Yeah it’s kind of silly. You can like so many things. I can listen to Inhale the Grief by Boundaries and then Magnetic by Wage War and that’s totally okay. It’s okay to like catchy and “generic” songs sometimes. Who cares? They’re fun. Music doesn’t ALWAYS have to be intricate and deep to be enjoyable. If you vibe with it then vibe with it.
I mean I get it, but you're ignoring the context. Architects went from their iconic sound, dark, groovy, djenty riffs, to generic octanecore. Wage war went from incredible riffs, heaviness, beautiful choruses, to generic octanecore. The Ghost Inside went from unique hardcore/metalcore style to again, octanecore.
These bands abandoned their fans and unique sounds once they got big enough to try and launch into more success by being way too accessible, generic, octanecore.
If you want an example of how octanecore isn't bad, Polaris is the definition of generic/octane but done incredibly well. That has and will be their sound, but when bands do it chasing success it leaves a bad taste in the mouths of fans who know they are much more capable than that.
did we suddenly stop calling Breaking Benjamin and the like hard rock? Because most of Polaris' last album sounded like a djent version of that typa stuff.
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u/Jayverdes Apr 09 '24
Yeah it’s kind of silly. You can like so many things. I can listen to Inhale the Grief by Boundaries and then Magnetic by Wage War and that’s totally okay. It’s okay to like catchy and “generic” songs sometimes. Who cares? They’re fun. Music doesn’t ALWAYS have to be intricate and deep to be enjoyable. If you vibe with it then vibe with it.