One major beef I have with slavish adherence to any of the micro-genres of metal is their extremely limited scope in terms of style and content.
Themes covered: war, death, evil , hatred, pain, negative **** in general
Style: 1,001 variations on powerchord riffs played fast and heavy. Man, if something as fundamental as the limited use of melody before the barrage begins is offered as evidence of eclecticism in the genre then it is surely a bankrupt genre.
Even the most 'can't handle the arrival of testosterone in my system' late teenage lad can surely see that there is more to life and music than just those things?
I was one of the biggest metal fans ever back in the early 80's - I worshipped Motorhead when most rockers were into stuff like Deep Purple, Whitesnake and other such bands. To this day I am pleased when I see that Motorhead are still going strong, doing basiclally the same thing.
But, like most people, my tastes changed and broadened as I got older - a lot of the more recent contribuotrs to the metal genre passed me by cos I was too busy having a good time and partying to worry about the kind of schoolboy self-loathing that prompts an interest in satanism, genocide and other such matters that seem to fascinate the microgenre fans. However, by checking my contributions on this thread you will see that I still prefer a basically 'in your face' style.
I would say that the reason for my baiting the micro-genre fanboiz is not so much that I don't get their preferred style of music; rather that I DO get other styles.
To me, saying "You should listen to this cos the vocals are even growlier than some other growly vocals" is just ridiculous and therefore ridicule I do.
Anyway some kickass stuff that serves a purpose (or served it back in the early 90's)...
YouTube - Full Metal Jackoff Pt.1 - Jello Biafra & D.O.A.