Headbangers Ball

**DelTASteve** · 06-09-2008 04:29 PM

So, I was at the beach this weekend despite a busted foot. I took off the soft cast because I am sick and tired of the medical run around they gave me, and I am going into a hard cast tomorrow anyways. So, back to my story, at the beach, got MTV2 on the TV down there. After much drinking and pong, we decided to blare Headbangers Ball through the surround sound, since the party next door was bumping 50 Cent like it was going out of style (I thought it already had..) After watching what was supposed to be 3 hours worth of a "Metal Assault", I had watched 2 hours of commercials and 1 hour of videos. Not only were there 2 hours of commercials, they were the same ones over and over again. Onto the videos, I wasn't aware that 70's style hippie wah wah pedals were allowed in Headbangers Ball. I saw maybe 4 GOOD metal videos, and 25 that sucked total ass.

TL;DR

If you like metal, don't watch headbangers ball.

CL · 06-09-2008 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by DelTASteve

So, I was at the beach this weekend despite a busted foot. I took off the soft cast because I am sick and tired of the medical run around they gave me, and I am going into a hard cast tomorrow anyways. So, back to my story, at the beach, got MTV2 on the TV down there. After much drinking and pong, we decided to blare Headbangers Ball through the surround sound, since the party next door was bumping 50 Cent like it was going out of style (I thought it already had..) After watching what was supposed to be 3 hours worth of a "Metal Assault", I had watched 2 hours of commercials and 1 hour of videos. Not only were there 2 hours of commercials, they were the same ones over and over again. Onto the videos, I wasn't aware that 70's style hippie wah wah pedals were allowed in Headbangers Ball. I saw maybe 4 GOOD metal videos, and 25 that sucked total ass.

TL;DR

If you like metal, don't watch headbangers ball.

Todays so called "Metal" sickens me. The formula for todays metal seems to be non melodic cookie monster vocals, mindless noodling guitars, terrible solos, and double bass drumming the sh*t out of everything constantly. I'm utterly appauled at todays metal scene for the most part.

**toro** · 06-09-2008 05:32 PM

YouTube - EAGLES OF DEATH METAL - I Want You So...

YouTube - Eagles of Death Metal: Speaking In...

YouTube - Mastodon - Iron Tusk

YouTube - Lordi- It Snows In Hell

**DelTASteve** · 06-09-2008 08:10 PM

I do like Mastodon, but WTF was the rest of that?

**Jemwielder** · 06-09-2008 08:16 PM

Originally Posted by CL

Todays so called "Metal" sickens me. The formula for todays metal seems to be non melodic cookie monster vocals, mindless noodling guitars, terrible solos, and double bass drumming the sh*t out of everything constantly. I'm utterly appauled at todays metal scene for the most part.

CL, we don't always see eye to eye. We do always agree on stupid people getting what they deserve for being stupid, and that todays metal scene is at best an apalling parody of a once great and powerful sub-genre of rock and roll. With one or two notable exceptions possibly.

**leafdarking** · 06-09-2008 09:02 PM

Lordi, #### yeah!!
Not only does today's metal suck, but it's boring! You turn on the radio and every song sounds the same as the one before or after it. I especially hate it when people play that emo-vocals pussy rock stuff on metal shows. It's like metal is getting sodomized by the Hot Topic/ emo crowd and all the good stuff is hiding in people's basements and Sweden.

**DelTASteve** · 06-13-2008 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by leafdarking

Lordi, #### yeah!!
Not only does today's metal suck, but it's boring! You turn on the radio and every song sounds the same as the one before or after it. I especially hate it when people play that emo-vocals pussy rock stuff on metal shows. It's like metal is getting sodomized by the Hot Topic/ emo crowd and all the good stuff is hiding in people's basements and Sweden.

So I broke down and went to a Devil Wears Prada show, because some kick ass local bands were opening. I didn't realize how bad metal is today, until I went to a show with bands that I didn't like (I usually only go if the bands are good, I don't go to shows just to go). I wore my Unearth shirt (Boston F'in Metal across the back), and some Hot Topic fanboys kept cutting me looks for about 15 minutes when I was standing on the outside of the pit. Now, I am in a cast, so I can't try to be too much of a hardass, but I am a rather large guy, so I figured I'd go over and ask them if there was a problem. The response I got was basically that I liked "gay" metal, and that my "military style" haircut was "killing the vibe". So at this point, I shoved the little 12 year olds into the pit and told them mommy was picking them up at 11. Needless to say, I was only a bit short of appalled at the attitude some little punk kids were putting on in front of their scenester girlfriends. I am all about doing whatever you want, but to have the gall to insult someone who is much bigger then you are is a little bewildering to me. I was always used to the Between the Buried and Me and August Burns Red shows, everyone is polite, courteous, and has a damn good time throwing down in the mosh pit; Not this Hot Topicized fashion show of kids who didn't even know the lyrics, or give a round of applause for the local bands who warmed up.

TL;DR
"Popular" metal bewilders me, and murkies the metal scene. I thought it was all about the music, and whatever you liked was cool?

**TM_Cruzer** · 06-13-2008 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by DelTASteve

I thought it was all about the music, and whatever you liked was cool?

SKA FTW!!!!!!

but yes, i must agree, not just metal, but most bands are ass-suckarz now due to their greed/not "devotion."

NOFX F-YA!!

**tomahawk** · 06-14-2008 10:21 AM

a few years back i went to the mtv2 headbangers ball tour.

i dunno the rest of the bands, but they had In Flames, Killswitch Engage, and Lamb of God all back to back. and i think this was before the little emo fags had started invading kse and log concerts. BEST ####### concert of my life. in a kickass venue too. small, but not too small, good ventilation, everything

**MJKam11** · 06-14-2008 11:00 AM

I like a diversity of rock, I just listen to whatever has a good beat, good chord progressions on guitar etc. This leads me to like Disturbed, some Killswitch Engage, and MUSE (see what I mean by diversity in what I like). I like a lot of other bands, but I only like a few songs from them.

I'm not sure what today's metal is considered, but I know that I hate screamo and music that is more screaming and hard to hear guitar than it is music.

**DelTASteve** · 06-14-2008 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by MJKam11

I like a diversity of rock, I just listen to whatever has a good beat, good chord progressions on guitar etc. This leads me to like Disturbed, some Killswitch Engage, and MUSE (see what I mean by diversity in what I like). I like a lot of other bands, but I only like a few songs from them.

I'm not sure what today's metal is considered, but I know that I hate screamo and music that is more screaming and hard to hear guitar than it is music.

Screamo is a mix of metal and emo, so most of the stuff you hear is not "screamo". You can like what you want, but you are missing out on some of the best bands out there. I used to HATE screaming with a passion, but I started to warm up once I got past the "I can't understand anything", and actually started listening to the lyrics. Hands down, some of the best song writing ever has been done by bands that scream. Killswitch Engage does it's fair share of screaming, yet you like them? I think someone is a little biased.

Originally Posted by tomahawk

a few years back i went to the mtv2 headbangers ball tour.

i dunno the rest of the bands, but they had In Flames, Killswitch Engage, and Lamb of God all back to back. and i think this was before the little emo fags had started invading kse and log concerts. BEST ####### concert of my life. in a kickass venue too. small, but not too small, good ventilation, everything

I went to Gigantour and saw In Flames with Megadeth and Job For A Cowboy (not a fan of the last), and In Flames was exceedingly good, and Megadeth was, Megadeth, you know what to expect when you go to see them. I am not a big fan of Lamb of God either, but Laid To Rest is a bad ass song. It seems a lot of metal bands out there I don't like have one or two good songs, like Throwdown "Intro", Hatebreed "To The Threshold", and Lamb of God "Laid To Rest".

**BergaLiden** · 06-15-2008 06:34 AM

Metallica.

**DelTASteve** · 06-15-2008 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by BergaLiden

Metallica.

Produced that excuse for Metal called St. Anger?

**drummer pig** · 06-20-2008 08:43 AM

You gotta dig deep for the really good stuff. The progressive / neoclassical death metal scene is small, but they have a ####### insane talent pool. Most of the time I don't even listen to the vocalist because the music is so technical and actually fun to listen to. The best guitar playing I have ever heard comes from Necrophagist. I pretty much put them in every "metal" thread on here, but no one listened to them yet. If you're in Canada, go see them when they tour later this summer.

**superbird** · 06-20-2008 11:39 AM

there is good stuff out there, you just have to weed through the crap.

i remember seeing the debut of pearl jam's first video "alive" on HB with Ricky Rackman. back when stp was considered heavy....

i ignore videos anymore, just depressing.

**RastamanD** · 06-20-2008 11:56 AM

lol i think its funny you feel you have to blast metal because some people are playing rap.

people are so protective about their music

**ShadyMailMan** · 06-20-2008 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by DelTASteve

Produced that excuse for Metal called St. Anger?

I look for the good times...pretty much almost every album before before that one, what can I say, I like solos in my metal, particularly the songs in Kill'em All...you can't hold one or two bad albums against all the awesome that they brought with all their old stuff...

**Thunder** · 06-23-2008 08:36 PM

I went to the taste of chaos in long beach it kicked ###! avenged sevenfold is the best same with atreyu did anyone else go there? on april 10?

**DelTASteve** · 06-30-2008 06:20 PM

For the record, I am a pretty big Metallica fan, St. Anger was just beyond disappointing. To the guy who said no one listens to Necrophagist, I do. I think you would like Cephalic Carnage as well, another good technical band.

**Mr. Anderson** · 07-03-2008 11:24 AM

I agree. there are way to many commercials on headbangers but and the videos are the same week after week. but if you go out and see some live touring metal bands you will find there there still is some good stuff out there. i love metal cuz its a massive genre full of contrast. in the same song you can hear the heaviest stuff that drops down in to acoustic with occasional vocals. Im more of a fan of death metal screaming like cryptopsy but its all a matter of opinion. But i was unfortunately enuf to miss last years summer slaughter tour that came through here with necrophagist. i heard it was sick. their bassist is one of my big influences in the metal department. i luv how he keeps up with the guitars and throws tappin in kinda like primus-ish i guess.