DISCLAIMER- If you want to shit all over me for pointing out the flaws of your favorite genre, I'll read it with an open mind, but you won't get much of a response from me. I just want your suggestions, not an argument. I've been around enough message boards (this one included) to know how it goes... I'm not getting out of this one without an insult or two.
And I'm not trying to generalize TOO much here. I know it's not ALL like this, I'm NOT AN IDIOT.
Back to the thread title... I think all of that shit's just lame. All I can think of when I see these bands is quit trying so damn hard. Remember when Black Sabbath was the most metal thing out there, and if they put out a love song, they weren't called pussies over it? Remember how Maiden could write about just about anything, and they were considered groundbreaking for it? What happened to that? I don't give a fuck about DEATH. So what? Is it some sort of morbid teenage fascination gone wrong? Am I supposed to think "slotter is kool" because I like distorted guitars?
A good chunk of the genre has been ruined to me by an image. It's funny, because metal used to not be about image (there are always exceptions).. It was about not giving a fuck about your image. Guys had shaggy hair and ripped jeans because it was the lazy thing to do. What do they care, right? So what's with this "I look so evil and depressed" thing? Again, stop trying so hard to BE something or to FIT IN, and make some good music. Something that's not all speed picking, double bass, and growling. It's been done, it's going nowhere.
I just want a band with some heavy guitar parts, good songwriting that doesn't sound like everything else I've ever heard, and doesn't have shit like "necro-", "corpse", "rot", "death" or "blood" in their name. Can someone help me out?
And I'm not trying to generalize TOO much here. I know it's not ALL like this, I'm NOT AN IDIOT.
Back to the thread title... I think all of that shit's just lame. All I can think of when I see these bands is quit trying so damn hard. Remember when Black Sabbath was the most metal thing out there, and if they put out a love song, they weren't called pussies over it? Remember how Maiden could write about just about anything, and they were considered groundbreaking for it? What happened to that? I don't give a fuck about DEATH. So what? Is it some sort of morbid teenage fascination gone wrong? Am I supposed to think "slotter is kool" because I like distorted guitars?
A good chunk of the genre has been ruined to me by an image. It's funny, because metal used to not be about image (there are always exceptions).. It was about not giving a fuck about your image. Guys had shaggy hair and ripped jeans because it was the lazy thing to do. What do they care, right? So what's with this "I look so evil and depressed" thing? Again, stop trying so hard to BE something or to FIT IN, and make some good music. Something that's not all speed picking, double bass, and growling. It's been done, it's going nowhere.
I just want a band with some heavy guitar parts, good songwriting that doesn't sound like everything else I've ever heard, and doesn't have shit like "necro-", "corpse", "rot", "death" or "blood" in their name. Can someone help me out?
