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Could you explain how Lacrimosa are "noise makers"?

 

I cannot see how that phrase can apply to them: there is no discordancy their music - its not as if they are playing symphonic black metal or grindcore. The music they make is symphonic to a degree in that they make heavy use of string arrangements and programming, but it is also melodic, ethereal, complex and multilayered. Although they are considerably less 'metal' than many of the Progressive-metal bands listed here, when they do hit-metal they rock with more orignality than most (some of the guitar solos are the sweetest ever recorded - pure bliss IMHO) and it is still Progressive Metal by the accepted definition (and not just another Dream Theater clone).

 

Tilo Wolff's vocals are about the only gothic sounding element about them, and to be fair, he is not that different to some of the Krautrock vocalists in style, but you cannot argue with the beauty of Anne Nurmi's vocals surely.

 

If you are going to be negative, you have to be more specific - what is it exactly that you do not like about Lacrimosa that makes them unworthy of a listing in the PA?

  

(I'm also struggling with the phrase "gothic punks", but that's another issue)

 

A well considered and appropriate thread title can make all the difference to the success of a thread. People will often remember a thread a few weeks after it has disappeared from view. When they search for it, they will expect to find certain key words such as the band name in the title. In this case, the thread title is weak and give no indication of the topic being raised.

 

Secondly, the initial post in a thread will often set the mood for the discuussion. In this case, the post is confrontational and is bound to upset those who think the band mentioned has a place here. Often, it ain't what you say, it's the way you say it.

 

No rules have been broken here, the points made above are intended only to show how thread such as this could be more successful and less likely to end in closure.