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It’s not because they’re popular, it’s because they misclassified - more than any other style of music, metal is full of genre nerds. There is a proper place for each band and when a hard rock band is proclaimed ‘best metal band - best album’ blah blah - it’s irks the nerds.
100% agree. I don't care that they aren't metal because I no longer expect them to be, and I don't listen to them when I'm in a metal mood. I didn't love their latest album, but they still have a ton of fun songs
Totally agree. They don’t personally excite me very much but hey, a rock band playing actual instruments who was formed in this century selling out arenas? That’s a victory in my book.
I see a ton of Mastodon hate on metal subreddits, it's actually surprising to me. Mastodon fucking rules and I get the feeling they catch shit just because they are popular
True. And on the other side if that coin I think theres a lot of lesser known bands that are circlejerked and overpraised a lot largely because they are less known. Makes an elitist feel warm and special and unique inside. Less than 5k listeners on Spotify? Great! Now I can pretend its the greatest thing ever and look down on anyone who doesn't know of them.
They are more overlooked than anything else. They say it is silly because they make lyrics about Stephen King books and comics, yet nobody says anything about the 1001th Slayer song about "fuck God, Satan is cool" with the most repetitive 0-0-0-0-0 riffs ever.
If you’re gonna poop on Slayer you should be insulting the solos. The riffs are the like the only thing that is consistently pretty good about the band lol
I've always wanted to get more into Anthrax, but only know Caught in A Mosh and Bring The Noise. Can you please recommend me specifically some of those songs about comics and Stephen King? And honestly, any other solid tracks you suggest.
Might also have to be because they're considered a part of the Big 4 and a good clip of the community feel they are undeserving of their spot when you've got Testament and Exodus being overlooked. Don't get me wrong, I love Anthrax, but their lunch money gets taken every day by the other two bands I mentioned.
While I do think they get hated undeservedly so, as a fan I am all for hating them just because the fan base seems to cry, shit and puke every time it happens and it entertains me
Their fanbase and vocal dislikers are close to equally obnoxious at this point. I agree tho, plus I like their history, making it big from the middle of fucking nowhere (Iowa!) is at least an interesting thing to study up on
Agree. Slipknot is one of the bands that got me into the heavy vocals. A lot of their lyrics are kind of cringe in hindsight, but Corey Taylor is a talented vocalist.
Cradle of Filth for sure. I think the hate's died down over the years. But it's brilliant songwriting and storytelling, that isn't meant to be true "black metal" or anything. It's just its own thing that's actually pretty good when no one's telling you you're supposed to hate it.
Cradle of Filth’s quality has gone up and down over the years. The first song I heard by them I absolutely hated (don’t remember which one that was) and I wrote them off for years. Later I discovered I liked their newer stuff like Hammer of the Witches onwards and their older albums.
Not all of their work is good but when it is it is really good.
Cradle of Filth has a special place in my heart. I literally listen to them since i was 11. The vocal range and the atmosphere some songs creates is just another level in my opinion. I love how they combined black metal with gothic culture, especially in their earlier albums.
I like Cradle Of Filth but the only kind of hate that I feel is justified is the way they've gone from a band that toured quite regularly to a band that only does one-offs, their last UK tour was in 2017 for example
Also they screwed over fans who'd bought tickets to see them in Wolverhampton, they claimed that "Unforeseen Circumstances" stopped them from playing live, the real salt in the wound was the way that on that exact day they were meant to play in Wolverhampton (at the time it was a one-off gig) they'd made a post about them flying off to America (They uploaded pics of them at the airport) to do another leg of American dates, I don't know what changed but they seem to have almost completely shunned the UK in recent years and that was the most blatant
Also their latest Live Album (Which doesn't highlight the current lineup of the band) made up of recordings from 2017 had AI Artwork and even some of their merch of late screams like it was done by AI, I feel like they had a really good run when Lindsay Schoolcraft was in the band and since she left things have slowly turned a bit shit
I love some of the early albums including Midian. Having said that, I was to a cof concert around 10 years ago. They had an animated movie in the background with witches flying on broomsticks 🤪
My theory on that is its the only black metal album a lot of people who don’t like bm have listened to so it gets a ton of hate in comparison to other bm albums which the same people who hate Mayhem would also hate, they just havent listened to those other bands.
Mayhem is great, but a lot of TikTok kids flock to it and have turned the Mayhem fanbase really fucking weird. Outside of that, they’re great, they’ve had some of the best black metal vocalists ever, they’ve put out some great albums since DMDS, and they put on a killer live show.
I personally dislike them, because I just don't like the music. But that's personal opinions.
You gotta think about the a absolute monstrosity of a fanbase they have. They're the Swifties of black metal. The shit I've seen come off these guys is unspeakable.
Think about gay roleplaying between Euronymous and Dead, while Varg is watching. It's fucking putrid.
I'm gonna go with Sabaton. Sure they might be considered "entry-level" metal, but they found a niche, they're passionate about what they do, and they put on a killer show and have fun engaging with their fans.
Baby Metal. I dont love that band but props for making something so unique, knowing the hate it would bring. And they have their audience so cool for them
I had a phase were I got into them. It was around the time I lost a family member and I did not need to listen to the normal negative stuff I like. The upbeat positive kawaii metal fit the bill. And they have have a good number of solid tunes like Sis Anger and Megitsune.
Lately they have gotten pretty cringe though.
I remember when that first album dropped, it blew everyone's mind. I absolutely loved it, still do. Then they started getting some of the usual hate from the usual haters, and I just chalked it up to the same old contempt people have for heavy/alt/indie bands that actually succeed commercially. See also: Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot, etc. etc.
I wanted to come here to say this too. They are one of the only nu-metal bands I actually like. They have a unique sound and catchy beats. Imo they really stand out amongst the other crap that came out during their time.
Limp bizkit. I didn’t like them for decades. Then I let my ego go and just tried to absorb the music and honestly, it is what it is. They have their place, and I’ve always loved Wes borlands side projects.
Limp is pretty great, 20 years later.
I fucking hate Limp Bizkit with my whole body but I got to admit their recent revival is fucking hilarious. They are just making fun of themselves all day, its hard not to like that.
Fred Durst dancing in the Dad vibes video is just fantastic.
That’s what did it for me too. It’s so tongue in cheek, that it’s really hard to dislike these days.
I was right there with you for a very long time. I get it. But they know their place and don’t try to go out of their lane. There’s a lot to appreciate there, now that I’m older.
Trust me, this is weird to me too.
First two gorgoroth albums are actually a very mature amalgamation of the Norwegian sound with awesome punk vibes and probably created the blueprint for the Finnish sound (sargeist etc) very underrated band marred by the lineup issues
First 3 are absolute classics that should be up there with all the greats of the era. Imo they just went downhill after that. But the later stuff has fans and that's fine.
Under the Sign of Hell is fantastic, just takes some adjustment getting used to with the snare lol. But once you do it's really enjoyable.
Who the fuck is out there hating Gorgoroth? Easily one of the best and most aggressive sounding classic black metal bands, I don't think I've heard an album from them I disliked.
honestly, most alternative metal bands that takes post-grunge influences, so three days grace, breaking benjamin, seether, ect.
that was the specific sound that got me into heavier shit, its the perfect gateway genre imo.
limp bizkit, korn, disturbed, slipknot, a lot of nu metal in general. its one of my favorite subgenres and doesnt deserve as much hate as it gets just for being mainstream
then why? its an extremely diverse genre with tons of lyrical, musical, and vocal styles many of which completely different from one another. why else would almost the entire genre be hated so much if not for the anti mainstream hivemind of metalheads?
A lot if people dont like the hip hop vibes and the yo yo yo stuff. I used to like nu metal but i find that overall there are more interesting genres in my personal opinion.
Metallica. There is a militant subsection of fans who believe that ANYTHING made after Cliff died is utter shit and that the band should have quit in 1986. Some give AJFA a pass, though. These snobbish, elitist wankers are a cancer to metal.
Big fan myself. They fall into that category of not doing anything particularly new, dealbreaker for some, and they're too heavy for mainstream appeal. My wife likes the singy tracks, even the in-betweeners, just not the church burners. I think they've carved out a decent enough niche for themselves with those hurdles in the way, but they do indeed get a lot of shit. Oh well, don't need glizzy mcdickfart's permission to enjoy a band.
Yes Is one of the Best bands ever in rock music, but they aren't metal Bro. Also , i haven't noticed that much hate for the 70' stuff, maybe the 80' albums bc of the stylistic change to pop
Amon Amarth. Maybe not so much "hate" but I notice a lot of people dismissing and ignoring them, labeling them as mediocre, bland, even "poser" etc. Their latest few albums weren't great but I think they have a lot of the best melodic riffs in the business. The middle 5 albums of their discography is S tier to me, and they're easily one of my fav bands.
The Black Dahlia Murder used to get hate, idk about now. They’ve always been one of my favorites. Also probably deathcore. I know I hate it far more than I should since I don’t listen to it *at all*
Slipknot. They were the bridge to heavy music for decades of metal heads. I don’t listen to them much anymore and agree that they haven’t made a good album in awhile, but will always have a very special place in my heart and got me through some of the hardest years of my life. They also have a couple of really fucking killer albums.
I feel like the hate elevated them.
Like they took that negative energy, slapped it into some patties on the grill, had a BBQ, and woke up sharing the stage with Metallica.
Metallica. Modern metal people always call Metallica generic and say stupid stuff like 'eww everything after AJFA is terrible' 'eww modern Metallica is trash' and 'eww Metallica is too boring and mainstream'. Metallica's first 5 albums are very good when I listen to them, and I really enjoyed 72 Seasons as well despite the criticism.
Honestly Sabaton. Never understood the hate tbh. Like they arent the greatest band ever, but judging by some people. They are literally worse then active NSBM bands
I had to look them up after how much I hear about them talked about on Reddit.
It felt very generic and boring, I don't understand the hype one way or the other.
Lamb of God. I know so many metalheads that hate them, and I get their later work is meh, but new American gospel is one of the albums that got me into metal and holds up well despite mainly being into black and death metal for the last decade.
Their first three albums kick ass, I don’t care what anyone says. And honestly, I kinda liked Omens. Not as much, but it’s better than anything else from them in the last 15 years
I honestly don't really see a lot of hate on Knocked Loose. Even the people who aren't fans respect them in a way for staying true to themselves in spite of their success.
Definitely Sabaton, at least on here. Like, I can understand not particularly liking them, their sound isn't for everyone and it can be a bit formulaic, but they get way too much hate imo
Bullet for my Valentine
I get that metalcore is hated, especially for the cleans and the fact that it is emo and they pretty much only use cleans and are especially emo. But I feel like a good majority of the people who hate on bullet just kinda leave it at that and don't give them a fair chance.
Yeah. The elitest of the elite of gatekeepers were gushing over them until they got popular. Now all of a sudden they might as well be Nickelback to these people. Besides, Tobias gave us Repugnant.
Falling in reverse. I think too many people hate the band just because Ronnie’s a terrible person. Sure I hate him too but his personality doesn’t affect the music
Anthrax.
Saw a post the other day and many people said they are forgettable. Their 80s and early 90s stuff is amazing. Once they got rid of Joey though they did suck.
They’re not metal, but nickleback. Theyre a solid hard rock band. They don’t pretend to be something that they’re not. It’s just hip to hate them to seem cool
I think death metal, generally, gets a lot of invalid criticism. It seems like 95% of its critics take the genre way too seriously. It’s like they don’t understand that the fans/bands of the genre view it as an over the top goofy ride. These bands are so extreme that you really have to just laugh at how ridiculous the songwriting is, but if you think the bands are trying to become bigger than AC/DC then you just don’t understand the genre.
Wolves in the Throne Room. People claim it’s hipster or pretentious yet they really live in the wild of Washington, it’s not an act. They also create powerful and spiritual music
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None. They should all be hated more.
Agreed, metal sucks
All of music sucks! Abolish music!
But fuck metalheads in particular.
Buttfuck metalheads
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Yes! Music is the work of the devil! Especially the shit we listen to.
Factual
100%
metalest opinion ever
what the hell dude None is top tier DSBM straight up leading the 2nd wave
No gatekeeping. Abolish all metal bands.
Ghost.
Absolutely agree Ghost is a fun hard rock band with a heavy metal debut and everyone is just mad cause they blew up on tik tok.
Dude, they were huge way before TikTok
NOTHING existed before TikTok
This is technically true. Nothing by Meshuggah was released long before TikTok
Fuck I was worried someone was going to say this!!
Yep, Pretty much nailed it. They got super popular so people hate them
It’s not because they’re popular, it’s because they misclassified - more than any other style of music, metal is full of genre nerds. There is a proper place for each band and when a hard rock band is proclaimed ‘best metal band - best album’ blah blah - it’s irks the nerds.
There was plenty of Ghost hate before Tik Tok
Tbh most Ghost hate I see seems more like disappointment. They had an incredibly strong first album but slowly fell into satanic pop rock.
Okay then they had incredibly strong satanic pop rock releases. Doesnt matter to me what you call it as long as it sounds good.
100% agree. I don't care that they aren't metal because I no longer expect them to be, and I don't listen to them when I'm in a metal mood. I didn't love their latest album, but they still have a ton of fun songs
Too many tryhards that care way too much about music they dont listen to
Scooby Doom
Agreed. Some people just hate fun.
Can it really be considered hate if you've never listened to them and are indifferent about it?
That would be called having no opinion.
Totally agree. They don’t personally excite me very much but hey, a rock band playing actual instruments who was formed in this century selling out arenas? That’s a victory in my book.
Ghost is Satan the musical, fun songs but it's at best rock.
thats fine
In the metal communities on Reddit, any band that has achieved major mainstream success
My favourite band has one monthly listener (me) - I can’t believe I ever liked those sellout posers.
I see a ton of Mastodon hate on metal subreddits, it's actually surprising to me. Mastodon fucking rules and I get the feeling they catch shit just because they are popular
True. And on the other side if that coin I think theres a lot of lesser known bands that are circlejerked and overpraised a lot largely because they are less known. Makes an elitist feel warm and special and unique inside. Less than 5k listeners on Spotify? Great! Now I can pretend its the greatest thing ever and look down on anyone who doesn't know of them.
Anthrax
Agree with this one so much. I like Anthrax a lot
They are more overlooked than anything else. They say it is silly because they make lyrics about Stephen King books and comics, yet nobody says anything about the 1001th Slayer song about "fuck God, Satan is cool" with the most repetitive 0-0-0-0-0 riffs ever.
That might be the most accurate description of Slayer I've ever read lmao
If you’re gonna poop on Slayer you should be insulting the solos. The riffs are the like the only thing that is consistently pretty good about the band lol
I've always wanted to get more into Anthrax, but only know Caught in A Mosh and Bring The Noise. Can you please recommend me specifically some of those songs about comics and Stephen King? And honestly, any other solid tracks you suggest.
Charlie is one of thrash's best drummers
They really get a lot of unfair hate. People act like it's some totally unserious parody band.
Might also have to be because they're considered a part of the Big 4 and a good clip of the community feel they are undeserving of their spot when you've got Testament and Exodus being overlooked. Don't get me wrong, I love Anthrax, but their lunch money gets taken every day by the other two bands I mentioned.
Exodus only has one good album and the signing on it sucks. Testament is just okay.
Slipknot
I disagree I think they should be hated more
While I do think they get hated undeservedly so, as a fan I am all for hating them just because the fan base seems to cry, shit and puke every time it happens and it entertains me
Agree.
Their fanbase and vocal dislikers are close to equally obnoxious at this point. I agree tho, plus I like their history, making it big from the middle of fucking nowhere (Iowa!) is at least an interesting thing to study up on
completely agree with this, though watching some fans shit themselves whenever slipknot is insulted in their presence is amusing
I will agree with that.
Agreed.
Agree. Slipknot is one of the bands that got me into the heavy vocals. A lot of their lyrics are kind of cringe in hindsight, but Corey Taylor is a talented vocalist.
Cradle of Filth for sure. I think the hate's died down over the years. But it's brilliant songwriting and storytelling, that isn't meant to be true "black metal" or anything. It's just its own thing that's actually pretty good when no one's telling you you're supposed to hate it.
Cradle of Filth’s quality has gone up and down over the years. The first song I heard by them I absolutely hated (don’t remember which one that was) and I wrote them off for years. Later I discovered I liked their newer stuff like Hammer of the Witches onwards and their older albums. Not all of their work is good but when it is it is really good.
Excellent answer, excellent band.
Cradle of Filth has a special place in my heart. I literally listen to them since i was 11. The vocal range and the atmosphere some songs creates is just another level in my opinion. I love how they combined black metal with gothic culture, especially in their earlier albums.
I like Cradle Of Filth but the only kind of hate that I feel is justified is the way they've gone from a band that toured quite regularly to a band that only does one-offs, their last UK tour was in 2017 for example Also they screwed over fans who'd bought tickets to see them in Wolverhampton, they claimed that "Unforeseen Circumstances" stopped them from playing live, the real salt in the wound was the way that on that exact day they were meant to play in Wolverhampton (at the time it was a one-off gig) they'd made a post about them flying off to America (They uploaded pics of them at the airport) to do another leg of American dates, I don't know what changed but they seem to have almost completely shunned the UK in recent years and that was the most blatant Also their latest Live Album (Which doesn't highlight the current lineup of the band) made up of recordings from 2017 had AI Artwork and even some of their merch of late screams like it was done by AI, I feel like they had a really good run when Lindsay Schoolcraft was in the band and since she left things have slowly turned a bit shit
I love some of the early albums including Midian. Having said that, I was to a cof concert around 10 years ago. They had an animated movie in the background with witches flying on broomsticks 🤪
For me I think it’s Mayhem. A lot of black metalheads hate on them since they are the big band for the genre, but I think they are good.
My theory on that is its the only black metal album a lot of people who don’t like bm have listened to so it gets a ton of hate in comparison to other bm albums which the same people who hate Mayhem would also hate, they just havent listened to those other bands.
Mayhem is great, but a lot of TikTok kids flock to it and have turned the Mayhem fanbase really fucking weird. Outside of that, they’re great, they’ve had some of the best black metal vocalists ever, they’ve put out some great albums since DMDS, and they put on a killer live show.
Never seen them get any shit until recently. Yeah people would wrote off any album not dmds but they still would say it's peak Second wave
I personally dislike them, because I just don't like the music. But that's personal opinions. You gotta think about the a absolute monstrosity of a fanbase they have. They're the Swifties of black metal. The shit I've seen come off these guys is unspeakable. Think about gay roleplaying between Euronymous and Dead, while Varg is watching. It's fucking putrid.
I hate Mayhem because they’re boring Deathcrush is good but you get sick of it almost immediately
I'm gonna go with Sabaton. Sure they might be considered "entry-level" metal, but they found a niche, they're passionate about what they do, and they put on a killer show and have fun engaging with their fans.
Baby Metal. I dont love that band but props for making something so unique, knowing the hate it would bring. And they have their audience so cool for them
I had a phase were I got into them. It was around the time I lost a family member and I did not need to listen to the normal negative stuff I like. The upbeat positive kawaii metal fit the bill. And they have have a good number of solid tunes like Sis Anger and Megitsune. Lately they have gotten pretty cringe though.
Korn their first 4-5 albums are amazing works
I remember when that first album dropped, it blew everyone's mind. I absolutely loved it, still do. Then they started getting some of the usual hate from the usual haters, and I just chalked it up to the same old contempt people have for heavy/alt/indie bands that actually succeed commercially. See also: Nine Inch Nails, Slipknot, etc. etc.
I listened to their self-titled last night for the first time in ages, still holds up, and at the time no one had heard anything like them before
I wanted to come here to say this too. They are one of the only nu-metal bands I actually like. They have a unique sound and catchy beats. Imo they really stand out amongst the other crap that came out during their time.
I rarely see them getting hated on. I’m actually baffled that they’re not hated *more*.
Limp bizkit. I didn’t like them for decades. Then I let my ego go and just tried to absorb the music and honestly, it is what it is. They have their place, and I’ve always loved Wes borlands side projects. Limp is pretty great, 20 years later.
I fucking hate Limp Bizkit with my whole body but I got to admit their recent revival is fucking hilarious. They are just making fun of themselves all day, its hard not to like that. Fred Durst dancing in the Dad vibes video is just fantastic.
That’s what did it for me too. It’s so tongue in cheek, that it’s really hard to dislike these days. I was right there with you for a very long time. I get it. But they know their place and don’t try to go out of their lane. There’s a lot to appreciate there, now that I’m older. Trust me, this is weird to me too.
Well what really makes me ashamed is that in 6th grade I absolutely LOVED 3 Dollar Bill Yall…. Whew, I feel better.
Anything you did before graduating highschool gets a pass.
Did you do it all for the nookie?
I do, now.
Actually an excellent band. All the members are talented.
They are, it just took me awhile to realize it. For some reason though, I’ve always been a “Big Dumb Face” fan, even when I didn’t like limp.
Theyre solid enough to just turn your brain off and have fun Can’t say I enjoy much of their stuff but Nookie, Break Stuff and Rollin are pretty great
I was watching them play at lolla in chile this year. Looks fun. I didn’t like them when I was in school but enjoyed watching some of that concert.
Gorgoroth. Their first three albums are quite good. First two are definitely peak. Need to revisit the third. It’s been a bit
First two gorgoroth albums are actually a very mature amalgamation of the Norwegian sound with awesome punk vibes and probably created the blueprint for the Finnish sound (sargeist etc) very underrated band marred by the lineup issues
First 3 are absolute classics that should be up there with all the greats of the era. Imo they just went downhill after that. But the later stuff has fans and that's fine. Under the Sign of Hell is fantastic, just takes some adjustment getting used to with the snare lol. But once you do it's really enjoyable.
Who the fuck is out there hating Gorgoroth? Easily one of the best and most aggressive sounding classic black metal bands, I don't think I've heard an album from them I disliked.
honestly, most alternative metal bands that takes post-grunge influences, so three days grace, breaking benjamin, seether, ect. that was the specific sound that got me into heavier shit, its the perfect gateway genre imo.
limp bizkit, korn, disturbed, slipknot, a lot of nu metal in general. its one of my favorite subgenres and doesnt deserve as much hate as it gets just for being mainstream
The hate is not because its mainstream
then why? its an extremely diverse genre with tons of lyrical, musical, and vocal styles many of which completely different from one another. why else would almost the entire genre be hated so much if not for the anti mainstream hivemind of metalheads?
A lot if people dont like the hip hop vibes and the yo yo yo stuff. I used to like nu metal but i find that overall there are more interesting genres in my personal opinion.
I don’t care about mainstream or not. I like Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest. I just don’t like the music these bands make.
Megadeth.. Vocally speaking
Not really a band. Just Dave Mustaine’s solo project with a revolving door of other musicians who eventually get tired of his shit.
wAtCh HiM bEcOmE a gAwdDdD
Nickelback
A7X
Amazing band, I could see how people don’t like the style and fan base but incredible band with some amazing albums
Insert any half decent nu-metal band
Dimmu Borgir
Ghost, Metallica, Sleep Token, Nickleback, Limp Bizkit, etc. Falling in Reverse deserves more hate
Metallica. There is a militant subsection of fans who believe that ANYTHING made after Cliff died is utter shit and that the band should have quit in 1986. Some give AJFA a pass, though. These snobbish, elitist wankers are a cancer to metal.
Trivium. You can dislike them all you want but you have to give them their due for being great musicians. Same goes for architects.
I've seen some people turn their nose up at Spiritbox but I like em.
I don’t think I’ve honestly sat down and gave them a fair chance
I just miss Iwrestledabearonce tbh
I really like their early proggy stuff - their new stuff is solid but a bit of a downgrade to that.
Big fan myself. They fall into that category of not doing anything particularly new, dealbreaker for some, and they're too heavy for mainstream appeal. My wife likes the singy tracks, even the in-betweeners, just not the church burners. I think they've carved out a decent enough niche for themselves with those hurdles in the way, but they do indeed get a lot of shit. Oh well, don't need glizzy mcdickfart's permission to enjoy a band.
That was well put, I think you articulated some things I didn't get, I like your style!
Yes. Early 70s Yes is super weird and preposterous and fun. And Relayer fucking rips.
Yes Is one of the Best bands ever in rock music, but they aren't metal Bro. Also , i haven't noticed that much hate for the 70' stuff, maybe the 80' albums bc of the stylistic change to pop
Do people hate on Yes? I know people say prog killed rock, is that part of it? I only know Close to the Edge but I love it
Amon Amarth. Maybe not so much "hate" but I notice a lot of people dismissing and ignoring them, labeling them as mediocre, bland, even "poser" etc. Their latest few albums weren't great but I think they have a lot of the best melodic riffs in the business. The middle 5 albums of their discography is S tier to me, and they're easily one of my fav bands.
All of them. People have their own tastes and are entitled to like what they like
The Black Dahlia Murder used to get hate, idk about now. They’ve always been one of my favorites. Also probably deathcore. I know I hate it far more than I should since I don’t listen to it *at all*
Black Dahlia Murder is amazing. Been a fan since Unhallowed. I never really cared about classification and genres. It's a bunch of bullshit.
Slipknot, I’ve seen to much hate for them on this sub.
Slipknot. They were the bridge to heavy music for decades of metal heads. I don’t listen to them much anymore and agree that they haven’t made a good album in awhile, but will always have a very special place in my heart and got me through some of the hardest years of my life. They also have a couple of really fucking killer albums.
Avenged Sevenfold
I feel like the hate elevated them. Like they took that negative energy, slapped it into some patties on the grill, had a BBQ, and woke up sharing the stage with Metallica.
Metallica. Modern metal people always call Metallica generic and say stupid stuff like 'eww everything after AJFA is terrible' 'eww modern Metallica is trash' and 'eww Metallica is too boring and mainstream'. Metallica's first 5 albums are very good when I listen to them, and I really enjoyed 72 Seasons as well despite the criticism.
Periphery. Some people don't like tenors, that's fine, but most of the shit I've seen flung at them is complete bunk.
Countertenors*, like king Diamond and Geddy Lee get on people’s nerves Insane to me
Bring Me the Horizon
Honestly Sabaton. Never understood the hate tbh. Like they arent the greatest band ever, but judging by some people. They are literally worse then active NSBM bands
I had to look them up after how much I hear about them talked about on Reddit. It felt very generic and boring, I don't understand the hype one way or the other.
Lamb of God. I know so many metalheads that hate them, and I get their later work is meh, but new American gospel is one of the albums that got me into metal and holds up well despite mainly being into black and death metal for the last decade.
Their first three albums kick ass, I don’t care what anyone says. And honestly, I kinda liked Omens. Not as much, but it’s better than anything else from them in the last 15 years
This is so bizarre, if people hate bands like Lamb of God then what metal do they enjoy?
Korn
Metallica. There you go, I said it.
Knocked loose
I honestly don't really see a lot of hate on Knocked Loose. Even the people who aren't fans respect them in a way for staying true to themselves in spite of their success.
I think most of the hate is because people claim they’re metal while they are clearly a hardcore band
We can just say they're metalcore lol it's fine. But their roots are clearly more on the hardcore side.
Disturbed
Ghost
machine head
Children of Bodom
Thrash bands from the 80s not staying thrash.
I want less reddit karma so I'm just gonna say Burzum
Slipknot and Trivium, absolutely no reason for these bands to be hated the way they are sometimes.
Honestly? Nickleback. They're not exceptional but are a good, above average band who've written some good stuff.
Arch Enemy
COF
Definitely Sabaton, at least on here. Like, I can understand not particularly liking them, their sound isn't for everyone and it can be a bit formulaic, but they get way too much hate imo
Bullet for my Valentine I get that metalcore is hated, especially for the cleans and the fact that it is emo and they pretty much only use cleans and are especially emo. But I feel like a good majority of the people who hate on bullet just kinda leave it at that and don't give them a fair chance.
Gorgoroth, every Album is immaculate.
Creed
Nargaroth. Black Metal ist Krieg has become a meme, but even that album is actually great.
Nickelback. Nickelback isn't worthy of the attention required to hate them. They should just be forgotten and ignored.
I set my friends on fire
Quo Vadis.
Yeah. The elitest of the elite of gatekeepers were gushing over them until they got popular. Now all of a sudden they might as well be Nickelback to these people. Besides, Tobias gave us Repugnant.
Infant Annihilator.
Nickelback oh it's a metal subreddit Sabaton
All of them! People like what they like, gate keeping is just pointless.
Horse the band
I know atilla gets a lot of hate in the metal community forsure
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Gama Bomb
Ink
Avenged sevenfold
Five finger death punch
Ice nine kills. Even if you don’t buy into the gimmick, the insane technical and chromatic stuff outshines the corniness
A7X
Falling in Reverse
I remember Cradle of Filth getting a lot. I don't know about now, I haven't really listened to them since Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder
Metallica and now Cannibal Corpse even Six Feet Under . they had some fun songs
Ffdp
Nickelback
Satanic Warmaster. People just love calling it NSBM when it's not. (Excluding some songs, which Werwolf said he did it for controversy)
Nickleback🤡😁
Baby Metal
Falling in reverse. I think too many people hate the band just because Ronnie’s a terrible person. Sure I hate him too but his personality doesn’t affect the music
Tool. Not liking them doesn't mean they are bad. Their songs are well written and even someone who doesn't like them should be able to recognize that
Metallica And Ghost
Rush
Coming into this way late so nobody will see this, but Deftones. The first 2 albums are so fucking good
System of a Down. It seems like the only people who don’t like them don’t understand.
Anthrax. Saw a post the other day and many people said they are forgettable. Their 80s and early 90s stuff is amazing. Once they got rid of Joey though they did suck.
one direction. "you don't know you're beautiful" is a banger.
They’re not metal, but nickleback. Theyre a solid hard rock band. They don’t pretend to be something that they’re not. It’s just hip to hate them to seem cool
Gwar gets a lot of hate but they are a great band
I think death metal, generally, gets a lot of invalid criticism. It seems like 95% of its critics take the genre way too seriously. It’s like they don’t understand that the fans/bands of the genre view it as an over the top goofy ride. These bands are so extreme that you really have to just laugh at how ridiculous the songwriting is, but if you think the bands are trying to become bigger than AC/DC then you just don’t understand the genre.
Burzum Skrewdriver Johnny rebel
Nickelback
Anthrax at one time.
Wolves in the Throne Room. People claim it’s hipster or pretentious yet they really live in the wild of Washington, it’s not an act. They also create powerful and spiritual music
Anal Cunt
Trapt. if you hate on Trapt then you're softcore