# I pit people who hate metal

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-hate-metal/583944>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [June 1, 2011, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-hate-metal/583944 "2011-06-01T10:46:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-hate-metal/583944/201 "2011-06-10T13:51:58Z")

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> [@Khaki\_Campbell](#):
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> But more seriously, why can I enjoy any Death album from the beginning to the end, while I can’t with those new techno-death bands ? (I make the connection because Chuck Schuldiner was basically the godfather of that subgenre - for that matter, I remember Necrophagist covered “Crystal Mountain”) Am I an old fart ?

I find tech-death bands fascinating live, and dull on record. I feel the same way about jazz. I think it’s because the music is often far more about the technicality than the overall sound, and technicality is only really impressive when you see someone playing.

I once asked a death metal guitarist I know why most tech-death songs sound like a bunch of semi-random riffs strung together. The answer was the obvious one…

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-hate-metal/583944/202 "2011-06-10T14:39:23Z")

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> [@rogerbox](#):
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> I think you two are agreeing with each other rather than disagreeing?

I think so, too.

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