There is no metric on which metal is objectively "terrible" or "sugary." While some is more primal, the majority (including several bands mentioned in the arti

There is no metric on which metal is objectively "terrible" or "sugary." While some is more primal, the majority (including several bands mentioned in the article) is quite musically intricate, with substantive rhythmic and harmonic complexities (though it's unlikely one would be able to appreciate these without acclimatizing to the music itself first.) I'm not a rap fan, but I presume it's the same way. Don't beat yourself up for liking things, and don't sell whole genres of expression short. People devote their lives and talents to these things; why shouldn't they be as deep and expressive as the experience of the humans who created them? It's very unfair to dismiss entire modes of expression as saccharine or inferior just because they don't meet your preconceptions of what complex art looks like (or whatever you're after.)