Talk:Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise

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[edit] Genre

Arguable whether this is black metal. extreme/symphonic/heavy or something not black metal should be mentioned. i chose 'symphonic extreme metal' since that is what the M-A call it. Change it if you have good reason.

http://metal-archives.com/band.php?id=30

--Ryouga 00:50, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

Ha, well looks like you beat me to it. Like I said this is the only Emperor album I don't have, so I can't comment on it to much. But the term extreme metal isn't really a genre, so its best to move away from it if we can. If its the best that can be done, then its the best that can be done. But we should narrow it down to one genre as I imagine all the songs on the album are similar enough that this would do it justice. I also note that metal-archives lists Dimmu Borgir as Extreme Symphonic Metal which leads me to believe that it is their version of Symphonic Black Metal. I for one think most of Emperor's stuff should be labeled Symphonic Black Metal anyway. marnues 00:59, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

I wouldn't use the term "Symphonic Black Metal" as this term is mainly associated with COF's style, which is far from Emperor's style in any of their releases, if you can see what I mean. Basically the reason I left the 2 genres there is because it is debatable whether this is black metal or a symphonic blend of extreme metal. Makes sense, right? PS: metal-archives is always 100%, but usually near the spot. --65.93.201.165 21:40, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

For now, I will leave Black Metal / Symphonic Extreme Metal since that is what many would classify it as. If you can think of a better term for Symphonic Extreme, feel free to use it, just make sure 'black metal' is not mentioned in it. However, I do think this term should suffice. --Ryouga 01:44, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

I would call it progressive/technical death metal (without the typical DM vocals). The album has deep roots in death metal (just listen to some of those riffs) and its use of odd time signatures, technicality, and changes in mood qualifies it as progressive/technical. Pasajero 00:21, 17 September 2006 (UTC)