top, meant for simpletons who usually don't enjoy authentic black metal. A derivative making me seem like an elitist by calling this false black metal. But that can't be true since I don't mind excellent examples of either post-black or blackgaze. Though I have found having a little bit of epic black metal influences is not such a bad thing.

Groove Metal - The most retarded guitar-oriented sound in metal (with a certain modern progressive metal sound coming in second). Groove metal can be close to decent when accompanied by melodic metalcore and being a secondary genre.

J-Pop/Metal - This usually gets called Kawaii Metal which is weeaboo talk for "Cute" Metal. The award for the strangest metal goes to this genre. I like strange or weird music which is the beauty of the avant-garde/experimental genre but this is just the bad kind of weird. I really hate the misconception that because a lot of weird things come from Japan, means its people and culture are reflective of that. Going back on topic, the biggest gripe I have of the genre are the high-pitched female vocals. I cannot stand them one bit. I doubt anyone really talks like that in real life. It's like you're watching a generic anime with underaged-looking female adults or a hardcore hentai with intense orgasms.

Nu-Metal - The most basic entry level of metal there is. It's hard to start one's metal journey nowadays without this genre being your genesis toward true metal. The guitar tone to me sounds like a fusion of death metal and groove metal which generally is pretty awful.

Power Metal - Terribly g*y music. The only good thing are the highs in the vocals. Most of the time though the falsettos by power metal vocalists are f**king terrible. That's why I usually prefer a fusion of some kind with another genre like heavy, speed, and/or thrash metal.

Progressive Metal/Shred - There isn't a more soulless and pretentious style of music then this genre. It is usually pointless wankery accompanied by some of the most generic sounding main instruments (bass, drums, and sometimes rhythm guitar).

Symphonic Metal - This is metal for people with concentration issues. The primary purpose of what makes metal metal are the riffs. I love elements of ambience, noise, folk, droning, and even silence in my metal but putting a symphony (whether by keys/synth or an orchestra) in the forefront (or played at the same time) of your metal is just stupid and cheesy. This is a true bastardization of not only metal music but classical music in general. I blame all these sh*tty blockbuster films and triple-A games using a symphony. It's all generic crap not capturing the spirit of a true orchestration like in classical music. I also tend to hate atmosphere that is borderline symphonic. Though there are times symphonic elements are tolerable I have found.


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Bandcamp: https://bandcamp.com/quieted_darkness
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RateYourMusic: https://rateyourmusic.com/~quieted_darkness

Also for a bit of background, the reviews I wrote in the past may not be reflective about how I feel about them today. I called Norska - Norska a perfect album. While that may have been my feelings at the time, I went back to it and in no way is it a perfect album. I don't even like it that much to be honest. I think the reason for this is that it was my first exposure to Doom Metal that wasn't Black Sabbath. But for the most part, I feel my reviews are somewhat accurate to what I currently feel. If you want to learn more about me just go to my Metal Storm account.

- January 25, 2019


It took me several years but I think I found both my metal foundation and my music foundation.

My Metal Foundation (in order of importance):

1) Black Metal
2) Experimental Metal
3) Death Metal
4) Extreme Technical/Avant-Garde Metal
5) Funeral Doom Metal
6) Blackened Doom Metal
7) Avant-Garde Metal
8) Blackened Death Metal
9) Black/Heavy Metal
10) Psychedelic Doom Metal
11) Speed Metal
12) Sludge/Doom/Post-Metal
13) Dark Ambient Elements
14) Extreme Progressive Metal
15) Cavernous Death/Doom Metal
16) Folk Elements
17) Industrial/Electronic/EDM Elements
18) Traditional Heavy Metal
19) War Metal
20) Raw/Depressive Black Metal
21) Progressive Brutal Death Metal
22) Post-Metal
23) Blackened Thrash Metal
24-26) Atmospheric Doom Metal, Atmospheric Sludge Metal, and Atmospheric Black Metal
27) Melodic Black Metal/Folk
28) Progressive/Melodic Death Metal
29) Speed/Power Metal
30) Alternative Metal/Influences with Emo and/or Gothic Elements
31) Gothic/Doom Metal
32) Post-Black Metal or Blackgaze
33) Melodic Metalcore with Progressive Metal or Post-Hardcore Elements

My Music Foundation (in order of importance - a work in progress):

Black Metal, Death Metal, Psychedelic Rock, Art Rock, Dark Cabaret, Classical, Ethereal Wave, Blues, Progressive Rock, Mathcore, Video Game Music (Sequencer & Tracker), Crust Punk, Dream Trance, Jazz, Dream Pop, Aria/Operatic, Jazz Hip-Hop, Glitch, Dungeon Synth, Ambient, Shoegaze, Bluegrass, Barbershop