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First coined by Orgy bassist Paige Haley to describe the music of his band, Death Pop has grown to expand and describe a number of bands over the last decade.
Also written Deathpop or DeathPop, Death Pop is a loose subgenre of synth rock (commonly confused with industrial rock- due to the dark tone and heavy distortion of Death Pop).
Death Pop's basis is quite similar to its mother genre. Death Pop combines elements of New Wave, Glam Rock/Metal, Gothic Rock, New Romantic, and Alternative Rock.
Many Death Pop artists can be identified by their visual appearance, combining elements of Cyber-culture with Glam and New Romantic fashion. Orgy is a great example of this. Death Pop's vocal range is quite varied and usually ranges from Baritone to Countertenor amongst many artists and even within one band, again Orgy is a great example of this. Many of the vocals can also include a slight "grunting" or guttural sound (similar to the singing style of Marilyn Manson) Orgy and Zeromancer both heavily incorporating this.
The First Wave of Death Pop (1997-2001)
Orgy marks the official beginning of the "Death Pop" subgenre. Music in this era is very driven by the previous "Boyband Pop" era as well as the "modern" Industrial Rock era (marked by bands such as Nine Inch Nails and Razed in Black). The music is generally mellow but quite powerful. Orgy is the first Death Pop band but this era included bands such as Deadsy and Zeromancer that followed the Death Pop formula (Deadsy, however, is self-described as Undercore, also Deadsy was formed two years before Orgy, nullifying it's position as an "official" Death Pop band).
The Second Wave of Death Pop (2001-2005)
The second wave of Death Pop saw an evolution of the genre, bands incorporated a greater deal of synth and instrumental editing. Many artists also began crossing over and releasing remixes of their original tracks. The genre itself split into several subgenres. Two artists who became the pinnacle of the second wave of Death Pop was Orgy (with the release of Vapor Transmission) and long time producer and musician Celldweller. While Orgy managed to retain much of the "pure" Death Pop aspects, Celldweller was a multi-faceted artist who combined everything from Epic Trance to Choral arrangements. Another band that had begun creating a more Trance-based pop sound was Razed in Black with the release of his album "Damaged". Death Pop was now obscured in a sea of multi-faceted subgenres.
The Third Wave of Death Pop (2005-Present)
The third wave of Death Pop is identified by an era toward the end of the Nu-Metal craze. Many artists were developing all new paths. Nu-Metal/Industrial Metal act Deadstar Assembly's sophomore effort, Unsaved, incorporated a wider range of music including Death Pop; while Orgy's most recent effort, Punk Statik Paranoia, incorporated a lot more Nu-Metal similar to its previous tour mates Papa Roach, KoRn, and Limp Bizkit. Other acts have stayed pure and new up and coming acts pay a great tribute to the Death Pop genre, Spleen being the perfect example of this.
Examples of Death Pop bands:
- Orgy
- Zeromancer
- Spleen
Examples of bands that have incorporated Death Pop into their music:
- Deadstar Assembly
- Celldweller
- Razed In Black
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Material posessions inherited following the death of a friend or family member.
So your sister died? Did you get any death booty?
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The noise you make before you die when you get shot and cough up blood.
Once he got shot he did a death gurgle.
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Another term used to describe the elusive Sieh Monster. The origin is unknown but many believe it to be created by the Beaves of The Saint Johns Wilderness. Legend has it that the Sieh Monster once slaughtered a colony of Beaves in a wild and unmitigated rage for the sheer pleasure of it. The Beaves refer to this event as "Sca rota lasuu ckura" or "Night of the Walking Death". This is the most widely accept theory of the Death Walker origin.
I was worried about bears entering the campsite, but I never expected to stumble upon this porno obsessed Death Walker in the midst of his masturbation time.
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Death Metal is probally one of the most unknown and unpopular genre's there is today, even though it is very hard to play and requires immense skill. The solo's are usually very high pitched and are fairly common. Bassist's play a big part in death metal and are usually extremely skilled. e.g alex webster of cannibal corpse. Most metal fans that dont like Death metal are usually dickheads who have never sat down and listened to the genre throughly before. Lyrics span from crazy gore and horror to politics to stuff about satan and the devil. Some people say that Death Metal is a bunch of noise, they are cunts who cant listen to music properly because even though the usually low vocals may make it sound like a mash of music it is really not!
may i mention i am only 13 and death metal is my favourite genre which may surprise some of you old-school death metallers who think death metal is nearly dead, which i hope it isnt! My favourite Death Metal bands are Cannibal Corpse, In Flames, At The Gates, Deicide, Carcass and six feet under
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DEEP fucking growling vokills- sick wicked fast blast beatz up your ass cant keep up, brutally grinding shredding throat ripping guitar riffs *will make yer cunt bleed*
This death metal bands drummer has the fucking sickest blast beatz d00d! Yeah...thats cool lets go drink sum 40oz's
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