It's not my problem with indie music, it's my problem with people that listen to indie music.

Go make a thread on this. Byebye.

I predict that in 10 years the metal scene will be almost exactly the same, but larger. I see right now that post-rock/doom/drone are very strong in their stride and I reckon the scene will be very strong and broad down the road too. I think metal will become more "artsy". And I predict Nu-metal will fade out in about 7 years.

Fingers crossed.

I thought it already did.

I remember saying somewhere that at some point almost every thread debating metal turns into technicality issue somewhere along the line.

Thats why metal will never die , you can`t imagine the same people getting the same buzz from anything else really.

Na it still lingers, it's at the point where the flood has stopped but the river still flows. Sh*t that was a good metaphor or whatever language technique I just used.

I'm not even a metal fan, and I express my distaste for metal all the time, I just don't like it when Stone Magnet and Swimintheundertow are so quick to diss it, just for the simple logic that they use.

For the last 10 years, I think Metal has been more focused on more Extreme Style than the stuff of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath etc. I think thats why most people see MetalHeads as a bunch of Devil Worshippers who dress in black, and think singers usually scream and growl.

Most people don't even realize how Metal can be appreciated by people who don't listen to Metal. Heavy Metal is melodic, softer than usual, and can be appreciated by alot of people who don't listen to Metal. Speed Metal, Power Metal, Trash Metal, also needs to be re-popularize, because they're possibly the only melodic and most easy music to listen to through Metal.

That's why I appreciate people like Avenged Sevenfold (I don't like them by the way) they are, for me, the only band that have come close to Heavy Metal even though they ain't that great. (I know they were a MetalCore band before there first album)

And guys: You can't say Yngwie doesn't have Melody, you haters just don't like his Melody. Plus it's probably just too fast for you to think out the melody slowly, while most speedy guitarists can pick each string hit easier and notice the melody unlike people who can't play fast enough, that is why most great guitarists can play simpler compositions by just listening to it by ear. I'm just going by experience of how I recognized music when I couldn't play guitar as well as I could now.

Shred Guitar is soulful, melodic and can be moving. It's just too quick for you to here.

You'll have a bunch of crappy pop-rock and pop-punk bands who put in a 3 measure long screeching guitar solo mislabeled as progressive and tech metal. Everyone will associate a fashion with your music, and eventually the music will become second to that fashion. The masses with throw stupid stereotypes onto said style and anyone who may listen to the poorly labeled hybrid genre. Just like what happened with emo, you unhappy, slit your wrist metal kids.