KISS Paul Stanley Claps Back at Gene Simmons 'Rock is Dead' Claim

[@frankwilliam8851]

I don’t think Rock Music is Dead , I think it’s just not promoted as much as Rap/ Hip Hop , POP , or Country .

[@spiderveins9472]

Sad part of country and rock music is that there's more soloing in country then rock music today.

[@dizzolve9189]

Eh, most current hype hip hop music is industrial/aggrotech music under the hip hop umbrella. Rock is very much promoted, it's the gatekeeping that hinders

[@nickfallaw7795]

Sucks how most of the promotion of rap music goes to waste when it could be promoted to bands like puddle of mudd or the calling

[@social191]

I agree. It pisses me off!

[@rafzero]

Depends on how you define "Rock" music

[@32Produce]

It's still alive it's just a whole different generation and a lot of the older generation still listen to the great music of rock & roll

[@michellerosebrown]

True.

[@sharonpaterson1281]

Totally agree 😊

[@truthhurts79]

It's dead and definitely not as popular as it once was

[@32Produce]

@@truthhurts79 your entitled to your option

[@truthhurts79]

@@32Produce it's facts not opinion... Rock is not as mainstream as it once was.. the youth listen more to hip-hop and electronic music than rock

[@MettleHurlant]

The music industry has struggled in the digital era because even though there are plenty of good new artists, there isn't the same exposure for them that we had in the 60s-90s. Radio is dead, MTV is dead, it costs half your rent to see a concert and there is a lack of smaller venues to see new bands in a lot of areas, and streaming is a corrupt cesspool run on payola so even though you might never want to hear rap it's all that gets recommended because bots are gaming the algorithm.

[@barbaraconny1898]

radio stations promote shows coming to town but don't play any of the music. At least where I'm at

[@aaronmartinez5029]

Rock is dead, metal music is still alive and kicking ass. 🤘🏼

[@mikenuzzo3323]

Explain

[@craigharrell7144]

It's far from dead, but if people get excited about a new album from a 30 to 40 year old band it could fade away. Being annoyed by who gets inducted into the RRHOF won't change a damn thing. Finding out about young artists, going to shows, looking for regional talent and spreading the word. THAT'S how Rock will grow and hopefully thrive in this day and age.

[@modernmedeamedia]

Rock music will never die. Unfortunately it’s been pushed to the background same as jazz and blues. It’s no longer “popular” music.

[@NoctesTheCat]

Like EDM

[@TylerJohnstonGuitar]

The rock scene is oversaturated with bands that sound too much like one another. Has been for years. The reason why rock was so popular back then was because people were doing something new. It looks like people are running out of new material.

[@Borg14]

I am glad you mention Ghost, they are helping to keep rock alive

[@6stringfit187]

I'm almost 60 and I'm going to see Ghost in August.🤘😎👽👻

[@massapower]

Well GENE is not entirely wrong. The problem with the majority of bands out there today is that there's a PLETHORA of them and the creativity written just isn't there. Not all the bands, but the majority have no concept on how to write a Memorable melody and tunes that last three test of time . PLUS ! those constant over productions . Wow ! How compressed do you want it. Any hoo.. that's the way I've been seeing it for the last 20 odd years .. the bands that do Shine THRU are the ones that play completely L I V E.🤩👍🏻 WOLFGANG VAN HALEN does play all LIVE . Good on him 😎🤘

[@laurakleon3915]

They haven't heard of yet!

[@alansmith7699]

They ,the industry put the drummer on a "Click Track" , took the heart and soul out of Rock.

[@Snakefeel]

Lovin the CKY shirt. ❤

[@PoopSoop]

This is gene aging himself. There’s a ton of amazing new rock music coming out constantly. Old man probably doesn’t know how to find it via technology

[@scottlaboch4534]

U can never kill Rock!!! "Rock" has so many genres. Unfortunately... if u look at the "Rock -n- Roll" Hall of Fame, it has hip hop artists & others inducted into what should only be Rock! 🤷🏼

[@georgeprice4212]

You DO realize that most of the first inductees WERE NOT what we think of as Rock to begin with, RIGHT? The Coasters, The Drifters….Rhythm and Blues. Johnny Cash? Country. So, the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame has ALWAYS welcomed more than Rock artists. They’ve even welcomed Record Company presidents.

[@scottlaboch4534]

@george price Ah, yeah I DO realize that...but u DO realize hip hop & country ISN'T rock, right? How many rock bands have been inducted into the BET awards or Country awards? ...NONE!!! As a rock band (The OffSpring) once said... "You gotta keep'em separated!"

[@Saint_nobody]

Lest we forget, Marilyn Manson made that claim, first. 🙄

[@armandomartinez2291]

dude wrote a whole song about it

[@fieldysgrl98]

Except it wasn’t when he wrote that song.

[@georgeprice4212]

The Who beat ol’ Marilyn to it, back in the 70’s. Listen to the lyrics of “Long Live Rock”: Landslide Rocks are fallin’ Falling down around our very heads. We tried but you were yawning Look again…. ROCK IS DEAD ROCK IS DEAD ROCK IS DEAD!

[@robpomerenk]

This from a guy who has played the same set list for the last 15 years.

[@alexanderarmstrong5306]

It will be soon or later...

[@MysticSpank]

not dead just changed and in general not supported by radio. I seem to find music more outside the US than inside the US. I suspect it is due to corporate control.

[@chrisclayton584]

I agree with both Gene & Paul. Gene sees it from a financial point which he is correct, it isn't lucrative. Paul is correct that it isn't dead but that artist with a unique sound hasn't been found yet but people still love rock.

[@OceanSoul1969]

Rock may not be in the mainstream right now, but rock is nowhere near dead.

[@michaelmichaels138]

*Rock ain’t dead but Ghost is*

[@ace-xj1fq]

Rock is limping along but not dead and its healing so to speak, when I'm at work I hear these younger people singing along to all these 70s 80s and 90s songs on the radio and it gives me hope for the genre, I also wear my band shirts to work and get asked who's that and I tell em about the band and they give the band a listen and they like the music. One of my co workers who's in his 50s went to a slipknot concert because of one of my shirts and he enjoyed it

[@JohnSheppardEwTube]

Gene's idea of rock is most definitely dead/dying, and for that I'm grateful 🙏. What we're watching is someone going through denial of thier own ego death. He'll be bitching about this untill he finds a new purpose. "Stars burn out every day, but the echoes they create are eternal in the vacuum of space" - Sum Dood

[@jameslanclos568]

Gene Simmons thinks rock is dead because he's old, washed up and he's now a has-been rocker.

[@bradishear9369]

Rock is dead. When the RR Hall of Shame will induct Dolly Parton & Snoop Dog yet ignore so many great rock bands it's sad. Let them be inducted into their own styles of music.

[@SuperAnimelover100]

How can they ignore Ten Years After, Mick Ronson and the Guess Who. Shame on the so called Rock N Roll Hall of Fame.

[@SparkySINN]

Paul was talking about me

[@kevinmyles6369]

Interesting topic and Gene always likes to make a statement. I agree with him at some point but there's a huge resurgence of amazing original rock and metal but needs to be supported by the music industry too, not just the fans.. feeling I get is that the music industry doesn't really show interest in rock as it did last time in the 90's..

[@Jay2121]

"Old men yell at clouds"

[@jasonl1942]

The distribution of music has zero to do with the quality and content of rock and roll. Genes just butthurt because he can't make money like he used to due to the distribution methods - but that's not a reflection of rock itself. Rock and roll IS dead pre se, but only because record companies and radio stations dictate THEY want to get airplay. It's dictated what we listen to - IF you only went by mainstream methods. Rock isn't dead, it's just not allowed to get out there and thrive. But as far as the next 'big thing' - if you're looking for a new band to take the world by storm like the old ones did, forget it. So long as the marketing and return on interest is dictated by record companies there will never be a new band to literally dominate the world, they wouldn't get the finance promotion and opportunity to. But thank God Beyonce gets promoted, right??!?

[@horsesarebetterthanpeople]

Rock needs a make over! We had 80’s rock, then grunge, metal (various), nu metal, emo etc and then … nothing. It needs a revamp

[@devq3852]

We have metalcore which is getting more popular this days but some ppl dont wanna accept it

[@breakingthelaw7974]

@@devq3852 metalcore what a joke....

[@devq3852]

@@breakingthelaw7974 sorry didnt khow ppl from ice age can use youtube Live long and cry about how great its going

[@mikenuzzo3323]

@@breakingthelaw7974 different than grindcore?

[@breakingthelaw7974]

@@devq3852 Well i am not from the ice age and i am just stating my opinion on the fact that todays music scene is almost dead. The only people who make money in the industry is the artists who use autotune and over computerized songs which has no feel or value. These artist are people like the metalcore artists who makes songs which all sound the same and where there is no innovation.

[@SGTXSAVAGE]

Rock n Roll is alive and well, in many different shapes and forms…. As of right now, it’s just not mainstream… in my opinion bands need to revert back to sounding like bands, with a live feel. Rock music these days is horrifically overproduced, everything sounds robotic. Especially drums… hard to tell the difference between an actual drummer vs. a drum machine… all the imperfections are gone, but it’s the microscopic imperfections that gives the music it’s soul… nothing sounds genuine and nobody wants to listen to soulless robot rock… but once something has been declared “dead” that’s when someone comes along and changes everything…

[@tommyfraz.]

I think they’re both right, and wrong, at the same time. They both have solid points, but it doesn’t cover the whole topic. “Rock” is dead. We had the “sub”genre explosion of the 80s, and it separated fandoms. We don’t have a “Stones or Beatles” that satisfies 95% of the fandoms. The biggest hard rock bands are only accepted by 50% of the audience at best. Yes, we are getting a revival in “rock” and venues are starting to feature them more. You can catch good shows regularly, and as stated, streaming has made everything accessible.

[@brianjohnson8616]

Gene is somewhat correct about rock being dead. It’s definitely not what it was and the bands still around are mostly legacy acts

[@michie666]

It is pretty much dead. KZbin doesn't even show many videos now . I listen to mostly JRock now.

[@mikenuzzo3323]

Who?

[@michie666]

@@mikenuzzo3323 X Japan, Hide, Buck Tick, Dir en grey. Mostly

[@jeffreybabino8161]

Rock needs to make a comeback

[@ivanmartin1457]

​@Mike Davis Your comment is precisely why rock is yet to make a comeback. Rock needs new faces, not obsolete geezers who have hogged the spotlight while being uncapable of offering anything new and fresh.

[@sirchromiumdowns2015]

Kiss has been dead since 1996-97, following the completion of their first reunion tour.

[@mikenuzzo3323]

Did you see it?

[@ryanweatherman-holt4805]

Gene needs to hear some Clutch

[@rob8609]

They haven't heard of Maneskin, clearly. Paul Stanley hinted at that with the unique take on a classic sound, and Maneskin are the closest thing to that right now. Brilliant band mixing old and new. I love Ghost, but i think the only reason theyre growing is that they're positioning themselves as an 80s throwback knowing bands like Kiss are retiring soon. Tobias is a genius in that respect and knows exactly what he's doing (and I like their new sound btw).

[@RiffsThatCrush]

Metallica won’t play the half time show because they don’t lip synch. Unlike everyone else.

[@mikenuzzo3323]

You are perceptive. How do you feel about Anonymous 's Comment? I hate it😌.

[@RiffsThatCrush]

@@mikenuzzo3323 🤔

[@LobsterRoc]

Rock is over dead

[@fade2black244]

Rock is not dead, but it is underground.

[@bannedmadmike4234]

Bands like kiss that lip sync are ruining it

[@שאולנקר]

You can't kill rocknroll!!!

[@seth5639]

Rock isn't Dead. KISS is. And has been for years. Bury them, with respects and move on.

[@RowdyYates12]

This comes up too frequently. Let them think what they want. The fact it's revisited so frequently proves why new rock news is overshadowed by the old 🤔

[@breakingthelaw7974]

Well it sucks compared to old rock and roll. The only good bands that i have heard from the last decade was a small band called deraps, Greta van Fleet and Dirty honey.

[@thelaughingstormbornagain1297]

Gene says why bother if you can't sell it(the old way) I agree with Paul. Rock is like life full of ups and downs. Rock can't die and if it does it would just come back from the dead.(which it arguably already has multiple times) The rock is dead debated should die. Papa Emeritus IV will be at its funeral. (unless something happens)

[@wanderergrim]

Rock, Metal and Alternative is so much more diverse since the 80s and so many people have varying tastes (which is a great thing) that you won't get something like the next Beatles which is unfortunate I suppose but the trade off to have the bands we have nowadays is pretty good.

[@mikenuzzo3323]

Diverse is separation of university

[@jeffreybabino8161]

Is gene still part of the band Ware's the kiss army

[@hernanhenriquez6778]

Paul Stanley puts his son as reference.... And ofcz no one cares about some unknown guys they go see his son cuz its paul Stanley's son

[@josephd.4890]

Jean Simmons Gets a lot of credit for putting a stage show on a 3 and out mediocre rock band and making them one of the greatest bands in the world! But he says some really stupid s*** sometimes!

[@Dannysapphire]

I don't think it's dead in the slightest. Is it a bit harder to find and not as big in terms of media attention? Absolutely. But I don't really view thar as a bad thing. If rock was as mainstream as hip hop and pop, I feel like there would be even less variety in sound.

[@armandomartinez2291]

its the business that killed rock music. theres really no money in rock and roll. all the radio stations are owned by the same companies and play the same 10 songs over and over across multiple stations. nobody has the attention span to listen to a great guitarist for more than 4 bars. to become popular today you need someone to do something stupid on tic toc while playing a 30 second clip of your song. everyone focuses on the singer and don't care about the other band members. I have a friend that thinks Steven Tyler name is Aerosmith. its why Gwen Stephani can be huge and no body gives any thought to No Doubt. its just easier and more profitable to have the song writers write a song and they get a 1 singer or rapper to sing it play it 20 times a day on the radio stations and then sit back and watch the people buy the album. bands write there own music so its more risky for a business. then they have to pay all members of the band.

[@EMDrecs1]

Rock is everywhere at all times. There’s bands you can’t imagine playing out of this world rock n roll at all times in clubs, bars, basements, parties etc. Just cause it’s not MTV anymore doesn’t mean a thing.

[@bradsmithstudios8881]

We are pretty much living in a golden age of new innovative metal, but finding it is something you have put effort into look for. Gene probably hasn’t bought a newly released record in decades.

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

Rock and metal is relatively dead and its not file sharing. Name today's 20 year old KISS, Guns N Roses or Queen. Pantera and Metallica played to a million people in a single gig when they were young. Stanley's "derivative" admission is an understatement. It is copycat hell right now esp re black metal and prog and deathcore. Kids are using Google to become musicians and are becoming each other.

[@mikenuzzo3323]

Guns and roses were. Another side of the sunset strip for a reason

[@jonathan83854]

the reason why they say rock is death its because of he is holding about to something that is old skool rock, and you know? linkin park mixed multiple genres in to rock, hate it or not that is what people want to hear... its has nothing to do with downloading software like kazaa/napster/torrent/ i mean linkin park sold in that era mulitble albums. its a wave, people go to EDM festivals, hiphop, in the charts you can see it, the music industry is moving where the money is going its simple, now its the era of EDM and hiphop. you can grow as a rock band if you ar realy in your fan base, how do you grow your fanbase and make a strong conection with them that last long... its doest matter if your song is played in the radio, people can see right true your band if a singer can sing or not, i mean can a rock singer sing a song like adele in a summit for 50-60 people without any of microphone, ajustment's... chester bennington could sing as good in a room with 50/60 people and blast is voice thrue the room without missing a note in the summit and without microphone or anything els, only his voice. yes in some songs of linkin park studio song albums they use reverb and delay, but in a summit and in live concerts, linkin park dont use reverb and delay, chester could sing it woithout reverb and delay...

[@mikenuzzo3323]

How do you feel about Anonymous 's Comment? I hate it😌. It's not hip hop. Look to the attitude 1986 where they were taking everyone else's johnra and just talking over it. By the way the sampling was going to be outlawed because it's plagiarism. And it's not even attempt to control it in the entertainment complex. He's the only person with the money that's willing to speak out against it.

[@jonathan83854]

@@mikenuzzo3323but even in pop,rock,dance in every genere they use samples, you could say its allso to honor a artist.every Rock/pop-band and singers even world dj like tiesto and singer the weeknd do us samples, its nothing new, every genre does it.

[@mikenuzzo3323]

@@jonathan83854 wrong

[@kwazigamer4370]

1988 and on huh? WTF about NIRVANA Gene?😆

[@MutarFuqueer]

LMAO, so Paul Stanley's response is that Gene is incorrect because Paul Stanley's son is succeeding? Um....that's most likely due to the fact that he is Paul Stanley's son.

[@scarzofmayhem5263]

Idk Im going to see Cooper & Zombie, Ill bet there'll be a shit ton of rockers there..Rock & Metal albums are being made everywhere..Tours are being sold out, pretty sure it lives..

[@slothmaster101]

The Killers are really the last Rock band that still have notoriety. I mean, their debut album came out in '04. And when "Mr. Brightside" plays at any big event, the whole crowd sings along.

[@sirchromiumdowns2015]

Metallica (at least James and Kirk) have played the National Anthem at several professional sporting events in the Bay area.

[@jeffreybabino8161]

Rock is not dead not as popular as it once was that's a shame

[@humbug4478]

How can we sing the Lords song in a Strange land of Treason

[@ivsiguitarist]

The one thing I can agree with Gene is the fact that the digital age has made it very hard for artists to make a real living in music alone. Bands today make more off merchandise than the music they write. There's very little profit when your songs are earning fractions of pennies. Even touring has very little financial gain nowadays.

[@ianwhite7389]

Rock is dead as a mainstream genre. With rock being a 70 year old genre, I honestly think most of the world is just bored of it now. The masses are speaking and they are saying they do not want rock anymore. It is a sad truth but it is the truth nonetheless.

[@mikenuzzo3323]

How do you feel about Anonymous 's Comment? I hate it😌. It's not hip hop. Look to the attitude 1986 where they were taking everyone else's genre and just talking over it. By the way the sampling was going to be outlawed because it's plagiarism. And it's not even attempt to control it in the entertainment complex. He's the only person with the money that's willing to speak out against it.

[@elpablosky6300]

Again his arguments are dead 👎

[@mikenuzzo3323]

Give Miley Cyrus your money

[@Kyle7K]

🤣 Paul, I'm sure those crowds and models for your son's band has NOTHING to do with him being your son. A bit jaded. Take that minor point away I bet your son is paying to play for the bartenders and other bands on the show that night.

[@kellyhiggins4234]

It's true I worked in this business although you might find one possibly two clubs that have live entertainment they certainly aren't being paid like I was oh no , I bet they play for tips or the door or a couple hundred bucks . Most entertainment is free it's called karaoke that's what these clubs mostly have it's free and it involves aka entertains there customers. If you are lucky to make it your certainly going to learn what it takes to stay on top. Most record companies are nomore definitely not as plentiful as it was when I was growing up. Royalties are what is bringing in a good check should a sitcom or commercial uses a bands song within there project. Rap is fading too boot it all sounds the same gone are the days of JayZ , Eminem, Ice Tea , Heck even a bit of Salt -N- Pepper many made there mark now that's even getting old. I miss hearing the next hit tune and running to our nearest record store . The thrill of going through files of albums , the covers the smell of music of all kinds all within our record store. You'd meet people as well as other musicians, if you were looking to join a band there would be a wall of ads contributing to bands forming what they were looking for from singers, drummers, guitarist to equipment PA's, Mics , instruments. The joy is gone music died and the old folk behind these great bands are deseased or near . So sad man ! Peace ✌

[@mikenuzzo3323]

Are you sure that you are a Rocker

[@jjharmon8075]

I really don't think rock is dead. Tik Tok has bought some life back to the rock N roll . There plenty of bands out there that are doing very well in the rock genre . I am scratching head say huh, Why do you think rock is dead???

[@coleycole2nite]

Back in those early times there was television and radio pushing all these artists, and they only pushed successful artists, which elevated them to god like levels in the eyes of the masses since you had to be big to be on tv or radio. These days with platforms like KZbin, TikTok etc, and the explosion of cheap and convenient tech, anyone can put themselves in front of the world at any moment. It’s not like back in the day where only artists signed to major labels got studio time and media attention. Now everyone has access. That’s why even if an artist is big, they rarely take on that larger than life appearance, because people treat things more disposable now, which is a side effect of the fast paced evolution of tech we’re given access to.

[@LORDFARQUADZILLA]

Gene is right. There aren’t just big name bands like the Beatles and such out there anymore. But, rock and metal are far from dead. There are some amazing metal bands out there right now. Now to Paul’s point. Let’s be real, people are going to see his son’s band because he has a famous father and famous last name. That is helping tremendously even if he didn’t want it to. They both have valid points, but I will say again rock and metal are far from dead. You have to evolve in the modern age and you have to good and smart at marketing. Look at BilMuri. Johnny Franck does an amazing job marketing and promoting BilMuri. And he can make a living doing it. Gene and Paul both are from a totally different time so neither will fully understand how the industry has changed. Although music labels are doing better than ever. They never really suffered.

[@frenchcakes]

i mean if you wanna compare it to 30-40 years ago. ohh yea its dead. Deathcore is literally bigger than "rock" right now. there is certainly still a tiny scene for it though

[@wunclerlaufenbumcorneliusu7047]

Rival Sons, King Gizzard, Greta Van Fleet and Ghost (say what you will about them)... so many great accessible acts that could pass on the radio. Gene has a point...but I don't think rock is dead. Just "underground". :)

[@216trixie]

Ghost is helping save Rock and roll.

[@frankensteinsmonster8677]

Check out thundermother

[@syrehn69]

It seems pretty simple to me. Festivals and live streaming. If there IS ARTISTRY & MAGIC PUT INTO LIVE SHOWS/ FESTIVALS , Then every man and his dog will want to be there, and there is jobs gallore for the creative industries involved in producing and preforming these shows. Of course marketing ( if done the 'RIGHT' way) could make everyone who goes to see them , the coolest f*ckers in the hirachy of cool, and that means ANYONE can jump on , and feel/ be a part of that bandwagon. And let's face facts here: there is NOTHING MORE COOL AND HYPER AUTHENTIC THAN BEING PART OF A MASSIVE HUMAN ORGANISM , THAT IS IN IT'S COLLECTIVE FEELS, CARRIED AWAY AND CHARGING OFF A VIBING ELECTRIC TYPE CURRENT OF LIVE , LOUD AND REAL TIME RAW , ...ROCK MUSIC. Jesus, I gotta get me to a festival , it has been over 15yrs since I was at a rock concert. 😳😗😃😁🥳🥳

[@216trixie]

Get going. And don't let age stop you. I'm kind of old, but couple years ago I went to the high Sierra Music festival, took a couple tabs of great acid and danced my ass off for 5 hours straight and then went and saw Karl denson tiny universe at midnight play until 2 in the morning and blew my mind.

[@JustAnotherReactor]

I think what Gene meant was that the rock “business” is dead. I kind of agree with him. It’s not completely dead but it seems to be on life support.

[@scottwendel633]

What does Hetfield bobble-head think?

[@marvinmartin3438]

KISS has been dead since Ace and Peter left. Just sayin

[@mikenuzzo3323]

Explain Please

[@riheg]

Dead means absent. Plenty of great bands putting out amazing music enjoyed by millions and touring constantly, so nonsense for attention as usual. Gene is a great musician but a lousy commentator

[@luddynewschannel1405]

Did Gene Simmons just said Madonna? 😄

[@TheRareVideosXL]

Interesting.

[@dbii6349]

Nothing stays the same I don’t know why this bothers people. I’m an older guy and when I was a kid my parents hated most rock. Rock will never die but things change Elvis and Sinatra are still being played they just aren’t dominant.

[@sikswitch1334]

"rock" music is way behind, considering everyone is making bank from the net

[@MashaT22]

What about Polyphia? They’re definitely doing something unique and have finally blown up after years of doing the grind. That’s definite a new sound and take on rock/metal/instrumental taking elements from a variety of music. That’s like an area a worthy band now. However, so many others are still doing rock, just not in the traditional way - many are taking to KZbin and other social media and streaming platforms and are happy to share their music for free while earning an income through other means like shows, content creation, writing music for other artists, commercials, movies, games, creating businesses with merch or guitar companies, etc. - and they do well for themselves. Rock and music isn’t dead. It’s just morphed. It’s always evolving as a business and art form if you look back 200 years.

[@metaldefff1187]

Rock will never die.I think what Gene was trying to say is the day of the Mega band is dead were you and your grandma both know who guns n roses are etc.& Gene being g$E$n also probably translate that to making mega money. Who cares when you have a loyal fan base & make a great living. Im a huge Babymetal fan & people still say who?? & there over ten years old now & over 10 years old now😂😂 also they did it with all internet hype.

[@tessmoks3434]

Yea but Taylor swift isn't slipknot lol. Music is changing that's all

[@MaxItUpwithMarta]

Rock is dead because nothing revolutionary is happening.

[@davidrockey7190]

Whatever rock and roll never die................ ... ..........

[@mikenuzzo3323]

How do you feel about Anonymous 's Comment? I hate it😌. It's not hip hop. Look to the attitude 1986 where they were taking everyone else's genre and just talking over it. By the way the sampling was going to be outlawed because it's plagiarism. And it's not even attempt to control it in the entertainment complex. He's the only person with the money that's willing to speak out against it.

[@mrcringe73226]

I think Paul is correct if you take a look at bands like , turnstile , venden, and yes love em or hate em , GVF ect those bands are doing really well i think band to crate there one sound and stop giving a shit about what's popular or not

[@mikenuzzo3323]

Venom

[@scottlyle675]

Bands like kiss should just stop! Rock is dead because of band like this.

[@frenchcakes]

slipknot is the new Beatles for metal. Drake is the new Beatles for hip hop

[@mikenuzzo3323]

It's not hip hop. It's plagiarized commercial rap and synth pop. How do you feel about Anonymous 's Comment? I hate it😌

[@VaporRipper]

"Claps back" ??? I thought this was Rock Feed, not some Cardi B nonsense

[@mikenuzzo3323]

How do you feel about Anonymous 's Comment? I hate it😌

[@stanstanly3812]

You know what's been dead? KISS that's who. No Ace no Peter no KISS!

[@mikenuzzo3323]

Please Explain? Please?

[@garrypeak4277]

I think he’s right, in the sense that, there will be no new band (or artist) that releases a debut album in 2023, that will still be being played and talked about in 30-40 years time. Those times are gone. There will never another Beatles…or even another Kiss, Van Halen, AC/DC, Maiden etc…. I’ve discovered a lot of new bands, mainly on Frontiers Revords, but we won’t ever see a néw band become legends. As Metallica once sang….Sad By True…..

[@glam.deathbat]

it's not dead until there's no metal/rock fans out there... there's trillions lol

[@anonymous2457]

Kanye is the Beatles of today. 😂

[@ja_prosper1973]

I don’t think rock is dead and I don’t think Gene meant that. I think what he means is that their are no new artist and bands coming out like the ones he listed. Sure all the great rock bands he listed will continue to do their thing and will gain new fans. But where are the up and coming bands that develop into greats?I’m still looking cus their no where to be found, which is why I agree with Gene. Rock is still alive, the problem is the flame isn’t as bright because all we have are the greats from 70’s 80’s 90’s and parts of 2000’s. Their is nothing new to stoke the fire and at some point as music changes, the fire will die off with no “new wood” to keep it going.

[@henrikharbin5521]

One reason physical media hasn't picked up a lot is that new CDs are typically rather expensuve, $15-$20. add to that the face that only 1-3 singles get promoted by the labels out of 10-12 tracks on the album, and it's rate that anybody will want to pay $15 for 3 songs. Another thing: many domestic American bands sound similar; there isn't the diversity that there is in Europe and Asia. Where are the American versions of The HU, Otyken, Nini Music or even Within Temptation? They're relegated to small labels if they get signed at all. Canadian acts BB like Anvil, that have been around for decades, take day jobs now to support themselves. Unless your name is Dave Grohl, or whichever one hit wonder pops up, you're drowned by the pop people. I lie acts like Band Maid, the HU, KrashKarma, Leo Moracchioli, Doll Skin, etc. They're not getting the big press in the States. That' why rock music has slowed doen. Nobody at the big labels stands behind them and pushes now.

[@washedupwishywew88]

Rock................... NOT Metal!!!!!!!!! GIVE'EM THE AXE FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🖤🖤🖤🖤🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🖤🖤🖤🖤🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!