Most bee-yoo-tee-ful girl in metal?

[Helm]

Ah, nice to see we kept the 'YOU ARES AN IDIOT' sillyness to a minimum this time around. As to your points.

I'll wield. AE isn't exactly a power metal band, and yes, it's because of the vocal styling they employ. As you said, they're not death, they're not heavy or power. But they're closer to power than anything else, and that I suppose would by my final point in the subject.

As to your other points:

1. I can't 'read music'. At least not fast, heh. That doesn't stop me from spotting a chromatic riff anyway. And so should you. It's musical vocabulary, and it's important in that, you're not making music, but rather... talking about it. Common sense. And in any case, if you do not care for it, do not bash it like some ignorant asshole with a chip on his shoulder.

2. Fundamental music knowledge applies when discussing all kinds of music. Mussorgsky used chromatic scales too. or dead can dance, or what-have-you.