Poll: Is Slipknot metal?
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Eh. They're metal.
Lotta metal fans don't seem to like owning up to that, but they are.
That said, I don't mind 'em, and I actually LIKE this new single. Go figure. Kinda funny, coulda sworn Corey was saying something about Slipknot being a "shooting star" that "Burned bright and then crashed" or some such, saying he was gonna leave for Stone Sour, or another side project or something, yet here we're getting more Slipknot.
Lotta metal fans don't seem to like owning up to that, but they are.
That said, I don't mind 'em, and I actually LIKE this new single. Go figure. Kinda funny, coulda sworn Corey was saying something about Slipknot being a "shooting star" that "Burned bright and then crashed" or some such, saying he was gonna leave for Stone Sour, or another side project or something, yet here we're getting more Slipknot.
While I agree that Slipknot is metal, it is most certainly not death metal. It does draw inspiration and some slight elements from death metal but it is not a part of that subgenre.infernovolver said:
That is death metal (and pretty freaking awesome death metal, too).
Ugh don't get into all that metal sub genre crap
The best thing you can do is ignore the idiots who say "No it's nu-metal", "No, you're gay, it's heavy metal", "Nooo, STFU, it's just metal idiot"
They are metal because they have double bass, de-tuned guitars and too much distortion. They are a good metal band because they have a distinctive sound but the nine members are a bit much
But hey it makes them work s thats fine with me
The best thing you can do is ignore the idiots who say "No it's nu-metal", "No, you're gay, it's heavy metal", "Nooo, STFU, it's just metal idiot"
They are metal because they have double bass, de-tuned guitars and too much distortion. They are a good metal band because they have a distinctive sound but the nine members are a bit much
But hey it makes them work s thats fine with me
Can you please remove that, it is making me seizeThe-Saboteur said:
Or atleast put a spoiler tag
Oh and nice avatar...
Metalheads are really indie.
"Band y aren't as trve or kvlt as band x!"
Seriously, who cares?
Listen to the music you want to, and sod what the boring single-genre elitists think.
Put your ipod on random, and listen to Disney's The Lion King soundtrack followed by Emperor's 'Anthems To The Welkyn at Dusk' album; and feel no shame at either.
"Band y aren't as trve or kvlt as band x!"
Seriously, who cares?
Listen to the music you want to, and sod what the boring single-genre elitists think.
Put your ipod on random, and listen to Disney's The Lion King soundtrack followed by Emperor's 'Anthems To The Welkyn at Dusk' album; and feel no shame at either.
This guy nailed it. There really isn't anything else to say, other then i liked slipknot when i was an angsty teenager but when i started expanding my tastes and grew up, realized how shitty they were. For me, it'd be like watching season 1 of heroes then going back to watch seasame street. My tastes are for more complex and gratifying things now, rather then simplistic and unsatisfying things.LoopyDood said:
http://a323.yahoofs.com/coreid/4a596c1di245dzul7sp1/g7864V8pY6O2yCXTzFXJvKfklX1_Ig--/4/tn48.png?ciAgMZLBGUvf.SX.sirdanrhodes said:
Anyway. You're welcome to like what you want.Akai Shizuku said:
But I'd reccomend you look up a band called the Blood Brothers. I used to be into a lot of Slipknot kinda metal, but I can't listen to it now because there is so much better stuff to be found. Look them up, you won't regret it.
Yes, thank you for that deep and insightful contribution to this thread. You have given me a new outlook on life.dallan262 said:
The fact that it intrinsically enables people to validate their criticisms of your position does not make it 'crap'. Power Metal is musically distinct from Death Metal. That distinction - along with those between the various other major sound varieties - qualifies metal as having subgenres. Saying "Nu-Metal is not a subgenre of metal" is essentially the same as saying "Nu-Metal is not metal," but it implies additional qualification to the argument because it indicates that the person saying it recognizes the musical differences between these subgenres.The Rockerfly said:
None of these things make the music metal. What they produce is vastly more similar to hard rock and grunge, employing essentially the same patterns of construction and notably lacking those seen in the songs of bands whose music can accurately be classified as Metal.
