Metal in Europe vs. Metal in the USA
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The hipster is too busy drinking his $20 Cosmopolitan, and then complaining about how unfair life is, to understand metal.
Diamond45
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Agreed... especially for progressive metal. It's too hard for the average American to understand and appreciate.
Therefore (paraphrasing Garrison Keilor) we're all above average
Therefore (paraphrasing Garrison Keilor) we're all above average
Agreed... especially for progressive metal. It's too hard for the average American to understand and appreciate.
Therefore (paraphrasing Garrison Keilor) we're all above average
With the exception of Dream Theater
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OrbWeaver
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American Metal? 
Though when I saw LB here in the states, there were no girls on stage. His European show certainly looks more like the picture on the top in the OP.
Though when I saw LB here in the states, there were no girls on stage. His European show certainly looks more like the picture on the top in the OP.
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OrbWeaver
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Given that the still on the video is clearly of two bikini-clad women and LB himself, I'd think that NOT watching it at work is an obvious choice.
J. Golden
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The metal fans in America only have them selves to blame for the state of metal in America. Support needs to go a little further than just bitching in a forum or posting clever comics.
As for a BTBM fan; the fanbase has always been strong and pretty loyal, I seem to remember this from the beginning. I can't say that about about other bands or types of metal in the U.S. And I can't help but to think it is the lack of support the U.S. metal bands, labels, shows, etc get from the "fans". But I'm sure internet forums will change all of that.
BTBM are exactly were they deserve to be, they earned it so more power to them.
Metal is much stronger in Europe because the fabric so to speak is a lot tighter knit. In Europe everything is connected and everyone knows everyone else. Example in festival season and how fests are planned out so not to interfere with one another. In Europe there is not the same mentality of separatism that America has. And everything over here is so disposable.
I hate even thinking about this.
As for a BTBM fan; the fanbase has always been strong and pretty loyal, I seem to remember this from the beginning. I can't say that about about other bands or types of metal in the U.S. And I can't help but to think it is the lack of support the U.S. metal bands, labels, shows, etc get from the "fans". But I'm sure internet forums will change all of that.
BTBM are exactly were they deserve to be, they earned it so more power to them.
Metal is much stronger in Europe because the fabric so to speak is a lot tighter knit. In Europe everything is connected and everyone knows everyone else. Example in festival season and how fests are planned out so not to interfere with one another. In Europe there is not the same mentality of separatism that America has. And everything over here is so disposable.
I hate even thinking about this.
I guess I didn't know enough about the band. Women in Bikini's are not NSFW here, but simulated lesbian oral sex definitely is.
Indeed. We actually planned the "Uniting the Powers of Metal" tour well away from Progpower USA because of that.
OrbWeaver
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I figured scantily-clad women are probably a no-no at most workplaces. :/ My apologies.
J. Golden
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