Dewrede said:

This has always been my favorite Metallica song:



I remember watching "Headbanger's Ball" as a baby lol

Firstly, I'd like to say that I don't have any problems with Metal. I've never met a genre of music where I didn't like some songs in it. Some Metal I've heard I like. The reason I brought this topic up was because I've noticed with my suburban friends, alot of them love Metal, despite that it isn't danceable and what not; just yesterday I was at my friends smoking and listening to Pantera and born of osirus and some other death metal, and i'm guessing it is another side of the same coin, I'm guessing men like metal the same reason alot of men like rap, because it's testosterone laden in a time of music when acts are becoming more and more effeminate.

From a musicians' point of view, when I was younger and playing guitar, Slayer, early Metallica along with some Ozzy/Priest all got my attention and had me covering them in bands because they were really pissed off.

Anger is an emotion and I felt what they were laying down and played it myself.
As life goes on and you have less to be pissed off about (Metallica's Black Album) it slows down and that's where Sabbath were masters.

Blues when I'm sad, Funk when I'm happy, Metal when I'm angry, Classical when I'm introspective and that's just the beginning.

Slip Knot is the only thing that remotely comes close to how pissed off and angry I was as a youth. Hers's something from the mid-80's, picture yourself in a fist fight with EVERYONE and this is the soundtrack...


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Because they can?

Alej said:

I said the same thing when I first read it.

Timmy84 said:

Seriously

What's there not to like?
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sextonseven said:

Yeah, I was laughing because I remember when Rob came out the closet about 10-12 years ago.


I think Metalheads were shocked for about 6 seconds. Then they looked around their rooms and saw posters like this....




Then thought back to those songs like Ram it Down and Turbo Lover.

Then they finally went OOOOOHHHHH!!!!!

After that, nobody cared and nobody would dare challenge Rob's Metal!!!

Paris9748430 said:

Yeah it was so funny when he came out but the metal heads understood it. It was a "read between the lines" thing with Rob. It made him more cooler when he did come out.

PurpleDiamond2009 said:

I do, and I just never saw the appeal in it, except the angst of it for angry folks.

ernestsewell said:

Some metal is fun to listen to, I never took metal too seriously like those guys who did tho.

Timmy84 said:

i think this is my favourite song by them
i'd never seen this video before until today

not exactly cheerful


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Dewrede said:

They had some dark ballads lol

I like how they switch it here. That guitar is insane! Kirk Hammett's a beast.
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yes , but they're great songs imo

btw i always had nightmares about the elephant man as a kid after i saw that movie
(movie scenes featured in that video)

btw it's a true story , very sad

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Dewrede said:

"The Elephant Man" is some scary shit but I can see in a way why they did a video with that. It's actually fitting.

Timmy84 said:

yes , great guitar playing indeed
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theAudience said:

Timmy84 said:

german band Rammstein

lol I remember their song "Du Hast" lol.

^

i like their music
i think they're cool , cool video's too
i think it adds more to the experience if you understand german
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they're insane


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Dewrede said:

Yeah but sometimes it's even better when you don't, hell I still don't understand Nena's "99 Luftballoons" and I love that version over the "English" one, you know?

ok , this one's to show that the guy doesn't just grunt

Dewrede said:

Wow, he has a good voice.