AlSymerz

Imagine that was a thing bands were required to do if they strayed!

I see that occasionally, in fact several forums I use have a zero tolerance for swearing and arguing, claiming that they are "family friendly". There is also forums with virtually no rules, where an OP like this one would have been smashed hard for such an attitude. The one thing both types of forums have in common is that people get upset and leave, or get kicked, blaming everyone else for what happened, never themselves. These days I rarely see someone kicked off a forum for simply thinking differently it's usually because of the way they handle themselves in pointing out that difference. Sure you'll always get the fool who, for instance, joins a forum dedicated to one brand of car and bounds in bragging about another brand and how shit the forum's subject it. Those sort of people are just looking to start shit because they get some perverse pleasure out of it. But joining a general topic forum and having different views I rarely see punished. Usually punishment happens because the person with different views tries to insert themselves with silly comments about power hungry moderators and people who can't handle opposing thought, rather than having a discussion. Ouch!

24 pages, I don't think I'm insane enough to read them all (or go for a run) but I'm insane enough to have a similar list to that which GG has done above. It probably needs some adaptation for the times though, so it might take some time.

Wow, I didn't know this thread existed. (searching is so 2020, it's much easier to wait for links to be posted in other thread) I'm going to have to look at some of my lists and post them up when I get time.

Anacrusis - Screams And Whisprerrs

You're right forums are becoming a dying form in favour of shitty Facebook comment sections and the like where people get instant gratification for their comments. But I think you'll find the questioning of the OP has more to do with the way he's gone about things not the platform itself. It's been pointed out in multiple posts that his attitude is unwarranted, possible even the reason he's come across brick walls on other forums, yet he still shit talks his way into things like it's everyone elses fault. As GG said maybe the guy needs to take a breath, step back, and start again in a few other threads and show that he can talk metal (or whatever other shit is being spoken) rather than being defensive, blaming others and labelling people he couldn't possibly know. But then what do I know I'm laid back, it's GG that's wound tighter than a drum and could go off at any time!

A pussy and tightly wound. Makes me wonder how your survived past 20. Well you do have a sense of humour because you go for NSW in the SOO!!

XII Boar - Beyond The Valley Of The Triclops

I am laid back, totally! I don't give a fuck about anything, especially on the internet. If I was any more laid back I'd fall off. We've all be kicked off forums and we were all right when it happened, but some of us can also look back and admit, even if it's just to ourselves, that the fault didn't entirely lie with the useless, brainless mod with too much power.

I'm not going to tell you I'm the same age as you because then I look silly (sillier) when I make all the old man jokes about you! I'm not sure I can pick on old Doc yet though, it's like you said on page one, don't just jump in balls and all, feel the water first!

Warbringer - Weapons Of Tomorrow This is the first time In months I've actually sat down and listened to a whole discography continuously. I'm not sure if I feel any better or worse about Warbringer today than I did two days ago!

I've heard/seen a lot of people over the years say they were kicked off a particular platform for questioning popular thought. However they rarely see that it's not the questioning, or the topic that gets them kicked off, it's the way they go about it. That's because you speak in an old man's voice and everyone else here is below the age of ancient!!

XI - Metal Church

I like them and I was respectable yesterday, my mum said so.

I'll post someone elses list just to see who's paying attention

Awe fuck! Dead1 is the only one of us that has passed so far. I feel like I was cheated. I didn't know I was being tested. I want another go. I can do better. I promise I can. I just want to be liked!!!!

I don't know what I hear different between the two that has me liking Exhorder but not Pantera, maybe it's because I was slow to the Pantera bandwagon I don't know. But I listen to Slaughter and The Law semi regularly, however Pantera isn't ever a band I find myself wanting to listen to. I tried to ignore that bit!

Warbringer - Worlds Torn Asunder

Vintage Back Mass - Terrorhammer

I've always liked Exhorder, but never really liked Pantera, yet the comparisons between the two bands are always made. I didn't even know there was supposed to be an argument between Phil and Kyle about who invented groove metal. Slaughter In The Vatican is a great album.

Trouble

I'll let you use M-A to search for others you don't have if you like, but don't tell anyone else. Run To The Light - Trouble

ZZ Top

Lars' tape trading skills as a teenager trying to win friends makes him the first pirate metaller.

Search for bands under the groove metal banner. There is probably quite a lot of them but it's one genre Pantera seems to get dumped in a lot.