Mainstream Metal; Yes or No?

[deathstorm]

What is Folk Metal?

Finntroll trollhommerian. Eluvitte. Thousandfold. Check those out as well. Folk metal is blend. Of Celtic. Folk instruments. And. Other. Fiddles. Polka. And. Folk lore lyrics. Chthonic. Combines black metal with trash. With taiwanese Instruments. Check out. Takao as well

[deathstorm]

Hahah yea Iceni I should Folk metal is perfect for dancing! I totally forgot about that it should be played at weddings more often

I play folk metal around st Patrick's. day. Perfect time as well

[Atrocity]

I play folk metal around st Patrick's. day. Perfect time as well

yes it is love your signature by the way

[deathstorm]

yes it is love your signature by the way

Thank you sir

[Atrocity]

Thank you sir

....... lady :)

[White and Sticky]

To answer the op, I don't mind either way. everyone know I like metal beause metal is so different and Im so passionate about it. Even if it went mainstream I would still like be passionate about it and have those conversations you mention annd be crazy about it.

[Vladyka]

This is a problem for teenagers, really, and not for fans of music If you like a band/artist you don't care about such things as their popularity. You just listen to them. As far as it is good music it shouldn't be a problem. Other thing is that mainstream is full of mediocre bands, promoted by big companies. But even smaller labels many times promote crappy bands, so...

[Recovery]

In terms of Metal becoming mainstream, I'd say no and no. When it comes to public things like the News you'd never expect to hear metal on there, and certainly it wont ever happen except for maybe some special occurrences. Its clear that pop and hip hop are the kind of styles that dominate the music industry today, and its understandable why it is happening as well. If Metal would want to be mainstream I'd say it would need alot of effort from promoters or bands but theres also the fact that the general audience in the world tends to like the current mainstream genres and quite likely they are aware of the metal genre and probably have heard it, but they didnt like what they were hearing and they'd never wanted to check it out again. So I'd say Metal would have to sound more melodic and uplifting with electronic stuff and a pop-influenced sound in order for it to be appreciated by the larger music audiences in the world today. But quite likely this is not going to happen, since bands want to stick to their sound and not change their musical directions just to reach a larger audience. I know plenty of bands who does it for their souls than for making money out of it, and certainly these bands wouldnt care who are their audiences or how large they are because they know are unlikely to have a wide one anyway.

[metal_nerve]

going by the explanation given to me by FatherAlabaster to me in one of the threads i started abt this topic... i dont think mainstream is bad.. but sticking to my previous views about it... i still think its bad when you change music to your own wish to gain more and more economic gain...

[GorboGorboze]

The idea of the news being introduced by Metal is interesting. Some the music that introduces the news is a bit harsh and edgy. In a way it makes sense as if its saying brace yourself because here comes the news and it might be heavy and provoke anxiety or fear or sadness or some other strong emotion. There is a bit of Metal and Metal like music in advertising also isn't there? I wanted somehow to say something about how the qualities that exist in metal in a big way are present in other music, just not to the same degree, or in a different way. We are well conditioned to hearing the background music around us, so though it may mostly seem pointless, silly or dull especially next to Metal it may have hard and even intense qualities we are no longer sensitive to. If somehow you could expose some 19th century composer to what you though was the most inane drivel around today, you might find that the Miley Cyrus tune would totally blow him away with its use of some dissonant cord or whatever that we are just not sensitive to anymore.

[Phobophile]

Never. Metal could never be "background" music played in commercials or before the evening news.

Honda used Judas Priest's "The Hellion" in a recent-ish ad campaign for their Odyssey minivan in an attempt to market to male consumers. Granted, at this point, traditional 80s metal may as well be considered "dad rock" to the average person.

[BlutAusNerd]

Honda used Judas Priest's "The Hellion" in a recent-ish ad campaign for their Odyssey minivan in an attempt to market to male consumers. Granted' date=' at this point, traditional 80s metal may as well be considered "dad rock" to the average person.[/quote'] I remember that. I also remember a car commercial in which a bunch of business men hop in to a car to go to a meeting, and Cannibal Corpse starts blasting out of the speakers as soon as he starts the car. He awkwardly fumbles to turn it off while everyone else in the car looks in shock. Can't remember what car was being advertised, but I laughed.