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08-11-04, 12:36 AM

Typically I do not like the use of the word genre as it applies to music. It can pigeon hole a band into a corner, and mask a bands talent by measuring the music against "stretched" standards. Metallica has been taking heat since their "Load" album, and have been said to have "sold out". Who is the judge of a band "selling-out"? Do fans start the media onslaught of selling-out by their reaction to an album, or does the media stamp this label on them?

Enough of that..what is your favorite style of music? Name a few of your favorite bands.

I am a metalhead (I hate stereotyping). I am a 44-year old lover of the most underground of metal. My absolute favorite band is Opeth (from Stockholm, Sweden). It took 20 years for a band to displace Led Zeppelin as my all-time favorite band, and 20 years to replace Kashmir (by Zep)with The Drapery Falls (by Opeth) as my all-time favorite song.. I also love Grip, Inc., Dimmu Borgir, Slayer, The Tea Party (a less than metal band from Canada, but amazing to me), and Flotsam & Jetsam, just to name a few. I listen to musci all day, and usually it's metal.

So, what about you?

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MetalManCPA Guest Posts: n/a	Your Favorite Genre Of Music (I Hate Genres In Music), And Bands You Like Typically I do not like the use of the word genre as it applies to music. It can pigeon hole a band into a corner, and mask a bands talent by measuring the music against "stretched" standards. Metallica has been taking heat since their "Load" album, and have been said to have "sold out". Who is the judge of a band "selling-out"? Do fans start the media onslaught of selling-out by their reaction to an album, or does the media stamp this label on them? Enough of that..what is your favorite style of music? Name a few of your favorite bands. I am a metalhead (I hate stereotyping). I am a 44-year old lover of the most underground of metal. My absolute favorite band is Opeth (from Stockholm, Sweden). It took 20 years for a band to displace Led Zeppelin as my all-time favorite band, and 20 years to replace Kashmir (by Zep)with The Drapery Falls (by Opeth) as my all-time favorite song.. I also love Grip, Inc., Dimmu Borgir, Slayer, The Tea Party (a less than metal band from Canada, but amazing to me), and Flotsam & Jetsam, just to name a few. I listen to musci all day, and usually it's metal. So, what about you?