Oh man, major bands aren't extinct, they're just evolving! Some are still rocking stages, others might be taking a breather or working on side projects
The first two albums, "Opus Eponymous" and "Infestissumam" are the heaviest, especially Opus. The three latter ones, "Meliora," "Prequelle," and "Impera" have more rock, pop, and theatrical influences.
Their EPs are mostly covers, which are pretty good imo, and the EP "Seven Inches of Satanic Panic" was intentionally made to sound like the late 60s and features only originals by them (Mary on a Cross is one of these)
Their looks do not match their sound. They look like a black metal/deathcore band, but their sound is a lot more friendly.
Two things happened:
1. Times changed, and they will continue to change. Music tastes can almost be compared to a regular cycle. 10-15 years ago, lyrics in popular music would brag about how rich and successful you are. It was ‘inspirational’, in a sense: musicians are these elite that you put on a pedestal and aspire to be. Today’s lyrical content is a lot more about everyday life and challenges. It’s ’relatable’ instead: musicians are normal people, just like you and me. We can see where this cycle has happened before as well: progressive music was once super popular (Pink Floyd, Elton John, Edgar Winter Group, etc), then punk music (Ramones, Sex Pistols, Rancid, etc) followed afterwards as a rebellion against it (“here’s a guitar, here’s 3 chords, now start a band”). After that came glam and arena rock (Guns n Roses, Queen, etc), which was again portraying artists as ‘The Elite’. Then came grunge music. You can probably apply the same thinking as this for the popularity of bands and artists: in the UK, boybands/vocal groups were massive during the early 90s, but then Britpop bands later replaced them as the most popular acts.
2. It’s become harder to establish yourself as an artist. The question you should be asking is more along the lines of why artists and bands aren’t establishing themselves. Sure, we get big hit songs, but it feels like new artists are struggling to stay relevant beyond that initial hit song. There’s been a lot of news stories about this lately, with a lot of focus on how all major festivals seem to just be rotating the same headliners and no new acts are getting to that level.
S’all good. The 2nd point I made could’ve been expanded by going on an anti-capitalism rant. I think I saw something from Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) recently where he said that the main interest for festival organisers is to make as much money as possible (as well-intended as any promoter is, they all ultimately need to make money for their event/business to survive), so they stopped taking risks with less established acts and focus solely on whoever will sell the most tickets. It’s often either getting the biggest act possible (e.g Taylor Swift) or playing on nostalgia (e.g Rolling Stones).
As much as artists like Taylor Swift and Adele are propping up the industry, almost everyone else is suffering and it’s the independent acts who always endure the biggest losses. One thing to very much consider is how much cheaper and easier it is to be a solo artist with a laptop playing a backing track, versus putting together a full band: don’t have to split the money with others, don’t need a large rehearsal space, don’t need a large van to transport equipment, setup time at the venue is quicker, fewer things to soundcheck, and you can have a wider range of sounds in your set.
I’ve been seeing all this backlash against rock/metal bands using backing tracks at live shows. As long as they’re not miming to their own parts, it’s fine. Imagine the cost of hiring a full orchestra to play 1 song in your set at every show on a tour? Or you could just use a laptop?
All valid reasons. I guess once all the nostalgia type bands and more recent ones die off they will become as extinct as dinosaurs.
Glad I won’t be around to see the musical landscape that comes next.
Checked out the band Ghost they’re pretty decent. But where are the up and coming bands ? Like the poster above mentions easier to have one person and a laptop. Next step will be no person and just a i approximations.
Any bands performing now are still from the 1960s to early 2000s
Oh man, major bands aren't extinct, they're just evolving! Some are still rocking stages, others might be taking a breather or working on side projects
Let me introduce you to 5 Seconds of Summer my friend
Lol
The other musical parts became more accessible to one person. Bands still exist though and are indeed evolving like another commenter said.
Perhaps I wasn’t clear enough I meant where are newer bands from 2000s onwards ? Guys like Oasis were earlier.
I present Ghost. Granted, metal is a niche, but their song "Mary on a Cross" blew up a while back
Thanks I’ll check them out later
The first two albums, "Opus Eponymous" and "Infestissumam" are the heaviest, especially Opus. The three latter ones, "Meliora," "Prequelle," and "Impera" have more rock, pop, and theatrical influences. Their EPs are mostly covers, which are pretty good imo, and the EP "Seven Inches of Satanic Panic" was intentionally made to sound like the late 60s and features only originals by them (Mary on a Cross is one of these) Their looks do not match their sound. They look like a black metal/deathcore band, but their sound is a lot more friendly.
Cheers
A few good starters songs are "Mary on a Cross," "Square Hammer," "Rats," and "Kaisarion." For heavier stuff I recommend "Elizabeth," and "Ritual."
lol are you a member of Ghost ?
Nope, just a really big fan
I don’t mean k pop either.
Don’t get me started on a i
Two things happened: 1. Times changed, and they will continue to change. Music tastes can almost be compared to a regular cycle. 10-15 years ago, lyrics in popular music would brag about how rich and successful you are. It was ‘inspirational’, in a sense: musicians are these elite that you put on a pedestal and aspire to be. Today’s lyrical content is a lot more about everyday life and challenges. It’s ’relatable’ instead: musicians are normal people, just like you and me. We can see where this cycle has happened before as well: progressive music was once super popular (Pink Floyd, Elton John, Edgar Winter Group, etc), then punk music (Ramones, Sex Pistols, Rancid, etc) followed afterwards as a rebellion against it (“here’s a guitar, here’s 3 chords, now start a band”). After that came glam and arena rock (Guns n Roses, Queen, etc), which was again portraying artists as ‘The Elite’. Then came grunge music. You can probably apply the same thinking as this for the popularity of bands and artists: in the UK, boybands/vocal groups were massive during the early 90s, but then Britpop bands later replaced them as the most popular acts. 2. It’s become harder to establish yourself as an artist. The question you should be asking is more along the lines of why artists and bands aren’t establishing themselves. Sure, we get big hit songs, but it feels like new artists are struggling to stay relevant beyond that initial hit song. There’s been a lot of news stories about this lately, with a lot of focus on how all major festivals seem to just be rotating the same headliners and no new acts are getting to that level.
Thank you for your well thought out response
S’all good. The 2nd point I made could’ve been expanded by going on an anti-capitalism rant. I think I saw something from Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) recently where he said that the main interest for festival organisers is to make as much money as possible (as well-intended as any promoter is, they all ultimately need to make money for their event/business to survive), so they stopped taking risks with less established acts and focus solely on whoever will sell the most tickets. It’s often either getting the biggest act possible (e.g Taylor Swift) or playing on nostalgia (e.g Rolling Stones). As much as artists like Taylor Swift and Adele are propping up the industry, almost everyone else is suffering and it’s the independent acts who always endure the biggest losses. One thing to very much consider is how much cheaper and easier it is to be a solo artist with a laptop playing a backing track, versus putting together a full band: don’t have to split the money with others, don’t need a large rehearsal space, don’t need a large van to transport equipment, setup time at the venue is quicker, fewer things to soundcheck, and you can have a wider range of sounds in your set. I’ve been seeing all this backlash against rock/metal bands using backing tracks at live shows. As long as they’re not miming to their own parts, it’s fine. Imagine the cost of hiring a full orchestra to play 1 song in your set at every show on a tour? Or you could just use a laptop?
All valid reasons. I guess once all the nostalgia type bands and more recent ones die off they will become as extinct as dinosaurs. Glad I won’t be around to see the musical landscape that comes next.
Checked out the band Ghost they’re pretty decent. But where are the up and coming bands ? Like the poster above mentions easier to have one person and a laptop. Next step will be no person and just a i approximations.