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14

It's my guilty pleasure, OP

i never started

16

I was a late bloomer.

Headbanger for life \m/ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>Completely disregarding an entire genre of music

Can't get any more pleb than that.

>>70005962
Not all genres are created equal anon

>>70005698
>It's le "metal is for kiddies" meme
I barely even listen to metal, but come on.

The noise and distortion is a big turnoff to people, even listening to metal through shitty laptop speakers doesn't make it less abrasive, it's how the stuff is mixed.

>>70005962
I'm sure I'll find some god-tier polka if I keep digging right

>>70005698
13

>>70006061
This wasn't actually that bad of an issue until they went hellofamonkey with brickwalling during the nu metal era.

15

I never started.

ITT: People who used to kinda like that one song by Disturbed when they were younger

>>70006073
Why not

>>70005974
heh

was never "into" it, never stopped listening to it as a rule either. that's a very plebeian approach to music

maybe I'll stop if you tell me where else I can get the unique experience of listening to kayo dot/motw, ved buens ende, disembowelment, naked city, gorguts and so on

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>>70005698

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Master of Puppets [Elektra, 1986]

I feel a distinct generation gap between myself and this music, not because my weary bones can't take its power and speed, but because I was born too early to have had my dendrites rewired by progressive radio. The momentum of this band can be impressive, and as with most fast metal (as well as some sludge metal), they seem to have acceptable political motivations--antiwar, anticonformity, even anticoke--fine. Problem is that the revolutionary heroes I envision aren't male chauvinists too naive to know better, they're not Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan the Barbarian, all flowing hair and huge pecs. That's the image Metallica calls up, and I am no more likely to invoke their strength of my own free will than I am the 1812 Overture's. B-

>>70006586
Classical can get pretty aggressive tho.
Beethoven's fifth? Nicolo Paganini? Krystovsky Pendereki? Mozart's Requiem?
It's pretty dark and aggressive (or at least parts are) and it's not always Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

>>70006647
why is this hack still alive?

dsbm can be a real fucking spiritual journey.
it's also the genre i've heard the most genuine anguish and despair in (ignoring all the shitty corpse paint kid bands).

some good examples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgx0Mz_jrFA&t=263s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o5hH1_Df_o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_Ckwt6CdN8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i9G7M64a8w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06EhUWhLKAc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YedXRq3Pbo

i've always disliked or been indifferent to every other metal genre though.

>>70006652
i like how that's the part you have a problem with

>>70006794
oh no actually i take that back; i really enjoy some drone and funeral doom as well.

When I started enjoying this more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJsvzFX8MJ0

>>70005698
26 now and still listen to it almost every day.
Why would you "outgrow" something you like just because other people like something else?

>>70005698
Old enough to wear a fedora

>>70006993
that's kind of a strawman dude

i think the most common reason for "outgrowing" music is that as you get older your perspective and your philosophy evolves, not necessarily because of what other people think.

>>70006794
dsbm is the most degenerate form of music

>>70005698
17

14

>>70005698
22

>>70005698
thankfully, never did.

fucking metal faggot children.

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still havent stopped

>>70006794
my nigga. dsbm is pure emotion.

>>70006783
pleb spotted

>>70006221
what song?
I've never listened to Disturbed

>>70008094
Either Stupify or Down with the Sickness

>>70005698
Never. I respect the skill it takes to make that sort of music but the constant shitting on other peoples believes the genre does always made me cringe. Some metal music lyrically is the equivalent of a 15 year old whining.

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this. >>70006221
i'm convinced that the reason why young people today hate metal so much is because of the popularization of god-awful nu metal in the early to mid 00s. every time i've had a conversation about metal with normies, the only bands they bring up are system of a down, disturbed, and slipknot.

no wonder people think metal is shit. it's just a shame they're too stubborn/ignorant to dig deeper.

>>70008231
>the constant shitting on other peoples believes the genre does
what do you mean by this?

>>70008346
satanic imagery in metal that is used as satire. It shits on Christian beliefs.

>>70008460
>that is used as satire
what?
also most of the time it's shitting on the institution of christianity, not the belief system of it.

either way, if you're a christfag i guess i could understand being offended by it

>>70008554
Today I'll play the part of non-parent
Not make a hundred rules
For you to know about yourself
Not lie and make you believe
What's evil is making love
and making friends
and meeting God you're own way
The right way

Song's basically saying "Lemme alone and let me find my own spiritual path."

Like any decent, well-adjusted person I never got into it in the first place.

>>70005942
this

>>70005698
I'll never stop. fight me.

>>70008068
shit album by a shit band

>>70008615
>>70008554
"I admire your Christ, but not your Christians. They're so much unlike your Christ."

-- Gandhi

>>70008706
this so much

>>70008615
Phil Anselmo was raised as a Catholic, that would put anyone off organized religion.

>>70005698
Why would I stop listening to metal?

>>70005698
>>70005905
>>70006146
>>70007123
>>70006261
>>70007110
>>70007154
>>70008626
>>70005942
>>70008642

>i'm way too mature to listen to metal
>listening to angry music is so childish
>now let me listen to some mopey indie rock and wallow in self pity like a true adult

reminder that listening to music that facilitates sadness is no better than listening to music that facilitates anger or aggression. listening to music is all about getting an emotional response out of it. stop acting so self-righteous and grow up. also, maybe grow a pair of balls while you're at it.

>>70008626
>well-adjusted
>posts on 4chan

>>70005698
my anger at my white-bread, sheltered conservative-christian upbringing will never be quenched

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>stop doing a thing because "hurr i'm too mature for X"
top plebe

>>70008997
>grow a pair of balls while you're at it
hhaahah why do metalfags always attack others' masculinity, even while making an unrelated argument? really makes you think...

Never been a serious metalhead, but i like Iron Maiden

>>70009399
it is a related argument though. sadness/apathy/self-pity are all very beta and un-masculine emotions. sure it's healthy to feel them every once in a while, but if you fall back on them too often you're gonna come off as a pussy.

Never stopped

14 or 15

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>>70005698

I was into nu-metal in middle school, but I didn't get into "real metal" until like senior year. I started listening to stoner shit (Electric Wizard, Sleep, Sabbath, Boris) and went from there. I'm starting to get bored with the genre's lack of variety (and quality content), though. I wish there were more decent metal / punk-influenced hip hop acts.

>>70010428

Does this mean doom metal is out?

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16-17, but I still listen to some, I just dropped that "metal is superior xDD \mmm/ hedbanger 4 lif!!!!" attitude
>>70005711
Yeah, Electric Wizard is considered metal, you know

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>>70012207
maybe funeral doom. i'd still say that in general doom metal is pretty masculine. i mean you don't hear pic related singing about how they can't get girls or whatever.

>>70012257

OK, but non-funeral doom still deals with a lot of sadness and some apathy, probably not so much the self pity.

Honestly, I think these things can be more masculine in music if it's handled in an endearing way rather than an over-dramatic "oh woe is me!" way.

>>70005698
>2016
>not listening to metal
Spotted the faggots/niggers/,jews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASsAwT2GpxE

>>70012355
>Honestly, I think these things can be more masculine in music if it's handled in an endearing way rather than an over-dramatic "oh woe is me!" way.
i agree with this

>>70006794
dsbm is the worst metal subgenre and an insult to black metal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99tpwaZG_wA

>>70010428
As cringey as metal is, this is extremely true about /mu/s precious p4k indie bands. Equally as cringey

>>70012388
i don't think either are necessarily bad, i just think that finding balance is important, and excluding one just because of some social stigma is dumb.

what kind of music do you listen to?

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Metal seems very derivative to me. It seems like as soon as a unique band comes along a thousand imitators quickly follow suit.
I suppose this is true of all genres, but with metal the bands will even go so far as to dress and act like each other, not just sound like each other.
I mean, look at this image. You can barely tell these logos apart.

>>70012495
black metal has a very specific and consistent aesthetic. it's not like they're copying each other due to lack of creativity (for the most part). They're copying each other because they all want to be a part of that aesthetic.

same thing with vaporwave and other post-internet stuff.

plus that's all just the visual aspects of it. musically, metal can be super diverse, even black metal.

>>70005698
I'd really like metal if these growling voices weren't so fucking gay and all over the place.

>>70012610
yeah harsh vocals definitely aren't for everyone. i hated them at first too, but they kind of grew on me.

I like Sunbather, Botanist and Sleep. I can withstand bands like Megadeth and Black Sabbath for a while but they wear thin. What else would I like?

>>70012610
I hate them because of how artificial they sound. I guess it's meant to sound primal and animalistic but to me it just feels forced. It's a very deliberate affectation, not a sound humans normally make. Screams, shouts, I've got no problem with them but I hate growling.

>>70012664
>not a sound humans normally make
yeah like you said i think it's supposed to sound animalistic and inhuman. i don't really like growls either, but if the music is good and the vocals aren't super loud in the mix i can usually look past them. also growling is usually only used in death metal so it shouldn't be too hard to avoid.

>>70012662
for stuff like sunbather and botanist (at least vaguely) try this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVcjf_p5pDY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgfa5UlZAL8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdl1oQ0W-ls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF1Ky3n-tOY&index=2&list=PL__eFuSv85E-l4H-IkykSSeirgQCfrCSq

for stuff like sleep and black sabbath try this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxclr8mD7lE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaMbKZPBruU

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pssshht... metal
don't make me laugh kid
I am not a child, you know.
Music is objective, not subjective.
Metal is just screaming. pssshtt...
I bet you don't even listen to underground industrial synthwave indie noisepop

My music taste is superior to you CHILDREN

fun? not on my watch kiddo

metal's for manchildren

>>70006794
I like the sound but will this make me want me to kill myself?

I never really started. It always seemed like a boring wank genre.

>>70012948
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQl6PzXU4cQ

>>70006586
Please stop the "metal is like classical" meme.

There's nothing wrong with metal. People who actively live a "metal lifestyle" are more cringe inducing than the music itself. That barely has anything to do with the music, as much as just living by a specific music genre's aesthetic extremes. I can't help but feel that this association misleads people.

>>70013127
agreed

25 (3 years ago)

since then I listen to specific songs, but rarely

>>70008997
>listening to music is all about getting an emotional response out of it.
This is what metalfags actually believe.

>>70006586
please tell me this is bait, or the poster is 13yo…

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Wew, time for my blog post.
I think I never was "Metalhead" even tho' I tried.
bought boots some then bought my fav bands tshirts they were too big for me xD.
I always liked heavier metal than my friends, It led me into being outcast in outcasts' community.
I still like metal.

>>70012378
>an insult to black metal

this is why everyone makes fun of metal fags

>>70013127
Define what a 'metal lifestyle' is

>>70013127
>>70014771

these tbqh. people whose lives revolve around metal and deify the genre are pretty embarrassing.

i like some metal music, but the majority i've heard does not grab me at all.

>>70012664
>Screams, shouts, I've got no problem with them but I hate growling.
Super guttural growls are usually goofy, but that's what makes them fun. The sheer ridiculousness is part of the appeal.

I stopped listening to most metal at 14. I still listen to some good black metal though.

- 256 years of non existence.

>>70005698
Never, but I stopped only listening to metal when I was around 13-14.

My step sister was into it at a young age, and I thought it looked and sounded absolutely awful. So I never got into it. Even now when my musical tastes are far more diverse and I came to appreciate some punk rock, metal just seems really gimmicky and cringeworthy. Maybe I'm missing out on something great but I dont really care if I am, I listen to enough other stuff to satisfy me.

>>70005698
I went through my "le metal is bad XD" phase when I was 14, now I just don't give a shit.

The new Vektor album was pretty good, shame they broke up ;_;

15
then I stopped listening to rap at 16

I used to hate metal but started liking it when I was 18

Now it's my most listened to genre

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>>70015335
>kektor fans B T F O

>>70015347
>2 years later

>>70006073
wow what a retard

They key is not to be a dense autist. Listen whatever you want.

People who are insecure about seeming masculine listen to metal. People who are insecure about appearing to be insecure about their masculinity (i.e. people who are insecure about their masculinity but are slightly more self aware than your average metalhead) will go out of their way to bash metal.
People who aren't retards don't generalize entire genres of music and don't interpret what you listen to as a status symbol that needs to be upheld and made very public.

>>70005698
I started listening to it at 16

>>70008997
lol

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I still listen to some doom, sludge etc but I stopped that whole long greasy hair, head-banging shit around 16 or so.

>>70017790
>not headbanging when the riff is good
t. false

>>70014871
This should sum it up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy2qUkLJA6Y