Top 10 Things Elitist Metalheads Hate Most
Metalheads who universally disregard all pop are just posers. They hate it because it's easy and popular to hate. Somewhere buried inside all the garbage autotuned nonsense and monstrosities created by the same two producers in a Swedish pop factory, there are actual artists with musical talent. You have to respect that.
Pop music is an insult to metalheads because that stuff is made on computers, and it focuses more on style over substance. Why are technical death metal bands with actual talent and dynamics so overlooked? POP MUSIC SUCKS.
"Oh, I love this band! Why aren't people listening to this? This band will kill 1D and Justin Bieber!"
Then the band wins a Grammy and becomes popular.
"Sellout! They're posers."
The typical journey of the metal elitist.
Just because a band is popular and overrated doesn't mean they are bad. Slipknot is probably the most popular metal band at the moment, but they are amazing and definitely one of my favorite bands.
To me, A7X is a metal boy band. Even though I tried listening to them, I just can't get into it. Metallica completely sold out. There is no denying it. They aren't even metal at this point.
Avenged Sevenfold is an American heavy metal band, that was formed 1999 in California. Their longest lineup of members was M. Shadows (Vocals), Synyster Gates (Lead Guitar), Zacky Vengeance (Rhythm Guitar), Johnny Christ (Bass Guitar), and The Rev (Drums)... read more I don't get it. In terms of reviews, metalheads will give a 4 to a Taylor Swift album, but this band, because they're called metal, gets lots of hate from elitists. It's all because they're a popular band that people label as metal. Avenged is a hard rock band, but they still have more edge than most other music out there.
I'm not a huge fan of this band either, but the elitists show no respect at all for them. They even celebrate the Rev's death.
They are extremely overrated and ripped off everyone imaginable.
One thing I hate the most is when they say that a certain band isn't metal, even when they are. I saw once that someone said Lamb of God is just generic Walmart rock and not metal. Oh, how uncultured you elitists are.
If it's a fusion between metal and something else, it's not just that something else, and it's not just metal. It's both.
Yeah, I mean, really - who thinks that Judas Priest isn't metal?
It's like they're being paid to dislike deathcore and refuse to let any band from the genre into their musical taste. If there was a metalhead who liked one or two deathcore bands but didn't want to admit it, I wouldn't be surprised at all.
Oh man, whenever a metal news website posts anything about deathcore, all the elitists get pissed off.
Five Finger Death Punch, often shortened to Five Finger or Death Punch, also abbreviated as 5FDP or FFDP, is an American metal band from Las Vegas, Nevada. Formed in 2005, the band's name comes from the kung fu movie The Five Fingers of Death. I don't know. I just think these guys get so much flak because:
1. They have mainstream success.
2. The alt-groove sound is so unique that it only appeals to some people.
I can't even count the number of 5FDP posts that have been constantly bashed by elitists.
I myself don't like scene bands, but god, the elitists throw the biggest fits about them.
Glam metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that features pop-influenced hooks and guitar riffs, and upbeat rock anthems. The thing with these people is that they see it as the equivalent of pop on the "metalness" spectrum and end up despising it in the worst cases. I actually enjoy this subgenre of metal. In fact, there are some very good glam bands/artists like Ratt, Lita Ford, Winger, and some underrated ones such as Heavy Bones, Extreme, Real Steel, E.M.N., and many more.
Most "metalheads" have their "exceptions," like Motley Crue, Dokken, 80s Pantera, etc. Here's a message to them: Give some more bands a try, and be prepared for your opinion to change!
Metallica is an American Heavy/Thrash Metal band formed in 1981. The original lineup was James Hetfield (Vocalist and Rhythm guitarist), Dave Mustaine (Lead Guitar), Lars Ulrich (Drums), Ron McGovney (Bassist). The group came into mainstream from their Self-Titled album and the hit single "Enter Sandman"... read more Metal Amino and Black Metal Amino are full of Metallica haters who are elitists.
Babymetal is a Japanese metal idol band. Their line-up consists of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal", Yui Mizuno as "Yuimetal", and Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal". I strongly wish she and her group would disband. If she thinks barking will make her a metal singer, then she needs an electric shock.
Babymetal is the second worst thing to hit metal after Attila.
Elitists even made jokes about this band.
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Chick-fil-A is an American fast food restaurant chain headquartered in the city of College Park, Georgia, specializing in chicken sandwiches. Founded in May 1946, it operates more than 2,200 restaurants, primarily in the United States. The restaurant serves breakfast before transitioning to its lunch... read more
Unless it is a cover of a great song or symphonic, I do not like classical.
Do they know what influenced metal?
Metal music is not influenced by jazz. Just because you think it would be a cool thing doesn't make it true. Metal was born out of rock, which was born out of blues. Jazz was also born out of blues, but that doesn't make jazz and metal related in any way.
Also, smooth jazz - despite what the name implies - is not a subgenre of jazz music, but a subgenre of pop music. Any jazz musician can confirm this fact for you.
Almost all metal bands are heavily influenced by jazz, so there's that.
I like rap and metal. Does that make me a bad person?
I can't listen to something knowing that no instruments are being played.
Black Veil Brides is an American rock band currently consisting of Andy Biersack (vocals), Jinxx (guitar), Jake Pitts (guitar), Christian Coma (drums) and Ashley Purdy (bass), that formed in 2006 in Ohio... read more They stink at fashion, and we just don't like them!
Justin Drew Bieber (born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He currently resides in Ontario, Canada and is Christian. He is the son of author Pattie Mallette... read more Pretty sure most people, not just metal elitists, hate this obnoxious prick.
This one makes me the most furious of them all. Screamo is just emo with screamed vocals. SCREAMO IS NOT METAL. I like death metal, and it has screaming vocals, but it's not screamo. Whoever confuses the two needs to be educated because of their ignorance.
Only extreme metal genres have screaming, like black and death metal. There will always be a difference.
Most country is about the beach and nice weather, and I live in a cold, nasty, rainy place.
I hate it when people say that the only good bands are the ones that have been around for a long time. Metallica and Iron Maiden are amazing, I'll admit, but I prefer more modern bands like Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, and Trivium.
Yeah. Just because it's old doesn't mean it's better. I mean, would you rather have a clothes rack or a dryer? Then again, would you want a cool vintage record player or an iPod? There are good and bad things from both the past and future.
Totally agree with you, Lem. People get stuck in the past and think everything from that time period was better.
I like Korn and the Deftones, but I hate when bands try to cross rap and metal. It doesn't work.
