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Originally Posted by Frownland
Metal is a niche genre, but it's a massive enough genre with some of the most dedicated fans in music. I don't see metal dying out because people can't pick up the latest Liturgy album at Walmart.
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I had just come back from the bar, when I wrote my last comment, so....uh.....I have no idea what I wrote, or how I got sucked into this argument in the first place.
In regards to Enter Sandman, all I am saying that it is healthy for a musical genre to get radio play and have some big recognizable bands.
Rap/Hip hop is a perfect example of genre that is able to have continued commercial success and still have a strong underground movement. The former initiates teenagers into the genre and the latter keeps their interest once their musical tastes mature.
Relying soley on indie labels is sure fire way to ensure that a musical genre is relegated to a small niche following, that in many cases eventually fades.