Nude Metal bands you are into?

Lurideath wrote:

Yeah generalized in truth too!

Far from the truth, I believe... Joey Jordinson of Slipknot is an awesome drummer, Mick Thompson, lead guitarist of Slipknot, is also supposed to be quite a guitarist when Slipknot doesn't put him in a box, which they do. Search for him on YouTube and find some of his videos.

"Synyster Gates" or Brian from Avenged Sevenfold plays some nice solos too, and I think he sets the standard for a "nu-metal" guitarist. And I meant NU-METAL; not modern metal, which discludes Nevermore who has a superior guitarist, Jeff Loomis...

Mark Tremonti, from Creed, is a cool guitarist as well. Listen to some Alter Bridge solos, that's decent stuff I believe. Not to mention, Scott Stapp is an awesome singer.

Disturbed played some solos, and they had some good ones. Listen to "Stricken" or their cover of Genesis' "Land of Confusion." Those both have some nice playing.

OK, listen; Avenged Sevenfold are not nu-metal. Nor should they ever be taken seriously. They have changed on each album, changed to a style more accessible to the masses, dictated by the mainstream. And their solos are very textbook; much like they're just practice runs you'd find in a How To Solo book.

Why do you guys even post this on a METAL board when its not even metal? Its all pop rock stuff with distorted guitars. I strongly hate it all and feel it does nothing for metal than to give it a bad name that it does not need and furthering the likes of misinformation as to what is and is not metal.

Sevendust
Disturbed
Godsmack
Disciple

Lurideath wrote:

Why do you guys even post this on a METAL board when its not even metal? Its all pop rock stuff with distorted guitars. I strongly hate it all and feel it does nothing for metal than to give it a bad name that it does not need and furthering the likes of misinformation as to what is and is not metal.

I agree 100% with Lurideath's statement. Nu Metal is nothing but a cheap rip off of true metal, and therefore should be destroyed. Metal has a proud rich heritage, and the creation of nu metal only spits right in the faces and heritage of all who make up true metal.
Last but not least it is STUPID to post about NU metal on a True Metal board!! \m/

How is nu-metal a rip-off of true metal when they're both worlds apart?

WynterNyght wrote:

Lurideath wrote:

Why do you guys even post this on a METAL board when its not even metal? Its all pop rock stuff with distorted guitars. I strongly hate it all and feel it does nothing for metal than to give it a bad name that it does not need and furthering the likes of misinformation as to what is and is not metal.

I agree 100% with Lurideath's statement. Nu Metal is nothing but a cheap rip off of true metal, and therefore should be destroyed. Metal has a proud rich heritage, and the creation of nu metal only spits right in the faces and heritage of all who make up true metal.
Last but not least it is STUPID to post about NU metal on a True Metal board!! m/

hogwash

I guess the only consensus I see here is that if it's good, then it's not Nu-Metal. The only band that I'm seeing consistently being callled Nu-metal and also getting respect is Disturbed; which makes me happy because Disturbed "Believe" is about the only Nu-metal disk I have; and I really like it too. I didn't mean to say that Only Living Witness is Nu-metal, it's not...I just personally see it as part of a historical thread that links bands like Helmet and Soundgarden to bands like Godsmack and Disturbed. But that's a subjective perception on my part.

Kid Rock is my dad....

i hope you didn't inherit his (lack of) talent.

SAHB Healer wrote:

I guess the only consensus I see here is that if it's good, then it's not Nu-Metal.

I would have to disagree here. It would seem that most that have replied in this thread are fairly openminded and do like a good amount of nu-metal bands.

Soil, and that's pretty much it.

Godsmack - I liked their 1st album, stuck with them for their 2nd, but have since given up on them.

I tried to get into Disturbed, and even saw them live which was pretty cool, but ultimately nothing stuck and I ended up selling their cd's on eBay.

At the risk of sounding like an old fart, I'll pass on nu-metal. I'll stick with the classics.

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At the risk of sounding like an old fart, I'll pass on nu-metal. I'll stick with the classics.

I think that's the way many of us are here. We all seem to have a band or two we enjoy, but overall, the style doesn't seem to appeal to fans of heavy metal.

Nu-metal? What's a nu-metal?

I just listen to what sounds good... I mean, seriously, you won't find me DEAD listening to the radio, but I enjoy some nu-metal and modern metal. You "oldschool or nothing" guys really crack me up.

And Eyesore, I think you just hate Avenged Sevenfold. Just messin' with you man. Anyhow, it's hard to impress me when it comes to guitar playing, and I was impressed by Synyster's playing! But you do have a point... this band started out as metalcore, and then changed into this hard rock/modern metal sort of deal on City of Evil. But, they were never that mainstream. However, then again, I would never walk into Hot Topic. Has anyone mentioned Trivium yet? The Crusade was pretty sweet. However, I loathe their early material just as I loathe Avenged Sevenfold's earlier material.

Eyesore wrote:

OK, listen; Avenged Sevenfold are not nu-metal. Nor should they ever be taken seriously. They have changed on each album, changed to a style more accessible to the masses, dictated by the mainstream. And their solos are very textbook; much like they're just practice runs you'd find in a How To Solo book.

If they were dictated by the mainstream, they wouldn't be a hard music band in the first place. And, when's the last time you heard a City of Evil song on the radio? I'm not sure I've even heard Avenged Sevenfold on the radio. Also... if they aren't nu-metal, what are they? You say we shouldn't even take them seriously, but I don't know why you'd say that. Eh, nevermind that. Maybe their just not your cup of tea, but I am not a guitarist, so that last part is hard for me to judge. And if you are a guitarist, well... can you play Avenged Sevenfold's solos? I think their solos definetely lack creativity just from looking at the tabs; their are few pull-offs, few hammer-ons, they lack a sense of being dynamic. Hopefully he will get better with age. I mean, this guy is NOT even a class guitarist yet, far from it, but he could become one I think... just my opinion.

I like System of a Down. I think they are pretty amazing, and are probably not un-metal, but in a category by themselves.

I also have grown to like POD.

Generally speaking, I dislike un-metal, but I haven't heard most of the bands mentioned.

It has little to do with metal, tho, and it sucks.

ack

buggie_strikes_back! wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

OK, listen; Avenged Sevenfold are not nu-metal. Nor should they ever be taken seriously. They have changed on each album, changed to a style more accessible to the masses, dictated by the mainstream. And their solos are very textbook; much like they're just practice runs you'd find in a How To Solo book.

If they were dictated by the mainstream, they wouldn't be a hard music band in the first place.

NOT true. These bands are selling bundles, and to be honest, I think that is why most metal fans hate them. The same thing happens to most metal bands that start to get an appeal with a non-metal crowd. Look at Metallica, Nightwish and Sepultura. As sson as they started to make a name for themselves, outside of the realms of the leather-clad die-hards, people are screaming sell outs!

I never gave nu-metal enough credit to actually have people arguing over what the exact style is defined by. To me it has always been just simple commercialized "heavy" "music" mixed with rap and served up for the masses, and then broadening into commercialized "heavy" "music" with less rap influence. Then along comes metalcore, another "heavy" "music" which tries to be metal, but isn't.

ack

kmorg wrote:

buggie_strikes_back! wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

OK, listen; Avenged Sevenfold are not nu-metal. Nor should they ever be taken seriously. They have changed on each album, changed to a style more accessible to the masses, dictated by the mainstream. And their solos are very textbook; much like they're just practice runs you'd find in a How To Solo book.

If they were dictated by the mainstream, they wouldn't be a hard music band in the first place.

NOT true. These bands are selling bundles, and to be honest, I think that is why most metal fans hate them. The same thing happens to most metal bands that start to get an appeal with a non-metal crowd. Look at Metallica, Nightwish and Sepultura. As sson as they started to make a name for themselves, outside of the realms of the leather-clad die-hards, people are screaming sell outs!

Hmm... just thinking about that I realize you are very right. I mean, as soon as Metallica got popular, people were immediatly slapping the label "sell out" on them. They never sold out, in my opinion. And you are right: these bands do sell a lot of albums, but whats wrong with being popular? I understand that metal is different and was never meant to be popular but just because it is doesn't make it bad.

buggie_strikes_back! wrote:

kmorg wrote:

buggie_strikes_back! wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

OK, listen; Avenged Sevenfold are not nu-metal. Nor should they ever be taken seriously. They have changed on each album, changed to a style more accessible to the masses, dictated by the mainstream. And their solos are very textbook; much like they're just practice runs you'd find in a How To Solo book.

If they were dictated by the mainstream, they wouldn't be a hard music band in the first place.

NOT true. These bands are selling bundles, and to be honest, I think that is why most metal fans hate them. The same thing happens to most metal bands that start to get an appeal with a non-metal crowd. Look at Metallica, Nightwish and Sepultura. As sson as they started to make a name for themselves, outside of the realms of the leather-clad die-hards, people are screaming sell outs!

Hmm... just thinking about that I realize you are very right. I mean, as soon as Metallica got popular, people were immediatly slapping the label "sell out" on them. They never sold out, in my opinion. And you are right: these bands do sell a lot of albums, but whats wrong with being popular? I understand that metal is different and was never meant to be popular but just because it is doesn't make it bad.

Exactly. Also look at the black metal scene. Now people are calling Dimmu Borgir sell out, and not real black metal, and for what? THEY SELL RECORDS!!! Some people are just so lame!

I own one Disciple CD 'cuz I like the lyrics. That's it.

buggie_strikes_back! wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

OK, listen; Avenged Sevenfold are not nu-metal. Nor should they ever be taken seriously. They have changed on each album, changed to a style more accessible to the masses, dictated by the mainstream. And their solos are very textbook; much like they're just practice runs you'd find in a How To Solo book.

If they were dictated by the mainstream, they wouldn't be a hard music band in the first place. And, when's the last time you heard a City of Evil song on the radio? I'm not sure I've even heard Avenged Sevenfold on the radio. Also... if they aren't nu-metal, what are they? You say we shouldn't even take them seriously, but I don't know why you'd say that. Eh, nevermind that. Maybe their just not your cup of tea, but I am not a guitarist, so that last part is hard for me to judge. And if you are a guitarist, well... can you play Avenged Sevenfold's solos? I think their solos definetely lack creativity just from looking at the tabs; their are few pull-offs, few hammer-ons, they lack a sense of being dynamic. Hopefully he will get better with age. I mean, this guy is NOT even a class guitarist yet, far from it, but he could become one I think... just my opinion.

Avenged is a slight mix of modern metal, alternative and hard punk. Also Bat Country has been all over the radio waves since City Of Evil was released. It's mainly been on stations that play modern metal/nu-metal/alternative music.

As much as I hate to admit, I like Korn
Hurtlocker is pretty good
LowGear from DFW, Big Iron, also a local DFW band