Originally Posted by Mankycaaant

I think one of the problems a lot of metalcore bands have is that they try to capitalize on temperamental teenagers with ideologies of not fitting in and nobody understanding them. They try to project certain angsty emotions with the clean/scream combination which just falls flat on feeling sincere because it's all too forced.
There are no genuine emotions put into the music, and it just comes across as cheap and gimmicky, but the young people they target are overwhelmed by the idea that bands such as Asking Alexandria understand them, and are suckered into listening to their music.