A band's fans don't influence the music, no, but they don't help their case at all.
At 3/13/11 05:05 PM, greensucksbluerules wrote:
At 3/12/11 08:07 PM, AniMetal wrote:
My point was COB have SO many countless fans, among both scenekids AND metalheads, that it's in the tens of millions.
I doubt "one of the shittiest bands around" would be enjoyed by metalheads.
You give metalheads too much credit.
Most "metalheads" either only like the mainstream bands(I use mainstream loosely, even bands like Edguy are mainstream) OR limit themselves to only a certain genre or two and don't look beyond that.
Just because you don't like them doesn't mean they're the lowest of the low, especially if you can admit they had decent albums.
That'd be like if someone said they were a dream theater fan, despite only liking I+W and WDADU, or a Iron Maiden fan despite only liking Iron Maiden and Killers.
Just because a band is decent at the beginning, in your opinion, doesn't mean that you should think their later stuff is worth listening to.
At 3/13/11 08:04 PM, Bahamut wrote:
I decided to give Skyclad a listen to.
Skyclad are a band that are meant more to be respected than to actually be listened to.
I checked out their very first three albums, thought they were boring as fuck and really uninspired.
That being said, they ARE considered the first folk metal band by...well, basically everyone(Mago De Oz came a few years later)
So while you don't have to like them per say, you should at least understand the influence they brought to the metal table.
Also, folkemon is a hilarious album title.
At 3/14/11 05:38 AM, Dalnaki wrote:
At 3/13/11 10:39 PM, TheThinWhale wrote:
Mastodon
Kyelsa
Baroness
Priestess
Bison B.C.
etc.
Is anyone else starting to notice a trend here in the sounds of these somewhat new bands?
Basically neutered sludge without the hate and fuzz and filth? Gonna start calling it Neosludge?
I wouldn't say it's a trend to become progressive and more complex...
Also funny thing you guys are bashing on them, I love all of those bands. hahaha