Someone explain this... "metal"... to me?

[Bryan]

I've had numerous classmates approach me with the ideology of listening to metal.

I just don't understand what's so good about it. I'm one who can enjoy all types of music... really. One friend played this song for me on his iPod



It just sounds like a mash-up of fast-spoken lyrics and guitar spam.

So, OnRPG. Explain why metal is so good.

[Magato]

hmm inb4 war anyways its all about personal taste and metal kinda gets you pumped if ya ask meh =/

[Popsai]

Well, Slayer rules, and that's all there is to it.
I like it because its agressive, fast and heavy.

[TheJESTERJ]

You either like it or you don't. Most metal songs I listen to I do so because they pump me up and make me want to smash shit with a mallet.

[Elegance]

I'll listen to anything aside from Gospel and Country. When something like this is playing, I just hope I'm doing something competitive at the time or I would end up changing it. >_<

[Norrin Radd]

Either you like it or you don't, really.

I don't inherently like any genre, so I couldn't explain why metal as a genre is good. I could only say "Here are metal bands I like, here's why.".

Love or hate metal, there's an ignorance about saying "It's just noise.". Unless you're used to it, obviously it's going to seem jarring. That argument only becomes true, in my opinion, with bands like Mortician. Tuning down to the point that it just becomes incomprehensible.

[zamwini]

I'll tell ya, I hated metal when I was frist introduced to it. But I let it stick around in my Ipod and I guess it kinda grew on me and I started to understand it better. Now I love metal. There are many different kinds of metal, you just have to find your taste (or maybe your just not a fan of metal).

[power_gamer_6]

All I'm gonna say, and heed my words:

**** YEAH SLAYER!

[†Ð£MØц]

You just dissed hell awaits man...>

But seriously there are a bunch of sub genres in metal so search until you find something you like.

[shadowsworn]

That's an awesome song

As I said in the other thread though, if you're interested in metal (at least, heavy metal, the kind you normally associate with metal (ie. Slayer), rather than say doom, drone or some folk metal, which often sound completely different) the first album you should check out should be Powerslave by Iron Maiden, certainly not anything by Slayer for instance (which I can see being a bit more of an acquired taste). Powerslave is the heavy metal metal album.



Aces High

So, in conclusion, listen to this song. If you don't like it, I don't think metal (normal heavy metal anyway) is your thing. Nothing wrong with that.

[DivineRevival]

Because a lot of metal songs actually have some meaning besides, rap ( Which died with Tupac) which the meaning is to "**** bitches, get money, **** bitches, get drunk at some party, **** bitches, get money" A couple rap artists are sane and can actually create good rap, but most of it is just crap.

[ChickenDewd21]

All 12 year olds are immature and lame.

;o I can generalize, too.