why is metal almost nonexistent in amvs?

metalheadriku · Post by **metalheadriku** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:08 pm

By metal i mean stuff like Death,dying fetus,mayhem,slayer etc........i rarely see any amvs with these bands or similar bands....is it because of the fast tempo?or is it because metal is pretty unpopular?

dwchang · Post by **dwchang** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:09 pm

HI2U

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... p?v=130594

NS · Post by NS » Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:10 pm

1) metal is extremly popular
2) There are MANY amvs out there using plenty of Metal music
3) There isn't stuff like death metal and grindcore and stuff being used (if that's more of what you're asking) because it is indeed fuckin' fast as hell, and can sometimes be a bitch to synch to, but I think it's just more because Metal music.. about 98% of the time is going to yield a mindless action vid, and people may not want to do just that.

Kevmaster · Post by **Kevmaster** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:13 pm

Because the org has obviously shitty taste.

YouTube · Post by **Kionon** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:33 pm

Because metal sucks?

Jasta85 · Post by **Jasta85** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:39 pm

uh, i've seen plenty, but amvs are made depending on the interests of the makers, so whatever is popular with amv maker's is gonna get put into amvs. really obscure bands will probably not show up here just because their music is not known to many people, but just about every type of music is represented here in one way or another

then again just because an amv is made using a certain type of music doesnt neccessarily mean they will be well made amvs.

Vivaldi · Post by **Vivaldi** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:41 pm

NerdStrudel wrote:1) metal is extremly popular
2) There are MANY amvs out there using plenty of Metal music
3) There isn't stuff like death metal and grindcore and stuff being used (if that's more of what you're asking) because it is indeed fuckin' fast as hell, and can sometimes be a bitch to synch to, but I think it's just more because Metal music.. about 98% of the time is going to yield a mindless action vid, and people may not want to do just that.

I'd have no problem making an extremly fast amv or watching some cool mindless action. I don't like death metal because it makes my ears bleed, and not in a good way. Bass+someone screaming their lungs out at a microphone=\=music. It's not even useful in a cathartic way unless you really want to kill yourself, in which case we'd have much less people who like it anyways.

Ingow · Post by **Ingow** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:57 pm

All of the bands you listed are pretty fucking awesome but people tend to judge metal amvs the same way they judge all other amvs (aka "hey let's compare it to a slow-paced drama video, that surely would work well!"). Therefore you always have to make some mindless fast paced action and gore video to any kind of brutal metal or otherwise the video won't be accepted, I've never seen a different approach to metal AMVs on this site and it's kinda disappointing since there is a lot of potential in the music that could be experimented with.

To sum it up IMO there are unwriten rules that force every metal AMV to be edited in the same way, to the same kind of animes and that makes most of them a generic one-trick pony and thus makes them one of the more unpopular music choices I guess. It's all just my personal speculation on the subject though.

And Vivaldi you should really listen to some Masonna or Merzbow to broaden your musical horizon a bit.

Moonie · Post by **Moonie** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 5:15 pm

I try to keep my AMVs light.
If they have to much metal in them, they would be pretty heavy to carry around...

Phantasmagoriat · Post by **Phantasmagoriat** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 5:29 pm

my next amv will be metalish

It's gonna be a real eye-bleeder.
[which pretty much supports what Ingow is saying]