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If anyone has ever listened to death before they should know the lyrics in fact have more to do with life(strangley I know).And black metal bands..besides dark funeral and some others..things arnt satan,satan,satan!A large majority tell decent storys,fantasy's or the like.Termed as "epic" metal.I dont see anything wrong with "gore" lyrics.If people could get past stereotypes they would find the intelligent lyrical compositions without shunning bands of before hearing them.Its alot better than "I feel angry,I feel sad,I'm all alone,my girlfriend left me,everyone hates me,hey,hey,hey,yeeaahhh!"
cliche lyrics.Point is..."Dont throw out the corn if you havnt tasted the cream of the crop".Please dont bother calling me a hipocrite for not listening to "the cream of the crop" as Ive painfully listened to alot of radio garbage with an open mind(along with alot of underground garbage).
Lastly...the black album sold well becuase the songs WERE radio friendly(by that I also mean catchy)...but Ive always herd stuff off load e.c.t(especially s and m album)on the radio..one station has mettalica blocks everyday with stuff post black album.Why hasnt there following albums sold so well?Cause niether are the tunes well written(with exeptions)but they didnt "hook" people.That must mean there not sellouts right?No...Like I said before(on another reply)there riding on there past.That makes them far worse sellouts to attempt to "ride" old glory.As for losing fans during the whole napster thing....HHMMMMM..money over fans?has SELLOUT written all over it.
later! \m/