Yeah when does it stop being rock and become metal? Is it a certain way they have to play the drums/guitars? I was thinking the speed but look at doom metal.
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Anonymous2010-03-19 0:01
Feel. In the end it comes down to what the band's usually expressing, and the kind of sound they're going for. Intention, if that means anything. Like, I'd say Saxon was still in the region of Hard Rock, simply because their songs rock. As opposed to Judas Priest, who may sound similar but the intention is somewhat different.
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Anonymous2010-03-19 13:51
i like music with a little bit of bree brees in the vocals
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lewis2010-03-21 5:58
when it sounds ten times more shitty than ac/dc
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Anonymous2010-03-23 14:00
OP here
>>2
It seems there was point in me posting this after all. Thanks for the explanation
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Angry Black Man2010-03-25 9:35
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Wait? AC/DC aint fuckin shit, u gay muthafuka!
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Anonymous2010-03-25 13:59
>>6
I WILL COME TO CHAIN YOU TO THE GROUNDDDDDDDDDDDD
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Anonymous2010-03-30 2:32
guitarfag here . . going to give it a hack.
rock or stuff bordering on metal like . . led zepplin don't use minor scales exclusively, nor do they make use of the tritone interval like a metal guitarist does. also, the more "metal" the less blues influence shows through. compare jimmy page to tony iommi to get a sense of what I mean (jimmy page being the "rock" side of things and tony iommi being the "metal" side of things)
there's a few other things too but they're interchangeable with heavy rock so not like I can apply them without blurring the line
tl;dr: metal uses tritones as a musical foundation along with minor key playing all the time making it sound . . well . .metal
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Anonymous2010-03-31 12:35
when you start playing with three fingers and drop the Mick Mars Bars....
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Anonymous2010-04-08 7:02
if it's total shit - it's metal...
if it's a bit more listenable too - probably rock
if it's good - then it's sabbath
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Anonymous2010-04-10 23:51
I find lighter power metal and prog and lighter stoner/sludge/doom to be around where the line's drawn.
Maiden, Sabbath, and Candlemass are on the line for me... but might not be for you... just draw it where you see fit.