They’re bringing the Indonesian band Burgerkill to the U.S. The group recently released a new album, Suakatrocity and did an Asian tour. citizens who have lived here for decades - and their music reflects their Asian roots. Meredith grew up in Colorado and now runs a basement studio in Ridgewood, Queens called Mollusk Studio, but his bandmates are both Indonesian - U.S. In general, genres are for critics musicians just make music they like.”Įven though the video took off, the performance won’t be anything he or Suaka would attempt onstage. It’s like that Viking fury can’t be denied. “I’ve seen soooo many comments, saying, ‘This is not Swedish Death Metal,” Meredith says with a “ha-ha.” “It’s probably more ‘black metal’ maybe but the title is also a nod to her country of origin. The only thing Swedish about this video is Thunberg herself. Oddly, the video has received the most outcry for calling it Swedish death metal - a subgenre popularized by bands like At the Gates and Dark Tranquillity - that’s known more for its melodic guitar leads and guttural vocals. She tweeted, “I have moved on from this climate thing… From now on I will be doing death metal only!!” On Saturday, Thunberg gave the video a thumbs up. I think humor and can be at least as powerful as anger and outrage, and there is a place for both.” I mean, I have never sung like that before in my life. “But there is an element of satire and levity regarding the tone and the music. “Teen angst can be a powerful and important driving force in society, for instance the Arab spring,” he says. He agrees with her message - “My personal stance is that individuals need to do their part to strive to conserve and preserve our environment,” he says - but he also knows that the video itself is fun. That said, he hopes people don’t think he’s trying to make fun of her at all with the video. “I guess I didn’t really have a specific intent other than to turn her brutal words into a metal song,” he says. So as he digs his pick into his guitar strings, he makes Thunberg’s words like “I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean” sound like something former Immortal frontman Abbath might vomit up on snow-covered Scandinavian mountaintop. He couldn’t get her voice to sound “metal enough” with the effects in the recording program, so he decided to growl along himself. Meredith copied the speech into Protools and improvised a performance. Greta Thunberg Joins a Long List of 'Indoctrinated' Child Activists What Greta Thunberg Could Teach Nancy Pelosi In general, genres are for critics musicians just make music they like.Samantha Bee Praises Greta Thunberg for Shaming Climate Change Deniers In true metalhead fashion, though, John felt the need to clear the air: despite the video's title, the style he's playing isn't "Swedish death metal." "It’s probably more black metal maybe but the title is also a nod to her country of origin. But there is an element of satire and levity regarding the tone and the music. “My personal stance is that individuals need to do their part to strive to conserve and preserve our environment.Teen angst can be a powerful and important driving force in society, for instance the Arab spring. “I guess I didn’t really have a specific intent other than to turn her brutal words into a metal song,” he continued. "And the words she chose just evoked the darkness of the metal music I love: Entombed, Gojira, At the Gates, Sepultura. “When I saw her speech, I was very impressed by her passion and outrage," said John. Meanwhile, Rolling Stone caught up with the video's creator, John Merideth of New York City-based metal trio Suaka. READ THIS: 10 artists helping to save the planet through environmental activism
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