[barend]

in the seventies we had black sabbath, led zeplin, deep purple, AC/DC, etc.

1980s iron maiden, slayer, metallica, megadeth, motorhead, anthrax, etc.

the 1990s saw the public awareness of MINISTRY, FEAR FACTORY, Helmet, Soundgarden, Nirvanna, etc.

after that?

a bunch of semi-goth wannabies sitting in their bedroom of posters singing about how depressed they are because they cant figure out who they are or whatever... and then they have clips driving around in sports cars...

PUSSY METAL SUCKS!!!
HOMEY METAL SUCKS!!!
WHINEY METAL SUCKS!!!
COMERCIAL METAL SUCKS!!!
GIMMICK METAL SUCK!!!


some people like it, some people don't...

i don't...

and thanks to the overabundance of people who'll accept any shit without question and defend it to the death, nothing of real merit can make it to the surface.

and all sense of art and free exp​ression is lost forever because the human spirit is fucking weak!!!

it's more than just a debate about who likes what...
it's about one of the most defining attributes of our species being sold out for a quick buck, to be replaced by jingles.

music for slaves!

[Heccubus]

Chances are, people who think Slipknot are heavy don't own an Agoraphobic Nosebleed album, and people who think Burzum are good wouldn't know Mortiis if he walked up and kicked them in the knee.

[Slade]

What if he said "Hi, I'm Mortiis!" afterwards?

[Chyld]

Strapping Young Lad, my friends, and add a sprig of Arch Enemy on the side for good measure.

[barend]

i don't think that much od SYL either but i've got one of devin tounsens solo albums... 'infinity' or something (it has a butterfly somewhere in the artwork), anyway.... point is, despite my dislike for SYL, i think this album rocks... it's like 80's glam rock with late 90s technology and C-tuned guitars... it's such a funny combo and strangly hypnotic.

i don't have a problem with SYL as such, they just don't do it for me...

[BadKarma]

Strapping Young Lad, my friends, and add a sprig of Arch Enemy on the side for good measure.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I've just booked tickets to see SYL. Not heard of them before today either, spooky!
And Slipknot are my favourite band. No I'm not 12 (33 in fact), married etc. As well balanced as any "metal head" can claim to be. They just played the music I needed to hear at a time of my life when I really needed it to escape what I was going through. If you think their agression and anger was some party piece to get noticed, try watching some of their early gig videos. They are a very unhappy bunch!
I'm not surprised the new album is a very different style, they have changed in 6 years. Money, secure future, families and fame. They have a lot less to be pissed off about now. I wouldn't be surprised if the next album sees the losing of the masks. They are already semi gone in the last video for "Vermillion" (masks of their own faces) and in the new "Before I Forget" video they have no masks at all although it's shot in a "Question of Sport - Guess Who?" (you only see noses, ears, mouths, hair etc) way!
I like old aggresive Knot, but it's a very personal thing for me, as most music tends to be for everyone.

[Wayne]

Slipknot annoys me for two reasons. Reason 1- 99% of the people who listen to them shop at Hot Topic, a store in the freaking MALL, and have the balls to say that they're not mainstream. Everyone who wants to be a nonconformist should shop at, like, Second Time Around or something.
Reason 2- Their music sucks.

[floppydisk]

I think the only way that you can be truly non-conformist these days is to wear a bedsheet as a toga and run around with a sword and big red shield, yelling at people in Latin.

Edit: Which sounds like a lot of fun!

This post has been edited by floppydisk: 23 September 2005 - 08:56 PM

[Heccubus]

Bitching about non-conformity is conformity.