So much time, and so little to do! Strike that, reverse it. This is the genesis of a new age. Heavy metal, once revered by fans around the world and respected, has fallen into a state of collapse. Sure music cycles in popularity through the years, and most come back in a new form. True metal, for the most part, is dead. When it rises anew like a phoenix from the ashes, it will probably sound more like industrial albums of the past. With more wubwubwubuwbwub, and we all know how that turns out:
"Oh but I liked that album! It broke genre barriers and wasn't generic at all!"
Right,and it was so good they've all but said they won't be doing dub step again.
Seriously though, now-a-days it's really hard to metal seriously. Sure you have some great bands still around but the only truly metal band in the main stream I can think of is Lamb of God. I know some people will contest this. What about black metal you ask? The hardest metal known to man! So metal they burn down churches and kill each other, for fun! Well I hate to break it to you, but everyone laughs at these guys behind their back.
There's a lot of musicians who still enjoy playing the music, Hourcide included. There's no short supply of music. The problem here is a short supply of demand. Social media is a great way for fans to find new artists, but there simply aren't enough people looking for new metal acts. Our hometown has a great metal scene, but there are way too many shows that have ended up looking like this:
So what do budding young artists do when the music they love just can't be taken seriously? You don't take it seriously! Songs about booze, getting in fights with clowns, NASCAR and cow tipping. Throw in a few dick and fart jokes too, why not! Sure, it's been done before, but it hasn't been beaten like a dead horse yet. The whole point is to have fun and make some people laugh. And you know what they say: time flies when you're having fun.
I myself have been in several bands that have been nothing more than a complicated way of wasting time. So this time we're taking the bull by the horns. We're getting wasted on time. That's right, it's more precious than top shelf scotch and we're downing the whole bottle. We're killing it for pleasure, and we're killing it with pride. So buckle up folks, get ready for some laughs, and enjoy the bumpy ride.
