Yeah, he's not cool. I used to think he was enjoyable, saw that interview, and then thought he was a douche that somehow knew nothing and gave awful takes.
It is one thing being an Elitist, It is also one thing being a poser (In other words: Unlikeable when you are either one) It is a WHOLE other thing when you are both a Poser and an Elitist at the same time, His interest in music may as well not exist basically.
@@ethanw.eastep9673 I honestly find it funny that he called himself a punk yet never discussed politics like at all and even him being a poser for that was intentional for controversy. So he was a poser of a poser. Like he faked being the "Screwdriver is just music, bro" dude at every gig. That's both impressive and sad at the same time.
@@TheRobreed3 "consenting chick bangs older dude" is about as uninteresting a headline as "some flatbrim poser you've only ever heard of like twice before and know nothing about quits TH-cam" to me, tbh 😅
@@Bugsy666 OMG! Seriously! Why is it every time this subject comes up now there are people so quick to defend it! An age difference can be normal, but when it's older people (yes people, not just men) dating teenagers then it's less about just having an age difference and more about control, or worse.
For someone who was part of the punk scene, he had a lot of contradictory views. He always encouraged a D.I.Y. attitude, and careless fun energy, but he also encouraged selling out, making what makes the most money, and becoming a part of the corporate cesspool.
@@lima4-2angel You're not wrong Hippies were rebelling against their wealthy corporate parents, and ended up becoming the most wealthy generation in history.
@@neolbioldey The entire punk movement is (and frankly unfortunately because I do like some aspects of the punk scene and I have punk friends) a cesspool of contradictory beliefs, ideologies and philosophies. It’s why it’s always so unstable and inter-clashing. Who is a punk? A real punk? No, that can’t be real punk! But wait, it is! Just circles of pointless shit lauds.
The metal and rock journalism field is CRAMMED to the rafters with people like Finn. They hate the music, they hate the fans, and they mock any passionate defense of your hobbies.
Finn McKenty, the marketing guy, getting stuck making youtube videos about System of a Down because he was so bad at marketing the content he cared about, is such an own-goal.
I was talking about Finn with a friend of mine and I said, "His videos sound like he's just reading from a Wikipedia article". I was making a joke to try to insult him, but little did I know I was actually right.
"everyone says this band sucks, they have no talent, and they don't deserve any recognition. But not me, I'm more mature and can see why this band in fact does not suck as much as everybody else says." -Every single video by Finn McGrifter edit- your head is not big and dumb.
I wasn't a fan but I did watch him for some reason. What disappints me that he always said what a Death Metal fan he is and now he says that he isn't interested in music
I don't buy it. He doesn't care about music? Nah, sorry Finn. Say what you will about him, but he had a pretty encyclopaedic knowledge of late 80's/early 90's hardcore. I think at the end of the day he was just over the comments section. Towards the end I noticed a lot of people calling him out on having an inappropriate relationship with his wife pre-marriage. Guess that was kind of the straw that broke the camels back? Edit: See, this is what happens when you comment 2 minutes into the video. On the plus side, I feel deeply validated.
100% Agree, ain't no way a man who throws out a name like Havohej is a casual. I noticed he used the term "Low Vibrational Person" in an unironic-ish way so maybe he was just so chronically online he just lost his mind.
I've seen some of his stuff a few years back, but something about him always irritated me. He always seemed a little fake, he only seemed to like the stuff that he thought would make him 'cool'. I stopped watching his stuff a couple of years ago, and frankly, now it suddenly all makes sense.
I used to like Finn. I've watched a lot of his content, especially the older stuff. But it didnt take long for me to notice how inconsistent and contradictory he is. He is also really good at talking without actually saying anything. I got bored with him. He thinks his opinions on music are way more important than they actually are lol
Turns out we found the one true poser. Metal Elitists need to make bad aplogy videos to make up for that before going to their backlog of Black Sabbath and Taylor Swift albums.
I like how the channel with punk rock in the name did probably the least punk rock thing, sacrifice creativity and passion to appease the algorithm and get ad venue.
Finn simply just found an effective way to pump out videos and exploit the TH-cam algorithm. He talks about this briefly in some of his videos, he saw an opportunity to make money from this niche as well.
@@NightSide1349 Well, idk exactly how much money he made, he states he "met his financial goals" in the interview but I have a feeling that money will run out. It always does....especially for people who make short term big money on the internet. Lets see where he is a few years from now. And now that he's exposed his true self, he won't be able to go back to making videos. The whole "life is short I don't wanna do this forever" is him 100% coping. And I'm sure he believes it. But this will definitely allllll come back to him, and not in a very good way.
@@NightSide1349I'm sure his quitting has nothing to do with the fact that everyone found out that he was dating a 16 year old for 2 years while he was like 33.
Respect the honesty lol. I learned a few things from his wikipedia reads. I was never subbed, but I would click when he was talking about a band I liked. No hate.
I thought his content was informal, I then watched this interview. Realized he's just souless that does it for the money, you manage to be a poser/elietist at the same time. It's honestly impressive.
That's your typical marketing airhead. He sponsored himself by giving marketing tips to people by starting a youtube channel. It was a facade all along that you could sense the past few months when he uploaded videos, got more and more soulless and cocky by basically telling people hes not going to do this shtick forever. He followed the algorithm by making content the people wanted
I quit watching Finn McKenty a few years ago when I finally realized he was a grifter. It's probably best for his own safety if he never shows up at any metal shows. Also, as a Canadian, I would welcome Godzilla as our new Prime Minister.
He saying that he's not wanting to talk about bands of "two decades ago" saying that he doesn't need to talk about them now, like, if his channel wasn't about the HISTORY of those bands lol
Agree with everything you said Wyatt. Finn didn't have to outright say he was only in it for the money, it was pretty obvious from watching his videos tbh
I hkind of feel bit fooled because I honestly thought he was into those bands as I have no idea who most of the bands he's talking about are, I just watched some of his videos to learn more. I still feel slightly dissapointed that he's not even fan of those random bands even if I'm not either.
Thats exactly why i like you wyatt. Youre authentic and passionate about music and you truly dont give a f*ck about what anyone has to say. Your autheticity caught me from the first second i watched your videos. Youre funny, youre fluent, you have an awesome taste in music (shoutout to your video about the limp bizkit show) and your fans actually love you and believe in you. Finn is the complete opposite, and as someone who used to be a fan of his im shocked by how much he didnt care about any of this and looked at youtube as nothing but a cashgrab. What a pathetic loser.
@@avnerressel7907 thank you! I genuinely appreciate that. Every TH-camr wants to make good money of course but Finn did it at the expense of quality and character
I unsubscribed and BLOCKED him 2 years ago. He was just too whiny and acted like your typical old guy complaining about everything. I’m glad I caught on really quick to his BS!
Bro, since the interview wasn't fully synced, I thought it was an ai voice of him being used to say all that stuff, but that was actually him just airing everything out. That's wild. Always thought he had awful takes basically being "if it's not scene music its bleh"🤣
I used to watch his videos when you could tell he had passion and would give his real opinions on things and challenge the norm. I DID learn a decent amount from him, and some that I was able to transfer into with my own business. But it was clear to see when the passion started fading away. As a creator in the “alt” music world (making clothes NOT a content creator, so it’s slightly different) I’ve had to sometimes deal with bands I don’t like and don’t want to support.. but it’s a business and it just comes with the territory. Most of what I make revolves around the bands that I’m truly passionate about, but sometimes I gotta give the people what they want, so I’ll make yet another sleep Token dress and it’ll sell in a snap. That’s not gonna stop me from making a Sanguiasugabogg dress that’ll sit in my shop for months, but just finding the balance 🧘🏼♀️
I worked with a few bands in my career who hated the music they played and hated touring but it was their job. They were feeding their families as well as the production crews families with their music.
I think anyone who really took the time to know the guy knows that he was very passionate about the music. He's got numerous band tattoos! I'm a bit shocked at this interview because I never expected this from him. It almost feels like a person with a broken & bitter heart talking about their nasty break up with someone. I know what I heard him say but it doesn't fit the person I had come to know and chat with from time to time. A very disappointing way to exit his TH-cam legacy, however it's spawned hundreds of videos making creators money, and I'm sure no one making these videos is complaining about the money they're making.
I see it as another part of the act. He's playing the "It's me, not you" break up routine. This way, everyone hates him and leaves him alone. Like ending a relationship with a nutjob.
It seems like he lost his passion. I think it was there at first but he’s lost it. I’m the same with a recent hobby that turned into a job in my life. I have about 3 tattoos about it, that’s how much i was into it, for a time it made me good money. Now I couldn’t give a single fuck about it. So I know where he’s at
It shows how immature he actually is, instead of walking away and saying "i just dont like this anymore" He had to burn it all down and dump on all his followers which is extremely childish... No different than the "im taking my ball and going home" from a kid on the playground...
Call me a naive normie but I was a huge Finn fan. He ALWAYS incorporated insights and humor into his stuff (especially his second channel). This video was heartbreaking.
Yeah, his videos were always insightful, and that's probably why I still watch his stuff. His announcement disappointed me more than anything, but him saying he doesn't enjoy music, I take that as him not enjoying music *anymore*, but he used to enjoy stuff like punk and hardcore, but was burned out from it. But yeah, even I can see that the way he handled his retirement announcement was pretty lame.
I lost respect for him when he started to spout off random shots at people or bands he didn’t like. But now with him being this way, I’m thankful I talk about stuff I love on my channel.
To be fair to the host guy, that might not have been the answer he was expecting and hadn't really planned for how to handle it if things went that direction so was probably kinda awkward.
I used to love the Sargent D articles but, keep in mind I was either a senior in high school or in my first couple years of college so... Yeah 🤧 But honestly it all makes sense; the cynicism there was a lot more self-reflective of the scene and the characters that inhabit it. Now his cynicism is self-reflective purely of his own unsavory qualities. SAD!
@diabeticmonkey that's funny. I stopped going to that site because I got tired of seeing him make fun of bands that haven't been relevant for 20 years. Now he's talking about how his audience only wants to hear him talk about bands that are 20 years old. What a clown his he is.
@@viscountrainbows2857 I do know one look at Angus McSix and their guitarist Talia also used to be more power metal aren't anymore but Ad Infinitum. Melissa also had multiple collaborations with power metal band Warkings.
He called my favourite bands dorky while propping up bands like Sleep Token as the only way to get women in the scene (I'm a woman and I hate that shit.). I'm sure I've complained about him in your comments section before.
He also dedicated an entire video to shitting on Type O Negative for like, clout, I guess? The comment section on that one was pretty fucking hilarious.
I always thought Finn had some good points but my biggest problem with him is the “this band isn’t hip and young anymore, so it’s sad people like them” angle he seemed to always come at things from. Yes, metal and rock fans have a problem with nostalgia goggles but god forbid people are passionate about a band that’s been around for a while. The long well respected careers is part of what makes it so great and unique to many other genres. Just because music is old doesn’t make it bad and I’ll never understand people who think otherwise. He also talks about “not being a tourist to this stuff” while also clearly not caring at all.
Especially when the younger generation agrees that new music sucks. That's how you know he was a poser the entire time. The biggest selling acts the past few years, are acts that have been around for 20 years.
You said it when you said "you can control your audience". Good video. I hope his leaving makes some space for people to talk about Hatebreed, Morbid Angel, August Burns Red, Christopher Lee sings heavy metal Christmas carols or whatever people enjoy in life
Listen its right there in his channels name Punk Rock MBA as in Masters Business Administration because at this point all "Punk" is a product rolled out by corporations once a generation to make a few billion off the yung'uns.
He came off as so pretentious in that interview. He certainly still loves music enough to have a hatebreed and Morbid Angel tattoo. It's a shame really. His content used to be pretty good and he had a lot of good advice for metal bands trying to grow. You could tell the soul left his videos over the past few years.
he said it himself plenty of times in his last months before stopping making videos for good. he just had no passion about the type of content he got stuck into
what i could never figure out is his age, he kept saying he was going to hardcore shows in his early 90s but only looked about 40 i wonder if that was bullshit or not. There was a lot of shit that someone who appeared to be into heavy music should have listened to but he clearly hadn't. like fugazi, how have you not been even tempted to listen to this after claiming to be into dc hardcore. So much didn't add up.
@@colonelhstinkmeaner8547 Why? He's just a geeked out megafan. I actually like his irrepressible positivity about most things, it gives me a great sounding board to argue with people in his feed. 😂
I used to follow him when he went by the Sergeant D pseudonym. He had musical knowledge and was a fanboy of the powerviolence band Spazz. They even wrote songs about him. He allegedly made money off patents for Swiffer and wasn’t hurting for money. You can find his old content on MetalSucks but he was edgy and made jokes that would offend others in the current climate. That may have contributed to his disappearance as well? I had no idea he burned bridges and doesn’t care anymore.
Hard Rock Finn. Im doing my youtube victory lap. I called this from the start and got shit for it. There were a billion subtle clues that only someone who actually knows shit would pick up on. To his credit a lot of fans ARE smooth brained and the fact they ever gave this guy credit in the first place proves it.
Him caring about money the most is the least surprising thing. His main metri for music critique was revenue and spotify listeners. That tells you enough.
As a TH-camr myself that is only just scraping by doing it full time him saying "I had no passion for it and did it for the money" makes me mad that he ever made it in the first place
80% of TH-camrs just do it as a job, not everyone has PASSION for making the videos they do, there’s also no need for that. Actually some of the most popular and biggest channels don’t care for the content. Pretty much every commentary channel, all the mr beast types, reaction content…
I watched his channel from the Beginning. " A TH-camr talking about Metal and Hardcore bands I LOVED growing up?" I was smitten. Lol To hear straight from the posers mouth that " I did it for the money . I never liked or like musicians and music " and " I reached my financial goals " is heart breaking. Hes a poser . He never loved it. He took the best parts of our culture in metal and hardcore and punk and used it , just used it to make money. Disgusting. He really Hood Winked us. This is is why we need gate keeping. Cause above all, were PROTECTING what we love. From people like Finn. He really did trick us.
It's a bummer because i followed him back when he was Sargeant D on MetalSucks and LambGoat. His blog Stuff You Will Hate was amazing during the college years when ib was going to shows and everyone in the Hardscore scene knew his blog. Trash always reveals itself overtime.
Years back this guy called me poser because I told him Danzig era Misfits were infinitely better than Graves era... He's never even listened to The Misfits.
Honestly, I don't feel like what he is saying about only doing it for the money, is actually genuine. I think something has happened behind the scenes and the guy is angry, lashing out and he's alienating his entire audience. If you do decide to do something else, you don't burn every single bridge you've built, not unless something serious has happened. I'm interested to see what is being said in a year from now.
I think you're correct. I think this is a result of some severe depression or something. There's no reason for him to do this except out of spite and bitterness. Either way, I'm glad I never wasted any of my time watching his channel.
@DontStopCornPop I've seen some of his stuff as it was heavily pushed on my for you and front page etc. I remember seeing one a good while ago now, I don't remember what the video was even about but he was saying then that he was getting pretty tired of doing the content he was doing. He was complaining then about how he wanted to do videos on stuff from different genres, but they basically got no views. You could tell actually then just how much that bothered him. So I can say that I was expecting something along these lines since then. I don't particularly go looking for his content, there are so many properly decent creators out there. I also need to admit that for me personally, he always just gave a properly weird vibe too. I don't know what it is. I do know that he was apparently told he was autistic. I'm absolutely certain I heard him say that. That could explain at least some of his actions/reactions too. But, I honestly think we are barely even scraping the surface. I think something is or has happened in the background and this is his reaction to whatever that was. If he purely just wanted to do something else with his life, he wouldn't be bitter about that. A normal person would either post a video saying thanks but they're done and then moved on. They wouldn't ghost their chanel and then turn up on some podcast absolutely slating the very people that gave you that platform and who supported you. Ya know? Sorry about the long comment, I just find this interesting. I've not seen many videos where they have said they think something else is behind it all. Surely most people can see what we see? Lol @DontStopCornPop
I first learned about Finn from his SNW vids, and when I kept hearing him make disparaging remarks of every band on the lineup, I instantly knew this guy hated talking about metal band.
I’ve been watching Finn for the past few years now and I only very recently noticed he hasn’t been uploading. I didn’t know about any of this stuff before today and I’m actually kinda shocked and pretty disappointed!
He's a "big goofy face in the thumbnail" music-tuber, of course he is. And I'm not saying they have to break contact with him or anything dramatic but, birds of a feather. I'm sure Steve T and Bradley Hall also are playing it neutral-positive, while we're bringing up that genre of video maker. Unless Finn does something so objectionable beyond this alleged grooming thing, I think he'll just live on the fringe of the internet for a while until we collectively kinda forget about him.
16:40 Nah. One of many things that turned me off of McKenty was when he started repeatedly saying bands/songs were "objectively bad," demonstrating that he doesn't know what the word "objective" means. He presented his opinions as if they were inarguable facts, even when they came from someone who has no real understanding of music beyond the names of bands and songs. He was aggressively insulting, then got butt-hurt when people called him out on it.
I’ve been following Finn since he wrote as Sgt D for Terrorizer and Metalsucks in the late 00s. Marketing is his passion and music is one of his vehicles for pursuing it, not the other way around. It gives him a unique perspective on things and he is willing to make criticisms that many others aren’t. But he dipped from MS as soon as he felt like he’d exhausted its potential, and he was always going to do the same with YT at some point.
If anyone here, like me, actually really enjoyed Finns channel, there is a youtuber called "theyan" who has a really similar channel but actually talks about the bands he likes, check him out if you have a Finn shaped hole in your heart
This is great. Finn reveals to the world that he's the true definition of a poser. He failed as a gatekeeper and decided to burn his whole channel down and removed the mask to reveal his true poser self. Goodbye Finn and the Punk Rock MBA and good riddance.
Being nearly 50, dressing like you're 16, and crying like a 12 year old when you get hate, and act like a spoiled 14 year old the rest of the time is why he's so hateable. Been wondering why he's even successful from the start for years.
Simultaneously being a poser and an elitist is an incredible accomplishment
wait until you see the top posters on r/BlackMetalCringe
Yeah, he's not cool. I used to think he was enjoyable, saw that interview, and then thought he was a douche that somehow knew nothing and gave awful takes.
It is one thing being an Elitist, It is also one thing being a poser (In other words: Unlikeable when you are either one) It is a WHOLE other thing when you are both a Poser and an Elitist at the same time, His interest in music may as well not exist basically.
@@ethanw.eastep9673 I honestly find it funny that he called himself a punk yet never discussed politics like at all and even him being a poser for that was intentional for controversy. So he was a poser of a poser. Like he faked being the "Screwdriver is just music, bro" dude at every gig. That's both impressive and sad at the same time.
What’s with people and the fruity faces in thumbnails I don’t understand how people are attracted to that shit
He’s totally not quitting because everyone found out he started dating a high schooler while he was in his 30s
*how* "high schooler" though? I turned 18 when I was still in highschool, for instance.
@@Bugsy666 She was 16. And it would still be creepy when he was 30.
@@Bugsy666that wouldn't make it OK.
@@TheRobreed3 "consenting chick bangs older dude" is about as uninteresting a headline as "some flatbrim poser you've only ever heard of like twice before and know nothing about quits TH-cam" to me, tbh 😅
@@Bugsy666 OMG! Seriously! Why is it every time this subject comes up now there are people so quick to defend it! An age difference can be normal, but when it's older people (yes people, not just men) dating teenagers then it's less about just having an age difference and more about control, or worse.
“I was just doing it for the money.” - Finn McKunty
Sounds like he learned a lot from the punk scene.
Anything antiestablishment becomes establishment, it’s beautiful lmfao
For someone who was part of the punk scene, he had a lot of contradictory views. He always encouraged a D.I.Y. attitude, and careless fun energy, but he also encouraged selling out, making what makes the most money, and becoming a part of the corporate cesspool.
@@lima4-2angel You're not wrong Hippies were rebelling against their wealthy corporate parents, and ended up becoming the most wealthy generation in history.
@@neolbioldey The entire punk movement is (and frankly unfortunately because I do like some aspects of the punk scene and I have punk friends) a cesspool of contradictory beliefs, ideologies and philosophies. It’s why it’s always so unstable and inter-clashing. Who is a punk? A real punk? No, that can’t be real punk! But wait, it is!
Just circles of pointless shit lauds.
@@lima4-2angelsounds like you're just hanging out with morons. 🤣
Finn: "I don't care about the Music, yet I bragged about having a Morbid Angel Tattoo".
And hatebreed.
@@TobikunOuOI feel like I saw a vid where he says he has 5 of them
I only watched a few of his videos but he does mention he went to some concerts so how can he say that. Dumb guy
It’s you idiots who actually believe he didn’t care about music. Dude is coping.
The Morbid Angel joke is a cult classic
I think this is a smokescreen to keep people away from the groomer charges.
It’s obviously not working
@@diabeticmonkeyWait two weeks, nobody will be talking about him anymore.
@diabeticmonkey just wayyyyyy more attention on his personality 😂
and how would he get any groomer charges? Who is going to charge him if there is no actual case to make apart from social norms?
@@Swollen_Goat Court of public opinion.
Literally nothing more punk rock than dating a person 16 years your junior!
I totally... * Counting on fingers to make sure it would be legal in my case * ... Would 😂
@@Bugsy666 🗿
Seems the norm for the Punk scene tbh.
You seem to completely mis-understand that punk scene conflating it with normie christian morals lol
@@nwerd7584I had no idea that being against grooming and PDF was a Christian moral thing.
"I have no interest in music at all." - A former MetalSucks employee, guys.
Seriously.
Yeah, i think that's an actual prank. And he will come back.
Gottttta be a weird joke
The former Sergeant D. Yeah right he doesn't like music!
The metal and rock journalism field is CRAMMED to the rafters with people like Finn. They hate the music, they hate the fans, and they mock any passionate defense of your hobbies.
Finn McKenty, the marketing guy, getting stuck making youtube videos about System of a Down because he was so bad at marketing the content he cared about, is such an own-goal.
I was talking about Finn with a friend of mine and I said, "His videos sound like he's just reading from a Wikipedia article". I was making a joke to try to insult him, but little did I know I was actually right.
"everyone says this band sucks, they have no talent, and they don't deserve any recognition. But not me, I'm more mature and can see why this band in fact does not suck as much as everybody else says." -Every single video by Finn McGrifter
edit- your head is not big and dumb.
Except when he talks about a band that everyone likes, that he thinks sucks
theres another one called professor of rock and hes a bigger idiot
"You just hate this band because they're better at SEO than you."
Minn KcFenty
I regret watching Finn. He milked the algo well.
Right.
I realized pretty quickly he was a huge fraud
I wasn't a fan but I did watch him for some reason. What disappints me that he always said what a Death Metal fan he is and now he says that he isn't interested in music
He's trying to make himself look bad, the real reason is that he can't take criticism.
@@TobikunOuO perhaps
Finn covers all the bases: Liar is just part of the job description.
I didn't notice he was gone either until all these videos popped up
This guy appeared out of nowhere and started getting sponsors every video
Hello mr.koRn album
I remember one of the sponsorships was him teaching you how to be a TH-camr for a monthly fee.
He used to write for Metalsucks under the name "Sgt. D"
@@xerodelacroix5552 I remember when Metal Sucks was kind of funny like 20 years ago. I havent been to that site in YEARS
Probably was paying the algo.
I don't buy it. He doesn't care about music? Nah, sorry Finn. Say what you will about him, but he had a pretty encyclopaedic knowledge of late 80's/early 90's hardcore. I think at the end of the day he was just over the comments section. Towards the end I noticed a lot of people calling him out on having an inappropriate relationship with his wife pre-marriage. Guess that was kind of the straw that broke the camels back?
Edit: See, this is what happens when you comment 2 minutes into the video. On the plus side, I feel deeply validated.
Fact. He was just trolling and lost his passion.
100% Agree, ain't no way a man who throws out a name like Havohej is a casual. I noticed he used the term "Low Vibrational Person" in an unironic-ish way so maybe he was just so chronically online he just lost his mind.
100%
This is my take too. Something seems off about this. Finn seems depressed and like he's not being entirely truthful. Almost seems forced 🤔
he obviously hated that people just watched his nu-metal videos. i mean, wouldn't you?
I've seen some of his stuff a few years back, but something about him always irritated me. He always seemed a little fake, he only seemed to like the stuff that he thought would make him 'cool'. I stopped watching his stuff a couple of years ago, and frankly, now it suddenly all makes sense.
Same dude. I went to unsubscribe and realized I wasn't subscribed anymore
I used to like Finn. I've watched a lot of his content, especially the older stuff. But it didnt take long for me to notice how inconsistent and contradictory he is. He is also really good at talking without actually saying anything. I got bored with him. He thinks his opinions on music are way more important than they actually are lol
Turns out we found the one true poser. Metal Elitists need to make bad aplogy videos to make up for that before going to their backlog of Black Sabbath and Taylor Swift albums.
As someone who followed him for a while, it’s just sad.
Yeah, I stopped watching his videos as time went on.
Dude seems depressed
That's rough, wish you spent your time on other channels that actually cared lol
I like how the channel with punk rock in the name did probably the least punk rock thing, sacrifice creativity and passion to appease the algorithm and get ad venue.
Finn simply just found an effective way to pump out videos and exploit the TH-cam algorithm. He talks about this briefly in some of his videos, he saw an opportunity to make money from this niche as well.
Nah i'm pretty sure giving up being a full-time poser is the end stage of most punk phases
@@NightSide1349 Well, idk exactly how much money he made, he states he "met his financial goals" in the interview but I have a feeling that money will run out. It always does....especially for people who make short term big money on the internet. Lets see where he is a few years from now. And now that he's exposed his true self, he won't be able to go back to making videos. The whole "life is short I don't wanna do this forever" is him 100% coping. And I'm sure he believes it. But this will definitely allllll come back to him, and not in a very good way.
@@NightSide1349I'm sure his quitting has nothing to do with the fact that everyone found out that he was dating a 16 year old for 2 years while he was like 33.
2:05 poor guy. The interviewer seemed like a genuine fan of Finn, and he just gets told the he was just doing it for the money
Respect the honesty lol. I learned a few things from his wikipedia reads. I was never subbed, but I would click when he was talking about a band I liked. No hate.
I thought his content was informal, I then watched this interview. Realized he's just souless that does it for the money, you manage to be a poser/elietist at the same time. It's honestly impressive.
That's your typical marketing airhead. He sponsored himself by giving marketing tips to people by starting a youtube channel. It was a facade all along that you could sense the past few months when he uploaded videos, got more and more soulless and cocky by basically telling people hes not going to do this shtick forever. He followed the algorithm by making content the people wanted
Dating someone half your age is such a punk rock mba thing to do
More like pop-punk MBA.
I dated a 22 year old at 33, sue me
@@themadmattster9647 theres a difference between that and meeting your wife when she is 16 and you are in your 30s
I quit watching Finn McKenty a few years ago when I finally realized he was a grifter. It's probably best for his own safety if he never shows up at any metal shows. Also, as a Canadian, I would welcome Godzilla as our new Prime Minister.
I mean, we'd accept a moldy, damp rag as Prime Minister at this point.
Better Blackface Trudeau
Lol for his own safety, calm down
As if he would be worth watching if he were sincere lol
No one at a show would recognize this wierdo
He saying that he's not wanting to talk about bands of "two decades ago" saying that he doesn't need to talk about them now, like, if his channel wasn't about the HISTORY of those bands lol
Imagine being Finn Mckenty’s son 💀
🤣🤣🤣
Agree with everything you said Wyatt. Finn didn't have to outright say he was only in it for the money, it was pretty obvious from watching his videos tbh
I hkind of feel bit fooled because I honestly thought he was into those bands as I have no idea who most of the bands he's talking about are, I just watched some of his videos to learn more. I still feel slightly dissapointed that he's not even fan of those random bands even if I'm not either.
Dude turned into the burnout npc meme. Also, that Captain Insano clip was perfectly timed
Compliments from Captain Insano
Thats exactly why i like you wyatt. Youre authentic and passionate about music and you truly dont give a f*ck about what anyone has to say. Your autheticity caught me from the first second i watched your videos. Youre funny, youre fluent, you have an awesome taste in music (shoutout to your video about the limp bizkit show) and your fans actually love you and believe in you.
Finn is the complete opposite, and as someone who used to be a fan of his im shocked by how much he didnt care about any of this and looked at youtube as nothing but a cashgrab. What a pathetic loser.
@@avnerressel7907 thank you! I genuinely appreciate that. Every TH-camr wants to make good money of course but Finn did it at the expense of quality and character
I unsubscribed and BLOCKED him 2 years ago. He was just too whiny and acted like your typical old guy complaining about everything. I’m glad I caught on really quick to his BS!
They not like us
He would always drop he was in the metal scene in Columbus Ohio. Not one person I asked had ever heard of him. It all makes sense now.
He's obviously just burning bridges.
Bro, since the interview wasn't fully synced, I thought it was an ai voice of him being used to say all that stuff, but that was actually him just airing everything out. That's wild. Always thought he had awful takes basically being "if it's not scene music its bleh"🤣
Well that was definitely not his opinion but whatever
I used to watch his videos when you could tell he had passion and would give his real opinions on things and challenge the norm.
I DID learn a decent amount from him, and some that I was able to transfer into with my own business. But it was clear to see when the passion started fading away.
As a creator in the “alt” music world (making clothes NOT a content creator, so it’s slightly different) I’ve had to sometimes deal with bands I don’t like and don’t want to support.. but it’s a business and it just comes with the territory. Most of what I make revolves around the bands that I’m truly passionate about, but sometimes I gotta give the people what they want, so I’ll make yet another sleep Token dress and it’ll sell in a snap.
That’s not gonna stop me from making a Sanguiasugabogg dress that’ll sit in my shop for months, but just finding the balance 🧘🏼♀️
Well said. I think his best video was the Tyler the Creator one. He seemed into the subject matter more.
I worked with a few bands in my career who hated the music they played and hated touring but it was their job. They were feeding their families as well as the production crews families with their music.
This comment barely has anything to do with the video, just you trying to state that you're "in" the music industry lol
Whats your store! A Shadow of Intent dress would go so hard
I'd wear the shit out of a bogg dress ngl
I think anyone who really took the time to know the guy knows that he was very passionate about the music. He's got numerous band tattoos! I'm a bit shocked at this interview because I never expected this from him. It almost feels like a person with a broken & bitter heart talking about their nasty break up with someone. I know what I heard him say but it doesn't fit the person I had come to know and chat with from time to time. A very disappointing way to exit his TH-cam legacy, however it's spawned hundreds of videos making creators money, and I'm sure no one making these videos is complaining about the money they're making.
I see it as another part of the act. He's playing the "It's me, not you" break up routine. This way, everyone hates him and leaves him alone. Like ending a relationship with a nutjob.
It seems like he lost his passion. I think it was there at first but he’s lost it. I’m the same with a recent hobby that turned into a job in my life. I have about 3 tattoos about it, that’s how much i was into it, for a time it made me good money. Now I couldn’t give a single fuck about it. So I know where he’s at
Finally someone with some sense and some experience to back up what they’re saying instead of just saying “DURR FINN MCQUEERY SUX”
Sorry dude, you got duped
It shows how immature he actually is, instead of walking away and saying "i just dont like this anymore" He had to burn it all down and dump on all his followers which is extremely childish... No different than the "im taking my ball and going home" from a kid on the playground...
It was pretty obvious he wasn't a music fan, he was totally clueless 😂
I think the grift was up when he started shilling his course.
Call me a naive normie but I was a huge Finn fan. He ALWAYS incorporated insights and humor into his stuff (especially his second channel). This video was heartbreaking.
Yeah, his videos were always insightful, and that's probably why I still watch his stuff. His announcement disappointed me more than anything, but him saying he doesn't enjoy music, I take that as him not enjoying music *anymore*, but he used to enjoy stuff like punk and hardcore, but was burned out from it. But yeah, even I can see that the way he handled his retirement announcement was pretty lame.
I lost respect for him when he started to spout off random shots at people or bands he didn’t like. But now with him being this way, I’m thankful I talk about stuff I love on my channel.
2:38 *a music TH-camr on a music podcast* “I don’t have any interest in music at all” “right on….”
To be fair to the host guy, that might not have been the answer he was expecting and hadn't really planned for how to handle it if things went that direction so was probably kinda awkward.
guy had an opportunity to pull a funny and just cut the interview right there. "thanks for wasting my time, bye".
I appreciate you being a MetalTuber who makes videos about shit I like.
I remember when he was writing as Sargent D back in the day, and he was a massive cornball back then. I truly hope his little empire crumbles.
Sargent D of Metalsucks? His articles were the worst.
I used to love the Sargent D articles but, keep in mind I was either a senior in high school or in my first couple years of college so... Yeah 🤧 But honestly it all makes sense; the cynicism there was a lot more self-reflective of the scene and the characters that inhabit it. Now his cynicism is self-reflective purely of his own unsavory qualities. SAD!
@@shotboltstealtharcher6938 Yep, that was him.
@diabeticmonkey that's funny. I stopped going to that site because I got tired of seeing him make fun of bands that haven't been relevant for 20 years. Now he's talking about how his audience only wants to hear him talk about bands that are 20 years old. What a clown his he is.
What a poser. To hell with that guy the music scene is better without him.
Finn has a Korean wife he dated for a couple of years until she turned 18 so she could move to the USA. He was in his mid 30s when they married
Vietnamese *
McKunty will not be missed.
When he made a video about power metal being racist is exactly when I started scratchin me noggin
I bet he probably saw Manowar's debut album and assumed it's nazi music
That's nonsense, I can safely say we don't like power metal
@@PenixRecordz😂
I have never seen a single Black person in a power metal band, now that I think of it. And I like power metal. I mean just look at my username 🧚🏾
@@viscountrainbows2857 I do know one look at Angus McSix and their guitarist Talia also used to be more power metal aren't anymore but Ad Infinitum. Melissa also had multiple collaborations with power metal band Warkings.
He called my favourite bands dorky while propping up bands like Sleep Token as the only way to get women in the scene (I'm a woman and I hate that shit.). I'm sure I've complained about him in your comments section before.
He also dedicated an entire video to shitting on Type O Negative for like, clout, I guess? The comment section on that one was pretty fucking hilarious.
@RisqueBrusque that's cause he likes his goth girls young maybe lol?
Finn pees sitting down
Nananana don't lump that guy in our community, he's lame af, Even for our standards
Nah he pees in his own mouth
i do too
Same here. Im lazy and my legs hurt.
Finn pees in the sink
I remember telling my friend about what a poser this guy was 5 years ago. I'm glad he's gone.
i am happy all the great music channels are showing up in my feed.
Finn McKenty being a grifter? Did not see that one coming /sarcasm
He did it all for the Nookie!
😂
COME ON!
yall spamming the same comment
The interviewer is so weak too. You can ask him questions without kissing his arse and agreeing with everything he's saying
I always thought Finn had some good points but my biggest problem with him is the “this band isn’t hip and young anymore, so it’s sad people like them” angle he seemed to always come at things from. Yes, metal and rock fans have a problem with nostalgia goggles but god forbid people are passionate about a band that’s been around for a while. The long well respected careers is part of what makes it so great and unique to many other genres. Just because music is old doesn’t make it bad and I’ll never understand people who think otherwise. He also talks about “not being a tourist to this stuff” while also clearly not caring at all.
Especially when the younger generation agrees that new music sucks. That's how you know he was a poser the entire time. The biggest selling acts the past few years, are acts that have been around for 20 years.
You said it when you said "you can control your audience". Good video. I hope his leaving makes some space for people to talk about Hatebreed, Morbid Angel, August Burns Red, Christopher Lee sings heavy metal Christmas carols or whatever people enjoy in life
Listen its right there in his channels name Punk Rock MBA as in Masters Business Administration because at this point all "Punk" is a product rolled out by corporations once a generation to make a few billion off the yung'uns.
He came off as so pretentious in that interview. He certainly still loves music enough to have a hatebreed and Morbid Angel tattoo. It's a shame really. His content used to be pretty good and he had a lot of good advice for metal bands trying to grow. You could tell the soul left his videos over the past few years.
he said it himself plenty of times in his last months before stopping making videos for good. he just had no passion about the type of content he got stuck into
he looks so unhappy still for a dude that hit his financial goals lol
We don't need to talk about it. We need to just forget about him.
Dude was a joke with a lot of cool concert posters
behind him
what i could never figure out is his age, he kept saying he was going to hardcore shows in his early 90s but only looked about 40 i wonder if that was bullshit or not. There was a lot of shit that someone who appeared to be into heavy music should have listened to but he clearly hadn't. like fugazi, how have you not been even tempted to listen to this after claiming to be into dc hardcore. So much didn't add up.
He was a teenager in the 90's he's in his 40's now
your math sucks.
@Džejms_Bong not as hard as yr mum
Finn McKenty's an amazing heel fr
This guy gets it.
that interview is the punkest thing since the sex pistols
I hate that guy so much and can't stand his videos so I do not watch him and don't understand how he has so many subs lol hate him so much
Love the Selena pic ❤
That's how I feel about rockfeed😂
@@colonelhstinkmeaner8547why rockfeed?? Genuinely curious 😭
@@colonelhstinkmeaner8547 Why? He's just a geeked out megafan. I actually like his irrepressible positivity about most things, it gives me a great sounding board to argue with people in his feed. 😂
@@colonelhstinkmeaner8547 omgosh really? I love his channel lol
All of his subscribers need to watch this video.
I used to follow him when he went by the Sergeant D pseudonym. He had musical knowledge and was a fanboy of the powerviolence band Spazz. They even wrote songs about him. He allegedly made money off patents for Swiffer and wasn’t hurting for money. You can find his old content on MetalSucks but he was edgy and made jokes that would offend others in the current climate. That may have contributed to his disappearance as well? I had no idea he burned bridges and doesn’t care anymore.
I used to love this dude 3-4 years ago, couldn’t tell you why
Keep on grinding Wyatt. We know you're legit.
Hard Rock Finn. Im doing my youtube victory lap. I called this from the start and got shit for it. There were a billion subtle clues that only someone who actually knows shit would pick up on. To his credit a lot of fans ARE smooth brained and the fact they ever gave this guy credit in the first place proves it.
Him caring about money the most is the least surprising thing. His main metri for music critique was revenue and spotify listeners. That tells you enough.
As a TH-camr myself that is only just scraping by doing it full time him saying "I had no passion for it and did it for the money" makes me mad that he ever made it in the first place
80% of TH-camrs just do it as a job, not everyone has PASSION for making the videos they do, there’s also no need for that. Actually some of the most popular and biggest channels don’t care for the content. Pretty much every commentary channel, all the mr beast types, reaction content…
I think it was something along the lines of when making Spidey Comics you have great power and you should have great responsibility.
I watched his channel from the Beginning. " A TH-camr talking about Metal and Hardcore bands I LOVED growing up?" I was smitten. Lol To hear straight from the posers mouth that " I did it for the money . I never liked or like musicians and music " and " I reached my financial goals " is heart breaking. Hes a poser . He never loved it. He took the best parts of our culture in metal and hardcore and punk and used it , just used it to make money. Disgusting. He really Hood Winked us. This is is why we need gate keeping. Cause above all, were PROTECTING what we love. From people like Finn. He really did trick us.
It's a bummer because i followed him back when he was Sargeant D on MetalSucks and LambGoat. His blog Stuff You Will Hate was amazing during the college years when ib was going to shows and everyone in the Hardscore scene knew his blog.
Trash always reveals itself overtime.
Haha he is basically telling the people who made him famous rich and important that he hates them and always hated them lol I thought so anyway 😅
Years back this guy called me poser because I told him Danzig era Misfits were infinitely better than Graves era...
He's never even listened to The Misfits.
Honestly, I don't feel like what he is saying about only doing it for the money, is actually genuine. I think something has happened behind the scenes and the guy is angry, lashing out and he's alienating his entire audience. If you do decide to do something else, you don't burn every single bridge you've built, not unless something serious has happened. I'm interested to see what is being said in a year from now.
I think you're correct. I think this is a result of some severe depression or something. There's no reason for him to do this except out of spite and bitterness.
Either way, I'm glad I never wasted any of my time watching his channel.
@DontStopCornPop I've seen some of his stuff as it was heavily pushed on my for you and front page etc. I remember seeing one a good while ago now, I don't remember what the video was even about but he was saying then that he was getting pretty tired of doing the content he was doing. He was complaining then about how he wanted to do videos on stuff from different genres, but they basically got no views. You could tell actually then just how much that bothered him. So I can say that I was expecting something along these lines since then. I don't particularly go looking for his content, there are so many properly decent creators out there. I also need to admit that for me personally, he always just gave a properly weird vibe too. I don't know what it is. I do know that he was apparently told he was autistic. I'm absolutely certain I heard him say that. That could explain at least some of his actions/reactions too. But, I honestly think we are barely even scraping the surface. I think something is or has happened in the background and this is his reaction to whatever that was. If he purely just wanted to do something else with his life, he wouldn't be bitter about that. A normal person would either post a video saying thanks but they're done and then moved on. They wouldn't ghost their chanel and then turn up on some podcast absolutely slating the very people that gave you that platform and who supported you. Ya know?
Sorry about the long comment, I just find this interesting. I've not seen many videos where they have said they think something else is behind it all. Surely most people can see what we see? Lol @DontStopCornPop
I saw a video titled "What killed the punk rock MBA" recently, and I was really disappointed that it wasn't a woodchipper.
Makes sense considering most of the bands he covered
I first learned about Finn from his SNW vids, and when I kept hearing him make disparaging remarks of every band on the lineup, I instantly knew this guy hated talking about metal band.
Lets be honest, a lot of TH-camrs who get astroturfed and boosted by TH-cam are like this. It's all about money for them.
I’ve been watching Finn for the past few years now and I only very recently noticed he hasn’t been uploading. I didn’t know about any of this stuff before today and I’m actually kinda shocked and pretty disappointed!
Finn has a video titled THE MISUNDERSTOOD GENUIS OF LINKING PARK all caps btw.
Also Finn: Linkin Park was washed up two decades ago
I Just Became A Member!!! Lets Get Godzilla!!!!
It’s a red flag that nik nocturnal is still friends with Finn McKenty
Posers love to group together. Safety from "elitists" and "gatekeepers" (aka actual fans) in numbers? 🤔
nik is a yes-man
He's a "big goofy face in the thumbnail" music-tuber, of course he is. And I'm not saying they have to break contact with him or anything dramatic but, birds of a feather. I'm sure Steve T and Bradley Hall also are playing it neutral-positive, while we're bringing up that genre of video maker. Unless Finn does something so objectionable beyond this alleged grooming thing, I think he'll just live on the fringe of the internet for a while until we collectively kinda forget about him.
Reminder that his now wife was 18 years when they started dating.
Reminder that no one just starts dating someone they just met.
Some people do start dating people they just met tho. And 18 is considered the legal age to date someone. I don't understand this logic.
Finn McKenty’s video on SLAM was my introduction to the genre.
I'm sorry, man
Soulless capitalism ladies and gentlemen!
He doesn't care about dumb opinions so much that he made an entire business around dumb opinions
Finn eats corn 🌽 the long way...
With his butt
With his front butt
16:40 Nah. One of many things that turned me off of McKenty was when he started repeatedly saying bands/songs were "objectively bad," demonstrating that he doesn't know what the word "objective" means. He presented his opinions as if they were inarguable facts, even when they came from someone who has no real understanding of music beyond the names of bands and songs. He was aggressively insulting, then got butt-hurt when people called him out on it.
I knew it all along. I could tell. It was so obvious
Finn’s takes on music are the definition of ai generated art.
I’ve been following Finn since he wrote as Sgt D for Terrorizer and Metalsucks in the late 00s.
Marketing is his passion and music is one of his vehicles for pursuing it, not the other way around.
It gives him a unique perspective on things and he is willing to make criticisms that many others aren’t. But he dipped from MS as soon as he felt like he’d exhausted its potential, and he was always going to do the same with YT at some point.
Glad this video and thus your channel is poppin off! Keep at it bro you're nothing like that nerd Finn.
If anyone here, like me, actually really enjoyed Finns channel, there is a youtuber called "theyan" who has a really similar channel but actually talks about the bands he likes, check him out if you have a Finn shaped hole in your heart
This is great. Finn reveals to the world that he's the true definition of a poser. He failed as a gatekeeper and decided to burn his whole channel down and removed the mask to reveal his true poser self. Goodbye Finn and the Punk Rock MBA and good riddance.
Being nearly 50, dressing like you're 16, and crying like a 12 year old when you get hate, and act like a spoiled 14 year old the rest of the time is why he's so hateable. Been wondering why he's even successful from the start for years.
"smooth brained, low vibrational, negative people" ....armchair therapist sees through that lil admittance
That's what we call a poser. Metalheads didn't like him and it turns out he did not give a shit about metal for his entire career. we knew.