Anti Nu-Metal

[Sinful Tranquility]

I agree with deathstorm, Psychosocial is indeed a good song

[Iceni]

What on earth is so great about Psychosocial? It's an incredibly boring song, even Jordison's usually interesting drumming is reduced to immensely simple drivel and the riffs are so bad that I have no shame in saying I have composed and played more interesting stuff. The composition is also wretchedly uninteresting; at least an oddball structure could have alleviated the worthless riffs on this sucker but as it stands the two faults complement each other to make the song highly forgettable. I'd say it fails even as a pop song because everything is so bloody lazy. Psychosocial, even for Slipknot, strikes me as poorly executed and terminally dull.

[Atrocity]

Nothing. I like the chorus. That's why I love to hear it, in background while I'm doing something else, I love to sing to it. The rest is meh.

[Iceni]

Nothing. I like the chorus.

How come? For my listening tastes it was actually the worst part of the song because it involved Corey Taylor's clean vocals coupled with some pretty boring guitar.

[Atrocity]

How come? For my listening tastes it was actually the worst part of the song because it involved Corey Taylor's clean vocals coupled with some pretty boring guitar.

Because I like Corey's voice a lot, so I completely ignore the rest and just enjoy his clean vocals.

[Iceni]

Because I like Corey's voice a lot' date=' so I completely ignore the rest and just enjoy his clean vocals.[/quote'] Well, all right. I suppose this leaves me at an argumentative impasse because I couldn't stand them.

[Atrocity]

Well' date=' all right. I suppose this leaves me at an argumentative impasse because I couldn't stand them.[/quote'] That's ok, it would be such a boring world if we all liked the same things. Or voices

[deathstorm]

I remember fear factory. Experimented with nu metal with digimortal

[Sinful Tranquility]

Never heard of them deathstorm. Please can you send me a link? (preferably one of your favorites)

[FatherAlabaster]

Dude, you never listened to Fear Factory? Here is the big "single" off their breakthrough album, Demanufacture. It's from before the album deathstorm was talking about, but considering your taste, it might be a good place to start. Definitely not nu-metal. It's just a really good song. TnmOq5NlMzQ

[deathstorm]

Sinful try replica. And scapegoat

[Sinful Tranquility]

Dude, thanks. They are awesome. I've been listening to a lot of Bullet For My Valentine, and Five Finger Death punch recently

[chaos212]

Re: Nu Metal (Yes/no)

Dude' date=' thanks. They are awesome. I've been listening to a lot of Bullet For My Valentine, and Five Finger Death punch recently [/quote'] When I discovered FFDP I listened to them non stop for like 6 months. Their first 2 albums were incredible. The most recent was a lot down for me. Sent from my LGMS500 using Tapatalk

[BlutAusNerd]

Re: Nu Metal (Yes/no) I've heard few bands worse than Five Finger Donkey Punch. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2

[JBaker]

Bullet being one of them, obviously.

[Iceni]

Well, FFDP have all of DevilDriver's lyrical problems with maybe 20% of their talent. For the record, I do think there's something to the use of turntables in metal. It's not necessarily a kind of stylistic dead end - I think it'd be worth exploring outside of a hip-hop context.

[rockjonas]

All this good rock

[JBaker]

Well, FFDP have all of DevilDriver's lyrical problems with maybe 20% of their talent.

If you want thought-provoking lyrics that meditate on social issues and personal evolution, DevilDriver aren't the right band for you. They make aggressive, catchy and groovy modern metal to down pints of beer and just have fun with. Nothing more, nothing less. But yeah, FFDP do strike me as a sort of lite-weight, watered down American radio rock equivalent to DD.

[Iceni]

If you want thought-provoking lyrics that meditate on social issues and personal evolution' date=' DevilDriver aren't the right band for you. They make aggressive, catchy and groovy modern metal to down pints of beer and just have fun with. Nothing more, nothing less. But yeah, FFDP do strike me as a sort of lite-weight, watered down American radio rock equivalent to DD.[/quote'] I think it's worse than that. Strapping Young Lad have some of the worst lyrics I've seen for a band, but it doesn't bug me because there's something else going on with the lyrics that makes them straightforward and explains the poor diction and somewhat banal sentiments. Mystic Prophecy also don't exactly write Milton, but they're likeable anyway because the lyrics are just acceptable and the music is good. DevilDriver actively seem to write lyrics designed to be unpleasant and stupid, written by bratty teenagers. Bottom line, I definitely don't mind hostility from a band but I prefer it to at least be directed at someone other than the establishment, the church or the author's parents.

[chaos212]

Re: Nu Metal (Yes/no)

Bottom line' date=' I definitely don't mind hostility from a band but I prefer it to at least be directed at someone other than the establishment, the church or the author's parents.[/quote'] That doesn't leave much to be mad at.. Sent from my LGMS500 using Tapatalk

[deathstorm]

Plus guys the worst. Album covers. Too perfect example. That new edgy cd they have called. Space police. Or something to that effect. I also think some of bands have run out of ideas

[JBaker]

I think it's worse than that. Strapping Young Lad have some of the worst lyrics I've seen for a band, but it doesn't bug me because there's something else going on with the lyrics that makes them straightforward and explains the poor diction and somewhat banal sentiments. Mystic Prophecy also don't exactly write Milton, but they're likeable anyway because the lyrics are just acceptable and the music is good. DevilDriver actively seem to write lyrics designed to be unpleasant and stupid, written by bratty teenagers. Bottom line, I definitely don't mind hostility from a band but I prefer it to at least be directed at someone other than the establishment, the church or the author's parents.

Really? That's your reason? I'm not much of a lyric person at the best of times, but DevilDriver really don't seem like band whose lyrics should be put under analysis. From what I can gather, the lyrics are either angry diatribes against unpleasant people who have 'fucked them over' or are about partying and having a good time. These lyrics more than suit the band's sound. Surely most metal shows anger toward the establishment in some way or another.

[FatherAlabaster]

From what I can tell, Iceni is a faithful, pro-establishment churchgoer who loves his parents, so it's no surprise he doesn't appreciate those sentiments.

[Iceni]

From what I can tell' date=' Iceni is a faithful, pro-establishment churchgoer who loves his parents, so it's no surprise he doesn't appreciate those sentiments.[/quote'] 2 out of 3. There are things in the establishment I like, things I hate and things I feel fairly ambivalent about. It's hard for me to get behind totally anti-establishment sentiment, but I'm not a huge fan of the status quo either.

[FatherAlabaster]

Hmm, I wonder if you and I hate any of the same things!