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Originally Posted by Obdurate
You attack them and say that I'm incapable of seeing through a "gimmick" and you don't expect me to defend them or even me? Er.
Again, the simple answer is that they aren't a gimmick or a slap in the face. Our conversation will probably just continue to go this way, just so you know.
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That's the point of a forum. To discuss the points posted.
Otherwise, why post?
They are a gimmick. Their sound was created by a label. They write boring and generic songs that are marketed to stupid depressed teenagers. Their lyrics are just really stupid and angsty. They are part of a genre that is mass marketed. Bands like that ARE a slap in the face to real musicians. Music is not something you mass market. It's art. Bands like slipknot are perpetuating the american tradition of exploiting everything possible. How can you not see past that? Especially in comparison with bands like DEP or Boris?