Lets talk about metalheads. There are many varieties of these like True Metalheads, hardcore metalheads, die-hard metalheads, original metalheads, death-metalheads and of course fake metalheads. I belong to a rarely self-proclaimed variety - the humble metalhead.
Just like genres and about as useless, most of these varieties are spawns of a hormone called Luvtobragoxine which is found in large quantities in people suffering(?) from ASD. In attempts to gain ever-so-important respect, these poor souls wander from the path of righteousness, whatever that is, and start making up genres to define the spectrum of music they enjoy and titles to give themselves for being such ASS-es.
Some theories they have are:
Now, the point. Why have so few of these omniscient beings heard of Angel Dust? They're critically acclaimed, have a global fanbase, and sell pretty well but they aren't as well known as they ought to be.. They might not be as technically proficient and varied as Dream Theater or Opeth, but they certainly have as much if not more technical prowess than Metallica or Iron Maiden. Plus they're more original in their songs. No offense to either Metallica or Iron Maiden; I love both the bands and all their albums [well most of their albums - 'scuse me while I exclude St. Anger and Virtual XI], but I sincerely think that Angel Dust are better. But it's not my opinion that I rant about. Instances of when I pass around cd's of Angel Dust and they are enjoyed, passed further on and enjoyed by more people prove that it isn't that few people like this band. It is that few people know of this band. The only reason that I could think of why this could be so is that there's a tiny bug in every MH's head, planted by Opeth, that makes them unable to recommend Angel Dust to others. Every attempt leads to the words "Opeth is in a class of its own" being spurt out unintentionally. There that's everything explained.
Now we've got to change this because the intro to Bleed can convert pop fans to power metal(?); Never and Black Rain are optimal mixes of heavy and light music; Temple of the King hasn't been covered, it's been reinvented. And these are just from one album [Bleed]. The intro's to Let me live and Come Into Resistance can charge a tired headbanger to full headbanging capacity; the female vocals in Still I'm Bleeding and The One You Are give them an eerily pleasant feel; the choruses to songs like When I Die and Where the Wind Blows are as grand as the guitar solos in them; Beneath the Silence is more soothing than silence itself.
You think I'm exaggerating? Of course I am. How else do you think I'll get people to spread the good word? But I only exaggerate slightly. If I didn't, I'd be belching out approvals to Same Eyes, First In Line and Oceans of Tomorrow as well. And since I'm not doing that, I request YOU, whoever you are whichever type of metalhead you want to call yourself, to never give in to the bug and spread the word. About Angel Dust for starters, and it should be followed by any other band you think deserves attention. So much more productive than shouting out Slipknot SUCKS! or Nirvana's for fags! which are pointless coz most of the smart ones already know that.
hehe..
ASD- Attention Seeking Disorder
ASS- Attention Seeking Snob
Just like genres and about as useless, most of these varieties are spawns of a hormone called Luvtobragoxine which is found in large quantities in people suffering(?) from ASD. In attempts to gain ever-so-important respect, these poor souls wander from the path of righteousness, whatever that is, and start making up genres to define the spectrum of music they enjoy and titles to give themselves for being such ASS-es.
Some theories they have are:
- All {insert metalhead variety here} HATE hip-hop. And the dual and corollary somehow apply as well.
- Any metalhead that disagrees with another about any music-related topic is a fake metalhead.
- A metalhead who shows no interest in defaming a supporter of hip-hop/pop/bollywood/sufi/oriental music is of course fraternizing with the enemy and are marked Fake MHs with branding irons.
- Any person who knows not all genres of metal and rock isn't worth any respect.
Now, the point. Why have so few of these omniscient beings heard of Angel Dust? They're critically acclaimed, have a global fanbase, and sell pretty well but they aren't as well known as they ought to be.. They might not be as technically proficient and varied as Dream Theater or Opeth, but they certainly have as much if not more technical prowess than Metallica or Iron Maiden. Plus they're more original in their songs. No offense to either Metallica or Iron Maiden; I love both the bands and all their albums [well most of their albums - 'scuse me while I exclude St. Anger and Virtual XI], but I sincerely think that Angel Dust are better. But it's not my opinion that I rant about. Instances of when I pass around cd's of Angel Dust and they are enjoyed, passed further on and enjoyed by more people prove that it isn't that few people like this band. It is that few people know of this band. The only reason that I could think of why this could be so is that there's a tiny bug in every MH's head, planted by Opeth, that makes them unable to recommend Angel Dust to others. Every attempt leads to the words "Opeth is in a class of its own" being spurt out unintentionally. There that's everything explained.
Now we've got to change this because the intro to Bleed can convert pop fans to power metal(?); Never and Black Rain are optimal mixes of heavy and light music; Temple of the King hasn't been covered, it's been reinvented. And these are just from one album [Bleed]. The intro's to Let me live and Come Into Resistance can charge a tired headbanger to full headbanging capacity; the female vocals in Still I'm Bleeding and The One You Are give them an eerily pleasant feel; the choruses to songs like When I Die and Where the Wind Blows are as grand as the guitar solos in them; Beneath the Silence is more soothing than silence itself.
You think I'm exaggerating? Of course I am. How else do you think I'll get people to spread the good word? But I only exaggerate slightly. If I didn't, I'd be belching out approvals to Same Eyes, First In Line and Oceans of Tomorrow as well. And since I'm not doing that, I request YOU, whoever you are whichever type of metalhead you want to call yourself, to never give in to the bug and spread the word. About Angel Dust for starters, and it should be followed by any other band you think deserves attention. So much more productive than shouting out Slipknot SUCKS! or Nirvana's for fags! which are pointless coz most of the smart ones already know that.
hehe..
ASD- Attention Seeking Disorder
ASS- Attention Seeking Snob
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4 comments:
Whao! ....glad to know tht there r people out there like me. Angel Dust, boy! wat do i say abt tht band.... I fell for the band wen i heard "i need you". Their album Faith No More has almost all the flavors of the larger "metal" genre.
So, m not unaware of music after 90's.I am not much into nirvana or its contemporaries..... In Flames is bearable sometimes but i do find dark tranquility to harsh. m not a black-death metal guy...but I love melodic metal. Other than the regulars like opeth n dream theater my favs include anathema, labyrinth (power metal) and some alt rock like nightwish, Evanescence n sevendust(these guys sound the same after sometime).
And about Floyd n Maiden, they are undoubtedly Gods. To be honest they are the only bands of the 60s-70s that i like.
Point taken. You're well up-to-date with your music. I'm a huge fan of Dream Theater, Opeth, Maiden n Metallica apart from Angel Dust. And I like Labyrinth and Anathema too. You sure have good taste.
But Angel Dust has NO album by the name Faith No More.
The artist Faith No More had an album called Angel Dust. But that's totally unrelated to this band. So, I guess the person who filled in the tags for yr mp3's got confused a bit, eh?
oops... both artists r in the same playlist, in the same folder. U r right... album is Enlighten the Darkness. but even the other angel dust is good...esp caffeine and malpractice.
Couldn't agree more about Enlighten The Darkness. Haven't heard the Faith no More album though. Never did care much bout FNM..
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