Death 'n' roll

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Death 'n' roll (portmanteau of death metal and rock 'n' roll) is a subgenre of death metal music that incorporates hard rock-inspired elements. The achieved effect is that of death metal's trademark combination of growled vocals and highly distorted detuned guitar riffing with elements reminiscent of 1970s hard rock and heavy metal. [1] [2] Notable examples include Entombed, Gorefest, Carcass, Xysma, Convulse, Kaptain Sun, Six Feet Under, Pungent Stench and the Fernando Colunga Ultimate Experience.

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History

While the "death 'n' roll" tag was first associated with Swedish death metal band Entombed, [3] Daniel Ekeroth associates the style with a previous group called Furbowl. [4] After Entombed released Wolverine Blues , the band became associated with what the music press dubbed as "death 'n' roll", [5] a label which has followed Entombed's career ever since. [6] [7] [8] [9] In the years following the album's release, the sound was embraced by Dismember on Massive Killing Capacity (1995), Carcass on Swansong (1996) and Six Feet Under on Warpath (1997). [10]

Similar to Entombed, Dutch band Gorefest also transitioned from its origins in death metal to incorporate a death 'n' roll style. Elements of this approach were first evident on the band's 1994 album Erase , but it was more fully realized on the subsequent release, Soul Survivor (1996), which also demonstrated significant influence from classic rock. [11] Proof of that influence was the club tour organized by the band that same year, where Gorefest played songs by AC/DC, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. [12] Gorefest broke up after their last 1990s album, Chapter 13 , which continued the trend started in Soul Survivor, [11] and Gorefest reformed seven years later. [13] Two of its members currently play in Live & Dangerous, a Thin Lizzy tribute band from the Netherlands. [14]

When confronted with the "death 'n' roll" label in interviews, the acts that the label is attached to react with skepticism. Entombed's LG Petrov stated "We see it as Entombed music, if people see that as death 'n' roll so be it. We just laugh, death 'n' roll, why not? When we write songs, we aren't thinking it has to be a particular style." [7] When questioned about their mixture of death metal and rock and roll, Gorefest's Frank Harthoorn replied: "Strange, everyone has always mentioned this death n' roll thing. To me it's just metal, plain and simple. I don't believe our influences are different from other bands." [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 Huey, Steve. "Gorefest Biography". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 February 2008. Erase, was released in 1994 and found the band moving subtly toward more traditional forms of metal, partly through its sure sense of groove. That approach crystallized on 1996's Soul Survivor, which combined death metal with the elegant power and accessibility of '70s British metal.
  2. ↑ Cosmo Lee. "Stylus magazine review". stylusmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2008. "Death 'n' roll" arose with Entombed's 1993 album Wolverine Blues ... Wolverine Blues was like '70s hard rock tuned down and run through massive distortion and death growls.
  3. ↑ Tobin, Dan (1999). Wolverine Blues (CD booklet). Entombed. Nottingham, United Kingdom: Earache Records. p. 8.
  4. ↑ Ekeroth, 2008, p. 264.
  5. ↑ Tobin, Dan (1996). Entombed (CD booklet). Entombed. New York, NY: Earache Records. p. 4.
  6. ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. "( Entombed > Biography )". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  7. 1 2 "Entombed Interview". metalchaos.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2008.
  8. ↑ Bowar, Chad. "Entombed Interview: A Conversation With Vocalist L.G. Petrov". Heavy Metal. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
  9. ↑ "ENTOMBED: Unique, Detailed Biography". MusicMight. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
  10. ↑ Boyd, William. "10 essential Death'n'Roll albums". Metal Hammer . Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  11. 1 2 Huey, Steve. "( Gorefest > Biography )". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  12. ↑ Paul the Postman (September 2007). "Interview with GOREFEST :: Maelstrom :: Issue No 58". Maelstrom Zine. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  13. ↑ "GOREFEST: Unique, Detailed Biography". MusicMight. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
  14. ↑ "GOREFEST Members' THIN LIZZY Tribute Band; Photos Available". roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net. 14 May 2007. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
  15. ↑ Mira, Fabio Desiderato de (March 2006). "Gorefest" (in Portuguese). Secrets of the Moon zine. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2008. Estranho, todo mundo sempre tem mencionado essa coisa de Death N' Roll. Para mim, isso é apenas Metal, claro e simples. Eu não acredito que nossas influências sejam diferentes de outras bandas.
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