Do any other metalheads/metal fans like post punk?

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I am just kind of curious I mean I am a metalhead, so I love metal obviously. But I find post punk type music to be a nice relaxing alternative sometimes. Like may sound weird to say as a metalhead, but regular punk can be a bit too IDK chaotic but post punk and like goth sort of stuff is like soothing to my soul. IDK its kind of like the anti-matter to metal if that makes any kind of sense...like it has some similar qualities but its like the opposite in a sense. As for the relation to punk well... IDK, I mean I like some of that but yeah I could never be one of those people who identifies as being in a punk scene. Like I said I am more of a metalhead but I have a deep appreciation for post punk and stuff that sounds like that.

Lol the other day a gas station attendent I recognized from a couple times before checked my purchase, and he had a little speaker he was listening to post punk type song I recognize but...I wasn't sure of the band at that moment, I liked the song and thought about mentioning that, but didn't want to sound stupid due to not knowing the band. IDK I overthink things I should have just said 'hell yeah that's a great song' while checking out but I over-analized too much till I made it awkward in my head and then couldn't say anything about it.

Come on are you telling me no one here likes Joy Division?

Yes, I'm a big metal fan and I'm into post-punk and related genres. I love Joy Division.

I agree that it's the complete opposite of metal in a way. The approach is often spaced out and subtle, but it shares it shares a similar darkness.

Public Image Ltd., Johnny Rotten's post Sex Pistols band. All you need to know.

I like post punk and also the varieties of indie-rock sounds that built upon it in the 90s and 00s. I know what you mean about the soothing nature of it. There’s something unique about the throbbing angular rhythm and staccato guitar texture that makes the music seem somewhat cold and mechanical, but paradoxically very emotional at the same time.

Me.



I don't think they are opposites at all, they are both dark and moody rock.

I don't know what post-punk is =)

On Wikipedia's short list, I like Talking Heads. I haven't listened to much of any of those other bands.

I don't know if I would call myself a metalhead though. I don't listen to metal that often, and when I do, it's usually the more mainstream, melodic bands (screaming + drop D djent doesn't do much for me). I don't dress like a metalhead, either.

Oh, boy, we've jumped down the rabbit hole of music genres! This is always fun ^^

I think the most precise definition I can think of came from a music blogger who talked about how the idea of punk is about how the ideas behind the music are more important than the technique or execution. Generally, punk is a genre where they play power chords over a simple drum beat. They use their limited skills to still play catchy music. Post punk...or, New Wave (there's a lot of overlap), has the same idea behind punk but they try to play more complex things even if they're technique is still really rough. They do more than just play a bunch of simple chords and try to get all of their musical ideas out there even if their technique isn't perfect.

I like Metal, mostly from the 80s though and I like a lot of bands that are considered post-punk but post-punk is covering a lot of different bands with a lot of different sounds like The Police, The Clash(later songs), and New Order. One of my favorite bands Franz Ferdinand got the label "Post-punk revival" at least according to their Wikipedia page, but if we're going with the definition of punk I gave earlier, they completely fit.

I think I can at least compare metal music I like like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Dream Theater with a little bit of New Order, especially their song True Faith. It's really heavy and precise the way I like a lot of metal songs. Maybe I my tastes fit in more with hard rock because the metal bands I mentioned are nowhere near as heavy as other metal bands are but that's as far as I can go with this, haha!

If I had my way, the dictionary definition of "heavy metal" would be an image of Iron Maiden.

I know most people would disagree, though

This is exactly why I don't like trying to pidgeonhole music into genres =)

...which really works against me when people ask me what genre of music my own band is. "Idunno...rock and roll?" usually gets an "Oh."

Yep yep! Tho I listen to post-punk more often than metal, so you could maybe argue I'm more of a post-punk head who likes a lot of metal too. Some of my favorite bands in the genre include Wire, Mission of Burma, Josef K, This Heat, Young Marble Giants and The Comsat Angels. And of course, I love Joy Divison and Talking Heads as well. Remain in Light, Closer, Deceit and Pink Flag would probably be my "big 4" albums for that era/aesthetic.