I would swear that the definition of “metal” has changed. There was a point in time Bon Jovi and Def Leppard were considered metal. Nowadays it seems that “metal” music is required to sound like your head is submerged in the oil sump of a diesel engine.
And you know what? I like metal heads, they tend to be cool folk who…appreciate their senses differently than I do somehow.
I agree. I remember when I discovered Ghost. They quickly became one of my favorites. I let my dad listen to it and he loved it too. He said it sounded like “old-school metal”. When I asked what he meant he said “this is what metal used to sound like. When death metal became popular around the 90’s everything got harder. And death metal became metal and old metal became hard rock.”
I got into death metal because I needed more Slayer. A lot of these bands pick start their songs where a Slayer song reaches its peak of intensity, and then they get more intense.
“Metal” is a very wide genre. There’s not a lot in common between e.g. Nightwish and Full of Hell. I personally wouldn’t put Bon Jovi and Deff Leppard in there, they’re more what is called “hard FM”, but like every genre the borders are fluid.
I’m pretty sure bon Jovi & def Leppard were classified as hard rock. Even though they had some sweet ballads, it was mostly their metal-looking aesthetic that at a glance people might assume metal.
I was a hip hoper (Mainly european stuff like Gunshot) and stumbles into Stratovarius in Roskilde 2001. Felt I was the only one with short hair and a hoodie. Listened to power metal ever since.
Heard Sabaton live in Oslo this December. Great live show.
I hear that Metallica is the safest band to take through an airport because they haven’t set off a metal detector since 1989.
I would swear that the definition of “metal” has changed. There was a point in time Bon Jovi and Def Leppard were considered metal. Nowadays it seems that “metal” music is required to sound like your head is submerged in the oil sump of a diesel engine.
And you know what? I like metal heads, they tend to be cool folk who…appreciate their senses differently than I do somehow.
I agree. I remember when I discovered Ghost. They quickly became one of my favorites. I let my dad listen to it and he loved it too. He said it sounded like “old-school metal”. When I asked what he meant he said “this is what metal used to sound like. When death metal became popular around the 90’s everything got harder. And death metal became metal and old metal became hard rock.”
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I got into death metal because I needed more Slayer. A lot of these bands pick start their songs where a Slayer song reaches its peak of intensity, and then they get more intense.
“Metal” is a very wide genre. There’s not a lot in common between e.g. Nightwish and Full of Hell. I personally wouldn’t put Bon Jovi and Deff Leppard in there, they’re more what is called “hard FM”, but like every genre the borders are fluid.
One that basically doesn’t have a definition. It has started to only mean the chuggadachuggadachuggada Nordic throat attack music…
It now only means Taranchula, it used to also include Limozeen.
Neither of those bands were ever considered metal. Hard rock. Yes. metal, no
Hmm.
Oh yes, Facebook. Solid source.
Well here’s Wikipedia. Beyond this I’m going to assert you find a source that says “Bon Jovi was never considered metal.”
Hair metal, but they were light lightest and off even hair metal.
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I’m pretty sure bon Jovi & def Leppard were classified as hard rock. Even though they had some sweet ballads, it was mostly their metal-looking aesthetic that at a glance people might assume metal.
Power metall like Sabaton for you perhaps.
I was a hip hoper (Mainly european stuff like Gunshot) and stumbles into Stratovarius in Roskilde 2001. Felt I was the only one with short hair and a hoodie. Listened to power metal ever since.
Heard Sabaton live in Oslo this December. Great live show.
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Hey come on now he’s one of the top 10 drummers in Metallica.
Came here to say essentially this lol Lars is a pretty mid drummer. It’s kinda hilarious that he gets to be in a band with Kirk Hammett.
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Yesssss
Nice