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I take issue with the headline - how can something with global appeal be considered "weird"?
by elthran 11y ago
I take issue with the headline - how can something with global appeal be considered "weird"?
- raverbashing 11y agoIt's weird if all you know is pre-packaged mass-consumption pop music
- vidarh 11y agoIt has a level of appeal globally, but not enough to be mainstream most places. E.g. the top Norwegian death metal bands are amongst the most successful Norwegian musicians ever, yet they don't sell much at home. Yet they do extremely well by Norwegian standards because they sell ok all over the world.
- vezzy-fnord 11y agoI presume you're referring to Norwegian black metal. Norway doesn't have a lot of DM, in fact the only band that comes to mind is Vomit from the 80s.
- r721 11y agoSpeaking of Norwegian DM from 90s I think Cadaver and Fester are quite great.
- werid 11y agoWe are definitely more known for our "true norwegian" black metal, but we got some other stuff too... http://www.last.fm/tag/norwegian+death+metal/artists http://www.last.fm/tag/norwegian+death+metal/artists http://www.last.fm/tag/norwegian+thrash+metal/artists http://www.last.fm/tag/norwegian+thrash+metal/artists
- roryrjb 11y agoDarkthrone's Soulside Journey is great Norwegian death metal, not that they obviously stuck to that for very long.
- cholantesh 11y agoWasn't even aware of them. My favourite is probably Chton, though their work after Chtonian Lifecode has been spotty at best.
- vidarh 11y agoQuite possible - I don't listen to any of it, just going by memory of mass media articles.
- fsloth 11y agoI was wondering the same. Does "weird" in this instance mean that the phenomenon does not begin from marketing departments of large IP owners?
- malsun 11y agoIt's mostly a male, working class dominated genre in terms of audience, so it's ignored and ridiculed for not being glamorous enough to fit mainstream media's mindset. That's a good thing because they would slowly change it if they got their hands on it. Sony buying Century was disappointing but there's alternative labels. Metal should stay underground to protect itself from the people who see it as 'weird'.
- gypsy_boots 11y agoIt's literally like they are fulfilling the Portlandia "Weirdo's" sketch: http://www.hulu.com/watch/758287 http://www.hulu.com/watch/758287
- antod 11y agoThat headline is saying it's the global appeal that's weird - not the 'something'.