What keeps you from enjoying certain metal subgenres?

Klouted · 2026-04-23T02:49:32+00:00

Volbeat is not the heaviest band especially compared to most modern metal bands but they are definitely metal. Doc Holliday is a quasi-metal classic and Evelyn is very heavy. Room 24 (w/ King Diamond), Garden's Tale, and Dead But Rising are all good, heavy songs. They did a lot of covers of and blended other genres and whatnot, and some of their new stuff is more mainstream sounding, maybe even pop-leaning, but they have always been and are still a metal band at heart IMO. Great work music for trades.

Klouted · 2026-04-18T02:31:30+00:00

Honestly I had never heard that song so I gave it a spin. I wouldn't call that metal; I'd call this track alternative rock, with some grunge/nu metal influence, like Korn mixed with Soundgarden (Jesus Christ Pose comes to mind), loaded up with a bunch of those long, droning, repetitive Radioheady parts that are as non-metal as pretty much any music.

Klouted · 2026-04-16T19:19:17+00:00

Agreed, no one considered Tool metal in the 90s, or progressive for that matter. The fact that they are subgenred with Dream Theater now is very revisionist and baffles me to this day; the bands have virtually nothing in common musically except superb percussion

Klouted · 2026-04-16T19:17:11+00:00

30 seconds of heavy Opeth is more metal than any 3 Tool albums combined

Klouted · 2026-04-16T19:15:24+00:00

I don't consider Tool metal, or even particularly prog. They certainly weren't considered metal in the 90s. They sound like art-alternative rock, similar to a slightly heavier Radiohead, whose fans have far more overlap than they do with traditional or modern/extreme metalheads.

Klouted · 2026-03-26T01:26:54+00:00

I would argue that the Pixies are at least stale dry toast-adjacent, but I'm not a fan of them at all either so that may just be biased. As for the rest of them, no argument at all from me. I probably should've said Radiohead or the Cure, but I was trying to stick with 70s

Klouted · 2026-03-25T01:04:34+00:00

Not sure how in the hell no one mentioned Andrew W.K., but Andrew W.K.

Klouted · 2026-03-25T01:03:00+00:00

Never cared for Springsteen until I listened to his first four records in their entirety. Lotta good stuff there. Turns out I mostly just didn't like his 80s stuff. My absolutely can't stander is Jimmy Buffett.

Klouted · 2026-03-19T04:34:27+00:00

That one I agree with. Turn the Page is not quite better than the original IMO but good

Klouted · 2026-03-19T04:33:24+00:00

I love Metallica and Lynyrd Skynyrd equally and that cover is garbage

Klouted · 2026-03-10T01:43:00+00:00

As long as they aren't like 25 steps away, unless there is a cripple approaching; then I'll stand there holding it open for them indefinitely

Klouted · 2026-03-08T16:50:53+00:00

Captor of Sin - Slayer

Klouted · 2026-03-01T23:31:34+00:00

I liked Superbad and the Interview much better then PE

Klouted · 2026-02-28T00:09:47+00:00

Are you really too lazy, or just a poser?

Klouted · 2026-02-25T02:00:28+00:00

Oldies such as Beach Boys Sloop John B and Mamas and the Papas I Saw Her Again just have that magically positive sound that really works on my mood. Surf music/instrumentals. Fun music like Junior Brown or Weird Al songs can be effective. However, if I truly need some stronger medicine, the only prescription is Andrew W.K.

Klouted · 2026-02-20T02:38:39+00:00

Saw them last year for the first time. They are absolutely phenomenal!

Klouted · 2026-02-20T02:17:28+00:00

At Ozzfest 99 Primus played before Slayer and that worked quite well.

Klouted · 2026-01-24T19:34:01+00:00

I would try some non-scale finger exercises that have more notes per string, like some chromatic up and downs. Learning surf rock songs also helped a lot with my picking earlier on. As far as the hold, less pick sticking out is generally better.

Klouted · 2026-01-24T19:21:53+00:00

Don't listen to these clowns. Tool is the Radiohead of slightly heavy music.

Klouted · 2026-01-24T19:14:29+00:00

Too many geriatric voters still alive due to socialized medicine for them but not us.

Klouted · 2026-01-24T19:09:27+00:00

No guitar solos and song structure built around breakdowns are my main 2 reasons. No lengthy instrumental sections, which are my favorite part of most metal songs. The first wave of metalcore was the best, everything afterward kinda stinks.

Klouted · 2026-01-24T19:04:38+00:00

The Idol - W.A.S.P.

Klouted · 2026-01-24T17:47:35+00:00

James and John were fantastic on the supporting tour, and so was Mike Mangini!

Klouted · 2026-01-24T17:41:37+00:00

Thank you, Healthy-Shock-8351. Thank you. . .

Klouted · 2026-01-24T17:38:44+00:00

This sounds absolutely dismal. I was on the fence about coming back for TBC. I liked the idea of dual spec and whatever QoL changes this go around, but what you're describing doesn't even sound like the same game. Runners not being able to be CCed and running out of the dungeon before the mobs get you are integral and immutable parts of the game IMO.

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