/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>2435381
>Too many rules, distinctions, and categorizations

that's because none of these things happened in a vacuum, they are connected by history, ideas built upon or opposed to other ideas.
saying that events & ideas separated by time and geography are distinct is hardly pedantic.

>Pretty sure blackmetal is the romantic movement within heavy metal music.
lets ignore for a moment that what you just said is fucking retarded

'black met·al
noun
noun: black metal

a type of heavy metal music having lyrics that deal with Satan and the supernatural.'


is gy!be blackmetal? they play noisy guitars and make music about the end of the world
how about tom waits? he has a rough voice and sings about dark stuff
merzbow must be blackmetal, he's noisy and has long hair, same with les rallizes denudes

so if you showed up to a metal show and the band started playing this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wZZu93VsNA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U23sy-RGe4c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9mhsW5aWJM

everyone would be thrilled right? those guys who expected corpse paint and screaming are just a bunch of autistic pedants