the state of american metal

neuroticandroid · August 21st, 2006, 01:53 PM

i was thinking about how metal in the us has changed over the years in the us. in the 80s through the early part of the 90s, we had bands that were truly legendary (metallica, megadeth, slayer, pantera, anthrax, morbid angel, the list goes on and on). but grunge came along and took alot of attention from metal, then nu-metal almost killed it. i was wondering what bands do we have left other than the legendary bands still around that can restore the glory of american metal? i'll start.
god forbid, mastodon, agalloch, and maybe lamb of god

worldwide_suicide · August 21st, 2006, 01:54 PM

hmmm.. none?

CAIRATH · August 21st, 2006, 01:57 PM

American mainstream metal is pretty much beyond hope. But there are plenty of great underground bands. So if you just ignore the mainstream rubbish then I don't think anything needs to be "restored" really.

metal_wrath · August 21st, 2006, 01:58 PM

America is not a state.

Just FYI

neuroticandroid · August 21st, 2006, 02:00 PM

such cynicism, i actually expected this

Powers · August 21st, 2006, 02:54 PM

Where the hell is American Metal?

And who the fuck names a state that???

Liquid Diamonds · August 21st, 2006, 03:16 PM

Tool. If you class them as a metal band.

Opethian666 · August 21st, 2006, 03:17 PM

America should be nuked imo.

Tubbs · August 21st, 2006, 03:28 PM

^ Belgium should get nuked if America gets nuked imo. Imho, all countries should get nuked just because.

worldwide_suicide · August 21st, 2006, 03:31 PM

shame on you, shame on you

neuroticandroid · August 21st, 2006, 03:34 PM

maybe i should've called this the sad state of american metal?

Opethian666 · August 21st, 2006, 03:38 PM

You should've called this "please nuke america!"

August 21st, 2006, 01:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
neuroticandroid Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: searching my way to perplexion Posts: 336	the state of american metal i was thinking about how metal in the us has changed over the years in the us. in the 80s through the early part of the 90s, we had bands that were truly legendary (metallica, megadeth, slayer, pantera, anthrax, morbid angel, the list goes on and on). but grunge came along and took alot of attention from metal, then nu-metal almost killed it. i was wondering what bands do we have left other than the legendary bands still around that can restore the glory of american metal? i'll start. god forbid, mastodon, agalloch, and maybe lamb of god

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worldwide_suicide Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,812	shame on you, shame on you __________________

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CAIRATH Astral Disaster Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: R'lyeh Posts: 2,957	American mainstream metal is pretty much beyond hope. But there are plenty of great underground bands. So if you just ignore the mainstream rubbish then I don't think anything needs to be "restored" really.

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metal_wrath I dip my forefinger... Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: ...in the watery blood Posts: 5,694	America is not a state. Just FYI

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neuroticandroid Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: searching my way to perplexion Posts: 336	such cynicism, i actually expected this

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neuroticandroid Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: searching my way to perplexion Posts: 336	maybe i should've called this the sad state of american metal?