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[Indestructible]

Originally Posted by Sanitarium78

I've come to realise that Cannibal Corpse is EXTREMELY OVERRATED by their fans. The lyrics for all their songs are the same. How many times can you write about murder, necrophilia and eating dead bodies? There's only so many ways you can do that before it gets boring and they reached that by their fourth album. We get it you're trying to be controversial and shocking. The only problem is though they're not at all.

They might be shocking and controversial if they used clean vocals.

[SerpentineVIVIVI]

Originally Posted by Indestructible

They might be shocking and controversial if they used clean vocals.

Shutup.

[xStructualDefect]

Originally Posted by mankvill

That xStructuralDefect is always WRONG!

That mankvill doesn't understand another person's perspective and gets mad when someone has a different perspective than his own.

[ADD]

Originally Posted by Sanitarium78

I've come to realise that Cannibal Corpse is EXTREMELY OVERRATED by their fans. The lyrics for all their songs are the same. How many times can you write about murder, necrophilia and eating dead bodies? There's only so many ways you can do that before it gets boring and they reached that by their fourth album. We get it you're trying to be controversial and shocking. The only problem is though they're not at all. What they write about isn't anything I haven't seen in some cheesy horror movie before and that's all their lyrics are is cheesy horror. I've seen them live before and I didn't feel this whole "musical brutality" they're supposed to have all the time. I was paying attention to and trying to give them a chance but I felt nothing at all.

So what if their lyrics are all the same, how many rock/metal songs are about war or social injustice or death or partying or rock n roll, some people are fascinated by gore and the visceral side of nature, let them exploit it explore it and enjoy it, while you can go cry over a song about a war.

"Laying low in a blood filled trench" vs. "Getting blown by a blood sucking wench", its all good

[xStructualDefect]

Originally Posted by ADD

"See I think drugs have done some good things for us. If you don't think drugs have done good things for us then do me a favor. Go home tonight and take all of your records, tapes and all your CD's and burn them. Because, you know all those musicians who made all that great music that's enhanced your lives throughout the years? Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreal fucking high on drugs, man."

Third Eye, great song. and i definently agree with this quote. not with all bands, but there's a good amount from the past.

[SomewhereInTime72]

Originally Posted by Indestructible

They might be shocking and controversial if they used clean vocals.

You know, I can understand death vocals just fine. I don't understand how you can say the lyrics are impossible to understand, unless you don't actually listen to the music at all...

[Maiden33]

Originally Posted by SomewhereInTime72

You know, I can understand death vocals just fine. I don't understand how you can say the lyrics are impossible to understand, unless you don't actually listen to the music at all...

I don't know, I gotta disagree. I guess it's just because of my lack of exposure, but I have massive trouble understanding most death vocals, with only a few exceptions. As I said - it probably has more to do with the fact that I never listen to them than anything else.

[mankvill]

Originally Posted by Maiden33

I don't know, I gotta disagree. I guess it's just because of my lack of exposure, but I have massive trouble understanding most death vocals, with only a few exceptions. As I said - it probably has more to do with the fact that I never listen to them than anything else.

I think it is lack of exposure. Back in the day I couldn't understand death metal at all. Now, I can understand Anaal Nathrakh.

[idrinkwine732]

Originally Posted by mankvill

I think it is lack of exposure. Back in the day I couldn't understand death metal at all. Now, I can understand Anaal Nathrakh.

I have death metal vox down, but I can't get Nathrakh at all

[mastodon421]

When it comes to death vocals there are only very few I can't understand now. Most notably Barnes-era Cannibal Corpse and Pig Destroyer.