(New)Metallica VS KoRn, SlipknoT VS Cradle Of Filth

ProggyMan · 11-06-2007, 02:54 PM

So they weren't mainstream before?

metalraid · 11-06-2007, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ProggyMan

So they weren't mainstream before?

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Voice_of_the_Soul12,13,01 · 11-06-2007, 04:36 PM

I would consider metallica to be mainstream, old and definitely new. More people are gonna know about/heard of metallica than they would hear about, um, say, Venom (this is just a random pick, stay with me).

jackhammer · 11-06-2007, 05:22 PM

They were considered mainstream after 88 with the ONE video, but before that? Although metal fans knew EXACTLY who they were, they were not mainstream at all except to metal fans, so it all depends on your definition of Mainstream!

Voice_of_the_Soul12,13,01 · 11-06-2007, 07:54 PM

I consider a band mainstream when they begin getting media exposure (with the exception of the internet) outside their local area. From just having your song being played on the radio to touring on Ozzfest to having a video on MTV.

View Poll Results: Which Is Better To You?
(New) Metallica	4	6.06%
KoRn	14	21.21%
Slipknot	10	15.15%
Cradle of filth	4	6.06%
I Like all of them	4	6.06%
I Hate all them	21	31.82%
All of Them Need Work	9	13.64%
Voters: 66. You may not vote on this poll

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Voice_of_the_Soul12,13,01 #1 Schuldinist. Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 420	I would consider metallica to be mainstream, old and definitely new. More people are gonna know about/heard of metallica than they would hear about, um, say, Venom (this is just a random pick, stay with me). __________________ I don't mean to dwell But I can't help myself When I feel the vibe And taste a memory Of a time in life When years seemed to stand still

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jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	They were considered mainstream after 88 with the ONE video, but before that? Although metal fans knew EXACTLY who they were, they were not mainstream at all except to metal fans, so it all depends on your definition of Mainstream! __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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Voice_of_the_Soul12,13,01 #1 Schuldinist. Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 420	I consider a band mainstream when they begin getting media exposure (with the exception of the internet) outside their local area. From just having your song being played on the radio to touring on Ozzfest to having a video on MTV. __________________ I don't mean to dwell But I can't help myself When I feel the vibe And taste a memory Of a time in life When years seemed to stand still

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