Well I consider myself very open minded when it comes to metal and horror movies and I like almost everything.. But yeah there's still definitely some stuff that I like less than others.
I've always wondered "isn't it close minded to always have an open mind" -haha!! The basic concept of saying "no" is a powerful personal expression...be aware of those who want to take that choice from you (those who can't comprehend the fact that you know what you want out of 'your' life). Remember...a front door, fence/wall, and a weapon is the physical manifestation of the word 'no'. The word and concept of 'intolerance' is completely distorted in our modern 'PC' society. To live a smart, honest, and productive life, you're going to find yourself saying "no" to preserve your personal freedoms, property, and lifestyle choices that thieves, liars, and opportunists will always try to take advantage of. If someone can't tolerate the concept of 'no'... then like a selfish child, they and their opinions are not to be trusted. (SJWs, politicians, Big-Tech, anarchist-punk hypocrites ('know it all' crust-kids -haha!!), "community" organizers, the school industry, festival-kids -haha!!, liberal college professors, the music industry, Hollywood, the fashion industry, anything associated with being 'woke' -haha, Broadway, modern metropolitan tv sitcoms, corporate news/media, etc, and especially anyone who says "we" when making a speech about their own personal views and experiences to an audience (assuming that everyone agrees with them without question when simply standing amongst a gathering of people in public). These are all examples of people and industries who promote emotional fascism, cancel culture, and intolerance (because your "old-world" opinions and honest observations are just 'in the way' these days).
@@vesuviacorpseflower4828 I don't wanna sound all philosophical or like a smartass but I agree with you, the worst type of close mindedness is being open to everything. A strong person has to be able to say no to certain things.
Unpopular opinion: We metalheads should stop judging each other for the merch we happen to wear at one moment. I wore a Slipknot snapback at a event and I saw people with Exodus, AcDc and Cannibal Corpse merch. I wanted to talk bands with them but I couldn’t because they just kinda looked down at me. Like just because I have Slipknot merch and not much other merch doesn’t mean I’m not into heavier stuff.
I was a teenager in the 80s when I became a metalhead. I remember the satanic panic very well, it was completely idiotic. You could be the nicest kid in the world but as soon as people knew you were into metal you were immediately considered a juvenile delinquent and yes, a Satan worshipper. Also, when MTV was new they refused to show metal videos. 🙄
I'm cool with female musicians wearing revealing clothing if they genuinely want to dress that way and the same for the opposite. They should be able to wear whatever they want but I don't think that it's ok for people behind the scenes to push it on them for sales.
My thoughts exactly. If you sees a female musician wearing something a little more on the revealing side, I don’t think your first thought should be “these damn women, trying way to hard, sex is just a selling point”, etc. If labels or fans or whoever is forcing or pushing them to wear something like that, I don’t think that’s good either. My overall opinion is that musicians should be making their own decisions on what they’re wearing.
Dude I’m totally on that boat Di’Anno era is their best era love the debut self titled album along with the Singles like Sanctuary also my favorite Bruce Dickinson album is Somewhere In Time prolly another unpopular opinion I did like Senjutsu the newest album more than their past couple albums before.
I definitely disagree with the guy who said that people can wear metal / band t-shirts purely for fashion. Now, I don't think that people who do it are bad people, but it's something that can be frustrating for metalheads, when they see someone with a band shirt, go up to them to start a conversation, and then they find out that that person knows jack and shit about the band. Also, in general, what you wear on your shirt is often a reflection of what you like or your hobbies. As someone who loves video games and metal, a majority of my shirts reflect those interests, and I know I'm far from the only one who does that. Also, with how passionate metal fans are about the music, that makes the scenario I painted earlier even more annoying than usual. I'm not going to call these people "posers", but they have to understand that shirts often incite conversation, and when someone comes up to you about it, and you don't know anything about what's on your shirt, that can leave a sour feeling in them, like they missed out on a great conversation, or even friendship.
Yeah I'm still on the fence about it, I understand how it's people choice to wear what they want. However, this kind of thing has become part of our culture our aesthetic, etc. When you see someone wearing more obscure/less known metal band shirts though you can usually be 100% certain they're actually into the band and music. Say I see someone wearing a Malevolent Creation shirt vs. Another Metallica shirt. You don't need to wear only band shirts to be a metalhead of course we come from all walks of life. You won't see me wearing a BTS k-pop shirt that's for dam sure. It's about representation, yeah it's a free ad for the band sure. Those kind of people are just setting themselves up for unwanted questions and scrutiny.
The whole non metalheads wearing band shirts is same as people in my country who wear stuff like Harvard sweatshirts or merch of certain sports team just for aesthetic even tho they don't go to harvard or don't watch sports
@@azramidzic5463 It's not the same thing. When you wear a band/artist shirt you are saying "I'm a metalhead, this is my taste in music, this is what I associate and identify with, etc." It's not like a college shirt or something like that. Metal/Rock shirts have more of an actual meaning behind them because of how long it's become standard practice in our culture. We wear them because we are really passionate for this music, its also a way to find other people who can relate to it. We aren't just showing off about it, we are ALL about it. It commands a level of respect.
Unpopular opinions: -just because a song is complex musically doesn't mean it's a good song -good solos do not mean good songs also alot of solos doesn't make it a good song
One could also reply with the valid statement "it's because you can't understand it", a lot of complex music also has to be understood to "get it" emotionally, intellectually, or both. But I agree with you for the most part. For your second statement about solos, I would like to add..."guitar" music, that is, guitarists who make instrumental boring music (technically good, but it doesn't say or provide anything, and I don't mean because of the lack of lyrics), the kind who always have photos of the artist holding the guitar. When the only thing that matters is "technique" and not so much song writing.
My unpopular opinions: babymetal is one of the best bands to come out in the past decade, metal doesn’t have to be super serious all the time, it can be fun and people who think that it does have to be serious are no different that old people with sticks up their butts who say metal isn’t music.
a commercial artificially created band - not a true metal band (it does not immediately mean that it turns into a bad one, but putting them in one row is pop music multiplied by 1000)
I’m a female metalhead and I love to dress sexy sometimes. I’m not trying to pick up dudes. I’m happily married. I mean 99% of the time I’m wearing big ass t shirts and zero makeup, but when I pay money to go to a show or go out in general, I’m dressing like a metalhead milf. 🤣 Another point to make is most metal merch is only in men’s sizes so a lot of women like to diy our shit to make it more feminine. And when you’re trying to make a t shirt look feminine it’s probably going to end up looking kinda risqué.
Metallica did steal his riffs though, you can't argue with that. He never gave them permission. Anyway, I think Dave lucked out that he was kicked out. He started up a epic band that in my opinion is more metal than Metallica is now. He got the last laugh.
I agree with the 80's comments. I was born in the late 60's and grew up with classic rock/metal and joined the punk rock community as a very young girl. I do not live in the US but we all knew about what was going on with the PMRC, the trials of Judas Priest, the Dead Kennedys and many other debacles such as the never ending persecution of Black Sabbath. I still have the documentary somewhere on VHS (taped off the telly) about those poor kids who shot themselves after listening to Dream deceiver (name of documentary I believe). It was very eye opening to see what a complete nightmare a musical community could go through, due to complete ignorance and right wing christian sentiment. Because New Zealand had a very large Bogan culture, and our neighbours ACDC were huge, I think metal here was quite a positive thing in the 80's. However it wasn't for the underground punk community as we had to deal with an awful lot of violence both in the street and at gigs. The metal underground here is (apart from the ongoing Covid situation) rocking along very nicely. There are so many metal bands of many genres now that I've lost count. Not great for live music or touring but people are still making great music during lockdown. Hope you all are doing well. ⚔️😎
weird how people who love 80s/90s albums fear change or evolution in the bands sound. It's like, dude... these guys are in their 50s now, they want to write something different for themselves first and foremost. They don't want to record The Number of the Beast or Panzerfaust over, and over, and over for 30 years straight
Unpopular Opinion: Just because women are in the band or have a main role in the band, doesn't make it automatically good and Arch Enemy is overhyped (still deserving of respect of course). Some badass bands with women in them or leading is; Asagraum, Hasserben, Thorr's Hammer, Bolt Thrower ( Jo Bench is the bassist ), Lustravi, and there's many more I can't remember, those are just ones I listen to a lot.
These days you literally can’t have a opinion on anything without every single person on the internet wanting to verbally crucify you it’s absolutely ridiculous
I agree. the list had interesting points. here's my addition >> unpopular opinion: extreme metalheads can also come from the corporate/blue-collared industry. it's difficult relating to co-workers about it, but the friends I've made through expressing my interest with it totally respect that side of me and I wish anybody the same predicament to anyone with this similar situation everyone stay safe
Hi Jessie In my country, blue collar means working class (husband is a construction worker) and white collar is corporate. It's a mix. Most of the metal people I know now work with computers. I know this is because times have changed. There's a few who got to be music teachers and sound engineers (very few, small county). And a very small amount are career musicians but mostly that, as you know, doesn't pay so a 7 to 5 job is the standard. We have a few bouncers. There are still a few construction etc jobs but I've seen a massive shift to IT. Understand that these people are not wealthy corporate but just work in offices. Something that if you told me 40 years ago (like having a tiny magic box in my hand right now) I would have thought was pure science fiction. Hope you are staying safe too.
@Mogshade totally right. it's definitely a mix to a point when you think if it's just a phase 😆 I think whatever industry a metalhead is involved, it'll be pretty fun at the end of the day knowing that we get to express our interests related to metal. I know I have 🤘🏽🤘🏽 and I'm working for a phone conferencing company. there's just something in basking into the metalhead mentality that gets your mind flowing productively, well at least that's what I think BMW: ... and don't forget to stay BRUTAL! shout out to you too @xXDeathMetalThrasherXx
Metal doesn’t have to be solely doom and gloom. Metal can actually be happy and life affirming sometimes . If you want a rainbow, then you need rain and sunshine.
Unpopular opinion: Metallica's first four albums weren't their only good albums I think the black album, Death Magnetic, and Hardwired are really good albums. Another unpopular opinion: metalheads having 666 in their username is not cool it just them look like edge lords.
Hardwired was meh the whole way and the production and mastering on death magnetic is so atrocious I can't listen to it. There's a few good songs on it but nothing compared to their really early stuff.
My unpopular opinion is that metal should not be mainstream. Don't get me wrong, metal should be popular enough to have many loyal and supportive fans who buy concert tickets, band merch and talk about the music. And it is. One of the reasons I think metal should not be mainstream is that metal is sort of an escape from many things, including mainstream music. It's a great alternative. Sure, there are bands that deserve to be more popular than they are. But none of them should be as mainstream as any popstar. At least because pop stardom doesn't last long.
I think metal should be popular but not too commercial. The reality is when music corporations have you under contract, they have complete authority over your creativity and can tone down the message and art and turn into consumerist propaganda. I’m trying not to get too political here.
I usually associate Sexy and funny things in metal with porno Grind, it's always got a load of sexual stuff in there and it makes me laugh almost every time.
Unpopular opinion: there needs to be more fantasy themed melodic death metal. Melodeath has always felt like a cousin to power metal to me - I wish there was more of it centered around wizard battles and dragon slaying 😂 a lot of people will probably cringe hearing me say this cause people find fantasy cheesy but they can lick my ass
About artists in revealing clothes... It kinda depends on the artist and on the music for me. When it comes to artists, I come for the music first and foremost. The sound has to sell me on your band, not your body and I'm quite annoyed when it is clear that sexiness is used to grab the attention the music can't. When things get gratious, I start to dislike it. I also prefer it when the people on stage have an actual purpose, like being part of the band. Fire artists and the like are also very cool to see but if the role is basically "hype girl" or "hype boy", I don't think they add value. So therefore for me they shouldn't be there. When it comes to music, it really depends on the subgenre... I won't deny that I have weak spot for women in gothic-style long dresses or other attire in symphonic/gothic acts, while metalcore asks for more of a casual outfit. Depending on the genre, leather might work greatly or look out of place... While I come for the music first, I just love it when the aesthetic of the artists fits their musical style as a glove.
Yep, I like cradle of filth and they used to very often have very attractive female dancers on stage. Sometimes in skimpy clothes, but I never cared for that it was the music that pulled me in on those early records.
I met some of my best friends when I was a teenager during the 80s as a metalhead. Yes, we got judged a lot, but we didn't care. The whole Satanic Panic BS was hilarious. I may be a bit biased, but the best metal will always be from the 80s.
Everybody likes half-naked metalhead females, but we always have to remember to respect women. Be gentlemen. Album recommendation: Wolves In The Throne Room - "Primordial Arcana" 🤘 STAY BRUTAL! 🤘
Hey brother, your older video the Black Sabbath story, was your first video I saw, been a huge fan since then. Still keeping it FUCKING BRUTAL even at 52.
3:38 I'm not a fan of black metal and maybe not a "true" metalhead, but i would say experimenting would be much easier for black metal artists. Now, maybe i'm wrong, but as far i can tell, most black metal artists have a stage persona acompanied with their corpse paint. So johnny smith goes on stage with his black metal band and becomes Demonic Fistfuckslayer and rocks all night. What's to stop johnny from also liking oktoberfest music and play as Der lustige Hansie? That's not like Demonic Fistfuckslayer suddenly picks up an acordeon and plays polka music.
@@DeathMetalThrasher Haha holy shit, I didn't know this but somehow I'm not surprised! Their music, the band members and their audience look like a bunch of wife beaters!
Hey I luv your channel 1st of all. And I never thought it was fair to say women can't be metal. Just because there are very few, I don't believe that we are any less metal then any guy. Probably some even more metal then most "metal" guys, (self included). Thanx and keep up the good work.
I personally dont hold those bands above Iron Maiden and the bands they mentioned and definitely not Black Sabbath Thank you for your amazing video 🎸🎶💜
I think it’s fine when people wear band shirts, no matter the reason. Never really understood the uproar about that one. I like looking at women in various states of undress just as much as the next guy, but I do agree with the foundational opinion that it doesn’t really belong in metal, simply because metal doesn’t need the cheesy sales tactics used by pop singers. I also agree that there are bands out there just as good as Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, etc., dare I say maybe better. Yeah, the metal scene overall owes a lot to those bands, but their position as “founders” doesn’t make them the best. As for my own unpopular metal opinion… nobody has to be, act or dress any certain way to be a metalhead. We come from all walks of life, and people saying whatever thing they choose about somebody’s appearance/lifestyle/behavior “isn’t metal enough” or whatever disqualifying statement they want to make, irritates me to no end.
My unpopular opinion: Chuck Schuldiner from Death was definitely a great musician, a kind soul and contributed much to metal. .....BUT people still treat him like he was a death metal messiah or some shit. They treat all the Death records as if they're immaculate, which they aren't. Chuck would be weirded out by some of these fanatics lol
Well, when Chuck was alive, he hated it when people referred to him as "the godfather of death metal". And while I think Death don't have any bad albums, I believe Individual Thought Patterns was pretty pale in comparison to the rest.
I have had my share of crowd surfers land on top of me BUT...I miss going to gigs SO MUCH, I would give just about anything to be in front of a favourite band right now! Death crush & land on top of me all night, I solemnly swear I will never complain again!
Just because Jon Schaffer did back on January 6th, Don't treat Iced Earth fans badly because they are still loyal to the band. I got called Nazi by former Iced Earth fans & The Elitists because Iced Earth got me thru Deaths in the family & my 2004 stroke from birth defect.
excellent lst. I agree with all of them including the last one. But bands have to sell thir CDs/ merch and that is never bad since that will help them create more music.
Another unpopular opinion: heavy metal doesn’t have to be super intellectual or deep. It can be, but it’s not a necessity. What metal really needs to be is brutally honest. No hypocrisy, no bull shit, no filters, no pandering, no stupidity. Just brutal realism.
Unpopular metal opinion, you don't have to memorize the song titles and album titles to be a fan, unpopular opinion 2 people who like metalcore, deathcore, and nu metal are not posers, people who say that need to read a dictionary. The definition of poser is pretending to like or be something for attention or clout but you don't actually like it. People who listen to five finger death punch are not being posers, they like the band, and they listen to the band, how are they a poser?
Totally agree on the song / album title thing. 20 to 25 years ago when I got a CD, I would listen to it and read the lyrics until they were memorized. Today I have playlists on Spotify. One of them is 40 hours of black metal. I know which band is playing and love all the songs, but 90% of the time I couldn't tell you the track title or album name, I just know I like it.
@@fenrir6556 sometimes I can't tell which black metal band it is and I know I like it, the thing with music is if you like the sound of it and you listen to it, nobody should get to tell you you're a fake fan or a poser
i totally agree with the first one! one time i was wearing a band shirt and a guy came to me and i basically felt like i was giving exams or something. i couldnt remember the albums names (i always remember the art/painting but not the name of the album) and he told me that i was just wearing this shirt for fashion and i was pretty mad cause i did listen to the band a lot, but whatever.
My opinion on the women (or men) musicians (dancers) showing skin on stage or music videos is always "the more the merrier (or rather the less the merrier if you know what I mean)" as long as they don't feel compelled to do it in order to sell. But if they genuinely enjoy expressing themselves in that way they can even be completely naked. I don't mind.
Well it is called the BIG four, not the BEST four. The reason they are called the big four is mostly because they were the most popular bands, but that didn't mean they were the best.
Well i am a guy so i will never complain about a hot woman. But how "sexy" or whatever, the female musicians are will allways come second. The music will ALLWAYS come first, that's all i'll say about that.
Unpopular opinion: most bands that clam to be "Symphonic" or "melodic" are only use this to sound fancy or sell more but in reality they only putting one or two riffs in their songs and call it a day
Though I agree some bands definitely do that, others do it because they care more about the melody and feeling of it than the complexity for complexity's sake. I always wonder though, if there are many metal bands that want to "sell", why play metal in the first place?
Unpopular opinion: metalheads should stop laughing at classical music for being boring! I know it sounds weard but as someone who actually studies classical music I can say that there are a lot of similarities! I always compare Beethoven to iron maiden. Now i'll just get ready to get killed for saying this...
most metalheads that i know enjoy classical music. i dont think its an unpopular opinion. but yeah people that do not listen to either find it weird that i like both for some reason
@@ioannaa0I know that this was a year ago, but if most metalheads find classical boring, why does Symphonic Metal exist? And most people don't know that there are different kinds of Metal.
Another unpopular opinion: I think selling out is totally acceptable if you own up to it. It’s like what gene simmons said “ you are damn straight we sell out. We sell out at every concert.”
I was a metal kid in the 80s. Yes the satanic panic was an issue, I was at school so you had teachers on your case as well. Wanted to find out about metal? You had to trek round all of the news agents to buy the 1 copy they had of a metal magazine. Surprised you hadn't heard of "A Pale Horse Named Death", its ex members of Type O Negative , so no for brutality.
yeah I agree with some of these. Stage diving is dangerous and stupid for one, and I always laugh when a metal blog writes an article about a woman that doesn't play metal wearing a metal band shirt as if someone is committed to only one genre of music for life
Unpopular opinions: indoor festivals are overrated af! You can't see much, no fresh air except the smoking area, no nature. Openair is where the magic is, smelling the market food, big beer tables, much more to explore, bands playing in forests etc. Fire-coloured artwork in Black metal doesn’t really work. Purply blue is best, many legendary bm albums are in that colour. Red and silver can be nice too, like unsung heroes (Ensiferum) Only clicky double kick drum works in metal, boomy kick doesn’t belong in metal, therefore 80s metal is overrated. Surprising yourself with CDs you never heard of from the record store is outdated, save your money by doing more research and then maybe buying it if it’s your thing.
Jayson, Have you ever thought of this ? Indoor Festivals are great ...especially when there's inclimate weather outside...Thunderstorms ⛈️ or Snowstorms🌨️
Another unpopular opinion: Arch Enemy sounded better with Johan Liiva rather than with Angela & Alissa This one could trigger some people lol No, I'm not a misogynist.
No, you are just someone who prefered Johan Liiva over Angela Gossow and Alissa White-Glutz and you are well in your right to feel that way. There is nothing misogynistic to choose one artist over another. It is ridiculous that prefering one artist over another, should mean anything more than just that, a musical preference...
@@DeathMetalThrasher True, and it is kinda ridiculous how careless people are with such labels or start to guess ulterior motives for something as simple as liking one artist and disliking another.
My unpopular opinions: I don't like goregrind or pornogrind (I like lyrics and melodies) People only hate Slipknot because they're mainstream A solo doesn't magically make a song better Death metal as a genre has more bad bands than good Metal CAN have clean singing (remember Black Sabbath or Iron Maiden?) Metalcore and nu-metal are overhated "Not metal" is not a valid argument against a band or sub-genre (they're all cut from the same cloth) I like Ghost (wouldn't necessarily call them metal though) "Poser" means "open-minded individual" Load and ReLoad get a bad rap from older fans (have you HEARD Lulu?)
The Big 4 bs term was just a reference to the best selling thrash bands of all time, not necessarily the most talented (such a big misconception since so many people still believe the Big 4 = the best). I just think the Big 4 term should be forgotten already especially considering one of the bands doesn't exist anymore.
I dont remember but i did see a metal video with a lap-dance.. The guys had suits the lady you could see her bust. ( on some level im not complaining.)
As a person who enjoys a large array of metal genres and sub genres. Yes, including metal core don’t hate me. My unpopular opinion is that good metal covers of popular songs are few and very far between. You will never hear me listening to a metal cover of a pop song, because I think it is kind of lame. If you’re going to make something metal, take a awesome movie soundtrack. For example, Caleb Hayes did a metal cover of deliver us from Prince of Egypt. That was done beautifully….. but Taylor Swift Swift songs? No thanks. Take Pirates of the Caribbean or something and make it metal. It’s more fitting IMO.
Sexy and funny...Venom; Teacher's Pet, Skool Daze. Women in metal have often worn few clothes/dressed sexily etc; Wendy O'Williams, Rockbitch, might even include Courtney Love to name a few famous examples. It might be becoming more common, but more likely we're seeing more examples through our media.
I personally disagree with what that one persons said about Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. They're considered some of the greatest metal bands of all time for a reason. I know I'm late, but here are some of my unpopular metal opinions. 1. I love every era of Black Sabbath, including the Ronnie James Dio, Ian Gillian, and Tony Martin eras. Sure, they weren't as intense as other metal bands at that point, but they still had plenty of great albums. People who say those eras aren't good probably haven't even listened to them and can't get over the fact that Ozzy Osbourne isn't singing. Black Sabbath elitists could go fuck themselves. A band changing singers is not the end of the world. 2. I think Dio is a much better singer than Ozzy Osbourne. Don't get me wrong, I love Ozzy Osbourne and his era of Black Sabbath remains my favorite, but he also sung on my least favorite Sabbath album, Never Say Die. I'd say his solo career has higher highs than Dio's, but Dio's solo career is far more consistent. 3. Mayhem is the most overrated black metal band of all time. I do like them and Deathcrush is one of my favorite black metal records, but other than a couple other records here and there, they're really not that good. Darkthrone and Bathory have way better discographies and more good albums. I think they're more famous for their real life story than they are for their actual music. 4. I think Whitesnake is a criminally misunderstood band. People usually associate Whitesnake with being a hair metal band, but the truth of the matter is they were actually a blues rock band before going hair metal in 1987. They had multiple great members of Deep Purple and made some very good music before David Coverdale made a complete lineup change. Same thing with the Scorpions. People may be a little put off by their more mainstream, 80's stuff, but their 70's albums are kickass. If you haven't listened to Virgin Killer, you're missing out.
What do you think about other Mayhem albums? ordo ad chao, chimera, a grand declaration of war, esoteric warfare, de mysteriis dom sathanas, wolf's lair abyss, daemon? In my opinion Chimera is their best album, but criminally underrated.
Mayhem is overrated because a lot of people are stuck in the Euronymous era, which while hardcore and innovative, the band's career didn't end in 1993. Musically, was the richest with Blasphemer and sounded quite unique. After 2008, it stopped being interesting, despite having great players.
1: I love Born again way more than any Ozzy album 2: Ozzy is a terrible singer but his voice fits on black sabbath like a nose on face. 3: One of the reasons for that is bcs De mysteriis dom sathanas is considered atleast top-5 bm albums of all time or maybe even the best and it truly is, some ppl dont like attila`s vocals on that album but i love them. 4: Definetly agreed, its a very good band.
"in the 80s" well considering i can't just find a new band by sitting on my behind and going online, no, i wouldn't really find many of the bands i love in the 80s. "i was in the front row and had to deal with crowdsurfers and moshing" yeah. ok, grandma, don't go near the front center stage than. there are ways to avoid moshing and crowdsurfing, even at festivals. i tend to gravitate torwards the area where it does happen but only if i managed to get rid of stuff i don't want lost or broken. as for female metal musicians wearing revealing clothes: i am a guy so i am not gonna hold it against them. yes, it might get a band noticed faster than it would if they didn't have an attractive girl on their video thumbnail. but its not like people are actually buying tickets, CDs or merch unless the music is good as well. most of the ladies say they wear it coz it makes them feel good so i will take their word for it. mind that as far as i am aware, the labels most of this bands are signed to simply support the bands that already seem like they would sell and don't try to change the way bands try to present themself. unlike pop where you know, the labels "guidance" often also dictates what the artists are gonna wear.
My unpopular opinion would be: I can’t stand listening to most metal besides for doom metal. Idk why but that’s how it b. Some exceptions but almost every time I hear new BM or DM I can’t get into it at all
Ahh, as a newly-converted doom metal fan, I got some suggestions for you. Either there you are averse to extreme metal's over-reliance of blast beats or fast tempo, or you just love the sludgy tone, or the simplicity and rawness of Folk Americana that is Blues. You can always try the in-between doom genres, like death-doom, black/doom, blacken death-doom. From then ,you can further go through the-slower-route with funeral doom (death-doom with funeral dirges) and drone doom, or go through a-bit-faster-route with sludge metal (doom metal with hardcore punk). Or, you can go towards the black metal end of the spectrum with depressive suicidal black metal (doomy black, as opposed to blacken doom?). Not all of these band have harsh vocals, a hundred percent of the time. And even then, some regular doom metal bands are starting to incorporate harsh vocals too, like Anguish. Heck, I now realized that even in the middle of the 80's, some bands had naturally sludgen their sound unconciously, and were the prototypes of all the bands I mentioned earlier...Dream Death, even Celtic Frost (their current incarnation,Triptykon, too). Also, beatdown, downtempo and slam, as they were all kinda started by Sabbath-worshippers amongst the New York hardcore scene in the late-80's.
I really don't agree with the "non-metalheads wearing band merch" opinion. That is so wrong, in so many ways. But this has been discussed so much that i honestly don't have the time or energy to go further into it (again). I dont mosh myself but i have no problem with people starting mosh pits. I know that there is alot of Metalheads that enjoy moshing and they should, all i do is that i stay away from it and wherever i think a moshpit might start. When it starts to invade on me and my experience though, that's when i'll become pissed.
Okay, but on the topic of people wearing band shirts for the fashion statement, I tend to think of those as more... learning opportunity moments? If someone is wearing it because they legitimately like the artwork, there's a decent chance that they'd probably be open to hearing more about the band and getting a few song recommendations. Especially because metal bands have this fascination with using absolutely unreadable fonts, they might just be happy to finally know what the fuck it says without using a cypher. And while it's definitely a bummer to have a false flag for one of your own, I don't think it's really as much of a sin as some people make it out to be, especially if it's a fairly generic Hot Topic style tee. Now, if someone picked up a limited special tour tee and has no idea of the significance, I can see how that would rub a few hairs the wrong way for sure. I feel like making assumptions about a person based on their knowledge of whatever band they're wearing can really push people away from wanting to know more about the band, or even the genre in general. I think it's the case with most interests/hobbies- people quit wanting to associate with toxic fuckheads, and when you toe the line of being an elitist dickwaffle it can give everyone else a bad rep.
Women in metal wear revealing clothes? I didnt notice. Are we talking about Marta Gabriel or Adrienne Cowan or that chick from Once Human? Well i dont see any issue here, they are all pretty that take care of their health and their bodies, nothing wrong with extenuating positive female attributes. On the same subject the cute little waifu bands from Japan like Lovebites, Nemophila, Mary's Blood, Band Maid, Aldious, etc. Are legit metal. I think its refreshing to see feminine ladies in metal. They would be a positive role models for girls, but the genre is metal so different demo
Hair metal is the colorful junk food of metal. It’s stupid, hedonistic , trashy, shallow , but at least it’s honest about itself. I can respect hair metal for that.
Pretty unpopular opinion, but purism is stagnating black metal, killing all the creativity from it and causing all "true black metal" to directly copy the few great names of the second wave BM with absolutely nothing to give to the genre, every album sounding exactly like the 10 greatest black metal bands. it's fundamentally destructive ideology to the point of religiousness, condemning artists for using their own brain and inspiration when writing their music, forbidding evolution for not sounding exactly like something that has already been repeated over and over. exactly same path that already killed thrash metal. gladly not all the new wave black metal bands follow this ideology.
Unpopular opinion maybe? I don't like when I show some people some songs from some of my favorite metal bands and they here stuff like Satan or drug usage or black magic etc. but its upsetting because they get turned off by it and I try to explain it's not about Satan it's just experiences some metal bands have like what they saw or nightmares they had and wanna share a story it's not like they actually do it I mean you got certain groups who do but not all metal is like that I just simply look at metal like a getaway fun experience and like a book but with sound. Not all of it has to do with evil.
My (maybe) unpopular opinion is that we cant make metal the ultimate objective in life. I know I certainly did but being a chill hipy is more of the way, just play the music cause its cool, man.
My opinion on the women thing is agency is important. If a woman feels empowered by showing herself off it would seem weird to tell her not to do it. Conversely if a woman feels more empowered fully clothed it would also be weird to think she should remove those clothes. Women are humans. They have diverse emotions and feelings. It isn't up to me to decide what they find empowering or demeaning, it's up to them. If they're doing it as nothing but a way to get sales and their heart isn't into that type of performance that sucks. If they're doing it because they're into that kind of performance, that is cool. Ask them what they prefer instead of asking a bunch of sweaty dudes. Half of the imbeciles listening to metal can't even get their peckers wet, so asking them about how they view women is akin to asking a corporation to support unions. Try talking to women sometime.
Honestly anytime I hear someone say that death angel or testament or overkill should replace one of the bands is the dumbest shit I’ve ever heard because like it or not anthrax Megadeth slayer and Metallica we’re the OG 4 and happen to make a bigger impact on thrash. Death angel and testament were formed after all members of the big four albums A few years after all bands in the big four already had albums out. And as for overkill or exodus they May have been around since 1980 but didn’t put out any albums or thrash metal until 1985. Don’t get me wrong I love all the bands that I just talked about but I know their places and I accept it. Edit: now that I think about it I am wrong about one thing. Megadeth is actually the only band (if any) that should be replaced because they didn’t form until 1983 and didn’t put out an album until 1985 but it makes sense Kinda because Dave was writing thrash with Metallica in the beggining.
1. The big 4 are overrated. I will not deny their influence, but Metallica, Anthrax, and sometimes Slayer are some of the last bands I would enjoy in terms of thrash metal overall, the best bands of that genre are not in the big 4. 2. Dismember is better than Death 3. Avenged Sevenfold aren’t that bad of a band 4. UK thrash metal bands are garbage 5. Goregrind isn’t a real genre
Well yeah, but even hardcore (do those exist?) Ozzy fans admit that. He sounds good for what he does...full stop. He is technically not even a singer, and a lot of his best solo stuff wasn't even written by him (the whole "The Ultimate Sin" album comes to mind).
Unpopular opinion Metalheads claim metal is for everyone but when Christians come into the mix they whine and complain disregarding a band's chops because they put THEIR beliefs in THEIR music
@@RidinMyGrandmasCadillac You would have to really try and disconnect the message from the music, the kind of cognitive dissonance people who listen to RATM for the music but do not agree/were not aware of the lyrical content, it's art, you just can't disconnect everything that way.
Neah, it's just the fact that the idea of Christian black metal sounds like an oxymoron. In all fairness, NSBM is also an oxymoron. A genre about individualism, free thinking, Satanism and the dark side of humanity is not the same with promoting organized religion, dogmatic thinking (slight irony here, though) or ideologies against the idea of being true to yourself. Funny enough, I received the opposite feedback, mainly being labeled as Christian because I like music with Christians in the band, like Iron Maiden. Which is dumb. :))
MY Unpopular opinion..."Open minded" doesn't mean "liking everything".
Well I consider myself very open minded when it comes to metal and horror movies and I like almost everything.. But yeah there's still definitely some stuff that I like less than others.
Hell yes, brother.
Just as not liking everything isn't close minded.
I've always wondered "isn't it close minded to always have an open mind" -haha!! The basic concept of saying "no" is a powerful personal expression...be aware of those who want to take that choice from you (those who can't comprehend the fact that you know what you want out of 'your' life). Remember...a front door, fence/wall, and a weapon is the physical manifestation of the word 'no'.
The word and concept of 'intolerance' is completely distorted in our modern 'PC' society. To live a smart, honest, and productive life, you're going to find yourself saying "no" to preserve your personal freedoms, property, and lifestyle choices that thieves, liars, and opportunists will always try to take advantage of. If someone can't tolerate the concept of 'no'... then like a selfish child, they and their opinions are not to be trusted.
(SJWs, politicians, Big-Tech, anarchist-punk hypocrites ('know it all' crust-kids -haha!!), "community" organizers, the school industry, festival-kids -haha!!, liberal college professors, the music industry, Hollywood, the fashion industry, anything associated with being 'woke' -haha, Broadway, modern metropolitan tv sitcoms, corporate news/media, etc, and especially anyone who says "we" when making a speech about their own personal views and experiences to an audience (assuming that everyone agrees with them without question when simply standing amongst a gathering of people in public). These are all examples of people and industries who promote emotional fascism, cancel culture, and intolerance (because your "old-world" opinions and honest observations are just 'in the way' these days).
@@vesuviacorpseflower4828 I don't wanna sound all philosophical or like a smartass but I agree with you, the worst type of close mindedness is being open to everything. A strong person has to be able to say no to certain things.
Unpopular opinion: We metalheads should stop judging each other for the merch we happen to wear at one moment. I wore a Slipknot snapback at a event and I saw people with Exodus, AcDc and Cannibal Corpse merch. I wanted to talk bands with them but I couldn’t because they just kinda looked down at me. Like just because I have Slipknot merch and not much other merch doesn’t mean I’m not into heavier stuff.
I see what you mean ..
Only recommendation … get more heavy merch lol 😊. 😂.
I was a teenager in the 80s when I became a metalhead. I remember the satanic panic very well, it was completely idiotic. You could be the nicest kid in the world but as soon as people knew you were into metal you were immediately considered a juvenile delinquent and yes, a Satan worshipper. Also, when MTV was new they refused to show metal videos. 🙄
LOL I remember vaguely, I was around for the last years when that was still a thing, metal was still taboo
The 80s were awsome for metal. Toronto use to be known as home of heavy metal back in the 80s
I'm cool with female musicians wearing revealing clothing if they genuinely want to dress that way and the same for the opposite. They should be able to wear whatever they want but I don't think that it's ok for people behind the scenes to push it on them for sales.
Yes my thoughts exactly!
Well yeah, if that's what they really want then I see no problem. Personally sexual stuff never influenced a purchase from me, especially in metal.
There's a difference between eye candy and trying too hard
My thoughts exactly. If you sees a female musician wearing something a little more on the revealing side, I don’t think your first thought should be “these damn women, trying way to hard, sex is just a selling point”, etc. If labels or fans or whoever is forcing or pushing them to wear something like that, I don’t think that’s good either. My overall opinion is that musicians should be making their own decisions on what they’re wearing.
This, so much. Sexuality is alright, but to force others into doing things for profit, thats where the line gets drawn.
Unpopular opinion: I enjoy the Paul Di'Anno era of Iron Maiden more than the Bruce Dickinson era. Still enjoy the Bruce Dickinson stuff though :)
I actually kind of agree. Iron Maiden and Killers are among my favorite Maiden albums of all time. Piece of Mind is high up there as well.
Same
Dude I’m totally on that boat Di’Anno era is their best era love the debut self titled album along with the Singles like Sanctuary also my favorite Bruce Dickinson album is Somewhere In Time prolly another unpopular opinion I did like Senjutsu the newest album more than their past couple albums before.
Unpopular opinion: I only like Paul Di'Anno maiden
The first 2 Iron Maiden albums are the best
I definitely disagree with the guy who said that people can wear metal / band t-shirts purely for fashion. Now, I don't think that people who do it are bad people, but it's something that can be frustrating for metalheads, when they see someone with a band shirt, go up to them to start a conversation, and then they find out that that person knows jack and shit about the band.
Also, in general, what you wear on your shirt is often a reflection of what you like or your hobbies. As someone who loves video games and metal, a majority of my shirts reflect those interests, and I know I'm far from the only one who does that. Also, with how passionate metal fans are about the music, that makes the scenario I painted earlier even more annoying than usual.
I'm not going to call these people "posers", but they have to understand that shirts often incite conversation, and when someone comes up to you about it, and you don't know anything about what's on your shirt, that can leave a sour feeling in them, like they missed out on a great conversation, or even friendship.
Yeah I'm still on the fence about it, I understand how it's people choice to wear what they want. However, this kind of thing has become part of our culture our aesthetic, etc. When you see someone wearing more obscure/less known metal band shirts though you can usually be 100% certain they're actually into the band and music. Say I see someone wearing a Malevolent Creation shirt vs. Another Metallica shirt. You don't need to wear only band shirts to be a metalhead of course we come from all walks of life.
You won't see me wearing a BTS k-pop shirt that's for dam sure.
It's about representation, yeah it's a free ad for the band sure.
Those kind of people are just setting themselves up for unwanted questions and scrutiny.
@@DeathMetalThrasher Exactly.
The whole non metalheads wearing band shirts is same as people in my country who wear stuff like Harvard sweatshirts or merch of certain sports team just for aesthetic even tho they don't go to harvard or don't watch sports
@@azramidzic5463 It's not the same thing. When you wear a band/artist shirt you are saying "I'm a metalhead, this is my taste in music, this is what I associate and identify with, etc." It's not like a college shirt or something like that. Metal/Rock shirts have more of an actual meaning behind them because of how long it's become standard practice in our culture. We wear them because we are really passionate for this music, its also a way to find other people who can relate to it. We aren't just showing off about it, we are ALL about it. It commands a level of respect.
Well it is an unpopular opinion, so it fits in this video
Unpopular opinions:
-just because a song is complex musically doesn't mean it's a good song
-good solos do not mean good songs also alot of solos doesn't make it a good song
I’ll be honest, I think that’s only unpopular among prog elitests
One could also reply with the valid statement "it's because you can't understand it", a lot of complex music also has to be understood to "get it" emotionally, intellectually, or both. But I agree with you for the most part.
For your second statement about solos, I would like to add..."guitar" music, that is, guitarists who make instrumental boring music (technically good, but it doesn't say or provide anything, and I don't mean because of the lack of lyrics), the kind who always have photos of the artist holding the guitar. When the only thing that matters is "technique" and not so much song writing.
My unpopular opinions: babymetal is one of the best bands to come out in the past decade, metal doesn’t have to be super serious all the time, it can be fun and people who think that it does have to be serious are no different that old people with sticks up their butts who say metal isn’t music.
Agreed, I love Babymetal, I love Attila, it's okay to have fun with music.
a commercial artificially created band - not a true metal band (it does not immediately mean that it turns into a bad one, but putting them in one row is pop music multiplied by 1000)
I love them and they were like my starting point for the genre!
I’m a female metalhead and I love to dress sexy sometimes. I’m not trying to pick up dudes. I’m happily married. I mean 99% of the time I’m wearing big ass t shirts and zero makeup, but when I pay money to go to a show or go out in general, I’m dressing like a metalhead milf. 🤣
Another point to make is most metal merch is only in men’s sizes so a lot of women like to diy our shit to make it more feminine. And when you’re trying to make a t shirt look feminine it’s probably going to end up looking kinda risqué.
Unpopular opinion: I think Dave Mustaine gets way too much credit for his part in Metallica. *ducks down*
Yes ofc!
Unpopular opinion: I disagree with your unpopular opinion, and as law by the internet, we must fights to the death
@@corryskylord3177 hahaha lets dew it
Metallica did steal his riffs though, you can't argue with that. He never gave them permission. Anyway, I think Dave lucked out that he was kicked out. He started up a epic band that in my opinion is more metal than Metallica is now. He got the last laugh.
Unpopular opinion: I think Dave Mustaine doesn't get enough credit.
I agree with the 80's comments.
I was born in the late 60's and grew up with classic rock/metal and joined the punk rock community as a very young girl.
I do not live in the US but we all knew about what was going on with the PMRC, the trials of Judas Priest, the Dead Kennedys and many other debacles such as the never ending persecution of Black Sabbath.
I still have the documentary somewhere on VHS (taped off the telly) about those poor kids who shot themselves after listening to Dream deceiver (name of documentary I believe).
It was very eye opening to see what a complete nightmare a musical community could go through, due to complete ignorance and right wing christian sentiment.
Because New Zealand had a very large Bogan culture, and our neighbours ACDC were huge, I think metal here was quite a positive thing in the 80's.
However it wasn't for the underground punk community as we had to deal with an awful lot of violence both in the street and at gigs.
The metal underground here is (apart from the ongoing Covid situation) rocking along very nicely.
There are so many metal bands of many genres now that I've lost count.
Not great for live music or touring but people are still making great music during lockdown.
Hope you all are doing well. ⚔️😎
weird how people who love 80s/90s albums fear change or evolution in the bands sound. It's like, dude... these guys are in their 50s now, they want to write something different for themselves first and foremost. They don't want to record The Number of the Beast or Panzerfaust over, and over, and over for 30 years straight
Unpopular Opinion: Just because women are in the band or have a main role in the band, doesn't make it automatically good and Arch Enemy is overhyped (still deserving of respect of course). Some badass bands with women in them or leading is; Asagraum, Hasserben, Thorr's Hammer, Bolt Thrower ( Jo Bench is the bassist ), Lustravi, and there's many more I can't remember, those are just ones I listen to a lot.
Liz Buckingham from Electric wizard also. Nervosa is a pretty good full female thrash/death band, check them out.
These days you literally can’t have a opinion on anything without every single person on the internet wanting to verbally crucify you it’s absolutely ridiculous
Yep.
I agree. the list had interesting points. here's my addition >>
unpopular opinion: extreme metalheads can also come from the corporate/blue-collared industry. it's difficult relating to co-workers about it, but the friends I've made through expressing my interest with it totally respect that side of me and I wish anybody the same predicament to anyone with this similar situation
everyone stay safe
One of my best friends works as a dentist and dresses professionally most of the time but he is just as big of a metalhead as the rest of us.
Hi Jessie
In my country, blue collar means working class (husband is a construction worker) and white collar is corporate.
It's a mix.
Most of the metal people I know now work with computers.
I know this is because times have changed.
There's a few who got to be music teachers and sound engineers (very few, small county).
And a very small amount are career musicians but mostly that, as you know, doesn't pay so a 7 to 5 job is the standard.
We have a few bouncers.
There are still a few construction etc jobs but I've seen a massive shift to IT.
Understand that these people are not wealthy corporate but just work in offices.
Something that if you told me 40 years ago (like having a tiny magic box in my hand right now) I would have thought was pure science fiction.
Hope you are staying safe too.
@Mogshade totally right. it's definitely a mix to a point when you think if it's just a phase 😆 I think whatever industry a metalhead is involved, it'll be pretty fun at the end of the day knowing that we get to express our interests related to metal. I know I have 🤘🏽🤘🏽 and I'm working for a phone conferencing company. there's just something in basking into the metalhead mentality that gets your mind flowing productively, well at least that's what I think
BMW: ... and don't forget to stay BRUTAL!
shout out to you too @xXDeathMetalThrasherXx
Metal doesn’t have to be solely doom and gloom. Metal can actually be happy and life affirming sometimes . If you want a rainbow, then you need rain and sunshine.
Unpopular opinion: Metallica's first four albums weren't their only good albums I think the black album, Death Magnetic, and Hardwired are really good albums.
Another unpopular opinion: metalheads having 666 in their username is not cool it just them look like edge lords.
Hardwired was meh the whole way and the production and mastering on death magnetic is so atrocious I can't listen to it. There's a few good songs on it but nothing compared to their really early stuff.
My unpopular opinion regarding Metallica: Take the 10 best songs on Load and Reload and you'll get a good bluesy hard rock album.
@@griefforest1870 90 % of Load I think is really good (unpopular opinion?), 80 % of reload I find intolerable angsty shit.
Spinal Tap was odd. I was born in 69 and loved the 80’s Metal and gave the Satanic Panic the 🖕🏼and laughed at those who called me a devil worshiper.
I love stage divers (not that I've seen one) but don't over do it
If youre gonna crowdsurf, do it once, and be done with it. I speak from experience.
Agreed
My unpopular opinion is that metal should not be mainstream.
Don't get me wrong, metal should be popular enough to have many loyal and supportive fans who buy concert tickets, band merch and talk about the music. And it is.
One of the reasons I think metal should not be mainstream is that metal is sort of an escape from many things, including mainstream music. It's a great alternative.
Sure, there are bands that deserve to be more popular than they are. But none of them should be as mainstream as any popstar. At least because pop stardom doesn't last long.
I think metal should be popular but not too commercial. The reality is when music corporations have you under contract, they have complete authority over your creativity and can tone down the message and art and turn into consumerist propaganda. I’m trying not to get too political here.
I usually associate Sexy and funny things in metal with porno Grind, it's always got a load of sexual stuff in there and it makes me laugh almost every time.
Unpopular opinion: there needs to be more fantasy themed melodic death metal. Melodeath has always felt like a cousin to power metal to me - I wish there was more of it centered around wizard battles and dragon slaying 😂 a lot of people will probably cringe hearing me say this cause people find fantasy cheesy but they can lick my ass
People who lack imagination find fantasy cheesy, usually the same type of people that can't understand sci-fi and thus think is "trash".
About artists in revealing clothes... It kinda depends on the artist and on the music for me. When it comes to artists, I come for the music first and foremost. The sound has to sell me on your band, not your body and I'm quite annoyed when it is clear that sexiness is used to grab the attention the music can't. When things get gratious, I start to dislike it. I also prefer it when the people on stage have an actual purpose, like being part of the band. Fire artists and the like are also very cool to see but if the role is basically "hype girl" or "hype boy", I don't think they add value. So therefore for me they shouldn't be there. When it comes to music, it really depends on the subgenre... I won't deny that I have weak spot for women in gothic-style long dresses or other attire in symphonic/gothic acts, while metalcore asks for more of a casual outfit. Depending on the genre, leather might work greatly or look out of place... While I come for the music first, I just love it when the aesthetic of the artists fits their musical style as a glove.
Yep, I like cradle of filth and they used to very often have very attractive female dancers on stage. Sometimes in skimpy clothes, but I never cared for that it was the music that pulled me in on those early records.
I met some of my best friends when I was a teenager during the 80s as a metalhead. Yes, we got judged a lot, but we didn't care. The whole Satanic Panic BS was hilarious. I may be a bit biased, but the best metal will always be from the 80s.
Unpopular opinion, maybe, I think black metal is a beautiful metal genre
Burzum is definitely the most LGBTQ friendly band
@@kaiserwave5977 I didn't know there was such a thing
Everybody likes half-naked metalhead females, but we always have to remember to respect women.
Be gentlemen.
Album recommendation: Wolves In The Throne Room - "Primordial Arcana"
🤘 STAY BRUTAL! 🤘
I agree. Just because a lady is half naked doesn't give anyone the right to be a creepy pervert. Ladies like gentlemen.
I learned about respec wamen from PewDiePie. Being a gentleman or "chivalrous" is stupid. Dont modern women want equality? Then treat them equal
I don't respect shit. I'll pretend to but I'll never actually listen to the recommendations of women. Especially when it comes to politics.
Hey brother, your older video the Black Sabbath story, was your first video I saw, been a huge fan since then. Still keeping it FUCKING BRUTAL even at 52.
3:38 I'm not a fan of black metal and maybe not a "true" metalhead, but i would say experimenting would be much easier for black metal artists. Now, maybe i'm wrong, but as far i can tell, most black metal artists have a stage persona acompanied with their corpse paint. So johnny smith goes on stage with his black metal band and becomes Demonic Fistfuckslayer and rocks all night. What's to stop johnny from also liking oktoberfest music and play as Der lustige Hansie? That's not like Demonic Fistfuckslayer suddenly picks up an acordeon and plays polka music.
I know I already commented but I absolutely love black metal so I don’t find it cheesy at all but’s that’s just me
Unpopular opinion: I think Five Finger death punch is overhated
Some people hate them purely because the frontman singer beat his wife.
I agree. Im not a fan personally but they seem like a talented band. I dont see where the hate comes from
@@DeathMetalThrasher Haha holy shit, I didn't know this but somehow I'm not surprised! Their music, the band members and their audience look like a bunch of wife beaters!
not hated enough.
Hey I luv your channel 1st of all. And I never thought it was fair to say women can't be metal. Just because there are very few, I don't believe that we are any less metal then any guy. Probably some even more metal then most "metal" guys, (self included). Thanx and keep up the good work.
I personally dont hold those bands above Iron Maiden and the bands they mentioned and definitely not Black Sabbath
Thank you for your amazing video 🎸🎶💜
I think it’s fine when people wear band shirts, no matter the reason. Never really understood the uproar about that one. I like looking at women in various states of undress just as much as the next guy, but I do agree with the foundational opinion that it doesn’t really belong in metal, simply because metal doesn’t need the cheesy sales tactics used by pop singers. I also agree that there are bands out there just as good as Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, etc., dare I say maybe better. Yeah, the metal scene overall owes a lot to those bands, but their position as “founders” doesn’t make them the best. As for my own unpopular metal opinion… nobody has to be, act or dress any certain way to be a metalhead. We come from all walks of life, and people saying whatever thing they choose about somebody’s appearance/lifestyle/behavior “isn’t metal enough” or whatever disqualifying statement they want to make, irritates me to no end.
I love launching crowd surfers. My record is about a 20 foot toss
Anthrax belongs in the big 4, apparently isn't a very popular opinion.
That's because most don't understand what the Big 4 really stands for
Great video man 🤘🤘
My unpopular opinion: Chuck Schuldiner from Death was definitely a great musician, a kind soul and contributed much to metal. .....BUT people still treat him like he was a death metal messiah or some shit. They treat all the Death records as if they're immaculate, which they aren't. Chuck would be weirded out by some of these fanatics lol
I dont get it either. I couldnt get into dearh because of the awful vocals
Let's also not forget that Death didn't pioneer the whole Death metal genre.
Well, when Chuck was alive, he hated it when people referred to him as "the godfather of death metal". And while I think Death don't have any bad albums, I believe Individual Thought Patterns was pretty pale in comparison to the rest.
Unpopular opinion.
Being a "true" metalhead is something a poser would say.
I have had my share of crowd surfers land on top of me BUT...I miss going to gigs SO MUCH, I would give just about anything to be in front of a favourite band right now! Death crush & land on top of me all night, I solemnly swear I will never complain again!
Just because Jon Schaffer did back on January 6th, Don't treat Iced Earth fans badly because they are still loyal to the band. I got called Nazi by former Iced Earth fans & The Elitists because Iced Earth got me thru Deaths in the family & my 2004 stroke from birth defect.
excellent lst. I agree with all of them including the last one. But bands have to sell thir CDs/ merch and that is never bad since that will help them create more music.
Another unpopular opinion: heavy metal doesn’t have to be super intellectual or deep. It can be, but it’s not a necessity. What metal really needs to be is brutally honest. No hypocrisy, no bull shit, no filters, no pandering, no stupidity. Just brutal realism.
Unpopular metal opinion, you don't have to memorize the song titles and album titles to be a fan, unpopular opinion 2 people who like metalcore, deathcore, and nu metal are not posers, people who say that need to read a dictionary. The definition of poser is pretending to like or be something for attention or clout but you don't actually like it. People who listen to five finger death punch are not being posers, they like the band, and they listen to the band, how are they a poser?
Totally agree on the song / album title thing. 20 to 25 years ago when I got a CD, I would listen to it and read the lyrics until they were memorized. Today I have playlists on Spotify. One of them is 40 hours of black metal. I know which band is playing and love all the songs, but 90% of the time I couldn't tell you the track title or album name, I just know I like it.
@@fenrir6556 sometimes I can't tell which black metal band it is and I know I like it, the thing with music is if you like the sound of it and you listen to it, nobody should get to tell you you're a fake fan or a poser
i totally agree with the first one! one time i was wearing a band shirt and a guy came to me and i basically felt like i was giving exams or something. i couldnt remember the albums names (i always remember the art/painting but not the name of the album) and he told me that i was just wearing this shirt for fashion and i was pretty mad cause i did listen to the band a lot, but whatever.
My opinion on the women (or men) musicians (dancers) showing skin on stage or music videos is always "the more the merrier (or rather the less the merrier if you know what I mean)" as long as they don't feel compelled to do it in order to sell. But if they genuinely enjoy expressing themselves in that way they can even be completely naked. I don't mind.
Unpopular Metal Opinion: Attila is actually pretty good, not all metal needs to be super srs bsns. It's okay to have fun too.
Well it is called the BIG four, not the BEST four. The reason they are called the big four is mostly because they were the most popular bands, but that didn't mean they were the best.
Well i am a guy so i will never complain about a hot woman. But how "sexy" or whatever, the female musicians are will allways come second. The music will ALLWAYS come first, that's all i'll say about that.
Idk man, some of these are like, REALLY questionable.
My unpopular opinion: The new Iron Maiden album is good.
It was a good album but slightly disappointed it just doesn't sound like the old stuff
@@archiebensley8662 I prefer when bands make music that inspires them and not just rehashing their classic stuff.
Unpopular opinion: most bands that clam to be "Symphonic" or "melodic" are only use this to sound fancy or sell more but in reality they only putting one or two riffs in their songs and call it a day
Though I agree some bands definitely do that, others do it because they care more about the melody and feeling of it than the complexity for complexity's sake. I always wonder though, if there are many metal bands that want to "sell", why play metal in the first place?
Unpopular opinion: metalheads should stop laughing at classical music for being boring! I know it sounds weard but as someone who actually studies classical music I can say that there are a lot of similarities! I always compare Beethoven to iron maiden.
Now i'll just get ready to get killed for saying this...
not as unpopular as you might think
most metalheads that i know enjoy classical music. i dont think its an unpopular opinion. but yeah people that do not listen to either find it weird that i like both for some reason
@@ioannaa0I know that this was a year ago, but if most metalheads find classical boring, why does Symphonic Metal exist? And most people don't know that there are different kinds of Metal.
"testament should replace anthrax in the big 4"
Look how they slaughtered my boy!
Another unpopular opinion: I think selling out is totally acceptable if you own up to it. It’s like what gene simmons said “ you are damn straight we sell out. We sell out at every concert.”
many metal bands have developed new sounds slipknot iron maiden black sabbath venom opeth celtic frost immortal from soft to brutal to melodic
I was a metal kid in the 80s. Yes the satanic panic was an issue, I was at school so you had teachers on your case as well. Wanted to find out about metal? You had to trek round all of the news agents to buy the 1 copy they had of a metal magazine.
Surprised you hadn't heard of "A Pale Horse Named Death", its ex members of Type O Negative , so no for brutality.
yeah I agree with some of these. Stage diving is dangerous and stupid for one, and I always laugh when a metal blog writes an article about a woman that doesn't play metal wearing a metal band shirt as if someone is committed to only one genre of music for life
2:23 totally agree
Unpopular opinions:
indoor festivals are overrated af! You can't see much, no fresh air except the smoking area, no nature. Openair is where the magic is, smelling the market food, big beer tables, much more to explore, bands playing in forests etc.
Fire-coloured artwork in Black metal doesn’t really work. Purply blue is best, many legendary bm albums are in that colour. Red and silver can be nice too, like unsung heroes (Ensiferum)
Only clicky double kick drum works in metal, boomy kick doesn’t belong in metal, therefore 80s metal is overrated.
Surprising yourself with CDs you never heard of from the record store is outdated, save your money by doing more research and then maybe buying it if it’s your thing.
I think your unpopular opinions may be more popular than you think... sorry I agree with you entirely 🤟
Jayson, Have you ever thought of this ?
Indoor Festivals are great ...especially when there's inclimate weather outside...Thunderstorms ⛈️ or Snowstorms🌨️
Another unpopular opinion: Arch Enemy sounded better with Johan Liiva rather than with Angela & Alissa
This one could trigger some people lol
No, I'm not a misogynist.
No, you are just someone who prefered Johan Liiva over Angela Gossow and Alissa White-Glutz and you are well in your right to feel that way. There is nothing misogynistic to choose one artist over another. It is ridiculous that prefering one artist over another, should mean anything more than just that, a musical preference...
@@BjornV1994 I know, just nowadays people can be quick to throw labels on you.
@@DeathMetalThrasher True, and it is kinda ridiculous how careless people are with such labels or start to guess ulterior motives for something as simple as liking one artist and disliking another.
The fact that you’ve told people that you’re not a misogynist makes you look like a misogynist.
@@Quest4Horror Incorrect. Now you're just judging.
A pale horse named death are a doom metal band that are heavily influenced by black sabbath.
My unpopular opinions:
I don't like goregrind or pornogrind (I like lyrics and melodies)
People only hate Slipknot because they're mainstream
A solo doesn't magically make a song better
Death metal as a genre has more bad bands than good
Metal CAN have clean singing (remember Black Sabbath or Iron Maiden?)
Metalcore and nu-metal are overhated
"Not metal" is not a valid argument against a band or sub-genre (they're all cut from the same cloth)
I like Ghost (wouldn't necessarily call them metal though)
"Poser" means "open-minded individual"
Load and ReLoad get a bad rap from older fans (have you HEARD Lulu?)
The last point is a great point.
Type O Negative and In This Moment are sexy
Where does black metal get his spiked arm bands?
The Big 4 bs term was just a reference to the best selling thrash bands of all time, not necessarily the most talented (such a big misconception since so many people still believe the Big 4 = the best).
I just think the Big 4 term should be forgotten already especially considering one of the bands doesn't exist anymore.
I dont remember but i did see a metal video with a lap-dance.. The guys had suits the lady you could see her bust. ( on some level im not complaining.)
This one? th-cam.com/video/EBYdXEWUOSw/w-d-xo.html
As a person who enjoys a large array of metal genres and sub genres. Yes, including metal core don’t hate me.
My unpopular opinion is that good metal covers of popular songs are few and very far between. You will never hear me listening to a metal cover of a pop song, because I think it is kind of lame.
If you’re going to make something metal, take a awesome movie soundtrack. For example, Caleb Hayes did a metal cover of deliver us from Prince of Egypt. That was done beautifully….. but Taylor Swift Swift songs? No thanks. Take Pirates of the Caribbean or something and make it metal. It’s more fitting IMO.
Sexy and funny...Venom; Teacher's Pet, Skool Daze. Women in metal have often worn few clothes/dressed sexily etc; Wendy O'Williams, Rockbitch, might even include Courtney Love to name a few famous examples. It might be becoming more common, but more likely we're seeing more examples through our media.
I personally disagree with what that one persons said about Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. They're considered some of the greatest metal bands of all time for a reason.
I know I'm late, but here are some of my unpopular metal opinions.
1. I love every era of Black Sabbath, including the Ronnie James Dio, Ian Gillian, and Tony Martin eras. Sure, they weren't as intense as other metal bands at that point, but they still had plenty of great albums. People who say those eras aren't good probably haven't even listened to them and can't get over the fact that Ozzy Osbourne isn't singing. Black Sabbath elitists could go fuck themselves. A band changing singers is not the end of the world.
2. I think Dio is a much better singer than Ozzy Osbourne. Don't get me wrong, I love Ozzy Osbourne and his era of Black Sabbath remains my favorite, but he also sung on my least favorite Sabbath album, Never Say Die. I'd say his solo career has higher highs than Dio's, but Dio's solo career is far more consistent.
3. Mayhem is the most overrated black metal band of all time. I do like them and Deathcrush is one of my favorite black metal records, but other than a couple other records here and there, they're really not that good. Darkthrone and Bathory have way better discographies and more good albums. I think they're more famous for their real life story than they are for their actual music.
4. I think Whitesnake is a criminally misunderstood band. People usually associate Whitesnake with being a hair metal band, but the truth of the matter is they were actually a blues rock band before going hair metal in 1987. They had multiple great members of Deep Purple and made some very good music before David Coverdale made a complete lineup change. Same thing with the Scorpions. People may be a little put off by their more mainstream, 80's stuff, but their 70's albums are kickass. If you haven't listened to Virgin Killer, you're missing out.
What do you think about other Mayhem albums? ordo ad chao, chimera, a grand declaration of war, esoteric warfare, de mysteriis dom sathanas, wolf's lair abyss, daemon? In my opinion Chimera is their best album, but criminally underrated.
I agree with that guy. Theyre overrated. Good, but overrated.
Mayhem is overrated because a lot of people are stuck in the Euronymous era, which while hardcore and innovative, the band's career didn't end in 1993. Musically, was the richest with Blasphemer and sounded quite unique. After 2008, it stopped being interesting, despite having great players.
1: I love Born again way more than any Ozzy album 2: Ozzy is a terrible singer but his voice fits on black sabbath like a nose on face. 3: One of the reasons for that is bcs De mysteriis dom sathanas is considered atleast top-5 bm albums of all time or maybe even the best and it truly is, some ppl dont like attila`s vocals on that album but i love them. 4: Definetly agreed, its a very good band.
"in the 80s" well considering i can't just find a new band by sitting on my behind and going online, no, i wouldn't really find many of the bands i love in the 80s. "i was in the front row and had to deal with crowdsurfers and moshing" yeah. ok, grandma, don't go near the front center stage than. there are ways to avoid moshing and crowdsurfing, even at festivals. i tend to gravitate torwards the area where it does happen but only if i managed to get rid of stuff i don't want lost or broken. as for female metal musicians wearing revealing clothes: i am a guy so i am not gonna hold it against them. yes, it might get a band noticed faster than it would if they didn't have an attractive girl on their video thumbnail. but its not like people are actually buying tickets, CDs or merch unless the music is good as well. most of the ladies say they wear it coz it makes them feel good so i will take their word for it. mind that as far as i am aware, the labels most of this bands are signed to simply support the bands that already seem like they would sell and don't try to change the way bands try to present themself. unlike pop where you know, the labels "guidance" often also dictates what the artists are gonna wear.
How dare that crowd surfer👺
Everyone was a metal head back in the 70s
Not everyone was a metalhead back then
i perfer my metal dark and serious and needs to be
Then the guy with the Mohawk joins this video...
What videos is that watching?? I haven't seen that at all, of at anytime in then last 20+ years. Disagree about Maiden and Priest though.
My unpopular opinion would be: I can’t stand listening to most metal besides for doom metal. Idk why but that’s how it b. Some exceptions but almost every time I hear new BM or DM I can’t get into it at all
Ahh, as a newly-converted doom metal fan, I got some suggestions for you. Either there you are averse to extreme metal's over-reliance of blast beats or fast tempo, or you just love the sludgy tone, or the simplicity and rawness of Folk Americana that is Blues.
You can always try the in-between doom genres, like death-doom, black/doom, blacken death-doom. From then ,you can further go through the-slower-route with funeral doom (death-doom with funeral dirges) and drone doom, or go through a-bit-faster-route with sludge metal (doom metal with hardcore punk). Or, you can go towards the black metal end of the spectrum with depressive suicidal black metal (doomy black, as opposed to blacken doom?). Not all of these band have harsh vocals, a hundred percent of the time. And even then, some regular doom metal bands are starting to incorporate harsh vocals too, like Anguish.
Heck, I now realized that even in the middle of the 80's, some bands had naturally sludgen their sound unconciously, and were the prototypes of all the bands I mentioned earlier...Dream Death, even Celtic Frost (their current incarnation,Triptykon, too). Also, beatdown, downtempo and slam, as they were all kinda started by Sabbath-worshippers amongst the New York hardcore scene in the late-80's.
I really don't agree with the "non-metalheads wearing band merch" opinion. That is so wrong, in so many ways. But this has been discussed so much that i honestly don't have the time or energy to go further into it (again).
I dont mosh myself but i have no problem with people starting mosh pits. I know that there is alot of Metalheads that enjoy moshing and they should, all i do is that i stay away from it and wherever i think a moshpit might start. When it starts to invade on me and my experience though, that's when i'll become pissed.
Okay, but on the topic of people wearing band shirts for the fashion statement, I tend to think of those as more... learning opportunity moments?
If someone is wearing it because they legitimately like the artwork, there's a decent chance that they'd probably be open to hearing more about the band and getting a few song recommendations. Especially because metal bands have this fascination with using absolutely unreadable fonts, they might just be happy to finally know what the fuck it says without using a cypher. And while it's definitely a bummer to have a false flag for one of your own, I don't think it's really as much of a sin as some people make it out to be, especially if it's a fairly generic Hot Topic style tee. Now, if someone picked up a limited special tour tee and has no idea of the significance, I can see how that would rub a few hairs the wrong way for sure.
I feel like making assumptions about a person based on their knowledge of whatever band they're wearing can really push people away from wanting to know more about the band, or even the genre in general. I think it's the case with most interests/hobbies- people quit wanting to associate with toxic fuckheads, and when you toe the line of being an elitist dickwaffle it can give everyone else a bad rep.
Women in metal wear revealing clothes? I didnt notice. Are we talking about Marta Gabriel or Adrienne Cowan or that chick from Once Human? Well i dont see any issue here, they are all pretty that take care of their health and their bodies, nothing wrong with extenuating positive female attributes.
On the same subject the cute little waifu bands from Japan like Lovebites, Nemophila, Mary's Blood, Band Maid, Aldious, etc. Are legit metal. I think its refreshing to see feminine ladies in metal. They would be a positive role models for girls, but the genre is metal so different demo
New maiden album review?
All good for Female Rockers 🤘
Rockers? This is a Metal channel, not a Rock channel. Completely different genres.
I think you mean female Metalheads....
Unpopular Opinion: I can't get into Black Metal because of the high pitched shrieking.
Hair metal is the colorful junk food of metal. It’s stupid, hedonistic , trashy, shallow , but at least it’s honest about itself. I can respect hair metal for that.
😂 I like band you did a warning of
Yeah, some of those opinions are rightfully questionable. 😬
Pretty unpopular opinion, but purism is stagnating black metal, killing all the creativity from it and causing all "true black metal" to directly copy the few great names of the second wave BM with absolutely nothing to give to the genre, every album sounding exactly like the 10 greatest black metal bands. it's fundamentally destructive ideology to the point of religiousness, condemning artists for using their own brain and inspiration when writing their music, forbidding evolution for not sounding exactly like something that has already been repeated over and over. exactly same path that already killed thrash metal. gladly not all the new wave black metal bands follow this ideology.
As far as a metal band being sexy and funny,what about the great Anvil?
Unpopular opinion maybe? I don't like when I show some people some songs from some of my favorite metal bands and they here stuff like Satan or drug usage or black magic etc. but its upsetting because they get turned off by it and I try to explain it's not about Satan it's just experiences some metal bands have like what they saw or nightmares they had and wanna share a story it's not like they actually do it I mean you got certain groups who do but not all metal is like that I just simply look at metal like a getaway fun experience and like a book but with sound. Not all of it has to do with evil.
Unpopular opinion:
Melodic death metal can be good. Belakor is a perfect example.
My (maybe) unpopular opinion is that we cant make metal the ultimate objective in life. I know I certainly did but being a chill hipy is more of the way, just play the music cause its cool, man.
Unless becoming a professional musician is part of the objective, then I agree.
My opinion on the women thing is agency is important. If a woman feels empowered by showing herself off it would seem weird to tell her not to do it. Conversely if a woman feels more empowered fully clothed it would also be weird to think she should remove those clothes. Women are humans. They have diverse emotions and feelings. It isn't up to me to decide what they find empowering or demeaning, it's up to them. If they're doing it as nothing but a way to get sales and their heart isn't into that type of performance that sucks. If they're doing it because they're into that kind of performance, that is cool. Ask them what they prefer instead of asking a bunch of sweaty dudes. Half of the imbeciles listening to metal can't even get their peckers wet, so asking them about how they view women is akin to asking a corporation to support unions. Try talking to women sometime.
Thank you!
Honestly anytime I hear someone say that death angel or testament or overkill should replace one of the bands is the dumbest shit I’ve ever heard because like it or not anthrax Megadeth slayer and Metallica we’re the OG 4 and happen to make a bigger impact on thrash. Death angel and testament were formed after all members of the big four albums A few years after all bands in the big four already had albums out. And as for overkill or exodus they May have been around since 1980 but didn’t put out any albums or thrash metal until 1985. Don’t get me wrong I love all the bands that I just talked about but I know their places and I accept it.
Edit: now that I think about it I am wrong about one thing. Megadeth is actually the only band (if any) that should be replaced because they didn’t form until 1983 and didn’t put out an album until 1985 but it makes sense Kinda because Dave was writing thrash with Metallica in the beggining.
My unpopular metal opinion is this: Porngrind is just love music for extreme metal fans
1. The big 4 are overrated.
I will not deny their influence, but Metallica, Anthrax, and sometimes Slayer are some of the last bands I would enjoy in terms of thrash metal overall, the best bands of that genre are not in the big 4.
2. Dismember is better than Death
3. Avenged Sevenfold aren’t that bad of a band
4. UK thrash metal bands are garbage
5. Goregrind isn’t a real genre
Noooo, I like A Pale Horse Named Death. Only listened to a couple of songs from another album tho.
*though
I know!! I was shocked that anthrax was in the big 4!! Testament are way better!!.
4:09 i avoid the nu metal slayer albums lol.
I suppose its not the worst thing ever.
My unpopular opinion
Ozzy Osbourne is the least talented musician in every band he's been in
Same
I love his voice but he’s not a very good singer it’s mostly everyone in the band that are better like randy or geezer butler
Well yeah, but even hardcore (do those exist?) Ozzy fans admit that. He sounds good for what he does...full stop. He is technically not even a singer, and a lot of his best solo stuff wasn't even written by him (the whole "The Ultimate Sin" album comes to mind).
Unpopular opinion Metalheads claim metal is for everyone but when Christians come into the mix they whine and complain disregarding a band's chops because they put THEIR beliefs in THEIR music
Yeah but christians in metal is a bit like men in lesbian bars
@@LeftPhilip ok and? if the band is good why do you bother so much then?
@@RidinMyGrandmasCadillac bother what?
@@RidinMyGrandmasCadillac You would have to really try and disconnect the message from the music, the kind of cognitive dissonance people who listen to RATM for the music but do not agree/were not aware of the lyrical content, it's art, you just can't disconnect everything that way.
Neah, it's just the fact that the idea of Christian black metal sounds like an oxymoron. In all fairness, NSBM is also an oxymoron. A genre about individualism, free thinking, Satanism and the dark side of humanity is not the same with promoting organized religion, dogmatic thinking (slight irony here, though) or ideologies against the idea of being true to yourself. Funny enough, I received the opposite feedback, mainly being labeled as Christian because I like music with Christians in the band, like Iron Maiden. Which is dumb. :))