The actual origination of Death Metal is still a debate to this day, with some saying Possessed – “Seven Churches” was released before Death – “Scream Bloody Gore.” We say “ debate” very loosely here, I mean there is no greater passion than the passion for death metal that metalheads share, no one gives a fuck who started it – in fact the more bands there are the better. Both Thrash and Black Metal would forever be closely bonded to the sibling genre of Death Metal, and would come on later to actually blend together to form sub-genres like crossover thrash ( Municipal Waste, D.R.I., and Toxic Holocaust) and blackened death metal ( Behemoth, Necrophobic, and Belphegor), particularly in the late 80s through to the modern-day. Black Metal saw a major influence in Death Metal particularly through the musicians’ use of aesthetics and visual imagery coupled with lyrics that portrayed strong opinions on the numerous subjects they believed in or supported, which led to Death Metal’s use of strong anti-theistic and anti-humanity views in the lyrics. Besides the influence of Black Sabbath, death metal also thrived off of the extremity of the First Wave of Black Metal which originated for the most part in Scandinavian countries like Norway and Sweden, which is still known as the heart of Black Metal today. Regardless of the sub-genre you belong to, a common thread can always be traced back to Black Sabbath, and this is no different for Death Metal. Following on about a decade later Heavy Metal became even more popular with the rise of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, with the likes of Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, with most of the bands from this time and before still hold significant influence in today’s Metal scene. Metal as an umbrella genre had been steadily on the rise up until this point, with the genre beginning with the iconic Black Sabbath as they inspired the creation of Heavy Metal and numerous sub-genres like Doom, Sludge, and Stoner Metal. What Death did begin to introduce from their very first album, however, was the harsh death growl, shocking lyrical themes, and evil-sounding tremolo picking played at blisteringly fast tempos. Even in original Death Metal bands, like Death and Possessed, the music still had a distinct thrash sound to it, particularly in the drums and guitars. This process of actually developing death metal into how we know it today wasn’t an instant happening. Characterized by its distinct vocal style, this extreme style of music originated in the 1980s in the underground where groups of musicians – having been inspired by Thrash Metal and the First Wave of Black Metal – took what they liked about their favourite bands (such as Slayer and Venom) and began to change and adapt to fit their own new and unique vision. Death Metal is one of the best creative advancements made by humans in recent history.
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