Metal Dictionary
666
(n) In the book of Revelation in the Christian Bible, the number demanded to be imprinted on the right hand or forehead of every person by the Satanic Beast which comes from the earth. Those that do not recieve the number are not allowed to buy or trade. Called "The Number of the Beast" or "The Mark of the Beast." Those that refuse the mark are the followers of God.
This number is associated with Satan and/or anti-Christians because of its affliliation with the Beast from the book of Revalations. It is used to show rebellion from Christianity.
It is also a number often used in metal to represent anti-Christian sentiment (as in "Destroyer 666") or as a representation of evil (as in "Episode 666") or a rebellion from mostly Christian society.
Air Drums
(n) Metalheads often play imaginary instruments like the Air Drums.
(v) "Drumming in the air." This is the act of drumming on imaginary drums.
Air Guitar
(n) An imaginary guitar that a person pretends to play as if it were an actual guitar.
(v) The act of playing an air guitar, usually in such a way that the person appears to be playing a solo.
Air Keyboard
(n) Imaginary instrument
Alternate Picking
(n) Playing guitar by picking upwards and downwards in order to achieve a greater speed in a much easier way.
Axe
(n) A synonym for guitar
derivatives: Axeman
(n) A synonym for guitarist
Battery
(n) A synonym for drums
Circle Pit
(n) A mosh pit which moves in a circular motion. Usually indicated by the waving of a hand in the air in a circular motion.
Collapse
(n) Event in which the mosh pit is tightly packed (esp. after a surge) and several member fall, resulting in the other members of the pit falling over in a domio effect. Often dangerous.
Crowd Surf
(n) The action of riding on top of a crowd or mosh pit whilst being carried along by the other audience members, usually ending by reaching the front of the crowd.
Cutter
(n) Someone who cuts himself/herself on stage to reach a certain emotional peak.
Distortion
(n) Any effect which changes the sound of an instrument from clean and bright to a staticy more messy sound. Notes tend to ring on for longer and feedback more easily. Overdrive and Gain are both types of distortion.
Double Bass
(n) The use of two bass drums first pioneered by Louie Bellson and popularized by Ginger Baker and Kieth Moon. Today it is used in forms of metal music, either by adding a second bass drum pedal , operating a second beater on the same drum using an extended mechanism, or more traditionally simply playing a similar second bass drum, placed beside the first and tuned identically.
Electric Twanger
(n) A synonym for guitar
Gain
(n) Style of overdrive popualized by fender. It became the standard distortion effect for much of the 60's onwards. Worldwide recognition, similar to Overdrive, but is in fact a still a linear amplification. all amps need gain even on their clean settings, too much gain however leeds to the crunchy sounds that metalers love!
Variations of gain incude Fenders "LEAD GAIN" and "CRUNCH GAIN"
Some popular peadals include the Boss distorion series (metalzone, superdrive, OS-2).
Goth
(n) Goth is a modern subculture, which was formed, in the punk era, approximately in the early 70s. It is often associated with a particular style of music and exquisite clothing, which is typically from the gothic era: black with velvet and leather being the two primary materials worn.
The Goth movement diverged from Punk mostly in terms of influences. While punk was firmly focused on the here and now, elements of goth culture can be traced to much older literary movements such as Gothic horror, Romanticism, existential philosophy, and the political construct of nihilism. The subculture attracts creative individuals often very interested in a variety of academic, artistic, religious and scientific movements; few subcultures place as great a value on knowledge as the goth rock movement. The Goth movement is often more disinterested in social and political values than many other subcultures, focusing largely on personal beliefs and often disregarding wider culture; although like any generalization this does not always stand. (fact-index.com)
Goths are primarily domineered by goth music. In the UK, the names most often mentioned would be The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sisters of Mercy and another, less mainstream vision, of Goth music is Goth metal combining medieval Gothic music with heavy Doom metal. Later, Death Rock (although not immedeately recognized as such) was declared to have given a major influence to goth music.
Grim
(adj) Saying an album is grim implies that it has a dark and/or cold atmosphere.
Growl
(n) A gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal). Widely used in different forms of extreme metal (death, black, thrash).
(v) To utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds.
666
(n) In the book of Revelation in the Christian Bible, the number demanded to be imprinted on the right hand or forehead of every person by the Satanic Beast which comes from the earth. Those that do not recieve the number are not allowed to buy or trade. Called "The Number of the Beast" or "The Mark of the Beast." Those that refuse the mark are the followers of God.
This number is associated with Satan and/or anti-Christians because of its affliliation with the Beast from the book of Revalations. It is used to show rebellion from Christianity.
It is also a number often used in metal to represent anti-Christian sentiment (as in "Destroyer 666") or as a representation of evil (as in "Episode 666") or a rebellion from mostly Christian society.
Air Drums
(n) Metalheads often play imaginary instruments like the Air Drums.
(v) "Drumming in the air." This is the act of drumming on imaginary drums.
Air Guitar
(n) An imaginary guitar that a person pretends to play as if it were an actual guitar.
(v) The act of playing an air guitar, usually in such a way that the person appears to be playing a solo.
Air Keyboard
(n) Imaginary instrument
Alternate Picking
(n) Playing guitar by picking upwards and downwards in order to achieve a greater speed in a much easier way.
Axe
(n) A synonym for guitar
derivatives: Axeman
(n) A synonym for guitarist
Battery
(n) A synonym for drums
Circle Pit
(n) A mosh pit which moves in a circular motion. Usually indicated by the waving of a hand in the air in a circular motion.
Collapse
(n) Event in which the mosh pit is tightly packed (esp. after a surge) and several member fall, resulting in the other members of the pit falling over in a domio effect. Often dangerous.
Crowd Surf
(n) The action of riding on top of a crowd or mosh pit whilst being carried along by the other audience members, usually ending by reaching the front of the crowd.
Cutter
(n) Someone who cuts himself/herself on stage to reach a certain emotional peak.
Distortion
(n) Any effect which changes the sound of an instrument from clean and bright to a staticy more messy sound. Notes tend to ring on for longer and feedback more easily. Overdrive and Gain are both types of distortion.
Double Bass
(n) The use of two bass drums first pioneered by Louie Bellson and popularized by Ginger Baker and Kieth Moon. Today it is used in forms of metal music, either by adding a second bass drum pedal , operating a second beater on the same drum using an extended mechanism, or more traditionally simply playing a similar second bass drum, placed beside the first and tuned identically.
Electric Twanger
(n) A synonym for guitar
Gain
(n) Style of overdrive popualized by fender. It became the standard distortion effect for much of the 60's onwards. Worldwide recognition, similar to Overdrive, but is in fact a still a linear amplification. all amps need gain even on their clean settings, too much gain however leeds to the crunchy sounds that metalers love!
Variations of gain incude Fenders "LEAD GAIN" and "CRUNCH GAIN"
Some popular peadals include the Boss distorion series (metalzone, superdrive, OS-2).
Goth
(n) Goth is a modern subculture, which was formed, in the punk era, approximately in the early 70s. It is often associated with a particular style of music and exquisite clothing, which is typically from the gothic era: black with velvet and leather being the two primary materials worn.
The Goth movement diverged from Punk mostly in terms of influences. While punk was firmly focused on the here and now, elements of goth culture can be traced to much older literary movements such as Gothic horror, Romanticism, existential philosophy, and the political construct of nihilism. The subculture attracts creative individuals often very interested in a variety of academic, artistic, religious and scientific movements; few subcultures place as great a value on knowledge as the goth rock movement. The Goth movement is often more disinterested in social and political values than many other subcultures, focusing largely on personal beliefs and often disregarding wider culture; although like any generalization this does not always stand. (fact-index.com)
Goths are primarily domineered by goth music. In the UK, the names most often mentioned would be The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sisters of Mercy and another, less mainstream vision, of Goth music is Goth metal combining medieval Gothic music with heavy Doom metal. Later, Death Rock (although not immedeately recognized as such) was declared to have given a major influence to goth music.
Grim
(adj) Saying an album is grim implies that it has a dark and/or cold atmosphere.
Growl
(n) A gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal). Widely used in different forms of extreme metal (death, black, thrash).
(v) To utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds.
Headbanger
(n) A metal fan who takes pride and joy in moving his head up and down during a metal song (in rhythm with the riffs).
(n) A metal fan who takes pride and joy in moving his head up and down during a metal song (in rhythm with the riffs).
Inverted Pentacle/Pentagram
(n) Some religious and spiritual groups have used the inverted pentacle.
During the 20th century, Satanists inverted the upright pentacle and adopted it as their own symbol. However, the symbol is most commonly shown with the head of a goat within the pentagram, known as Sign of Baphomet.
Metal Sign
(n) A hand gesture performed by making a fist, but with the index finger and pinky sticking up to represent the two horns of the traditional devil figure. Introduced to the metal scene by Ronnie James Dio, and said to repel the "evil eye." A way of identifying oneself with other metalheads as well as a means of aknowledging above-average behaviors or actions.
Metalhead
See Metaller
Metaller
(n) A fan of a genre of music knowns as Metal (and all of its subgenres).
Metallibasher
(n) A person belonged to this so-called group of The Bay Area Bangers in 1982/83/84 (they might have existed longer but on that point I'm no-one is sure) and was a HUGE Metallica fan. So NOT someone who hated Metallica. And the Metallibashers sported the slogan "We are the few, the proud, the true Metallibashers all others can die by his hand"
Mosh
(v) To push and shove violently during a metal song.
Moshpit
(n) The place where moshing takes place, usually right in front of the stage. Moshpits appear mostly on thrash and death metal concerts (can you imagine a moshpit on a Sonata Arctica concert?).
N.S.B.M.
(n) Stands for National Socialistic Black Metal.
When bashing Christians wasn't enough or never gained any recognition for its shock value, now targetting a race, ethnic quality, or a country for that matter is the agenda now because it scares people. Thus giving it what it wants, the reason to stay active and not go away. When using the extreme to shock people, it gets media coverage and then a cult founding. Many people can either relate or will turn away NSBM for the sole purpose of the lyrical content, which hasn't or shouldn't have anything to do with Black Metal at all. Black Metal was originally against all religions, then against Christianity. It showed Misanthropy for all races of mankind and then fantasy ideals and constructs that took away the pains of everyday life in the land of the living. NSBM doesnt do this, it instills rage and hate against one said race and it focuses on that, to drive either pain or pride into it and in a sense, become the bigger man. Black Metal was never about pride, it was never about wanting a country that is pure for your children, but this is what NSBM is now giving Black Metal a name for. Even negative media coverage is good, it shows that its something more then just a theme, its a way of life and for the most part, a way to sell records and get recognized.
N.W.O.B.H.M.
(n) Acronym for New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
The term was first coined by the music magazine called Sounds in England to refer to bands such as Samson, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Angelwitch, Raven, Venom, Jaguar, Tygers of Pan Tang, Sweet Savage etc.
Necro
(adj) Necro implies brutality (post black metal is often called "necro metal" and this is an extremely brutal genre of black metal) in the Black Metal genre.
Overdrive
(n) Effect in which the signal is doubled up on itself causing distortion. It's a "non-linear" amplification wherein the imput to the amp loses its direct proportional relationship to its output, this causes the lack of sound fidelity. Got popular when fender and marshal used variations on their valve amps. Now can be digitalized, for example, Boss Overdrive pedals.
Pedals
(n) Devices used to make effects on guitar, bass, and even keyboard. The effects can be different types of distortions, echos, etc.
Poser
(n) A person who habitually pretends to be something he is not [syn: poseur]. Usually opposed to 'true' (metal, metalhead, etc.)
(n) A person who poses for a photograph (especially prominent in the "glam metal" scene of the 1980's).
Sell Out
(v) To give into public whim, to do what the popular opinion describes as the best course of action, especially when the person selling out would otherwise disagree. Often done with the intention of collecting more money as a result than what would otherwise be collected.
derivatives: Sellout
(n) One who participates in selling out.
Shred
(v) A fast, haphazzard solo played on guitar.
Sign of Baphomet
(n) The inverted pentacle with a goat's head is called the sign of Baphomet. The term may have come from two Greek words, baphe and metis, meaning "absorption of knowledge." It has also been called the Black Goat, Devil's Goat, Goat Head, Goat of Mendes, and Judas Goat. Its first appearance appears to have been during the vicious interrogation of members of the Knights Templar by the Christian Inquisition. There was little consensus among different victims' descriptions of the Baphomet. It can probably be safely assumed that their description of the Baphomet is more a product of the Inquisition's torture methods than of any actual statue that was in use by the Knights.
Metal bands use a pentacle or pentagram as a band symbol. It is often neither an upright nor an inverted symbol. Often, it is aligned to have a top point which is slightly off vertical. Most of these groups simply use the symbolism and stage theatrics to generate notoriety, popularity and record sales. However, a few bands --particularly in the Black Metal scene -- have been founded by Satanists. Some are: "Morbid Angel" in the U.S., "Emperor" in Norway, "Dark Funeral" in Sweden, and "Rotting Christ."
To satanists, the 5 points represent the 5 rivers of Hades: Acheron (river of woe), Cocytus, Lethe (river of forgetfullness), Phlegethon (river of fire), Styx (where souls of dead are dumped).
Slay
(v) Normaly refers to a particular song or band, aludes to the brutality or true-roots heavyness that the subject displays. Often used in the form: "The song slays!"
Solo
(n) A solo is a composition or passage for an individual's voice or instrument, with or without accompaniment. In metal, there can be several types of solos: drums, keyboard and guitar solos. Usually, there is a combination of all, but there is one instrument primarily playing a very quick combination of notes. Often, to bring atmosphere to the music, rhythm guitarists, bassits and drummers accompany the solo, but they are not the target of attention.
Solospot
(n) What is referred to as a solo outside of a song. Solospots are usually done during concerts and are mostly drums or guitars. When it is done, no one else from the band is playing (sometimes, there is someone helping out) until the solo has ended.
Stage Dive
(n) The act of jumping from stage onto the hands of the crowd
Sunday headbanger
See Poser
Surge
(n) Motion of the crowd which pushes forwards to the stage in a surging motion, also refered to as a crush.
Sweep Picking
(n) A very fast way of soloing by "gliding" with the pick upwards and downwards using all 6 strings on the guitar. It consists of arpeggios which are the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes in a scale. It allows you to play a flurry of notes at a speed that would be very difficult to match using just alternate picking. Used extensively by players such as John Petrucci of Dream Theatre and Yngwie Malmsteen, and also bands such as Cacophony, Children of Bodom, etc.
Tab
(n) Abbrieviation for Tablature. The writing of sheet music using numbers and lines. An internet friendly way to read music. Tabs do not include intervals.
Templar
(n) (official meaning) A member of an order of knights founded about 1118, also known as Knight Templars.
(n) (metal meaning) A listener to true AND power metal, mostly used to describe HammerFall fans.
Thyrfing
(n) According to norse mythology, it was a royal sword smithen by the dwarfs Durin and Dvalin for king Svaverlame, Odin's grandson. But as the work was done under compulsion, the dwarfs cursed the sword so that it would become the death of Svaverlame, commit three outrages and become a man's bane whenever it was pulled. The man or woman who carried Tyrfing (note that it was originally spelled just like this, without the h) would himself eventually die by it, thus passing the curse on to someone else.
Types of Goths
Romantic Goth
Picture a blur of velvet, candle-lit baths, rainy afternoons, a locket of hair: Romantic goths are denizens of the intuitive sensual world. Every moment is tragic in its passing, every kiss unique and lost in time. Only love overcomes the senselessness of existence.
Romantic goths are notorious for having disasterous relationships because of their fantastic expectations. However, when two of them fall in love with each other, the result is a powerful and sometimes fatal relationship that inspires even normal people.
Mopey Goths
Mopey goths brood a lot. They're very shy. Life is a little too bright, too loud, too hot. They tend to be morbid and artistic. You can see in their art the beauty of doom, futility, and mortality.
Mopes are easy to spot in club: You can find them crumpled up against a wall somewhere looking forlorn, sometimes drawing or writing, sometimes watching quietly. They're dreamy dancers.
Fetish Goths
What you notice first: the leather, the rubber, chains, PVC (which is a type of plastic), bolts, buckles, and spikes. While seemingly prepared for a post-apocalyptic "Road Warrior" existence, their costumes are quite revealing, suggesting an interest in strange sex. Sometimes they bring whips or riding crops to club so they can smack each other. Their accessories either hint at or facilitate bondage play.
Perky Goths
PerkyGoths are the glue in goth culture because they meet everyone and introduce people to each other.
PerkyGoths, never go away. But, would you mind not shrieking and laughing at me when I'm trying to look fashionably doomed?
Raver Goths
Typical clothing is oversized baggy pants, t-shirts, and day-glo accessories. Goggles are worn on the head, not on the face.
Their musical interests overlap the gothic catalog in the EBM and industrial genres. In addition, they have imported techno, trance, and breakbeat music into the clubs.
Goth Geek
attitude: It's better than being a plain geek.
clothes: modern
Vampire Goths
There appear to be three sets of vampire goths. The first is composed of passive consumers of vampire lore. They are like any other kind of goth, but they have vampires on the brain.
The second group is quite flamboyant in comparison. These are people who refer to themselves as "vampyres," spelled with a 'y' to distinguish themselves from the mythological characters. They can be seen sometimes wearing fangs and capes. The fangs are usually expensive orthodontic devices that are custom-made. The fangs sometimes get used in consensual play.
Vampyres form cliques inside the goth world based loosly on the clans in the role-playing game "Vampire: The Masquerade." This is sort of like Dungeons and Dragons, except for vampyres. It's a pretty serious hobby; there are even conventions for this game.
The third set think of themselves as psychic vampires - drawing psychic energy from their victims. This practice has religious overtones.
Pagan Goths
Goth culture is largely indifferent to religion. Most types of religions are represented, but the largest number of goths are uninvolved, other than their jewelry. However, Celtic and Earth-based religions are unusually popular in this subculture. Goths who practice these religions often consider them to be a part of their gothic identities.
Most pagan goths have developed custom religions, and only draw on Wicca or other aspects of the occult. Many are also interested in shamanism from non-Celtic cultures. It's worthwhile mentioning interest in different mythologies, such as Norse and Egyptian.
Ren Faire Goth
attitude: The Renaissance Faire and role-playing games are cool.
clothes: medieval, renaissance, Scottish.
[this material is courtesy to sfgoth.com]
U.S.B.M
(n) Acronym for United States Black Metal.
(n) Some religious and spiritual groups have used the inverted pentacle.
During the 20th century, Satanists inverted the upright pentacle and adopted it as their own symbol. However, the symbol is most commonly shown with the head of a goat within the pentagram, known as Sign of Baphomet.
Metal Sign
(n) A hand gesture performed by making a fist, but with the index finger and pinky sticking up to represent the two horns of the traditional devil figure. Introduced to the metal scene by Ronnie James Dio, and said to repel the "evil eye." A way of identifying oneself with other metalheads as well as a means of aknowledging above-average behaviors or actions.
Metalhead
See Metaller
Metaller
(n) A fan of a genre of music knowns as Metal (and all of its subgenres).
Metallibasher
(n) A person belonged to this so-called group of The Bay Area Bangers in 1982/83/84 (they might have existed longer but on that point I'm no-one is sure) and was a HUGE Metallica fan. So NOT someone who hated Metallica. And the Metallibashers sported the slogan "We are the few, the proud, the true Metallibashers all others can die by his hand"
Mosh
(v) To push and shove violently during a metal song.
Moshpit
(n) The place where moshing takes place, usually right in front of the stage. Moshpits appear mostly on thrash and death metal concerts (can you imagine a moshpit on a Sonata Arctica concert?).
N.S.B.M.
(n) Stands for National Socialistic Black Metal.
When bashing Christians wasn't enough or never gained any recognition for its shock value, now targetting a race, ethnic quality, or a country for that matter is the agenda now because it scares people. Thus giving it what it wants, the reason to stay active and not go away. When using the extreme to shock people, it gets media coverage and then a cult founding. Many people can either relate or will turn away NSBM for the sole purpose of the lyrical content, which hasn't or shouldn't have anything to do with Black Metal at all. Black Metal was originally against all religions, then against Christianity. It showed Misanthropy for all races of mankind and then fantasy ideals and constructs that took away the pains of everyday life in the land of the living. NSBM doesnt do this, it instills rage and hate against one said race and it focuses on that, to drive either pain or pride into it and in a sense, become the bigger man. Black Metal was never about pride, it was never about wanting a country that is pure for your children, but this is what NSBM is now giving Black Metal a name for. Even negative media coverage is good, it shows that its something more then just a theme, its a way of life and for the most part, a way to sell records and get recognized.
N.W.O.B.H.M.
(n) Acronym for New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
The term was first coined by the music magazine called Sounds in England to refer to bands such as Samson, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Angelwitch, Raven, Venom, Jaguar, Tygers of Pan Tang, Sweet Savage etc.
Necro
(adj) Necro implies brutality (post black metal is often called "necro metal" and this is an extremely brutal genre of black metal) in the Black Metal genre.
Overdrive
(n) Effect in which the signal is doubled up on itself causing distortion. It's a "non-linear" amplification wherein the imput to the amp loses its direct proportional relationship to its output, this causes the lack of sound fidelity. Got popular when fender and marshal used variations on their valve amps. Now can be digitalized, for example, Boss Overdrive pedals.
Pedals
(n) Devices used to make effects on guitar, bass, and even keyboard. The effects can be different types of distortions, echos, etc.
Poser
(n) A person who habitually pretends to be something he is not [syn: poseur]. Usually opposed to 'true' (metal, metalhead, etc.)
(n) A person who poses for a photograph (especially prominent in the "glam metal" scene of the 1980's).
Sell Out
(v) To give into public whim, to do what the popular opinion describes as the best course of action, especially when the person selling out would otherwise disagree. Often done with the intention of collecting more money as a result than what would otherwise be collected.
derivatives: Sellout
(n) One who participates in selling out.
Shred
(v) A fast, haphazzard solo played on guitar.
Sign of Baphomet
(n) The inverted pentacle with a goat's head is called the sign of Baphomet. The term may have come from two Greek words, baphe and metis, meaning "absorption of knowledge." It has also been called the Black Goat, Devil's Goat, Goat Head, Goat of Mendes, and Judas Goat. Its first appearance appears to have been during the vicious interrogation of members of the Knights Templar by the Christian Inquisition. There was little consensus among different victims' descriptions of the Baphomet. It can probably be safely assumed that their description of the Baphomet is more a product of the Inquisition's torture methods than of any actual statue that was in use by the Knights.
Metal bands use a pentacle or pentagram as a band symbol. It is often neither an upright nor an inverted symbol. Often, it is aligned to have a top point which is slightly off vertical. Most of these groups simply use the symbolism and stage theatrics to generate notoriety, popularity and record sales. However, a few bands --particularly in the Black Metal scene -- have been founded by Satanists. Some are: "Morbid Angel" in the U.S., "Emperor" in Norway, "Dark Funeral" in Sweden, and "Rotting Christ."
To satanists, the 5 points represent the 5 rivers of Hades: Acheron (river of woe), Cocytus, Lethe (river of forgetfullness), Phlegethon (river of fire), Styx (where souls of dead are dumped).
Slay
(v) Normaly refers to a particular song or band, aludes to the brutality or true-roots heavyness that the subject displays. Often used in the form: "The song slays!"
Solo
(n) A solo is a composition or passage for an individual's voice or instrument, with or without accompaniment. In metal, there can be several types of solos: drums, keyboard and guitar solos. Usually, there is a combination of all, but there is one instrument primarily playing a very quick combination of notes. Often, to bring atmosphere to the music, rhythm guitarists, bassits and drummers accompany the solo, but they are not the target of attention.
Solospot
(n) What is referred to as a solo outside of a song. Solospots are usually done during concerts and are mostly drums or guitars. When it is done, no one else from the band is playing (sometimes, there is someone helping out) until the solo has ended.
Stage Dive
(n) The act of jumping from stage onto the hands of the crowd
Sunday headbanger
See Poser
Surge
(n) Motion of the crowd which pushes forwards to the stage in a surging motion, also refered to as a crush.
Sweep Picking
(n) A very fast way of soloing by "gliding" with the pick upwards and downwards using all 6 strings on the guitar. It consists of arpeggios which are the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes in a scale. It allows you to play a flurry of notes at a speed that would be very difficult to match using just alternate picking. Used extensively by players such as John Petrucci of Dream Theatre and Yngwie Malmsteen, and also bands such as Cacophony, Children of Bodom, etc.
Tab
(n) Abbrieviation for Tablature. The writing of sheet music using numbers and lines. An internet friendly way to read music. Tabs do not include intervals.
Templar
(n) (official meaning) A member of an order of knights founded about 1118, also known as Knight Templars.
(n) (metal meaning) A listener to true AND power metal, mostly used to describe HammerFall fans.
Thyrfing
(n) According to norse mythology, it was a royal sword smithen by the dwarfs Durin and Dvalin for king Svaverlame, Odin's grandson. But as the work was done under compulsion, the dwarfs cursed the sword so that it would become the death of Svaverlame, commit three outrages and become a man's bane whenever it was pulled. The man or woman who carried Tyrfing (note that it was originally spelled just like this, without the h) would himself eventually die by it, thus passing the curse on to someone else.
Types of Goths
Romantic Goth
Picture a blur of velvet, candle-lit baths, rainy afternoons, a locket of hair: Romantic goths are denizens of the intuitive sensual world. Every moment is tragic in its passing, every kiss unique and lost in time. Only love overcomes the senselessness of existence.
Romantic goths are notorious for having disasterous relationships because of their fantastic expectations. However, when two of them fall in love with each other, the result is a powerful and sometimes fatal relationship that inspires even normal people.
Mopey Goths
Mopey goths brood a lot. They're very shy. Life is a little too bright, too loud, too hot. They tend to be morbid and artistic. You can see in their art the beauty of doom, futility, and mortality.
Mopes are easy to spot in club: You can find them crumpled up against a wall somewhere looking forlorn, sometimes drawing or writing, sometimes watching quietly. They're dreamy dancers.
Fetish Goths
What you notice first: the leather, the rubber, chains, PVC (which is a type of plastic), bolts, buckles, and spikes. While seemingly prepared for a post-apocalyptic "Road Warrior" existence, their costumes are quite revealing, suggesting an interest in strange sex. Sometimes they bring whips or riding crops to club so they can smack each other. Their accessories either hint at or facilitate bondage play.
Perky Goths
PerkyGoths are the glue in goth culture because they meet everyone and introduce people to each other.
PerkyGoths, never go away. But, would you mind not shrieking and laughing at me when I'm trying to look fashionably doomed?
Raver Goths
Typical clothing is oversized baggy pants, t-shirts, and day-glo accessories. Goggles are worn on the head, not on the face.
Their musical interests overlap the gothic catalog in the EBM and industrial genres. In addition, they have imported techno, trance, and breakbeat music into the clubs.
Goth Geek
attitude: It's better than being a plain geek.
clothes: modern
Vampire Goths
There appear to be three sets of vampire goths. The first is composed of passive consumers of vampire lore. They are like any other kind of goth, but they have vampires on the brain.
The second group is quite flamboyant in comparison. These are people who refer to themselves as "vampyres," spelled with a 'y' to distinguish themselves from the mythological characters. They can be seen sometimes wearing fangs and capes. The fangs are usually expensive orthodontic devices that are custom-made. The fangs sometimes get used in consensual play.
Vampyres form cliques inside the goth world based loosly on the clans in the role-playing game "Vampire: The Masquerade." This is sort of like Dungeons and Dragons, except for vampyres. It's a pretty serious hobby; there are even conventions for this game.
The third set think of themselves as psychic vampires - drawing psychic energy from their victims. This practice has religious overtones.
Pagan Goths
Goth culture is largely indifferent to religion. Most types of religions are represented, but the largest number of goths are uninvolved, other than their jewelry. However, Celtic and Earth-based religions are unusually popular in this subculture. Goths who practice these religions often consider them to be a part of their gothic identities.
Most pagan goths have developed custom religions, and only draw on Wicca or other aspects of the occult. Many are also interested in shamanism from non-Celtic cultures. It's worthwhile mentioning interest in different mythologies, such as Norse and Egyptian.
Ren Faire Goth
attitude: The Renaissance Faire and role-playing games are cool.
clothes: medieval, renaissance, Scottish.
[this material is courtesy to sfgoth.com]
U.S.B.M
(n) Acronym for United States Black Metal.
Upright Pentacle (Pentagram)
(n) Upright pentacles and pentagrams are among the most widely used religious symbols. They have been used in many eras and by many cultures and religions of the world: by ancient Pagans, ancient Israelites, Christians, magicians, Wiccans and others.
The five points symbolized "the five knightly virtues - generosity, courtesy, chastity, chivalry and piety."
USBM
(n) Stands for United States Black Metal
USBM started roughly with Von, Demoncy, Absu, Xasthur, Krieg, and Judas Iscariot for the most part, there are a ton of other bands... it basically was either that bands sprung up to copy and live with what Bathory, Celtic Frost, and Venom had done and repeat it or to repeat what the Second Generation Norwegian Black Metal bands were doing. Roughly, give or take a year, it all started around the sametime as with Europe, but the US scene was shunned and highly underground and most of it stemmed around as dirty thrash.
(n) Upright pentacles and pentagrams are among the most widely used religious symbols. They have been used in many eras and by many cultures and religions of the world: by ancient Pagans, ancient Israelites, Christians, magicians, Wiccans and others.
The five points symbolized "the five knightly virtues - generosity, courtesy, chastity, chivalry and piety."
USBM
(n) Stands for United States Black Metal
USBM started roughly with Von, Demoncy, Absu, Xasthur, Krieg, and Judas Iscariot for the most part, there are a ton of other bands... it basically was either that bands sprung up to copy and live with what Bathory, Celtic Frost, and Venom had done and repeat it or to repeat what the Second Generation Norwegian Black Metal bands were doing. Roughly, give or take a year, it all started around the sametime as with Europe, but the US scene was shunned and highly underground and most of it stemmed around as dirty thrash.
V-Shaped guitar
(n) A style of the electric guitar in which the body of the guitar is shaped like a V. Variations of the V include:
- Vintage Flying V (Rounded points)
- King V (Sharp points)
- Rhoads V (One leg of the V longer than the other)
(n) A style of the electric guitar in which the body of the guitar is shaped like a V. Variations of the V include:
- Vintage Flying V (Rounded points)
- King V (Sharp points)
- Rhoads V (One leg of the V longer than the other)
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