Blind Guardian
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Is Hammerfall big in North America? I´ve heard that in Germany they´re more popular than The Beatles.
Actually, the OP wasn't talking about mainstream metal at all.
I don't see how. It makes perfect sense to me. I'm wondering if I'm not expressing myself clearly.WeAreInFlames: Your whole 'observations of north american posters' theory makes no fucking sense mate.
Regardless, it's retarded to speak of a global phenomenon in terms of regions given the context of the topic. Mainstream Metal bands should be determined globally. Nightwish is undeniably one of the biggest Metal bands in the world, and frankly, they still are one of the bigger Metal bands in the US as well. The mainstream of Metal is obviously relative to the genre as a whole, so Nightwish's stature as one of the biggest bands within the genre is pretty solid and painfully obvious ground for regarding them as part of the Metal mainstream.
No.Is Hammerfall big in North America?
Believe it or not i've never heard any Nightwish songs. Just another female fronted goth and whine fest i take it?^Alright, agreed.
i see a lot of people hate bands simply because they are mainstream
or in other words "too popular"
i like bands because of the sound and music they give not by how popular they are
I've never even heard of Hammerfall here I think I might have heard their name whispered HERE 2-3 times, that's about it. I read up on them & I might check them out soon. I think in order to be a mainstream band in the US I should have at least heard people here talk of them.
Fuck you and your stupid country. Nah, just kidding. But if you lived in Sweden, you'd definitely find Hammerfall to be mainstream.