I probably know far more about Killswitch than you, not to mention the fact that the original lead vocalist is in the band again. Not saying it to be rude, but I was listening to them back before they were "cool" to listen to. Also, Times of Grace was technically not a christian project. Yes Jesse did vocals, but all the music and lyrics were written by Adam D. who had suffered from major back issues and started rethinking his faith, however he has yet to come out and say he is a christian, hopefully his behavior back stage has cleaned up some.
What exactly does death metal have to do with metalcore? I'd be far more into metalcore if they did something other than open chorded breakdowns and the song patterns weren't so predictable.
Killswitch engage is cool?
Half the people I've talked to thought they were too religious. I bailed on them after the end of heartache though as they weren't religious enough for me.
And that sucks about Times of Grace. Hadn't realized. I guess they were EXACTLY lke KSE then. They straddled the fence.
And the two genres have nothign to do with each other. I was saying metalcore was actually one of my favs, but death metal is an equal favorite for me. I guess I did write it in a confusing manner.
However, I expect to be lynched for my enjoying metalcore well, any day now lol.
But, I've got some more Christian fantasy metal for you!
This is 90 percent descriptions of sorcery in the Old Testament and the rest of it is rocking against sorcery.
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I bid you come to me, I am your sanctuary
I will protect you from the stones they throw in malice
I am the morning star, the one you now see falling
I am the key to unlocking your new potential
see how they run in fear, see how they now will tremble
see how they burn away and feed your hungry demon soul
see how the power grows, see how the weak have fallen
see now why you must give yourself to the path they oppose
deceive them all, deceive the jokull masses
enslave them all, become their false messiah
you will absorb them all, you will become the power
and as the young will learn, they are the purest nectar
the face of gyan has long since passed away
let the owl possess you, moloch you will remain
your cremation of care will kill the light within you
your heart will die in time, your soul will never bleed again
and now you have jokull, you have your pawn cianan
you'll have vasilis as the day burns ever longer
do not be without fear, you are not yet immortal
your weakness lurks within the shadows you employ
the aura of a boy, a soul you can't destroy
a dread you must ignore or hope they will restore
retreating to the cursed land from wence I came
I've never felt a force that made my power fade
raise the dead! they now will serve you
raise the dead! this is your gift
And better vocals. And tried to be original. In other words... another genre hahaha. The mainstream metal scene has been stagnant for so long, and metal core has been the primary 'metal' style dominating the scene for over a decade. I find it no coincidence that the style has changed so little, and there has been so little growth and change within metal core, and the overall metal community since metal core has become the dominating force. Metal core, to me personally, is the 'non metal heads metal'. There's a lot of 'i want to be metal, but not be metal' mentality behind it anymore. It didn't start out that way, but that's what it has become.
They also are so hung up on genre labels, that they spend more time trying to separate themselves by applying a label other than metal core, that they don't bother actually doing anything different with their music.
Screw genres! The only way to create new ones is to ignore them and just do whatever comes naturally. Black metal, Death metal, Symphonic, Melodic, Orchestral, Progressive, Power, nu (eww), core (hard or metal variants), ...
There are enough genres out there it's almost like we've done to the church with denominations. And people who like one genre also refuse to talk to each other (kind of like we'e done with denominations).
As for metalcore being the non metal head's metal, you might be right as it seems to be the natural progression from rock music. I like it because I like it, but then again I'm not trying to impress anybody.
For me it usually starts with the lyrics. If I like the lyrics (whether I have to read them or not to get them the first time or two through) I find myself standing up saying "yes, yes, this is what I'm talking about right here."
