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gigastasio@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  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.

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  • ElectricTrombone@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    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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    • generallynonsensical@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      The big 4 of the 80s thrash metal scene,(Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax), brought us some amazing music but inspired a helluva lot more.

      Credit to Ozzy and the Sex Pistols of course, but thrash metal really took it to a new level…of confidence.

      Sorry, couldn’t help myself.

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  • Bourff@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    “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.

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    • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      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.

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  • CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Neither of those bands were ever considered metal. Hard rock. Yes. metal, no

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    • sundray@lemmus.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      In the late 70s Def Leppard was considered part of the “New Wave of British Heavy Metal” along with Iron Maiden. I have trouble imagining it myself, but in a world before 10,000 sub-genres, the bar for heavy was way lower.

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    • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Hmm.

      Image

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      • CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Oh yes, Facebook. Solid source.

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    • generallynonsensical@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      “Glam Rock” is the genre ffs. Imagine thinking “Unskinny Bop” is a metal song…

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    • anomnom@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Hair metal, but they were light lightest and off even hair metal.

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      • HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Bon jovi is metal like aluminum foil is metal.

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  • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    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.

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  • Frostbeard@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    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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• generallynonsensical@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Fuck Lars.

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  • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Hey come on now he’s one of the top 10 drummers in Metallica.

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  • spicytuna62@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    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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    • generallynonsensical@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Kirk is the only reason I ever listened to Metallica. The man can slay.

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• sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Yesssss

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• FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Nice

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