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Old 03-13-2013, 04:52 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I fell out of love with metal some years ago now and I probably wouldn't recognise many of the acts in Kerrang or Metal Hammer (if they're still going?) these days.

Last metal album I bought was Machine Head's "Unto The Locust" but that's been the only one for many years other than Slayer's output.

So, is there any bands out there that are are actually worth a listen or is it just the same old guff re-hashed?

Over to you, legions...
Is there good popular metal music being produced by young bands? No.

Is the most popular segment of underground metal producing good music? For the most part, no - it's dominated by redundant, flash in the pan bands playing the most en vogue genres, which at this moment is post black metal, progressive noodly noodly metal, and deathcore.

Anyways, I'd avoid Devin Townsend. The best he can approach is fun, but generally speaking his music is overproduced to a degree which is painful.
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Old 03-13-2013, 06:45 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Anyways, I'd avoid Devin Townsend. The best he can approach is fun, but generally speaking his music is overproduced to a degree which is painful.
Terrible way to speak of an artist with as much talent as Devin. I'm ok with it when people lay their opinion on an artist, but to say his music is overproduced is not even a fair assessment. His way around studio equipment is far better than most that I've heard.
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Terrible way to speak of an artist with as much talent as Devin. I'm ok with it when people lay their opinion on an artist, but to say his music is overproduced is not even a fair assessment. His way around studio equipment is far better than most that I've heard.
Eh, really? "City" sounds godawful, and to give a specific example "Underneath the Waves" is terrible. Those effects have not aged gracefully.
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Eh, really? "City" sounds godawful, and to give a specific example "Underneath the Waves" is terrible. Those effects have not aged gracefully.
Respectfully, I'll respond so you think i'm not ignoring you.

For response sake, that's all I'll say.
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Old 03-14-2013, 04:57 PM   #5 (permalink)
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is there any good metal anymore ...... ehhhhh maybe i wouldnt care tho


im like u prob i grew up on Metal i loved heavy metal and all its different colors and styles

but like any sane person i ...... grew out and started to listen to everything after that

IMO Metal is kinda like a gateway to ...MUSIC
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IMO Metal is kinda like a gateway to ...MUSIC
How is metal a gateway to other music?
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How is metal a gateway to other music?
Answer: When I was 13 I almost exclusively listened to metal and then I realized that other music was worthwhile. I already loved The Cure but metal led me to punk and then to bands that were not either of those but still sort of heavy i.e. Jane's Addiction. Then I realized that I loved Violent Femmes and Public Enemy (who had worked with Anthrax) and then I liked Stone Roses and Ride and Sonic Youth and Pavement and then I realized that people who only liked metal were silly and unfashionable but I still liked metal. Your question seems pretty ignorant really. Where were you in the 80s and 90s?
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