Throughout metal's history, hard rock bands (often mistaken for metal bands) have been a "gateway drug" of sorts for music fans to get into metal. Going all the back to Led Zepplin up to Shadows Fall today and Motley Crue, Alice In Chains, and KoRn in between, I believe all of these hard rock bands have actually helped metal by expanding its fanbase. No music genre can surive without new blood, after all.
So, what do you think? Are cock rock, hair metal, nu-metal, grunge, and metalcore bands detremental or benificial to metal music?
So, what do you think? Are cock rock, hair metal, nu-metal, grunge, and metalcore bands detremental or benificial to metal music?