Why do people critisize metal music? Is it really that bad. why do people judge it based on one band.?

People criticize metal based on one band. why do people think metal is so bad. Most bands aren't that bad. Take iron maiden for example some songs they write are totally based on events in history. You can actually learn by listening to them. People say metal is just screaming. It isn't it takes alot of skill. Not like rap which is retarded but yet people will still blame metal music for problems not rap which has no meaning and take no talent and have gun fights and argue over who has bigger rims on their escalade. And pop music also retarded who cares about Britney spears. No One. If people would take the time to listen to it. even people like ozzy osbourne he may have made a mistakes but now he is better than ever. Giving to charity, starting careers for new bands with the ozzfest and his music is also very good.


What do you guys think is metal really bad compared to other music out there?

Why do people critisize metal music? Is it really that bad. why do people judge it based on one band.?
Metal requires so much skill.


In my opinion, it requires more talent than any genre except classical music.


It has many resemblances with classical music -well, Deicide may not have it but Epica does-, and many metal bands are so talented, they make great music with great lyrics...





Rap is just saying stuff on some beat. There's nothing special about it, a rap song can be good in my eyes if it has great lyrics, and i respect 2Pac for it. Pop...don't even let me start on that fake pink weirdos.





Shortly, metal is real music. I think so, and I don't care what others think if they don't mess with me over it.


Learn not to care about worthless people's opinions on our music, listening to metal requires it...
Reply:I don't like a lot of modern metal or even the real heavy older stuff, but I could listen to Zeppelin, Sabbath, Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, or Metallica any day.
Reply:idk.....


alot of people judge people by taste and we metalheads are labeled the most i think??
Reply:i agree most ppl bash metal only bc of the bands' image. if they actually LISTENED to the lyrics and what the songwriter is saying......or singing, then maybe they'll appreciate it. some ppl are just to ignorant.
Reply:Metal rules. I love Ozzy, Black Sabbath, Maiden, Megadeth, old Metallica.





I haven't heard a lot of negative things about metal lately, mainly because it isn't really a prominent scene right now. Pop and rap are the mainstream, so it doesn't get much attention.





I definitely agree that metal takes a lot of skill. I've played both guitar and drums so I know it is definitely a challenge to play some metal songs.
Reply:Compared to some of the stuff out there metal is... kind of like a saint, compared to rap and some of that stuff anyway
Reply:Aren't you being a bit hypocrytical? Not all rap is bad (Run-D.M.C. for example) and not all pop is bad (The Mamas %26amp; The Papas). Please don't base your stance of rap and pop off modern radio ****.
Reply:because people start judging the whole metal "scene" and it's really gay how people do that. don't worry who criticizes you. i get crap for liking Fall Out Boy [not that they are metal bu you know what i mean] all the time. everyone thinks that just because i like Fall Out Boy means that i don't like "real music". i also like ACDC. i have a wide variety
Reply:Probably because they have heard about one or two infamous bands and think that all metal bands must be like that or, have never bothered to listen to a song. I agree that metal takes a lot of talent to play and can be very melodic. I also think it is fair to say that, if any genre of music is a bad influence, that genre is rap.
Reply:People need to **** off when it comes to critisizing good music, people who critisize metal music are **** heads that have no life and live off of **** like rap because they have never heard good music
Reply:People generalize with metal, they base it on the extremes (Ie Black metal). But even the guitar in a metal song requires more talent the the whole rap song put together.
Reply:I agree, but is it really fair to defend metal music then 'bash' others in the same breath? Rap music isn't all about gun fights, arguing, etc, either...and many of rap's artists are actually talented individuals who don't rap about all the negatives....listen to some old school like RunDMC and even Tupac and Eminem have songs with meaningful lyrics, not just ho's and violence and such....even Pop music has it's moments. So while I agree with you in regards to the criticism of metal music, you shouldn't turn right around and bash another genre that you yourself never gave enough of a chance and obviously don't quite understand ;)