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I wanted to join just to ask this question. I think metal produces the best and the worst music I have ever heard. So can I call myself a metal fan if I like some metal music (more than anything else) but I despise some metal music. I have a hard time finding anything that I like since I have to search through so much crap. Recently I listened to the band Mastodon which I like but it is like finding a needle in a haystack. The internet is a blessing and a curse in that sense. I like a lot of 80s metal but not much of the extreme stuff. New music doesnt blow me away.

This is so accurate. A lot of it is garbage but when it's good, it's phenomenal.

Baphomet - The Dead Shall Inherit

Probably feeling, for me. I tend to like music that's equally slow and intense. Tight musicianship is, of course, always appreciated, but I listen to music mainly for the feeling it gives me and the mood and atmosphere it can convey. Many of my favorite albums were early releases from my favorite bands, and while they're not nearly as polished as their later works, I enjoy the rawness and imperfection of it, because it sounds natural and somehow more passionate to my ears, even though some people might call it boring or amateurish or immature. I love when songs have lots of different riffs and are doing something different or interesting technically, but if it sounds wrapped in plastic and vacuum-sealed, I'm probably not going to like it.

The Black Crowes - Remedy