What Are You listening To V.III Metal!

**Janszoon** · 11-19-2011, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Looking at metal, you`ve got San Francisco for thrash, Florida for death metal, New Orleans for sludge and a whole load of great metal bands that sound very distinct, from all the other major US cities. If I lived in the USA and had a whole load of money I`d probably go mad, with the sheer choice of bands that I could see live

Don't forget L.A. for hair metal and nu-metal.

Salami · 11-19-2011, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I'd also kinda like to challenge the US as top dog. We have 300 million people. It would be pretty sad if we hadn't produced a lot of great bands. Unfortunately we also tend to produce incredibly bloated sub genres with vast amounts of crap. Melodic metalcore? Hair metal? Nu-metal? How many thrash bands were there? And most of them just sounded like the last fifty? I think the US may have a bigger percentage of crap than any other country.

And every word of this I agree with. We here in England may suck sometimes, but I don't think our bullsh*t factor is as high as the states.

**Janszoon** · 11-19-2011, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Mighty Salami

And every word of this I agree with. We here in England may suck sometimes, but I don't think our bullsh*t factor is as high as the states.

I'd disagree with you but I think you're probably right.

hip hop bunny hop · 11-19-2011, 02:03 PM

Norway has to have the single most overrated metal scene. I'd take Brazil, Canada or Australia's metal scene over that of Norway and their horrid melodic black metal any day.

**Janszoon** · 11-19-2011, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

Norway has to have the single most overrated metal scene. I'd take Brazil, Canada or Australia's metal scene over that of Norway and their horrid melodic black metal any day.

I sort of agree with that. There are certainly some Norwegian bands I like but it does seem like a lot of the metal bands I hear from there are kind of middle of the road.

Salami · 11-19-2011, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I'd disagree with you but I think you're probably right.

Did you know that there's only one mainstream symphonic metal band in all Cheshire?

**Janszoon** · 11-19-2011, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Mighty Salami

Did you know that there's only one mainstream symphonic metal band in all Cheshire?

Well as far as I know there are none in Philadelphia. So there.

Salami · 11-19-2011, 02:19 PM

You go one better, you've got your own symphonic metal record label.

I'll admit they work in France too, but it still counts.

And by the way, your post count now reads "11 222". How epic is that!!!

**Janszoon** · 11-19-2011, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Mighty Salami

You go one better, you've got your own symphonic metal record label.

I'll admit they work in France too, but it still counts.

Damnit. Well hopefully the fact that we're also the home of Relapse cancels that right out.

Salami · 11-20-2011, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Damnit. Well hopefully the fact that we're also the home of Relapse cancels that right out.

Of coure it does. It more than cancels it out. Just like the Smiths and the Stone Roses over here in Manchester cancel out Oasis.

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hip hop bunny hop Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,381	Norway has to have the single most overrated metal scene. I'd take Brazil, Canada or Australia's metal scene over that of Norway and their horrid melodic black metal any day. __________________ Have mercy on the poor.

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Salami Get in ma belly Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1,385	You go one better, you've got your own symphonic metal record label. I'll admit they work in France too, but it still counts. And by the way, your post count now reads "11 222". How epic is that!!!