Modern Metal

nOOb master Number of posts : 4429 Age : 35

these days in the English metal press at least there seems to be a genre called "modern Metal" that is set apart from Metalcore that refers to bands like machine head and Lamb of God

Yet i can not think of a definition of this genre!

Can any of you metal experts out there shed light on what this genre is?

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Lamb Of God is metalcore, unless I've just not heard them enough. Machine Head were always called post-thrash (i.e. groovy thrash) until recently.

As for what modern metal truly is? Who knows! Everything has bled together these days, there's no true genres anymore, really.

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 5704 Age : 49

Give us examples.

I bet it's just metalcore, Nevermore and its imitators, or Euro-flower.

nOOb master Number of posts : 4429 Age : 35

Temple of Blood wrote:: Give us examples.

I bet it's just metalcore, Nevermore and its imitators, or Euro-flower.

I am not too sure

all i know it that there is apparently a genre called modern metal.

maybe it means metalcore i am not sure maybe

or maybe a cross between the two

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I don't really think modern metal is a separate genre unto itself. Usually when one says 'modern' metal they are referring to metalcore (ie Lamb of God, As I Lay Dying, etc), or Nu Metal (Demon Hunter, Disturbed, etc).

Metal master Number of posts : 883 Age : 55

Eyesore wrote:: As for what modern metal truly is? Who knows! Everything has bled together these days, there's no true genres anymore, really.

I agree. Well at least from what I've heard.

Master Sailboat Number of posts : 9301 Age : 45

are you sure they are actually naming a genre "modern metal"? or are they just calling it metal & using "modern" as an adjective?

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mc666 wrote:: are you sure they are actually naming a genre "modern metal"? or are they just calling it metal & using "modern" as an adjective?

I've just always used the term modern metal as a sort of word flag. Trivium have always played old school metal, but add screaming lyrics and it sure as hell doesn't sound old school, you know? But even on The Crusade things sound different. Music simply had a different sound and feel back in the day, whether that had to do with the production or the way things were played, I don't know. I'd lean more toward the production and recording techniques.