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OPINION: Venue Food Prices Are Out of Control (And We’re Still Hungry)

OPINION: Venue Food Prices Are Out of Control (And We’re Still Hungry)

You ever drop $52 on beer and pizza at a show, only to realize you’re still hungry and spiritually bankrupt?

OpinionTom McKayJuly 31, 2025Metal Concerts, Venue Prices, Metalhead Rants, Pit Rants, Concert Survival, Live Music Culture, Music Industry, Overpriced Food, Devin Townsend, Metalhead LifeComment

OPINION: You’re Not a Poser for Listening to Pop as a Metalhead

OPINION: You’re Not a Poser for Listening to Pop as a Metalhead

Is it really that sacrilegious for a metalhead to listen to pop music? Hell no

OpinionTom McKayJuly 17, 2025metal community, pop music, gatekeeping, elitism in metal, elitist, metalhead culture, metal vs pop, music diversity, pit rant, Opinion, metal opinions, hot takes, metal songwritingComment

OPINION: Metal Music Is NOT Getting Worse (or better)

OPINION: Metal Music Is NOT Getting Worse (or better)

People keep saying some variation of this and will give “objective reasoning” to prove them right. Hate to break it to you, that’s now how it works…

This thing sucks, OpinionTom McKayMarch 28, 2024Metal Music, Opinion, Music, MetalComment