Honestly don’t understand the hate ffdp gets.
If someone could clue me in that’d be nice cause like I genuinely like a lot of their original songs as well as the remakes.
“What’s your favorite flavors?”
“Blue and Black!”
There’s nothing more subversive than the Thin Blue Line sticker on their lifted Dodge RAM
Do you like Cradle of Filth?
They changed my life
It’s strange how us older ex-metalheads are the first different generation music wise
Our parents were horrified by our taste in music. Their parents were horrified by their taste in music, their parents were horrified by their taste in music
We’re the first generation that listens to our kids’ music and goes
That’s a testament to the tolerance of millennials. We are more open minded and will at least listen to what our kids have to say.
My mom likes metal now 🤷
It’s the same though isn’t it? While it’s not the reason why we liked the music we liked (more punk than metal for me but same difference) it was always a bonus if your parents didn’t like it. That’s exactly the reaction that kids are getting from their parents now!
It is! But I’m glad you understand what I meant!
Well there are two areas to explore here. The quality of the music and it’s message. And the parenting we endured. I became a metal head for both reasons. My parents music didn’t resonate with me. The over simplified music structure just bored me. There wasn’t anything epic about it. And then the message didn’t resonate when it was all happy rose gardens and unicorns. My dad was an abusive asshole. Metal gave me that angry outlet.
At least my mom understands where I come from even she doesn’t understand why I listen to what I listen to. She divorced him and shit changed. Now my son loves metal and his mom doesn’t get it.
I wasn’t super into metal when I was a kid, I was more into funk and blues. But then my son decided to put on some garbage than he calls funk music. I was disgusted and promptly changed the song to sam and Dave.
I’m really into new metal bands though, because they are constantly releasing stuff. There are bands out there like Black Breath that will still melt your face off, but I really like the more experimental side of metal, with bands like Abstract Void, Unreqvited, and Botanist all pushing the envelope of what metal is.
hit me with some brutal recommendations if you got them. it’s been a while and I’m out-of the loop
Slaughter to prevail
Archspire
Igorrr
Blood incantation
All are in my heavy rotation right now, I like weird envelope pushing metal.
Igorrrr are solid, definitely doing some different shit. Dunno the others.
Your list shows up perfect when I go to respond, but in normal view, Lemmy doesn’t put your lines in.
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Specific tracks, for your convenience:
Blackbraid - The river of time flows through me
Klevertak - Blodtørst
Kanonenfieber - SturmtruppInfant Annihilator - Decapitation Fornication
Intent is awesome if you like Slayer
Not especially brutal, but a couple of the bands I’ve been listening to lately are Sabaton and The HU.
Some of my current favourites : Blood Incantation, Ulcerate, Worm, Civerous, The Ruins of Beverast.
Crypta
The most recent Cattle Decapitation album fucking shreds.
Idk what genres you like so here’s a few recommendations across a few genres. On phone so no links.
I’ve been obsessing over Hiræth lately, probably one of the best albums I have ever heard. It’s not a metal album, but it scratches that itch I have for metal, so it’s going on this list lol
- Witching - Vernal (blackened sludge)
- Flummox - Rephlummoxed (prog death/avant garde)
- Mamaleek - Vida Blue (avant garde)
- Rail Yard Ghosts - Hiræth (Blackgrass/Blackened folk punk, large band)
- Woe - Hope Attrition (black metal/RABM)
- Botanist - Paleobotany (Experimental Black metal)
- An Abstract Illusion - Woe (prog death)
I have lately been enjoying this one Osiah - Kairos
the fruit loop?
Five Finger Death Punch is as close as you can possibly get to pop music without leaving the genre of metal completely. I don’t judge people if it’s their jam, I just think they are extremely mediocre at best. It’s no coincidence that the majority of their most popular songs are covers.
But hey, people like what they like.
Ghost is in the same boat. Don’t get me wrong, they write some great songs, but they are perilously close to pop
To their defense, I think they are really self aware. The campiness and the theatrics are all intentional. It almost has a musical (the broadway kind) aspect to it. 5FDP actually believe they are hard.
I’ve seen Ghost described as “Spooky ABBA” and somehow it kinda checks out. Not even mad, ABBA is great and so is Ghost
“Bon Jovi for Goth Dads” is the other one I enjoy. I love Ghost, Tobias writes exactly the music he wants. Not trying to be metal, he was heavily influenced by og heavy metal (Sabbath) and the theatrics of the glam/hair metal era (Kiss). Combine the two and ya, that’s just Ghost.
It’s very intentionally campy and fun, like year round Halloween.
I just feel like their songs are specifically targeted to edgy 13 year olds. “wrong side of heaven and righteous side of hell” I mean, c’mon.
The maturity of a 13 years old, but it’s listened by angry genXers and older millenials.
Its called suburbia and nothing ever happens
I mean, c’mon.
Right or wrong? I can hardly tell.
I tend to like pop metal the same way I like pop punk. It’s not going to make me feel anything but it’s catchy. It’s good for working out or working on the motorcycle and similar things where I want a driving background but don’t want to get way into it.
That being said, the kind of people who listen to FFDP put me off of their music. It’s like that’s the first metal they ever heard then decided to make it their whole personality.
I agree they are mediocre (at best), but as for sounding poppy, you’re forgetting we have a whole metal subgenre called hair metal.
Yeah but hair metal had raw sex appeal. They’d fuck your girl, and maybe you too, and you were ok with it. Sure it’s musically lighter, but they went hard. On the other hand, you assume 5FDP is on tour again because they’re behind on child support payments.
Well, there’s also “punk goes pop” stuff, like the good old https://youtube.com/watch?v=gbMbCbEp5cA
I always come back to I Prevail’s cover of Blank Space. Sometimes it can even trick me into believing Tswift is a good song writer
Or Ice Nine Kills parodying both the song and the music video and managing to make it less creepy in the process
That is hilarious.
Well, there’s also “punk goes pop” stuff
My favorite. Those lyrics were surprisingly unsettling.
A series I personally love listening to while working out. Especially the 80s pop covers.
Sounds like metal gate keeping
As opposed to wooden gate keeping
It’s not metal to drink a fruity drink?
I drink filtered cattle blood (milk).
No, you gotta drink beer all the time.
I’ve got a keg of Zima and O’Doul’s on-tap.
Holy shit, that shit fucking slaps!
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Thank you I needed new stuff to check out.
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I find this funny because I only like technical death metal, like the pizza passage, sporeception, and sly cropped dick
its all about Maggot Twat
fruit punch will turn metal into marmalade
