Why do metalheads care about genres so much?

[AlphaTemplar]

I'm really tired of all the 'Iced Earth is power, not thrash'/'In Flames isn't melodic death metal'/'Does Opeth count as progressive?' bickering. Fuck genres; One of the marks of a great band is that they're original and step outside of genre cliches. People probably debated whether Black Sabbath was psychdelia or hard rock.

 

[Carcassian]

I'm really tired of all the 'Iced Earth is power, not thrash'/'In Flames isn't melodic death metal'/'Does Opeth count as progressive?' bickering. Fuck genres; One of the marks of a great band is that they're original and step outside of genre cliches. People probably debated whether Black Sabbath was psychdelia or hard rock.

It's borne out of a need for quick generalisations; rather than say to you "I like bands like diamond head, Iron Maiden, Saxon and Raven", I could say, "I like NOWBHM stuff - what do you think?". It makes things quicker.

Yes, some of the genre pigeonholing is a trifle tiresome, but without it, things would get very irritating, very fast.

 

[Blinded By Blood]

Genres are a great way to find similar bands to the ones you like or figure out a style that suits your tastes

 

[~Neurotica]

But there are really many of bands that dont have some certain genre, - there are a few mixed.

 

[metal paddy]

PADDY NOT INTO THE GENRE THING HE LIKES METAL AND THAT IS THAT

 

[Carcassian]

But there are really many of bands that dont have some certain genre, - there are a few mixed.

They're only mixed if genres exist.

(They do).

 

[KaMiKAZeStRiP]

I hate it how people who listen to power metal are "pussies" or whatever, dude, tehre is good and bad metal from every genre and when you get down to it, if it's metal, it's metal, right?! A true metalhead wouldn't classify things, they'd be too busy rockin' out to notice. At least that's how I feel.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

I really like death metal, pagan/folk/viking, and powermetal.
Lets go get some sandwiches. Who wants roast beef?

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Roast beef is a terrible genre of sandwich.

 

[Mort Divine]

Arby's Roast Beef > life

 

[UndyingDarkness]

Arby's Roast Beef > life

I want to buy that Thor's hammer medalion in your avatar.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

why?

 

[UndyingDarkness]

It's the nicest one I've seen.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

no I mean, why do you want a hammer?

 

[Mort Divine]

I'm going to buy this one.

http://www.badalijewelry.com/images5/thor05021.jpg

 

[IWP]

I practically categorize bands based on the 7 sub-genres.

Good ones:
Thrash
Power
Death
Black

Bad ones:
Metalcore
Industrial
Nu-Metal

I'm pretty sure there's a couple others, but I only listed the ones that I care about. There's a couple other SGs that I think have ridiculous names such as Viking Metal, Math Metal, ect.

What the hell is Math Metal anyway?

 

[Mort Divine]

Viking metal is NOT ridiculous, it exists well enough.

 

[UndyingDarkness]

no I mean, why do you want a hammer?

I don't know, I think it looks cool

 

[UndyingDarkness]

I'm going to buy this one.

http://www.badalijewelry.com/images5/thor05021.jpg

That one is insane! How much?

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

I recommend Wodanesdag http://www.odin.org/pp-cat2.htm for some good hammers. I have two of em.