Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="Neb Lleb, post: 207753, member: 160436"] So, basically, earlier this year, a rock band named "President" was making the rounds through cryptic marketing and a "President Mask" gimmick. They were making the rounds with their effective advertising, and a couple of days ago, they finally released their first song. And man, it SUCKS. It turns out that President are an "Octane-Core" band: a subgenre of rock/metal that is solely made to gain as much radio play and push as many copies as humanly possible. Octane-Core, as the name suggests, is a divergent strain of Metalcore, itself a subgenre of rock that flirts with heavy metal tropes. And with Octane-Core, all of the metal elements have been buried knee-deep in layer upon layer of over-produced, electronic noise that ultimately makes the song utterly homogenous and forgettable. It goes without saying, but I hate Octane-Core with every fibre of my being. It is a corporate, soulless plague on music that has caused the rock genre to stagnate and lose popularity due to it being the only thing radios seem to play. Pure butt-rock for people who are scared of actual Metalcore and/or edgy losers on Twitter and Reddit. It's honestly one of the worst things ever in music, and the fact it's getting all the attention over artists that deserve it is utterly horrific to me. But that's just me. What are your thoughts on Octane-Core and the bands who make it (I.E. President, Bad Omens, Falling In Reverse, etc.)? [/QUOTE]

Totals may include hidden visitors.