For years I was bitter about grunge killing metal, (as I saw it), but now I see it only killed hair metal. Metal, (as I liked it), actually died in 1985*.

*) Yes, there were some holdouts left.

@odd this made me think of this video.

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@odd alas, you live in the region of highest number of metal bands per person….just not your preferred kinds. (Opeth and Katatonia are coming up in my shuffle in the next few songs!)

@odd You can’t destroy The Meta—oh shit!—I meant The Metal…

@toddgrotenhuis I know, I know! I’m a bad ad for the Norwegian metal scene. I’m sure there’s a vibrant community of great artists, that have their loyal fans, but I’m old and cranky, and I like my metal old, (and I define hard rock as metal too, because that’s how I feel). I have found several other genres to feed my hunger for new music though, and every once in a while, “newly discovered” tracks from the old metal bands emerge. I have a broad range of genres to listen to now, and I wouldn’t want it to be any different. 🤘☺️👍🎸🔊

@odd 🎶 I’m glad you know what you like and have access to it!

@odd While it didn’t have the biggest mainstream success, I’d argue in terms pr creativity and musical acomplishment the 90s where a wonderful time for metal.

I’d say it properly turned dead somewhere in the 2010s, seemingly creatively bankrupt with little creativity left.

@torb It is probably in the eyes (ears?) of the viewer. But repetitiveness is probably unavoidable now that the genre is so old. I mostly play other genres nowadays*, even music that I would have scoffed at in the 80s. 😅

*) Motörhead being one of the few exceptions, although arguably it may not even be metal.

@odd By dead I do mean that the genre stopped evolving, but I don’t think that’s bad and it’s the natural conclusion to any genre. It konda happened with punk in the 2000s. All the punk bands now have sounds that afe decade(s) old.

But I suppose it could wake up one day.