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Metal Memes

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Memes. For metal music.

Don't be an ass and try to keep the gatekeeping and whatnot to a minimum. Memes from all sorts of metal genres and bands are welcome here.

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[–] [email protected] 99 points 11 months ago (4 children)

One of my coworkers told me once that she gives vague answers like "I listen to everything" because she doesn't want to talk about music with people. She was like "no one knows the obscure Korean pop I'm listening to so I just don't want to go into it".

Which I kind of get. She put some thought into it and it was a tactical answer.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I just say "all kinds of stuff. Depends on my mood." Sometimes I like wacky metal, sometimes I'm over it. Same goes for outlaw country or hip hop or punk or whatever.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, same for me. I listen to a little bit of everything. Indie songwriter, post rock, Finnish folk, post metal, speed metal, Japanese pop, Japanese folk, the list goes on. So I usually just say "depends on my mood".

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

This is kinda the situation for me. I don't listen to any one particular kind of music and I don't want to get sucked into a conversation about whatever genre you have decided to pigeon hole yourself into and are clearly gearing up to vomit all over me.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

I'd love to hear about her obscure K-pop, or your strange south American alternative, or whatever really, I'm never gonna say no to at least learning about it and hearing it out, if I don't like it I'll just not listen to it again.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

This is similar to my strategy when I was little, like 4-6 years old, whenever anyone asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. The truth was I didn't know, but if I said that, the asker would keep pestering me with stuff like "what about a policeman or a fireman or doctor" etc etc etc and I knew I didn't want to be any of those- so I would say "a chicken" and they would assume I was brain damaged and leave me alone.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 11 months ago (4 children)

in the car:

"what do we wanna listen to? name a band!"

"whatever's fine"

"no seriously! just give me a name!"

"ok. goatwhore."

"what?"

"GOAT. WHORE."

"..."

"..."

"...i'm gonna put on some nice ambient electronic..."

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I was working for that women once, and she was super nice. I was like 30 and she was around 50, but she tried really hard to be cool and hip. She said she's hosting a dinner party bbq kinda deal and if i wanna come. I said i'd love to, but i already have tickets for a concert.
"What concert?"
"Oh it's that band, they are not really famous."
"I know some bands, you know?!"
"Infant Annihilator"
"What's that?"
'They are called INFANT ANNIHILATOR'
"Oh okay... Never heard of them."

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

I would love to see infant annihilator live

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"Anything"

Me: Puts on Rick Astley.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I convinced a friend I listen to exclusively meme music. its a fun way to discover new stuff

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

I'm seeing Goatwhore on tour with Eyehategod next month! Also Eyehategod is another good one for these situations.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

goatwhore is awesome and I think they're back on tour again

[–] [email protected] 45 points 11 months ago (5 children)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (8 children)

TIL pirate metal exists. Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

If it exists, there's a metal of it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Goblin metal is where it's at

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

So I recently subjected my partner to SKÀLD (viking folk chants) and she unexpectedly loved them

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Finna change that "everything" to, "everything with a legible logo"

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Some times the classics are the best.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago

party cannon it is

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Everything's legible if you practice deciphering it enough.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

When I say "everything" I mean that I don't have a specific list of genres I listen to. I can listen to any kind of music as long as it's to my liking and it does not matter if it's dead metal or k-pop or classical... Every genre has a lot of stuff I like and a lot of stuff I hate.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago

Yeah I peace out when I can't tell if it's the vocalist or the garbage disposal is making that noise

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

NOW! YOU! HAVE! SOMETHING! TO DIE FOR!!!!!

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

Me: plays metal to friend Friend: "Can we, like, turn the music off and just sit in silence."

Same friend listens to trance which just makes me fall asleep during work.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

"The music is okay, I just don't like the screaming". Although that only describes a portion of the metal bands I like, to me that's like someone saying: "I like Monet paintings, but I'm not a fan of the colorful flowers."

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

I like everything if it's at least distinguishable from nails in a mixer, because that's not music to me.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I get this reaction from people when playing Skinny Puppy, Igorrr, Herbie Hancock ffs.... these people are sheltered, LOL!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Or something like Vatstep DSP by Hrvatski because nobody realizes they wanted to hear Stephen Hawking be the lead singer for an experimental electronic music band

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Death metal? Pffft, that's mainstream swill.

<Puts on Shitnoise Bastards> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIpJ5Xl0PR4

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

I listen to almost all genres, but not everything. I get bored of one genre all the time and don't like everything in one genre.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I’ve tried to like it. But machine-gun drums and vomiting on the mic like you have norovirus dry heaves just don’t work for me.

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