#so you’re def better off finding smaller bands to love and support

[fatsmyname]

I’m a new metal head? I wanna broaden my listenings but I don’t wanna support any bad or racist bands. I listen to ghost Metallica and Volbeat and slipknot and misfits what other bands would u recommend? Is there a site as well to see which bands are discovered to be racist and such ?

while I don’t know of a website that does that in particular I do use music-map.com to find bands similar to the ones I like. it def helps to Google and even read through the bands wiki page (if they have one) but i try to find and listen to smaller bands. the one thing I will say is a LOT of bands, even the really popular ones all have dirt on them, it’s just up to you to decide what you listen to or not.

anyway some really great bands you should check out are Loathe, Zeal and Ardor, Gojira (they do some really great work with indigenous environmentalists), alien weaponry, sepultura, kublai khan (hardcore not rlly metal), and jer (ska but soooo good), pleasure venom (punk!), sunami (hardcore again), Dare, outta pocket (both hardcore lol), unto others (my fav rn), and faetooth!

#anon #bands like Metallica and misfits all have dirt on them to some capacity #even deftones who I really love have done problematic things #I think it’s important to recognize when harm is done and hold people accountable #but I also think a lot just won’t change #so you’re def better off finding smaller bands to love and support #it feels better when you know your money and energy is going towards small musicians #there’s a lot of nuance when it comes to this kind of thing #there are def bands out there who mess up and try to learn or at least stop the harm they cause #but there’s bands like pantera who straight up don’t care