Indeed the main thing is what do the media outlets consider metal honestly, seems from what I see anything that has a really heavy sound. They sometimes get it right, but sometimes with bands like Ateryu, Linkin Park, Korn etc... they are way off the mark. Really should do some better research as it's the way songs are structured, chord progression and such that determines whether a band is metal or not, but till that happens they will continue to do so and really metal never was meant to be mainstream anyway, if you look back to when it was Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest etc... grew from the underground, the fact that some bands now like Maiden or Priest get exposure today just shows there is an interest to show those bands for the hard work they have done for all the years they were performing.
__________________
http://www.last.fm/user/DeathDude/ Upcoming Concerts will be attending 5/10/08: Dream Theater, 5/12/08: Gigantour, 5/16/08: Nightwish, 5/27/08: Rush, 6/5/08 and 6/6/08: Iron Maiden!!, 7/27/08: Judas Priest
|