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Re: For all of us Shitallica fans

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Ok, it's not offensive but I thought Judas Priest did this kind of thing much better back in the late 70s/early 80s. And they did it with a knowing wink. I just think Shitallica take themselves far too seriously, and that makes them a bit unlovable in my eyes.
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I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.
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Wolter wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 10:24pm
I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.
Yeah even early on nothing remotely demonic about Metallica. You could make the argument for Slayer.

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Metallica had a few HP Lovecraft inspired songs, but that's about it.
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Flex wrote:
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Metallica had a few HP Lovecraft inspired songs, but that's about it.
Por ejemplo,
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Wolter wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 10:24pm
I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.
It's in the voice. He's basically trying to sing like the devil.
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Heston wrote:
17 Nov 2020, 3:22am
Wolter wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 10:24pm
I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.
It's in the voice. He's basically trying to sing like the devil.
This made me laugh.

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revbob wrote:
17 Nov 2020, 8:06am
Heston wrote:
17 Nov 2020, 3:22am
Wolter wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 10:24pm
I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.
It's in the voice. He's basically trying to sing like the devil.
This made me laugh.
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revbob wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 10:34pm
Wolter wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 10:24pm
I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.
Yeah even early on nothing remotely demonic about Metallica. You could make the argument for Slayer.
And even Slayer is absolutely performative.

A thing about thrash I’ll note is that of all the metal subgenres, it’s the one most likely to be political, and even left wing. It’s also the subgenre with the most non-white musicians/fans.
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Wolter wrote:
17 Nov 2020, 12:00pm
revbob wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 10:34pm
Wolter wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 10:24pm
I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.
Yeah even early on nothing remotely demonic about Metallica. You could make the argument for Slayer.
And even Slayer is absolutely performative.

A thing about thrash I’ll note is that of all the metal subgenres, it’s the one most likely to be political, and even left wing. It’s also the subgenre with the most non-white musicians/fans.
I wasn't aware of this.

As for demonic vocal stylings the same could be said of plenty of mainstream metal bands even the NWOBHM bands. Not that I agree with the sentiment but I see little difference.

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Wolter wrote:
17 Nov 2020, 12:00pm
revbob wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 10:34pm
Wolter wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 10:24pm
I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.
Yeah even early on nothing remotely demonic about Metallica. You could make the argument for Slayer.
And even Slayer is absolutely performative.

A thing about thrash I’ll note is that of all the metal subgenres, it’s the one most likely to be political, and even left wing. It’s also the subgenre with the most non-white musicians/fans.
A cool music scholar and political activists, Ryan Moore, has written a bit about how metal—when it was still called heavy metal—was originally big on metaphorical lyrics related to demons and angry gods and shit as a way of communicating real world anxiety. Punk was social realism, but metal approached things indirectly. In the 80s, the gap shrunk and some genres of metal started engaging more punk-like.
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revbob wrote:
17 Nov 2020, 12:22pm
Wolter wrote:
17 Nov 2020, 12:00pm
revbob wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 10:34pm
Wolter wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 10:24pm
I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.
Yeah even early on nothing remotely demonic about Metallica. You could make the argument for Slayer.
And even Slayer is absolutely performative.

A thing about thrash I’ll note is that of all the metal subgenres, it’s the one most likely to be political, and even left wing. It’s also the subgenre with the most non-white musicians/fans.
I wasn't aware of this.

As for demonic vocal stylings the same could be said of plenty of mainstream metal bands even the NWOBHM bands. Not that I agree with the sentiment but I see little difference.
I don’t even think Hetfield is trying for demonic. I think he’s going for raspy/hard.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
17 Nov 2020, 12:50pm
Wolter wrote:
17 Nov 2020, 12:00pm
revbob wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 10:34pm
Wolter wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 10:24pm
I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.
Yeah even early on nothing remotely demonic about Metallica. You could make the argument for Slayer.
And even Slayer is absolutely performative.

A thing about thrash I’ll note is that of all the metal subgenres, it’s the one most likely to be political, and even left wing. It’s also the subgenre with the most non-white musicians/fans.
A cool music scholar and political activists, Ryan Moore, has written a bit about how metal—when it was still called heavy metal—was originally big on metaphorical lyrics related to demons and angry gods and shit as a way of communicating real world anxiety. Punk was social realism, but metal approached things indirectly. In the 80s, the gap shrunk and some genres of metal started engaging more punk-like.

Oh yeah. Definitely. And Thrash was deeply influenced by the ethos of punk and hardcore. They kept the long hair and the insistence on technical playing, but added a lot more of the aggression and social realism while downplaying the spandex and hairspray. Much more Motörhead in the mix than their glammy cousins on the Sunset Strip.
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Wolter wrote:
17 Nov 2020, 12:00pm
revbob wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 10:34pm
Wolter wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 10:24pm
I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.
Yeah even early on nothing remotely demonic about Metallica. You could make the argument for Slayer.
And even Slayer is absolutely performative.

A thing about thrash I’ll note is that of all the metal subgenres, it’s the one most likely to be political, and even left wing. It’s also the subgenre with the most non-white musicians/fans.
And yet Hetfield is pretty conservative, isn't he?
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Kory wrote:
17 Nov 2020, 1:30pm
Wolter wrote:
17 Nov 2020, 12:00pm
revbob wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 10:34pm
Wolter wrote:
16 Nov 2020, 10:24pm
I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.
Yeah even early on nothing remotely demonic about Metallica. You could make the argument for Slayer.
And even Slayer is absolutely performative.

A thing about thrash I’ll note is that of all the metal subgenres, it’s the one most likely to be political, and even left wing. It’s also the subgenre with the most non-white musicians/fans.
And yet Hetfield is pretty conservative, isn't he?
Seemingly now he is. But he's also been a rich white man for a long time, so that can change people.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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