Top 10 Music Artists Hated for the Most Absurd Reasons

I'm surprised this isn't number one. There is no reasonable reason to hate this band. The singer can be understood when he is singing. They don't sing about stuff like having sex with multiple women, partying every day, or how cool murdering people is. They don't use controversy to sell albums, and they can even make jokes about their haters, which is pretty cool.

About being generic: Avenged Sevenfold (A7X) has a ripped-off element in almost every song, but I never noticed an obvious rip-off in Nickelback songs. From my viewpoint, A7X is 100 times more generic than Nickelback. A7X is in the top 10 of many good metal lists, and A7X isn't even metal. What I said about A7X is true for the band Ghost as well.

Queen is hated mainly by the fans of Led Zeppelin and The Beatles because Queen is the only band that can compete with them for the honor of being the best rock band. Plain and simple. So Queen gets hated for being too good, which is the most absurd reason on this list. But Queen haters use the argument of Queen being "overplayed" just to say something and justify their hate. As if Led Zeppelin and The Beatles aren't "overplayed" and "overpraised."

I honestly think there is some big confusion on this site about the words hate and dislike. They seem to be interchangeable on this site.

You can dislike a band or not listen to a band without having to hate a band.

While I agree Blaze's voice didn't fit their classics like Hallowed Be Thy Name, he did a good job singing Paul's songs, and his voice really fits the music on the two albums with him. I highly prefer the studio version of Sign of the Cross and The Clansman to the live versions with Bruce. I would be interested in how he would sing The Nomad.

Someone online wisely pointed out that it was a good decision not to hire a singer similar to Bruce. Otherwise, people might have believed the new singer was trying to be Bruce but couldn't. I am really getting tired of Virtual XI and The X Factor opening reverse-order rankings of Iron Maiden albums. I like both of them better than some of their 1980s albums. I feel the same about post-Waters Pink Floyd, Exodus with Steve Zetro Souza, and Judas Priest with Ripper Owens.

Their post-1980s output is ridiculously overhated. It is OK to think it's not as good as the first four albums, and it really isn't thrash for the most part. However, they don't realize how many people these "sellout" songs like "Enter Sandman" helped to get into metal.

I actually find it harder to find a Metallica fan than a hater. Then there are those people who only like their first two (not four) albums because "they weren't popular then."

There is reasonable hate for Metallica. How the band treated Dave Mustaine was pretty horrible, but because of how they treated him, we now have two of the greatest thrash metal bands. However, hating them because of their change to a more rock sound before going back to their roots isn't a good reason.

People who hate Cannibal Corpse mostly hate metal in general or extreme metal (harsh vocals, death growls). I was never a fan of theirs, but the reasons haters use are laughable. For example, "vocals/growls are disgusting and scary." Look, they are meant to be scary and disgusting, and George's growls are great from this viewpoint. Most haters just don't like extreme metal, which is OK. But don't try to criticize things from a pop viewpoint, and don't criticize things you don't understand.

I would say that they are very much a metal band. Most hate them because they are an innovative metal band that uses a lot of non-metal sounds in their music. But that is what makes the band respectable. They are doing what every other metal band is doing.

You can love or hate their music, but you have to respect them for their inventiveness and unique style.

I think it is because of other bands with more legendary pieces of music that are superior to a lot of songs by this band. They may not be as well known.

My reason would be because they do not make more songs to entertain me.

Ah yes, one of the most memorable rock bands of the 2000s is hated just for changing their sound a bit. Makes sense.

What are they hated for? Oh wait, because John Frusciante left and Faith No More fans seem to hate them.

Hated by some for making an observation at the time that The Beatles were more popular in the mainstream than Jesus due to ridiculous fanatical celebrity worship.

She is only hated for being associated with Chad Kroeger.

These guys are only semi-hated for having the most album sales ever. Aside from that, they are worshipped by many.

He is the Blaze Bayley of Judas Priest. The only difference is that Tim Ripper Owens is a much better singer than Blaze. Even though Tim isn't Rob Halford, Tim's vocal skills are pretty close to Rob's, which can't be said about Blaze and Bruce. Another reason is that most Judas Priest fans are actually fans of their hard rock songs, not their metal songs. Give a listen to the song Cathedral Spires. Tim is a great singer in his own right, and the song is one of my favorite metal songs by Judas Priest. Note that the song is longer than their usual songs. All this makes Tim even more absurdly hated than Blaze.

They may be, but KISS actually has a very passionate, loyal fanbase. It may not be our kind of band, but if there are many others out there who enjoy them, great!

Fred Durst has mellowed out over the years. I think he's pretty alright now.

In the top ten of the worst music artists of all time for only one song. I have even heard she received death threats for it.

Really, this is ridiculous, and she has better songs anyway.

Most definitely, she is a pretty talented singer. However, she will forever be remembered for her terrible singing in that one song, or rather mostly auto-tuned song. She made a mistake that pretty much any teen could make, wanting to become popular.

The only reason he was really hated was because he started young in the most generic genre. Since he was young, every time he did something stupid, people jumped on it as a reason to hate him. He is no different from any other average artist out there. I also think it was fun for people to make fun of his fans because of how stupid the fan name sounded.

I don't like him either, but some haters say he's terrible because he sounds like a girl. That's not a proper reason. Jamiroquai's singer also sounds a bit like a girl.

I personally don't have to agree with an artist politically or love them as a person to be able to appreciate and enjoy their music. Kanye is famously one of the most consistent hip-hop artists and deserves the praise he receives for that.

Hated more for his controversies than his music. If you don't like his music, then probably you weren't made for rap.

I'm not sure she is a one-hit wonder. She is a Canadian Idol contestant who placed third. She just had one really catchy song that blew up, but her other album didn't do badly. It just wasn't big in the U.S. If you listen to her other songs, you'll find she is an OK singer as well. If you don't think so, go on YouTube and listen to No Drug Like Me.

But then again, not many one-hit wonders are literal one-hit wonders. They usually have a huge following outside of the U.S., you know, like Hanson.

There are not only one-hit wonders, but there are also one-hit scapegoats (or whatever negative word you think of instead of wonder).

I love Megadeth. His vocals could be better, but still, you can't ignore the contribution to music.

They want to be hated, so you guys are just helping them accomplish their mission.

I used to hate him because he beat out "See You Again" to 3,000,000,000 views, but I think I should stop hating him. He seems cool.

I can understand why she gets so much hate. She's overplayed, and that 7 Rings song that I just heard for the first time today (3/31/2019) is absolutely terrible! But still, she's not really a bad singer. Her music, for the most part, is OK. I can't find any real reasons to hate her.

The one thing I love about pop artists is just how much people think they're terrible singers. When you're singing extremely generic songs, the artist's singing ability is not showcased. Remember, generic songs aren't about vocals, just a catchy tune and beat.