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Title: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Ħ on March 22, 2013, 01:58:56 PM: What is the appeal of metal to you? Do you prefer metal over other genres? If so, why?

I'll share my relationship to metal. Metal was my first genre, and I liked it because it was edgy and spat in the face of other genres. Not long after being introduced to it, I adopted an almost Aryan attitude about my musical tastes - metal made pop, rap, and even classic rock pathetic in comparison. It fed my ego, basically.

Now, though, I don't find myself liking metal very much. In fact, I think it's one of the most bloated, pretentious genres out there. Just my opinion, of course. There are good metal bands, songs, and albums, though.

So, being specific, what is it that you find enjoyable about metal?
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Dr. DTVT on March 22, 2013, 02:00:55 PM: It's complex and agressive. I tend to like all complex music, and there are just times I need hard driving, aggressive in your face music.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Zook on March 22, 2013, 02:04:56 PM: It sounds cool.

That's really all it is for me. Energetic, distorted riffs mixed with kick ass drum beats, fast or mid tempo and a melodic singer wailing away is just really cool. Bonus points if I can hear the bass.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Buddyhunter1 on March 22, 2013, 02:09:13 PM: Quote from: Zook on March 22, 2013, 02:04:56 PM
It sounds cool.

That's really all it is for me.

This.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Lowdz on March 22, 2013, 02:19:01 PM: For me it's the guitars. Fast, driving riffs, with some shredding guitar playing does it for me.

But Metal is a big umbrella term...
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: adace on March 22, 2013, 02:26:00 PM: I love the diversity and cool factor of it.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Perpetual Change on March 22, 2013, 02:28:15 PM: I grew up listening to what my Dad listened to, which was basically Dylan and other singer-songwriters, but later on I started getting into prog and other music on my own. I basically came to metal through prog. DT first, than Iron Maiden and the rest.

I never liked metal for any of the reasons you've cited. Ironically, melody is always what's attracted me to metal. Something about metal is just hyper-melodic and epic. That's probably why I'm mostly still drawn to progressive and symphonic metal.

Though I do not prefer metal to other genres at all.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: robwebster on March 22, 2013, 02:39:32 PM: Fun.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: wolfking on March 22, 2013, 02:42:00 PM: Metal has no boundaries, and is the most diverse music genre IMO. It's a true expression of natural human emotion that other genres dare not explore. It's real, aggressive, full of balls and the most rewarding. It just seems true, raw and real, and IMO is the genre that is the least polished and fake. Smart people like and understand metal. And real men listen to metal, and if you don't, you are not my friend.

Maybe I just biased but I never understand when I see a dude pull up in their car with the window down blasting the latest girly pop crap at full volume. I think to myself, you're a man, show some balls and listen to something real.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Ħ on March 22, 2013, 02:45:34 PM: Quote from: wolfking on March 22, 2013, 02:42:00 PM
Metal has no boundaries, and is the most diverse music genre IMO. It's a true expression of natural human emotion that other genres dare not explore. It's real, aggressive, full of balls and the most rewarding. It just seems true, raw and real, and IMO is the genre that is the least polished and fake. Smart people like and understand metal. And real men listen to metal, and if you don't, you are not my friend.
Hm...what about blues? That seems just as raw and emotional. Or even lots of classic rock (Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, etc.) is very raw and emotional.

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Maybe I just biased but I never understand when I see a dude pull up in their car with the window down blasting the latest girly pop crap at full volume. I think to myself, you're a man, show some balls and listen to something real.
I get that.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Perpetual Change on March 22, 2013, 02:52:34 PM: Yeah, that's odd to me. If anything, metal gives me an inflated sense of my own emotions. Like alcohol, it's good in small doses, but too much and you start confusing the effects of the substance with the real thing. Listen to "Diamonds and Rust" by Joan Baez, and then the Judas Priest cover. I think that'll sum-up what I'm getting at.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: wolfking on March 22, 2013, 02:55:04 PM: I never said every other genre is raw or emotional, as I'm a big blues fan, and classic rock and melodic rock. I just find metal FOR ME, the most raw and emotional.

Quote from: Perpetual Change on March 22, 2013, 02:52:34 PM
Yeah, that's odd to me. If anything, metal gives me an inflated sense of my own emotions. Like alcohol, it's good in small doses, but too much and you start confusing the effects of the substance with the real thing. Listen to "Diamonds and Rust" by Joan Baez, and then the Judas Priest cover. I think that'll sum-up what I'm getting at.

Ummm.....I'm familiar with both versions and still have no idea what your point is.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Perpetual Change on March 22, 2013, 02:57:34 PM: Both are good; only one pumps you up too, for no apparent reason.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: wolfking on March 22, 2013, 03:00:41 PM: Metal doesn't always have to show anger or aggresion, everytime I listen to metal I don't get pumped up. The craft of the music and musicianship is also why it's my favourite genre. I can listen to the heaviest and thrashiest death metal and purely listen calmly appreciating the creativity and talent of the musicians. I often listen to something really heavy while working on a project or something. Metal can brings out all emotions, not just aggesion. That's why metal gets such a bad wrap.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Ultimetalhead on March 22, 2013, 03:05:03 PM: I dunno. It just sounds good to me. My love-hate ratio in terms of bands within the genre is at least 50% higher than any other genre of music.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Dark Castle on March 22, 2013, 03:05:35 PM: Metal is so diverse, I can listen from anything ranging from Doomy Black Metal to something like Baroness and much more and there's so many emotions that I can go through. Metal just makes me happy. And also what Wolfie and The Doc said.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: wolfking on March 22, 2013, 03:07:04 PM: Quote from: Dark Castle on March 22, 2013, 03:05:35 PM
Metal is so diverse, I can listen from anything ranging from Doomy Black Metal to something like Baroness and much more and there's so many emotions that I can go through. Metal just makes me happy. And also what Wolfie and The Doc said.

Exactly.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Tomislav95 on March 22, 2013, 03:37:59 PM: Yes, I really like metal because... I like it.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: philmcson on March 22, 2013, 03:45:02 PM: When I need a song to relax, I'll find one. In need of a song to steady myself up? Gonna find one, too!

Very diverse and powerful genre which has never let me down and has given me so much musical territory to explore and adore.

And most important issue: I've been listening to many chosen metal songs for almost 10 years now and they still haven't become boring. When I was listening to pop, I usually couldn't stand listening to most of the songs for longer than 10 days :P
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Onno on March 22, 2013, 04:29:36 PM: It sounds cool, it's aggressive, it's diverse, it's something different - all those and more for me.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: skydivingninja on March 22, 2013, 04:51:54 PM: I've just always liked how cool it sounded. Classic rock was my first real music love, and I liked the sound of metal except for the vocals in most cases, which is why DT appealed to me so much. I didn't really get into really aggressive stuff until a few years ago but sometimes you need something heavier and faster than "Home."
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Elite on March 22, 2013, 04:52:49 PM: I do not believe metal is the most 'complex' genre or the genre that can send out the 'most emotions'. Anyone telling that to either themselves or to others is just completely lying. Yeah, I see that metal is generally 'faster' than a lot of other genres, but in terms of 'complexity' for example, it doesn't hold up to classical music of the 18th century or to bebop of the fifties. In terms of technicality, there's also other genres that are far more 'difficult' to play, just ask any classically trained musician, for example.

That said, I do not mean to bash metal as a whole, since I do like quite some metal, but I have never considered myself to be a 'metalhead', not even back when I had my hair halfway down my back. Because, here's the thing: the majority of metal is fucking BORING. Seriously, it's all the same! It's not more difficult to write a metal song than to write a catchy popsong. In fact, I'd say it's a whole lot easier. You just take a riff and add another and you're done. Now, that's probably oversimplifying it a lot, because metal, like every other genre, has it's qualities. It's aggressive, which is something that can either be good or a turn-off for the listener and it's usually fast; same thing applies.

But now here we go; there's also this insane amount of subgenres within metal, that makes it very difficult to pinpoint exactly where or what makes it good or not good. I could say here that metal is 'melodic', but then you could turn on your average death metal song and not find the slightest hint of any melody whatsoever. I could say metal is fast, but then you can turn on a song by any random doom metal band and my statement would be proven false.

So, metal isn't necessarily complex, nor is it technically more difficult to play than any random other genre, nor isn't it more difficult to write songs etc. etc. Again, saying it is is only an elitist approach and in my opinion shows a very limited notion of what else there is in terms of music. That said though, 'metal' as a whole can probably be regarded as the 'heaviest' type of music available, though there would be also fanatics of electronic music who would disagree (I'm looking at drum 'n bass, hardstyle etc. for example). I think the main thing that's going wrong with questions like this is that metal is too varied to give ONE clear-cut answer. I do like metal, honestly, but there's also a shitload of the stuff I don't ever want to listen to.

I think the main point of attraction in metal is the huge variety of different subgenres, but then again; don't we have this same trait in any other style of music?
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Ħ on March 22, 2013, 04:55:13 PM: After having many friends who were metalheads, and from youtube, and from DTF (no offense), it looks like people who love metal seem to be more judgmental towards the musical tastes of others than lovers of different genres. Judgmentalism seems very closely associated to metal these days. Does anyone else see that, or am I just delusional? I understand that there are some other genres associated with being judgmental too, but those who love metal often seem full of spite, in my eyes.

In fact, my own judgmental personality seems to have run parallel with my love of metal, and both have waned simultaneously.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: bosk1 on March 22, 2013, 05:01:22 PM: Quote from: Ħ on March 22, 2013, 04:55:13 PM
am I just delusional?

Wait...this is a rhetorical question, right?
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Ħ on March 22, 2013, 05:07:41 PM: Are you crazy?

(^that was rhetorical)
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: PowerSlave on March 22, 2013, 05:28:23 PM: Quote from: wolfking on March 22, 2013, 02:42:00 PM
Metal has no boundaries, and is the most diverse music genre IMO. It's a true expression of natural human emotion that other genres dare not explore. It's real, aggressive, full of balls and the most rewarding. It just seems true, raw and real, and IMO is the genre that is the least polished and fake. Smart people like and understand metal. And real men listen to metal, and if you don't, you are not my friend.

Maybe I just biased but I never understand when I see a dude pull up in their car with the window down blasting the latest girly pop crap at full volume. I think to myself, you're a man, show some balls and listen to something real.

I know that we don't always agree about specific songs/albums that we like, but I often find myself completely agreeing with your sentiments. This is one of those occasions.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Kotowboy on March 22, 2013, 05:38:00 PM: ^ TL;DR

My tastes in Metal are extremely picky. I hate cookie monster vocals unless they're rhythmically and tonally interesting like Mastodon.

I'm not into : Screamo, Grindcore, Black Metal, Death Metal, Hardcore...etc etc...

I basically like Metallica, Mastodon, Dream Theater's heavy stuff, SOAD first two albums, *some* Devin Townsend Project....Errr...

:P Like I said - very picky indeed.

I definitely am not like my friend Graham - who will basically buy a CD if it has distorted guitars on it.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Dark Castle on March 22, 2013, 05:55:37 PM: Quote from: Kotowboy on March 22, 2013, 05:38:00 PM
^ TL;DR

My tastes in Metal are extremely picky. I hate cookie monster vocals unless they're rhythmically and tonally interesting like Mastodon.

I'm not into : Screamo, Grindcore, Black Metal, Death Metal, Hardcore...etc etc...

I basically like Metallica, Mastodon, Dream Theater's heavy stuff, SOAD first two albums, *some* Devin Townsend Project....Errr...

:P Like I said - very picky indeed.

I definitely am not like my friend Graham - who will basically buy a CD if it has distorted guitars on it.
Cookie cutter vocals and Mastodon being used together makes no sense ???
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Madman Shepherd on March 22, 2013, 07:32:34 PM: Quote from: wolfking on March 22, 2013, 02:42:00 PM
Metal has no boundaries, and is the most diverse music genre IMO. It's a true expression of natural human emotion that other genres dare not explore. It's real, aggressive, full of balls and the most rewarding. It just seems true, raw and real, and IMO is the genre that is the least polished and fake. Smart people like and understand metal. And real men listen to metal, and if you don't, you are not my friend.

Maybe I just biased but I never understand when I see a dude pull up in their car with the window down blasting the latest girly pop crap at full volume. I think to myself, you're a man, show some balls and listen to something real.

I agree with almost everything you said except for the end part.

I love some pop music too. Don't get me wrong here, I hate pop radio and I don't understand people that can just put music on as background music. Music needs to be felt and experienced. I would never bash any genre of music because all of it has its merits (well, maybe except for country ;) ) But seriously, I have long been a Michael Jackson fan but then again, I think MJ is more rock than pop. If you listen to his music, 80% of it is really aggressive.

As for why I like metal, like Wolfking said, there are now boundaries. It can be heartfelt and melodic, it can be crushing and fast, it can be dark and fictional or all of it in one .
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Pols Voice on March 22, 2013, 07:39:23 PM: Quote from: Ħ on March 22, 2013, 04:55:13 PM
After having many friends who were metalheads, and from youtube, and from DTF (no offense), it looks like people who love metal seem to be more judgmental towards the musical tastes of others than lovers of different genres. Judgmentalism seems very closely associated to metal these days. Does anyone else see that, or am I just delusional? I understand that there are some other genres associated with being judgmental too, but those who love metal often seem full of spite, in my eyes.

In fact, my own judgmental personality seems to have run parallel with my love of metal, and both have waned simultaneously.

Now you're being judgmental of judgmental people. :P
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: bosk1 on March 22, 2013, 07:42:59 PM: Been thinking about this all day, and there really isn't an easy way to answer it. The reason I like any type of music or particular song is that it appeals to me on some levels that I can articulate and some levels that I can't. But it varies from band to band and song to song, so I can't just give a blanket answer. Short answer: Much of it just appeals to me.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Ħ on March 22, 2013, 10:13:58 PM: Quote from: Pols Voice on March 22, 2013, 07:39:23 PM
Quote from: Ħ on March 22, 2013, 04:55:13 PM
After having many friends who were metalheads, and from youtube, and from DTF (no offense), it looks like people who love metal seem to be more judgmental towards the musical tastes of others than lovers of different genres. Judgmentalism seems very closely associated to metal these days. Does anyone else see that, or am I just delusional? I understand that there are some other genres associated with being judgmental too, but those who love metal often seem full of spite, in my eyes.

In fact, my own judgmental personality seems to have run parallel with my love of metal, and both have waned simultaneously.

Now you're being judgmental of judgmental people. :P
I'm just stating what I see, that I see more metalheads than not acting in judgmental ways.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: jammindude on March 22, 2013, 11:55:25 PM: Just an observation...

This thread seems to operate on the concept of "metal" as being a style of music that was born with Black Sabbath's debut album. This is a POV I just don't understand.

To me, "metal" is a concept...an attitude. Anything that furrows your brow and makes you raise your fist in the air. There are so many classical pieces that are far more "metal" than half of what is called "metal" today.

If you want to see the true spirit of "metal"....it is right here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTLwzuQuRsw
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Ħ on March 23, 2013, 12:01:44 AM: Eh, well, that doesn't help our discussion. If "metal" is anything, then this thread really isn't about anything at all. So I'm asking about what people prefer about the genre of metal as it is traditionally understood.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: jammindude on March 23, 2013, 12:10:35 AM: Quote from: Ħ on March 23, 2013, 12:01:44 AM
Eh, well, that doesn't help our discussion. If "metal" is anything, then this thread really isn't about anything at all. So I'm asking about what people prefer about the genre of metal as it is traditionally understood.

I never said metal was "anything"...quite the opposite in fact. It is something very specific.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: theseoafs on March 23, 2013, 12:35:00 AM: Quote from: Buddyhunter1 on March 22, 2013, 02:09:13 PM
Quote from: Zook on March 22, 2013, 02:04:56 PM
It sounds cool.

That's really all it is for me.

This.

Yep. Metal resonates with me primarily because it sounds cool, and because those cool sounds are really useful; if music is about expressing emotion, then metal provides the precise tools to express such emotions as "anger", "excitement", "angst", "power", "unity", etc.

Of course, I like other genres too, because the sounds of metal aren't so good at expressing some ideas. Metal isn't the only thing I listen to for the same reason that you don't try to fix every household problem with a hammer.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: LieLowTheWantedMan on March 23, 2013, 12:48:09 AM: I like different kinds of metal for different reasons. Black metal has an atmosphere that I love getting submerged in. Death metal is just all :metal :metal. Prog metal I love listening to the instrumentation and experimentation. Just a few examples.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: BlobVanDam on March 23, 2013, 02:58:21 AM: Quote from: Ħ on March 22, 2013, 01:58:56 PM
Now, though, I don't find myself liking metal very much. In fact, I think it's one of the most bloated, pretentious genres out there.

Does anyone else see the irony of saying this on a forum for prog, the very definition of bloated and pretentious music? :lol
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: ? on March 23, 2013, 03:00:09 AM: I've always found minor key music more appealing than major key stuff, so I guess it's natural for me to like metal. Metal can wash away your own feelings of sadness, anger, etc., but it can also pump you up and make you feel energetic when you're not in a bad mood.

Metal is also very diverse - the optimistic catchiness of power metal, the sad atmosphere of gothic and doom stuff, and the pure aggression of death metal all fit under the umbrella of the same genre. The vocals can be clean or harsh, the songs can be complex epics or 3-minute anthems and lots of different influences like classical, folk and electronic music can be mixed in. I've never been into core stuff or overtly brutal metal with no melody at all, but I can still definitely call myself a metal fan, because there's so many other kinds of stuff that I like within this style of music.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: DebraKadabra on March 23, 2013, 03:17:11 AM: Growing up, I was into the music my folks were (mainly Dad) - The Beatles, ZZ Top, what's now basically classic rock... I could go on, but that's not why I'm posting. When I was 8-10, I still liked a bit of pop but I was starting to get into a bit of a different style from my folks. I guess the album that really started the journey into hard rock/heavy metal was when I bought AC/DC's Back in Black when I was 10.

I don't want to post a long history here, but AC/DC was my gateway "drug" to Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, 80s hair metal (yes, I admit it) and eventually Metallica, Megadeth and a LOT of other bands... which eventually led me to Dream Theater and, most recently, Opeth.

I guess I love the music that I do because it first spoke to me on a level that I needed it to (still does, really)--it helped to get me through a LOT of emotional pain in my teens and IMO there's nothing more cathartic than getting your heart pumping/banging your head like a mad person, etc. It's weird to say that music defines me, but it DID help to shape who I am now.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: MoraWintersoul on March 23, 2013, 03:23:54 AM: Honestly, I don't know how to answer this question. I could say the energy and darkness play a part in it, but after seven years of listening, metal has become just music to me. I never notice how heavy or energetic or dark or well-played something is... I just notice it when I listen to music that's lacking in all of these departments.

I also think metal is music for young people and that, in order to like Iron Maiden, Metallica, Cannibal Corpse and what have you not, you need to have a bit of a 15 year old boy inside of your soul. I also think you need to be a really sincere and active music lover to, after a certain age, ignore the overall immaturity and special-cookie attitude of your fellow metalheads and simultaneously be able to keep up with the ridiculous number of quality releases coming out, and I think that's the reason why a lot of people stop listening to metal in their late twenties and thirties. For a lot of them, metal is more of a brotherhood than music, and as soon as the brotherhood becomes less appealing to them, they back out.

I also think metal is the best gateway drug into all other sorts of alternative music. It's the underground genre that floats closest to the mainstream so it catches people who are not interested in mainstream music first. You start trudging through the underground, then at some point you start thinking you need to give non-metal stuff a try too, and since going to the radio is not an option, you start digging out all these other weird fringe genres. Before you know it, you're into prog, or goth rock, or industrial, or post rock, or ambient, or whatever.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: DebraKadabra on March 23, 2013, 03:26:09 AM: Quote from: MoraWintersoul on March 23, 2013, 03:23:54 AM
Honestly, I don't know how to answer this question.

Agreed - it's hard to quantify it and put it into words.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: ? on March 23, 2013, 03:26:45 AM: Quote from: DebraKadabra on March 23, 2013, 03:26:09 AM
Quote from: MoraWintersoul on March 23, 2013, 03:23:54 AM
Honestly, I don't know how to answer this question.

Agreed - it's hard to quantify it and put it into words.
True.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Scorpion on March 23, 2013, 03:50:08 AM: Quote from: MoraWintersoul on March 23, 2013, 03:23:54 AM
I also think metal is the best gateway drug into all other sorts of alternative music. It's the underground genre that floats closest to the mainstream so it catches people who are not interested in mainstream music first. You start trudging through the underground, then at some point you start thinking you need to give non-metal stuff a try too, and since going to the radio is not an option, you start digging out all these other weird fringe genres. Before you know it, you're into prog, or goth rock, or industrial, or post rock, or ambient, or whatever.

I never thought about it like this, but that absolutely holds true for me. Metallica and Iron Maiden were my gateway into the weirder stuff like Godspeed You!Black Emperor, Devin Townsend, Buckethead, Dog Fashion Disco, Grayceon, maudlin of the Well,... Without listening to metal first, I would have never gotten there.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: DebraKadabra on March 23, 2013, 03:55:09 AM: I agree - the gateway remark is totally correct.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: ? on March 23, 2013, 03:57:32 AM: Yeah, it's the same for me - I've discovered some non-mainstream and obscure stuff through metal.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Sketchy on March 23, 2013, 04:10:41 AM: I have to admit, I used to be a lot more into metal than I am now, but there are a few metal bands I do really still like (DT and Opeth are the main ones). I think the thing that attracts me to the metal bands I do still like is surprise, as that's what pretty much attracts me to anything I like (and why I'm a huge proghead). I like things to be unpredictable, and also not how I would have thought of doing them. I am fascinated by things I don't necessarily fully understand, but there is something about darker and more abstract art (I include music in the realms of art, so I'm not just talking about painting, but that is also included) I can connect with better (despite largely being a very content and usually excited person).

That, and I like rhythm. There are times when my father listens to certain classical pieces where it feels to me that things are not necessarily coming in on the right beat, and that really jars with me. I like the almost hypnotic quality of rhythm, especially if it shifts and changes repeatedly, which changes the hypnosis in a way.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on March 23, 2013, 04:18:42 AM: Quote from: jammindude on March 22, 2013, 11:55:25 PM
Just an observation...

This thread seems to operate on the concept of "metal" as being a style of music that was born with Black Sabbath's debut album. This is a POV I just don't understand.

To me, "metal" is a concept...an attitude. Anything that furrows your brow and makes you raise your fist in the air. There are so many classical pieces that are far more "metal" than half of what is called "metal" today.

If you want to see the true spirit of "metal"....it is right here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTLwzuQuRsw
THIS. :tup
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: philmcson on March 23, 2013, 05:17:11 AM: Quote from: MoraWintersoul on March 23, 2013, 03:23:54 AM
a lot of people stop listening to metal in their late twenties and thirties

:facepalm:
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Vahvahenki on March 23, 2013, 06:13:41 AM: So energy, powah!
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: PixelDream on March 23, 2013, 06:29:27 AM: Basically why I still like it now, is because of the energy and groove. I also like that it's mostly not too happy, not in a shallow sense like radio pop. Ofcourse metal also has bands that do have this plastic thing going on too.

I think what's also important is the diversity: Metallica, Pantera, Dream Theater, Tool, Deftones, Mastodon, Isis, Baroness, Meshuggah, Opeth: I all consider them Metal or at least 'Metallic'. Deftones kind of has that 80's goth vibe going on, with so much musical and lyrical depth: the 'metallicness' only sharpens the sonic attack. The best Metal bands are IMO the bands that aren't really Metal at the core, but use the metallic attack as a vehicle for their aesthetic. In other words, it has to be a bit more than just 'going for it'.

I tend to like Metal as a whole less and less, BUT I'll always remain a sucker for a killer riff, groove, or a cool guitar solo. Honestly, sometimes I can't figure out why someone would hate such a thing.

What also really struck me as totally true: I see others here are saying Metal is more of a concept than it is a style of music. I totally agree with that. Something can be very metal without sounding like it. It's a certain attitude, a brand of badassness. With this in mind, I think I'll never turn my back on Metal. Not in this lifetime anyway.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: ZKX-2099 on March 23, 2013, 06:46:05 AM: Unrivaled energy.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Elite on March 23, 2013, 08:38:48 AM: Good post Milena, agreed!
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: jammindude on March 23, 2013, 09:38:11 AM: Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on March 23, 2013, 04:18:42 AM
Quote from: jammindude on March 22, 2013, 11:55:25 PM
Just an observation...

This thread seems to operate on the concept of "metal" as being a style of music that was born with Black Sabbath's debut album. This is a POV I just don't understand.

To me, "metal" is a concept...an attitude. Anything that furrows your brow and makes you raise your fist in the air. There are so many classical pieces that are far more "metal" than half of what is called "metal" today.

If you want to see the true spirit of "metal"....it is right here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTLwzuQuRsw
THIS. :tup

I'm glad *someone* related.

Metal has existed for centuries. What is known as "metal" today is simply the modern day "song of angry men"....and there is a romantic sensibility to that.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Ben_Jamin on March 23, 2013, 10:48:09 AM: Quote from: jammindude on March 22, 2013, 11:55:25 PM
Just an observation...

This thread seems to operate on the concept of "metal" as being a style of music that was born with Black Sabbath's debut album. This is a POV I just don't understand.

To me, "metal" is a concept...an attitude. Anything that furrows your brow and makes you raise your fist in the air. There are so many classical pieces that are far more "metal" than half of what is called "metal" today.

If you want to see the true spirit of "metal"....it is right here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTLwzuQuRsw

Like Nightmare on Bald Mountain
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: jammindude on March 23, 2013, 10:57:13 AM: Quote from: Ben_Jamin on March 23, 2013, 10:48:09 AM
Quote from: jammindude on March 22, 2013, 11:55:25 PM
Just an observation...

This thread seems to operate on the concept of "metal" as being a style of music that was born with Black Sabbath's debut album. This is a POV I just don't understand.

To me, "metal" is a concept...an attitude. Anything that furrows your brow and makes you raise your fist in the air. There are so many classical pieces that are far more "metal" than half of what is called "metal" today.

If you want to see the true spirit of "metal"....it is right here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTLwzuQuRsw

Like Nightmare on Bald Mountain

Night on Bald Mountain by Mussorgsky....yes. Perfect example. But I would put Rite of Spring by Stravinsky and even Beethoven's 5th right up there.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Sketchy on March 23, 2013, 11:14:08 AM: Mars - The Bringer Of War by Holst is mertl as fuck.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Ben_Jamin on March 23, 2013, 11:31:28 AM: Jammin, your explaination is why I consider Heritage by Opeth metal. I also know certain songs that would be great played heavier.

I mean also look at what Symphony X has done, put classical pieces within their songs and not many noticed they were classical pieces.

Some EDM is metal. Hip-Hop has used metal. Metal to me is the same as Rap, its a style.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: KevShmev on March 23, 2013, 11:45:25 AM: Quote from: wolfking on March 22, 2013, 02:42:00 PM
Metal has no boundaries, and is the most diverse music genre IMO. It's a true expression of natural human emotion that other genres dare not explore. It's real, aggressive, full of balls and the most rewarding. It just seems true, raw and real, and IMO is the genre that is the least polished and fake. Smart people like and understand metal. And real men listen to metal, and if you don't, you are not my friend.

Maybe I just biased but I never understand when I see a dude pull up in their car with the window down blasting the latest girly pop crap at full volume. I think to myself, you're a man, show some balls and listen to something real.

Wow, there is so much there I disagree with, I don't even know where to begin.

First, metal is not more diverse than rock. No how, no way. Hell, metal is more or less a subgenre of rock, so if you want to argue that metal is the most diverse subgenre of rock, then that is a different thing altogether, but if you disagree with it being a subgenre of rock, there is simply no way it is more diverse than rock.

Second, smart people like and understand metal? Haha, okay. Way to generalize there, man. I am pretty sure there are a lot of smart people out there who don't listen to metal, and I am even more sure that there are a lot of dumb people who do listen to metal. What does it all mean? Nothing. It is not like metal is some sophisticated genre that only smart people get (which is what your statement implied).

Third, real men listen to metal? Geez, there you go with the generalizing again.

Fourth, you aren't friends with anyone who doesn't listen to metal? Way to limit yourself there, man. Good thing I don't adopt that philosophy when it comes to bands I like and dating, as most girls hate Rush. :lol

Fifth, I used to work with a guy who was about as alpha as alpha gets, and among other artists, he listened to a lot of, what you called, girly pop crap. And I am pretty sure that he was a real man. It is absurd to imply that a man's manliness is dictated by what kind of music he listens to. Do you also think a man must go to strip bars, get drunk every weekend and settle every disagreement with his fists to be a real man?

Lastly, you aren't biased; you just appear narrow-minded with your approach to music and to people. With all due respect, how old are you?
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Ħ on March 23, 2013, 11:48:24 AM: Uhhh dude, metal is the music for the intelligentsia in our society. Get with it.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Zook on March 23, 2013, 11:51:48 AM: IF YOU DON'T LIKE GROWLS, GROW SOME BALLS

Remember that from a few years ago?
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: MoraWintersoul on March 23, 2013, 11:52:29 AM: ^ this is more of a gender roles argument so I don't think it is suitable for a GMD thread but I will say I agree with you. If you're a man, whatever you do is manly. Drinking beer, lifting weights, listening to metal? If a man does it, yes, manly. Wearing dresses, listening to Britney Spears and shaving your armpits? Manly as fuck, also. I think people should not be limited by their physical sex to do things they enjoy.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: theseoafs on March 23, 2013, 12:17:17 PM: ^Yep. Let's try not to be super sexist, dudes.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Ħ on March 23, 2013, 12:18:01 PM: False. Having a poonie is not manly.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: theseoafs on March 23, 2013, 12:24:46 PM: yes, it is
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: LieLowTheWantedMan on March 23, 2013, 12:27:55 PM: Quote from: philmcson on March 23, 2013, 05:17:11 AM
Quote from: MoraWintersoul on March 23, 2013, 03:23:54 AM
a lot of people stop listening to metal in their late twenties and thirties

:facepalm:
She's right you know. She didn't say literally everyone stops. :P I'm hoping I can retain my currently diverse taste as I age.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Ħ on March 23, 2013, 12:29:38 PM: I secretly think that metal is actually very feminine. Just look at all those dudes with long hair. Girly men.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: ? on March 23, 2013, 12:49:02 PM: Quote from: LieLowTheWantedMan on March 23, 2013, 12:27:55 PM
Quote from: philmcson on March 23, 2013, 05:17:11 AM
Quote from: MoraWintersoul on March 23, 2013, 03:23:54 AM
a lot of people stop listening to metal in their late twenties and thirties

:facepalm:
She's right you know. She didn't say literally everyone stops. :P I'm hoping I can retain my currently diverse taste as I age.
Yeah, a lot of people's tastes change over time as they grow. It's not likely that I'll ever start thinking "Man, metal is such childish music, why did I ever like it?", but it's not impossible that I might just gradually start losing my interest in heavier music at some point - you never know the future.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: jammindude on March 23, 2013, 01:35:07 PM: It is a true statement. Again, the statement was not that EVERYONE stops listening to metal at thirty...but most do.

I notice that I listen to *less* metal post-30, but havn't stopped altogether. But I have noticed that unless someone is doing something noticeably different to the genre, and pushing the limits of what is considered "metal", then I'm not really interested.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Ben_Jamin on March 23, 2013, 01:44:01 PM: I've outgrown growls in most "djent" songs that I am pleased when I hear clean vocals. Yet I am more into ambient electronic stuff now like Hybrid, stuff thats soothes my mind.

The genre I enjoy may change but my music taste may remain the same, meaning I'll still enjoy certain songs from other genres that aren't my favorite at the time. Hell I used to bash on bands I enjoy now, but it may be because I grew and am exploring all their is.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Kotowboy on March 23, 2013, 02:04:46 PM: Quote from: Dark Castle on March 22, 2013, 05:55:37 PM
Quote from: Kotowboy on March 22, 2013, 05:38:00 PM
^ TL;DR

My tastes in Metal are extremely picky. I hate cookie monster vocals unless they're rhythmically and tonally interesting like Mastodon.

I'm not into : Screamo, Grindcore, Black Metal, Death Metal, Hardcore...etc etc...

I basically like Metallica, Mastodon, Dream Theater's heavy stuff, SOAD first two albums, *some* Devin Townsend Project....Errr...

:P Like I said - very picky indeed.

I definitely am not like my friend Graham - who will basically buy a CD if it has distorted guitars on it.
Cookie cutter vocals and Mastodon being used together makes no sense ???

Well I meant harsh vocals in general.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: LieLowTheWantedMan on March 23, 2013, 02:14:35 PM: Screamo's a great genre too, depending on what band. Some have a raw fury, while bands like Gospel fuse it with prog and psychedelia, then there are bands like Circle Takes the Square and Envy who fuse it with post-rock. Interesting genre at times.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: MoraWintersoul on March 23, 2013, 03:12:26 PM: Quote from: jammindude on March 23, 2013, 01:35:07 PM
I notice that I listen to *less* metal post-30, but havn't stopped altogether. But I have noticed that unless someone is doing something noticeably different to the genre, and pushing the limits of what is considered "metal", then I'm not really interested.
That's pretty normal and understandable - you get tired of hearing the same thing over and over.

Personally, I think that anyone who's an active music lover in his teens will cease listening to anything but his old records or the radio or whatever, or cease listening to music actively altogether (since with growing responsibilities you end up having less time too) if they don't learn to appreciate the experimental sides of the music they're listening to.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: jammindude on March 23, 2013, 03:24:16 PM: Quote from: MoraWintersoul on March 23, 2013, 03:12:26 PM
Quote from: jammindude on March 23, 2013, 01:35:07 PM
I notice that I listen to *less* metal post-30, but havn't stopped altogether. But I have noticed that unless someone is doing something noticeably different to the genre, and pushing the limits of what is considered "metal", then I'm not really interested.
That's pretty normal and understandable - you get tired of hearing the same thing over and over.

Personally, I think that anyone who's an active music lover in his teens will cease listening to anything but his old records or the radio or whatever, or cease listening to music actively altogether (since with growing responsibilities you end up having less time too) if they don't learn to appreciate the experimental sides of the music they're listening to.

Exactly. I started off being extremely narrow minded and only listening to one type of music. Even considering myself diverse because I embraced all SUB-genres of a certain style. But I realized that labeling anything only serves to limit yourself. I'm entertained at the attempt to continue to try to label things and sub-label things and hang all these "tags" on certain bands. I follow it, and I'm entertained by it, but I really don't take it very seriously. Now I just listen to anything that is pushing limits, stretching boundaries....I especially love anything that only exists to piss off those who wish they could stick it in a box and call it [blank]-metal. If no one has any idea what to call it...chances are I will like it.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: MetalMike06 on March 24, 2013, 11:42:16 AM: Quote from: theseoafs on March 23, 2013, 12:35:00 AM
if music is about expressing emotion, then metal provides the precise tools to express such emotions as "anger", "excitement", "angst", "power", "unity", etc.

This definitely.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Perpetual Change on March 24, 2013, 12:41:14 PM: You know, this is kinda sad. I thought this forum as a whole was a bit more open-minded than some of what I'm reading here :|
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Scorpion on March 24, 2013, 01:31:48 PM: What in particular do you mean? Nothing really struck me as close-minded, to be honest.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: skydivingninja on March 24, 2013, 01:47:37 PM: Quote from: Scorpion on March 24, 2013, 01:31:48 PM
What in particular do you mean? Nothing really struck me as close-minded, to be honest.

Quote from: wolfking on March 22, 2013, 02:42:00 PM
Metal has no boundaries, and is the most diverse music genre IMO. It's a true expression of natural human emotion that other genres dare not explore. It's real, aggressive, full of balls and the most rewarding. It just seems true, raw and real, and IMO is the genre that is the least polished and fake. Smart people like and understand metal. And real men listen to metal, and if you don't, you are not my friend.

Maybe I just biased but I never understand when I see a dude pull up in their car with the window down blasting the latest girly pop crap at full volume. I think to myself, you're a man, show some balls and listen to something real.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Ravenheart on March 24, 2013, 01:55:09 PM: I don't mean to completely discredit any of the points made in this thread, but I'd imagine that a particular attraction to heavy metal is no different from another genre, no matter what it is, speaking to an individual at a level that really resonates.

Quote from: wolfking on March 22, 2013, 02:42:00 PM
Metal has no boundaries, and is the most diverse music genre IMO. It's a true expression of natural human emotion that other genres dare not explore. It's real, aggressive, full of balls and the most rewarding. It just seems true, raw and real, and IMO is the genre that is the least polished and fake. Smart people like and understand metal. And real men listen to metal, and if you don't, you are not my friend.

Maybe I just biased but I never understand when I see a dude pull up in their car with the window down blasting the latest girly pop crap at full volume. I think to myself, you're a man, show some balls and listen to something real.

Amazing.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: theseoafs on March 24, 2013, 02:01:01 PM: Quote from: skydivingninja on March 24, 2013, 01:47:37 PM
Quote from: Scorpion on March 24, 2013, 01:31:48 PM
What in particular do you mean? Nothing really struck me as close-minded, to be honest.

Quote from: wolfking on March 22, 2013, 02:42:00 PM
Metal has no boundaries, and is the most diverse music genre IMO. It's a true expression of natural human emotion that other genres dare not explore. It's real, aggressive, full of balls and the most rewarding. It just seems true, raw and real, and IMO is the genre that is the least polished and fake. Smart people like and understand metal. And real men listen to metal, and if you don't, you are not my friend.

Maybe I just biased but I never understand when I see a dude pull up in their car with the window down blasting the latest girly pop crap at full volume. I think to myself, you're a man, show some balls and listen to something real.

To be fair, this was the only really close-minded thing I read (besides H's troll posts), but yeah, that was a pretty shitty post.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Scorpion on March 24, 2013, 02:08:03 PM: Yeah, didn't catch that. Wtf Kade.

Also, I agree with Zander.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Ħ on March 24, 2013, 02:57:27 PM: Quote from: theseoafs on March 24, 2013, 02:01:01 PM
Quote from: skydivingninja on March 24, 2013, 01:47:37 PM
Quote from: Scorpion on March 24, 2013, 01:31:48 PM
What in particular do you mean? Nothing really struck me as close-minded, to be honest.

Quote from: wolfking on March 22, 2013, 02:42:00 PM
Metal has no boundaries, and is the most diverse music genre IMO. It's a true expression of natural human emotion that other genres dare not explore. It's real, aggressive, full of balls and the most rewarding. It just seems true, raw and real, and IMO is the genre that is the least polished and fake. Smart people like and understand metal. And real men listen to metal, and if you don't, you are not my friend.

Maybe I just biased but I never understand when I see a dude pull up in their car with the window down blasting the latest girly pop crap at full volume. I think to myself, you're a man, show some balls and listen to something real.

To be fair, this was the only really close-minded thing I read (besides H's troll posts), but yeah, that was a pretty shitty post.
they see me trollin
they hatin
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: ClairvoyantCat on March 24, 2013, 03:01:42 PM: Quote from: wolfking on March 22, 2013, 02:42:00 PM
Metal has no boundaries, and is the most diverse music genre IMO. It's a true expression of natural human emotion that other genres dare not explore. It's real, aggressive, full of balls and the most rewarding. It just seems true, raw and real, and IMO is the genre that is the least polished and fake. Smart people like and understand metal. And real men listen to metal, and if you don't, you are not my friend.

Maybe I just biased but I never understand when I see a dude pull up in their car with the window down blasting the latest girly pop crap at full volume. I think to myself, you're a man, show some balls and listen to something real.

this post gave me cancer
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Zantera on March 24, 2013, 03:02:56 PM: Quote from: ClairvoyantCat on March 24, 2013, 03:01:42 PM
Quote from: wolfking on March 22, 2013, 02:42:00 PM
Metal has no boundaries, and is the most diverse music genre IMO. It's a true expression of natural human emotion that other genres dare not explore. It's real, aggressive, full of balls and the most rewarding. It just seems true, raw and real, and IMO is the genre that is the least polished and fake. Smart people like and understand metal. And real men listen to metal, and if you don't, you are not my friend.

Maybe I just biased but I never understand when I see a dude pull up in their car with the window down blasting the latest girly pop crap at full volume. I think to myself, you're a man, show some balls and listen to something real.

this post gave me cancer

It gave me cancer and aids.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Zook on March 24, 2013, 03:07:34 PM: Wow, that post was so bad it attracted almost all of the Harry and the Pears Band. And I thought opposites attract. :zook2:
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: LieLowTheWantedMan on March 24, 2013, 03:07:44 PM: I didn't even notice that post till a while ago but...

(https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQDGTeukHfXOa_ozatEc-FiE8wDfJh2Hwz0GTecIsmxRK9Ximnd1g)
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: ClairvoyantCat on March 24, 2013, 03:12:23 PM: Quote from: Zook on March 24, 2013, 03:07:34 PM
Wow, that post was so bad it attracted almost all of the Harry and the Pears Band. And I thought opposites attract. :zook2:

(https://i.imgur.com/JPEJeAH.gif)
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: LieLowTheWantedMan on March 24, 2013, 03:15:42 PM: lol
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Zook on March 24, 2013, 03:32:42 PM: Quote from: ClairvoyantCat on March 24, 2013, 03:12:23 PM
Quote from: Zook on March 24, 2013, 03:07:34 PM
Wow, that post was so bad it attracted almost all of the Harry and the Pears Band. And I thought opposites attract. :zook2:

(https://i.imgur.com/JPEJeAH.gif)

That's metal as fuck.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: FreezingPoint on March 24, 2013, 04:42:37 PM: Quote from: Zook on March 24, 2013, 03:32:42 PM
Quote from: ClairvoyantCat on March 24, 2013, 03:12:23 PM
Quote from: Zook on March 24, 2013, 03:07:34 PM
Wow, that post was so bad it attracted almost all of the Harry and the Pears Band. And I thought opposites attract. :zook2:

(https://i.imgur.com/JPEJeAH.gif)

That's metal as fuck.

Brainstorm time.

Band name: Obliterated Cow
Which creates the 5.346x10^8th genre in metal: Animal Metal
Where you can do anything you want, but there are no lyrics. Only animal sounds allowed.

My work here is done.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Ħ on March 24, 2013, 04:44:37 PM: I thought that wolfking's post was pretty metal.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: LieLowTheWantedMan on March 24, 2013, 05:00:10 PM: Well it was brutal that's for sure. ::)
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: antigoon on March 24, 2013, 05:10:20 PM: I'm not a metalhead, but sometimes I just need to rock the fuck out, you know?
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: skydivingninja on March 24, 2013, 05:30:35 PM: Quote from: FreezingPoint on March 24, 2013, 04:42:37 PM
Quote from: Zook on March 24, 2013, 03:32:42 PM
Quote from: ClairvoyantCat on March 24, 2013, 03:12:23 PM
Quote from: Zook on March 24, 2013, 03:07:34 PM
Wow, that post was so bad it attracted almost all of the Harry and the Pears Band. And I thought opposites attract. :zook2:

(https://i.imgur.com/JPEJeAH.gif)

That's metal as fuck.

Brainstorm time.

Band name: Obliterated Cow
Which creates the 5.346x10^8th genre in metal: Animal Metal
Where you can do anything you want, but there are no lyrics. Only animal sounds allowed.

My work here is done.

Hatebeak beat you to it
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Dark Castle on March 24, 2013, 05:55:04 PM: And Caninus
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: philmcson on March 25, 2013, 08:19:02 PM: Quote from: ? on March 23, 2013, 12:49:02 PM
Quote from: LieLowTheWantedMan on March 23, 2013, 12:27:55 PM
Quote from: philmcson on March 23, 2013, 05:17:11 AM
Quote from: MoraWintersoul on March 23, 2013, 03:23:54 AM
a lot of people stop listening to metal in their late twenties and thirties

:facepalm:
She's right you know. She didn't say literally everyone stops. :P I'm hoping I can retain my currently diverse taste as I age.
Yeah, a lot of people's tastes change over time as they grow. It's not likely that I'll ever start thinking "Man, metal is such childish music, why did I ever like it?", but it's not impossible that I might just gradually start losing my interest in heavier music at some point - you never know the future.

I'm actually getting more into metal the older I get...... also trying to explore some heavier subgenres as death and progressive death. ;D
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: philmcson on March 25, 2013, 08:21:21 PM: Quote from: FreezingPoint on March 24, 2013, 04:42:37 PM
Quote from: Zook on March 24, 2013, 03:32:42 PM
Quote from: ClairvoyantCat on March 24, 2013, 03:12:23 PM
Quote from: Zook on March 24, 2013, 03:07:34 PM
Wow, that post was so bad it attracted almost all of the Harry and the Pears Band. And I thought opposites attract. :zook2:

(https://i.imgur.com/JPEJeAH.gif)

That's metal as fuck.

Brainstorm time.

Band name: Obliterated Cow
Which creates the 5.346x10^8th genre in metal: Animal Metal
Where you can do anything you want, but there are no lyrics. Only animal sounds allowed.

My work here is done.

Sample, anyone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wye-XqnBgb8
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: The King in Crimson on March 25, 2013, 10:25:08 PM: Quote from: philmcson on March 25, 2013, 08:21:21 PM
Quote from: FreezingPoint on March 24, 2013, 04:42:37 PM
Quote from: Zook on March 24, 2013, 03:32:42 PM
Quote from: ClairvoyantCat on March 24, 2013, 03:12:23 PM
Quote from: Zook on March 24, 2013, 03:07:34 PM
Wow, that post was so bad it attracted almost all of the Harry and the Pears Band. And I thought opposites attract. :zook2:

(https://i.imgur.com/JPEJeAH.gif)

That's metal as fuck.

Brainstorm time.

Band name: Obliterated Cow
Which creates the 5.346x10^8th genre in metal: Animal Metal
Where you can do anything you want, but there are no lyrics. Only animal sounds allowed.

My work here is done.

Sample, anyone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wye-XqnBgb8
:rollin
Not as good as Krotchraut though.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: gazinwales on March 25, 2013, 11:46:37 PM: Quote from: wolfking on March 22, 2013, 02:42:00 PM
Metal has no boundaries, and is the most diverse music genre IMO. It's a true expression of natural human emotion that other genres dare not explore. It's real, aggressive, full of balls and the most rewarding. It just seems true, raw and real, and IMO is the genre that is the least polished and fake. Smart people like and understand metal. And real men listen to metal, and if you don't, you are not my friend.

Maybe I just biased but I never understand when I see a dude pull up in their car with the window down blasting the latest girly pop crap at full volume. I think to myself, you're a man, show some balls and listen to something real.

I couldn't have said it better myself, perfect :metal
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Zook on March 26, 2013, 05:32:10 AM: BOOGA BOOGA WEE WEE BOOGA BOOGA WEE WEE
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Sketchy on March 26, 2013, 01:30:22 PM: Zook, sometimes you're so bloody brilliant. This is one of those times.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Ben_Jamin on March 26, 2013, 01:48:52 PM: Van Canto is why I like Metal.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Zook on March 26, 2013, 03:22:39 PM: Quote from: Sketchy on March 26, 2013, 01:30:22 PM
Zook, sometimes you're so bloody brilliant. This is one of those times.

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Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: bosk1 on March 26, 2013, 03:44:43 PM: I think it's pretty safe to say that anyone who took Wolfking's post seriously was successfully trolled.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: PixelDream on March 27, 2013, 11:10:56 AM: Yesterday I got reminded by Gojira why I like metal. Tightest live metal band on the planet?
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: Metal on March 27, 2013, 03:49:21 PM: Thank you all for your continued support! I will do my best not to let any of you down.

:metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: MoraWintersoul on March 27, 2013, 03:55:16 PM: Quote from: Metal on March 27, 2013, 03:49:21 PM
Thank you all for your continued support! I will do my best not to let any of you down.

:metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal
I love this forum so much.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: kirksnosehair on March 27, 2013, 04:16:59 PM: To answer the OP:

I like metal because I like metal. I don't know how else to describe it other than to say I think good metal music sounds cool and I find it appealing. Metal has found it's way into my own band's music (https://10trecords.com/artists/genres/progressive-experimental/the-anabasis/the-anabasis-discography/), which is heavily influenced by metal.

I don't see any good reason to analyze it further.

It's fucking metal. Deal with it :metal
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: philmcson on March 27, 2013, 04:48:49 PM: Quote from: PixelDream on March 27, 2013, 11:10:56 AM
Yesterday I got reminded by Gojira why I like metal. Tightest live metal band on the planet?

Indeed, they're pretty badass on stage..... :metal
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: WindMaster on March 27, 2013, 04:54:27 PM: I prefer metal over other genres because it doesn't get boring and it's complicated. There really isn't much to say other than that.

But, yeah, I'm a huge metalhead, and I hardly listen to regular prog-metal anymore (DT, etc.). It's all about the heaviness. I also like how the harsh vocals are used as an instrument, and I think it really adds to the music.
Title: Re: Metalheads - why do you like metal? (serious question)
Post by: LieLowTheWantedMan on March 27, 2013, 04:57:25 PM: Quote from: Metal on March 27, 2013, 03:49:21 PM
Thank you all for your continued support! I will do my best not to let any of you down.

:metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal
:lol