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Originally Posted by KCUnited
I think within punk and hardcore, which aren't focused on instrument mastery and technical skill that metal is (speed of drumming being the exception), the ego competition becomes more about who can keep it the "realist". That's why 90% of their songs are about "selling out" and "betrayed our friendship" because someone in the band actually got a real job and can't make practice at 1:00am on a Tuesday.
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Exactly. It's not always about musicianship. In fact, a lot of the times it's about things like you mention.
90% of the elitism I see in my main metalhead group is because I like metalcore. It's not about technical proficiency, it's that black and death metal guys think metalcore is for girls.
