Originally Posted by: RaskolnikovThe best explaination I've seen is this: "Death Metal = gore, gore, gore; Black Metal = sing about trolls."

You can't be serious rask!??What a lousy explanation!

Heres a list of words/phrases/themes that you may frequently find in each genre...

Black Metal:vikings,winter,battles,darkness,hate,soul/spirit,suffering,anti-religion,paganism,satanism,mythology e.c.t.(note that my knowlege of black metal is limited since I'm more into death metal.)

Death Metal:nihilsm,pessimism,pain,hate,gore,paranormal,spirit/soul,space/time,god,evil,religion,social issues,cultures,history/historical events,addiction,mythology,anatomy,decay,fear,psycology,evolution,science e.c.t...basically anything really.