- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: klurejr
Metal is not music, and niether is most rap. Music involves beat and rythm.
I'd have to disagree. Metal, or at least good metal, has beat and rythm. Without those, Metal is crap. Just listen to most of Slipknot's stuff, all it sounds like is 5 guys banging on things while one plays the same chords over and over on the guitar, and it sounds like crap. The only exception is a few Slipknot songs that are a slightly softer and actaully contain singing.
Really if you look at it, some of the best metal has strong classical influences. And nothing is cooler than heavy metal with an Orchestra lending a hand.
A few good Hard Rock/Metal bands to check out: Killswitch Engage, Avenged Sevenfold, Crossfade, Mushroomhead, and the always-awesome Tool
-EDIT-
You'll notice the one major category I left out of the Poll, Pop. That stuff is what's not music. It's all factory made "bands" or bubblegum "artists" who lip-sync and dance around in unison with 5 backup dancers.
[Edited on 6/18/2004 10:56:36 AM]