Job termination is a conspiracy.

 I was in communism in my childhood. In Boy Scouts, they had Axel honneth and Jurgen Habermas in boy scouts. I wasn’t a Missouri Lutheran, I was in the ELCA my entire life with woman pastors. Critical Theory was in Catholic Churches too. So this David Speath was stealing people’s jobs at Laptop Chips through his career exploration program he earned in the military. I found out that three Speaths working at Laptop Chips and David Speath left Laptop Chips a year later. There was also this conspiracy around Syd Berret. My manager told me that Aaron operates the warehouse like a prison, and that other manager has animal logins from Pink Floyd Animals album. The employees were wearing Vietnam flag, Dragon Ball Z and Dark Side of the Moon T-shirts. I took a ASVAB test in River Falls and, I had a 4 year college degree. The employer backstabber me after I talked to him after work every week chitchating by laying me off anyways. Communication problems is bullcrap. I was working constantly at laptop chips. The employees would go to Subway, and return when I started lunch break. Employees didn’t eat together. Very long So I was worried about 5 year plans in 2019 in Wisconsin, before everybody in Wisconsin wanted Tony Evers and Joe Biden, right? Before that, Wisconsin wanted Bernie Sanders. I send my resume online at other companies, and they didn’t want me and I had 8 jobs in my life. The internships don’t keep me for 3 months. I worked at a software company and hospital. The hospital said they didn’t have spare money for another employee, because they screwed up their project. The software company, I finished everything and was replaced by a military, because of nepotism. The software company wasn't ethical, they hire Indian, and Chicom programmers. This serviceman was related to the CEO of the software company. Then I find recruiters who cold call while in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and they pick other people mainly because they wanted me to work on the coasts or Texas.

Heavy metal is officially the fastest-growing music genre in the world

 

Heavy metal has officially been recognised as the fastest-growing music genre in the world, according to a new report from music distributors TuneCore.

It’s no secret that heavy metal is an incredibly popular music genre. After all, we’ve not only seen scientific studies confirm metalheads are “nice people’, but we’ve seen the likes of Montreal crowned a ‘heavy metal city’, and we’ve also seen David Hasselhoff turn to the genre for his next album.

Needless to say, it’s hardly surprising to learn just how popular the genre is.

However, according to a new report from TuneCore, it seems that not only is heavy metal a popular style, it’s the most popular genre amongst streaming services, turning it into the fastest-growing music genre in the world.

TuneCore, who allow musicians to distribute their music through streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, and much more, recently released their Q1 report, revealing that 2018’s streaming and download numbers saw an 83 percent increase over 2017, bringing their total to 199.3 billion.

“TuneCore is the only global platform that pays artists 100% of what they earn from digital streams and downloads, while also meeting all of their needs across distribution, promotion and publishing administration,” explained TuneCore CEO Scott Ackerman.

“In 2019 we’re seeing great momentum in helping our customers build sustainable careers by finding new income across formats and channels.”

Likewise, breaking the numbers down, TuneCore revealed that Africa had seen the highest growth in streaming, with 146 percent in 2018, while Asia and Oceania followed behind with 52 and 38 percent, respectively.

However, it’s TuneCore’s breakdown of genres that is the most exciting, with the service revealing that it was heavy metal that saw the most growth in 2018, with its 154 percent increase officially making it the fastest-growing genre worldwide.

Close behind though, J-Pop saw a 133 percent increase, while genres like R&B/Soul and K-Pop follow behind at 68 and 58 percent, respectively.

While it’s unclear at this stage if this trend will continue into the future (especially given K-Pop’s apparent global domination), this is hardly a surprise to fans of heavy metal, who undoubtedly have their horns up at this news.

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Check out TuneCore’s growth numbers for 2018

Fastest-growing music genres:

Heavy metal – 154% increase
J-Pop – 133% increase
R&B/Soul – 68% increase
K-Pop – 58% increase
World music – 57% increase
Instrumental – 42% increase

Worldwide streaming growth:

Africa – 146% growth
Asia – 52% growth
Oceania – 38% growth
Europe – 35% growth
South America – 32% growth
North America – 31% growth

Countries with notable streaming growth:

Morocco – 243% increase
South Africa – 125% increase
Italy – 108% increase
India – 89% increase
Turkey – 81% increase
Czech Republic – 72% increase

Why Heavy Metal Music is Popular

 

Heavy metal music still remains popular around the world, and in this piece, we look at some of the reasons why. It can be a little controversial for some music fans, but for others, they just cannot get enough of it. 

Heavy metal music falls into the rock genre. It has intense, powerful and virtuosic styles and a live performance is quite the experience. Some of the most famous brands include Iron Maiden, Metallica and Judas Priest. To give you an understanding of an immersive experience, check out the bravewords piece “breaking the law” at Bloodstock Open Air 2021.

The genre first came to prominence in the United States and the United Kingdom in the late 1960s. The three founding pioneers were Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Deep Purple. At the time, the music was very controversial, as it was very aggressive. The 60s was a revolutionary time for music, especially in the UK that saw the Beatles and the Rolling Stones rise to prominence as well as other genres such as heavy metal. 

Many fans of the music like the high energy and the aggression that it entails. It is perfect for a workout in the gym or a long run, motivating you to push further. It is more popular in some places in the world as opposed to others. For example, heavy metal is very popular in Finland whereas, in more conservative places like India, the music is not appreciated. However, recent trends show changes occurring on the Indian subcontinent especially when it comes to popular culture. Western music is gaining traction as well as sports such as football. Another emerging trend is gambling – sports and casinos, and there are even portals to help players find the best resources for online gambling in India. Comparison sites like Asiabet, assist with setting up an account, provide valuable information on welcome bonuses, and advise on the legality of playing, as well as the many offerings of the sites they propose for interested players to see and pick. This major cultural change within Indian society could be emulated with different types of music such as heavy metal. 

Today is the greatest time ever to distribute your music with a plethora of streaming platforms available for people to listen to. On Spotify, heavy metal is very popular with Iron Maiden having over 6 million streams per month. 

Sometimes the genre has been criticised for misogyny and lyrics pertaining to the occult. Nonetheless, the music is meant to test boundaries and is a reflection upon society. On numerous occasions, heavy metal artists have had to defend their lyrics in court. Take the example of Twisted Sister front man Dee Snider. In 1985 he was asked questions about the song “under the blade”. The senate hearing alleged that the song was about sadomasochism and rape, with Snider stating it was just about throat surgery. 

There are many times heavy metal bands have heard the wrath of parents over the lyrics in the songs. Infamously Judas Priest was involved in a lawsuit because of subliminal messages in their song “better by you, better by me”. It was alleged that the band carried some responsibility in the horrific story of a group of young men committing suicide in 1985. They were accused of having hidden messages for the audience to kill themselves. Ultimately, in the end the case was thrown out. 

In the modern world, heavy metal is still alive and well, with many festivals hosted in the West for fans. One of the largest festivals is Wacken, hosted in Germany to some 80,000 fans. Moreover, there are a lot of events for fans, with a convenient list of heavy metal festivals.

The optimised way to play heavy metal music is as loud as possible with large speakers blaring out the powerful instruments and vocals. An experience at a concert can be very intense especially if mosh pitting, it is not for the faint hearted. 

Perhaps heavy metal is past its golden age, just like many genres as electronic music dominates today. It is argued that the 1980s were the best decade for the music genre with huge bands like Black Sabbath, Def Leppard and of course Iron Maiden. Just like with the rock genre, modern bands do not quite hit the heights of their counterparts decades ago. But heavy metal has a unique element that will always be popular for decades to come.

The Decline of Rock Music, and why it matters

 

The 2010s have seen the spiraling popularity of rock music, and some common theories abound. I’ll be taking these theories to task.

Rock music was the dominant force in popular music for over 50 years, and that has drastically changed over the past ten years. The most common theory is that “hip-hop has replaced rock in the same way rock had replaced jazz.”  The problem with this theory is that it’s an apples-to-oranges comparison that holds little weight. Rock and roll was largely created by blacks, who moved on from it very quickly once whites found interest in it. The popularity of jazz waned at a sharp rate throughout the late 50s and 60s.

Meanwhile hip-hop, while created by blacks, was relatively slow to gain popularity with whites. But as it became increasingly popular, blacks have still not abandoned it; and to this day most popular rap artists are black. At the same time, rock maintained its dominance in the popular realm from the 80s to the mid 10s.

Other theories abound citing demographic change, but no massive demographic change in the US was so sharp to cause the steep decline in the popularity of rock that started in about 2008. Still another theory blames the rise of electronic dance music around that time, which is useless since that has fallen in popularity as well.

I’m going to make a bold statement here: The reason the popularity of rock has declined is that it no longer provides what people once loved about it. The masculine energy, grittiness, and string-bend associated with the genre has been lost to a sanitized, feminized, PC shadow of its former self. Even the guitar has been replaced with pianos and other instruments. The problem with rock is rock itself, other genres are not to blame for its own problems.

I’ll take you through a short history own rock losing its own teeth, starting from about the early 80’s.

The arena rock bands

Bands such as Foreigner, Journey, and especially REO Speedwagon began to abandon their hard rock sound in the early 80s. Partly taking a cue from the “sensitive Alan Alda guy” narrative pushed by the media, and largely for commercial reasons, they increasingly released ballads as singles. Even their “rockers” were softer and more refined. As bands like Survivor released generic soft-rock material, this decline gave way for the hair bands in the mid-eighties.

The glam bands

While the original energy of the hair bands was very masculine, it gradually gave way to softer and softer material by bands trying to prove their sensitivity and make the charts. This coupled with the cross-dressing of much of the subgenre, created the backlash known as Grunge.

The alternative nation

While the public backlash against the hair bands was largely because of their perceived femininity, this was not the sentiments of the media, nor the grunge bands themselves. These grunge bands were very leftist politically, and the media had long attempted to “correct” what they deemed as the sexism of the glam bands. Even MTV sought to “differentiate the sexy from the sexist”, although they did not apply the same standard to hip-hop (which does bring up the soft bigotry of low expectations). As Marxism migrated from the collapsing Soviet Union to the West, the media needed a reformed, PC version of rock to suit its interests.

While grunge was masculine, it was weak-minded and reveled in self-loathing. It also had a very left-wing bent and a nihilistic worldview. After the sound got old, Nu metal was the eventual replacement.

I Did It All for the Nookie

Perhaps the most reviled subgenre of rock, the Nu Metal phenomenon of the late 90s and early 00s took the nihilism even further. Some of these bands also filled the void that the hair bands left, having a non-ironic cartoonish fratboy vibe, a strawman of real masculinity — leading to its quick backlash.

The Emo era

This is really where rock lost its teeth. As a backlash against nu metal (particularly Fred Durst), the emo/scene era of the 2000s was very much a feminized form of rock, complete with lots of whining and mascara. Gone was any type of string-bend or masculine energy, it was even mopier than 90s alternative. Along with the generic post-grunge of admittedly commercial bands such as Nickelback, this era of rock started to phase out by the late 00s.

The Indie Landfill

The “rock” music of the 2010s has been characterized by a much softer, many times guitar-less form that doesn’t bear much resemblance to what people would recognize as “rock music”.  Why would people listen to guitarless rock music performed by guys dressed as coal miners, when they can enjoy slick, more sonically aesthetic beats in other genres? Why would people listen to modern indie rock for masculine energy when there isn’t any? Hip-hop surpassed rock as the dominant commercial form in 2017, and this is the exact reason why. It’s not demographics, it’s not the fault of other genres — it’s a problem with rock itself. The establishment wanted a safe, toothless, sanitized PC version of rock, and no one likes it.

Conclusion

We are in a glut of mumble-rap at the moment. Even pop music is struggling in the current environment. Will it change? Yes. But in order for rock to have any chance of a resurgence, it absolutely must purge itself of emasculation, self-loathing, political correctness, or giving a damn about what anyone thinks — which is what made rock great in the first place, and why so many people loved it.

Here’s Why Heavy Metal Is Good For You

In contrast to the popularly held view that extreme music like heavy metal is responsible for causing feelings of anger, depression or isolation, it may in fact be capable of combating these very sorts of negative emotions, according to a new study published this week.
Researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia have found that when volunteers were exposed to extreme music genres including heavy metal, emo, hardcore, punk, and screamo, they actually experienced a range of positive feelings, such as calmness, happiness or being inspired. (It’s worth noting that the participants in the testing were fans of these genres already – if not, your individual results may vary!)
The study, conducted by honours student Leah Sharman and psychologist Genevieve Dingle, took 39 regular listeners of extreme music aged between 18 and 34 years and subjected them to an anger induction, where for a period of 16 minutes they were prompted to recall unhappy personal experiences that made them feel angry or stressed, involving their partners, employment or finances.
After the anger induction, participants were then monitored during a 10-minute window in which they either listened to 10 minutes’ worth of extreme music or were required to sit in silence for the same amount of time.
The researchers found that, rather than amplifying the negative emotions of anger or stress, those who listened to 10 minutes of head-banging tunes actually felt the better for it.
According to the research, published this month in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, “The findings indicate that extreme music did not make angry participants angrier; rather, it appeared to match their physiological arousal and result in an increase in positive emotions. Listening to extreme music may represent a healthy way of processing anger for these listeners.”
The researchers contend that we’ve had it the wrong way around when it comes to assumptions about heavy music and the emotional state of the listener. Their findings suggest that people don’t listen to hardcore, thrash and punk and become angry as a result; rather, listeners may choose music forms that match their current level of stress or agitation and use the energy and rhythm of the recordings to help process how they feel.
“We found the music regulated sadness and enhanced positive emotions,” Sharman said in a press release. “When experiencing anger, extreme music fans liked to listen to music that could match their anger. The music helped them explore the full gamut of emotion they felt, but also left them feeling more active and inspired. Results showed levels of hostility, irritability and stress decreased after music was introduced, and the most significant change reported was the level of inspiration they felt.”
What’s remarkable about the results is how extreme music, which has a reputation for dwelling in some pretty dark subject matter, can be so uplifting for those who like to listen to it - findings which may have even shocked the researchers.
“It was interesting that half of the chosen songs contained themes of anger or aggression, with the remainder containing themes like – though not limited to - isolation and sadness,” Sharman said.
“Yet participants reported they used music to enhance their happiness, immerse themselves in feelings of love and enhance their well-being.”