Spyke

Just wear earplugs at gigs mate. You can get fancy ones that only filter out the painful high frequencies.

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I disagree. Hearing loss is not something to take lightly. Stay safe. Hearing protection is cool.

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lemmy.world

Hearing damage is permanent, stay safe and use earplugs. You will regret it later in life if you don't.

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lemmy.world

It's even worse than people act like it is.

Hearing loss is progressive. You won't even notice it at first. You'll just be sitting around one day and suddenly you're half deaf in one ear and have roaring tinnitus in the other.

And it doesn't even take overly loud sounds to cause irreparable damage. A typical motorcycle engine is loud enough. Music turned up slightly too loud. Hell simply clapping your hands can do it.

Our ears are just as shittily built as our knees.

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Yep. Agreed on all aspects of your post.

I started too late (undergrad) wearing earplugs all the time at shows/other loud things. I don't think I have much hearing loss (thankfully) but I do get the buzzing every so often (I know it could be worse, and am grateful it isn't).

Hearing protection is not something to take lightly (I know you know, but just to reiterate for others reading).

Ffs, don't get me started on knees haha.

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lemmy.world

It's a good album. I prefer the first four Metallica albums but the Black Album is their biggest album (by a long shot) for a reason.

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jeffwreply
lemmy.world

It’s an okay album. But the songs are pretty repetitive. Contrast that to anything on the first four albums and it’s totally different. Sure, Enter Sandman has an amazing riff but it’s also like 60% of the song. That doesn’t happen with earlier thrash

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Most Metallica songs would be improved by cutting them in half.

Or just being the intro.

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Rhynoplazreply
lemmy.world

That's why he's the Chad.

He doesn't care how you rock, as long as you ROCK!

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lemmy.world

Pretty much what it sounds like, where people who listen to a certain type/sound of music tend to enjoy it at live events by just low key looking down and slowly shuffling or bobbing their head to show their appreciation (rather than headbanging, moshing, etc.) there is a genre called 'shoegaze' which pretty much encompasses this kinda scene.

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Wow that’s a new one to me, never really noticed people doing that at a show. I guess I’m not really paying much attention to the crowd anyway though. Thanks for the explanation!

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Well TIL, thanks. I always associated it with the kids who would listen to like deftones and dance like that

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Listen to My Bloody Valentine’s second album, Loveless, if you want a good intro to the genre. Named for guitarists who would stare at their shoes while playing iirc

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feddit.de

Good old Bolt Thrower.

I should give them a listen again.

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Solid.
Although I'm more of a Cenotaph or World Eater kind of guy.

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