Top Ten Reasons Hair Metal is a Poser Metal Subgenre

Think metalcore/deathcore is ruining metal? Think again - hair metal bands got the job done first! Here are the reason why.
The Top Ten
1 Hair metal bands have the most ridiculous image.

Looks shouldn't matter in music. They can wear whatever they want. If you claim that metal is more about music than fashion, yet trash on bands for wearing makeup and hairspray or baggy sweatpants and baseball caps or even cut their own hair instead of the usual "manly" leather jackets and battle vests, well, you're just contradicting your claims.

You think modern metalcore/deathcore makes metal look "gay" or "girly"? Okay then. Let's have a look at Motley Crue, Twisted Sister, Jackal, Cinderella, any hair metal band... A bunch of dudes with girly hair, wearing girly makeup and girly clothes. Gee, I've seen emo kids cross-dress better than freaks like Dee Snider.

2 They aren't actually heavy.

This list is stupid.
First of all, hair metal is awesome
Second of all, the reasoning as to why hair metal is a "poser genre" is beyond stupid. Whoever wrote this list is clearly a metal elitist.

Most glam metal bands don't try to be heavy in the first place. And some bands, such as Twisted Sister and Skid Row, are kind of heavy.

Agreed. Hair metal and glam metal are without doubt the worst metal subgenres. And the only subgenres I dislike.

3 The lyrics are all the same.

No wonder they were mainstream in the 80s. Like mainstream radio pop today, hair metal band lyrics were the same thing over and over again. "Woo-hoo let's rock n' roll! " Oh come now, the 80s are over.

All the songs sound like the cheesiest 80's pop music and all they sing about is how they get girls.-DarkBoi-X

Iron Maiden lyrics- "they summoned me over to join in to the dead of the dead, into the circle I followed them, into the middle I was led"
Motley Crüe lyrics - "Girls girls girls long legs and burgundy lips, girls down on sunset strip, girls red lips fingertips

4 The bands only play for money.

You know what? Stop calling yourself metal. Just stop. Now, leave the word "hair" in your name, but add the word "pop" onto that. We only need to take away your makeup for you to be another Backstreet Boys ripoff. And NO, that's not a good thing.

Who cares if they play for money? They still make music.

The image on this item is something!

5 Music and lyrical themes are not metal.

First, 99% of their songs are based on blues and not on classical music which immediately speaks hard rock. Not metal. For that reason ACDC, GNR and Led Zep were labeled as hard rock and not metal. How about Poison then?
Second, metal doesn't focus on having fun. So hair "metal" lyrics also fall into typical hard rock lyrical themes.

Metal and hair/glam are opposites. The term 'hair/glam metal' bears logical and musical contradictions. It's a misconception and it's time to admit those bands are not metal from any viewpoint. By calling themselves 'metal' they only gave metal a bad name.

6 Band members are obnoxious.

Especially the singers. I'd rather be locked in a room with Once Direction than have to deal with Nikki Sixx's huge ego. I'd prefer neither option, but at least with 1D I would have the chance to punch Harry Styles in the face.

Who cares if they're egostical. If I had as much money as them, I'd be egostical too. At least they're not Satanists like the members of Gorgoroth or racist murderers like Varg Vikernes.

7 Too many fangirls.

When Bring Me The Horizon wanted fangirls, they looked to hair metal bands for advice.

8 Annoying singing voices.

And you think you're even remotely screaming? No, you're just annoying. Even Kellin Quinn would have a heart attack listening to you sing.

I could say the same with Dave Mustaine (he's an amazing guitar player and songwriter though)

9 They think they're hocking when they're really just stupid.

Would you say the same with Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Misfits, and maybe even Slayer to some extent? You know, bands that are considered "shocking," even though there are scarier bands out there.

They're nowhere near as shocking compared to acts like Rammstein and Marilyn Manson.

10 They have no musical skill.

They have some skills because they can play music. But in general, their skills don't meet metal standards which are higher. Compare the 80s Metallica and Iron Maiden, with Poison and Motley Crue - you will get the picture.
By the way, I don't think Guns N' Roses are hair metal - they are a heavier version of hard rock and their music isn't that poppy for the most part though their looks are similar to the hair metal looks.

Every band has talent even bands like Black Veil Brides cause at least they play instruments.

The only talentless musicans are the ones that are like Silento, Soulja Boy, Zay Hilfiger etc who make stupid dance songs that you can write in 5 minutes with little effort

The Contenders
11 They are precursors of nu-metal and metalcore and all mallcore music.

What? First of all, nu metal was inspired by grunge and pantera and metalcore was inspired by pantera and converge.
Moreover, I don't get why there's so much hate towards these genres.

Don't blame 80s bands for metalcore and nu metal. In fact, most third wave bands got their influence from Pantera.

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