What I Like About Metal

[@Hallow1]

i love metal, it makes me feel so happy to be part of the black metal scene and the metal scene in general

[@TheTundraTerror]

What I love about metal is it's ability to transcend all boundaries. I've heard bands singing in all languages from all corners of the globe. From the most war-torn Middle East, the authoritarian state of China, and even the deepest slums of Africa.

[@Rafael-kr6zv]

Lol

[@aaronmertz9824]

One thing I've always loved about metal is the fact that the aesthetics and themes are almost always dealing with things beyond the mundane or at least being presented in a larger-than-life manner. Escapism is very important to me in all forms of media and I feel that metal in general is a genre that taps into that extremely well.

[@startaiger49]

Yep, 101% agree!

[@gadpivs]

I think this is something that "metal-adjacent" genres largely miss, and is partially why I have no interest in them: grunge, nu metal, hard rock, hair metal, emo/screamo, core music, etc. is more about breaking up with your girlfriend, drug addiction, being bullied in school, partying, sex, abuse, etc. I want nature, the sublime, blizzards, Vikings, dragons, paganism, Lovecraft, outer space, Middle Earth, and Satan from my metal.

[@Tron1110]

​@@gadpivs amon amarth is a good band for viking fans

[@paveantelic7876]

I think metal should be, like a lot of music, very youthful and energetic. Also, the fact that a lot of bands just don't care about the money or fame makes their art more pure and genuine

[@feathers8270]

For me, it's that metal feels more "alive" in a way that it's played with real instruments, not computer generated. Its lyrics are self-made, not given out by producers, therefore more personal and close to vocalist. And the bands feel honestly genuine with a lack of said producers pushing the latest hot thing that will be forgotten next summer, finding success throught their own work and, yes, dedication

[@SlyHikari03]

True.

[@THICCTHICCTHICC]

Honestly this applies to basically any independent music

[@dajmoneq2840]

Gotta absolutely agree with this

[@Dario__]

What do you think when talking about real instruments? Solo projects artists tracks most times use a computer to create very geniune music, intimate and by extend personal

[@-47-]

In genres where there is not a big financial incentive, more people will approach it from a place of passion

[@Hormizd]

The diversity in metal might be what I like about it. I don't know too much about the other genres, but look at metal, regardless of sound and music, every subgenre has its own fashion, colors, art and environment which makes it so diverse. It's possible to find any lyrical themes in metal. It may be biased, but I haven't seen this diversity in the other genres that much.

[@voidahl1667]

I enjoy how metal tends to conduct electricity well Also fashion is something I've never really thought about but i completely agree now that you mention it

[@goregrinda]

you for sure found black metal from tiktok

[@voidahl1667]

@@goregrinda No

[@goregrinda]

@@voidahl1667 for suure with that pfp

[@voidahl1667]

@goregrinda BsoD has existed before Chinese app you tard

[@Noetic-Necrognosis]

Glad you talked about diSEMBOWELMENT - their sound (and Incantation’s) is what ultimately inspired all these “big swamp” death metal bands gaining popularity.

[@cobrak1ngs]

Overrated and goober fanbase

[@Noetic-Necrognosis]

@@cobrak1ngsYou’re objectively wrong there.

[@teddydog6229]

I’ve never heard of ‘big swamp’ metal but just based on the name it sounds like something I’d love. Would Acid Bath or Eyehategod fall under that category ?

[@Noetic-Necrognosis]

@@teddydog6229 It’s a term getting thrown around lately-along with “cavern death” or “caveman death”-referencing recent death metal bands whose music sounds like it’s rising up out of a cave or swamp. Think muddy-as-shit production, big ass doomy riffs and an overall “ignorant” feel. Check out Cerebral Rot. I also recommend Mortiferum if you want it ultra-sludgy.

[@EjectedStomach]

@@teddydog6229 The main band he's likely talking about is probably "Worm" from Florida. It's pretty much pure Disembowelment worship

[@the_real_tay_loud2072]

That’s my favorite Locust album btw. Plague Soundscapes perfectly encompasses everything you need to know about the Locust in one very short record

[@datstick8284]

RIP Fredo

[@the_real_tay_loud2072]

@@datstick8284 RIP fredo in the cut that’s a scary sight💯🤘

[@the_real_tay_loud2072]

@@datstick8284 the fact we commenting about fredo on a post about the Locust on a Wyatt vid is insane😂

[@lethalButters]

I think you could've expanded on passion. Metal is the only genre where people seem to actively wear band merch, make friends randomly in public, have significant displays, collections, books, movies. Most people I know stream music but metalheads buy cd's and vinyl records, some even cassettes. I've made several friends just from one of us wearing a metal shirt and saying "Hey I like or know that band, what else do you like?" Metal fans have so much love and passion for the music that it really is a part of their lives in a way that's recognizable visually and tangible. The only other hobby I can think of that has walls of cases of an item on display are gamers.

[@AnaPbarros]

What I love the most about metal is it's global reach and capacity to adapt to one's culture. You can get insights from different countries backgrounds and it's always a plus for me when the bands write music in their mother tongue or include instrumentation or mix folk/ethnic music from where they live or sing about history,myths,legends and cultural facts. You can always discover and learn something new with this genre and I just can't get tired of it!

[@NevetsTSmith]

Glad you did this one. Would also love to see a "Most beautiful albums I know." One thing I'm curious of is where metal could evolve from here. Not that it isn't always changing, it certainly is. But it feels like the development of new genres has begun to stagnate. I'm not talking blends like progressive folk metal jazz fusion, but new plateaus and different perspectives in the style, like how thrash and black and death metal burst like volcanic islands, not necessarily distinct at their inception, but quickly becoming definitive styles in a few short years with dozens, then hundreds of bands behind them. What was the last new genre? X-core? Djent? "Thall"? They just don't feel like movements within metal, is the thing.

[@eslwgpg1226]

Do we really need any more genres at this point? Metal has so many different styles and sub genres already that I think we can afford to ease up on creating new ones for a while. Just let the ones that already exist continue evolving however they may.

[@3SCAPER00M13]

Dude, I love the locust! Plague Soundscapes is my favorite grindcore album.

[@awesomegoogas]

THE LOCUST IS SO FUCKING GOOD!!! plague soundscapes is phenominal. plague soundscapes and the self titled (Locust, had jimmy lavelle on it) are the two locust releases i keep gravitating back to

[@3SCAPER00M13]

@@awesomegoogas Yeah, I find myself listening to them like 3 to 4 times a week.

[@jessez924]

i like how a caveman can tell us all what he likes about metal

[@gabi.m.hshshs8913]

?

[@bracelet4002]

what

[@STINKFIST2107]

um...

[@andreakvcs]

just get lost honestly

[@Chamomileable]

The best thing about metal to me is that it exemplifies music's ability to have something for everyone. There is quite literally a metal genre for everyone, and within each genre of metal, there are bands for just about everyone. My grandfather is 84 years old, grew up in Appalachia, listened to bluegrass and gospel all his life, and even he likes a few Iron Maiden tracks. I think that says a whole lot about its appeal. There are bands in the most remote parts of Africa using instruments they made themselves to blast metal for their scene. There are Siberian truckers who play metal when they aren't working. There are 20 year old Japanese idols breaking into metal. There are people all over the world making so much metal that no matter where you look, you can find something cool.

[@TheJackal917]

I would add another example of Afghanian and Iranian metalists who literally risk their lives daily. That speaks a lot too.

[@understanding77]

I like metal because when artists choose to have avant-garde elements and experimentation the fans embrace it. At times extreme metal can almost feel genreless, which to me is important when it comes to music in general. I love boundary pushing music, extreme and abrasive music, and metal in general. I come from a hip hop background and make hiphop music, and i don't like how my collaberators and sometimes the fans of it tend to be close minded when it comes to extreme metal and avant garde music, where on the flipside, metal musicians and fans accept this kind of style with open arms. For me that's why I love metal, its not noise like people say. Its passionate, and takes a true love for music to create and listen to.

[@Dario__]

One thing i do like the most about metal music is the versatility, that is such a cool feature because it will always give the oportunity to artists to make fresh music to express in different times. Probably most metal fans can agree on this video, wheter you only like "golden era" metal, whatever you grew up with, you started listening because you used to be a hipster or you just like fresh brutal music (myself). Great video wyatt!

[@My_MoodyBlues]

honestly, for me, i never would've expected to get into metal and nonetheless dive almost immediately headfirst into some black metal. although they're more atmospheric, i have really come to love ulver and kalmankantaja. the strained vocals are still new to me of course but what gets to me the most, draws me in entirely, is the ambience of it all. it really immerses me in the music with the slow but gorgeous riffs, it brings me to a place no music has ever done. i think in time i will learn to adjust to the vocals, but the musicianship is beyond outstanding.. both are beautiful black metal bands. how they compose their music, string it together, it's nothing i have ever heard before. it's honestly getting me through some tough shit right now and listening to them puts me at ease when everything else falls apart. great video wyatt 🤟

[@tonywhite3504]

Disembowlment’s only full length is one my favorite releases ever. A must for any doom or death fan

[@smokey885]

that thumbnail was the last thing i expected to see from a new upload on here

[@jv0516]

One thing I like about extreme metal is how drawn they are towards an absence of rhythm and harmony. And I mean there has always been noise in metal in the first place.

[@enri_mucca]

I remember hearing someone saying that metal sometimes isn't even a specific genre, but more of a starting point for re-elaborating different and radical sonic sources. It's incredible that the same tag, "metal", has given us stuff so different and unique such as Gnaw Their Tongues, Liturgy (maybe this isn't the right corner of the Internet, but I love them), Portal and so on.

[@understanding77]

Fuck what people think, i love liturgy

[@enri_mucca]

Thanks bud

[@Aluenvey]

What Ive found is, from the perspective of someone who had been a metal fan in her teen years, but moved onto punk, is that rather than consciously returning to metal, what happened was the sounds typically associated with metal rubbed off on me with certain play styles. This creates...quite the discussion when relatives want you to learn Mozart. Debussy and Satie fan. And for other musicians, if your combining Debussy and Japanese folk, it may oddly be hard to fully intigrate into classical music. The other is what you described about metal, what happened with me and KPop. Its at the time where if Im there, so is Metal and KPop.

[@TheHumanDescensionist]

I know that I'm late but What i like about metal is the influence to it in music as a whole. Many of them rooted in metal To the chaoticness of thrash & punk by creating moshpit and crowdkilling To the satanic, shocking & gory aesthetic that created a whole controversy until it became acceptable to many and was adapted by many genres And all in all the aura of it as a whole, like the vibe, soundscape and everything about it, it's just want to depict hell, musically, mentally, socially, aesthetically & psychologically which can't be heard in many genres outside of metal Not to mention the amount of experiment you can do to it, it feels endlessly, genres after genres just spawning nowhere that it's incomprehensive and it was natured that way so that it really shows the horror of metal Metal itself is the gateway thru the melodies of hell

[@kalebtheloser616]

Dude i bet i could go through amnesia and still come back like nothing happend. just born for it.....metal forever.

[@cannibal666]

I've listened to metal since 1980 and i totally agree with you🤘great topic👍

[@datstick8284]

Seeing Metalfans on runways is not so far away. A Lot of High Couture Brands rip off Black Metal logos. Also some rappers did wear Corpse Paint to some shows.

[@SeanS1995]

The extremity, and encouragement of pushing the boundaries of music

[@memphiskash]

im a simple man. i see a wyattxhim video with Sematary in the thumbnail, i click

[@afistfulofpimples1745]

You spelt cemetery wrong

[@h0002]

No way sematary in a wyatt video Lol

[@0v3rm1nd3d]

Rocking that Tesco shirt!

[@よりる]

very surreal to see you talk about sematary. i wonder how you feel about witch house

[@colecarstarphen8743]

Do a noise music iceberg

[@wyattxhim]

Watch Alpha 27’s noise iceberg Big reason I feel there’s no need for me to do one

[@nameless3456]

That Locust album. 🤌

[@Noetic-Necrognosis]

Hipster grind

[@stormixx6063]

I feel like you'd enjoy ZeroCashValues' recent stuff. He mixes black metal with southern style rap. My fav tracks are phonk metal and lvnatik

[@juanmeowmix1530]

Have you by chance heard of Salem? From the Detroit area, a mixture of goth vibes and southern rap, with an industrial touch here and there. Very "screwed". Their album King Night is certainly worth checking out.

[@stormixx6063]

@@juanmeowmix1530 thanks for the recommendation!! I will check out and let you know what I think

[@Jimmy-n6j]

I agree with all of your points. I also think that Metal's album art is the best (in general) compared to other music genres

[@arockfloatinginspace4488]

the brain scratch metal gives me is enough

[@teddydog6229]

What I like about heavy metal is the God almighty Riff. I am a total sucker for a ballsy riff. Also the very first album I ever bought was KISS Destroyer when it came out and I was all of 6 years old. I've been a proud member of the KISS Army ever since (and yes I sent out for the official card). But a band like Kyuss and other so-called 'stoner' rock - which I hope qualifies as metal has totally sucked me in. Then there's the satanism. No I'm not a satanist myself though I do agree with virtually everything Anton LaVey said in 'The Satanic Bible' I really don't believe in Satan any more than I do Santa or Batman but damn can satanists ever rock. And finally I have more love and respect for Lemmy of Motorhead than any other person who's ever lived. If I have a son my advice to him will be "Grow up to be like Lemmy'. And I'm excited to say that only now I'm discovering the catalog of Napalm Death and damn are they ferocious and glorious ! When it comes to history I think you have to include the MC5 and Blue Cheer and the Stooges and above all Jimi as the metal fountainhead. You nailed it at the end btw. The best metal is just a sheer jolt of energy and electricity and yes indeed - passion which only metal is heavy enough to bring. And I also love metal to separate myself from those that don't. Not because I'm a misanthrope who hates everyone but the people who scorn metal just aren't my type of people. I love all sorts of weird avant garde stuff for sure and am heavily into it. But those people who can hear the sheer elemental roar of the best metal and then turn there noses up at it ? I have to wonder what critical part of their brain has died. I mean if you throw on Celtic Frost my head will bang. My hands will play an invisible guitar. It just happens. I can't control it anymore than I can breathing. Give me Venom over Coldplay any time.

[@Skullface666]

kiss army 💀

[@teddydog6229]

@@Skullface666 KISS Army Rules !! But damned if we haven't split into more factions than the Lebanese Civil War. For example I'm in the anti-Thayer faction. I really hate that guy. He's not Ace Frehley and should stop pretending he is. Bruce Kulik and even that raging weirdo Vinnie Vincent brought their own styles to the band. Thayer just photocopies Ace's riffs and solos. Also KISS just aren't as fun without Ace though I believe Gene and Paul when they say he was impossible to work with. I like his solo stuff though. Very MC5 with some Hawkwind and Hendrix thrown in. And his voice is so bad it's good.

[@teddydog6229]

@@Skullface666 The Exploited Barmy Army are another great one.

[@Skullface666]

@@teddydog6229 that one I can agree with

[@DeanH92]

Tesco! Great supermarket!

[@maryfreegirl2029]

IM ON THE RAINBOW BRIIIIIDGE 😤😤😤😤

[@the_real_tay_loud2072]

Why is RB3 in the thumbnail? Does Wyatt fuck wit Sematary?

[@solitarynightt]

been waitin for u to talk about sem

[@hbc431]

Tesco Org shirt goes hard

[@jacksheppard2114]

great video

[@BarBarian-sy5xz]

I agree man.

[@munkey9064]

albert?

[@teddydog6229]

Got a question for Wyatt to hopefully answer at some point. I'm curious where you think the line between metal and hard rock lies. Watching this video i started thinking about all these bands i've always loved - AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Blue Oyster Cult, the Wildhearts, Aerosmith from 74 until 1980 (it's all been shit since then. What a waste) and yes even KISS (you'll never talk me out of my love of KISS so don't try) but none of these bands are what i'd call heavy metal. So what's the dividing line ? I'll take a shot at it. Bands who draw the bulk of their influence from the Stomes are hard rock. Bands primarily inspired by Zeppelin, Sabbath and early punk rock (Pistols and Ramones especially) are metal. That's my take on it anyway but i'm far from an expert. If there's a fair amount of roll with the rock then it's hard rock. I guess.

[@Noetic-Necrognosis]

In my mind, hard rock is more about the simple groove and bluesy feel. Heavy metal requires “epic” riffs and a level of flashiness you don’t get with hard rock.

[@gorenoisebulldozer140]

Great video 👍 now can you please revisit Phyllomedusa please 🙏😮

[@jaafarmhasan8713]

What's playing in the background?

[@nahbrush6077]

Saw sematary not too long ago, where were you Wyatt? 😅

[@SammyxSweetheart.02]

6:38

[@GraveyardShift-tl6ri]

I respect your opinion and your points here, they stand true and strong. But say what anyone will, I will never bring myself to respect sematary as a person considering he tried to sell another band/project's work on bandcamp claiming it was authorized. Sacred Death i believe it was. I was one of the people who put in a report, dude's an asshole for that and i dont respect him period. you dont do stuff like that in scenes. i'm a little surprised to see him being praised in this video. i assume the merch incident was a small one then.

[@bradleyconnors1268]

Yeah, blazon rite!

[@Leonardom667]

The metal genre is more than music, is an attitude, a statement, a way of life for some. And for a fact is the most diverse and versatile genre out of all music genres. Name me one genre of music that has progressed so much in the last few years. Look at pop, it didn't progress one bit, is the same, in terms of structure, themes, innovation. Rap, it regressed and sounds like something a primitive man could do. Jazz is dead, it didn't innovate anything since the 70's with Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul or Pastorius. You name the genre and it has nothing new. But metal it innovates each year. Sure, there are missteps such as djent, nu-metal, metalcore, deathcore, but look how bands like Blut Aus Nord, Deathspell Omega, Thantifaxath, Thy Darkened Shade, Mgla, Kriegsmachine, Furia, Aquillus, Dragged Into Sunlight, Portal, Enforced, Power Trip, Blood Incantation, Hellripper, Black Curse, Anaal Nathrakh and I could go on and on, look how innovative they have been in the last decade while being true to the genre. For everyone that says "Metal is dead" you should pull your head out of your ass and not be so shallow and search for more, not just the surface level. I think metal is the best music genre.

[@CRD4444.]

More rotugf content pls

[@Thats_crazy_man]

Same

[@tubeh3ad]

Wyatt fucks wit Sematary ?

[@derjeniche5409]

Great points, I don't know of any genre that is so varied. Thank you for your work

[@deadman1823]

Wyatt likes hounted mound? Nice taste mr. Xhim

[@fabriziogarreta7400]

Sematary is pretty good but people always over exaggerate how “heavy” his music is. There is much heavier more “metal” rap out there . Suicidal rap orgy, mc bushpig, Dalek, blackhandpath, Tokyo deathwatch, techno animal etc and even then hip hop isn’t really heavy or abrasive.

[@wyattxhim]

Finally someone else who knows Blackhandpath 🙌🏻

[@AcidReign156]

Not necessarily from the beats, at least not anymore. Hardcore hip-hop from the 90's was something else though. Having influence on a lot of the horrorcore you'd see in the underground scene as well, which in my opinion is the best example if you're talking about whether hip-hop is heavy of what most people traditionally think of as "heavy" or not. What makes hip-hop heavy for me personally, is the overall poetic aspect about it (for the artists that contribute to that craft.)

[@fabriziogarreta7400]

@@wyattxhim egregore is my jam!

[@fabriziogarreta7400]

@@AcidReign156 yeah the hip hop I enjoy is that style. Old school hardcore hip hop, horrorcore, Memphis rap, and industrial hip hop.

[@fabriziogarreta7400]

@@AcidReign156 but yeah I agree heavy for rap is different than what’s heavy for rock/metal and other extreme genres. I agree that it’s about how’s poetic it is, how hard the lyrics hit, I do think the beats contribute , like how hard the kicks and samples hit etc, but yeah nowadays the beats (especially trap ) don’t have that. Sematary is definitely “heavier” than lil yacthy or whatever due to the black metal samples and distortion (u take that away he just sounds like a meme drill rapper) , but it doesn’t even come close to something like b l a c k I e or uochi toki, his beats, songwriting, lyrics and delivery don’t match the “ in your face” ,street, threatening delivery of old school 90s era rappers. I think that’s why metalheads tend to gravitate to those hip hop sub genres I mentioned above instead of the trap metal/ modern SoundCloud rap stuff, it lacks any sort of power and fails to sound dark, authentic, or threatening

[@YungJackTorrance6]

Rainbow bridge 3

[@ThomasTheCure]

Fuck yeah, Sematary! Haauugghh

[@Grisu.]

you do know that his dad is the one that produces his music right?

[@egg9301]

​@@Grisu. lol where did u get this rumour from I heard it last year but there is footage of him producing

[@Rockymountainhooligan92]

What i like about metal is there is music like nsbm a group of black metal fans that don't like jews as much as i do 😊

[@wyattxhim]

Wow you’re edgy

[@Rockymountainhooligan92]

@@wyattxhim I've been having a blast today leaving edgy comments on four different KZbinrs channels haha probably won't have this account by tomorrow.

[@alucard3317]

@@Rockymountainhooligan92man thinks the Rothschilds rule the world 😹☠️☠️☠️

[@Noetic-Necrognosis]

@@alucard3317Partly, they do.

[@alucard3317]

@@Noetic-Necrognosis Omg every Bank owns a part of the world and that people still believe in that stupid antisemetic Conspiracy theory proves that they are completely and utterly dumb

[@ishanparikh5587]

What I like about metal is the sound it makes when u scratch ur nails on it : )

[@DimitriVampyr]

Sematary is trash I'd rather hear dungeon rap

[@lopolik]

I thought it is trolling, I don't know Disembowelment, but I see people commenting on Cocteau Twins stuff like they invented black metal, which of course they didn't, I don't even see how a black or death metal band can be influenced by ethereal pop/ambient music.

[@wyattxhim]

Well by influences and ideas of writing is how they made an impact Martin Ain of Celtic Frost outright said they took inspiration from Joy Division, Siouxsie and the banshees and The Cure because they showed a different shade of darkness.

[@lopolik]

@@wyattxhim Yeah I think that's fair, Celtic Frost only really had the first EP and To Mega Therion that could be said is a black metal record, most of the other stuff is really experimental so I can see that he was inspired by those post punk bands. I wonder if Varg was influenced by some of the 70s Electronic ambient Berlin school bands like Tangerine Dream or Ashra with his synth ambient music.

[@wyattxhim]

@@lopolik varg’s influences came from Dead Can Dance and The Cure as well. Even with his black metal albums he stated that he was more fascinated by the electronic scene than the metal scene when it came to writing Burzum albums

[@lopolik]

​@@wyattxhim When I hear that long ambient track on the Filosofem album I can't help but think of guys like Manuel Göttsching (more his solo albums, than Ashra) it's also very minimalistic and with synths, if anything I am sure he has at least heard the Berlin School electronic ambient bands from the 70s, even if he doesn't say it's his influence.

[@lopolik]

@@wyattxhim I like his ambient stuff more than his black metal actually, especially Tomhet (Emptiness) I think it's one of the best ambient tracks ever. Even the shorter ones from the early albums are great.

[@do_yohomework]

FIRST

[@do_yohomework]

AHHH GIVE ME THAT DOPAMINE HIT AHHH

[@munkey9064]

you will meet a terrible fate

[@do_yohomework]

@@munkey9064 😋

[@Jimmy-n6j]

would love to see a video of what you think are the most seminal metal bands from the 70s to the 2020s. As you know there are heaps of great bands from each decade but I would love to see what bands you think define the gold star(for want of better phrasing} of metal through its evolution from ,say Sabbath to now. How about it Wyatt?

[@wesNYC]

You're all right kid. Don't listen to haters

[@qombie]

Sematary