Re:Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)
by Exoristos on Saturday February 24, 2024 @05:07PM
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Your experience of the lyrics might benefit from learning about literary devices. For example:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe_(figure_of_speech)?... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiperspectivity?wprov=sfti1
Re:Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)
by powermetal on Saturday February 24, 2024 @06:51PM
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The second might be figures of speech, but not the first definitely isn't. Again I had cited the second as an example of ego worship not of murder/rape. Its not like I am saying its bad/good that power metal bands lyrics are of this nature but that's how it is.
"Deathrider" (Omen)
Death rider, you've taken the earth by storm
Death rider, out of sin and hatred you were born
Ride against the wind, shameless killer in the night
Rape another village, before the break of light
Trample down the ashes, grind them with your hate
Take another helpless life, before it's too late
"Harder than Steel" (Jag Panzer)
You put their heads on the grinding wheel
Give 'em hell 'cause you're harder than steel
Oh, you're harder than steel, yeah, ya feel
All for yourself and no one else
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Now of course you can say its just two examples, but it seems to be a decent representative of common themes in power metal lyrics. Obviously the best way to find out would be performing a similar data analysis as the article.
edit: These are both famous power metal bands, in case there was a feeling they were from any other genre:
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/omen/battle-cry/
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/jag-panzer/ample-des...