We elaborate on another factor that helped kill nu metal…. THE INTERNET!
In the mid 00s everything started to get heavy. This set the stage for Machine Head’s “comeback” albums.
Preamble:
1:33 The habit of healthcare, and some mental hospital stuff
21:18 political stuff and social media
36:42 Who is allowed to be angry, trying too hard to be friends with everyone, chasing spectacle
51:19 why i don’t play in churches anymore
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Topic
55:08 Also, the internet killed nu metal
1:09:42 2003-2004 retrospective… everything gets more metal
1:25:54 Context for Ashes release, and the Elegies Documentary
1:54:08 Through the Ashes of Empires: “and so Machine Head began composing metal”
2:03:03 Vocals/lyrics, Robb’s nu metal trajectory, and making fun of metal yoda lyrics 2:25:08 Dave McClain love and track by track
2:40:14 Descend the Shades of Night and briefly meeting Robb
2:46:25 The Blackening “the perfect classic metallica album from the future”
3:06:58 track by track 3:34:57 summary
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