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[clem84]

I guess in a way it's not too surprising seeing how it's a classic, but still pretty amazing.

1. Linkin Park - Numb 1.5b



2. System of a down - Chop Suey 1.0b



3. Nirvana - Smells like Teen spirit 1.1b (is this metal?)

 

[Coolwhhip]

Those are metal bands?

 

[Papa]

pop rock

 

[clem84]

3 is not but I thought it was worth mentioning.

If you think the first two aren't...

 

[Stiflers Mom]

Somewhere a dude with a mullet, metal shirt and skinny black jeans is turning in his grave with this thread existing.

 

[Cunth]

That’s some heavy metal

 

[Anki]

Op these bands are not metal at all.
And none, there is no metal youtube video with more than billion views, the closest you can get is Metallica videos.

 

[TyphoonStruggle]

Those are metal bands?

avatar checks out

 

[brap]

Nu-metal, nu-metal, and grunge lmao. Nirvana isn't metal in any sense of the word.

 

[clem84]

I'd disagree, but I can see how LP might not be considered metal by many.

But SOAD? It's definitely different than traditional metal, but IMO it checks all the boxes: heavily distorted guitars, screamed vocals, dark / moody lyrics, untraditional song structure.

 

[teezzy]

I mean, nu metal counts enough. I'm not too big on genre purity.

I'm surprised Numb has more views than Smells Like Teen Spirit tbh.

I'd figure Metallica would be up there... but I guess not?

 

[bronk]

Nü is still metal just on the Nü er side.

 

[Cunth]

söy metal

 

[epicnemesis]

System of the down is metal.

To say it isn’t is like saying modern pop isn’t pop because it’s not like Michael Jackson.

 

[Tschumi]

That's not metal... Even soad...

I was expecting to see an opeth video or something

 

[Lanrutcon]

Nirvana is metal now.

2021 has just started and it's already delivering.

 

[DogofWar]

Metal bands.

I mean come on, A-Ha is more Metal than any of these bands and they also have more than a billion views.
And I am not even joking, A-Ha is unironically more Metal than any of these bands.

 

[Tesseract]

there was a pretty bad ass metal thread last year with some excellent recs

hazy recall ...

 

[clem84]

Damn, people are fixated with Nirvana. It was a mistake to include it. I just thought it was close enough, heavy sounding, and that it was interesting that it made it to a billion views. I knew people would question it being metal. It's not.

I stand by the other two. SOAD is undeniably metal. LP has metal elements to their earlier albums, but it's definitely a very accessible type of metal. To me the screamed vocals, heavy guitars and darker melodies makes it sound metal. But yeah, I can see how the accessible nature of their music would make people disagree.

 

[Jethalal]

Metal is more of an acquired taste. I don't expect it to have a billion views and now it seems impossible as golden age of YT for music is over and most people stream on other apps.
Even I don't enjoy Metal, the closest I have come to enjoy it is the Soundtrack of Prince Of Persia: Warrior Within and this fantastic song:

 

[Ionian]

Now this is metal. (SOAD is absolutely metal)

 

[Tschumi]

I love soad as much as the next nu rock fan but i just can't see them as metal .. high minded rock at high volume, i feel like they're descended from the Jethro tull school of "metal"

 

[farmerboy]

Even Metallica's Black album wasn't considered metal "enough" when it released.

 

[lunnuyu]

where is the "metal" in those bands?

 

[lunnuyu]

Metal is more of an acquired taste. I don't expect it to have a billion views and now it seems impossible as golden age of YT for music is over and most people stream on other apps.
Even I don't enjoy Metal, the closest I have come to enjoy it is the Soundtrack of Prince Of Persia: Warrior Within and this fantastic song:

ermmm...

 

[Jethalal]

ermmm...

Hey, acquired taste doesn't means bad, it just means my dumbass doesn't gets it.

 

[lock2k]

SOAD is metal, even if they get a lot of hate.

Linkin Park is a hard pop rock. And Nirvana is grunge/alternative.

Still impressive as fuck.

I just don't know why Chop Suey is the most massive SOAD song, they have many better songs including Toxicity, but somehow it became a staple.

 

[V1LÆM]

linkin park ain't metal lol.

system of a down are pure trash i will never understand why people listen to them. that song is just a stupid meme cause the singer sounds like he's "singing" a load of non sense.

 

[lock2k]

linkin park ain't metal lol.

system of a down are pure trash i will never understand why people listen to them. that song is just a stupid meme cause the singer sounds like he's "singing" a load of non sense.

System of a Down had a large following way before that song happened.

 

[Ionian]

FNM had the same bollocks thrown at them with 'Angel Dust', tell me Jizzlober ain't a metal song.

Followed up by a Lionel Richie cover.

EDITED FOR LINKS;

 

[Elektro Demon]

Those are mainstream bands. The closest real metal band to reach billion is probably Slipknot or Metallica. But they're still way off from billion.

 

[ManaByte]

If the OP thinks those bands are metal, the real thing will cause them to run into the closet in terror.

 

[eot]

2. System of a down - Chop Suey 1.0b

Why this song? They have better ones

ermmm...

What's that from?

 

[EverydayBeast]

OP is asking us to hunt down cute little metal bands with billions of views?


322million


85million


44million


310million


172million

 

[Ionian]

If the OP thinks those bands are metal, the real thing will cause them to run into the closet in terror.

You're goddamn right

 

[Richard Packer]

Wiz Khalifa has 4.9 billion views.

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

Wiz Khalifa has 4.9 billion views.

The title is:

How many other METAL bands can say...​

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

Btw check some Death metal bands...believe it or not those have in the 10s of millions of views. I was pleasantly surprised. I mean we are talking about bands that dont get daytime radio play.

 

[Richard Packer]

The title is:

How many other METAL bands can say...​

Wiz Khalifa isn't metal?

 

[Imperius]

This threads brings back memories of my high school days when my friends I would get together in the woods at night, burn some bibles, swear our allegiance to Satan and listen to Linkin Park.

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

This threads brings back memories of my high school days when my friends I would get together in the woods at night, burn some bibles, swear our allegiance to Satan and listen to Linkin Park.

You guys sound like a bunch of wimps. Crazy Town is where satanic rituals are at.

 

[Imperius]

You guys sound like a bunch of wimps. Crazy Town is where satanic rituals are at.

Lol I love that song

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

Me too

 

[Richard Packer]

It's all fun and games until someone says they like Crazy Town. Jesus fucking Christ.

 

[teezzy]

FNM had the same bollocks thrown at them with 'Angel Dust', tell me Jizzlober ain't a metal song.

Followed up by a Lionel Richie cover.

EDITED FOR LINKS;

Genre purists are the lamest, especially sub genre purists.

Yes black metal snobs, I'm looking directly at you

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

It's all fun and games until someone says they like Crazy Town. Jesus fucking Christ.

Come my lady, come come my lady, you my butterfly, suger, baby!

 

[Imperius]

It's all fun and games until someone says they like Crazy Town. Jesus fucking Christ.

 

[Goro Majima]

SOAD is probably the only band the seems "metal" to me in the OP. Linkin Park was always this weird rap-metal hybrid thing.

I also had "Butterfly" burned on an old CD that I made in like 2001 or 2002.

Burned it using this fucking thing that everyone I knew had:

 

[clem84]

Wiz Khalifa has 4.9 billion views.

oh damn... Forgot about that one.

 

[Richard Packer]

Come my lady, come come my lady, you my butterfly, suger, baby!