Finn Mckenty, The Ultimate Poser

[@troyevitt2437]

He's starting a band called Linked-In Park.

[@Ceaseless_Cischarge]

😂😂😂

[@I3rutalI3rian]

He doesnt have the talent 2 play in a band

[@troyevitt2437]

@@I3rutalI3rian This is true, but not a barrier to getting signed. I'm sure he knows that from Wiki.

[@I3rutalI3rian]

@@troyevitt2437 idc what that poser thinks

[@lutfimakarim8258]

More likely to supervise the band

[@ghazzter]

Finn did one good thing: He allowed people to discover more music channels.

[@cameroncorrosive925]

He never stopped anyone from doing that, he even promoted other people. I'd say that says a lot about someone who only watches one channel on a platform full of opinions.

[@ghazzter]

@cameroncorrosive925 Various people have made many videos about him; I've watched one from one of my favourite youtubers and then another one from another youtuber. As the algorithm kicks in, it shows me more channels that I've never seen before about people talking about the same thing.

[@py16667]

I mean, his channel did do some good & it’s a good thing it exists. He brought a lot of younger generation to rock/metal, as well as a lot of attention to the bands he covered, who probably wouldn’t have bothered unless they saw those videos

[@strahljd]

​@@cameroncorrosive925 I think you're misunderstanding, OP isn't talking about before, he's talking about all the sub-50k channels the algorithm is currently showing us that are making videos talking about Finn's meltdown. And it's absolutely true, I've subbed to 5 new channels I've never heard of before. It's awesome that these channels now get a chance to fill the void Finn left for videos that talk about the metal scene, history, etc

[@enzobeitmirza85]

I like RawmusicTV more than him and I found them through him too

[@HealingMetal]

Finn reminds me of my 5 year old son who is pumped to play a game but when he starts losing it realizes that he going to lose, throws a fit and says he didn't want to play the game in the first place and that he hates the game and yells at everyone and storms off. Kind of like Eric Cartmam saying "Screw you guys I'm going home"

[@monarch946x6]

That's not what happened. He grew up and his audience didn't. He wanted to stretch his horizons, but these man children weren't having it and got mad. They were the one crying and throwing fits. He got tired of it and instead of starting from scratch he hung it up. He doesn't need to be a content creator for life

[@HookedonChronics]

​@@monarch946x6 lol imagine being a boot licker for some douchebag KZbinr that outright said he didn't even like music and was hustling his own viewers. The amount of bitch in you to be that guy is actually astounding.

[@MrKingkz]

​@@monarch946x6It was not his audience its him and his shit takes and his rude attitude I deleted his channel from my feed cuz of his horrible takes and rude attitude what gets me is why did anyone take him seriously in the first place I saw around 5 videos from the guy and just knew he was full of shit 😂

[@jukeman9291]

​@@monarch946x6lmao you're coping

[@monarch946x6]

@jukeman9291 what's there to cope about. At a certain point, you could tell he gave up. If you watched him on Twitch, he talked about meeting people, having fun, and things he did. You people just love to hate others. When someone comes up with something, you take it as fact. But when someone calls you out, you can't accept it

[@ericthomas6726]

His tone suggests a sincere bitterness aimed at the music scene, in general.

[@RoguSpanish]

Well he was always kind of a crybaby about people disagreeing with him, he never forgave Babymetal fans for correcting him when he said Su lip syncs.

[@talesxavier5752]

​@@RoguSpanishalso that video he made about japanese metal bands was awful.

[@ericthomas6726]

@@RoguSpanish I'm going to be honest, a lot of music snobs can be vicious for no reason.

[@beeemm2578]

Thats what I said. You dont get into some of the music he covered without some love and 'just for money' ..lol. riiiiiiight. Hes bitter about something

[@markorendas1423]

Had wife humped the drummer

[@DanOfTheDumb]

Finn McCunty

[@Barneycastle]

what abt Fart McCunty

[@sethputnamsghost]

Toats👍

[@alexandrbatora9674]

wow, that's such a clever joke, I swear I didn't read it like seventy billion times in past 24 hours.

[@EnerJon90]

Artv

[@PaxBisonica89]

Great guy, never met him.

[@Oleksa_Jotun]

Ironically, his last video is called somewhat like "rock and metal is boring now and I'll tell you why".

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

of fucking course it is lmao

[@alexandersteinsy4799]

He is kinda right

[@KomboAndy]

​@@alexandersteinsy4799 not really

[@Magdalena8008s]

​@@alexandersteinsy4799i would hard disagree with this. Maybe if you are only into one specific aspect of things. But as a whole. Things are happening in the genre. Now more than ever.

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Surprised it wasn't a "Look guys, I know my girl was underaged when I got with her, but......" video because apparently that's the real reason dude bounced like a beach ball off social media

[@wyattxhim]

I think way too many people are focusing on what he said at face value. If he’s been lying this whole time why would be telling the truth now ? It’s out of character for him and I think personally taking every word he said in that video as him being cynical and not deceptive from what he’s trying to cover up just shows even as he’s quitting he’s still fooling people.

[@coryclarke3271]

Nailed it.

[@m1nd_drif7er5]

The fact that this kind of videos are made proves the fact that he was rigth on alt music fans, and I saw it for years and now they are trying hard to prove it... its very sad.

[@w4guy]

Exactly

[@Dragon-Believer]

I don't care if he is telling the truth or not. I'm just here to dunk on him. I was not aware of his existence. Then he made an awful video about my favorite band. I'm more mad that I became aware of his existence. The world was a better place before that.

[@jukeman9291]

Your video on the situation was great, Wyatt.

[@ancho-31337]

Nah, he's full of it. Saying that he has no interest in music is a total cope, he's just burned out.

[@CH-ml4rz]

YEP. TWO Hatebreed tattoos. Dystopia tattoos. Dystopia made an EP about him.

[@AlqhemyA]

yep, he's def lying and he has absolutely listened to SOAD. if you watch his nu metal videos he shits on SOAD all the time claiming he "doesn't get it", he's just ragebaiting to detract from the real reason he left

[@metalheadjake3339]

11:54 A huge thing I hate is people who job shame individuals in service jobs, public transport jobs (Bus, Taxi and train drivers), Delivery drivers, carers or other jobs like dealing with waste etc etc etc. Can't believe Finn went there. Stuff like that really irks me.

[@TimmyTurner421]

Honestly very classless behavior. All those positions are needed for our society to function properly.

[@Cyclist-o6e]

Nobody who actually loves music could be such a big fan of Ronnie Radke

[@quiksilver779]

he definitely thirsted on Ronald the Clown

[@lurtz8656]

This was unironically one of the earlier things that made me skeptical of him lmao

[@PauloBalictar]

up for this. w comment

[@dilbophagginz]

the writing was on the wall lmao

[@neilpatrickhairless]

He doesn't like Ronnie Radke's music he likes Ronnie Radke's politics. And apparently he likes them a little young which also tracks with Mr. Radke's political demographic

[@SquizbarDeAlienOfficial]

Sadly I was one of his fans and it’s an absolute hit in the balls. I could have watched other creators that ACTUALLY care about their audience.

[@samuelskillern7365]

I actually admired his takes, to be honest, even if I disagreed. I started distancing myself from him after discovering the age he was when he met his future wife.

[@HellNation]

lol

[@adamyo9003]

Don’t you see what he’s doing? KZbin has been bad for his head for a while. If you watched him the last couple of years, you know he’s talked about it. So now he’s getting out of the game and intentionally sabotaging any possibility of coming back by poisoning his own well. He’s forcing himself to get out of a shitty neighborhood by burning down his own house, so to speak. Finn doesn’t hate you, bro. But he needs to salt the earth before he leaves so there’s nothing to come back to. It’s genius, actually. And it’s working.

[@deraldiweihnachtskalender1757]

Him never having anything heard from SOAD is a downright lie. He listened to toxicity and chop suey on his streams. In fact, he knows SOAD enough to be aware of the August burns red cover of chop suey and to prefer it over the original song.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

Even if he hadn't done that, there's NO WAY he hadn't heard at least one song at one point, on the radio or even in a fuckin' meme. Its not just a bad lie, its also a stupid one.

[@AlqhemyA]

@@themetalmeltdownofficial yeah, also he shits on SOAD all the time in his nu metal videos. clearly lying to ragebait and distract people from the real reasons he's leaving

[@MarceloZ2]

Someome on the comments of the video that Anthony Fantano made about this situation said something that has been living rent free in my head ever since I read it: The person in question proposed a hypothesis that maybe, just maybe, this move by Finn was calculated and his responses intentional. His hypothesis was that Finn was intentionally throwing himself under the bus to control how his reputation online was gonna be terminated, because he has skeletons in his closet that are way worse than "he never cared about music" that he thinks people are close to finding.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

Its possible, there are some allegations of grooming out there.

[@zachroberts1988]

He met his wife when she was under 18, he was in his 30s already... thats definitely textbook groomer behavior!

[@morbidtoaster8615]

⁠@@zachroberts1988oh man his wife is a big can of worms.

[@Magdalena8008s]

I mean, yeah. I could see this all being calculated to cover up something worse coming.

[@Soshikix]

Thought that might be the case. Would explain the sudden exit strategy.

[@huntermengel2683]

He like cut the whole foot off, and then continued to shoot at the severed foot.

[@off6848]

And then made it his album cover

[@GasmaskAvenger]

@@off6848 Dawn of the Rotting Foot

[@eaglezfan90]

I’ve never seen his videos. That’s gotta be one of the longest cons ever. Like imagine becoming a cook, going to culinary school, rising through the ranks, becoming an executive chef at a high end restaurant, open your own restaurant, get your own Michelin star for your restaurant. And then one day you just close up shop and someone asks you, why are you closing your amazingly successful restaurant? And you answer, honestly I never fucked with cooking I just did it for the money. That’s wild.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

Perfect analogy. Like, if he's telling the truth, this truly is one hell of a grift.

[@eaglezfan90]

@ it’s equal parts impressive and disgusting

[@zachroberts1988]

Hes trolling us to cope... he has multiple hatebreed tattoos so he definitely liked hardcore at one time but you can tell his only real drive in life is money, and going to school for marketing just further reinforces that...

[@dimproductions1]

I really think it's just peak sour grapes mentality. Like "I'm not crying you're crying!"*takes ball and goes home*

[@cameroncorrosive925]

@@themetalmeltdownofficial He doesn't hate music, it's his personal life that had some issues. I'd say it started when he met his to be future wife while she was underaged.

[@wolflust9718]

More like Finn McKunty the Stunk Rock MBA amirite?

[@kruddthebarbarian6169]

Goddamn it, you beat me to it! Lmfao

[@rcurl44]

This explains so many of his trash takes. Also explains why he made a whole video defending Ronnie Radke in which he never brought up most of the allegations against him.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

He truly was the #1 Ronnie Radke dickrider

[@hhaste]

Just 1 of the many reasons that guy sucks.

[@SINE382]

Yeah but look at Fantano he’s getting sued by Ronnie stating the allegations as the truth or as fact. That’s a topic and rabbit hole nobody wants to go down

[@DustyEchozy]

​@@themetalmeltdownofficialWait, so if he's #1 then would Rock Feed be #2?

[@sethputnamsghost]

Both of them are total Betas.

[@Grim_666-]

I have unfortunately watched Finn at times in 2020 when I first learned about him and I stopped watching him because most of his videos are negative for the sake of being negative and he also has this smug ass attitude and got a lot of his information wrong. Like he said that all Black Metal bands sound the same and I’m like “so you’re gonna tell me with a straight fucking face that Dimmu Borgir, Liturgy, Marduk and Deafheaven sound the same” lol

[@sethputnamsghost]

He probably believes that punk is way more complex to play than black metal and death metal. Which we both know is absolute BS.🤘

[@pierce7992]

​​@@sethputnamsghost most punk contains 1 chord and that's the power chord and a lack of musicianship

[@Cyclist-o6e]

I can’t stand Finn McKenty. He’s aways been capitalism fan, not a music fan. It was obvious. I’m not at all surprised.

[@nickhutcheson8580]

What I don't get is why aren't enough people talking about him dating a girl while she was in high school then marrying her later.

[@chasefoster8092]

To be fair, all bands are capitalist fans. All bands want to make money on music. All bands want to make their own product and sell it. Regardless if finn is a shit poser.

[@veryStupidInternet]

What was the clue? "MBA" in the name? He's clearly been a sellout from the beginning, now 100% confirmed

[@veryStupidInternet]

@@chasefoster8092 The difference is, the successful artists make music for THEMSELVES and then other people happen to like it and they are successful. The worst music is made by the people who just do it for cash and don't really have any passion for it. The same is true with our friend the MBA, he made his videos for cash and didn't give a shit about anything else. That's why it didn't make him happy and that's why he quit. If you're just doing it for cash, you can just get a real job and make money easier than on KZbin.

[@BboySquidfoot]

I mean he used to be a product manager so it's all warranted, along with his motives and agenda being made very clear on what he is about. Ngl he did put me on to some good shit.

[@yellowdog2181]

I haven’t used the word poser since the 80s , as a teenager into racing bmx , motoX and skateboarding. Then it leaked into metal and punk . It’s just funny hearing “POSER” today

[@andrefaria2921]

I caught up that he was a poseur that didn't care about the music when Fat Mike asked what was the best ska band and he said Sublime.

[@JomboyTonesAgain]

Yep!!!👍🏾

[@ericgeneric135]

"The flat-brim hat is the modern-day dunce cap." -- Daniel Tosh

[@monstermcgregor333]

Have you ever seen Finn McKenty and Haliey Welch in the same room? Me either! 😂

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

Only one way to solve this: get Finn on Talk Tuah.

[@mrcoolguy32]

The capitalist MBA

[@Tensaku]

He also has grooming allegations against him that he has refused to address.

[@Heisenbulla]

One of the more accurate things about his punk rock persona

[@JomboyTonesAgain]

…oh? His wife or some other person?

[@hhaste]

*_shocker_* Who would ever imagine someone that defends Ronnie Radke would like them young? Both scumbags.

[@Torquedbattlespec]

He met his started dating his wife when she was 18 and he was in his mid 30s

[@Rob0tacon]

@@Torquedbattlespec before**

[@troopergio]

Bro I once got called a poser because I told a fellow metal head I like listening to other generes like Funk and Jazz. 💀

[@Wuprrr]

Funk and jazz are awesome. And honestly ive heard jazz albums that feel heavier than a shit ton of metal that I've heard. Miles Davis' Dark Magus is a strong personal fav

[@alfonsalenius2482]

Listening to a wide range of music helps me appreciate punk and metal way more, personally

[@wheelsofmercury]

Finn and MGK are pretty much in the same boat right now as far as being something they're not. Fitting, too, considering he would stick up for people like MGK, Jonny Craig and Ronnie Radke *so often* in a lot of his videos that I just had to unsubscribe from him after a while. It just got extremely repetitive.

[@dilbophagginz]

Wait... Finn and Sergeant D from Metalsucks are the same person? That actually blew my mind.

[@duanenash9474]

I think it was known but I somehow missed that one too even though I saw some similarities... D had some funny moments.

[@bennybadfish]

dude actually did at one point care about music. there’s enough evidence of decades of him in the scene. he’s just become bitter to it all because of other people on the internet and can’t just admit that.

[@riffcrypt8438]

I think he DID care about music (90's Hardcore/PV/Grindcore) but what he meant in the interview was likely hating the music his audience required him to cover to pay his bills and is retroactively spewing hate to cope. That is the fate of all sellouts. You dig your grave, lined with dollar bills and eventually are forced to lay in it. Dude has always been a clown, a hypersensitive elitist, and exposed himself years ago with the black metal video.

[@MadMike1]

Butt Rock MBA > Punk Rock MBA

[@waterdive122productions6]

I figured you were gonna make a video about this. I'm not a viewer of the Punk Rock MBA, but this was so shady. Not gonna lie, I love these discussion videos.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

To be honest, I hadn't initially planned on it. So many people have already covered it so well. But I hate assholes and phonies and the more I thought of this whole thing the more I wanted to do a video.

[@KomboAndy]

That's not very Punk Rock of you, Finn

[@buzzy-ears]

He's not the "Punk rock MBA" guy, he's the "Swiffer and Fabreze guy"

[@unheardsirensincorporated2036]

The Abercrombie MBA

[@Milo-it1tf]

He might as well become mr. Clean 😂

[@ProStriker92]

I still swear with a Finn's video called "The exact moment rock died (Jan 19, 1993)" with a thumbnail that says "This song killed rock". I know Punk Rock MBA released a ton of clickbait videos, but that one bottered me a lot. Also, i don't believe about he retired because he meet his financial goals. I know there's other alleged stuff about him, but i believe he cannot handle the very deserved criticisms he got.

[@Roflmao0001]

His videos always seemed so stale and without any human qualities. He was like one of those AI generated videos that seem like humans but are weird and just repeat information gathered from online, because they're unable to form actual opinions

[@justinarzola4584]

His band biography videos were just him reading Wikipedia summaries which explains the robotic scripted tone of those videos.

[@hellaradusername]

As a 90's zinester this sucks, I watched Finn's channel -- despite the cringe, which I was well aware of -- up until a few years ago when it was obvious his heart wasn't in it anymore. I thought that at least for a while he actually cared but apparently it was just an attempt to monetize him seeing Earth Crisis once when he was 14. Also Finn went out of his way to read KZbin comments, respond to DMs, etc. when he didn't really have to and this also sucks because now it's a thing he probably did because he'd get more viewer retention that way.

[@ghostrunnerco6791]

lol that guy always gave me a super weird vibe so i’m not in any way surprised to hear any of this

[@danframpt0n]

hell yes brother.

[@ethanmurray-q8z]

Love the reading of his wiki. Deserved considering what most of his videos were😂

[@snowerra5881]

average marketing major moment

[@dasparkd]

Dude is a creep. Look into that. That is why he dipped.

[@wyattfreihon4048]

It’s weird seeing my suspicions confirmed about Finn. I only watched a few of his videos and everything seemed off. He would say something and a little twitch in the back of my head was going, “That doesn’t connect…” And his attitude seemed so put down and pessimistic and rude. I’m not happy that he’s done this but I’m glad to see unity in this little corner of the internet. Happy Holidays Mr. Meltdown! 🤟

[@brickcitybrownchick]

"When people show you who they are, believe them the first time." Maya Angelou

[@GoldfingerAZ4099]

People need to stop putting so much stock into KZbin personalities …

[@ElliYeetYT]

“To Be Honest He Never Really Cared About those Punk Rock and Metal Bands. Innocent Or Otherwise.”

[@jrgood6479]

Coming to you straight from Mom and Dad's basement.

[@tylerhackner9731]

Imagine grifting about just enjoying music in general lol smh

[@SuperStrik9]

Agreed. On a side note cool to see you here.🤘

[@Thegrungegeek]

“If your not into blackened hardcore extreme brutal Norwegian gore grind black metal made between 1988 and 1991, then your not a true metalhead” probably something one of the people who call people posers would say

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

'You're not a real metalhead if you down own Kvelterstork Box's demo on laserdisc... oh you do? Fuck off poser'

[@Thegrungegeek]

@ 😂

[@Milo-it1tf]

@Thegrungegeek oh you’re a metalhead? Name me three metals 😂

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

@@Milo-it1tf Copper, cobalt, magnesium. Get fucked poser.

[@sirwondracz3260]

We got Mr. Meltdown calling someone poser before GTA VI.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

🤣🤣🤣

[@MysticMindAnalysis]

Y'know, as much hate as I've seen the metal community give Lords of Chaos (a fictionalised retelling of the 2nd wave of Black metal scene, specifically around Mayhem), I think a lot of people miss the point of the film. It isn't supposed to be a 1:1 retelling of what happened historically, it's an allegory for getting too deep into the "poser" mentality. (Trust me, I'm going somewhere with this). Euronymous was a poser in the sense that he kept talking about how much of a dark, edgy, evil underground monster he was, yet at the end of the day, he was as human as the rest of us. It deliberately contrasts the mentality of Euronymous with the genuine evil of Varg, and that got him murdered. We see how beaten up he is about Dead's suicide, about how he reacts to actually burning down churches. The whole film was holding up a mirror to the "TRU CVLT" edgelords who created a culture in which genuine threats like Varg could germinate unnoticed, not realising the consequences until its too late. In that sense, it shows how easy we are to be duped when faced with conformation bias. While not to the same extreme degree, Finn Mckenty showed that we are all cows to be milked when someone starts taking advantage of our good faith. We expect our favoured youtube critics to be honest when engaging in our favourite subjects, and while Mr. Mckenty may not be the most eggregious or hurtful example out there, it should be a big wake up call to metalheads of just how easy it is to miss red flags when you're captivated by conformation bias. I never paid a great deal of attention to his content nor engaged with it to any serious degree, so I had no reason to think he was lying. I'm not immune to anything I just talked about. And given some other individuals who recently came out as supporting well known grifters *CoughWyattsMetalCough*, I think this whole thing should be some serious cause for reflection.

[@lil_billiam69]

I find it surprising that people are shocked by Finn's "truth bomb," when he's been showing signs of disinterest beforehand. Like it was getting obvious towards the end that he didn't care and it was all for greed

[@extremelynormalperson]

The way he was shitting on bands who don't prioritize making money was insane. I'm in a band and we barely make any money but we do it for the love of music and the scene, and to imagine being as cynically money driven as he is - I'd rather be dead. The dude clearly has no conception of art whatsoever. Like sure, I'd love to make enough money to live off of creative work, but that's just it - The only reason I want the money is so that I can be more involved in art and music, not just money for the sake of money. Can't stand this guy.

[@michaelmalone7231]

Oh, he said many times in his recent videos, "art is for losers. Hipster shit" He's the one whose actually "smooth-brained" (what he called his content audience) as he puts it.

[@pierce7992]

Any other examples Ik he was praising ffdp

[@androtaz2621]

Nothing says hardcore quite like swiffer.

[@eienhyojinkel2556]

pretty sure this is my first video I’ve seen of you but honestly the alcohol really brings in the diy vibes , I like it !

[@Shamelesspatriot1776]

I always called this guy a poser in the comments. Whenever he would talk about death, thrash , or black metal, I could always tell he wasn’t actually into it. Metal heads have an energy behind them when they talk about metal hahah it’s very strong. He didn’t have it 😂

[@vorpalblades]

He blocked me years ago.

[@devinshelly9749]

I also find it odd that he just wasn't passionate about it and he'd often get into fights with people in his twitch chats. I grew up during the Metalcore era and loved Iron Maiden with my Dad and at times Punk Rock MBA videos he'd tease metal heads. Seemed weird for sure @Shamelesspatriot1776

[@rabidgoon]

I remember he once made a video where he trashed bands like sonic youth and dinosaur Junior because Indie rock is “wimpy” while praising stuff like three doors down and nickleback.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

Thats honestly so fucking funny lmao

[@GasmaskAvenger]

did he even listen to Confusion Is Sex or Silver Session for Jason Knuth? A band that made the song "Brother James" is in no way...ahem...wimpy.

[@LaryAndTheLobsters]

I remember watching a video on his second channel he was talking about "good" and "bad" rap music. He gave a "bad" and a "great" example. He showed the chat "Emonem - Lose Yourself" and "Lil Pump - Gucci Gang' .... Everyone knows wich is what example right? Then he said with a straight face that Eminem is the "shit" example for rap and Lose Yourself is one of the most horrible shit songs he ever heard and actually praised Lil Pumps freaking "Gucci Gang" (!!!!) as one of the most creative and amazing things Rap has to offer and he was not even joking. I instantly unsubscribed

[@spankypants2793]

That's pretty based lol, lil pump sucks but at least he isn't a culture vulture who used a black artform to express how much he hates black women

[@pierce7992]

Holy shit lil pump was a one trick pony I listened to a bit of Eminem this is such a shit take

[@blueshattrick]

I understand getting tired of negative feedback.. and wanting to parlay YT success into something else. But giving the middle finger to all your supporters/making them feel like fools on the way out the door is an insane "strategy" what's his first LinkedIn seminar going to be, *How to Troll Your Fans 101* ?

[@JohnsonBruckheimer]

I can guarantee he did care about the music at some point based on what he has done and what he has talked about before. The boldness of that claim along with the SOAD comment tell me he wanted to bow out in a fashion where people would dismiss him quickly.

[@armandklink4843]

Used to watch good amount of his videos to kill time while working and he did bring up some interesting perspectives here and there (I was also interested in other people's opinions on bands I like that might clash with my view) but then also went out his way to defend horrible people like Ronne Radke and view the music scene through a complete profit oriented way so it does not surprise me he was really just playing a money long-con this whole time. His absence will create a hole for smaller and better content creators over time.

[@Metamorphosis24]

well then. it seem like this is now the story-that-blew-up of the week

[@hectorThechilldudeonacouch]

He always came out as very arrogant on his videos to me. That interview was a PR disaster

[@leitermane_]

I personally believe he said what he said to save face. What better way to throw it back at “haters” than to pretend you don’t care. I think it’s also likely he’ll come back and this is to get ppl talking about him for when he comes back.

[@gaberson3819]

Hes getting swarmed if he ever goes to a show again. 😂😂

[@marktaylor7162]

With hindsight, it completely makes sense that McKenty didn't even listen to the music he talked about. As another KZbinr commenting on this has pointed out, the majority of his content was about the cultural context and history of the bands he talked about, and so forth, rather than about the music itself (stuff that can be easily found on the internet, funnily enough). But every time I saw him express opinions on the actual music, they just seemed... weird. A bit off, somehow. Sure, people have all kinds of opinions about music, but they're usually coming from some sort of recognisable perspective, if that makes sense. I never thought his opinions were not genuine (at the time - I do now), I just thought he's somehow coming at music from a bit of an odd angle. I didn't watch that many of his videos either, but I repeatedly came away with this impression when I did.

[@zachroberts1988]

His thoughts on bands from the 70s of being "washed up" and "who cares" were always bizarre to me... like every metal band on planet earth was influenced by black sabbath and judas priest... Every hardcore band was influenced by 70s punk rock... He had some absolutely frigid cold takes on bands that werent popular when he was a teenager!

[@GasmaskAvenger]

@@zachroberts1988 and even some punk bands were influenced by the same bands as metal bands but had to keep acknowledging those influences on the downlow at first.

[@No20six]

I actually think something else is going on. He’s always been very vocal about his mentalhealth issues. He has worked with music his whole life… no way he actually hated it.

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Yeah he's being accused of being a PDF file groomer. That's the something else that's going on.

[@kingthorgrim1591]

I honestly just think he is a little weak-minded and couldn't take the hate from the community, he liked the money but to be honest he's the kind of guy who only does stuff for money and not passion and at some point once the money was enough for him, he decided to stop making videos and thus also stop dealing with all the hate. He did seem like a genuine fan of music though, especially Death Metal. He does have some skeletons in his closet though, not the most morally sound guy for sure and honestly? I feel bad for his kid, no one should be punished with life in this shit world let alone being Finn Mckenty's son

[@Milo-it1tf]

There’s people that still support him and act like he’s the victim

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

Oh yeah, and some of em are right here lmao

[@Milo-it1tf]

@themetalmeltdownofficial I think there’s people who are saying he met his wife when she was 16, I could be wrong on that

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

@@Milo-it1tf That too. I don't know how true that is, but there is a NOTICABLE age difference between the two so its possible.

[@hornmoviereviews8739]

I was one of those poor bastards that defended finn a few times on my tik tok page and boy I feel like I've been had for years!!! He was one of the guys who made me wanna talk about music on the internet.

[@Supreme-Mentalman]

The music scene were scumbags for the most part. All posers. I’m so happy tock and metal is aging out and dying. Hip-Hop forever. ❤

[@MrWill9894]

I don’t like hardcore, but if I did, I would feel so insulted by everything about Finn McKenty. How can you devote your whole persona to hardcore (a very political and frequently anti capitalist genre) while at the same time only doing it for money? That’s beyond hypocritical

[@siniister710]

Right wing Finn is cooked

[@justinlohrman7628]

This is awesome! Best video yet! I’ll subscribe now.

[@ShooterMcKevin1]

Quick story time since this hit my algo. Finn helped my band after we got dropped from century media when sony bought them out. He helped us develop a marketing plan for no money. He’s a good dude.

[@Wufffles]

He may have done a good thing for you, but that’s doesn’t change the fact that this is not punk behaviour. You can’t call yourself hardcore and also work for a huge fashion company

[@TobikunOuO]

He just can't handle any criticism and is trying to make himself look like the bad guy because of it

[@ShooterMcKevin1]

@@Wufffles that is the lamest response. Sounds like something that someone who is insecure would say.

[@ShooterMcKevin1]

@@TobikunOuO I work with a couple of KZbinrs. I don’t think people understand how shitty others can be to them. It’s honestly disgusting.

[@Wufffles]

@@ShooterMcKevin1 lmao wtf dude, punk isn’t just about listening to music, it’s a lifestyle. You can listen to punk music and not be punk, that’s fine, that’s the case for myself, but people like Finn who call themselves punk then go and support the system the entire movement is railing against are posers

[@nicholassimon1419]

The thing he said sounds crazy because of his whole recent history. Why would it be more likely the whole recent history is false, rather than the thing he said being false.

[@nukritik2933]

You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

[@Grim_666-]

Rob: because the word poser is thrown around so frequently, I feel it has lost all meaning Me: I understand because I feel the same way about the word woke

[@marktaylor7162]

Uncle Melty is not wrong. I've been listening to metal for 38 years. I listen to metal every day. I'm still constantly checking out new bands even though I'm an old fart. I have hundreds of metal albums on vinyl and CD (I don't actually know how many I have on CD, I lost track a couple of decades ago at least). But still, I've been called a poser by squirts who 'discovered' metal two months ago for such crimes as not really being into Pantera (or Manowar), listening to the occasional metalcore album, saying gatekeeping is bullshit, and not agreeing with them when they call other people posers for no particularly good reason.

[@Grim_666-]

@ I agree. He’s not wrong at all.

[@Magdalena8008s]

Facts. Anyone who uses the phrase "woke" is a glaring reason for me to not take that person seriously. And can make a plethora of assumptions about them, and they all be right.

[@JomboyTonesAgain]

“Woke” shit 100% exists and is pervasive in entertainment and even the professional world, but it is also wayyyyy over used and mostly used by cringe blowhards

[@RoguSpanish]

"Woke" as used by the far right just means "I'm mad about the existence of minorities", but they have to pretend it has a real meaning or else they reveal themselves for the raging bigots they are. The problem is they can't agree on a definition that applies to everything they call woke, so it kinda gives the game away.

[@billg708]

13:09 YEP!! I've watched this dude for half a decade and was pretty invested. If he said what he said because he was butt hurt, or if he truly meant it, EITHER WAY it is a real sh@#$y way to go!!

[@thomasball3658]

To be honest he's just one guy and I found him entertaining and that's all,he has no impact on my life at all.

[@princessolmeca2933]

Poser. Noun. Finn Mckenty.

[@Bassmanhill84]

Pretty much. When I watched THAT interview, the only thing I could say was " definition of a poser ". Great minds think alike

[@sloshed-rat]

The way he quit was a smoke bomb to try to hide the truth about himself.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

It's possible, there are certainly many others who think the same

[@alexmilanian827]

The guy is a sociopath. That's why he does so well in a corporate structure.

[@meanmrbean8641]

Been following Finn’s work for about 15 years, since his Sgt D days. He is a c**t, but also rational, business-oriented, and brutally honest; and that is valuable in a scene full of creative dreamers. But I always assumed he appreciated his fans. It seems I was a complete fool to assume that, and the disrespect he showed in that interview really stings.

[@freshskittles92]

best thing about finn is the algorithm brought me to a bunch of music channels i didn't even know about because everyone is shitting on him at the same time. subscribed.

[@Zibang]

Used to like his videos a decent amount, I think his early stuff mostly came from a place of love for the music and scenes he was a part of (this is all based on memories of watching those videos ages ago). Stopped watching immediately and blocked his channel after he criticized Babymetal of lipsyncing live and then getting pissy about the "Babymetal fanbase" when people simply corrected his insane claim in the comments lmao (they absolutely do not lipsync) I'm sure he had already started falling off way before that point but that's just when I personally had enough. He was not a positive presence in the community and it's great that he is finally gone

[@Citizen_J]

ive only watched a few of his video, and from those 5 or so videos it was VERY obvious he didn't like any of the music he was talking about. How is anyone surprised by this?

[@satan6552]

I'm honestly not surprised. I'd checked out some of his content a few years back, and for someone who claimed to love the music and the scene as much as he did, his complete lack of passion for it was baffling. Unlike folks such as yourself, you may get a lot of misguided and unjustified hate thrown your way, but goddamn, I defy anybody to accuse you of not being passionate about the music (and other content) of which you speak.

[@NekobibuVonBibu]

Dude, you actually featured my comment! 😍 I'm such a poser for being on your channel! 😁

[@crazydud3380]

He cared early on, it was very clear. He stopped caring over time. He has convinced himself he never cared as a coping mechanism. You cannot mourn the loss of a passion if you convince yourself said passion was never there to begin with.

[@BigMacAttack83]

Hi uncle melty

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

Hi BigMacAttack83

[@duanenash9474]

I think the real reason so much of the online metal/punk scene is coming down on Finn so hard is because deep down inside they are afraid what happened to him will happen to them.

[@ogvelociraptor205]

Finn possible started a Domino effect. There's so many pretentious Music snobs with their own channel it's become oversaturated with vapid bullcrap and the whole I'm more Metal than You crap is something a Teenager who just discovered Heavy Metal would say.

[@DaDungeonNCR]

Lmfaooo. Holy shit this is a hilarious way for the scene to end the year. The MOD mention at the end was *chef’s kiss*

[@ParadoxGames-g9k]

I'm willing to bet that this has become common amongst youtubers.

[@83442handle]

It's very common. Think about it logically. You start a nostalgia late 90s/early 00s music channel, it blows up and you are now relying on the income and you got a family to support. Eventually the content becomes harder and harder to make since what you did is nostalgia so there is only so many "why did xxxx genre die" videos you can do so you end up eventually turning into a content farm channel doing weekly reactions or whatever to keep up the pace. It was obvious his channel had run its course way before this. He's even said it.

[@dza6010]

This was not an "uh-oh". He said himself that it was intentional.

[@JustAnotherHeavyMetalManiac]

What he admitted seems partially true, but I also think he chose to nuke his own reputation before other people did so, given the allegations against him and his controversial statements over the years.

[@metalheadrailfan]

I'm happy he's gone really. He always came across as a smug asshole that would call any band that has been around for more than a couple of years as "old" and "washed up" and just wanted to hype up the next big time right here, right now. Even to the point where he would imply that bands should stop being bands and just become Soundcloud rappers because that's the fastest to boost Spotify numbers.

[@IRLWojak]

What's wild is that I have a similar background to this guy and a similar frame of reference and I am around the same exact age and come from the same scene and played with a some of the bands he has talked about over the years...I can see that metal can get tiring after a few decades, I personally only listen to 70's rock now lol. And I was once playing alongside Converge, Zao, Hatebreed etc...people change, tastes change and desires change. People grow, this is something that younger people have a mega hard time grasping.

[@russellspear6188]

For you to come up with as creative an idea as to make a video about Finn McKenty at this time...isn't exactly unique or classy. It didn't take a brainstorm, but perhaps for some people a light drizzle may seem like a storm.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

Good thing I'm not trying to be either with this video then.

[@Bassmanhill84]

I watched Finns channel from very early on. I thought he was fantastic. To find out he was a classic poser, money grubbing grifter gen X'er really broke my heart. I used to defend this poser. I just read this comment that said " and all this from a guy who always reminded you he was at basements hardcore shows in the 90s.". I'm still in shock