Quote Originally Posted by flak_monkey
You know what? **** metallica. The last time those ****ing jokers could call themselves metal, I was in 8th grade. Hetfeild can't write lyrics for **** either. They are so easy to guess, thoughtless, and shallow. This is from a former fan.
this is NOT metal.

Arsis is metal. Chimaira is metal. In Flames, Heaven Shall Burn, Soilwork, metal metal metal. Cephallic Carnage, Decapitated, metal.

This is just some tired old assholes looking to milk that last dollar, thinking that they actually lost something from people sharing their music on Napster. They are the biggest douchebags in the music industry.
I think you are confusing death metal with metal or core metal (whatever these people call it), Now I dont consider In Flames, or soilwork (dont know the others) death metal, but Arsis, Chimaira are death metal, pretty much all Chimaira sings about is killing or beating someone to death, rarely any clean singing. Pantera is a fine example of what metal is, so pretty much there arent but maybe a handful of REAL metal bands left. Its Metallica, they had just become popular around the time we were probably born, Metals in the name, thats what they play.

Also, double bassing into infinity doesnt classify you as a metal band, just lack of creativity.