Top 10 Reasons Why Linkin Park's Meteora Isn't Metal
So many people call Meteora a metal album, but honestly, this is and never really was a metal album. Here's why.Linkin Park riffs are mostly punk-based, versions of punk riffs. Punk riffs may be fast, aggressive and heavy, but they are very different than metal riffs. Overall, metal riffs are harder to play which explains why the so called nu metal bands actually used punk-ish riffs to get aggression and heaviness.
But I agree that some Linkin Park riffs are hard rock-ish.
Mostly all songs in this album have rock based riffs, NOT metal.
I do enjoy this album to a fair extent, but the people who say it’s metal are really taking it too far. This is rock, not metal,
Definitely screaming doesn't make it metal. The Beatles also had a lot of screaming, ya know. Not to mention that many non-metal genres usually employ screaming, too: hard rock, grunge, punk (including screamo), and more.
Don't Stay, Lying From You, Hit The Floor, Faint, Figure.09, and From The Inside may have screaming, but even that doesn't make it metal. It makes it more hard rock.
True.Death Grips(Which is an amazing Rap Punk and Experimental band) as shouting but as I said it's Rap Punk(Also known as Rapcore which is a mix of Rap and Punk) and Experimental.Not metal.
Yes, melodies contain typical combinations of notes from mainstream music. "Numb" is a perfect example of that which explains its popularity - people like it because many things sound familiar to them (they may not realize that). Most people actually like music cliches they've already heard many times before.
Numb, Breaking The Habit, and Easier To Run have very soft melodies and feel very poppy,
It may have been toned down, but it still doesn't make it metal.
Yes, many genres outside metal use down tuned guitars
The guitar bashing is common in many metal songs, but it doesn't really make it enough for metal.
The riffs, while heavy, aren't metal quality heavy, which is why this album is alt. rock/hard rock. Heck, not even Nu-Metal.
Very true. Pop music has also been getting louder as well as country music (to remind you about "the loudness war")
Many metal albums have loudness, but even that doesn't make it metal.
Agreed. Linkin Park isn't even a metal band. It's alternative rock.
Definitely true.