Comments for Modern Metal with a Sabbath Touch: Helmsplitter, January 13 at RIBCO at http://www.rcreader.com , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.rcreader.com Sun, 19 May 2013 10:40:38 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.rcreader.com/music/helmsplitter-january-13-ribco/#comment-4049 Plus, a lot of black metal bands wear corpse-paint on their faces. And a lot of American black metal bands have started playing more a more atmospheric style. Longer songs, organs...but still really fast riffs. - Brad V. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:24:17 +0100 http://www.rcreader.com/music/helmsplitter-january-13-ribco/#comment-4048 Black metal singers shreek, grunt, and try to do their best to sound like banshees. Death metal singers bark, growl, and try their best to sound like a corpse or the Cookie Monster. Black metal is really raw, their riffs aim more for speed (similar to hardcore punk and 80's thrash metal), and pride themselves on lo-fi audio production. And their lyrical themes generally have cover supernatural themes-like the occult-and misanthropy. Death metal is usually more technical, are usually more apt venture off into more progressive, experimental songwriting, and typically use lyrical themes involving horror, gore, and the physical act of death itself (often using audio samples from horror movies throughout recordings). And usually these styles vary in different aspects depending on where the band is from. Wikipedia or YouTube are good places to learn more about the distinctions. - Brad V. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:40:22 +0100