Why is Metal the dominant music genre on internet gaming forums?

[Lavi]

>.> I got to set a bunch of satellite radio stations on the car which ended up as: Grunge, Heavy Metal, and Punk. I pick stuff according to the overall sound of it and the lyrical content.

 

[ItsAChiaotzu]

Sorry had to reply,


No.No no no no no no no.

Metal is not all the same and if you have had that experience then you most certainly have not been listening to metal. At least not good metal.

Does to me.
Also, don't "No True Scotsman" me - you can do better.

I just don't like metal - too much noise.

But, but...

Fine.

But check out Protest the Hero, then try and tell me you don't like metal.

 

[notsosavagemessiah]

i can't testify for anybody else, but i know for myself, it's the only genre of music aside from classical (which i'm also a huge fan of) that requires you to actually KNOW your instruments. Strangely enough, i also find that the writing in most REAL metal is so far beyond mainstream music in both depth and complexity that it perplexes me why people DON'T listen to it. But then i remember that most people interpret the word "metal" to mean "noise" and most metal that somehow gets leaked into the mainstream is just that and thusly turns people off to the genre. Let me tell you this though, if the song "the light that blinds" by shadows fall doesn't get you banging your head, you're either deaf, or dead. But, if you can pause from all that head banging, you'll find some amazingly well thought out lyrics. I dare you to compare the complex writings of that song with say, oh i don't know, anything that's played on the radio, you'll find nothing like it. That's why i like metal, it touches the soul on a different level for me, much like classical music.

 

[ItsAChiaotzu]

But, but...

Fine.

But check out Protest the Hero, then try and tell me you don't like metal.

It's not going to be that hard - out of the two songs I listened to, both started out with the singer screaming.
So, "I don't like metal."

Damn it Max!

Fine.

 

[notsosavagemessiah]

Strangely enough, i also find that the writing in most REAL metal is so far beyond mainstream music in both depth and complexity that it perplexes me why people DON'T listen to it.

Because I can get all the same level of writing quality without the screaming.
Furthermore, loud noises make my head hurt.

Let me tell you this though, if the song "the light that blinds" by shadows fall doesn't get you banging your head, you're either deaf, or dead.

So does headbanging.
Nothing says "fun" like ending up with a headache so severely painful you can't move!

Damn it Max!

Fine.

Trust me, my taste in music will never affect your life.

So i guess my question is, where do you find quality of songwriting like you can find in metal in mainstream music? Yes, the headache is part of the fun, like too much alcohol, it's just a natural consequence of the great time you had. But, that's also part of it as well, headbanging is by no means a requirement of the genre. Also, don't get me wrong, i'm perfectly aware that there's plenty of meaningless screaming out there (see anything by, slipknot, mudvayne, protest the hero and many many others) but there is also plenty of awesomeness in both technical prowess and lyrical depth, things you simply cannot find in anything on the radio. period.

 

[notsosavagemessiah]

I am very picky as well. Which is why i predominantly listen to metal, but that's not to say that's all i listen to. To the contrary, i'm actually open to pretty much anything that i feel has some sort of lyrical depth to it or has some prowess behind the instruments (power chords over and over don't cut it for me). For example, on any given day you can find anything from A perfect circle to Amon amarth to goddamned tchaikovsky on my Iphone. I really just like to think i have an appreciation for the talent behind the music, and for music in general. Though maybe i'm just being an elitist prick. As for internal injury, i've had far too much already, so anything i live through that doesn't involve paralysis, or dismemberment i guess i'm comfortable with.

 

[implodingMan]

As a gamer and a guitarist, I have never gotten into metal. I honestly think that to like music it has to "click" with some part of you. I've listened to a fair amount of it (one of my roommates loved the bloody stuff), and the sound just grates on me. As a guitar player that kind of playing doesn't appeal to me. If I have a moment to pump myself up I can tremolo pick with the best of them, but that doesn't mean that I would incorporate it into most of the songs I write or necessarily enjoy the sound.

Spoiler: I would much rather kill zombies to something like this

 

[hotacidbath]

I'm not a big fan, but I've also noticed the trend of metal lovers on this site. I guess it fits well with a lot of fast pace games. I enjoy electronic music myself and Crystal Castles is one of my favorites so take that as you will.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

most of what could be considered "splintered" from punk can easily have been said to come from other genres

Nope.

yes very much so

punk never really did evolve, it's stayed the same, sure someone might claim they are different but it doesn't mean it. they are still the same 3 chord rock

not even rock, let alone three guitar chords

not even punk, that's traditional celtic music sounds a lot like Spirit of the West

that it's ever been and you can easily trace it right back to the source of where it came from

Even if that was true, there's more to music than chords and arpeggios. Something many metal--and classical--elitists forget.

i'm far from being an elitist and i do have a good clue what it takes to create a song, having a few friends that are in bands that are in different genres of music

i do know what outsider art is and calling some subgenre of punk outsider art isn't right. a prime example of outsider art is Johnny Cash doing the cover of Nine Inch Nails because Johnny was a country & western musicians and NiN is an industrial band

And just as prime example is Riot Grrl because they are artists from outside the academy--I think you know *some* of what outsider art is, but not all of it.

no they aren't outside anything, they are part of the punk machine. i mean i can declare myself an outsider, it doesn't mean i am. all it's doing is saying you're an outsider. since they aren't really crossing genres or doing anything outside what the genre is about, they are not outsiders in the least

 

[MrShadowzs]

because gameing fourms are populated by nerds (myself included) and nerds are smart enough to know any music genre other then rock (and some alternitive) sucks

 

[Foolishman1776]

Because games are extreme, and there is no type of music more extreme than metal. MAAAAAAAAIIIIDDEENNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[cleverlymadeup]

most of what could be considered "splintered" from punk can easily have been said to come from other genres

Nope.

yes very much so

There's no length you won't go to in order to keep disagreeing, will you? Seriously? Alternative can easily said to have come from a genre other than punk? C'mon--you're embarrassing yourself here.

really i can say it can easily be attributed to rock and metal very easily as well

not even punk, that's traditional celtic music

Like I said--you don't know enough about punk to talk about it like this. Traditional celtic music has been a part of punk since The Pogues.

really they sound a lot more like The Corries with a bit of a rock twist. the thing is celtic and rock fusions have happened a lot before the Pogues came around.

so yeah i do know enough about stuff like this to talk about it

sounds a lot like Spirit of the West

No it doesn't. It's just that you're Canadian, and it sounds Celtic, and early Spirit of the West was celtic, and Home for a Rest is your unofficial national anthem.

If you're going to compare them to a Canadian celtic band, at least say something that makes sense like saying they sound like The Mahones.

If your knowledge of punk and/or Canadian celtic music doesn't go beyond what you heard at Frosh Week, well...

actually it does sound a lot like Spirit of the West and yes i do happen know a lot more about them than Home for a Rest and Save this House, i was thinking more along the lines of the stuff they had before that such as The Crawl and a lot of their earlier stuff.

no they aren't outside anything, they are part of the punk machine. i mean i can declare myself an outsider, it doesn't mean i am. all it's doing is saying you're an outsider. since they aren't really crossing genres or doing anything outside what the genre is about, they are not outsiders in the least

Like I keep saying--you don't understand the full range of outsider art. Outsider art isn't just "crossing genres" it also can refer to art made by those without the standard training.

then by your definition Jimi Hendrix would be an outsider artist cause he never had any guitar training and was mostly self taught.

most punk bands did not have a lot of training, they learned on the fly how to play a lot of their instruments. so really having one group calling themselves that in a whole genre that did it isn't outsider art, it's part of the herd

 

[Cowabungaa]

Guys, guys, guys. Relax, just stop for a minute. Real men slaughter zombies or 'score some frags' while listening to this:
Awwww yeaaaaah, who needs pretentious seriousness when you've got thát?

 

[Christemo]

metal is really good for action games (erhm, follow killing floors example), and the people in the Metal genre can actually, unlike Lady PuPuke, the disney celebs and all those techno artists (i am also reffering to you, gaga).

 

[laikenf]

Is anyone into synthesizers here? Shit I just got my vintage Korg MS-20 and a Korg SQ-10. I already have a pretty decent setup (Korg KP3, Korg MS-2000, Korg Electribe EMX1 sequencer, Korg Kaossilator and a Roland TD-12 V-Drums) but these 2 suckers are gonna give my studio that nice retro touch it needed. I LOVE SYNTHS!! Synths make me happy, and it's just mind blowing all the craziness that comes out when you're creating your own waveforms. Synths will take you to places and realms that no other instrument (string or wind) will ever take you to; it's just something else.