Heavy metal, first impressions |
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 Jul 24 2005, 03:13 PM
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 My name's Katt. Nice to meet you!  Group: Member Posts: 3,826 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 93,674  |
I just felt like making this poll. I remember the first time I listened to heavy metal and I was like "This is so stupid. I mean, there is no musical value whatsoever" And my friends would be like "Ooh, I like this Slipknot song" or whatever and I'll be like "Sorry I don't like heavy metal"
But it's like totally different now. It's pretty much my favorite genre of music. Heavy metal gives you a sort of bad impression at first, but if you really listen to it, it's awesome. What do you think? |
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Jul 24 2005, 03:16 PM
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Brie Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 10,172 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,548 |
Well, the first thing that I heard that could be considered heavy metal or at least close was a Slipknot song in third grade. I remember I was just like "HOLY HELL!" and I ran off to look at their album and promptly bought it after hearing "Wait and Bleed."
So I guess I was the fourth choice -- "WOW. This is awesome, I can't believe what I've been missing!" I had, however, grown up with the classics (Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Queen, Black Sabbath, Van Halen, Pink Floyd, etc.), so I wasn't necessarily thinking "what have I been missing?", but I was pretty shocked. |
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Jul 24 2005, 03:18 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 1,732 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 119,327 |
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Jul 24 2005, 03:19 PM
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Token Blackie Group: Member Posts: 106 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 167,748 |
When my brother first showed me Master of Puppets, my jaw dropped, and from there I began to explore music more.
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Jul 24 2005, 04:06 PM
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 GEt You DRUNK Group: Member Posts: 942 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 32,417 |
When I listened to slipknot, they were awesome lol
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Jul 24 2005, 07:22 PM
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 BANNED Group: Member Posts: 2,419 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 14,387 |
My cousins introducted me to bands they listened to when I was little and I pretty much liked it. But when I was like in the 5th grade was when I really got into hard rock/metal music.
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Jul 24 2005, 08:36 PM
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 Lauren loves YOU. Group: Member Posts: 2,357 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 32,793 |
My first reaction to metal was akin to the 4th choice.
My dad introduced me to metal with Rob Zombie's song, "Dragula". I loved it, and instantly began my love affair with heavy metal, branching out to everything from Slipknot to Killswitch Engage. |
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Jul 25 2005, 12:14 AM
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yerp! Group: Member Posts: 3,489 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 66,454 |
Heavy metal makes me wanna dance around in my underwear.
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Jul 25 2005, 01:49 AM
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 boo Group: Member Posts: 5,512 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 71,765 |
^That's new!
QUOTE What the hell is this? I can't understand what they're saying. They're just not my genre of music. |
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Jul 25 2005, 09:37 AM
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 cellophane chests? Group: Member Posts: 488 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 75,816 |
I went with "this is pretty cool"
I grew up listening to oldies (Temptations, Gap Band, Eric Clapton, Jim Croce...) and classic rock (Eric Clapton, Cream, Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper, and many others)....This Will Give A More Accurate Depiction of My Musical Background.... In fourth grade, I inherited a collection of grunge and metal cds....Alice In Chains, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Corrosion of Conformity, Pantera, Green Day....I had a collection....Iin 1994, I was cutting edge.  In my freshman year of high school, I got into Mudvayne, Otep, Orgy, Deftones, Korn and tons of other nu metal bands. My sophomore year I got heavily into Mushroomhead, Killswitch Engage, In Flames, and lots of melodic hardcore and just hardcore in general. My junior year was all about punk and hardcore. My senior year I started listening to lots of foreign music, like Finntroll, Vintersorg, Falkenbach....and so on. I also started getting heavily into industrial music and synthpop during my junior and senior years of high school as well. After I graduated, I started playing synth, making beats and getting really into stuff like The Faint, Radiohead, Sisters of Mercy, Mindless Self Indulgence, Mortiis....I'm also really into Queens of the Stone Age, The Caesars, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Dresden Dolls, Life of Agony and bunch of other wildcard bands. I like heavy metal now, but it's not the same as liking Slipknot. To me, metal is more free than the format that bands like Slipknot and Mudvayne stick to. To me, they're hard rock. Metal is more like Children of Bodom, Finntroll, Darkthrone, Six Feet Under, Khold....and the list continues. Metal is hard and fast, but above all, it has a message. It conveys feelings not expressed adequately in other forms of music, such as anger, oppression, death, morbidity, violence. What keeps Slipknot and other "nu metal" bands from being metal is that there is nothing really shocking about what they say, at least not anymore. I remember when they first came out, they were different, unique and shocking. Now, they're just a rock band losing touch with reality. Good, but not great, at least not to me.... Keep in mind, all views stated here are solely mine and just opinion. |
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Jul 25 2005, 02:02 PM
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 livin up to the name. Group: Member Posts: 1,594 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 54,539 |
Haha I grew up listening to Manson and Metallica, Alice In Chains, Godsmack. and stuff like that. so i never missed anything.
But ive gotten more into screamo and stuff. |
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Jul 25 2005, 02:55 PM
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 yeah. i'm kevin. Group: Member Posts: 1,399 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 38,782 |
I'm pretty sure the first metal song I heard was Metallica and the guitar solo just made me go crazy.
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Jul 25 2005, 04:19 PM
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I am Sandy. Hear me roar. Group: Member Posts: 1,152 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 15,896 |
My brother loved Manson. Thus, I grew up with it. And I love most anything metal with very few exceptions.
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Aug 2 2005, 01:51 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 394 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 93,231 |
I chose "whoa this is pretty cool"
I first heard mudvaynes song "Dig" when I was like in 5th-6th grade and I thought it was awesome. So yeah I grew from there. |
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Aug 2 2005, 06:21 PM
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 Ms. I Can't Tell Pants From Math Group: Member Posts: 371 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,034 |
I'd really love to get into metal, I would, but when you're in middle school && heavy metal to these kids means, "Korn, Slipknot, Mudvayne && Metallica" I have to say, "Hell no!" It's not that I just think they're repulsive because of their appearance or anything. I admit, I enjoy Slipknot's "Wait && Bleed", but that's only one song. Metallica...I've listened to so many of their songs, but they're not quite what I'm looking for.
Anyone who mentions a metal band that I end up enjoying, will be my hero, serious. |
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Aug 2 2005, 06:23 PM
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Brie Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 10,172 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,548 |
^ Hm... Try Children of Bodom. They truly pwn ass.
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Aug 2 2005, 06:25 PM
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 Lor Group: Member Posts: 18 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 96,547 |
I chose the fourth choice. I love metal. Though, I do listen to other genres as well.
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Aug 2 2005, 06:26 PM
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Lor Group: Member Posts: 18 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 96,547 |
QUOTE(Despise @ Aug 2 2005, 6:23 PM) ^ Hm... Try Children of Bodom. They truly pwn ass.  ^^Children of Bodom kicks major ass. |
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Aug 2 2005, 06:26 PM
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 I like it when it rains. Group: Member Posts: 836 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,294 |
When I was younger it used to really scare me. Now it's o.k. It's not my favorite genre but it's not the worst either.
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Aug 2 2005, 07:20 PM
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My name's Katt. Nice to meet you! Group: Member Posts: 3,826 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 93,674 |
QUOTE(LorIsAWhore @ Aug 2 2005, 5:26 PM) ^^Children of Bodom kicks major ass. Edit your post next time so you don't doublepost. And I love Children of Bodom as well. BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT. |
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Aug 2 2005, 07:22 PM
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Ms. I Can't Tell Pants From Math Group: Member Posts: 371 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,034 |
QUOTE(Despise @ Aug 2 2005, 7:23 PM) ^ Hm... Try Children of Bodom. They truly pwn ass. Brie, you are my effin' hero!! *bows down to you* It really does kick ass, I'm luffin' it! Hell yes! |
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Aug 3 2005, 09:38 AM
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cellophane chests? Group: Member Posts: 488 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 75,816 |
Bodom does own....try Lamb of God, Shadows Fall, Killswitch Engage, In Flames, Soilwork, Mnemic, Kataklysm, Arch Enemy, and Meshuggah....if you're into hardcore, screamo, or hard rock, those bands are probably the best place to start. They're an overview of melodic metal, NWAHM, and technical and death metal...if you like those, I know tons more...
Just to stay relevant.....metal is a solid genre, but I like more experimental metal, and old school stuff i.e. Priest, Maiden, Slayer, Death, and so on.... My first impression of Priest was that they sucked, but I saw them live and they put on a GREAT show. If you're into metal at all, then listen to them and give them a chance, they rule. |
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Aug 3 2005, 09:47 AM
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 cB Assassin Group: Official Member Posts: 10,147 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 7,672 |
Metal's cool, in fact I'm listening to it right now, yeah I like it because they have awesome solos and such...
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Aug 3 2005, 12:03 PM
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 SAXY kathy Group: Member Posts: 535 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 150,550 |
i voted for the first one. i hate heavy metal.
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Aug 3 2005, 04:56 PM
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Brie Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 10,172 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,548 |
QUOTE(kill.t3h.r0cK @ Aug 2 2005, 7:22 PM) Brie, you are my effin' hero!! *bows down to you* It really does kick ass, I'm luffin' it! Hell yes! Woot! I'm glad you like 'em.  
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