SapperSaint

Why was it closed?????

Here is my perspective on the death of metal.

I was raised with the music of Jimi, The Who, The Stones, Zepplin, Marshall Tucker, Sabbath and so on and so forth. My first metal song I ever heard was Killers by Iron Maiden. I feel in love with metal. Then Number of the Beast came out. Then I really felt committed to metal. Too fast for Love by the Crue and then Shout at the Devil. Maiden was my all time favorite band, hands down. Owned; and still have quite a few, of the Eddie posters.

When I heard Kill 'em all for the first time, I was like "HOLY SH*T!!! THIS IS METAL!!!" Then came Slayer. Nothing else needs to be said about Slayer. People always asked why I loved Metal so much. I couldn't articulate an answer back then, other than "Because". Yes, I listened to some of the hair bands. Crue, Cinderella, Tesla, NO POISON. I have always loved the classics, like Van Halen and always will.

Bands like: Slayer, TestAmenT, Metallica, MegaDeth, Anthrax, SOD, DK's, Obituary, EXODUS, PanterA, MotorHead, Sepultrua, Danzig, Death Angel; just to name a few; were true musicians. They didn't play 2-3 chord "lolli-pop" songs. Their music was complex and gives you an internal drive. Slipknot, Korn and Alice in Chains redefined and helped to awaken a stagnant culture. By the way, AIC is my favorite band of all time.

New metal to me sounds like the same "cookie cutter" "Cookie Monster" vocals, all of the music runs together like a sea of diarrhea. I just don't like it. Rob Zombie gave metal a groove sound. Both with White Zombie and on his own. Just listen to ThunderKiss'65 and tell me that song doesn't groove.

Why is metal dying.... because there aren't any real musicians left. I know I can't stand to listen to "BROAHMAGDA TROMETODRIVE MESTUPID". Along with speed drill guitars. It's like they think the faster you play, the more metal you are. Listen to Slayer's Decade of Aggression and to TestAmenT's Live at the Filmore records. THEY ARE PERFECT. Master of Puppets and Injustice for All, are PERFECT. DOWN's song Landing on the mountains of Meggido, and Pantera's Vulgar display of Power are PERFECT.

I always tell my daughter that in 20 years, you won't hear the crap she is listening to, played on the radio. You still hear Sabbath, Metallica, Pantera, Crue, Slayer and AIC being played. Yes, a lot of their music is over 20 years old. AND IT STILL ROCKS!!! Who doesn't get excited when you hear Master of Puppets played on the radio????

I love metal. Always have and always will. I've had the pleasure to see a lot of these guys in concert. Still wish I could have seen the Maiden tour

May it live on, even though it has been pronounced dead and buried; it will still rise again. I just hope some of these bands can learn from the old guys and carry it into the future.

"We are number one. All others are number two, or lower."
-The Sphinx
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