If Nickleback is 'Hard Rock' then what is the world coming to?
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As for me.. I cannot STAND all these metal bands that seem to have gained in popularity recently. Eg: Slipknot. Disturbed. Linkin Park. Limp Bizkit. Ugh. If you're going to do metal, at least do it properly. These bands are just uninteresting, boring, and I'm sorry.. but if your band needs 9 members (Slipknot i'm looking at you) then I'm sorry, you should just give up.
I love metal, but these bands are the first ones that everyone thinks of (with the exception of LB) when it comes to metal, and they give it the negative stereotype. If you're going to listen to metal, then by all means, start with maybe some metalcore (like Bullet for my Valentine). But then move on to better stuff. Doom metal (Candlemass, Hour of 13 etc..) is a good route to take, as is thrash metal (Metallica, Megadeth etc.) If you like harsh vocals, then try Melodeath (Wintersun, Norther etc.) If you are looking for really interesting music, then you can try some fusion subgenres. Folk/black metal is interesting. (Summoning - absolutely FANTASTIC band.) BUT, with black metal, you have to be careful. Some bands in black metal support Nazism, which I personally find offensive. Also, It's not very easy on the ears
Hmm.. I can't stand modern pop music (for reasons stated in previous posts) although I do love 80s pop