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Electric Callboy. Saw them live at a festival. They're sooo popular here right now, but OMG this is not Metal. This is Carnival music. Glittery idiots, techno bassline and confetti canons. I actually left their performance early.
To be honest? AC/DC; they've got plenty of good songs but plenty of duds as well. It's pretty much become one of those bands that if you ask someone, who's wearing their tshirt what their favourite song/album is, they either won't be able to give you an answer, or pick a really obvious one (most likely either Highway to Hell or Hell's Bells).
It's the same with Metallica and, to a lesser extent, Iron Maiden.
Metallica for sure as a 42 year old Iโm a fan of them or to be specific Iโm a fan of 2 albums, justice for all and the black album. I never stood the long-term appeal of them. I have a friend who is the same age as me who is a diehard fan of Metallica they kind of remind me of the next generation kiss. And also on top of that, they helped destroy Napster.
I obviously never met any of them but the band itself just comes across as a bunch of douchebags, especially James Hetfield.
If any band has enough fans to have a "fandom", they deserve it. You still never have to listen to them or buy their music and that is fine as well. Anyone who names a band they dislike, probably has one they like that others on here hate. Big deal. Everyone has their own taste. All hype is, well, hype. It is all manufactured.
Smashing pumpkins. Booooooring. And Billy is an ass.
Dream Theater back when they were a thing
The Ramones. If ever a band deserved to be a 1-hit wonder, this is it.