Text Content Analysis for the song “Black Metal” by VENOM
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This is a simple text analysis of the song “Black Metal” by VENOM, the following analysis was applied with the help of several types of open source software. This is just a draft of an upcoming work that will include more details about the meaning behind the lyrics and several semiotics regarding this song.
BLACK METAL (Lyrics)
Black is the night, metal we fight
Power amps set to explode.
Energy screams, magic and dreams
Satan records the first note.
We chime the bell, chaos and hell
Metal for maniacs pure.
Faster than steel, fortune on wheels
Brain haemorrhage is the cure.
For BLACK METAL
lay down your souls to the gods rock ‘n roll
Freaking so wild, nobodys mild
Giving it all that you got.
Wild is so right, metal tonight
Faster than over the top.
Open the door, enter hell’s core
Black is the code for tonight.
Atomic force, feel no remorse
Crank up the amps now its night
BLACK METAL (x5)
lay down your souls to the gods rock ‘n roll
metal ten fold through the deadly black hole
riding hell’s stallions bareback and free
taking our chances with raw energy
Come ride the night with us
Rock hard and fight
United my legions we stand
Freak hard and wild for us
Give up your soul
Live for the quest satan’s band
Against the odds, black metal gods
Fight to achieve our goal
Casting a spell, leather and hell
Black metal gods rock ‘n roll
Building up steam, nuclear screams
War-heads are ready to fight
Black leather hounds, faster than sound
Metal our purpose in life
fuck everything
that FUCKING LIVES <—- BLACK FUCKING METALL
BLACK METAL
lay down your souls to the gods rock ‘n roll
BLACK METAL
YOUTUBE VIDEO
WORDCLOUD
| Readability* Formula | Grade |
|---|---|
| Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level | 5.4 |
| Gunning-Fog Score | 7.6 |
| Coleman-Liau Index | 9.2 |
| SMOG Index | 4.7 |
| Automated Readability Index | 6.5 |
| Average Grade Level | 6.7 |
* Estimates the years of formal education needed to understand the text on a first reading
GENERAL ANALYSIS
| Total word count : | 153 |
| Number of different words : | 105 |
| Complexity factor (Lexical Density) : | 68.6% |
| Total number of characters : | 1307 |
| Number of characters without spaces : | 822 |
| Average Syllables per Word : | 1.38 |
| Sentence count : | 8 |
| Average sentence length (words) : | 27.5 |
| Max sentence length (words) : | 128 |
| ( atomic force feel no remorse crank up the amps now its night black metal x5 lay down your souls to the gods rock n roll metal ten fold through the deadly black hole riding hell s stallions bareback and free taking our chances with raw energy come ride the night with us rock hard and fight united my legions we stand freak hard and wild for us give up your soul live for the quest satan s band against the odds black metal gods fight to achieve our goal casting a spell leather and hell black metal gods rock n roll building up steam nuclear screams war heads are ready to fight black leather hounds faster than sound metal our purpose in life fuck everything that fucking lives ) | |
| Min sentence length (words) : | 10 |
| ( energy screams magic and dreams satan records the first note) | |
| Readability (Alternative) beta : (100-easy 20-hard, optimal 60-70) | 62.5 |
Frequency and top words :
| Word | Occurrences | Frequency | Rank |
| metal | 9 | 5.9% | 1 |
| black | 8 | 5.2% | 2 |
| gods | 4 | 2.6% | 3 |
| hell | 4 | 2.6% | 3 |
| rock | 4 | 2.6% | 3 |
| roll | 3 | 2% | 4 |
| your | 3 | 2% | 4 |
| faster | 3 | 2% | 4 |
| wild | 3 | 2% | 4 |
| fight | 3 | 2% | 4 |
Authored by: Billy Yfantis
Image source: http://www.venomslegions.com/
