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10-19-2011, 07:55 PM | #11 (permalink) | |
Aryan Wonder
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Indiana
Posts: 445
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If you don't like Slipknot because they are "gimmicky", I'm not sure how you could stand death metal and black metal. Those genres are gimmicks in their entirety. I'm not saying that this is bad thing. I like those genres myself. But your argument doesn't hold up there. You said it yourself "...it is all just part of the act. I do not think it is serious." You are right. It probably isn't. This is the problem I have with the elitists of these genres. Death metal is about being brutal for the sake of being brutal. The lyrics merely reflect this. (except for Opeth and Gojira and other progressive bands) The talent issue I can understand in most cases. But you must understand that the style of nu metal (one which you don't like, which is fine) isn't made for technical playing. Not to say that it is impossible, but the syncopated beats and hip-hop influence in general make it very difficult and for the most part unnecessary. And talent certainly isn't measurable by how technical a band is. Otherwise mathcore would have the most talent out there, and I doubt you would agree with that. Joey Jordison is above average (no, not the best) but may be very average if judged by the criteria of a different genre. One other thing I'd like to address is that there are a lot of incredibly skillful musicians within the nu metal genre, but for the sake of their respective band's sound, they don't let it show on releases. For instance, Wes Borland is considered a virtuoso guitarist in his own right, but you wouldn't know that if all you heard was his work with Limp Bizkit (an example of one of nu metal's worst bands IMO). Unrelated to all this, Corey Taylor is an incredibly talented artist IMO. |
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