I agree with your last opinion, but also metalheads are just as guilty as other folks with judging the way people look. If I am out and about, dressed nice without metal gear and I compliment a metalhead on their shirt, I always get dirty glares and scoffed at. My unpopular opinion is that: Just because someone dresses nice or “normal” doesn’t make them any less of a metal fan. I don’t need to dress a certain way to enjoy music, that’s silly.
Exactly! I listen to a lot of really heavy stuff like black metal, infant annihilator, cannibal corpse etc and i sometimes wear normal clothes and you would have no idea that i listen stuff like that. Your clothes dont tell how metal you are, i thought metalheads were the kind of folks who dont give a fuck about what people think or how they look.
I'm 39 and used to love wearing band shirts all the time when I was younger. I stopped doing it all the time when I realized it didn't matter. I dress like a demented old man,which is somewhat scarier than spikes,leather,etc ha ha
I was at my job dressed like a bum, didn't help that I am Hispanic, and this guy came in with a Slayer battle vest! I complimented him, did the horns and the guy was just shocked for like 5 seconds.
every Time that happens to me I need to stop and think about what must be goin thru peoples heads to be put off by a compliment about something you have in common, especially when its heavy metal. that is just unthinkable, but hey these are probably the people who hate the world and/or don't go to shows. nothing wrong with that, I guess its just weird when some guy in a Grateful Dead shirt compliments your choice of cannibal corpse attire. people are weird man.
@@CastielBlack i dont think we should. Metal should be about what the fans think is good. Not justa meaningless award. Look at pantera. You think those guys played in front of 1 million people in moscow cos theyre ok. No, they slapped tits and ruled the world, your award should be your own mettle i think. The whole reason we have such a strong loyal fanbase is because if bands suck ass they get boo-ed off stage. But brother thats just my opinion. 👑
Yeah I'm honestly surprised to hear that anyone cares about the Grammy's. I don't think I've ever even known it was happening, like ever. People really care about this stuff??
@@meredithd95 All those pathetic awards shows are simply to promote the latest artists of the music industry (in reality, it should be called the 'beautiful face with a mic' industry (ha)...rather than anything to do with musicians). To quote some of my favorite lyrics of Al Jourgenson (Ministry)..."We use them awhile and it's over the shoulder". Even the most "treasured and influential" musical celebrities are just as disposable as the paper plates and plastic cups people buy from big box store if they suddenly disappoint. The music industry is repulsive. I feel bad for young artists like Billie Eilish who are put on the world's stage before they have any of their own genuine opinions and life experiences they've had to share with an audience. Pop musicians don't sell music anymore...they sell beer, Doritos, Pepsi, makeup, and clothes, etc. (a controlled image to penetrate wallets...sad but true).
Black metal is better for lotr. Unpopular opinion: metal or even other music too usually sound better with tempo changes, people just don't know they know that.
I don’t know why people even want metal to be in the Grammys anyways. That entire awards show is a pop jerk-off fest and I’d rather stay away from it (no disrespect to some particular musicians involved). Anyways, y’all get pissed off when bands get popular anyways so it’s a hypocritical thing to ask for.
Yea, I used to be that way myself, but now I find it dumb to be that way. As long as I have material I find amusing then I don't need a metal grammy, I would probably just make a top 10 favorite bands list like a normal person.
@@andresluna2101 100% agree. I too used to be one of those people who kept moaning about how metal wasn’t in the Grammys, but as I get progressively sick of that kind of awards contest, yeah, I really don’t think mainstream representation is something we need that bad, so long as the music is good.
The music industry has always been about who can rack in the most money. The general public doesn't care about musicianship, technical skill, quality and complex songwriting or any of that stuff, and that's okay of course. But I'm saying we can't expect them to care about a genre that isn't meant for the mainstream (at least for the most part. Looking at you, Babymetal).
Unpopular Opinion: It's perfectly fine for a band to not have Cookie Monster vocals and blast beats. Clean vocals and melody doesn't make a band any less metal.
No metalhead would argue with your statement. Black Sabbath and Angel Witch didn't use guttural vocals or blasts. Only a poseur would argue against you.
Thing that gets me is people who can't get behind power metal because it's silly and cheesy, but unironically celebrate black metal with no sense of tongue in cheek.
Agreed. I made fun of it for years until I realized I was just doing it cause I'd been conditioned to think it was bad cause nerds are viewed as bad and a lot of power metal is nerdy
@@HiveFleetUlfang1 true. But there is a lot of black metal I enjoy in a very unironic way - it's usually the very tolkien heavy stuff... for the same reason I like some power metal. Sure A LOT of both genres meets the criteria for cheese but some of it just genuinely scratches that nerd itch and the cheesiness starts to feel very subjective
Unpopulair opinion: you can still be a metalhead even if you dont listen to black metal / death metal. I got told once or twice that im not a real metalhead cuz I dont listen black and death metal (personally I like normal heavy metal, power metal and some trash metal)
@Corey Stokely for me black metal is relaxing, I love it, it kinda has this trance feeling to it (you have to find the right kind though, I think it's like the early stuff from Norway) , but of course you can't listen to that 24/7. I don't think anyone can listen to the same thing over and over and over.
That is the stupidest attitude people have to those who dont predominantly listen to Black or Death metal. My favourites are Thrash, Power and metalcore I am more than happy to listen to some deathmetal but for me it is not my favourite. As with every subgenre there are bands certain people will like whilst others dont and vice versa. Also if people tell you your not a metalhead because you dont listen to these two subgenres. Remind them every sub genre makes up the family of Heavy Metal. Whilst each subgenre / family member are different and individual we all come from the same family history. I apologise if this seems like a rant but people not accepting other metal heads strikes a nerve in me 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
@@CastielBlack Exactly. I barely listen to any bands outside of trad and USPM but that doesn't make me not a metalhead because those subgenres are "softer". Even then, the amount of trad and USPM bands I listen to is quite lengthy.
The fifth opinion targeted me lol😅 This happens to me all the time. I have my metal vest. I'm a black dude. I'm 5'5, I'm 26, but I look like I'm 18 or 23, and I don't drink, smoke or have tattoos. Great video Blackmetal Werewolf 🤘🏽
I’m not black but I feel like a lot of black metal heads get shit for liking it. Almost like because you’re black you’re expected to be only into rap and all the other shit you mentioned. Upmost respect for you tho, I’ve known a lot of black metal heads that kinda closet that they like metal🤘🏻
@@gam6683 I'm not closet at all. Lol, thank you dude. I've been a metalhead for 12 years. No rude comments really. A few in my life, but nothing to serious. Just Karens, and dirty looks by poc, and norm white people.
Same here man I actually never really got a whole lot of shit for being a black metal head though. Say for a few skinheads on social media telling me black ppl can't be into metal but fuck them. Both my parents love old school rock n roll so they had no problem with me liking metal.
unpopular opinion: metalheads liking other songs that arent metal i listen to alot of heavy metal and i love it and there are a few songs out there that i really like that arent metal, there is some country i like and a few songs i enjoy are highwaymen and whisky river, im sure that most metalheads have songs they enjoy that arent metal and thats ok we all have songs we enjoy.
Completely agree. I actually listen to some electronic music artists on a regular basis, but not these modern DJs and such, but rather older ones. Kraftwerk, Jean-michel Jarre, The Prodigy, Depeche Mode, lately Aphex Twin and even Daft Punk (a bit of guilty pleasure)
For some reason i really love 80s syntheave type stuff like cambodia by kim wilde and yacht rock like california dreamin by beach boys. Good music is good music, whether its reggae, black metal or the plate i threw at my wall and have to spend 20 minutes cleaning up
1000% yes! There should be no shaming at all. I still love 90s stuff like Ace of Base, r&b even a growing love for specific kpop groups even though my library is still overwhelmingly various subgenres of metal 😁
You don't have to dress metal at all to be a Metalhead, sounds simple but imagine all the looks I get if I go to a concert in a red dress or something. I really don't mind them staring, I'm noticeable after all but I just want people to know that it is perfectly reasonable to not sacrifice their individuality to wear the metal uniform
Agree. I actually like to show up in concerts in my office style clothing plus leather boots (yes, I do need to protect my feet in the crowd). Getting some weird looks time to time... Until I start headbanging, of course. :D
punk/metal clothing can be anything you really want because your suppose to dress in whatever way you want to and if that happens to be wearing a red dress then ok thats totally fine.
Agreed. Also you don't need to wear a shirt of the band or one of the bands you're seeing! I can't tell you how many people I see wearing Slayer or Iron maiden shirts at shows like Anthrax or Cannibal corpse
Metalheads automatically like things that look metal or that are compatible with it. However, I think a red dress is perfectly compatible with it, unless you're a weirdo dude and wearing it.
Haha well you’re limited to 15 drinks a day (on carnival cruise at least) so if you can space them all out just right you might not get hungover! 😂 I’ve been on 2 so I’ve got it all figured out.
Ah that makes sense, but then you risk getting 15 mini hangovers. Better get some vod and lemonade for the morning. Just to be safe lol.@@JBguitar-cj8pc
Unpopular metal options: you can like any other music genres then metal. It doesn’t make you less a metalhead. 2. People who does breakdowns trying to one up with another band style... please stop it’s gets very boring after hearing 6 bands that’s sounds the same like the others.
I dont think liking other genres is unpopular, unless someone is a teenage edgelord. Once a metalhead becomes an adult then they realize there's more than just metal. Every adult metalhead I know likes other genres, too. Whether classic rock, folk music, punk, ambiance, whichever :). Even IF metal will remain our favorite style!
I like alot other than metal. Industrial,80s pop,goth,rock,etc. I even like ICP a little,but that's as far as I go into rap and hip hop. The modern autotuned stuff makes me wanna vomit,but that's me.
True true I do think when your a adult you’ll wanna adventure out to new music and stuff even though I met some adults who still had the mindset while they were teenager saying oh this isn’t music and should be only metal etc. which I had that mindset for tiny bit but realize quickly you gotta try new stuff honestly and not the same thing over again I still love metal and always have still wear my band shirts but I just enjoy listening to other stuff. I do enjoy icp but the most juggalo music that got me into it is kidcrusher I like all his work.
Unpopular opinion: Black Metal sounds best with good production. Black Metal is a Genre that focuses on atmosphere and being as dark and moody as possible, a lot of the feel is taken out with bad production, especially when too much treble causes the bass to be inaudible, which really makes the song feel a whole lot less dark. The best Black Metal album in my opinion is De Mysteriis for this very reason, it feels more dark and atmospheric than other BM releases around this time. Bad Production BM can still be pretty good though, Transilvanian Hunger being one of my favourite albums ever.
Transilvanian hunger is a fucking bomb. Have you ever heard of Hrimthurs? They only have one album out because unfortunately they don't play anymore, it's called War Of The Ages and if you can find it.... Man, it's amazing. And the production is not polished so.... I love it.
@@SatanenPerkele I'm not on about Symphonic stuff, that shit sucks, I'm just all for Black Metal that has well-recorded instruments. Listen to Keiser and you'll know what I'm on about.
@@SatanenPerkele Well produced BM doesnt have to be symphonic. Satanic Warmaster is a great example, on their albums with good production. They manage to pull it off very well.
Hi, i actually really agree with the clothing style thing, sure, it can be annoying, but if people stare at me in a weard way, to me it's just a sign that my outfit looks great! Ps i'm sorry if I made any English mistakes
And a lot of the time I think, at first, people are just surprised that someone is expressing themselves in a "not normal" way. Be yourself. And if someone else doesn't like it so what... at least you are having fun. :)
It's a very bipolar issue for me tbh. I both like the weird looks I get when waering a CC or Sarcofago shirt around, but then turn around and say "Why does everyone hate me" like I'm not wearing a shirt with gort art on it lol
Yea, mainly the throwback artists like Abba, A-ha, Tears For Fears, Depeche Mode, that sort of thing. The only modern artist I like from that genre is Chris Daughtry.
If someone wants to see a really good stage performance I recommend them to go and see on stage Iron Maiden, Primordial and Wolves In The Throne Room! My unpopular opinion: Bands should start trying to find their own sound and don't try to sound like other bands.
Unpopular opinion: Who gives a fuck if Kendall Jenner or whomever wears a metal or rock t-shirt? Who cares how many songs if any they can name or if they even know who the band is. If they just thought it was a cool shirt, cool, I do the same when I buy shirts. We all do that when we buy clothes, we buy the shit because we think its cool or looks cool on us.
we buy the clothes because we want to represent the music and the bands we love... not to follow any sort of 'trends' by buying some $150 t-shirt from H&M with master of puppets cover on it... thats not what the spirit of metal is about. no posers... Baloff wouldn't stand for that shit
@@FamilyGuyRoks6 oh please we are all "posers" to some other more hardcore fan of metal. We are "posers" if we dont wear the spiked armlets, we are posers if we dont have long hair, we are posers if we listen to anything that isnt brutal enough to someone else or arent fans of Slayer or any of the big 4 and on and on.
I’m a huge metalhead who just happens to be bisexual. Somehow, since I’m bi, I became “that gay family member”. My mom thinks I enjoy crappy pop music simply because I’m bi. I am so sick of hearing crappy pop music. Please help me.
Yeah, I’ve never been into the stereotypical “gay person music” myself either, despite being gay myself. I just listen to Judas Priest, Cynic or something if I’m looking for good gay music
Unpopular opinion: Female vocalists are a revelation in genres like Traditional Heavy Metal, Power Metal and Epic Doom Metal and we need more of them. Ice-T is one of the best Metal frontmen ever, way better than he is as a Rapper. Number of the Beast and British Steel should stop being propped up by the Metal community, they are 2-3 song albums and do not do those bands justice. (Had to get that one off my chest)
Unpopular opinion: It's OK for a metal band to try something different from the usual deathcrushing from time to time, or to branch out from their original sound and explore some new territory. I mostly enjoyed what happened when the bottom fell out of the generic thrash metal and death metal markets back in the '90s, and bands were forced to sink-or-swim, surviving by either doing their thing really, REALLY well, or trying something else that nobody else had ever done before, expanding the boundaries of metal into Gothic, industrial, new wave, retro-rock, and other territory. And, I mostly enjoy it when a band known for great death metal, black metal, thrash metal, or whatever does a one-off EP, album or song or two in a style they aren't known for... Candlemass steered away from doom metal for one EP's worth of novelty drinking songs, and it was a hell of a lot of fun... Morbid Angel's David Vincent recorded a couple outlaw country/western songs out of nowhere, and it was an absolute hoot, I'm not a country/western fan, but i play those songs more than most of the extreme metal Morbid Angel has been playing for most of the last 20 years... Therion recently did an album of covers of 1960s-era French pop songs and a disco cover or two that I found to be surprisingly good, and a great change of pace from Therion's usual symphonic/Gothic metal format, which was beginning to feel a bit tired and repetitive and badly needed a change of pace. This stuff seems to really piss off long-time fans, who begin the inevitable cries of "SELL OUT!" But I don't really get it - of course, these departures from a signature style or sound are not going to be for everyone, nor are these sorts of experiments guaranteed to be good, but they don't seem to me to be worth getting mad at the band over, and they certainly aren't signs of "selling out" - if anything, these side-trips take the bands into territory that is guaranteed to not sell well to anyone but hardcore fans of the band, or people with extremely odd tastes in music: really, how many fans of '60s French pop songs, novelty drinking songs, or satanic country/western are there out there? These bands were just going to upset their fan bases by releasing something a little weird and different, and they did it anyway knowing there wasn't an audience for it... whether you like the results or not, it was hardly a safe move for the bands who tried it. In a lot of ways, these are the most "metal" albums possible: not only were they going to be too weird and uncomfortable for normies, but also for metalheads who prefer their metal to be safe and predictable.... Anyway, TL;DR: It's not a popular opinion, but I think it's perfectly OK for a metal band to try something different... I'm not guaranteed to like it, but I at least respect it when they try something so weird, nobody is likely to like it!
Agreed I know a band that changes their looks and genre every album, I like how diverse they are with their sound. There is some people I meet that didn´t like their newest record but they only heard one song from them so I showed them another album which they liked better. So far I like all of their albums but it is totally possible that one day they'll make an album I won't like in that case I will just listen to the other albums and wait until they make an album I do like.
Metalheads can like other genres than metal Metal is my #1 love when it comes to music but I also love other genres like punk, crust punk, grunge and even some county, artist like Chris Stapleton, colter wall, luke combs etc. Or liking glam metal or metalcore does not make you a poser
Completely agree, I’ve been listening to punk and ska all week, and there’s a lot of old electronic and synth pop like Kraftwerk and Gary Numan that are fantastic as well. Even some pop artists, jazz, classical, et cetera. And metalcore is what got me into the genre, so I appreciate it a lot.
A lot of metalheads like other genres, in particular, metalheads tend to like "honest" and "real" music, even if some happens to be mainstream or was at some point (Depeche mode comes to mind, know a lot of metalheads that like it).
@@rosereviews2492 if you get into the metal fanbase in general, most thrash and heavy fans will say stuff like, I can't stand black metal or corpse paint is cringe,even though black metalheads respect the other genres
I can agree that a lot of the culture surrounding black metal can get... incredibly cringe at times. In general, it’s not cringe as a genre though; not the hipstery stuff or the classic norwegian stuff either. Obviously it can get extremely cringe at times, but so can every other genre so why bother just targeting black metal?
@@OrthodoxMetalhead Strange they say that about corpsepaint. Its not the 1990s lol. MANY BM musicians don't wear corpsepaint. Necrobutcher, one of the granddaddies of black metal, doesn't wear corpsepaint.
@@hannahkozlovic1715 And yeah BM has its 'elitists' and 'purists', we all know the memes. But, we can say the same thing about EVERY genre of metal. Good lord, there are thrash purists who still can't get over The Black Album! 30 freaking years later.
black metalheads take black metal too seriously. Come on guys, i love black metal but there's no need to act all edgy and elitist, we're not in the 90s anymore.
Yes, i agree with the Grammy opinion... nobody should be worried about them unless you really ARE into the popular music styles/bands... Hell, I've gotten into arguments with people for saying they liked Linkin Park ONLY because they won awards. makes no sense to say you like a band JUST because they won awards. i mean wtf?
Some metal fans really need to lose the “us vs them” mentality when it comes to other genres. You don’t have to like everything you hear, but the way some metalheads treat genres like pop, rap, or country as “the enemy” is beyond embarrassing.
Agreed! An Even if it is not death metal or black some says it is not real metal, Damn iam getting tired of that shit. I just send a link to a madonna video bc she is more metal than they ever will be😜
Agreed. Some people just need to grow up. I'd happily be jamming out to some Burzum and then after a while switch it over to fucking Tiny Tim. I have a very varied taste in music and I really pitty anyone who only listens to one type of music.
well objectively speaking, the entire culture around thrash was built on the premise of being the opposite of every and anything that is mainstream. it was loud and in your face to for the sake of being everything that being a poser wasn't. pretty much all of the different sub-genres aside from NWOBHM and speed metal are an offshoot of thrash so having that kind of 'us vs them' attitude and culture was quite engrained in the bands and more importantly, the fans... it's what makes us passionate about what we love, and why we don't tolerate 'posers'...
@@FamilyGuyRoks6 Yeah I do understand that... But it is a bit over the top now though, metal isn't hardcore anymore anyway, everyone knows what it is and everyone accepts its existence even if they don't like it. Also so many people really like to throw around the word "poser" way too loosely. People are allowed to enjoy some metal but not be absolutely obsessed with the genre.
Unpopular opinion: Shitting on Ghost isnt cool anymore, if you actually give that band a chance, whether they are "metal" or not, you'd probably find yourself enjoying them. Plus they put on an excellent show, i recommend you check them out live, its a great time
My take on #3 - Too Many Solos: I agree completely, but I'll expand that to filler and padding of all sorts. Heavy metal albums used to work really well back in the days when they were 30-40 minutes long and you didn't have songs that were packed with unnecessary filler, songs that were extended far longer than they really needed to be so that you have an album loaded with 8 or 15 minute songs that feel like they're twice as long as they needed to be, three or four indistinguishable techno remixes of the album's title song, and mediocre and repetative songs that would have been left on the producer's cutting-room floor back before the larger-capacity CD format started encouraging artists to pack the album with more of the same. I get that the labels and musicians want to give us our money's worth by filling that CD end-to-end with something, anything, but this filler is rarely a bonus. I think I'd rather see 40 minutes of killer songs, with maybe a bonus cover song, an experiment in another genre (the inevitable dance remix if you must, but wouldn't it be far more fun to see a newer metal band try their hand at the all but dead metal ballad subgenre, or a black metal band do a one-off doom metal song, or an industrial metal band try one standard-issue thrash song, or a folk metal band take on the challenge of writing a good country/western song or something just to really break the rules up a little and do something risky?) I kind of miss the days when metal bands were allowed to have a sense of humor and include novelty songs, too: it used to be common for thrash albums to clown around a bit with a funny song or two to switch up the dead-serious mood a little, but now, everyone seems scared that cracking a smile once in a while might ruin their credibility as a metal band.... Hell, I even miss the eerie, experimental death metal intros, acoustic interludes, and extended ambient noise pieces that used to be almost ubiquitous for bands copying Celtic Frost... sure, at its worst it was pretentious filler, but at its best, that sort of thing helped to elevate albums like the Frost's 'To Mega Therion', Tiamat's 'Wildhoney', or Obituary's 'Cause of Death' to classics. Sure, it was filler, but in those cases, it was restrained filler, and never (IMHO) distracted from the punchy, to-the-point rockers on those albums. (It helps that the songs varied in length, mood, speed, and style on these albums, too - again, it wasn't wall-to-wall sameness filling CD space for the sake of filling it!) If nothing else, a little of that extra space can be filled with live demos or rough mixes without all the studio overproduction, or songs performed in front of live audiences, so we can hear what these bands sound like when they aren't caked in ten tons of autotune and pro-tools makeup. And there's nothing wrong with leaving that space unfilled, if all you've got is enough material for a damned good EP. Anything, but please stop filling an hour of CD space with bland, repetitive, bloated filler for the sake of filling space....
wish there was less silly gatekeeping about what is and isn't metal when heavy shit is heavy shit imo. Also all bands need to retire the "brotherhood of metal" shit at gigs. Its cringey as fuck when the 4th band in a row at the festival start talking about how everyone in the crowd is their BFF because they also heard a metal song and liked it.
Completely agree on all one of my underrated opinions is you don’t have to go to shows to be a metalhead either it’s classist and many don’t have resources or transportation etc.
Plus most shows are in downtown while more and more fans are in the suburbs nowadays. And downtowns are becoming more dodgy every passing year. So, who wants to drive into that? The only shows I go to, when Im back home, are in my surrounding suburbs. Luckily I live within a 10 minute drive of one of the premier clubs. Hate when bands play downtown, though. Fans dont live there and dont wanna drive there.
Unpopular opinion: Metalheads liking other music genres is okay. I can't tell you how much shit I've gotten for listening to alt rock or emo music. Sure, I listen to 90% metal. But sometimes I want to change it up. Liking other music doesn't make you a poser.
On the topic of people judging the attire of metalheads. Here’s one that’s even worse: People at metal shows who judge others in the crowd for not dressing “metal” enough. You know who you are. I’ve literally heard someone say “you’re not one of us.”
Which is messed up, because not only should individuality be important in metal. But also because some people come to gigs STRAIGHT FROM WORK! Shocking, I know LOL. Sure, they could have "prepared" by leaving their 'band tshirt' in their car, while they're off at work. But, its easy to forget when we're tired and rushing to go to work. Also, many of the musicians that are LITERALLY ONSTAGE are wearing "normal" clothes. So for them its ok, but not for fans? Elitists can be quite hypocritical.
I wasn't really shocked by any of these. I agree with all the points you brought up. I would add for the last one that a more unique style of clothes would be important for metal musicians to stand out from each other.
Well here I am loving Black metal yet not being able to enjoy Death metal... The fact that you're already accumulating some likes compared to other comments kinda indicates that your opinion might not be that unpopular though! :o
I have 1 Unpopular opinion when people wear mjolnir pendants when there not even norse pagans because some metalheads see it only as a black metal thing when its actually first and foremost a religious pendant
The second one is unpopular? Oh my god then it really shouldn't be. Of course there are other great works of fantasy! I like what Rhapsody came out with.
It might just be because I've been obsessed with the series for about a year now but I'd like to see a metal band based around MegaTen, which is more of a modern fantasy but it's still fantasy. On that note, pretty sure Nightfall In Middle Earth is based on The Silmarillion, and I've also seen band names like Hoth and Gringotts (From Star Wars and Harry Potter of course), so there's that I guess.
@@twistedsky_97 I just don't get it man. It's like an unwritten rule that one cannot enjoy Nu and Metalcore (Early stuff) and both Thrash, Death, and Classical Heavy. Come on, really petty if you ask me.
@@deafworldstudios8644 yeah, I don’t get it either. I’ve been enjoying metalcore and deathcore as of late and I’ve already seen people hate on both because “it’s not metal”
I don't remember exactly the requirements, but the thing with the Grammys is basically you need to be a somewhat big or recognized in the mainstream, not just for Metal but for any genre they award. Apart of that, my unpopular opinion would be that people who defend RABM on the ground of despising NSBM and vice versa, need to shut up. Literally all their arguments are based just on the political side, and harmful ideology to combat harmful ideology simply doesn't work.
Unpopular opinion 1: I’ve always liked deathcore but do think this newer era of deathcore and the bands in it are doing more for the genre and making better music. Even if it will never be as popular as it was during the height of Suicide Silence’s popularity. Unpopular opinion 2: I’ve always liked metalcore too and feel that some metalcore bands lend more towards the metal part of the genre than the core part (for example Killswitch Engage). Unpopular opinion 3: I like the newer crisper production of albums these days. I’m all for a raw gritty sound but I also wanna be able to hear every part of the music and not have things sound like a cluster of noise (although I give black metal a pass because it’s black metal). Example Testament’s newer albums sound better compared to their older albums.
Yeah Testament's better sound really propelled them to a new level. Even their live shows are better, because they play the old songs the new way. Even before they released that re-make. Basically, Testament has taken Anthrax's place in The Big 4. Anthrax may have been bigger in the classic thrash era, but over the past 20 years? Testament seems to sell more tickets, more tshirts, more albums. And more in demand for festivals. Not to take anything away from Anthrax, but Testament simply surpassed them.
Unpopular metal opinion:metalcore is amazing Im gonna comeback after one hour to this comment to see how many metal elitist i angered I have come back and im impresed that there are no angry metal elitist problably the metal comunity is not as bad as i tough
I agree however it can be boring and sound almost cookie cutter at times. That’s like most music however so I can’t really make that a huge point to fall back on.
Although agreeable, haven't both of those already been proven to be perfectly workable within metal? With sexy I only need mention one name, that being Type 0 Negative (Just ask the metric tonnes of fangirls they still have to this day). and with funny, you got Gwar's entire existence, and DTP with the story of the Ziltoid series. I'm sure there's other examples that have completely passed me by so if anyone wants to add to the list, that would be appreciated.
@@BrutalPringles yeah you are right but ı am talking about hair and glam metal.most people dont consider them as a part of the metal culture because they are "too happy to be metal".
@@turambarturin5609 I can't say I've heard that complaint before. Plus Ola Englund and Ladybeard both have very solid followings, and those are 2 of the most wholesome personalities I can think of in the modern metal scene. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places, or I don't hear anything like that in the circles I follow?
@@BrutalPringles well ı have heard that a lot but to be honest most "metalheads" around me are gatekeepers so it may not be general problem among metal community
Last one is so true. When i first got in to metal when i was quite young, my mum got me a ton of merch, patches, wristbands etc for my birthday. I strutted out on the street (in my tiny religous village) and got a lot of dirty looks. For a while it really bothered me but i was young and naive. In a city, i doubt anyone would care but because of the area im in they cared a lot. You just have to except that people are gonna judge sometimes and you gotta get over it.
Amon Amarth is my favorite band. I've loved every song on every album which is extremely unusual for me. Doesn't matter how great a band is, I never love all the tracks on an album or even like them. Their last album- I listened to it once and never again.
@Kristine Kennedy Well we're on the same page then- I give them kudos for trying something different with the clean singing etc. but the songs didn't do anything for me. I won't mourn their glory days anymore, maybe songs like Victorious March, Guardians of Asgard or Runes to my memory only get written once... Raven's Flight and Shield Wall just sound one dimensional and like a dime store version of stuff like With Oden on our side or even Free Will Sacrifice... Damn I need to listen to Amon Amarth again... except for Berserker!
@@SatanenPerkele Amon Amarth's earliest stuff was different actually. Relatively speaking of course, because they were still a 'viking' melodic death metal band. Too bad they dont go back to that era.
Yea,we dont need a metal equivalent of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Freebird. And yea,all those metal festivals dont sound great to someone who has OCD and anxiety... I used to like wearing band shirts all the time. Sometimes I would get noticed. Used to judge people when I was younger,but eventually it stopped. I'm too old to give 2 shits what anyone thinks or what they do. Good vid,man man.
The Black Caldron if I remember, was inspired by Welsh mythology and that's a whole rabbit hole a band could go down. Welsh black metal would be awesome. Also, kindred spirit with loving the Black Caldron, I loved that book and the series was pretty awesome as a whole
You can like other genres of music, you dont have to only like metal And metal guitarists are very cocky thinking they are the best, but almost none of them can play a simple jazzy chords or know any theory and never go out of their comfort zone too play anything else like reggea as an example
Yeah, that surprized me too. I haven't watched The Grammys, The Oscars or any other beauty contest for years. Awards shows are so passé. We don't need them in metal.
Talking about fantasy inspired metal that goes beyond LOTR... just an info if somebody is interested: Caladan Brood's music is all about the "Malazan Book of the Fallen" series by Steven Erikson. It's atmospheric black, not power, but yeah... I love it.
I remember back in the early 80s there was only one band that I knew of that celebrated Lord Of The Rings and that was a band called Cirith Ungol. They appeared on the first Metal Massacre along with Metallica's Hit The Lights. As for The Grammys, they were always a joke. Back in the 70s Led Zeppelin got beaten by The Carpenters. When I watched the Grammys to see Metallica lose the Best Metal Album award to Jethro.Tull it just proved me right. Besides the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame is a much bigger joke. They induct rappers and 80s Pop stars like Madonna, LL.Cool J.
Grammys for sure! It is intended for the masses - not any cult followings especially us metalheads, and it rarely gives metal bands the respect and notoriety it deserves. When a person is countered with a personal (perhaps unpopular) opinion, they immediately revert to asking “wElL dOeS yOuR faVoRiTe mEtAl bAnDs hAvE aNy gRaMmIeS”? As if that is all that makes a musician “good” or “talented.” I am not attributing success to a mainstream ceremony that neglected a tribute to Vinnie Paul after his passing in 2018. Just saying…
Unpopular opinion: Cradle of Filth gets way too much hate. Yeah I know their phase from 2004-2014 wasn't for everyone, and they did indeed become "mainstream" for being such a extreme band, but their last two albums go back to their roots and still sound fresh and modern, and combine Black Metal, Thrash Metal, Nwobhm, and Gothic Metal to a perfect mix. It sounds modern but not overproduced, the songs are long but not too self-indulgent. Of course many people who are not in the extreme spectrum of metal won't get past the vocals, but the music is amazing.
Some people might say the same thing about Dimmu Borgir, the only difference is that Dimmu Borgir has only change their sound slightly by adding more symphonic instrumentation in their music and Shagrath being on lead vocals since "Enthrone Darkness Triumphant".
THIS OMG THIS IT JUST MAKES THE WHOLE THING LESS DYNAMIC AND LESS AGRESSIVE THESE DAYS I FIND MOST OLD SCHOOL DEATH/BLACK-THRASH TO BE ALOT MORE HEAVY THAN TODAYS """BOORUTAL DEATHMETAL"""
I like these unpopular opinions you got there, quite a fascinating concept. However, the one unpopular opinion I'll disagree with is 70000 Tons Of Metal and I'll give you five reasons why. Reason No. 1. 70000 Tons Of Metal is a great opportunity for you as a metalhead to escape from the real once a year for at least week. Reason No. 2. When it comes to a regular outdoor field Heavy Metal festival, a few of the biggest problems is having to go through muddy grounds, getting lost in a gigantic crowd and having to cue up for a long time to use the bathroom. While on 70000 Tons Of Metal, there's plenty of bathrooms for everyone, no muddy grounds and you don't have to worry about getting lost. Reason No. 3. While there are two, three, four, or possibly five metal bands that you are familiar with out of the other 55 that you don't know or heard of, it gives you a chance to explore and find out more exciting and possibly talented metal artists that you would be interested in. Reason No. 4. 70000 Tons Of Metal is a fan-friendly scenario that gives you the opportunity to make friends with metalheads from all over the world, places you never knew where metal is mentioned. Plus, you get to hang out with the metal musicians and learn great things from them that might inspire you to become a metal musician. Reason No. 5. You are on vacation, this is your moment, this is a paradise and most important of all, you are a pure metalhead who's looking for escape, a chance to live a little, to build great friendships and build memories. On 70000 Tons Of Metal, anything is possible. Anyway, those are my opinions and reasons. You can disagree with me if you want and that's absolutely fine with me. Plus, I've always wanted to go to 70000 Tons Of Metal and it's been my dream before the Covid-19 nightmare struck. I hope you're cool with that Black Metal Werewolf, nevertheless I respect you as a metalhead and as a brother. And I'll always be staying BRUTAL. 🤘🏻💀🤘🏻🎸🎱♠️🥃🔌🥁⛓️🏖️🏝️🛳️🎟️💵🍻
It was and it is. And there are many excellent bands that don't focus on fantasy, or at least not the usual kind. Unleash the Archers and Vision Divine come to mind when I think of concept/story albums, but there are many more.
Mine is that a band can incorporate clean singing into their sound and still be metal. Because a lot of elitists think that clean singing means it's not metal. "The clean singing makes it sound emo!" "Leave the clean vocals to girl bands!" THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ACTUALLY THINK THIS WAY.
Agree with most things. But would take No. 3 a step further. In my opinion, you can remove 80% of all guitar solos. It's rare to hear a solo that actually adds something to the song. Most of the time it's just stuffed in there to fill out. Or because there "must be a solo in the song."
Not sure if I agree with the solo thing entirely. Some bands can pull it off better than others. As far as song song length goes, idk sometimes it's nice to listen to a song that ranges from 10-25 or even 25 min-1 hour long.
Crust sadly doesn't belong anywhere. It's too metal for punk and too punk for metal. Crust and her ugly stepsister D-beat are forever on the sidelines, hoping someone will fall in love with them. They may be the sweetest girls you ever met when you get past the 2 inch long studs sticking out of their shoulders, but unfortunately they never are gonna get picked (it's cause they smell so terrible).
@@sloshed-rat Crust, Dbeat and Hardcore are all punk. They aren't metal despite some metalheads 'claiming' to like crust. Usually they end up liking some stadium crust band who may as well be playing bog standard thrash metal lol
Unpopular metal oppinion- core has its place in metal and has some really good bands and tracks. Or in broader terms just because you don't like a genre doesn't mean it's not metal nor does it mean it's fans aren't metalheads
Great video! There actually is a “newer” USPM band that took their name directly from The Black Cauldron. They are called Cauldron Born and play a style that is a cross between Iron Maiden, Yngwie Malmsteen, Helstar and Manilla Road with lyrics inspired by sword and sorcery and weird horror (think Robert E Howard, Moorcock, Lovecraft, Karl Edward Wagner, Clark Ashton Smith). I definitely recommend them!
Unpopular opinion #1 Slipknot's vocals sound like rap in disguise mixed with shitty pop. Unpopular opinion #2 Deathcore is death metal without talent. Unpopular opinion #3 Metalcore is not metal. Why? Metalcore is a reinterpretation of hardcore which is a punk genre. It is short for metallic core/hardcore (don't remember correctly) and it only took inspiration from metal. Same with pop and indie pop. Totally different things. Of course listen to whatever you want. I don't judge.
Believe it or not cruises are a lot of fun. I’ve been on 2 (not 70,000 tons) and they’re a blast. That’s coming from someone is who deathly afraid of the ocean or just deep water in general lol. It’s kind of an escape I guess and it’s quite relaxing
i remember back in the day Metallica was on the gramys and did the song "One". and they lost to Iggy Pop. i have never watched the gramys again. so i do understand about that . and i do love the band Burning Witches . and i will check that album out. thanks again for a great Vid Wolf. and i will remember to stay BRUTAL !! \m/(-_-)\m/
Jethro Tull, not Iggy Pop. Iggy at least rocks. He was in the audience, though: he was seen after Metallica’s performance, applauding and saying “That was really cool” to whoever was sitting next to him.
A lot of metal is about aggression, and the pit is the place to expend your energy expressing it. I can understand just staring at and watching some types of bands scream musicianship, but metal is meant to be worshipped barbarically. At least that is why I always gravitate towards or generate a pit. I feel compelled to have a good time at shows, and moshing is the answer basically always.
Unpopular Opinion: The less serious the black metal band takes themselves the better. Or should I say, the more self-aware they are the better. I don't need a bunch of 40 year old dudes telling me how esoteric and evil they are. Just be cool and write some nasty shit. Its probably why I love Darkthrone and Fenriz so much, he's just a self-aware chill guy that writes badass music.
Some bands don't talk about how evil they themselves are, but about evil concepts (whether real or imagined) or esoteric stuff, so they need a sound that represents those things, an image helps too. Some though, stayed 14 years old forever, and I get it. Yet others also didn't "get it" and took it too seriously mostly because of superficial knowledge about other black metal bands that came before them. The whole genre of Deathcore is mostly built on that, many deathcore band members and many fans, are actually pretty ignorant of how the music (specially metal in general) came to be.
I ENJOYED VIDEO THIS VERY MUCH, AND I HAVE MY OWN 'UNPOPULAR OPINION' The one thing that I do not like about the metal scene is that most metal heads, and the public at large, believe that people who like metal consume drugs and alcohol. I have never consumed any kind of drugs ever in my whole life and I used to drink (I have not had a drink in over 15 years), but I have distanced myself somewhat from the scene, because it is greatly 'expected' even by other metal heads to consume drugs and alcohol whenever we would go to a pub (yes, you can go to a pub for the music and not necessarily to consume alcohol or to get stoned), club, concert or even when just listening to some music at someone's house. Most people simply assume that every metal head is exactly that, a junkie or a drunk. Many people actually assume that you could only enjoy this kind of music, only if you consume some substance. I resent this, all of this is greatly wrong, I have been listening to metal since I was 11 years old, and I am 51 now. I am into a bit of everything from Iron Maiden to Vital Remains, and I have been to an endless number of concerts, and I have never needed any psychotropic substance of any sort to enjoy this great music. I wish this stereotype would disappear.
I agree with your last opinion, but also metalheads are just as guilty as other folks with judging the way people look. If I am out and about, dressed nice without metal gear and I compliment a metalhead on their shirt, I always get dirty glares and scoffed at. My unpopular opinion is that: Just because someone dresses nice or “normal” doesn’t make them any less of a metal fan. I don’t need to dress a certain way to enjoy music, that’s silly.
If someone in metal gear approaced me about my shirt I would (and have in the past) ignore them, I don't owe them anything.
Exactly! I listen to a lot of really heavy stuff like black metal, infant annihilator, cannibal corpse etc and i sometimes wear normal clothes and you would have no idea that i listen stuff like that. Your clothes dont tell how metal you are, i thought metalheads were the kind of folks who dont give a fuck about what people think or how they look.
I'm 39 and used to love wearing band shirts all the time when I was younger. I stopped doing it all the time when I realized it didn't matter. I dress like a demented old man,which is somewhat scarier than spikes,leather,etc ha ha
I was at my job dressed like a bum, didn't help that I am Hispanic, and this guy came in with a Slayer battle vest! I complimented him, did the horns and the guy was just shocked for like 5 seconds.
every Time that happens to me I need to stop and think about what must be goin thru peoples heads to be put off by a compliment about something you have in common, especially when its heavy metal. that is just unthinkable, but hey these are probably the people who hate the world and/or don't go to shows. nothing wrong with that, I guess its just weird when some guy in a Grateful Dead shirt compliments your choice of cannibal corpse attire. people are weird man.
I completely agree with the Grammy statement.
I reckon we should have separate awards just for metal or rock and metal. That would be sooo dope!!!!
@@CastielBlack i dont think we should. Metal should be about what the fans think is good. Not justa meaningless award. Look at pantera. You think those guys played in front of 1 million people in moscow cos theyre ok. No, they slapped tits and ruled the world, your award should be your own mettle i think. The whole reason we have such a strong loyal fanbase is because if bands suck ass they get boo-ed off stage. But brother thats just my opinion. 👑
@@jackgavin7594 Couldn't agree more man!! But...to see Phil Anselmo give an award speech on tv would be pretty priceless -ha!
Yeah I'm honestly surprised to hear that anyone cares about the Grammy's. I don't think I've ever even known it was happening, like ever. People really care about this stuff??
@@meredithd95 All those pathetic awards shows are simply to promote the latest artists of the music industry (in reality, it should be called the 'beautiful face with a mic' industry (ha)...rather than anything to do with musicians). To quote some of my favorite lyrics of Al Jourgenson (Ministry)..."We use them awhile and it's over the shoulder". Even the most "treasured and influential" musical celebrities are just as disposable as the paper plates and plastic cups people buy from big box store if they suddenly disappoint. The music industry is repulsive. I feel bad for young artists like Billie Eilish who are put on the world's stage before they have any of their own genuine opinions and life experiences they've had to share with an audience. Pop musicians don't sell music anymore...they sell beer, Doritos, Pepsi, makeup, and clothes, etc. (a controlled image to penetrate wallets...sad but true).
Unpopular opinion: having a metal band doesn’t mean u need a pointy instrument. Buy a quality guitar or bass that is comfortable and u enjoy
Unless it’s a BC Rich, cause those are badass
I’m in a blackened thrash band and my guitar is a Yamaha Pacifica
Yea you should just use a guitar you like (although alout of spiked instruments do look cool)
I love metal and I hate pointy guitars 🎸
Pointy drumset intensifies
Black metal is better for lotr.
Unpopular opinion: metal or even other music too usually sound better with tempo changes, people just don't know they know that.
Yea defently
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Yea, thats why pop music is so boring for me, I can enjoy it, but it doesnt have anything interesting
Can you give some example songs for tempo changes in metal?
Bands like acid bath
I don’t know why people even want metal to be in the Grammys anyways. That entire awards show is a pop jerk-off fest and I’d rather stay away from it (no disrespect to some particular musicians involved). Anyways, y’all get pissed off when bands get popular anyways so it’s a hypocritical thing to ask for.
Yea, I used to be that way myself, but now I find it dumb to be that way. As long as I have material I find amusing then I don't need a metal grammy, I would probably just make a top 10 favorite bands list like a normal person.
@@andresluna2101 100% agree. I too used to be one of those people who kept moaning about how metal wasn’t in the Grammys, but as I get progressively sick of that kind of awards contest, yeah, I really don’t think mainstream representation is something we need that bad, so long as the music is good.
How about something metal exclusive?
The music industry has always been about who can rack in the most money. The general public doesn't care about musicianship, technical skill, quality and complex songwriting or any of that stuff, and that's okay of course. But I'm saying we can't expect them to care about a genre that isn't meant for the mainstream (at least for the most part. Looking at you, Babymetal).
yea its more about promoting people who's politics they agree with, and ignore actual talent, ability or works. you will find no meritocracy there.
Unpopular Opinion: It's perfectly fine for a band to not have Cookie Monster vocals and blast beats. Clean vocals and melody doesn't make a band any less metal.
depends on the subgenre... OSDM or just straight Death Metal in general will never have clean vocals...
Well yeah definitely, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Power Metal and Nu-Metal almost always have clean vocals. They're all still metal.
No metalhead would argue with your statement. Black Sabbath and Angel Witch didn't use guttural vocals or blasts. Only a poseur would argue against you.
Unpopular metal opinion 6: Some of the hate towards Power Metal isn't deserved.
I like power metal.
Thing that gets me is people who can't get behind power metal because it's silly and cheesy, but unironically celebrate black metal with no sense of tongue in cheek.
@@HiveFleetUlfang1 To me power metal is a more melodic version of traditional heavy metal.
Agreed. I made fun of it for years until I realized I was just doing it cause I'd been conditioned to think it was bad cause nerds are viewed as bad and a lot of power metal is nerdy
@@HiveFleetUlfang1 true. But there is a lot of black metal I enjoy in a very unironic way - it's usually the very tolkien heavy stuff... for the same reason I like some power metal. Sure A LOT of both genres meets the criteria for cheese but some of it just genuinely scratches that nerd itch and the cheesiness starts to feel very subjective
Unpopular opinion: bands don’t need to release 20 albums that all sound the same.
To me that depends on the band. With the black dahlia murder for example, thier sound ain't broke so don't fix it.
A lot of Gojira fans need to hear that lol
@@ben99687 also Metallica fans
I agree
@@ben99687 lol sounds like someone who’s maybe listened to 3 albums.... lol
Unpopulair opinion: you can still be a metalhead even if you dont listen to black metal / death metal. I got told once or twice that im not a real metalhead cuz I dont listen black and death metal (personally I like normal heavy metal, power metal and some trash metal)
I'm sorry that people have told you that because that's ridiculous.
If you listen to metal, any kind of metal, you're a metal head.
@Corey Stokely for me black metal is relaxing, I love it, it kinda has this trance feeling to it (you have to find the right kind though, I think it's like the early stuff from Norway) , but of course you can't listen to that 24/7.
I don't think anyone can listen to the same thing over and over and over.
That is the stupidest attitude people have to those who dont predominantly listen to Black or Death metal.
My favourites are Thrash, Power and metalcore
I am more than happy to listen to some deathmetal but for me it is not my favourite. As with every subgenre there are bands certain people will like whilst others dont and vice versa.
Also if people tell you your not a metalhead because you dont listen to these two subgenres. Remind them every sub genre makes up the family of Heavy Metal.
Whilst each subgenre / family member are different and individual we all come from the same family history.
I apologise if this seems like a rant but people not accepting other metal heads strikes a nerve in me 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
@@CastielBlack Exactly. I barely listen to any bands outside of trad and USPM but that doesn't make me not a metalhead because those subgenres are "softer". Even then, the amount of trad and USPM bands I listen to is quite lengthy.
Yeah, a poseur might have told you that. Metalheads predate death metal and black metal and any real metalhead knows this.
The fifth opinion targeted me lol😅
This happens to me all the time. I have my metal vest. I'm a black dude. I'm 5'5, I'm 26, but I look like I'm 18 or 23, and I don't drink, smoke or have tattoos. Great video Blackmetal Werewolf 🤘🏽
I’m not black but I feel like a lot of black metal heads get shit for liking it. Almost like because you’re black you’re expected to be only into rap and all the other shit you mentioned. Upmost respect for you tho, I’ve known a lot of black metal heads that kinda closet that they like metal🤘🏻
@@gam6683 I'm not closet at all. Lol, thank you dude.
I've been a metalhead for 12 years. No rude comments really. A few in my life, but nothing to serious. Just Karens, and dirty looks by poc, and norm white people.
Same here man I actually never really got a whole lot of shit for being a black metal head though. Say for a few skinheads on social media telling me black ppl can't be into metal but fuck them. Both my parents love old school rock n roll so they had no problem with me liking metal.
Iv only been a metalhead for a short time and i usually only wear a band t shirt and my battlevest
@@TheCirclekeeper Awesome dude! You should check out Zeal and ardor- Tuskegee and Run. The vocalist is black, and went through similar things.
unpopular opinion:
metalheads liking other songs that arent metal
i listen to alot of heavy metal and i love it and there are a few songs out there that i really like that arent metal, there is some country i like and a few songs i enjoy are highwaymen and whisky river, im sure that most metalheads have songs they enjoy that arent metal and thats ok we all have songs we enjoy.
Completely agree. I actually listen to some electronic music artists on a regular basis, but not these modern DJs and such, but rather older ones. Kraftwerk, Jean-michel Jarre, The Prodigy, Depeche Mode, lately Aphex Twin and even Daft Punk (a bit of guilty pleasure)
For some reason i really love 80s syntheave type stuff like cambodia by kim wilde and yacht rock like california dreamin by beach boys. Good music is good music, whether its reggae, black metal or the plate i threw at my wall and have to spend 20 minutes cleaning up
1000% yes! There should be no shaming at all. I still love 90s stuff like Ace of Base, r&b even a growing love for specific kpop groups even though my library is still overwhelmingly various subgenres of metal 😁
My secondary genre outside of metal is techno/electronica.
I grew up on rap and metal. I prefer metal,but there are some rap songs that are near and dear to me.
You don't have to dress metal at all to be a Metalhead, sounds simple but imagine all the looks I get if I go to a concert in a red dress or something. I really don't mind them staring, I'm noticeable after all but I just want people to know that it is perfectly reasonable to not sacrifice their individuality to wear the metal uniform
Agree. I actually like to show up in concerts in my office style clothing plus leather boots (yes, I do need to protect my feet in the crowd). Getting some weird looks time to time... Until I start headbanging, of course. :D
punk/metal clothing can be anything you really want because your suppose to dress in whatever way you want to and if that happens to be wearing a red dress then ok thats totally fine.
Agreed. Also you don't need to wear a shirt of the band or one of the bands you're seeing! I can't tell you how many people I see wearing Slayer or Iron maiden shirts at shows like Anthrax or Cannibal corpse
Metalheads automatically like things that look metal or that are compatible with it. However, I think a red dress is perfectly compatible with it, unless you're a weirdo dude and wearing it.
@@bloodwings6669 *you're. Spelling and punctuation are hard.
Imagine being hungover on a boat.
@@SatanenPerkele From feeling sick anyway, lol.
Haha well you’re limited to 15 drinks a day (on carnival cruise at least) so if you can space them all out just right you might not get hungover! 😂 I’ve been on 2 so I’ve got it all figured out.
Ah that makes sense, but then you risk getting 15 mini hangovers. Better get some vod and lemonade for the morning. Just to be safe lol.@@JBguitar-cj8pc
Unpopular metal options: you can like any other music genres then metal. It doesn’t make you less a metalhead.
2. People who does breakdowns trying to one up with another band style... please stop it’s gets very boring after hearing 6 bands that’s sounds the same like the others.
I dont think liking other genres is unpopular, unless someone is a teenage edgelord. Once a metalhead becomes an adult then they realize there's more than just metal. Every adult metalhead I know likes other genres, too. Whether classic rock, folk music, punk, ambiance, whichever :). Even IF metal will remain our favorite style!
I like alot other than metal. Industrial,80s pop,goth,rock,etc. I even like ICP a little,but that's as far as I go into rap and hip hop. The modern autotuned stuff makes me wanna vomit,but that's me.
True true I do think when your a adult you’ll wanna adventure out to new music and stuff even though I met some adults who still had the mindset while they were teenager saying oh this isn’t music and should be only metal etc. which I had that mindset for tiny bit but realize quickly you gotta try new stuff honestly and not the same thing over again I still love metal and always have still wear my band shirts but I just enjoy listening to other stuff. I do enjoy icp but the most juggalo music that got me into it is kidcrusher I like all his work.
@@ghostcat8244 *you're an. Learn elementary level punctuation, spelling, and sentence structure. You must have an IQ of 65.
Unpopular opinion: Black Metal sounds best with good production. Black Metal is a Genre that focuses on atmosphere and being as dark and moody as possible, a lot of the feel is taken out with bad production, especially when too much treble causes the bass to be inaudible, which really makes the song feel a whole lot less dark. The best Black Metal album in my opinion is De Mysteriis for this very reason, it feels more dark and atmospheric than other BM releases around this time. Bad Production BM can still be pretty good though, Transilvanian Hunger being one of my favourite albums ever.
Transilvanian hunger is a fucking bomb.
Have you ever heard of Hrimthurs? They only have one album out because unfortunately they don't play anymore, it's called War Of The Ages and if you can find it.... Man, it's amazing. And the production is not polished so.... I love it.
Yea all shall fall seems to have great production
Well oviosly black metal shouldn't be over produced and it does sound great with some rawness
@@SatanenPerkele I'm not on about Symphonic stuff, that shit sucks, I'm just all for Black Metal that has well-recorded instruments. Listen to Keiser and you'll know what I'm on about.
@@SatanenPerkele Well produced BM doesnt have to be symphonic. Satanic Warmaster is a great example, on their albums with good production. They manage to pull it off very well.
County "music" has their own show. I don't see why there can't be a metal awards show too. Its much more deserving.
We do it's called a concert we don't need a circle jurk fest every time people who don't like metal try to take it over and put metal in a cage,
and much more entertaining.
country music has also gone to shit in the last 10-20 years.
Hi, i actually really agree with the clothing style thing, sure, it can be annoying, but if people stare at me in a weard way, to me it's just a sign that my outfit looks great!
Ps i'm sorry if I made any English mistakes
And a lot of the time I think, at first, people are just surprised that someone is expressing themselves in a "not normal" way. Be yourself. And if someone else doesn't like it so what... at least you are having fun. :)
@@SatanenPerkele yeah, if someone does that you obviously shouldn't think of it as a joke
It's a very bipolar issue for me tbh. I both like the weird looks I get when waering a CC or Sarcofago shirt around, but then turn around and say "Why does everyone hate me" like I'm not wearing a shirt with gort art on it lol
Unpopular opinion: Some pop music is good
Yea defently there is alout of good pop artists although i dont like much pop apart from the killers
Tbh I don't mind pop music but it's definitely seen better days. You can enjoy both pop and metal
@@tierefuerimmer9635 Gorillaz is my favourite
Yea, mainly the throwback artists like Abba, A-ha, Tears For Fears, Depeche Mode, that sort of thing. The only modern artist I like from that genre is Chris Daughtry.
it’s not hard to make good music
If someone wants to see a really good stage performance I recommend them to go and see on stage Iron Maiden, Primordial and Wolves In The Throne Room!
My unpopular opinion: Bands should start trying to find their own sound and don't try to sound like other bands.
Unpopular opinion: Who gives a fuck if Kendall Jenner or whomever wears a metal or rock t-shirt? Who cares how many songs if any they can name or if they even know who the band is. If they just thought it was a cool shirt, cool, I do the same when I buy shirts. We all do that when we buy clothes, we buy the shit because we think its cool or looks cool on us.
To be able to wear a Slayer shirt you have to know how long Kerry King's asshairs are.
we buy the clothes because we want to represent the music and the bands we love... not to follow any sort of 'trends' by buying some $150 t-shirt from H&M with master of puppets cover on it... thats not what the spirit of metal is about. no posers... Baloff wouldn't stand for that shit
@@FamilyGuyRoks6 oh please we are all "posers" to some other more hardcore fan of metal. We are "posers" if we dont wear the spiked armlets, we are posers if we dont have long hair, we are posers if we listen to anything that isnt brutal enough to someone else or arent fans of Slayer or any of the big 4 and on and on.
I agree about the grammy awards. Metal doesn't need to be involved with any mainstream crap
I’m a huge metalhead who just happens to be bisexual. Somehow, since I’m bi, I became “that gay family member”. My mom thinks I enjoy crappy pop music simply because I’m bi. I am so sick of hearing crappy pop music. Please help me.
Lol just tell her you don't like it
Yeah, I’ve never been into the stereotypical “gay person music” myself either, despite being gay myself. I just listen to Judas Priest, Cynic or something if I’m looking for good gay music
@theexistentialvoid
Same. Cynic, Judas Priest, and Manowar are the real gay music.
@@mysteriousparadoxproductio9339 For real, all those bands are amazing
Yes they are. I also love what Dave Mustaine calls “Gay LA Metal”.
Unpopular opinion: It's perfectly fine to bring to bring in non-metal influences into metal music.
Unpopular opinion: Female vocalists are a revelation in genres like Traditional Heavy Metal, Power Metal and Epic Doom Metal and we need more of them.
Ice-T is one of the best Metal frontmen ever, way better than he is as a Rapper.
Number of the Beast and British Steel should stop being propped up by the Metal community, they are 2-3 song albums and do not do those bands justice. (Had to get that one off my chest)
Unpopular opinion: It's OK for a metal band to try something different from the usual deathcrushing from time to time, or to branch out from their original sound and explore some new territory.
I mostly enjoyed what happened when the bottom fell out of the generic thrash metal and death metal markets back in the '90s, and bands were forced to sink-or-swim, surviving by either doing their thing really, REALLY well, or trying something else that nobody else had ever done before, expanding the boundaries of metal into Gothic, industrial, new wave, retro-rock, and other territory.
And, I mostly enjoy it when a band known for great death metal, black metal, thrash metal, or whatever does a one-off EP, album or song or two in a style they aren't known for... Candlemass steered away from doom metal for one EP's worth of novelty drinking songs, and it was a hell of a lot of fun... Morbid Angel's David Vincent recorded a couple outlaw country/western songs out of nowhere, and it was an absolute hoot, I'm not a country/western fan, but i play those songs more than most of the extreme metal Morbid Angel has been playing for most of the last 20 years... Therion recently did an album of covers of 1960s-era French pop songs and a disco cover or two that I found to be surprisingly good, and a great change of pace from Therion's usual symphonic/Gothic metal format, which was beginning to feel a bit tired and repetitive and badly needed a change of pace.
This stuff seems to really piss off long-time fans, who begin the inevitable cries of "SELL OUT!" But I don't really get it - of course, these departures from a signature style or sound are not going to be for everyone, nor are these sorts of experiments guaranteed to be good, but they don't seem to me to be worth getting mad at the band over, and they certainly aren't signs of "selling out" - if anything, these side-trips take the bands into territory that is guaranteed to not sell well to anyone but hardcore fans of the band, or people with extremely odd tastes in music: really, how many fans of '60s French pop songs, novelty drinking songs, or satanic country/western are there out there? These bands were just going to upset their fan bases by releasing something a little weird and different, and they did it anyway knowing there wasn't an audience for it... whether you like the results or not, it was hardly a safe move for the bands who tried it. In a lot of ways, these are the most "metal" albums possible: not only were they going to be too weird and uncomfortable for normies, but also for metalheads who prefer their metal to be safe and predictable....
Anyway, TL;DR: It's not a popular opinion, but I think it's perfectly OK for a metal band to try something different... I'm not guaranteed to like it, but I at least respect it when they try something so weird, nobody is likely to like it!
Agreed I know a band that changes their looks and genre every album, I like how diverse they are with their sound. There is some people I meet that didn´t like their newest record but they only heard one song from them so I showed them another album which they liked better. So far I like all of their albums but it is totally possible that one day they'll make an album I won't like in that case I will just listen to the other albums and wait until they make an album I do like.
Unpopulair opinion: I don't like moshing and I detest crowdsurfers
Respect for Ensiferum profile pic
@@EmperorHeadass yes they're awesome I have three of their albums and I have two more coming
Same here! Also love the Ensiferum pfp
So you hate people having fun at Metal shows. Got it
You can fun at a concert without acting like a douche by hitting other people who are just trying to enjoy the show, btw.
Metalheads can like other genres than metal
Metal is my #1 love when it comes to music but I also love other genres like punk, crust punk, grunge and even some county, artist like Chris Stapleton, colter wall, luke combs etc.
Or liking glam metal or metalcore does not make you a poser
Completely agree, I’ve been listening to punk and ska all week, and there’s a lot of old electronic and synth pop like Kraftwerk and Gary Numan that are fantastic as well. Even some pop artists, jazz, classical, et cetera. And metalcore is what got me into the genre, so I appreciate it a lot.
A lot of metalheads like other genres, in particular, metalheads tend to like "honest" and "real" music, even if some happens to be mainstream or was at some point (Depeche mode comes to mind, know a lot of metalheads that like it).
Unpopular opinion: black metal is actually really good and not cringe
That's an unpopular opinion? I thought black metal was a well-liked subgenre
@@rosereviews2492 if you get into the metal fanbase in general, most thrash and heavy fans will say stuff like, I can't stand black metal or corpse paint is cringe,even though black metalheads respect the other genres
I can agree that a lot of the culture surrounding black metal can get... incredibly cringe at times. In general, it’s not cringe as a genre though; not the hipstery stuff or the classic norwegian stuff either. Obviously it can get extremely cringe at times, but so can every other genre so why bother just targeting black metal?
@@OrthodoxMetalhead Strange they say that about corpsepaint. Its not the 1990s lol. MANY BM musicians don't wear corpsepaint. Necrobutcher, one of the granddaddies of black metal, doesn't wear corpsepaint.
@@hannahkozlovic1715 And yeah BM has its 'elitists' and 'purists', we all know the memes. But, we can say the same thing about EVERY genre of metal. Good lord, there are thrash purists who still can't get over The Black Album! 30 freaking years later.
There should be a metal related Award "The Lemmy".
black metalheads take black metal too seriously. Come on guys, i love black metal but there's no need to act all edgy and elitist, we're not in the 90s anymore.
THIS.
😭
Yes, i agree with the Grammy opinion... nobody should be worried about them unless you really ARE into the popular music styles/bands...
Hell, I've gotten into arguments with people for saying they liked Linkin Park ONLY because they won awards. makes no sense to say you like a band JUST because they won awards. i mean wtf?
Some metal fans really need to lose the “us vs them” mentality when it comes to other genres. You don’t have to like everything you hear, but the way some metalheads treat genres like pop, rap, or country as “the enemy” is beyond embarrassing.
Especially when metal is as mainstream and formulaic as said genres.
Agreed! An Even if it is not death metal or black some says it is not real metal, Damn iam getting tired of that shit. I just send a link to a madonna video bc she is more metal than they ever will be😜
Agreed. Some people just need to grow up.
I'd happily be jamming out to some Burzum and then after a while switch it over to fucking Tiny Tim. I have a very varied taste in music and I really pitty anyone who only listens to one type of music.
well objectively speaking, the entire culture around thrash was built on the premise of being the opposite of every and anything that is mainstream. it was loud and in your face to for the sake of being everything that being a poser wasn't. pretty much all of the different sub-genres aside from NWOBHM and speed metal are an offshoot of thrash so having that kind of 'us vs them' attitude and culture was quite engrained in the bands and more importantly, the fans... it's what makes us passionate about what we love, and why we don't tolerate 'posers'...
@@FamilyGuyRoks6 Yeah I do understand that... But it is a bit over the top now though, metal isn't hardcore anymore anyway, everyone knows what it is and everyone accepts its existence even if they don't like it.
Also so many people really like to throw around the word "poser" way too loosely. People are allowed to enjoy some metal but not be absolutely obsessed with the genre.
Unpopular opinion: Shitting on Ghost isnt cool anymore, if you actually give that band a chance, whether they are "metal" or not, you'd probably find yourself enjoying them. Plus they put on an excellent show, i recommend you check them out live, its a great time
Nah they still haven't been good since 2016
Nah dude, they're still bad and not enjoyable to listen to.
Completely agree, Ghost are awsome and a breath of fresh air.
Now I'm wondering what blackened power metal sounds like...
Dissection
I've been searching for Blackened Power Metal but it seems that it doesn't exist. But it should
Wintersun
Well, at least they got the whole lord of the rings thing in common
@@billyt.7306 Ensiferum
My take on #3 - Too Many Solos: I agree completely, but I'll expand that to filler and padding of all sorts. Heavy metal albums used to work really well back in the days when they were 30-40 minutes long and you didn't have songs that were packed with unnecessary filler, songs that were extended far longer than they really needed to be so that you have an album loaded with 8 or 15 minute songs that feel like they're twice as long as they needed to be, three or four indistinguishable techno remixes of the album's title song, and mediocre and repetative songs that would have been left on the producer's cutting-room floor back before the larger-capacity CD format started encouraging artists to pack the album with more of the same.
I get that the labels and musicians want to give us our money's worth by filling that CD end-to-end with something, anything, but this filler is rarely a bonus.
I think I'd rather see 40 minutes of killer songs, with maybe a bonus cover song, an experiment in another genre (the inevitable dance remix if you must, but wouldn't it be far more fun to see a newer metal band try their hand at the all but dead metal ballad subgenre, or a black metal band do a one-off doom metal song, or an industrial metal band try one standard-issue thrash song, or a folk metal band take on the challenge of writing a good country/western song or something just to really break the rules up a little and do something risky?)
I kind of miss the days when metal bands were allowed to have a sense of humor and include novelty songs, too: it used to be common for thrash albums to clown around a bit with a funny song or two to switch up the dead-serious mood a little, but now, everyone seems scared that cracking a smile once in a while might ruin their credibility as a metal band....
Hell, I even miss the eerie, experimental death metal intros, acoustic interludes, and extended ambient noise pieces that used to be almost ubiquitous for bands copying Celtic Frost... sure, at its worst it was pretentious filler, but at its best, that sort of thing helped to elevate albums like the Frost's 'To Mega Therion', Tiamat's 'Wildhoney', or Obituary's 'Cause of Death' to classics. Sure, it was filler, but in those cases, it was restrained filler, and never (IMHO) distracted from the punchy, to-the-point rockers on those albums. (It helps that the songs varied in length, mood, speed, and style on these albums, too - again, it wasn't wall-to-wall sameness filling CD space for the sake of filling it!)
If nothing else, a little of that extra space can be filled with live demos or rough mixes without all the studio overproduction, or songs performed in front of live audiences, so we can hear what these bands sound like when they aren't caked in ten tons of autotune and pro-tools makeup.
And there's nothing wrong with leaving that space unfilled, if all you've got is enough material for a damned good EP.
Anything, but please stop filling an hour of CD space with bland, repetitive, bloated filler for the sake of filling space....
LOL theres probably more Tolkien Black Metal than Tolkien Power Metal
wish there was less silly gatekeeping about what is and isn't metal when heavy shit is heavy shit imo.
Also all bands need to retire the "brotherhood of metal" shit at gigs. Its cringey as fuck when the 4th band in a row at the festival start talking about how everyone in the crowd is their BFF because they also heard a metal song and liked it.
Too much Lotr in power metal? This guy has never heard about black metal.
Is there LOTR in black metal? Let's find out!
If he listened to more than the 5 most well known black metal bands he would realize that. So much for "Black Metal" werewolf
Completely agree on all one of my underrated opinions is you don’t have to go to shows to be a metalhead either it’s classist and many don’t have resources or transportation etc.
Plus most shows are in downtown while more and more fans are in the suburbs nowadays. And downtowns are becoming more dodgy every passing year. So, who wants to drive into that? The only shows I go to, when Im back home, are in my surrounding suburbs. Luckily I live within a 10 minute drive of one of the premier clubs. Hate when bands play downtown, though. Fans dont live there and dont wanna drive there.
@@erikstorm8935 Absolutely I’m still trying to find local areas!
I don't go to shows these days. I've seen a few thousand bands in my time and I hate the scene and am rarely blown away by a performance.
I'm always glad to hear Black Metal Werewolf talk about anything metal related while wearing horror movie shirts.
Unpopular opinion:
Metalheads liking other music genres is okay. I can't tell you how much shit I've gotten for listening to alt rock or emo music. Sure, I listen to 90% metal. But sometimes I want to change it up. Liking other music doesn't make you a poser.
On the topic of people judging the attire of metalheads. Here’s one that’s even worse:
People at metal shows who judge others in the crowd for not dressing “metal” enough. You know who you are. I’ve literally heard someone say “you’re not one of us.”
Which is messed up, because not only should individuality be important in metal. But also because some people come to gigs STRAIGHT FROM WORK! Shocking, I know LOL. Sure, they could have "prepared" by leaving their 'band tshirt' in their car, while they're off at work. But, its easy to forget when we're tired and rushing to go to work. Also, many of the musicians that are LITERALLY ONSTAGE are wearing "normal" clothes. So for them its ok, but not for fans? Elitists can be quite hypocritical.
I wasn't really shocked by any of these. I agree with all the points you brought up. I would add for the last one that a more unique style of clothes would be important for metal musicians to stand out from each other.
I don't know if there already is one, but there should be a metal band based around The Elder Scrolls.
My unpopular opinion is that I don’t enjoy black metal. I’ve tried I can’t get into it.
Well here I am loving Black metal yet not being able to enjoy Death metal...
The fact that you're already accumulating some likes compared to other comments kinda indicates that your opinion might not be that unpopular though! :o
@@gurdil19 damn and I love it all 🔥
@@gurdil19 maybe. And I’ve got no hate towards black metal at all I’ve tried to get into it but I just can’t.
Very unpopular opinion: I like glam metal.
Not a fan but I don’t judge, you keep doing you 🤘🏻
Glam metal is what i listen to the most it is epic, favorite band is ratt!
Glam is pretty fun to listen to. Wasp, Early Motley Crue, Ratt I even like Poison (When im drunk and in a good mood)
I have 1 Unpopular opinion when people wear mjolnir pendants when there not even norse pagans because some metalheads see it only as a black metal thing when its actually first and foremost a religious pendant
The second one is unpopular?
Oh my god then it really shouldn't be. Of course there are other great works of fantasy!
I like what Rhapsody came out with.
It might just be because I've been obsessed with the series for about a year now but I'd like to see a metal band based around MegaTen, which is more of a modern fantasy but it's still fantasy. On that note, pretty sure Nightfall In Middle Earth is based on The Silmarillion, and I've also seen band names like Hoth and Gringotts (From Star Wars and Harry Potter of course), so there's that I guess.
Babe wake up Blackmetal werewolf posted
Unpopular opinion, I love Nu Metal and some Metalcore. Yes, I love Thrash, Melodic Death, Brutal Death, and Classical Heavy. Yes guys, it is possible.
That’s not really an unpopular opinion man, that’s more of a “about me” thing
@@twistedsky_97 In other words? Sorry if I am bit slow LOL.
@@deafworldstudios8644 it’s all good man lmao, I’m a bit slow myself as well
@@twistedsky_97 I just don't get it man. It's like an unwritten rule that one cannot enjoy Nu and Metalcore (Early stuff) and both Thrash, Death, and Classical Heavy. Come on, really petty if you ask me.
@@deafworldstudios8644 yeah, I don’t get it either. I’ve been enjoying metalcore and deathcore as of late and I’ve already seen people hate on both because “it’s not metal”
Unpopular Metal Opinion 666: 95% of all new metal releases SUCK. But that 5% man, good god!
I wouldn't say 95%, but maybe 70% or so. But that's also because the most ""mainstream"" metal genres today are core stuff for example.
I don't remember exactly the requirements, but the thing with the Grammys is basically you need to be a somewhat big or recognized in the mainstream, not just for Metal but for any genre they award.
Apart of that, my unpopular opinion would be that people who defend RABM on the ground of despising NSBM and vice versa, need to shut up. Literally all their arguments are based just on the political side, and harmful ideology to combat harmful ideology simply doesn't work.
Unpopular opinion 1: I’ve always liked deathcore but do think this newer era of deathcore and the bands in it are doing more for the genre and making better music. Even if it will never be as popular as it was during the height of Suicide Silence’s popularity.
Unpopular opinion 2: I’ve always liked metalcore too and feel that some metalcore bands lend more towards the metal part of the genre than the core part (for example Killswitch Engage).
Unpopular opinion 3: I like the newer crisper production of albums these days. I’m all for a raw gritty sound but I also wanna be able to hear every part of the music and not have things sound like a cluster of noise (although I give black metal a pass because it’s black metal). Example Testament’s newer albums sound better compared to their older albums.
Yeah Testament's better sound really propelled them to a new level. Even their live shows are better, because they play the old songs the new way. Even before they released that re-make. Basically, Testament has taken Anthrax's place in The Big 4. Anthrax may have been bigger in the classic thrash era, but over the past 20 years? Testament seems to sell more tickets, more tshirts, more albums. And more in demand for festivals. Not to take anything away from Anthrax, but Testament simply surpassed them.
You also don’t need long hair to go out wearing your metal garb or to be a metal head. But I agree with the vid
Bands who care more about their image then their music.
What about them?
The same applies to metalheads. Just look at the guy on the video...
@@mr.maulen6577 Wearing something you like does not equal having a band with very expensive music videos but boring music.
Unpopular metal opinion:metalcore is amazing
Im gonna comeback after one hour to this comment to see how many metal elitist i angered
I have come back and im impresed that there are no angry metal elitist problably the metal comunity is not as bad as i tough
I love metalcore 😁
Well im not an elitist but thats cool 👍 Honestly i feel like metalheads should just realise everyone has difderent taste and thats ok
I'd say that's the more popular opinion nowadays
There is good and Bad in any flavour of music. I like some Metalcore.
I agree however it can be boring and sound almost cookie cutter at times. That’s like most music however so I can’t really make that a huge point to fall back on.
Unpopulair opinion: metal dont have to be dark and brutal sexy and funny things can be metal too
Although agreeable, haven't both of those already been proven to be perfectly workable within metal?
With sexy I only need mention one name, that being Type 0 Negative (Just ask the metric tonnes of fangirls they still have to this day).
and with funny, you got Gwar's entire existence, and DTP with the story of the Ziltoid series.
I'm sure there's other examples that have completely passed me by so if anyone wants to add to the list, that would be appreciated.
@@BrutalPringles yeah you are right but ı am talking about hair and glam metal.most people dont consider them as a part of the metal culture because they are "too happy to be metal".
@@turambarturin5609 I can't say I've heard that complaint before. Plus Ola Englund and Ladybeard both have very solid followings, and those are 2 of the most wholesome personalities I can think of in the modern metal scene. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places, or I don't hear anything like that in the circles I follow?
@@BrutalPringles well ı have heard that a lot but to be honest most "metalheads" around me are gatekeepers so it may not be general problem among metal community
Devin Townsend proves that to an all time high
I love hanger 18 that is the only exception for a lot of solos
Yes, the solos work for that song. The first time I heard the song it blew me away.
Last one is so true. When i first got in to metal when i was quite young, my mum got me a ton of merch, patches, wristbands etc for my birthday. I strutted out on the street (in my tiny religous village) and got a lot of dirty looks. For a while it really bothered me but i was young and naive. In a city, i doubt anyone would care but because of the area im in they cared a lot. You just have to except that people are gonna judge sometimes and you gotta get over it.
Great nice video dud!🤘
unpopular opinion: Amon Amarth doesn't really do anything for me these days
I agree. Love the early stuff, Surtur Rising up to Jomsviking was a step down in quality but still listenable, Berserker was plain awful.
Amon Amarth is my favorite band. I've loved every song on every album which is extremely unusual for me. Doesn't matter how great a band is, I never love all the tracks on an album or even like them. Their last album- I listened to it once and never again.
@Kristine Kennedy Well we're on the same page then- I give them kudos for trying something different with the clean singing etc. but the songs didn't do anything for me. I won't mourn their glory days anymore, maybe songs like Victorious March, Guardians of Asgard or Runes to my memory only get written once... Raven's Flight and Shield Wall just sound one dimensional and like a dime store version of stuff like With Oden on our side or even Free Will Sacrifice... Damn I need to listen to Amon Amarth again... except for Berserker!
@@griefforest1870 Yeah..dime store/ one dimensional is a good description.
@@SatanenPerkele Amon Amarth's earliest stuff was different actually. Relatively speaking of course, because they were still a 'viking' melodic death metal band. Too bad they dont go back to that era.
Yea,we dont need a metal equivalent of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Freebird. And yea,all those metal festivals dont sound great to someone who has OCD and anxiety...
I used to like wearing band shirts all the time. Sometimes I would get noticed. Used to judge people when I was younger,but eventually it stopped. I'm too old to give 2 shits what anyone thinks or what they do. Good vid,man man.
unpopular opinion:
doom metal is good 😏
It's excellent.
Testament should replace Anthrax in the Big 4
Agreed 100%
or Exodus....\m/
And then Exodus should replace Testament.
Anthrax never should've been one of the Big 4 to begin with.
Both are terrible. It's the big three.
The Black Caldron if I remember, was inspired by Welsh mythology and that's a whole rabbit hole a band could go down. Welsh black metal would be awesome.
Also, kindred spirit with loving the Black Caldron, I loved that book and the series was pretty awesome as a whole
You can like other genres of music, you dont have to only like metal
And metal guitarists are very cocky thinking they are the best, but almost none of them can play a simple jazzy chords or know any theory and never go out of their comfort zone too play anything else like reggea as an example
Agreed. Lord of the Rings is pretty much cliche at this point.
Metalheads actually care about the Grammys? That's something new.
@BLACKBLADE 80 Same. The Grammys can get cancelled any time and I won't care.
Yeah, that surprized me too. I haven't watched The Grammys, The Oscars or any other beauty contest for years. Awards shows are so passé. We don't need them in metal.
"Dragonforce are a good band." That *is* controversial!
Id say overrated band especially when there is gazillion of better ones!
One of my all time favorite bands. Hands down. I couldn't tell you how often I've listened to "Soldiers of the Wastelands"
Agreed
Iron Maiden can be excepted from the guitar solo problem. Those three can shred for 10 minutes and I am happy.
Talking about fantasy inspired metal that goes beyond LOTR... just an info if somebody is interested: Caladan Brood's music is all about the "Malazan Book of the Fallen" series by Steven Erikson. It's atmospheric black, not power, but yeah... I love it.
Unpopular opinion: I will probably be crucified for these one but for me, Slayer is not the best Thrash band in the world
Not even the best in California
I've always found Testament better than Slayer.
@Damon Scott my favorite thrash band is Kreator, but Sodom is also really nice
No Grammy’s for metal and no Oscars for horror movies. We don’t need it.
I remember back in the early 80s there was only one band that I knew of that celebrated Lord Of The Rings and that was a band called Cirith Ungol. They appeared on the first Metal Massacre along with Metallica's Hit The Lights.
As for The Grammys, they were always a joke. Back in the 70s Led Zeppelin got beaten by The Carpenters. When I watched the Grammys to see Metallica lose the Best Metal Album award to Jethro.Tull it just proved me right. Besides the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame is a much bigger joke. They induct rappers and 80s Pop stars like Madonna, LL.Cool J.
Grammys for sure! It is intended for the masses - not any cult followings especially us metalheads, and it rarely gives metal bands the respect and notoriety it deserves. When a person is countered with a personal (perhaps unpopular) opinion, they immediately revert to asking “wElL dOeS yOuR faVoRiTe mEtAl bAnDs hAvE aNy gRaMmIeS”? As if that is all that makes a musician “good” or “talented.” I am not attributing success to a mainstream ceremony that neglected a tribute to Vinnie Paul after his passing in 2018. Just saying…
Unpopular opinion: Cradle of Filth gets way too much hate. Yeah I know their phase from 2004-2014 wasn't for everyone, and they did indeed become "mainstream" for being such a extreme band, but their last two albums go back to their roots and still sound fresh and modern, and combine Black Metal, Thrash Metal, Nwobhm, and Gothic Metal to a perfect mix. It sounds modern but not overproduced, the songs are long but not too self-indulgent. Of course many people who are not in the extreme spectrum of metal won't get past the vocals, but the music is amazing.
Some people might say the same thing about Dimmu Borgir, the only difference is that Dimmu Borgir has only change their sound slightly by adding more symphonic instrumentation in their music and Shagrath being on lead vocals since "Enthrone Darkness Triumphant".
Well, revolver magazine is just a metal playboy...
Unpopular Metal opinion drop tunings and more than 6 string guitars don’t make you heavier
THIS OMG THIS IT JUST MAKES THE WHOLE THING LESS DYNAMIC AND LESS AGRESSIVE
THESE DAYS I FIND MOST OLD SCHOOL DEATH/BLACK-THRASH TO BE ALOT MORE HEAVY THAN TODAYS """BOORUTAL DEATHMETAL"""
@@sabbatus why are you shouting?
@@hellspawnvicious9990 im mad at this reality
I clicked on this video knowing damn well that I will close this app with few new opinions I stole from you. Thank you!
The last one is facts, it doesn't effect me at all and I kinda like it
I don't feel effected by the general public's opinion either, however, I do get fed up with metal being called "white people music".
I like these unpopular opinions you got there, quite a fascinating concept. However, the one unpopular opinion I'll disagree with is 70000 Tons Of Metal and I'll give you five reasons why.
Reason No. 1. 70000 Tons Of Metal is a great opportunity for you as a metalhead to escape from the real once a year for at least week.
Reason No. 2. When it comes to a regular outdoor field Heavy Metal festival, a few of the biggest problems is having to go through muddy grounds, getting lost in a gigantic crowd and having to cue up for a long time to use the bathroom. While on 70000 Tons Of Metal, there's plenty of bathrooms for everyone, no muddy grounds and you don't have to worry about getting lost.
Reason No. 3. While there are two, three, four, or possibly five metal bands that you are familiar with out of the other 55 that you don't know or heard of, it gives you a chance to explore and find out more exciting and possibly talented metal artists that you would be interested in.
Reason No. 4. 70000 Tons Of Metal is a fan-friendly scenario that gives you the opportunity to make friends with metalheads from all over the world, places you never knew where metal is mentioned. Plus, you get to hang out with the metal musicians and learn great things from them that might inspire you to become a metal musician.
Reason No. 5. You are on vacation, this is your moment, this is a paradise and most important of all, you are a pure metalhead who's looking for escape, a chance to live a little, to build great friendships and build memories. On 70000 Tons Of Metal, anything is possible.
Anyway, those are my opinions and reasons. You can disagree with me if you want and that's absolutely fine with me. Plus, I've always wanted to go to 70000 Tons Of Metal and it's been my dream before the Covid-19 nightmare struck. I hope you're cool with that Black Metal Werewolf, nevertheless I respect you as a metalhead and as a brother. And I'll always be staying BRUTAL. 🤘🏻💀🤘🏻🎸🎱♠️🥃🔌🥁⛓️🏖️🏝️🛳️🎟️💵🍻
Unpopular opinion . ( don’t tear me to shreads ) ghost is Metal. It took the genre in a new way that it definitely needed
I'll do you one better: power metal needs to take a break from high fantasy for a bit, or maybe all fantasy altogether.
I think it can still be power metal even if it doesn't talk about dragons and wizards. Not that I don't love that, but wasn't it about the sound?
It was and it is. And there are many excellent bands that don't focus on fantasy, or at least not the usual kind. Unleash the Archers and Vision Divine come to mind when I think of concept/story albums, but there are many more.
Mine is that a band can incorporate clean singing into their sound and still be metal. Because a lot of elitists think that clean singing means it's not metal.
"The clean singing makes it sound emo!"
"Leave the clean vocals to girl bands!"
THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ACTUALLY THINK THIS WAY.
Talk about IRON MAIDEN more please
Agree with most things. But would take No. 3 a step further. In my opinion, you can remove 80% of all guitar solos. It's rare to hear a solo that actually adds something to the song. Most of the time it's just stuffed in there to fill out. Or because there "must be a solo in the song."
Not sure if I agree with the solo thing entirely. Some bands can pull it off better than others. As far as song song length goes, idk sometimes it's nice to listen to a song that ranges from 10-25 or even 25 min-1 hour long.
Agreed, like Dream Theater have songs where each of the members has a solo part, that's 4 solos and they honestly sound amazing to me. 🤷🏻♀️
Unpopular opinion. Crust punk is 🔥
Crust sadly doesn't belong anywhere. It's too metal for punk and too punk for metal.
Crust and her ugly stepsister D-beat are forever on the sidelines, hoping someone will fall in love with them. They may be the sweetest girls you ever met when you get past the 2 inch long studs sticking out of their shoulders, but unfortunately they never are gonna get picked (it's cause they smell so terrible).
@@sloshed-rat Crust, Dbeat and Hardcore are all punk. They aren't metal despite some metalheads 'claiming' to like crust. Usually they end up liking some stadium crust band who may as well be playing bog standard thrash metal lol
Unpopular metal oppinion- core has its place in metal and has some really good bands and tracks. Or in broader terms just because you don't like a genre doesn't mean it's not metal nor does it mean it's fans aren't metalheads
Great video! There actually is a “newer” USPM band that took their name directly from The Black Cauldron. They are called Cauldron Born and play a style that is a cross between Iron Maiden, Yngwie Malmsteen, Helstar and Manilla Road with lyrics inspired by sword and sorcery and weird horror (think Robert E Howard, Moorcock, Lovecraft, Karl Edward Wagner, Clark Ashton Smith). I definitely recommend them!
Unpopular opinion #1
Slipknot's vocals sound like rap in disguise mixed with shitty pop.
Unpopular opinion #2
Deathcore is death metal without talent.
Unpopular opinion #3
Metalcore is not metal. Why? Metalcore is a reinterpretation of hardcore which is a punk genre. It is short for metallic core/hardcore (don't remember correctly) and it only took inspiration from metal. Same with pop and indie pop. Totally different things.
Of course listen to whatever you want. I don't judge.
You seriously saying Lorna shore is talentless?
I agree whith them, but they aren't that unpopular
Not a fan of corey’s cleans either but I definitely enjoy his harsher vocals
Fuck Slipknot, I've been saying it for years.
@@Rooftop_Korean_159 my man
Believe it or not cruises are a lot of fun. I’ve been on 2 (not 70,000 tons) and they’re a blast. That’s coming from someone is who deathly afraid of the ocean or just deep water in general lol. It’s kind of an escape I guess and it’s quite relaxing
i remember back in the day Metallica was on the gramys and did the song "One". and they lost to Iggy Pop. i have never watched the gramys again. so i do understand about that . and i do love the band Burning Witches . and i will check that album out. thanks again for a great Vid Wolf. and i will remember to stay BRUTAL !! \m/(-_-)\m/
why do you say that its true.
Jethro Tull, not Iggy Pop. Iggy at least rocks. He was in the audience, though: he was seen after Metallica’s performance, applauding and saying “That was really cool” to whoever was sitting next to him.
@@clinteldorado Jethro Tull was mighty influential and heavy for their time. But yeah, they are not and never were 'metal'.
I don't get mosh pits, I cannot understand the appeal of being in one.
A lot of metal is about aggression, and the pit is the place to expend your energy expressing it. I can understand just staring at and watching some types of bands scream musicianship, but metal is meant to be worshipped barbarically. At least that is why I always gravitate towards or generate a pit. I feel compelled to have a good time at shows, and moshing is the answer basically always.
Unpopular Opinion: The less serious the black metal band takes themselves the better.
Or should I say, the more self-aware they are the better. I don't need a bunch of 40 year old dudes telling me how esoteric and evil they are. Just be cool and write some nasty shit.
Its probably why I love Darkthrone and Fenriz so much, he's just a self-aware chill guy that writes badass music.
Some bands don't talk about how evil they themselves are, but about evil concepts (whether real or imagined) or esoteric stuff, so they need a sound that represents those things, an image helps too. Some though, stayed 14 years old forever, and I get it.
Yet others also didn't "get it" and took it too seriously mostly because of superficial knowledge about other black metal bands that came before them. The whole genre of Deathcore is mostly built on that, many deathcore band members and many fans, are actually pretty ignorant of how the music (specially metal in general) came to be.
Hangar 18 has 11 solos and I’m still not satisfied
Damn and I thought “Welcome Home (Sanitarium)” had lots of solos.
Wait seriously?
Hey man. Good show today \m/
Excited for this one
First thing I noticed was "Tar Man". Awesome shirt! "MORE BRAINS!!" 🤘😈🔥
Awesome return of the living Dead t-shirt how do you feel about the return of a living dead 3 I love all three movies
Unpopular opinion i like ghost
I ENJOYED VIDEO THIS VERY MUCH, AND I HAVE MY OWN 'UNPOPULAR OPINION'
The one thing that I do not like about the metal scene is that most metal heads, and the public at large, believe that people who like metal consume drugs and alcohol. I have never consumed any kind of drugs ever in my whole life and I used to drink (I have not had a drink in over 15 years), but I have distanced myself somewhat from the scene, because it is greatly 'expected' even by other metal heads to consume drugs and alcohol whenever we would go to a pub (yes, you can go to a pub for the music and not necessarily to consume alcohol or to get stoned), club, concert or even when just listening to some music at someone's house. Most people simply assume that every metal head is exactly that, a junkie or a drunk. Many people actually assume that you could only enjoy this kind of music, only if you consume some substance. I resent this, all of this is greatly wrong, I have been listening to metal since I was 11 years old, and I am 51 now. I am into a bit of everything from Iron Maiden to Vital Remains, and I have been to an endless number of concerts, and I have never needed any psychotropic substance of any sort to enjoy this great music. I wish this stereotype would disappear.