myhatbroke
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metalhead28 said:You're suprised I'M not backing you up? For what argument, that real metal died off after the 80's and you wish it would come back? That is just plain silly.
This seems like an offshoot of your "Who killed metal?" thread. My answer to this is about the same...You just don't get it.
Dude, anybody who is a real metal fan and has been for any length of time is going to realize that you are just some kid who doesn't even understand what that era was like. It seems like you're trying to be cool or "old school" or something along those lines by harping on the good old days (which occured quite a few years before your time in fact ). I'm not going to back you up because I think what you're saying is ridiculous and uninformed. I used to get ridiculed in middle school and even high school for wearing Metallica t-shirts. People like me used to get into trouble over the music we listened to. I knew maybe 3 other guys at my school that listened to metal. There were never any metal shows anywhere near my home town. Metal was not big at all. I found out about new bands through tape trading and waiting for newsletters in the mail. Metal was so underground back then it's not even funny. The mainstream stuff was not the same. Metallica was not mainstream, not until around 89 or 90. I never even heard Metallica on the radio before the Black Album came out. Metallica is huge now but when they were actually a good band they were still pretty taboo....just like all of the good bands from that time. Nowadays Kerry King comes and does promotional events at music stores in Kentucky for pete's sake! I don't remember him doing that after South of Heaven came out......? You are too young to understand what the "glory days" were really like. Metal is WAY bigger now.
The only thing I can figure is that you're talking about hair metal....but you specifically said that you were not....I don't even know what the hell you're talking about any more.
I have been listening to metal and pretty much only metal since the mid 80's. Back then I stopped paying attention to the radio and started diving into the underground. The early 90's did bring about the downfall of radio friendly metal and the introduction of grunge or whatever the hell it was....but do you think that everybody that loved metal or played metal at that point decided..."Well shit, I guess I've gotta hang it up...nobody likes metal anymore"? Hell no, we didn't even really notice.
Don't be stupid. It's there. It's always been there. Stop acting like it went away. You just didn't know about it.
If you want speed, there are several bands that break the 300 BPM barrier nowadays. There are bands pushing the boundaries in every way that people never dreamed of in the 80's. Including lead guitar....make that ESPECIALLY lead guitar. Again...you just don't know about it.
And who gives a shit what's on the radio?
Rant over.....
Hmmmm...you actually prove a point. Atleast to me. Ofcourse I don't think Metal is dead but I think its too underground. BUT I had no idea it was THAT underground back in the day too. I guess Im a little disappointed but dont get me wrong, I KNOW METAL, I KNOW WHERE TO FIND IT, AND I MYSELF PLAY METAL...