Riff Analysis 003-Tomb Mold "Manor of Infinite Forms"

Some thoughts about what’s important in death metal harmony and one very moldy riff. I mean seriously, it’s disgusting.
Apologies for the obnoxious mic rustling / aggressive gating; I'm still figuring all this stuff out.
Philip Ewell's very important article, based on his SMT keynote, about music theory's white racial frame:
mtosmt.org/iss...
And Adam Neely's video summary of his article, if you'd rather watch a video:
• Music Theory and White...
Harris Berger’s book and article about how death metal musicians hear harmony differently than music theorists (his book is also fantastic):
Berger, Harris M. 1999a. Metal, Rock, and Jazz: Perception and the Phenomenology of Musical Experience. Music/Culture. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England.
---. 1999b. “Death Metal Tonality and the Act of Listening.” Popular Music 18 (02): 161. doi.org/10.101....