Metal is starting to leave my heart
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I listen to theme song music mostly.
Huge step up from my school-time musical taste which consisted mostly of pretty depressing shit.
Huge step up from my school-time musical taste which consisted mostly of pretty depressing shit.
I've had a similar experience, since I was about 12 I listened to metal and only metal until recently (I too am 17) where I've gone to the electronic scene, mostly Glitch and IDM. Why? I was finding metal all the same (I still listen to some metal though) same vocals, same distortion slapped on guitars, same chords and riffs etc. Of course i'm generalizing here, now and then a new original metal song will come out and i'll enjoy it. So now my library is much more diverse containing lots of genres not just metal.
Like any grene of music it can get repeative and get bored with it, its called burn out, you may need a break from it or find better bands within the genre.
Nothing wrong with liking other genres, I am a metalhead through and through, 10+ years listening to it and I will to the day I die. Doesn't stop me expanding my horizons, in the past year I have gone to see Crystal Castles and Pendulum and I would have seen Deadmau5 had I been able to get a ticket. I am beginning to delve in Drum and Bass and Dubstep since I am finding more and more that I like out of those genres, even some mainstream dance I will admit to liking.
Doesn't stop me from blasting Death Metal whenever I want to. Variety is the spice of life, even if metal is like 95% of it.
Doesn't stop me from blasting Death Metal whenever I want to. Variety is the spice of life, even if metal is like 95% of it.
OH don't get me wrong. There definitely are bands that try new things, however, I always had the feeling that because metal is such a defined genre, it will usually take the focus over the other additions. Like I said, it's not bad, and I can understand the appeal, however, for me, metal lacked something. Whatever I'd listen to at that point, I wouldn't experience any emotion from it. A lot of band that try new things, also at the same time will focus on the music being overly complex and technical (not DT complex though thank god). And that's something I was slowly drifting away. I guess one of the few things that changed my life was a statement from my friend who completely into punk.Novs said:
He basically said something like:
I like punk bands, they don't give a shit, they don't need perfectionism. They make music and enjoy it, and if they fuck up? So what, they play on.
At that point I realized one thing that became more important, perfectionism will screw up music. But getting sidetracked with that... Thing was, listening to metal made me experience nothing. No matter what I'd listen to, it would never feel like something new, something that would introduce me to new, unexplored soundscapes, something. You know who did that? Boards of Canada, their eerie ambient electronic music was something that moved me, moved me in a long time, and that's when I decided metal is boring for me. At that point, I shifted my focus towards other genres.
Bottom line, the fact that I find it stale, comes from my own personal perception of the music, and the people involved in it. And the only thing that I can back it up is, what I felt when I listened to it.
Do I hate metal? Not at all. I do however hate the strong subculture attached to it. I personally feel a closed off subculture will cause more harm than good. Because in that case you have a specific audience you have to please. Thus effectively reducing a lot of bands into imitation of their idols, instead of creating music progress.
When I started listening to music it literally was just Rock and Metal. Now, I listen to pretty much anything as long as it is not rap, as I find it really, really annoying. One of my favorite bands at the moment is actually Pendulum, whereas before it was bands like Metallica and In Flames. I now also quite like Michael Buble for some strange reason.
I don't really remember that well what I listened to a year ago, but over the years, my music taste has jumped into a washing machine, driven that down a cliff, crawled out of it - after crawling out with its back down - and then turned itself upside down and flown to the sun and exploded.
Well, I'm overexaggerating, but a few years ago I used to listen to rap. And not any "underground" shit, mainstream. The most famous rap group in my country, Eminem, D12, 50 Cent, the lot. I knew the complete lyrics to a number of songs by the group I mentioned first, Eminem, D12, some to 50 Cent even (though less so, I liked Eminem (and D12) a lot more), and at home I used to blast it from the speakers and sing along. (Lawd.)
Now I listen to metal and rock, though I'm open about all genres (especially as I even like techno, electronica and other similar stuff a bit, electronica more than techno, though). And most of the bands I listen to are pretty...well, they're not as well-known by far, and even less so here where you either are a band that almost everyone knows, or you're a band that nobody here knows. Most I listen to is like that.
And the range and spectrum between those rock and metal songs is wide. I have soft rock, I have harder rock. I have softer metal, I have harder metal. I have reggae metal, kind of groovy and jazz-y metal. Pop rock, hard rock, rock infused with electronica sounds. Metal where the drum beats about 60 million times a minute and there's not a whole lot of singing, and metal that's more melodic, and cheery and uses rhythm maybe a bit more effectively, where the singing's very prominent.
So yeah.
>list of good metal bands
>to name some
>lordi
>mfw
Well, I'm overexaggerating, but a few years ago I used to listen to rap. And not any "underground" shit, mainstream. The most famous rap group in my country, Eminem, D12, 50 Cent, the lot. I knew the complete lyrics to a number of songs by the group I mentioned first, Eminem, D12, some to 50 Cent even (though less so, I liked Eminem (and D12) a lot more), and at home I used to blast it from the speakers and sing along. (Lawd.)
Now I listen to metal and rock, though I'm open about all genres (especially as I even like techno, electronica and other similar stuff a bit, electronica more than techno, though). And most of the bands I listen to are pretty...well, they're not as well-known by far, and even less so here where you either are a band that almost everyone knows, or you're a band that nobody here knows. Most I listen to is like that.
And the range and spectrum between those rock and metal songs is wide. I have soft rock, I have harder rock. I have softer metal, I have harder metal. I have reggae metal, kind of groovy and jazz-y metal. Pop rock, hard rock, rock infused with electronica sounds. Metal where the drum beats about 60 million times a minute and there's not a whole lot of singing, and metal that's more melodic, and cheery and uses rhythm maybe a bit more effectively, where the singing's very prominent.
So yeah.
[img_inline height="150" align=left]http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/6859/1283597879566.jpg[/img_inline]Guitarmasterx7 said:
>list of good metal bands
>to name some
>lordi
>mfw
I used be a guy like that. I expanded a little and I listened to delta blues a little. but Metal has always stayed close to my heart. Hope you don't abandon it entirely
Now, I'm normally an In Flames / Rage / Soilwork metalhead, but recently I developed a fondness for the ending song to Spice and Wolf. It's nothing to be ashamed of.
In the early 90s, I was in to stuff like early Metallica, Iron Maiden, and Marilyn Mason. I later got in to Slipknot, but it started to get old on me. I moved on to My Chemical Romance, Sevendust, Nonpoint, and Bullet for my Valentine. Then I started listening to Muse, which lead me to Coheed and Cambria.
I still listen to all those bands, but not quite as regularly as Coheed and Cambria. I listen to them every day. Usually at least 2-3 albums a day. If I'm at work and can't listen to them, I'm playing them in my head or singing them under my breath.
My musical taste changed a lot over the years, but I don't regret ever being a fan of Limp Bizkit or Alien Ant Farm. Those bands lead me to Coheed, and Coheed makes me very, very happy.
I still listen to all those bands, but not quite as regularly as Coheed and Cambria. I listen to them every day. Usually at least 2-3 albums a day. If I'm at work and can't listen to them, I'm playing them in my head or singing them under my breath.
My musical taste changed a lot over the years, but I don't regret ever being a fan of Limp Bizkit or Alien Ant Farm. Those bands lead me to Coheed, and Coheed makes me very, very happy.
My musical tastes have evolved along with the rest of my interests toward a more refined, classical taste.
I'm about two years and fifty thousand bucks a year in income away from turning into a snobbish rich dude. Not that I mind; I also turn 35 in a year and a half, so I couldn't stay young forever. I can already see myself trading gaming for another hobby (although I've been saying that for oh, about five years now) and otherwise putting my extended adolescence behind me.
I'm about two years and fifty thousand bucks a year in income away from turning into a snobbish rich dude. Not that I mind; I also turn 35 in a year and a half, so I couldn't stay young forever. I can already see myself trading gaming for another hobby (although I've been saying that for oh, about five years now) and otherwise putting my extended adolescence behind me.
that's cool, man. i've been a devout metalhead since i first discovered 'maiden and now i'm into all kinds of metal (not black metal, though, there's just something offputting about it for me). that's not to say i have differant tastes, too. i still think that queen are one of the best bands around and i liked a russian duet gone american/british pop style called T.a.t.U. a few years back, still do, actually. and my freind tim has everything on his hard drive and i mean EVERYTHING. he has it all, from ke$ha to folk, from classical to dimmu borgier and cradle of filth. he has at least one song from every genre under the sun and he likes them all, but he's still an awesome guy.
so embrace the change, and enjoy it while you can
so embrace the change, and enjoy it while you can
I like metal but I dislike metalheads. I don't know why, but you seem to get more people listening exclusively to metal than any other genre. Metal is great if you want to get pumped up or let off steam. Its fun to thrash around at a gig or put something fast on for when you are driving. The problem is that what if you don't want to get pumped up? You can't really put metal on if all you want to do is chill out or if you're at a party or something like that.
So many metalheads seem to be largely ignorant of other genres and label anything that doesn't have some blistering guitar solo as shit. I find it depressing how some of these guys have hundreds of metal albums but nothing by Miles Davis, Leonard Cohen or Marvin Gaye.
So many metalheads seem to be largely ignorant of other genres and label anything that doesn't have some blistering guitar solo as shit. I find it depressing how some of these guys have hundreds of metal albums but nothing by Miles Davis, Leonard Cohen or Marvin Gaye.
I have been a metalhead the last 8 years, and it took me 4 years of research and trying to find an alternative genre that I like. So when I get bored of metal, I just listen to some hardstyle techno.
And I kinda like some country and classic on the side. Listen to whatever you like, if people thinks you're stupid, it's their problem, not yours.
And I kinda like some country and classic on the side. Listen to whatever you like, if people thinks you're stupid, it's their problem, not yours.
I was real into ska until about this year. We're talking Streetlight Manifesto, Mustard Plug (actually wearing a Mustard Plug shirt now), MU330, etc.
While I still like it I don't listen to it as much and I've stopped actively seeking new bands. My tastes have grown more diverse. As things are now this is my favorite band and song.
In addition to Metric my other favorite bands now include Cage the Elephant, Foxy Shazam, Four Year Strong and Underoath. I also listen to a ton of J-Rock and J-Pop too. Gackt, FLOW, ABingdon Boys School, Maon Kurosaki, etc.
While I still like it I don't listen to it as much and I've stopped actively seeking new bands. My tastes have grown more diverse. As things are now this is my favorite band and song.
In addition to Metric my other favorite bands now include Cage the Elephant, Foxy Shazam, Four Year Strong and Underoath. I also listen to a ton of J-Rock and J-Pop too. Gackt, FLOW, ABingdon Boys School, Maon Kurosaki, etc.