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I have to agree that metal was never mainstream. I always looked at metal as an evolution of punk.
by larrydag 9y ago
I have to agree that metal was never mainstream. I always looked at metal as an evolution of punk.
- jghn 9y agoBy many measures metal predates punk
- CuriouslyC 9y agoMetal shares with punk (unless you're talking about crossover genres like crust) a rejection of the established order and affirmation of the individual against the collective. They both also tend to be angry responses to alienation. The aesthetic of the two is radically different though. Metal is about creating a fantastic, otherworldly soundscape, while punk focuses on capturing the raw quality of life. I think industrial music was the true successors to punk. They took the raw grit of punk and made it modern and danceable.
- jghn 9y agoOriginal industrial was far from danceable. It wasn't until the post-industrial in the early 80s w/ groups like Skinny Puppy that what you describe started to happen. However the first part of your point holds, acts like Throbbing Gristle (who coined the "industrial" term) definitely came out of the British punk community.