Is metal music dying?

No. From what I am seeing, the heavy metal scene is becoming more diverse as it continues to move away from it's decidedly white, male and Christian background. read more

No, metal music is not dying and it isn’t dead either. Metal music is dead for the following reasons: People still create and perform heavy metal music. If heavy metal was dead, the music would stop being performed and created. Heavy metal music has evolved and is still evolving. This genre has come a long way. read more

Metal and hard rock has gone through various phases, and I think we’re going to experience those phases again,” Zoltán Báthory, guitarist for Five Finger Death Punch, told the Observer. “ In the ’80s, hard rock and heavy metal was in the spotlight and was probably the most important genre at the time. read more

If you only observe metal on top 40 charts and the radio, then sure, metal is dying in that regard. However, if you spend time using websites like Metal Archives, Rate Your Music, Bandcamp, as well as the plethora of podcasts and blogs that are posting daily, you will find that, if anything, there is an over saturation of metal music today. read more