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Question: What percentage of Americans would consider this song to be heavy metal?
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« on: November 28, 2013, 12:52:32 AM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBwQUUR_Csc

Probably 70-80% sadly. Too many dumbs in America.
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« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2013, 12:57:21 AM »
how many americans care tho
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« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2013, 01:00:09 AM »

All metalheads and all hardcore kids.
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« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2013, 01:05:30 AM »
Very very few, likely due to most Americans first assigning it to the terrible music genre and stopping there.
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« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2013, 01:07:11 AM »
Quote from: Adam Griffin on November 28, 2013, 01:05:30 AM
Very very few, likely due to most Americans first assigning it to the terrible music genre and stopping there.

More proof of Americans being dumbs, as that song is a masterpiece. One of the best works (though not THE best) by an utterly brilliant band that are some of the most brilliant songwriters of the century.
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« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2013, 04:53:29 AM »
70%-80% sounds right. To be more specific they'd probably call it death metal, as anything with distorted guitars and rough vocals must be.
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« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2013, 12:17:01 PM »
Wow, BRTD and I agree on something? The end is nigh.
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« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2013, 12:28:40 PM »
Probably around 50 to 60 percent. I personally wouldn't call it metal - really more "punk".
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« Reply #8 on: November 28, 2013, 01:51:58 PM »
I think that's a function of the fact that heavy metal was once a popular genre and post-hardcore has thankfully never been the least bit popular.
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« Reply #9 on: November 28, 2013, 02:07:53 PM »
Well over 90% I guess.  That is, if you gave them 'metal' as a choice in a multiple choice test.  If you just asked them what it was most would say 'I dunno, it sucks'.
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« Reply #10 on: November 28, 2013, 03:44:25 PM »
Quote from: Snowstalker on November 28, 2013, 01:23:28 AM
Quote from: Puddle Splashers on November 28, 2013, 01:07:11 AM
Quote from: Adam Griffin on November 28, 2013, 01:05:30 AM
Very very few, likely due to most Americans first assigning it to the terrible music genre and stopping there.

More proof of Americans being dumbs, as that song is a masterpiece. One of the best works (though not THE best) by an utterly brilliant band that are some of the most brilliant songwriters of the century.

NO ONE FUCKING CARES
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« Reply #11 on: November 28, 2013, 08:22:03 PM »
« Edited: November 28, 2013, 08:24:22 PM by Acting like I'm Morrissey w/o the wit »
Loads, but then they have the good sense not to fuss about largely meaningless genre distinctions. What's depressing is the sheer amount of try-hards everywhere.
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« Reply #12 on: November 29, 2013, 12:25:58 AM »
Another weird BRTD obsession.
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« Reply #13 on: November 29, 2013, 08:10:42 AM »
This isn't heavy metal?

Well regardless, it's terrible.
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« Reply #14 on: November 29, 2013, 01:02:21 PM »
Metal usually sounds good, so obviously that song's not metal...
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« Reply #15 on: December 01, 2013, 12:20:37 AM »
I wonder what metalhead would ever write a lyric like "I would break my heart into a thousand jagged shards of what never was and never will be again". Or write a three page essay about the oppression of gender roles in their album liner notes. Or title a song "Humyn Capital" instead of "Human Capital". It's kind of funny how dumbs think the genres are the same when fans of them basically hate each other and are SO different.
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« Reply #16 on: December 01, 2013, 12:36:01 AM »
Quote from: Harry on November 29, 2013, 01:02:21 PM
Metal usually sounds good, so obviously that song's not metal...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIN8ami0hkg
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« Reply #17 on: December 01, 2013, 12:55:09 AM »
80-90%
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« Reply #18 on: December 01, 2013, 08:42:08 AM »
Quote from: Puddle Splashers on December 01, 2013, 12:20:37 AM
I wonder what metalhead would ever write a lyric like "I would break my heart into a thousand jagged shards of what never was and never will be again". Or write a three page essay about the oppression of gender roles in their album liner notes. Or title a song "Humyn Capital" instead of "Human Capital". It's kind of funny how dumbs think the genres are the same when fans of them basically hate each other and are SO different.

In other words, fans of both are idiots.
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« Reply #19 on: December 01, 2013, 11:42:27 AM »
If I bought a metal record with a wimpy screed about social inequity in the liners I'd break it over my knee.
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« Reply #20 on: December 01, 2013, 12:06:38 PM »
Quote from: rejectamenta on December 01, 2013, 11:42:27 AM
If I bought a metal record with a wimpy screed about social inequity in the liners I'd break it over my knee.

Right, not only are they not the same thing, they are not in any way even remotely similar. My point. How many metalheads are Tumblr-style leftists?
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« Reply #21 on: December 01, 2013, 12:07:19 PM »
Quote from: Puddle Splashers on December 01, 2013, 12:06:38 PM
How many metalheads are Tumblr-style leftists?

Me!!!! Green heart

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« Reply #22 on: December 01, 2013, 12:10:04 PM »
You are not a metalhead. I've never seen you even claim to like an actual metal band (not metalcore) even once.
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« Reply #23 on: December 01, 2013, 12:30:57 PM »
Quote from: Puddle Splashers on December 01, 2013, 12:06:38 PM
Quote from: rejectamenta on December 01, 2013, 11:42:27 AM
If I bought a metal record with a wimpy screed about social inequity in the liners I'd break it over my knee.

Right, not only are they not the same thing, they are not in any way even remotely similar. My point. How many metalheads are Tumblr-style leftists?

There are probably some, but I guarantee they're confined to the trendy post-black style. Deafheaven, Alcest and so on. This stuff is routinely castigated by real metalheads and the fans regarded as temporary passers-by, as No-True-Scotsman as that may be.
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« Reply #24 on: December 01, 2013, 01:26:44 PM »
Quote from: RIP JAKE MATTHEWS on December 01, 2013, 12:22:52 PM
Quote from: Puddle Splashers on December 01, 2013, 12:10:04 PM
You are not a metalhead. I've never seen you even claim to like an actual metal band (not metalcore) even once.

what's this?


let's just...


oh.

besides, i like Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Judas Priest, Slayer, Megadeth, Pantera, Dio, Guns N Roses, Kiss, Van Halen, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin and the like. That's metal to me.

Half of that qualifies as classic rock at this point.
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