How do you learn to like Death?
I understand if this is a heretic question, but it still stands. I'm very new to metal in general, i listen to like 4 bands, Metallica, Megadeth, Black Sabbath and Pantera. I've read up a lot about Death, watched some videos of Chuck live, and listened to a few songs off a few different albums. I plan to listen through entire albums once it clicks for me. Pantera took a few days since the voice was a bit hard to click and the vocal melody wasn't very easy to hear. now Pantera is one of my faves, so i know this is a learning experience, like coffee.
I don't think the saying "If you don't like it it's not for you" stands here. I don't think a single one here just liked death metal first time hearing it. I think Death has great instruments, and Chuck's voice is awesome, i just tend to think there's not much of a melody, the lyrics fit into the melody very awkwardly, and the pacing is weird.
Again, those aren't criticisms, I want to approach it as problems for me to solve. I already feel a huge drag towards them, like no other band really, I want to listen more and more, i don't know why. The big problem is I just don't like any song I've heard in the same way I like Five Magics by Megadeth or Disposable Heroes by Metallica, or heck, even Fucking Hostile by pantera, which almost has the same aggression as Death.
Posted Aug 14, 2025, 12:42 AM UTC