What Is “Real” Metal?

Every time you turn around and read an article somewhere about some band there is always someone that has to feel that they are some high official on “Metalogy” and has to comment on how this band or that band is not “Real” metal. So I’m going to ask the question. What is “Real” metal?
Metal from day one has evolved at every turn. With the birth of a new genre just about every two minutes, this raises the question even more. Obviously the biggest thing is people saying that nu-metal is not real metal, hardcore is not real metal, and …read more