Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Philosophy of thrash metal lyrics

Every band of this music genre has own philosophy. At the beginning they starts to write about war, devil, nightmare, demons, ghosts, bad things, apocalypse, problems in society, drugs, death, violence, fear, sorrow.
Some bands has same philosophy but some not.
After years some bands like Testament were changing their lyrics. From typical lyrics to political, they started write about future, mankind, life, religion, personal problems.
They writes their own style.
Some bands has wide range about lyrics. When lyricswritter in the band writes about more things it's better because the band becomes more Interesting. Those bands are big because they knew devised very good lyrics. It was important for every band. Every songwriter was searching what was interesting for him. In lyrics they also solved some problems or they were devising the stories by their own fantasy. Texts are the visiting-card of band.
Thrash metal lyrics were changed when Metallica recorded the black album. Some bands wrote the lyrics about simple things. (Exodus-Force of habit, Overkill-I hear black, Testament-The ritual, Megadeth-Countdown to extinction).
In some lyrics are also quotes, for example"Old enough to know better, too young to care"in the Overkill song Nothing to die for.

Structures of lyrics:
ABCB(Exodus-Till death do us part)
ABCBDB(Exodus-pleasures of the flesh)
ABCBD(Exodus-deranged)
ABBCBBDBB(Testament-Apocalyptic city, Exodus-parasite)
ABCBDEB(Testament-the haunting, do or die,Overkill-birth of tension)
ABCDBCEFBC(testament-alone in the dark)
ABCDEFGHFIJ(Testament-raging waters)
ABCDBCEF(Exodus-chemikill)
ABCDEFDG(Overkill-hello from the gutter)
ABCDEC(Overkill-in union we stand)
ABCBDEBF(OVERKILL-Time to kill
ABCBDBEBF(Overkill-I hate)
ABCDEFGE(Overkill-nothing to die for)
ABCDDEFD(Overkill-skullkrusher)
ABCBDEFAB(Overkill-who tends the fire)
ABCDEFGEF(Overkill-i hear black)
ABCBDEF(Overkill-coma)
ABCDEFGHIJI(Overkill-blood money)
ABCDCE(Overkill-new machine)
ABCDEFGHICJ(Overkill-live young, die free)
ABCDEFGEHIJKH(Overkill-nice day for a funeral)
ABCDBC(Exodus-and then there were none)
ABCDECFGC(Exodus-bonded by blood)
ABCDC(exodus-pyranha)
ABCBDEFBGBD(Overkill-elimination)
ABCDEFG(Overkill-years of decay)
ABCBDEFBG(Overkill-evil never dies)
ABCADEF(Slayer-piece by piece)
ABCD(slayer-raining blood)
ABCDBCEFBC(Metallica-master of puppets)
ABCDEBCDFBCD(Metallica-battery)
ABCBDE(Metallica-leper messiah)
ABCBDEFG(Metallica-damage inc.)
ABCDECF(Metallica-Sanitarium)
ABCDECFGC(Metallica-the thing that shouldn't be)
ABCDBCEFBC(Metallica-disposable heroes)
ABCDECFGHICJ(Metallica-blackened)
ABCDBCEBCC(Metallica-and Justice for all)
ABCDEFGHIJEFE(Metallica-eye of beholder)
ABCBDEF(Metallica-one)
ABCDEFGCDHIC(Metallica-shortest straw)
ABCDEFCDGD(Metallica-Harvester of sorrow)
ABCDCEFC(Metallica-frayed ends of sanity)
ABCDECFG(Metallica-dyers eve)
ABCBDEB(Megadeth-foreclosure of dream)
ABCDEB(Megadeth-sweating bullets)
ABCBDE(Megadeth--High speed dirt)
ABCDEFGFHFF(Megadeth-captive honour)
ABCDCEFC(Megadeth-Ashes in your mouth)
ABCBB(Megadeth-train of consequences)
ABCDBCBE(Megadeth-addicted to chaos)
ABCBDDE(Megadeth-Youthanasia)