Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/04/05/death-metal-flautist.html
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Ian Anderson missed his true calling.
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Just one more example to myself that I just don’t think I will ever “get” Death Metal music… (Though the flute part was pretty cool.)
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I think I prefer the classics.
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When is metal not metal? Apparently when you add a flute.
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Dethro Tull
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I don’t think this is death metal and people have been making folk metal for a while now
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/\ this.
Some folk metal is quite good, too! A big name I hear come up often is Korpiklaani
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Didn’t Jethro Tull weirdly win an award (Grammy?) as a heavy metal band? Wouldn’t Death Metal just be the next logical step in the progression?
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This reminds me of the other Folk-Death Metal band that has a flutist… And a song called “Bersærkergang” (that sounds nothing like the OP, but is awesome nonetheless).
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Yes! They’re quite good - amazing music videos, too.
Folk metal is my favorite sub-genre, and can be quite complex music. Tyr being my favorite.
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To me it sounds more like dubstep.
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That’s right: Jethro Tull’s “Crest of a Knave” won the first ever Grammy in the category, beating out groups like Metallica.
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No. This is power-metal, with a bit of folky Finntroll-ishness thrown in.
I fully expect someone to roll their eyes at me for caring about the distinction, but hey. No-one seems to bat an eyelid over electro and hip-hop being different.
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Woohoo! We are going to have an internet slapfight about what subgenre Tyr belongs to!
(Love Tyr!)
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Hah! Man, I thought this might happen. I suppose they could be considered symphonic, too. What would you put them under?
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I would say Power Metal. With some folky elements. Not that I was being serious about the internet slap fight…
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What about a flute bustin’ Prussian?
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NO FUCK YOU!
Wait, is that how we do this? I’m so confused.
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