Metal Monarchy
TOP 10 CURRENT TRENDS IN METAL THAT NEED TO DIE
Annoying trends have dogged metal from the beginning, but it seems that there is a wider array of bothersome fads in the scene today than there have ever been. Here are those which must come to an abrupt end:
10. Inane studio blogging
Here is a recent example:
In the age of Youtube and MySpace, bands can reach their fans more easily than ever before. Unfortunately, this often leads to mass overexposure. Many bands now feel compelled to document every minute detail of their daily lives, especially while recording. Please stop.
Principal offender: Metallica (lately)
9. Overly technical death-metal bands
There is way too much technical masturbation going on in the death-metal scene. Bands are trying to one-up each other to the point where many of them can't even handle their material live. Their only concern seems to be showing off their musical prowess with an utter disregard for catchy or memorable songwriting.
Principal offender: Necrophagist (mostly for inspiring a legion of copycats)
8. Ironic metal
For some reason a bunch of "serious musicians" have recently decided to start "metal" bands, mostly for a laugh. Former indie musicians form bands that exemplify every metal stereotype to an extreme, intentionally making a mockery of the genre. Luckily, they generally remain within the safe confines of their scenes and don't often actually play on metal shows.
Principal offender: The Sword
7. Price gouging
Admittedly this happens in every corner of the entertainment spectrum, but I was recently burned when Metallica and Iron Maiden both played in LA twice last month for far too much money.
Principal offender: Metallica and Iron Maiden
6. Chaoscore
Chaoscore (a.k.a. mathcore/noisecore/suckcore) is "metal" that seeks to "break the mold." The music is centered around defying musical conventions, and creating a lot of obnoxious noise. A lot of this stuff can more or less be lumped in with overly technical death metal, the major difference being that most of the chaoscore bands don't actually know how to play their instruments.
Principal offender: Psyopus
5. UFC mosh pit bros
Those dudes who wear wife beaters, camo shorts, ball caps and cut-off gloves, and get "in the zone" before they go in the pit to "f--- sh-- up bro!" Their only rule: NEVER apologize when you break some kid's nose.
Some bands they really like: Lamb of God, Slipknot, Hatebreed, Hank Williams
4. Unoriginal, poorly implemented breakdowns
I have to come right out and admit that I like a good breakdown. Emphasis on good. Breakdowns should fit into the flow of the song and arrive at a climactic moment. Many bands do not realize this. They seem to write songs, then remember that "Hey, we're a breakdown band," before tacking on an uncreative breakdown at Random Points 1 and 2.
Principal offender: The Acacia Strain
3. Blabbermouth "call-outs"
You know the drill: Band A does or says something that is met with hostility from either Blabbermouth users or Band B. Said Blabbermouth users or Band B respond by "talking sh--." Band A retaliates in kind by publicly "calling out" those who would besmirch their name. Cycle repeats.
Principal offender: Right now it would be the Disturbed vs. Dillinger feud
2. Blogs that make too many random top 10 lists
HOW IRONIC LOL!!! We must think we're authorities on the subject or something. I mean how many narrow-minded and poorly-researched top 10 lists can we make!? I guess some of them are kinda funny...
Principal offender: The Gauntlet
1. Avenged Sevenfold
Spare us your metal covers bros. You and I both know that the people who actually listen to your band have no idea who those bands are. Siq indoor shades by the way.
10. Inane studio blogging
Here is a recent example:
In the age of Youtube and MySpace, bands can reach their fans more easily than ever before. Unfortunately, this often leads to mass overexposure. Many bands now feel compelled to document every minute detail of their daily lives, especially while recording. Please stop.
Principal offender: Metallica (lately)
9. Overly technical death-metal bands
There is way too much technical masturbation going on in the death-metal scene. Bands are trying to one-up each other to the point where many of them can't even handle their material live. Their only concern seems to be showing off their musical prowess with an utter disregard for catchy or memorable songwriting.
Principal offender: Necrophagist (mostly for inspiring a legion of copycats)
8. Ironic metal
For some reason a bunch of "serious musicians" have recently decided to start "metal" bands, mostly for a laugh. Former indie musicians form bands that exemplify every metal stereotype to an extreme, intentionally making a mockery of the genre. Luckily, they generally remain within the safe confines of their scenes and don't often actually play on metal shows.
Principal offender: The Sword
7. Price gouging
Admittedly this happens in every corner of the entertainment spectrum, but I was recently burned when Metallica and Iron Maiden both played in LA twice last month for far too much money.
Principal offender: Metallica and Iron Maiden
6. Chaoscore
Chaoscore (a.k.a. mathcore/noisecore/suckcore) is "metal" that seeks to "break the mold." The music is centered around defying musical conventions, and creating a lot of obnoxious noise. A lot of this stuff can more or less be lumped in with overly technical death metal, the major difference being that most of the chaoscore bands don't actually know how to play their instruments.
Principal offender: Psyopus
5. UFC mosh pit bros
Those dudes who wear wife beaters, camo shorts, ball caps and cut-off gloves, and get "in the zone" before they go in the pit to "f--- sh-- up bro!" Their only rule: NEVER apologize when you break some kid's nose.
Some bands they really like: Lamb of God, Slipknot, Hatebreed, Hank Williams
4. Unoriginal, poorly implemented breakdowns
I have to come right out and admit that I like a good breakdown. Emphasis on good. Breakdowns should fit into the flow of the song and arrive at a climactic moment. Many bands do not realize this. They seem to write songs, then remember that "Hey, we're a breakdown band," before tacking on an uncreative breakdown at Random Points 1 and 2.
Principal offender: The Acacia Strain
3. Blabbermouth "call-outs"
You know the drill: Band A does or says something that is met with hostility from either Blabbermouth users or Band B. Said Blabbermouth users or Band B respond by "talking sh--." Band A retaliates in kind by publicly "calling out" those who would besmirch their name. Cycle repeats.
Principal offender: Right now it would be the Disturbed vs. Dillinger feud
2. Blogs that make too many random top 10 lists
HOW IRONIC LOL!!! We must think we're authorities on the subject or something. I mean how many narrow-minded and poorly-researched top 10 lists can we make!? I guess some of them are kinda funny...
Principal offender: The Gauntlet
1. Avenged Sevenfold
Spare us your metal covers bros. You and I both know that the people who actually listen to your band have no idea who those bands are. Siq indoor shades by the way.
Great list. Some of the emo stuff is crossing into metal now (like girl pants), and it's definitely awful.
A well-put together and not too-biased list. For Metallica and video blogging, yes it could be made more interesting. Erstwhile, if they did none of it, outcries of "not giving back to fans" and "selfish *&^%" would fly, of course lending all too easily to the bruised and battered horse amongst Metallica whiners - Apster Nay.
Did The Sword start playing hard stuff as a joke? I always thought they were pretty goof with a solid Sabbath-esque sound.
Moshers - agreed. While I salute the tradition, it is the glaring answer to why the genre and its fans are cold shouldered by many. This also ties to these huge ticket prices - a lot security at a show ain't cheap.
Avenged Sevenfold - yes, it is possible for a band to do too many covers. I do, however admire them for not butchering the material of others, paying respects to their musical elders, superb musicianship, and surpassing naysayers with class.
If there was one addition I could make to this list, Blabbermouth comments. Far too many reasons to say here, but yes.
well if it wasnt for this list. everybody would have something else to bitch about
here r some others
.Metalhead fans are just plain'ol dickheads(Most)
Wearing a tband t-shirt to the band you are about to see
The whole chaos thing it is kind of annoying but some can pull it of well such as I Wrestled a bear Once
People saying a band sucks, lets use phrases "I dont care for them" or "I gave them a listen and I could not get into it" there are some givens that suck. I am sure that I dont need to say which ones though.
Hot Topic Groupies aka Slipknot fans, quit trying so hard
.Yelling "SLAYER" at a non-Slayer show I love Slayer but it is annoying.
expically when its a kid wearing a Killswitch Shirt
great list
DOOM ON YOU!
DOOM ON YOU! >=/
BURN IN HELL
you guys can just die Avenged Sevenfold is the shit
I agree with the list but The Sword owns.
Avenged Sevenfold will never be metal. I'm Very dissapointed in today's music most of the bands I like everyone has been talking about for a long time (Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel, Deicide, Slayer, Angel Corpse, DEATH <~RIP Chuck) I can't even turn my radio on to the rock station anymore they don't play rock most of the time COLDPLAY IS NOT FUCKING ROCK! I can't wait until all these EMO kids slit their wrist and it goes back to metal. I mean Panic at the disco, Fall out boy, My Chemical Romance Give me a fuggin break even the names of the bands are getting gayer by the moment. bottom line its not Metallica anymore just lica the metal is gone like this list half of the bands named in this list I would never call real fucking metal.
The most annoying in all of music is the inability of people to agree to disagree. It's simple - some people like certain things, others don't. Provoking mobs to jump on the proverbial bandwagon and completely slaughter bands, styles, and people is almost as moronic as people who think they've pinpointed what "true metal" is or is not.
Shut up and "listen" - otherwise, you'll never hear the MUSIC. That's what it's all about, right?
Biased writers and critics are by far the worst element here.
Thank god someone else hates Avenged Sevenfold.
ya im with that guy... the sword fucking owns
joke or not they kick the shit out of you live, some real solid musicians there, son.
The emo/metal clash is getting to me.
Bands who like emo but say "Hey I'll just start a metal band so I can look hardcore but I'll still cry to Hawthorne Heights when no ones looking"
For example.. Avenged Sevenfold.
Not that I dont like emo bands, theyre good for some things, but metal overrules.
Well, I have not really heard metal being defined as anything, its all been about opinion up to a certain point(ie. Britney Spears obviously is not metal). Regardless I liked Avenged Sevenfold's earlier works, Waking the Fallen, even City of Evil, I enjoyed some of their recent works, but wish they would go back to the metalcore style a bit. But I give them credit for not doing the same shit over and over. They get alot of criticism, so did alot of other Metal bands when they began, so I guess only time will tell, what happens with them.
Anyways, on other notes I agree with alot of it, but alot of it happens because people discover something and they have to push it too much, like the blogging and shit. I love Metal, and after decades its still growing and learning what works, whats too much, and everything like that.
Hahahahaha!! Great list :)
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thanks.
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Don't take these articles seriously. If you like the music, good for you. If you don't it's okay.
cool list. the sword fucking rocks. must agree that avenged seven fold is a steaming terd of a band.
Avenged Sevenfold sucks dick...i thought i was the only one who could tell?.....i agree withmost of the list, but Slipknot and Hatebreed are still pretty kickass...but im mostley into moshcore/metalcore
There's nothing wrong with girl pants... Look at Matt Heavy of Trivium circa Ascendancy... His pants was surely tight as female pants..