What happens when two metalheads decide to stop being polite and start being brutally honest?
In this episode of the Influencers of Metal Podcast, Collin & Tom dive headfirst into a minefield of metal hot takes that are guaranteed to make someone angry.
Right out of the gate, the conversation ignites with a brutal critique of metalcore and deathcore, where Collin argues that the genres have become oversaturated with mediocrity. Tom pushes back with a broader take on genre oversaturation across metal, but the two agree that copycat bands and formulaic songwriting have become a serious issue.
From there, the discussion spirals into a series of unapologetic opinions, including why Killswitch Engage’s peak era may have been during the Howard Jones years, whether modern metal production tools are killing authenticity, why Tool might not deserve quite as much worship as they get, and whether symphonic metal could disappear as its own subgenre within the next decade.
But it’s not all doom and gloom… the duo also share ideas about what they’d love to see in the metal world moving forward, including the creation of a true Metal Hall of Fame, ideally located in Birmingham, England — the birthplace of heavy metal.
And because no Influencers of Metal episode would be complete without at least one chaotic tangent, the conversation somehow detours into retail complaints about why it’s so hard to find metal band shirts in the right sizes.
This episode is messy, hilarious, opinionated, and exactly the kind of metal discussion that sparks debates long after the episode ends.
If you’ve ever had a metal opinion that made your friends look at you like you just kicked their dog, this episode is for you.
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