Metal is Lame

[Bad Dog]

thank you, i don't enjoy screaming/yelling for 3-6 minutes either lol

 

Not all metal is like that. I know a lot of great metal bands that are instrumental, which is a lot better because the focus isnt on the lead singer, its on the insane guitarist.

[tacosndew]

i know, but a lot of it is, and the instrumental kind with the crazy guitarist is whatever

[Zealot]

Gtfo then you Justin beaver fanboy. Metal is for men.

[Bill Smauz]

I'm not really a fan of the Screaming/Death Metal genre but I do enjoy Progressive Metal and Hard Rock.

[Repus]

I don't so much like metal, mostly I hear some song many times till i start to like em.

 

Some songs I like right away, like this song that I'm just listening from you tube, I hear this first time and I like it.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A4WoHxL3GQ

 

Death metal is something I hate.

[tacosndew]

Gtfo then you Justin beaver fanboy. Metal is for men.

my ass

[Maniac]

Who let you out of the offtopic section.

[tacosndew]

what can i say? imma scamp ;)

[Cromyth]

tTKxGhf2Yyw

 

Haters gonna hate

[Lux]

I'd say as a generalisation that I don't like metal. There's loads of different types (apparently) that someone who doesn't care to investigate will not know of but generally....whatever type...there's something I don't like. I'm sure my opinion will completely go against some others......

 

-Screaming vocalists (which completely ruin a song for me....and can only be passed off if in very small amounts.......but preferably none at all). Some of these artists actually have good singing voices....so it's disappointing for me that they go and waste it by screaming. Some examples......I like "Hearts burst into fire" by Bullet for my Valentine..because there isn't much screaming in it at all. However this is a rare song among many.

 

-Instrumentals. I'm not against some instrumentals.....but extended (as in 45 seconds plus) is pushing it too far I think. These usually bore me out of listening to many rock songs.

 

-Random noise. For me.....less is more. Bands like Dragonforce and many others seem like they have had 50 too many Red Bulls and have just spammed instruments and claimed that it's music. It's very rarely memorable....and hence boring. Many mainstream songs are popular because they are catchy. As I said before...this isn't what some want but I don't like songs that aren't memorable.....and those that make my ears hurt.

 

-Have no clue what the hell is being said. Most mainstream songs allow you to actually sing along..but usually when I hear a metal song I have to read a lyrics sheet to find out what is being said.

 

-Weird/disturbing lyrics. You know........the kind of "out there" stuff that I'm not really into at all.

 

This is usually why I steer clear of metal and keep to indie/soft/pop rock etc....

 

Gtfo then you Justin beaver fanboy. Metal is for men.

 

At first I went along with this but......for me people who hate Justin Bieber seem to just be scared of liking music from someone like him. I'm not going to deny listening to his music and liking it, because it's easy to listen to and catchy. He has a good voice.....and stuff like sexuality, "manliness" etc...have nothing to do with the actual music.

 

You say metal is for men....but if I was to do what you're doing and take opinions from people who lock themselves to one type of music (in this case pop/hip hop).....then you'd have people saying "metal is for freaks, weirdos" etc.....Is that what I believe? Not really, although seeing as how pop is what most people like.......if you veer greatly from it (i.e. metal) then you could be seen as an outcast.

 

Before you tie me down to some stereotype, I'm very varied in what music I like so I wouldn't say I fit any category.