The Groove Metal Thread

LOLPOCALYPSE · 05-31-2011, 08:47 AM

Yes...nothing better than making fun of a dead legend. Personally I don't think it would matter if Pantera were copycats (they weren't). They were better than Exhorder in nearly every aspect. They were successful for a reason. Mainstream doesn't always equate to "selling out" or sounding generic (ex: Nickelback, Foo Fighters). It could just mean they were a good band. Did Megadeth sell out? No, but they are still immensely popular.

BastardofYoung · 05-31-2011, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by LOLPOCALYPSE

Yes...nothing better than making fun of a dead legend. Personally I don't think it would matter if Pantera were copycats (they weren't). They were better than Exhorder in nearly every aspect. They were successful for a reason. Mainstream doesn't always equate to "selling out" or sounding generic (ex: Nickelback, Foo Fighters). It could just mean they were a good band. Did Megadeth sell out? No, but they are still immensely popular.

It is a joke, but Dimebag wasn't that much of a legend. He is only now cause he is dead, and dying is the easiest way to achieve legend status, especially if you have some recognition already.

Pantera was always a mediocre band of rednecks anyways. Dimebag was the closest to talented they had, though I think he is also given to much credit personally for being a better guitarist than he actually was. Boring seeing him listed as best metal guitarist in mainstream magazines... Chuck Schuldiner could of shredded circles around him... yet he never seemed to make the lists.

LOLPOCALYPSE · 05-31-2011, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BastardofYoung

It is a joke, but Dimebag wasn't that much of a legend. He is only now cause he is dead, and dying is the easiest way to achieve legend status, especially if you have some recognition already.

Pantera was always a mediocre band of rednecks anyways. Dimebag was the closest to talented they had, though I think he is also given to much credit personally for being a better guitarist than he actually was. Boring seeing him listed as best metal guitarist in mainstream magazines... Chuck Schuldiner could of shredded circles around him... yet he never seemed to make the lists.

Haha what???

They aren't even in my top 20 favorite bands, but to call them mediocre is...silly.

Death isn't mainstream, so why would a mainstream magazine include it on one of its lists? Dimebag had an instantly recognizable style (making Pantera more popular than MB-rival Exhorder), and even though Schuldiner's innovations helped bring about death metal, death metal never took off with mainstream audiences (why would it?)

05-31-2011, 08:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
LOLPOCALYPSE Aryan Wonder Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 445	Yes...nothing better than making fun of a dead legend. Personally I don't think it would matter if Pantera were copycats (they weren't). They were better than Exhorder in nearly every aspect. They were successful for a reason. Mainstream doesn't always equate to "selling out" or sounding generic (ex: Nickelback, Foo Fighters). It could just mean they were a good band. Did Megadeth sell out? No, but they are still immensely popular.