It turns out the evilness in metal helps sell product, it has a high selling point in the evil sub-genres of metal."Fueled by a resurgence in heavy metal music and its numerous dark sub-genres, Halo makes and sells evil-looking instruments with bodies carved to resemble rotting flesh, distended eyeballs and bone. The demonically themed guitars primarily find their way into the hands of death-metal musicians."(Harris) The fans like to see that kind of things when they hear the music, it's just a visual."Ford takes his designs to the extreme and his guitars boast names such as "Satyr," Hellfire," and "Fallen Angel." The "demon" headstock, where tuning pegs adjust string tension, looks like a horned profile of Lucifer himself."(Harris).
Selling is good, like they would say in economics "It's all about supply and demand." Minarik Guitars sells between 115 and 130 pricey custom model guitars per year, and more than 2,000 lower-priced machine cut models annually.(Minarik)
"So what exactly is the allure of the whole demonic metal scene? The deafening crunch of eight-string metal guitars on stage? The fake blood and white pancake makeup? The screamed "Cookie Monster" vocals few listeners can comprehend?"
"'Cause there's always kids and your parents tell you not to listen to it," Ford said. "It's a really good outlet for your aggression."(Harris) "As for his mean guitar designs, Ford put it simply."(Harris) "Some people like skulls," he said. (Ford) This comes from a interview between Harris And Ford from the Winnipeg Free Press.
So now would you say that it's all about devil worshiping. If you ask me, I think when most bands talk about Satan, they are just telling story's. But I have heard that bands from different countries that make metal music actually worship the devil.
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"Instruments of evil; The resurgence of death metal means a new market for gruesome-looking guitars.(Music - Articles)." Winnipeg Free Press (Sept 6, 2007): E8. Custom Newspapers.. Gale. McKinley High School. 23 Apr. 2008
2 comments:
yeah i agree with you.. but the thing that i dont like about metal is that i cant understand what they are saying and hate the way the sound because of how they scream...
Mike, interesting post, but I'm unsure about a number of things.
Like, what are you talking about in this post? You have not introduced the source. Also, there are five or so quotes at the end of this post that are just hanging without any commentary. What do these have to do with your research?
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