Where does Metal go now...

[General Zod]

I've finally gotten around to reading "Lords of Chaos". After reading the first few chapters, where the author discusses the lineage and history of Black Metal, I've begun to wonder what will be the next step in Metal's evolution. Over the years, it seems Metal has been cross-pollinated with everything from Opera and Classical, Rap and Hardcore Punk, Jazz and Ambient. So, what's left? Has it reached the end of the road?

Zod

 

[Climb Thar Hill]

Two words... COUNTRY METAL

 

[MetalNations]

Polka Metal

 

[Erik]

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[Dick Sirloin]

jimmy crack corn metal

 

[General Zod]

Two words... COUNTRY METAL

Yuck.

Polka Metal

Finntroll.

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Blah, blah, blah...

jimmy crack corn metal

Wouldn't that be Country Metal?

Zod

 

[EVERLOSTINDEADETERNITY]

Lords of Chaos is a great book. NO country metal , I thought thats what Metallica had been trying to do on Load and Reload or was that just bluesy crap. Somebody always comes up with something not necessarily new but taking other genres and melding them together.

 

[Sanctums]

What has metal really done with jazz.

 

[JayKeeley]

What has metal really done with jazz.

I thought there had been several excursions into jazz: Yakuza, Ephel Duath, some Solefald, etc. There's jazz in lots of technical prog. Jazz instruments have been used in metal -- even Carpathian Forest made good use of a sax.

But if we're talking real "miles davis" type stuff, then I'm not sure. I'm no expert simply because I don't listen to jazz.

 

[JayKeeley]

Has it reached the end of the road?

Metal reached the end of the road at the second wave of black metal. Everything since has been a hybrid of sub-genres.

 

[General Zod]

What has metal really done with jazz.

I would say that Technical Metal and Free-Form Jazz are very much related. Listen to some of the stuff Cynic has done. They're music has a very heavy Jazz vibe to it.

Zod

 

[AsModEe]

I thought there had been several excursions into jazz: Yakuza, Ephel Duath, some Solefald, etc. There's jazz in lots of technical prog. Jazz instruments have been used in metal -- even Carpathian Forest made good use of a sax.

But if we're talking real "miles davis" type stuff, then I'm not sure. I'm no expert simply because I don't listen to jazz.

Carpathian Forest using a sax? Don't tell me that fat guy farted in it and it produced music!

 

[Nico]

I've got some pretty outlandish opinions on this matter.

That is all.

 

[General Zod]

Metal reached the end of the road at the second wave of black metal. Everything since has been a hybrid of sub-genres.

So, you don't think we'll ever see a truly new genre, one that isn't just an amalgamation of already existing genres?

Zod

 

[Papa Josh]

Two words... COUNTRY METAL

Rebel Meets Rebel... didn't cause much stir, I'd say that's a dead genre, no bad pun intended.

 

[Reign in Acai]

Does it really have to go anywhere? Just keep on churning out more headbanging and hellthrashing tunes, thats all I ask for.

 

[Mormagil]

100% Truth

 

[AsModEe]

yeah, I like classic metal and I'm a bit tired of all that hybrid crap.

 

[Demonspell]

So, you don't think we'll ever see a truly new genre, one that isn't just an amalgamation of already existing genres?

Zod

I doubt that we'll see something created out of nothing that will amaze everyone and spawn a thousand imitators and metal doesn't need something radically different to happen to ensure its survival, at this point nothing can be 100% original, but I don't think it's too late to avoid complete stagnation and there are enough forward thinking bands left to provide inspiration for the future...

 

[Dark One]

Raggae metal might sound kinda cool. In terms of futuristic metal, obviously much of it will be done solely by computers - program it to "mix this style" and "mix that style" until you reach something that sounds decent.

How 'bout show tunes metal?