Metal followers had a debate about which bands have the “least amount of haters” on Reddit.

The thread was posted on the Metal for the Masses Reddit and contains a photograph of Alice In Chains. The particular person who posed the query famous that they do not see Alice In Chains and another basic bands, reminiscent of Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, get quite a bit of flak.

Of course, somebody left a sarcastic touch upon the thread, which stated, “Nickelback has had nothing but love given to them.”

As individuals talked about sure artists all through the thread, others both upvoted the remark in settlement, or responded explaining why they do not like that musician or band. To arrange the dialogue a bit, we included photographs of some of the artists that have been talked about beneath, and the feedback and responses are italicized and bulleted beneath.

Motorhead

So much of the responses to the Motorhead remark needed to do with the late Lemmy Kilmister. A pair of individuals famous that they are not notably a fan of Motorhead’s music, however as a result of of Lemmy’s popularity and legacy, they may by no means dislike the band.

• “I don’t dislike ’em at all. But I genuinely just don’t like Lemmy’s singing style that much. It’s just grating at times. Though they’re one of the most important, genre defining metal bands, and they have my utmost respect for that.”
• “Never really got into them but I’ve always respected them. I love Lemmy as well. Rest in peace.”
• “I don’t even enjoy the music and I can’t hate, too badass.”

Another particular person had a bit extra of an in depth cause as to why they are not a fan of Motorhead’s music.

• “That’s generally true, but I’ve seen a lot of people say all their albums sound the same, and I agree. I find it very monotonous to listen to just one song let alone get through the discography, yes they branch out to some slightly different genres but it’s just the same thing translated to a different sub genre. It’s just boring radio rock to me, no interesting song writing. I respect them but I’m just giving some insight on what someone might dislike about them.”

On the different hand, a pair of different Reddit customers flat out stated they “can’t stand Motorhead.”

Black Sabbath

Though the writer of the authentic put up had already talked about Black Sabbath for example, somebody nonetheless talked about them, and it created a dialog. One of the hottest responses famous that followers of the band’s completely different eras — Ozzy Osbourne and Ronnie James Dio — typically have one thing towards different.

• “My first response was SABBATH!!!! But yeah, then I remembered that they released music in the 90s…”
• “The haters are so sad to see. Albums from all eras have their gems. I’ll admit I was Ozzy only Sabbath fan but now I almost never go back to those Ozzy albums as I’m just enjoying everything Sabbath did after him that I ignored for so long.”

Someone else asserted that heavy steel “wouldn’t have been a thing” with out Black Sabbath.

• “Imagine how weird metal would be now without even just Black Sabbath. It’s just so crazy to think about.”
• “I’ve always called Black Sabbath ‘boring but important’.”

Judas Priest

While many agreed with this suggestion, others identified the unlucky undeniable fact that homophobic individuals refuse to see the band past Rob Halford’s sexuality, though it has nothing to do with Judas Priest’s music.

• “I know plenty of homophobes that will never let the Halford/gay thing go. It’s like the first thing to come up when you mention the band.”
• “When you see a singer very deliberately emulating Rob Halford, 9 times out of 10 it turns out they’re a huge bigot who would have Halford executed for being gay. It’s bizarre.”

Others admitted that they do not like Halford’s vocals.

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• “The riffs are awesome and the whole band is super influential. But the singer’s voice is so off-putting for me.”
• “Halford is like nails on a chalkboard to me.”
• “Yeah he’s very hit or miss for me. The vocals on ‘Painkiller’ are so damn silly.”

Dio

This remark appeared to have been referring to Ronnie James Dio, somewhat than his band, Dio. People famous his time in Black Sabbath, his voice and the subject material he wrote about in his lyrics.

• “That is because our 2,000 year-old dragon lord ascended to the Dragon Heaven Realm in 2013 AD (Anno Dio).”
• “I don’t necessarily “hate” Dio, but I am not a fan. His voice annoys me and his personality was a bit pretentious to me. I know I am in the VAST minority but that’s how I feel.”
• “Dio the man and the singer was fucking awesome. Loved him in Sabbath. Loved his work in Rainbow. Dio, his band named after the man himself… I can’t stand it.”

Iron Maiden

The response that sparked the most buzz underneath Iron Maiden reads, “Jealous people hate Iron Maiden. And spouses that live with Iron Maiden ultrafans.”

• “I’m a medium-heavy Maiden fan, but my wife doesn’t like them much and didn’t enjoy the concert we went to. Not because of the music, but the general vibe of the audience. It’s funny because even though Maiden is basically power metal, the fans have this weird drunken redneck biker vibe at their shows.”
• “My wife took me to see them a few years ago for my birthday, she’s never been a fan of them but had a great time at the show. Crowd seemed to be a good mix of people each time I’ve seen them.”

A few different metalheads argued that Iron Maiden do get quite a bit of hate, particularly as a result of of the completely different lineup adjustments they’ve undergone over the years. A couple of others admitted they do not like Bruce Dickinson’s voice.

• “Oh, not true at all. They went through five lead vocalists, three of whom are actually important in that they appeared on the studio albums. And some Paul fans won’t shut up about how he was the only true one, while the Bruce fans (that’s most of them) won’t let up on criticising the Blaze albums. And even within the Bruce discog, you have weaker albums like ‘No Prayer for the Dying,’ which almost no fan would cite as their favourite. And you have fights with other personalities like the infamous feud between Maiden/Bruce and Sharon Osbourne, wife of Ozzy. And don’t even get me started on the ones endlessly debating which is better between Judas Priest and Iron Maiden.”
• “I respect them and love the instruments. Just Bruce’s vocals annoy me the hell out of me.”
• “I’ve seen someone saying that they’re only popular because of their mascot.”

Other Bands Mentioned

Some of the different teams that have been talked about all through the thread are Death, Soundgarden, Darkthrone, Sepultura, Type O Negative, Cannibal Corpse, Gojira, Slayer and extra.

Read the full dialogue right here to see the relaxation.