Exactly. They have absolutely no idea music exists outside of the radio and mtv.
All I ask of this thread is for someone to bring back the Euronymous Shouldn't Have Touched His NAKED picture.
My whole thing is that you shouldn't be able to run in to the average joe on the street and expect them to know who At the Gates, Cirith Ungol, or Slough Feg are, let alone expect them to come up with a formulated opinion on those bands. Nowadays though, every fat goth chick, metalcore skater, emo with a cowlick, and jock sporting a hatebreed shirt has heard of the aforementioned bands. And that is due to honest metal fans who are true to the spirit of the music who play Moses and attempt to convert the musically uneducated.
Motherfuckers have Arcane Sun on their Ipod Nanos and no hardcopy to serve as a receipt.
I prefer to point the blame towards every metal head who wanted to share his experience of music enlightenment with his 4 cousins, 2 best friends, girlfriend, his mother, his father, the mailman, and the dude who molested him down the street. Why does everyone feel the need to play show and tell? Graveland is not geared towards your bint who listens to Godsmack religiously. Nor is it geared towards your negar co-worker whose in to the Black Eyed Peas.
Motherfuckers have Arcane Sun on their Ipod Nanos and no hardcopy to serve as a receipt.