Why do people like metal so much?

[Megacherv]

Here's the stuff I like:-

-Stuff from when Heavy Metal first emerged
-Stuff from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (Iron Maiden era)
-Glam Metal (Motley Crue type stuff, not enough cheesiness in metal these days)
-Tenacious D

It's mostly the British stuff, I think that a lot of the stuff I don't like comes from the US and mainland Europe, besides a heavy metal cover of Rasputin by the band Turisas, because when you've grown up listening to the Boney M version, it's just so funny.

Spoiler: For those morbidly fascinated

Well its simple......METAL IS THE GREATEST THING THAT HAS EVER GRACED THIS EARTH

I can't really agree with that, but I will if you tell me where the helmet in your avatar is from, because it looks awesome

 

[Egobrain]

Why are you picking on Amon Amarth??????

There are plenty of other metal bands you could have insulted.
What about the 8 dozen 'As I lay Dying' clones that have bred like rabbits the last 6 years...

Metal is strong, mean, deeply primal.
I listen to it to calm down ironically.
You want good metal, try Destroyer 666, or the Haunting.
Rape and murder. I love it.
Well... not the rape.
woooo metal!!!

 

[MagnificentFiend]

I don't like metal mostly (Hammerfall included) but anyway, I'll warmly recommend

*Black Sabbath (up to 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' more-or-less)
*Kyuss
*SunnO)))

 

[Beartrucci]

Amon Amarth have some very good songs with very powerful lyrics. Some of their songs like Runes to My Memory can put me in a euphoric mood and other songs like The Hero can just stun me at the story being told throughout the song.

 

[Egobrain]

Why do people like Rap so much? Why do people like Pop so much?

There is a thing called...ah what was it... OPINIONS!

why DO people like rap so much. fnarr fnarr

 

[electric discordian]

Probably because we live in such an angry and violent society anymore, so it fits right in with the Status Quo.

Status Quo are a rock band at best! They have no place in a metal thread!

 

[Fraught]

I agree. I like metal music, but I'm really, really not fond of the screaming and guttural noises that the singers often make.

That's why I listen to metal bands that have singers who don't do that shit (well, one band I listen to does, but it's only in some songs, and for only a small segment of a song) like:

Alestorm:

Spoiler: Example song: 'Captain Morgan's Revenge'

Diablo Swing Orchestra:

Spoiler: Example song: 'A Tap Dancer's Dilemma'

Skindred:

Spoiler: Example song: 'Ratrace'

Hail the Villain:

Spoiler: Example song: 'Pyro'

Okay, that'll be it for now. There are others I listen to, like Maximum the Hormone, Dream Evil, Fear Factory etc. But the artists I listen to many have such different genres of metal that it'll take a long time before I get sick of them, because I'm not listening to the same stuff over and over again.

And why do I like metal? I think it's mostly because it's so powerful, and because of the certain instrumental traits the genre has. The banging drums, for example. The fast shredding, stuff like that.

 

[LaughingAtlas]

Probably been said by now, but Black Sabbath's vocals actually come in pretty clear most of the time. (for the 20-30 or so songs I've heard from them) Weirdly enough, I hear Ozzy can barely be understood when just talking.

 

[Lord_Gremlin]

It appeals to bestial nature of humans.

 

[RobCoxxy]

Hang on, you dislike Amon Amarth but love Hammerfall?
Your argument will forever be invalid.

 

[dillirgaf]

metal goes hand in hand with gaming imo, the high energy to keep you pumped to keep kicking ass.

 

[CrashBang]

There are so many different types and genres of metal that it literally makes my head spin. I personally am a big fan of metalcore which uses a lot of screaming/growling vocals, but if you want some suggestions which combine clean and shouting vocals to the most amazing effects then listen to...

Killswitch Engage
That should float your boat

Also Trivium use a lot of combinations of slow melodic clean vocals and heavy aggressive screaming vocals:

 

[Denamic]

I enjoy the power of it.
It's very stimulating to me.
I also appreciate music in which the instrumental component isn't just considered BGM to the singer.
I loathe music that treats the instrumental component as if it was secondary.
I especially hate songs that doesn't even use actual instruments.

To each their own, in any case.

 

[dfphetteplace]

This is why:


http://soundcloud.com/a-distant-sorrow/battle-song

 

[tehroc]

I listen to electro that is harder then today's metal. Metalcore is all trash vocals.

 

[MrShowerHead]

Well its simple......METAL IS THE GREATEST THING THAT HAS EVER GRACED THIS EARTH

/thread

Metal is just....yeah....awesome


This is the kind of metal I like the most

 

[Sunrider]

I'm not sure if anyone said this earlier in the thread, but if you want the "Metal opera" type, you should really try the first Avantasia album (not Scarecrow or later, because they are just crap), or Aina. While neither sounds like the song you posted, taking the description you did into consideration, you might enjoy these albums a whole lot.

So anyway

Avantasia - The Metal Opera pt. 1
Aina - Days of Rising Doom

The latter is more of a "metal opera" than Avantasia, but I'd say Hammerfall is closer to Avantasia than Aina in their sound. Have fun.

 

[BlackStar42]

Because it sends shivers down my spine, and leaves me in awe of the musicians skill.
Because I can relate to the emotion.
Because one moment, it can be soothing and melodic, and the next, harsh and aggressive.
Because I look for more meaning in my music than "Oooh baby, yeah".

That is why I love it.

Because it's loud and the few that truly like it push it onto their other friends that it's good. It's rebellious and the new audience of metal is within the age ranges of enjoying things that are rebellious.

Musically, it's a train-wreck. I think it's more so a genre built off of a belief system, not the music itself, I think.

Personally I'd rather listen to orchestral music than the bellowing and caterwauling of somebody named "Ogre" who doesn't wear a shirt.

If you can call this caterwauling and a train-wreck, I pity you.

[youtube=3wRreoNRGwk

 

[BlueCollarTweaker]

I personally appreciate the aesthetic of the growled vocal, especially when it's done as well as the guy in Bloodbath does it. I do think that sometimes there are bands that are really awesome, but would sound much better with clean vocals or without any vocals all, like Lykathea Aflame. I heavily suggest youtubing the both of them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlxjLyEGtaU Bloodbath

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiDK8ieH0b0&feature=related Lykathea Aflame