Question to End all Questions

[miasma]

Explain the difference between rock and Metal.

[Bazarov]

Metal is usually faster, heavier, louder, and more agressive than Rock bands.

[.:Thrasher:.]

Metal is usually faster, heavier, louder, and more agressive than Rock bands.

i can agree with that

[=-fukifiknow-=]

your taste in rock often matures into a taste of good metal

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[.:Thrasher:.]

your taste in rock often matures into a taste of good metal

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thats what happend to me cause i was into ac/dc n all that rock and i got a bit of metallica and i became a thrashboy :lol:

[Leper]

your taste in rock often matures into a taste of good metal

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I disagree with that. Are you saying that, in general, metal is more complex and mature than rock? If so I completely disagree.

[Britton]

Metal is usually faster, heavier, louder, and more agressive than Rock bands.


You said it all

[Dave de Sylvia]

Metal isn't usually faster. It can be, but it's hardly a catch-all statement.

[FatalEnergy]

Explain the difference between rock and Metal.


They are both made up of different elments

[BryanJ]

Things to add:

Metal generally uses minor key.

Rocks lyrical themes tend to be more based in realism(emotions, social issues, "day to day" stuff) and Metal lyrical themes tend to be more based in romanticism(exaggerated battle between good and evil, metaphysical)