Why are keyboards in metal so hated?

[genocide roach]

No it's because most metalheads are afraid of liking something that isn't "tough and angry" sounding. So they ridicule them.

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~gR~

 

[Wires & Waves]

ohohoho polarity calling someone else pretentious

that's just precious

saves the day are one of my favorite bands i dont see how you can accuse me of pretentiousness at all, given that my "metal sucks" thing was just a troll that you got really offended by for some reason

 

[CF87]

Most keyboards sound too artificial. It's acceptable when used for intros and interludes, but when you have synthesized strings screeching throughout your entire album it gets annoying (COF, Dimmu, Emperor). I do enjoy "primitive" keyboard instruments such as piano, organ (especially the godly Hammond B3), mellotron, harpsichord, and even old Moog synths, as they all have a unique sound as a real instrument should. Playing a sample of an orchestra and manipulating the tone and pitch sounds like shit.

Exactly

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

Organs are kickass.

 

[SheisMySin]

Savatage used synths very well in "Wake of Magellan" - Almost sounded like choirs.

Scott

 

[Krakatau]

No it's because most metalheads are afraid of liking something that isn't "tough and angry" sounding. So they ridicule them.

Yep.

Most of my favorite bands have a keyboardist. I'd take Jens Johansson, Michael Pinnella, and Janne Warman over so many guitarists.

 

[skeptik]

"Most metalheads" are generally not the type of people that post here, so that comment is pretty irrelevant in the context of this board. I myself find tastefully done keyboards to be very fitting.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

Orchestral choirs and the like are alright, if they are kept buried deep in the mix. Keyboards should be mainly used for atmosphere

Tasteful keyboards -

Esoteric
Pestilence in "Spheres"
Burzum (besides the ambient albums)
Negura Bunget
Ras Algethi
Summoning (usually)

Distasteful Keyboards -
Emperor
Children Of Bodom + 100 Finnish bands
Dream Theater
Samael (sometimes)
Nokturnal Mortem

I thought Emperor used them rather effectively.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

ohohoho polarity calling someone else pretentious

that's just precious

 

[Carcassian]

I thought Emperor used them rather effectively.

Listen again mate.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

"Most metalheads" are generally not the type of people that post here, so that comment is pretty irrelevant in the context of this board. I myself find tastefully done keyboards to be very fitting.

You are right... but we were talking about "most metalheads" not most people who post here and don't have insecurity issues about how "tough" the music they listen to is.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

youre a pretentious dick

For telling the truth? So be it...

 

[Carcassian]

For telling the truth? So be it...

Mate, I enjoy reading your posts, for what it's worth

 

[Thoth-Amon]

Mate, I enjoy reading your posts, for what it's worth

Really? Thanks.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

Listen again mate.

I just listened to Anthems the other day... sounded good to me.

 

[skeptik]

Yeah well I just listened to Hexenhaus so I win.

 

[Carcassian]

Yeah? Well I just listened to The Enchanted, so you can both bow down before me.

 

[ThePhilosopher]

Amorphis has excellent keyboard usage on their first 3 LPs.

 

[Black Bullet]

I dont mind keyboards, if you like the sounds then use it, if you dont like the sounds dont use it

 

[TylerTheNuke]

well, just plain keyboards suck because sampled sounds sound really artificial and fake to me. Go play a note on a grand piano and then play it on a keyboard set to grand piano and you will see what I mean. Synthesizer keyboards, on the other hand, pretty much rule when used right. Mellotrons sound somehow better to me as well. Synths are pretty effective in industrial rock like NIN and skinny puppy, because of the infinity of sounds you can produce. I'd love to hear some of that in metal.