Least 'metal' of our metals

Glam Metal 

I went with Glam, but I was torn between that and Alt. Metal. To me there's artists in both that would be better tagged as Hard Rock bands.

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Are you going to back that up?


Edited by The Block - 16 Jan 2011 at 4:16pm

There are parts of it that are metal, but for the most part I agree.

If you think about it, Glam Metal is probably one of THE MOST metal on that list - Glam did most of the defining of what metal is.

Certif1ed wrote: If you think about it, Glam Metal is probably one of THE MOST metal on that list - Glam did most of the defining of what metal is.

my vote is..
Prog. 

Triceratopsoil wrote: The Block wrote: ^ Are you going to back that up? lol no

^not particularly no
opeth isn't bad

Certif1ed wrote: If you think about it, Glam Metal is probably one of THE MOST metal on that list - Glam did most of the defining of what metal is.   A metal band in the 1970s/80s wasn't complete without some eyeliner and spandex - I'm thinking Ozzy, Maiden, Def Leppard, Saxon et al - Motorhead were an exception that smashed the rules.   Even Venom wore makeup - and their stage show was outrageously theatrical, in the same school as Glam, even if with a different intent. Like most (dare I say other) Glam bands, Venom couldn't play very well, and the stage show was a great way of taking attention away from that fact.   Most of the Doom Metal I've heard sounds like 1970s Hard Rock - not very metal, so I'll probably vote that once I've considered the other genres a bit - Alternative Metal? What's that? An Alternative to Metal?

Maybe glam metal is the most defining to the general public - but does that mean it's the most metal?

Not that I disagree with you - albums like Appetite For Destruction, Van Halen, Destroyer, etc., etc. defined heavy metal for many people. But when you actually think about what is metal and what isn't, many glam bands with their commercial attitude and imagery don't always fit into that mold. Metal isn't always about popstar imagery and record sales - one would question that if metal was just based on glam bands.

As previously mentioned, a lot of glam metal is often "just 80's rock". Very heavy rock, but "metal" is a bit of a stretch for some of the bands in question.

Again, I don't disagree with you. Metalcore has the same issue to me related to its commercial and popstar imagery - when it comes to a metal attitude, at least, glam is probably at the bottom of my list.

J-Man wrote: Certif1ed wrote: If you think about it, Glam Metal is probably one of THE MOST metal on that list - Glam did most of the defining of what metal is.   A metal band in the 1970s/80s wasn't complete without some eyeliner and spandex - I'm thinking Ozzy, Maiden, Def Leppard, Saxon et al - Motorhead were an exception that smashed the rules.   Even Venom wore makeup - and their stage show was outrageously theatrical, in the same school as Glam, even if with a different intent. Like most (dare I say other) Glam bands, Venom couldn't play very well, and the stage show was a great way of taking attention away from that fact.   Most of the Doom Metal I've heard sounds like 1970s Hard Rock - not very metal, so I'll probably vote that once I've considered the other genres a bit - Alternative Metal? What's that? An Alternative to Metal?     Maybe glam metal is the most defining to the general public - but does that mean it's the most metal? Not that I disagree with you - albums like Appetite For Destruction, Van Halen, Destroyer, etc., etc. defined heavy metal for many people. But when you actually think about what is metal and what isn't, many glam bands with their commercial attitude and imagery don't always fit into that mold. Metal isn't always about popstar imagery and record sales - one would question that if metal was just based on glam bands. As previously mentioned, a lot of glam metal is often "just 80's rock". Very heavy rock, but "metal" is a bit of a stretch for some of the bands in question. Again, I don't disagree with you. Metalcore has the same issue to me related to its commercial and popstar imagery - when it comes to a metal attitude, at least, glam is probably at the bottom of my list.