That is no racist statement but...

[ahjteam]

Okay, here's the deal... I name you 1000 more or less popular metal bands that consist of non-black (ha!) bandmembers and you try to name 50 that have at least one in... I bet I win

OK, this was proven to be a really tough one, I only got 23 and Lenny Kravitz isnt even metal. In alphabetical order, including some of the bands mentioned here

1. 24-7 Spyz
2. Bad Brains
3. Brown Brigade
4. Brutus and the Pontiac
5. Hed PE
6. Incubus
7. Killswitch Engage
8. Kings X
9. Korn
10. Lenny Kravitz
11. Living Colour
12. Neblina
13. POD
14. Rage Against The Machine
15. Sepultura
16. Sevendust
17. Skindred
18. Skunk Anansie
19. Suffocation
20. Tamar-kali
21. Thin Lizzy
22. Wicked Wisdom
23. Wrust

...and www.blackrockcoalition.com

 

[Pman]

OK, this was proven to be a really tough one, I only got 23 and Lenny Kravitz isnt even metal. In alphabetical order, including some of the bands mentioned here

1. 24-7 Spyz
2. Bad Brains
3. Brown Brigade
4. Brutus and the Pontiac
5. Hed PE
6. Incubus
7. Killswitch Engage
8. Kings X
9. Korn
10. Lenny Kravitz
11. Living Colour
12. Neblina
13. POD
14. Rage Against The Machine
15. Sepultura
16. Sevendust
17. Skindred
18. Skunk Anansie
19. Suffocation
20. Tamar-kali
21. Thin Lizzy
22. Wicked Wisdom
23. Wrust

...and www.blackrockcoalition.com

But what about God Forbid?!?!

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[Metal Overload]

Lol!

 

[SocialNumb]

So how many white rappers? And does it out weigh blacks in metal?

 

[Executioner213]

Without Mike Smith the blast beat wouldn't be it what it is today.. ....just proves black people got more groove
This alone proves we need to get more black guys involved in metal...:Smokin:

Not quite true.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blast_beat

 

[Genius Gone Insane]

I'm not black, but my parents are from India. I'm seem to be one of the few Indian metal fans, especially when it comes to females. So far, I've been the only Indian at metal shows. The Indian metal fans I do meet are guys, but they are rare in general.

My experience is that minority backgrounds can shun you for listening to metal, because it's perceived as the "white man's music." I have been accused of being "white-washed" for being a metal fan by other Indians, being ashamed of my ethnic background, and asked how an Indian girl like myself could like such music.

I can imagine how a black metalhead could also be given a hard time from other blacks...Just a thought.

Interesting.

BTW I find all these posts interesting, I hope they keep coming, especially from non-honkey-crackers.

 

[korpse pop]

I'd like to know why did you name the thread "That is no racist statement but..."
You really need to be sorry in advance for simply asking why there is not many blacks in metal bands? I can't get how could anyone find any racism in that?

 

[Amberience]

OK, this was proven to be a really tough one, I only got 23 and Lenny Kravitz isnt even metal. In alphabetical order, including some of the bands mentioned here

1. 24-7 Spyz
2. Bad Brains
3. Brown Brigade
4. Brutus and the Pontiac
5. Hed PE
6. Incubus
7. Killswitch Engage
8. Kings X
9. Korn
10. Lenny Kravitz
11. Living Colour
12. Neblina
13. POD
14. Rage Against The Machine
15. Sepultura
16. Sevendust
17. Skindred
18. Skunk Anansie
19. Suffocation
20. Tamar-kali
21. Thin Lizzy
22. Wicked Wisdom
23. Wrust

...and www.blackrockcoalition.com

24. Oxbow

I think the reason that we're struggling with this is because it's not a catagory of distinction for bands... I mean... you never go into a shop and think "right... I want a band with black members who play cock-rock" or anything like that.

It's not a racist question, but it is a dumb one. Why does it need to be asked??

 

[abyssofdreams]

I'd like to know why did you name the thread "That is no racist statement but..."
You really need to be sorry in advance for simply asking why there is not many blacks in metal bands? I can't get how could anyone find any racism in that?

Because I'm not naive and I've run into a lot of people who jump and get offended just by bringing colors/races into discussion. This board is far more open-minded, I see that, yet I wanted it to be clear right from the start.

 

[Djabthrash]

24. Oxbow

I think the reason that we're struggling with this is because it's not a catagory of distinction for bands... I mean... you never go into a shop and think "right... I want a band with black members who play cock-rock" or anything like that.

It's not a racist question, but it is a dumb one. Why does it need to be asked??

+ Body Count

+reflux

+some hardcore/metal/punk bands: Knuckledust, Wisdom in chains, Rykers ?, Skarhead (Boston Mike RIP), Apocalypse now, ...

 

[scorpio01169]

OK, this was proven to be a really tough one, I only got 23 and Lenny Kravitz isnt even metal. In alphabetical order, including some of the bands mentioned here

1. 24-7 Spyz
2. Bad Brains
3. Brown Brigade
4. Brutus and the Pontiac
5. Hed PE
6. Incubus
7. Killswitch Engage
8. Kings X
9. Korn
10. Lenny Kravitz
11. Living Colour
12. Neblina
13. POD
14. Rage Against The Machine
15. Sepultura
16. Sevendust
17. Skindred
18. Skunk Anansie
19. Suffocation
20. Tamar-kali
21. Thin Lizzy
22. Wicked Wisdom
23. Wrust

...and www.blackrockcoalition.com

who in Korn is black?

 

[26]

It`s their hairdresser

 

[Metal Overload]

Suicidal Tendencies

 

[Metaltastic]

Ok, seriously, you people (Ahtjteam, Amberience) making the lists and whatnot can't seriously believe you're proving that black people are equally representated in metal as white people. You're just listing exceptions, cuz I think we can all agree that, as a whole, metal is not a big stop on the soul train, so to speak (sorry, I love that expression ), as illustrated by posts like scorpio's, Kazrog's (about his friend) and VeraRenczi.

And Amberience, it's a category of distinction because a metal band with one or more black members is unusual, and as to why it needs to be asked, well, many people believe that racial issues need to be confronted and dealt with, rather than ignored and/or denied.

 

[Amberience]

And Amberience, it's a category of distinction because a metal band with one or more black members is unusual, and as to why it needs to be asked, well, many people believe that racial issues need to be confronted and dealt with, rather than ignored and/or denied.

There is no issue to deal with. There are plenty of ethnic people doing metal, and plenty of ethnic people doing things that aren't a part of their heritage.

Metal came from rock. Rock came from blues. Blues came from black slaves. Ergo, metal is black slave music, albeit in a much more evolved and concentrated fashion.

The notion that metal is white people's music is preposterous.

And why the hell should anyone feel like they have to represent their race?? The very idea of any race being represented in the metal (or any) scene is just ludicrous.... music is music, and it is for everyone.

 

[SocialNumb]

That was fun to read! How many gay's are there in metal?

I only got Rob Halford. I never really thought about it though.

 

[JBroll]

The roommate tells me the singer from Accept is also gay.

Jeff

 

[Djabthrash]

Doug Pinnick.

 

[StefTD]

the singer in Accept, Udo Dirkschneider has a son as far as I know (a good friend of mine knows him personally so I think that is a "true" information)
but that guy acctualy said that Rock'n'Rolf, the guy from Running Wild is gay, not sure about that.

 

[Virgil.]

Don't forget SEVENDUST