10-16-2011, 04:07 AM
Metal took a stronger blow from commercial subgenres (which are now rejected as being "metal" by the metal fanbase) such as (in rough chronological order) glam metal, nu metal, metalcore and deathcore, as opposed to grindcore (which I'm not a fan of either). At any rate most metalheads consider them not to be metal based on having a stronger hardcore influence (at least in the case of the -core genres).
Perhaps the leading musicologist in the field of extreme metal, Keith Kahn-Harris, said that "in extreme metal, nothing matters as much as the music," referring to image (which is still important), politics etc. While I feel that there are a few minor yet notable exceptions (ie purist black metal fans who tend to care more about the politics), there's a good amount of truth to that statement.
Perhaps the leading musicologist in the field of extreme metal, Keith Kahn-Harris, said that "in extreme metal, nothing matters as much as the music," referring to image (which is still important), politics etc. While I feel that there are a few minor yet notable exceptions (ie purist black metal fans who tend to care more about the politics), there's a good amount of truth to that statement.
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