Evolution of your metal Tastes

Cool. Glad to read your story man and welcome. It's nice to hear that bands like Metallica slayer and death are still the light at the end of the tunnel for new metal fans, and that even metal core and nu metal can serve as effective gateways to the promised land.

I've wondered before what sort of path a young metal head these days would take. In my youth it was so simple. I liked rock, then ozzy/black sabbath, and then Metallica. A bit sad that the mainstream metal these days isn't what it once was, but this shows it still serves its purpose.

Thanks for the welcome. I've been lurking these forums every now and then for a while.

Yeah you're right. Sometimes I wonder why I was born so late haha because seems old bands are superior than most new bands these days, that's when you remember that saying: "the older, the better". If it wasn't because of Nu Metal and Metalcore I'd have never got into real metal music and I'm not saying that those genres are bad but we all know where we can find metal at its finest.

In my opinion I've evolved a lot when it comes to music tastes. First off english isn't my native language so you might imagine that I would have never been able to enjoy this kind of music since I couldn't understand a thing. Thanks to god that day that I listened to that LP song made me choose the right path.

AHiG is fucking shit. Only Iowa holds some value, and some tracks on their debut album, the rest of Slipknot is cringeworthy.

Yeah, true that. The best albums Slipknot ever made are the self titled one and Iowa. As for the rest that's crappy nu-metal for kids.
 
Being born right now is way better in my opinion, all the reissues and rare gems at our fingertips...

But we live in a disposable world, so im not sure the younger generations feel the same way about this stuff. Being able to explore music as readily as it can be today surely has its advantages, but unfortunately im not sure if the collector spirit is as alive and active today as it used to be.

Also what Baroque said about the mainstream metal scene. Metal is inevitably becoming/has become a retro music genre, for better or worse.
 
Classic rock / Hard rock > Heavy / doom metal > thrash / speed / power metal > death metal > black metal > progressive metal (all types of it) after I discovered Opeth, Cynic, and bands of that nature I started listening to non metal genres, jazz, ambient, post-rock, fusion, psychedelic rock etc.
 
Mine was straight forward:

Metallica--->Pantera--->Fear Factory--->In Flames/At the Gates--->Nile/Arcturus/Emperor--->Lost Horizon/Stratovarius/Imagika--->Various bands in each major genre.

The bands listed here are basically the ones that opened the doors to each genre. Aside from a brief flirtation with numetal in my teens (because I didn't know any better) mine is less of an evolution than a progression.
 
Well more people taking advantage would mean more support for the artists, which would mean they stay together longer/have more funding for their new albums.

Eh, I'd say it's relative, no way there were as many supporters back then as there are now.

Album sales numbers would indicate otherwise. Fact of the matter is that people arent buying albums as much as they used to. I would venture to guess that the sales of the rare gems and re-releases are not very high, but conducted in such a way that there is a small profit margin to be had. These things exist because the current metal scene isnt selling enough records. It's great for the consumer/collector, but for the overall scene, im not so sure.
 
It's good to know that I'm not the only one who suffers from having a hard time getting used to new metal sub-genres. I thought I just wasn't made for this kind of music as I was trying to enjoy other bands but seems it tends to happen to most of you. The most you listen to it, the better it gets.

I was wondering what death metal band would you guys consider the most approachable one to get into this kind of metal? I was thinking of Death but I'm still not sure. However I'm already listening to Children Of Bodom and I'm having ear orgasms while listening to it, as far as I'm concerned it's pretty much melodic death metal so I'm not that sure, what do you guys think?
 
It's good to know that I'm not the only one who suffers from having a hard time getting used to new metal sub-genres. I thought I just wasn't made for this kind of music as I was trying to enjoy other bands but seems it tends to happen to most of you. The most you listen to it, the better it gets.

I was wondering what death metal band would you guys consider the most approachable one to get into this kind of metal? I was thinking of Death but I'm still not sure. However I'm already listening to Children Of Bodom and I'm having ear orgasms while listening to it, as far as I'm concerned it's pretty much melodic death metal so I'm not that sure, what do you guys think?

It depends which subgenres you are referring to. Most of them are a result of being influenced by the main genres (doom, thrash, black, death), so I guess a good starting point would be the pioneers of each genre.

As for an introduction to death metal, Death isnt a bad start. I would also check out Autopsy, Morbid Angel, Entombed, Bolt Thrower, Carcass, etc. Most of the older bands end up being some of the best in the genre, and will prepare your ears for more modern bands.

CoB is definitely a melodic death metal band, influenced by earlier artists such as At the Gates and In Flames. If you like CoB, definitely check out the earlier albums by either band.
 
It's good to know that I'm not the only one who suffers from having a hard time getting used to new metal sub-genres. I thought I just wasn't made for this kind of music as I was trying to enjoy other bands but seems it tends to happen to most of you. The most you listen to it, the better it gets.

I was wondering what death metal band would you guys consider the most approachable one to get into this kind of metal? I was thinking of Death but I'm still not sure. However I'm already listening to Children Of Bodom and I'm having ear orgasms while listening to it, as far as I'm concerned it's pretty much melodic death metal so I'm not that sure, what do you guys think?

Start with Bolt Thrower, Death, Morbid Angel, Dismember, Grave and Entombed. And definitely some later Carcass(last three albums).

edit: Oh and Kalmah should be right up your alley, great band.

 
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Black Waltz is a sick album. I was hooked on that album for a long time.

Same. It's probably the only modern melodic death metal album that I can still tolerate. Kalmah tends to repeat themselves melody-wise, and for this I feel like they havent aged well, but they are still solid enough to be worth a listen.
 
It depends which subgenres you are referring to. Most of them are a result of being influenced by the main genres (doom, thrash, black, death), so I guess a good starting point would be the pioneers of each genre.

As for an introduction to death metal, Death isnt a bad start. I would also check out Autopsy, Morbid Angel, Entombed, Bolt Thrower, Carcass, etc. Most of the older bands end up being some of the best in the genre, and will prepare your ears for more modern bands.

CoB is definitely a melodic death metal band, influenced by earlier artists such as At the Gates and In Flames. If you like CoB, definitely check out the earlier albums by either band.

Start with Bolt Thrower, Death, Morbid Angel, Dismember, Grave and Entombed. And definitely some later Carcass(last three albums).

edit: Oh and Kalmah should be right up your alley, great band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0jUpn-LF7c

Thanks for your suggestions. I'll definitely look into those bands. By the way I've read out there that Death albums tend to vary from one another, is it true?

Another thing regarding the main topic of this thread. I don't know why but it's really hard for me to like a song if I don't feel idenfify with its lyrics whereas if it has lyrics to idenfy with and sounds good then it's just way easier to appreciate it. I'm saying this because lately I've been into Slayer and let's say I can't connect to most of their lyrics so it's kinda hard to get into it however the more I listen to it the more I can begin to understand what I'm listening to...

Perhaps there are two types of metal fans? Those who don't give a damn about lyrics and those who appreciate lyrics and study them as if it was the bible?
 
Thanks for your suggestions. I'll definitely look into those bands. By the way I've read out there that Death albums tend to vary from one another, is it true?

Not really, first two albums are pretty much in the same vein, Spiritual Healing is where they first started transitioning towards their later sound(although it still sounds closer to their previous work), which came into full effect with Human. That album is much more complex, progressive and technically inclined than any of their previous albums. It's is also one of the first "official" technical death metal albums.

so basically their first three albums would fall under Old School Death Metal, while Human and everything after would be considered Technical/Progressive death metal ... a sub-genre that they helped pioneer.

Also, us Death fans refer to the second stage of their career as Death 2.0

edit: If Slayer lyrics bother you, than so will the first two Death albums. Lyrics are the least important part of metal imo. I havent ran into many metal fans that give a shit about lyrics.
 
As for Slayer I love their intense rhythm and I could definitely listen to their songs without giving a shit about their lyrical content but I'm feeling like I'm missing something valuable. Regarding Death I've checked out severals songs and seems like something I could enjoy. I just don't know what's going on, I hope I find out a solution for this issue, I can't lose all this precious material. It's like throwing away pure gold.

Maybe it's just I need more time to get used to it since I'm a guy who comes from Metalcore so things are different on that genre.