100% in every exam I took, get.

hoovered up the knowledge, eh m8?

lol something like that

btw ive been meaning to ask
would you clarify for me the differences in the metal subgenres?
i know of metalcore, deathcore, death metal, heavy metal, black metal but idk for the life of me what they all mean.

Anything with "core" at the end is just a faster version of its counterpart.
E.g. deathcore = fast death metal that emos listen to.

Example bands:

Death Metal:
Opeth

Thrash Metal:
Slayer
Pantera

Math Metal (progressive metal)
Tool
Karnivool

Heavy Metal:
Black Sabbath

it's mostly a regional and a time/place kind of thing. whenever you read anything with -core on the end, assume it's the same as it's metal counterpart, except it incorporates 'breakdowns' which are usually just chugging away at your low end. they're supposed to be "brutal" but they're usually just retarded and boring.

metalcore is what most people think of when they hear the word "screamo"
example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhYT-7bzHis

deathcore is a heavier version of death metal, the only difference being the breakdown.
here's a video of some breakdowns, you'll find hundreds of these on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayTw6CcSjN8
they're all boring and sound the same.

death metal is anything you hear with indiscernible growling vocals, more often than not the music itself is relatively wankish and features some technical parts.
example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oBGixxuu2E

black metal is one of my personal favorites, but also features the worst bands in the world, so you have to be careful what you listen to. in it's prime, it featured low-fidelity recordings, very typical satanic imagery and lyrics, and bands today sort of pick and choose what they like. typically distortion heavy, shrieking vocals, seldom is there any complexity to the drumming beyond pure speed, and tremolo guitar riffs. minor as fuck.
examples: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPyOhP1GTRQ and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4ibBdXJ3Jg

then you've got this progressive metal thing. there's not much to say about it, other than it's often more intelligently composed than other metal music, and incorporates aspects of almost any genre. example? opeth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbJCgDtjSDg

we'll follow that up with folk metal, which is pretty self-explanatory. it's got that northern-european folk aspect to it that we all know and love. two of my favorite bands are folk metal bands, however, i am of the opinion that they are the only two folk metal bands worth listening to. this is largely due to the contributions of henri sorvali, who writes and composes for both bands - finntroll & moonsorrow.

moonsorrow is a bit more intelligent, while finntroll is more fun, dancy music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkiHyfZGvzY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv_RDBeFjyg

My favourite Opeth song.
Fucking masterpiece.

when i used to teach guitar, every once in a while i'd have a kid come in and ask me to teach them this song, and after a few tries they'd give up and i'd teach them benighted instead

woah thanks man afraid all i have to offer in return is a crash course in jazz history lol xD

I want to learn it.

inb4 finald