Heavy Metal: Why all the hate?

[Verlander]

If I had to guess, it's the ridiculous amount of people who create threads on here about how it's the only "true music" and all the people who try to "out-metal" each other by claiming to be fans of increasingly obscure artists. We get it, you guys like metal. I do to. Now lets move on...

On the internet, metalheads are everywhere, but IRL, we're few and far between.

Sorry, but where are you from? Metal is easily the biggest musical community, the best selling live community, and one with the broadest selection of bands. Throw a brick, and you'll hit a metalhead. I mean, even in the smallest of towns in the UK, there's a pub or bar that plays rock and metal. There are hundreds of festivals tailored to the community and, frankly, it isn't a taboo anymore, if it ever was. I don't know what it's like in America, but in Europe it's so big it's getting boring

What part of UK are we talking.

Mostly England, but all through Scotland as well. Even if the pub itself isn't overly "rocky", at least they'll have a jukebox that plays rock and metal a lot. Seriosuly, I've not been to a town in England without one, nor in Scotland

I have a hard time believing you. No one round these parts likes metal that much.

And if they do its bollocks like Slipknot....

While I don't disagree that Slipknot is bollocks, that might be your problem? If you are gonna be elitist and say only Norwegian black metal or whatever counts, then you are never gonna find anywhere, because most people don't like that. It doesn't mean there isn't metal or rock around though. Seriously, the majority of adults prefer it, there's a huge biker scene in the UK, and then you go to any city, and find 20+ rock/metal bars, pubs and clubs. I live in London now, but have been around, including 4 years up north, and have always found it an easy, accepting community to find and get into. It is all 18+ obviously, but then most pubs and bars are

 

[Verlander]

I shall be on the look out for those Metallica,Black Sabbath,Megadeth and Judas Priest people i guess...


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Slipknot is bollocks though.[/quote]


Haha, true dat. Where do you live if you don't mind me asking?

 

[zehydra]

If I had to guess, it's the ridiculous amount of people who create threads on here about how it's the only "true music" and all the people who try to "out-metal" each other by claiming to be fans of increasingly obscure artists. We get it, you guys like metal. I do to. Now lets move on...

On the internet, metalheads are everywhere, but IRL, we're few and far between.

Sorry, but where are you from? Metal is easily the biggest musical community, the best selling live community, and one with the broadest selection of bands. Throw a brick, and you'll hit a metalhead. I mean, even in the smallest of towns in the UK, there's a pub or bar that plays rock and metal. There are hundreds of festivals tailored to the community and, frankly, it isn't a taboo anymore, if it ever was. I don't know what it's like in America, but in Europe it's so big it's getting boring

What part of UK are we talking.

Mostly England, but all through Scotland as well. Even if the pub itself isn't overly "rocky", at least they'll have a jukebox that plays rock and metal a lot. Seriosuly, I've not been to a town in England without one, nor in Scotland

I have a hard time believing you. No one round these parts likes metal that much.

And if they do its bollocks like Slipknot....

yeah, here in America, no place like that exists. While there are still metal festivals and stuff, metal is no longer a mainstream "cool" genre (with the exception of death metal, or screaming metal) in at least the eastern united states.

-Mainstream cool genre being Death Metal.

Super wrong there.

no, mainstream cool is rap/hip-hop. Death Metal does have a very big following though here. To me though, it's nearly incomparable to older metal.

 

[orangebandguy]

I personally hate it because I think it sounds like absolute crap.

To me it's unpleasant noise, but far be it from me to hate the metal heads. Loads of people I know like it so I'm not bothered by it unless I'm forced to listen to it.

 

[Verlander]

Haha, true dat. Where do you live if you don't mind me asking?

Hertfordshire. I suppose there are a few Metallica fans, but if there are actual metal fans, they should go beyond knowing Metallica,Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath.

Well you get the Sonisphere festival, right? I officially live in Essex, but on the border to Herts, we have a few pubs round here that play rock and metal. Head into London, and check out these beauties:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devonshire_Arms

http://www.crobar.co.uk/

http://www.intrepidfox.com/

http://www.myspace.com/theunicorncamden

etc etc... there are loads, those are some of the more well known ones

 

[Ickorus]

I don't like it just because im not interested in that style of music.

I also have a deep dislike of that Macho-manly-man thing a lot of metal musicians have going on.

 

[Dethpixie]

I'm the devil I love metal
Check this riff it's fucking tasty
*awesome guitar riff*

I feel as though I've made my point.

 

[silver wolf009]

Uh...there's a lot of people here who like metal.

I don't mind it, but I don't like "screamo" at all.

True that my brother, true that...

Now lets us rock!

 

[DirgeNovak]

On this forum metalheads are everywhere. If you're going to start yet another "why all the hate" thread, you should at least try and start one about something that is actually hated by a reasonably sizeable portion of the community. Heavy metal certainly isn't it.

I personally dislike heavy metal and metal in general (is there a difference?) intensely. It's just not my thing; I couldn't tell you why really. I just enjoy the sound of lighter, soothing indie/alternative/folk/pop rock a lot more.

Dude, I am SO going to steal that picture from you. Hilarious!

OT: Not another one of those threads... Just because a couple of your friends don't like something doesn't mean it's universally hated.

 

[Verlander]

Thanks for showing. Im probably gonna go to Sonisphere this year, and Bloodstock.

I have been into metal for 2 years, but i knew no one else into metal till recently.

I live very close to essex though.

It's not too bad round here. Too many chavs and general wankers, but in amongst all that, some of the best people in the country. Swings and roundabouts really

 

[gussy1z]

Some types metal i love. But there are lots of types i hate with a passion, some metal bands I would consider to be worse than like R n B or dance or whatever..

 

[zehydra]

If I had to guess, it's the ridiculous amount of people who create threads on here about how it's the only "true music" and all the people who try to "out-metal" each other by claiming to be fans of increasingly obscure artists. We get it, you guys like metal. I do to. Now lets move on...

On the internet, metalheads are everywhere, but IRL, we're few and far between.

Sorry, but where are you from? Metal is easily the biggest musical community, the best selling live community, and one with the broadest selection of bands. Throw a brick, and you'll hit a metalhead. I mean, even in the smallest of towns in the UK, there's a pub or bar that plays rock and metal. There are hundreds of festivals tailored to the community and, frankly, it isn't a taboo anymore, if it ever was. I don't know what it's like in America, but in Europe it's so big it's getting boring

What part of UK are we talking.

Mostly England, but all through Scotland as well. Even if the pub itself isn't overly "rocky", at least they'll have a jukebox that plays rock and metal a lot. Seriosuly, I've not been to a town in England without one, nor in Scotland

I have a hard time believing you. No one round these parts likes metal that much.

And if they do its bollocks like Slipknot....

yeah, here in America, no place like that exists. While there are still metal festivals and stuff, metal is no longer a mainstream "cool" genre (with the exception of death metal, or screaming metal) in at least the eastern united states.

-Mainstream cool genre being Death Metal.

Super wrong there.

no, mainstream cool is rap/hip-hop. Death Metal does have a very big following though here. To me though, it's nearly incomparable to older metal.

What kind of Death Metal?

Deathcore posercore?

Or the real old school death metal stuff? Like Death,Morbid Angel,Autopsy,Suffocation.... etc...

to tell you the truth I don't really know the genre too well. I just know that I dislike metal that doesn't have some kind of singing.

 

[KiKiweaky]

Well I have friends that cringe when they hear it, I'm not a huge fan but I do like the odd bit of it.

 

[Ophiuchus]

I have no particular problem with metal. It's not my favourite genre but I can listen to it quite happily. I do, however, have a problem with metalheads. By which I mean people who listen exclusively to metal, automatically hate on anything else and give people a load of hassle for listening to anything that's not metal. I know far too many people like that. I realise it's not every metal fan, but... like religious or political extremists, the annoying minority is enough to put me off the whole thing.