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Five Finger Death Punch is as close as you can possibly get to pop music without leaving the genre of metal completely. I donât judge people if itâs their jam, I just think they are extremely mediocre at best. Itâs no coincidence that the majority of their most popular songs are covers.
But hey, people like what they like.
I just feel like their songs are specifically targeted to edgy 13 year olds. âwrong side of heaven and righteous side of hellâ I mean, câmon.
Its called suburbia and nothing ever happens
I mean, câmon.
Right or wrong? I can hardly tell.
The maturity of a 13 years old, but itâs listened by angry genXers and older millenials.
I donât get this point of view, maybe I should because it sounds logical. But again sometimes I want to listen to harpsichords in E by Bach. And sometimes I want to listen to hallowed be thy name from iron maiden, sometimes I want to listen to a nightmare to remember by dream theater, and sometimes I want to listen to wrong side of heaven by ffdp.
Itâs like the same logic that I love eatimg healthy home made delicious filipino food every day of the week, by my excellent cook of a wife. And yet occasionally I get a craving for a menu at burger King with a monster energy drink.
It is as if there is redeemable factors in both
I tend to like pop metal the same way I like pop punk. Itâs not going to make me feel anything but itâs catchy. Itâs good for working out or working on the motorcycle and similar things where I want a driving background but donât want to get way into it.
That being said, the kind of people who listen to FFDP put me off of their music. Itâs like thatâs the first metal they ever heard then decided to make it their whole personality.
Ghost is in the same boat. Donât get me wrong, they write some great songs, but they are perilously close to pop
Iâve seen Ghost described as âSpooky ABBAâ and somehow it kinda checks out. Not even mad, ABBA is great and so is Ghost
To their defense, I think they are really self aware. The campiness and the theatrics are all intentional. It almost has a musical (the broadway kind) aspect to it. 5FDP actually believe they are hard.
Well, thereâs also âpunk goes popâ stuff, like the good old youtube.com/watch?v=gbMbCbEp5cA
A series I personally love listening to while working out. Especially the 80s pop covers.
I always come back to I Prevailâs cover of Blank Space. Sometimes it can even trick me into believing Tswift is a good song writer
Or Ice Nine Kills parodying both the song and the music video and managing to make it less creepy in the process
That is hilarious.
Well, thereâs also âpunk goes popâ stuff
My favorite. Those lyrics were surprisingly unsettling.
Sounds like metal gate keeping
As opposed to wooden gate keeping
Do you like Cradle of Filth?
Do you like Huey Lewis and the News?
Donât everyone have both nymphetamine fix and the power of love in the same Playlist?
Honestly donât understand the hate ffdp gets.
If someone could clue me in thatâd be nice cause like I genuinely like a lot of their original songs as well as the remakes.
I like their stuff, but Iâll admit that a ton of it sounds the same. On the other hand, people almost always complain when bands go âexperimentalâ, so I consider it a somewhat good thing actually
I have no clue about music in general, but ffdp are pretty basic when it comes to their song structure, a lot of simple and repetitive rhythms. Add to that that they sound recorded better than live (IMO) and theyâre American which can lead to prejudices in the metal community and the bands easy to joke about.
they should recorded better than live
Thatâs like 90% of all musicians though.
Their music was pretty great back in the day, but their more recent stuff sounds like schizophrenic whinging, and their music videos make them look like maga fascists. I have done zero research on what their opinions actually are.
I like their first couple albums and they write extremely catchy songs, but their lyrics feel just a little too douchey for my taste. Theyâre a fantastic cover band though.
They sound too much like divorced dad rock for my liking. But I listen to system of a down and disturbedâŚso who am I to complain
i think the reson behind that has little to do with the music. idk how it is now but a few years ago the band had baddd infighting and made it all public. i am talking up to the level of dissolving the band on stage, just to continue for the revenue the next day. I assume many of the ffdp haters were fans of the music back then, but got dissapointed by the musicans to the point they couldnt enjoy it anymore.
Remember if someone hates a thing, its likely they still care about it.
hit me with some brutal recommendations if you got them. itâs been a while and Iâm out-of the loop
Idk what genres you like so hereâs a few recommendations across a few genres. On phone so no links.
Iâve been obsessing over HirĂŚth lately, probably one of the best albums I have ever heard. Itâs not a metal album, but it scratches that itch I have for metal, so itâs going on this list lol
Witching - Vernal (blackened sludge) Flummox - Rephlummoxed (prog death/avant garde) Mamaleek - Vidal Blue (avant garde) Rail Yard Ghosts - HirĂŚth (Blackgrass/Blackened/folk punk, large band) Woe - Hope Attrition (black metal/RABM) Botanist - Paleobotany (Experimental Black metal) An Abstract Illusion - Woe (prog death)
Slaughter to prevail Archspire Igorrr Blood incantation All are in my heavy rotation right now, I like weird envelope pushing metal.
Igorrrr are solid, definitely doing some different shit. Dunno the others.
Your list shows up perfect when I go to respond, but in normal view, Lemmy doesnât put your lines in.
Iâve had the EP that this track comes from on repeat for a while now.
Soecific tracks, for your convenience:
Blackbraid - The river of time flows through me
Klevertak - Blodtørst
Kanonenfieber - Sturmtrupp
The most recent Cattle Decapitation album fucking shreds.
Infant Annihilator - Decapitation Fornication
Intent is awesome if you like Slayer
I have lately been enjoying this one https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lJET9b3_TchsYoJxxIm6HbaE8rRGtqzLY&si=r9mXBKMuqyL9D0su
Crypta
the fruit loop?
Metal bands can scream and growl as much as they want, they will never hit as hard as the last minute of âI love you, Iâm going to blow up your schoolâ by MOGWAI.
Not especially brutal, but a couple of the bands Iâve been listening to lately are Sabaton and The HU.
Some of my current favourites : Blood Incantation, Ulcerate, Worm, Civerous, The Ruins of Beverast.
Iâm going to pretend I know what this is about and go back to listening to the Ink Spots.
I donât want to set the woooorld on fiiii-re
Thatâs a good one, but this is my favorite Ink Spots song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=udjA9Pk3LMU
I find this funny because I only like technical death metal, like the pizza passage, sporeception, and my cropped dick
âWhatâs your favorite flavors?â
âBlue und Black!â
Thank you I needed new stuff to check out.
fruit punch will turn metal into marmalade
Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee â¨6⊠â¨months⊠ago
Itâs strange how us older ex-metalheads are the first different generation music wise
Our parents were horrified by our taste in music. Their parents were horrified by their taste in music, their parents were horrified by their taste in music
Weâre the first generation that listens to our kidsâ music and goes
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Absolute_Axoltl@feddit.uk â¨6⊠â¨months⊠ago
Itâs the same though isnât it? While itâs not the reason why we liked the music we liked (more punk than metal for me but same difference) it was always a bonus if your parents didnât like it. Thatâs exactly the reaction that kids are getting from their parents now!
Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee â¨6⊠â¨months⊠ago
It is! But Iâm glad you understand what I meant!
GladiusB@lemmy.world â¨6⊠â¨months⊠ago
Well there are two areas to explore here. The quality of the music and itâs message. And the parenting we endured. I became a metal head for both reasons. My parents music didnât resonate with me. The over simplified music structure just bored me. There wasnât anything epic about it. And then the message didnât resonate when it was all happy rose gardens and unicorns. My dad was an abusive asshole. Metal gave me that angry outlet.
At least my mom understands where I come from even she doesnât understand why I listen to what I listen to. She divorced him and shit changed. Now my son loves metal and his mom doesnât get it.
Noodle07@lemmy.world â¨6⊠â¨months⊠ago
My mom likes metal now đ¤ˇ
AmosBurton_ThatGuy@lemmy.ca â¨6⊠â¨months⊠ago
Same with mine. Sheâs the reason I love Rammstein. We share music with each other a lot, itâs awesome. My dads more old fashioned and likes classic rock but heâll tolerate me and my brother playing our favourite metal songs for him at least!
Outhouse_dayz@lemmy.world â¨6⊠â¨months⊠ago
I got my mom who turns 70 this year into Dog Fashion Disco. She loves it.
Pacattack57@lemmy.world â¨6⊠â¨months⊠ago
Thatâs a testament to the tolerance of millennials. We are more open minded and will at least listen to what our kids have to say.
problematicPanther@lemmy.world â¨6⊠â¨months⊠ago
I wasnât super into metal when I was a kid, I was more into funk and blues. But then my son decided to put on some garbage than he calls funk music. I was disgusted and promptly changed the song to sam and Dave.
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net â¨6⊠â¨months⊠ago
Iâm really into new metal bands, though because they are constantly releasing stuff. There are bands out there like Black Breath that will still melt your face off, but I really like the more experimental side of metal, with bands like Abstract Void, Unreqvited, and Botanist all pushing the envelope of what metal is.