posted on Jan, 8 2009 @ 06:23 AM
Well guys, I have to say this decade, metal has really improved and evolved hasn't it? I mean, yes, we can thank all of the pioneers and innovators
of the past for paving way for the metal artists we are inspired by an look up to today.
The music has gotten a whole bunch heavier, a lot of the music has really changed. In some circumstances it has gotten more technical, and in other
cases it has become a lot more progressive, really. In a decade where mainstream music has completely died, and has "music" which is really void of
any humanity, we can all sit here and say that this decade has been a really good decade for the genre we like most. Metal. Well, that's if you're
reading this and you really like metal.
Ah, but this decade has a few things that have tried tainting this genre - Firstly, metalcore. This metal subgenre is an embarrassment, really. Sure,
some of the musicians of metalcore bands are really talented musicians, but why did they think it was a good idea to make money by fusing thrash metal
riffs with really annoying "Why does everyone hate me?" whiny parts? This really annoyed me a lot. The subgenre itself is a massive disrespect to
thrash metal, and Trivium really should just put their instruments down and stop making music.
Tainting the name of the thrash metal genre is one thing, though, but when metal got heavier and more brutal over time, some idiots thought it would
be great to start the deathcore subgenre, and taint the death metal genre. This time, band's relied on breakdown-on-breakdown type riffing, and some
guy with tight jeans and an emo hairstyle screaming "Why does everyone hate me?" with an extremely uncontrolled voice. Bands like Job for a Cowboy
should just give up playing altogether. They may not know it, but they really suck. The Faceless are pretty technically proficient, but they're not
really that deathcore.
Finally, another subgenre of metal that ruined the metal reputation for all was nu-metal. How can one band like Slipknot create such horrendous crap?
Sure, they're heavy, but you'd have to be an idiot to not be able to make a heavy song on a downtuned/7 string guitar. Joey Jordison is pretty
skilled, but he gets eclipsed by many metal drummers, so people on YouTube can shut their mouths. Also, they've got a million members in their band.
That is just stupid. There are many other acts that I can talk about, but I feel violated already having mentioned the word "Slipknot", so I'll
move along to the positives.
Although most metal listeners of this decade have been plagued with stuff like "o u lyk death metal so u lyk slipknot ryt?" and "y do u hav lng
hair r u emo?" we've had the pleasure of a lot of great music in the metal genre. Death metal has really been great. Cannibal Corpse have really
evolved, sure it's all about gore and stuff, but musically speaking they're really progressing. Cryptopsy's Once Was Not was a really good effort,
I wish I could say that about their latest, but that was a heap of deathcore crap. Ok, I'll stop naming artists. I'll let you guys tell me your
favourites. That way, we can share good metal around and stuff. I've only named more well known acts, I know there are a whole bunch of underground
artists in the metal scene that sound great, but I thought I'd just mention a few.
Anyway, I felt like venting a bit. I'm really not a meathead or anything, even though this post suggests this. I'm just fed up with listeners of
good metal being the underdogs. I guess in this thread you can recommend bands to others to listen to. I'm always up for listneing to something
new.
Thanks for coping with me, guys. I look forward to responses.