Progressive, power, grindcore, extreme, nordic death, nu, doom, gloom, not-very-happy metal... do you care what subgenre a particular band is in, or do you just listen to whatever sounds good?
Do you tend to classify bands as being part of a genre ("they're speed power metal!"), or do you try to steer clear of that?
Just interested in how people feel about the various labels thrown about. Are more being used now than what were used way-back-when (say, the mid-to-late 80s, when all I knew of was metal, thrash and glam!).

Do you tend to classify bands as being part of a genre ("they're speed power metal!"), or do you try to steer clear of that?
Just interested in how people feel about the various labels thrown about. Are more being used now than what were used way-back-when (say, the mid-to-late 80s, when all I knew of was metal, thrash and glam!).