Haha, not my fault that there's only Exoristoi to talk about! Anyway, no matter what i believe about their music, i must admit that their lyrical approach is honest and quite successfull at times. They wanted to write in Greek and they did it, not perfectly imo, but the result was not bad. Note that i'm talking about their first album only, because tracks of utter hilarity like "Σοσιαλιστές" or whatever it was called are out of the discussion. Again, i must mention that i am not judging the result of the lyrics alone, but the combination of the Greek lyrics and the suitable vocal lines. I don't care much about great thought-provoking lyrics if they are not sung well or supported by worthwile music.Helm wrote:Hehe, 30 years of HM and there's just Exoristoi to talk about. And Exoristoi have been made fun of in so many occasions by greek HM listeners for singing in Greek (and other lower stuff like Katis' diminishing hairline or whatever). Another good attempt was by the Greek death metal band Godless, who did two videoclips of two of their songs that were in Greek (yes, brutal deep, guttural vocals) and the result was POWERFUL for me, much more powerful than any run-of-the-mill English-writing Greek death metal band. It helps that Godless are (were? I can't find any traces of them on-line anymore) able in composition and as lyricists, of course. For me their experiment with Greek lyrics solidified my belief that this should be explored even more and that it hasn't in 30 years only speaks volumes of how guilty Greeks feel about being Greek in the context of HM.
I must also check out Godless. Can you actually understand what he is singing or is it just a Cannibla Corpse-like sound that makes no difference whether it is sung in English or Chinese?
