Because Queen absolutely had moments that dipped a toe into the mix that would be metal. Razorfist, as divisive as he can sometimes be here, does a pretty good job with his Music Mythos videos, and his Queen video is no different. Queen strived to go everywhere, and do it well.
As for why this song in particular hits notes of feeling like metal, it's probably because of thematic elements to a certain extent due to Power Metal often having those fantasy themes they play into that leads into Metal that isn't as heavy as other metal sub-genres, so it makes sense this would be a track that would bridge that gap a little.
The heavy use of reverb int he vocals probably doesn't hurt either, nor the guitar work.
The only things that really feel like they might be out of place in a metal song, honestly, are the sea-shanty the song transitions into at the end, and the piano work, which is still marvelous
Because Queen absolutely had moments that dipped a toe into the mix that would be metal. Razorfist, as divisive as he can sometimes be here, does a pretty good job with his Music Mythos videos, and his Queen video is no different. Queen strived to go everywhere, and do it well.
As for why this song in particular hits notes of feeling like metal, it's probably because of thematic elements to a certain extent due to Power Metal often having those fantasy themes they play into that leads into Metal that isn't as heavy as other metal sub-genres, so it makes sense this would be a track that would bridge that gap a little.
The heavy use of reverb int he vocals probably doesn't hurt either, nor the guitar work.
The only things that really feel like they might be out of place in a metal song, honestly, are the sea-shanty the song transitions into at the end, and the piano work, which is still marvelous