Whenever there's a metalhead around...

... I pretend to be a music hipster. Seriously, even metalheads should try this some time. Be as self-absorbed and stubborn about your choice of imaginary music as possible, then make up several odd sounding bands and assert that "You've probably never heard of them." I find that with metalheads, this usually results in a band-naming contest. The goal of this game is to go as long as possible before they realize none of the bands you've named exist.

"Panterra!" "No, Ravenous Trenchface!" "No! Lamb of God!" "Nuh uh! Nuggethole is still better!"

To be fair, I didn't know any of //those// bands existed until I started doing this.

Really, this is a fun experiment with anyone. With pop fans, it ends quickly with a passive-aggressive silent treatment. "Indies" will totally respect your opinion despite descriptions like "80s punk synth-rock with jazz influences and aboriginal backtracks". Then there's the appalled sputtering from classical buffs, the affirmative nodding from dubsteppers, and the incredulous whining from those weird people who only like one band.

Addendum: I'm very disturbed by the fact that "nuggethole" returns results on Google. That is all.

edited 28th Nov '11 5:36:11 PM by Jergling

And this accomplishes what exactly?

Beyond making you feel smarter than you are, that is.

Say you like progressive trigphone.

The inane solution: If anyone asks what music you like, say "Aggrotech".

Why does this thread exist?

That is a perfectly legitimate question.

I have no clue.

Cool story bro.

What kind of "metalheads" are these people?

Hopefully the kind that don't like when they're being talked shit to.

I was under the impression that the "cool" thing to do was to go up to one of those stereotypical "classic rock teenager" sorts, get them to agree with you that all modern music is rubbish, then take them by surprise by claiming that rock and roll ruined everything when it took the place of jazz as the dominant form of pop music.

I've only seen this done once (on You Tube, of course).

You don't actually believe that, right?

Me personally? Of course not.

I'm going to try what you did. It sounds hilarious and I'm sorry for stealing your idea. It just seems...unresistable to do.

Who, me? It's not something I came up with (at least as far as I know; I'm absolutely certain I saw it done in the You Tube comments for a video of Benny Goodman's orchestra performing "Sing, Sing, Sing").

Someone somewhere there is a youth who truly is of that opinion.

*insert passive-aggressive snipe at my metalhead ex-girlfriend who was like this about real music and One Piece*

Also, "80s punk synth-rock with jazz influences and aboriginal backtracks" sounds like it would be hilariously awesome (take your pick how).

edited 9th Dec '11 7:18:24 PM by 0dd1

Nothing tops proto postersatz progressive tirgphone with pseudo nucelt influences and jazzclockelements

I totally understood every word of that!! :D

I tried to accurately describe the genre(bending-ness) of one of my favorite albums. Other posters on this very forum thought I was facetiously making genres up.

Which one?

Try telling people IRL about Foetus. Big Band Neoclassical Industrial? Pbtht...

I'm a metalhead and I approve this thread.

(*Gives it a spin*)

Yeeeeesssss Do like.