For all of us Shitallica fans

[Heston]

Ok, it's not offensive but I thought Judas Priest did this kind of thing much better back in the late 70s/early 80s. And they did it with a knowing wink. I just think Shitallica take themselves far too seriously, and that makes them a bit unlovable in my eyes.

[Wolter]

I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.

[revbob]

I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.

Yeah even early on nothing remotely demonic about Metallica. You could make the argument for Slayer.

[Flex]

Metallica had a few HP Lovecraft inspired songs, but that's about it.

[matedog]

Metallica had a few HP Lovecraft inspired songs, but that's about it.

Por ejemplo,

[Heston]

I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.

It's in the voice. He's basically trying to sing like the devil.

[revbob]

I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.

It's in the voice. He's basically trying to sing like the devil.

This made me laugh.

[Wolter]

I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.

It's in the voice. He's basically trying to sing like the devil.

This made me laugh.

Oh, sweet, innocent Heston...

[Wolter]

I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.

Yeah even early on nothing remotely demonic about Metallica. You could make the argument for Slayer.

And even Slayer is absolutely performative.

A thing about thrash I’ll note is that of all the metal subgenres, it’s the one most likely to be political, and even left wing. It’s also the subgenre with the most non-white musicians/fans.

[revbob]

I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.

Yeah even early on nothing remotely demonic about Metallica. You could make the argument for Slayer.

And even Slayer is absolutely performative.

A thing about thrash I’ll note is that of all the metal subgenres, it’s the one most likely to be political, and even left wing. It’s also the subgenre with the most non-white musicians/fans.

I wasn't aware of this.

As for demonic vocal stylings the same could be said of plenty of mainstream metal bands even the NWOBHM bands. Not that I agree with the sentiment but I see little difference.

[Dr. Medulla]

I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.

Yeah even early on nothing remotely demonic about Metallica. You could make the argument for Slayer.

And even Slayer is absolutely performative.

A thing about thrash I’ll note is that of all the metal subgenres, it’s the one most likely to be political, and even left wing. It’s also the subgenre with the most non-white musicians/fans.

A cool music scholar and political activists, Ryan Moore, has written a bit about how metal—when it was still called heavy metal—was originally big on metaphorical lyrics related to demons and angry gods and shit as a way of communicating real world anxiety. Punk was social realism, but metal approached things indirectly. In the 80s, the gap shrunk and some genres of metal started engaging more punk-like.

[Wolter]

I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.

Yeah even early on nothing remotely demonic about Metallica. You could make the argument for Slayer.

And even Slayer is absolutely performative.

A thing about thrash I’ll note is that of all the metal subgenres, it’s the one most likely to be political, and even left wing. It’s also the subgenre with the most non-white musicians/fans.

I wasn't aware of this.

As for demonic vocal stylings the same could be said of plenty of mainstream metal bands even the NWOBHM bands. Not that I agree with the sentiment but I see little difference.

I don’t even think Hetfield is trying for demonic. I think he’s going for raspy/hard.

[Wolter]

I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.

Yeah even early on nothing remotely demonic about Metallica. You could make the argument for Slayer.

And even Slayer is absolutely performative.

A thing about thrash I’ll note is that of all the metal subgenres, it’s the one most likely to be political, and even left wing. It’s also the subgenre with the most non-white musicians/fans.

A cool music scholar and political activists, Ryan Moore, has written a bit about how metal—when it was still called heavy metal—was originally big on metaphorical lyrics related to demons and angry gods and shit as a way of communicating real world anxiety. Punk was social realism, but metal approached things indirectly. In the 80s, the gap shrunk and some genres of metal started engaging more punk-like.

Oh yeah. Definitely. And Thrash was deeply influenced by the ethos of punk and hardcore. They kept the long hair and the insistence on technical playing, but added a lot more of the aggression and social realism while downplaying the spandex and hairspray. Much more Motörhead in the mix than their glammy cousins on the Sunset Strip.

[Kory]

I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.

Yeah even early on nothing remotely demonic about Metallica. You could make the argument for Slayer.

And even Slayer is absolutely performative.

A thing about thrash I’ll note is that of all the metal subgenres, it’s the one most likely to be political, and even left wing. It’s also the subgenre with the most non-white musicians/fans.

And yet Hetfield is pretty conservative, isn't he?

[matedog]

I would dispute the “demonic” thing. Metallica were a thrash band above all else. Thrash is probably the least D&D of the metal sub genres in general.

Yeah even early on nothing remotely demonic about Metallica. You could make the argument for Slayer.

And even Slayer is absolutely performative.

A thing about thrash I’ll note is that of all the metal subgenres, it’s the one most likely to be political, and even left wing. It’s also the subgenre with the most non-white musicians/fans.

And yet Hetfield is pretty conservative, isn't he?

Seemingly now he is. But he's also been a rich white man for a long time, so that can change people.