Metal

A genre of music with fast pace guitar riffs, bass lines, and drum beats. Also can be slow, downbeat tempo (see Doom Metal). Metal bands generally have a bass player, one or two guitar players, and drummer. But not limited too. Sound is usually heavy, static sounding, with heavy distortion of guitars, and or/voices. Guitars include atleast one rhytem guitar, and at least one soloist. Solo's are often fast paces, but can also be slow or a mixture of the both. Voices typically contain screaming, grunting, yelling, or singing. Lyrically speaking Metal bands typically contain lyrics full of anger. But can also contain hate, depressive, emotional lyrics. Can also include lyrics pertaining to current events. The metal genre can be further broken down into smaller, sub genres that focus on any one of the pre mentioned attributes of metal. These genres can focus on one specific attribute, i.e. melody or can be a mixture of all. On other occasions, Metal can have a trance, or technoy sound this is call Industrial Metal.

Metal Bands: Opeth, Killswitch Engage, Lamb of God, Slayer, Dimmu Borgir, Old Man's Child, Caliban, Fear Factory, All Shall Perish, Candlemass, Static-X, In Flames, Devil Driver, Coal Chamber, Cradle of Filth

Metal Sub-Genres: Thrash, Death, Black, Doom, Speed, White (Christian), Heavy, Rap, Swedish(In Flames), Gothic, Industrial.

Wannabe: "Dude this is some kickass metal!"
Metalhead: "Are you retarded?! Linkin Park isn't Metal"

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White Metal

White metal is generally used to describe a Christian Metal band. Examples of White Metal could include but not limited to Stryper, Zao (more Christian hardcore though). White Metal bands typically make references to the Christian faith, but this is rather vague, for example Bands such as Dimmu Borgir, Slayer, Mudvayne, etc make references to the Christian faith.

White Metalhead: "Dude check out this band, they totally rock!"
Metalhead: "What the fuck is this?"
White Metalhead: "It's Christian Metal! Doesn't praise to the fullest?"
Metalhead: "You mean White Metal? Get that shit out of my CD Player before scarifice you to Satan."
White Metalhead: "Err, sorry..."
Metalhead: "God damn bible beaters."

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