As a fan, I feel like they focus too much on the lyrical content and intelligibility when the genre clearly downplays both of these aspects moreso than any othe

As a fan, I feel like they focus too much on the lyrical content and intelligibility when the genre clearly downplays both of these aspects moreso than any other genre. Death metal vocals aren't intended to add any sort of intellectual meaning or melody. They're meant to add an additional percussive effect, to add punctuation to various song measures and refrains. And in the case of those with truly monstrous voices, to add a powerful meta-human element. Some of the best tracks out there aren't even in English for instance, and yet English audiences eat them right up.