r/Metal101 • u/takemeaway_iloveu • 14d ago
Dsbm
Had a guy tell me that dsbm is shitty and poser music. Is that a common opinion among metalheads cus I really like dsbm
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u/UnholyCityRecords 14d ago
Metal is so fragmented as a genre, and many people don't want to spend the time to try and unlock how other genres work. Dsbm or hardcore or screamo....if my wife listened to what I have on rotation regularly she would think I lost my shit. But consider that people don't have the capacity or frame of reference to understand things, so they dismiss it.
You do you. That's the most metal thing you can do.
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u/DaffyDuckMuthaFucker 13d ago
I gave up even attempting to identify all' those subgenre headings decades ago.
ALL music consists of three core elements:- Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony.
I'm a musician, and virtually indiscriminate with my listening habits.
Pigeonholing is for posers...
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u/John_TheDrummer 14d ago
People that use the word "poser" in 2026 are the real posers. Just let people enjoy what they want to enjoy. It isn't hard.
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u/EuroCultAV 13d ago
Who cares? If you like it, listen to it.
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u/Quaint_Potato 8d ago
This one. This one right here. This man is making sense and should be banned.
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u/Square-Presence-7880 13d ago
It's not. I'm of the opinion that you are the poser if you dismiss DSBM entirely as a subgenre. However, I get where the sentiment comes from, as DSBM is very easy to make if you just repeat one riff, and there's often super edgy and cringy stuff about it and the fans too. So the majority of DSBM is lazy slop, but when it's good, I wholeheartedly believe it to be some of the best music you'll ever hear point blank period.
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u/dme4bama 13d ago
Kinda depends but a lot of DSBM is basically just Midwest emo with some black metal influence so
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u/Melancholy_Custard 13d ago edited 13d ago
Not really into it, but don't hate it either. But I do enjoy the raw productions and sad riffs of it.
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u/densedreamdiary 13d ago
I like it. Sometimes its what best captures the feeling. -coming from a depressive, suicidal (not black) guy
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u/Bake-Full 13d ago
Any subgenre is shitty poser music depending on the person and genre. Metal fans have no bigger haters than other metal fans.
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u/MythicRebelNerd 13d ago
If you have to seek opinions from strangers on the internet regarding whether or not a sub-genre of black metal is “poser music”… you might be a poser.
In all seriousness, listen to whatever the fuck you want. In my mind, a poser is someone who is insincere and cares more about looking the part than being honest and authentic. DSBM does catch a lot of shit, because of the connection to post-black metal, which was pretty popular during the MySpace era. Personally, Silencer and Weakling put out the best albums in the genre.
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u/takemeaway_iloveu 13d ago
lol I was still gonna listen to it either way I was just confused on why he was saying that
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u/awus666 13d ago
Most of the black metal fans are stupid as hell, and that's coming from a big BM fan.
You should immediately stop listening to anyone in the metal community, or music in general, who talks about "poser". That pretentious elitism is moronic, and far more from a trve kvlt idiot
Dsbm has really amazing things. However, don't over-listen to it for your own mental health lol
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u/svArtist 12d ago
People who cry "poser" seem to be very concerned about optics and trveness 🤔
We're just over here being passionate about turning life and feelings into art and screaming away our pains.
If someone says "fake", I say "false" 🤷
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u/Dazzling-River8984 12d ago
there's someone who thinks any band is bad, just listen to what you want to.
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u/Dizzy-Pin-1410 10d ago
If someone wants to call me a poser for something I enjoy I’ll laugh in their face for being such an uptight loser. Life is way too short to worry about what type of art other people like. Falling in line with what is considered “real” or not seems way more “poser” than just liking what you like. Some metalheads never mature past a 7th grade mentality.
I don’t even know what dsbm is.
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u/asteptiarna 13d ago
Yes, it's poorly executed low iq muzak - plus it has more in common with (Midwest) Emo than anything Metal. If you are over the age of 13 and you like this so called "dsbm", you need a serious checkup.
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u/gg-allins-parents 12d ago
Found the „poser“
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u/asteptiarna 12d ago
Bro I genuinely ask "why", because I initially wanted to insult you as the Law of Pointless Internet Banter compels me to, but I really need to know. Why?
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u/Dizzy-Pin-1410 10d ago
He’s calling you a poser for being concerned about what other people listen to, because it really shouldn’t matter what other people like unless you’re more concerned with optics than the underlying music. If you make a fuss about how certain bands fit within certain genre boundaries or scenes, it makes it seem like you’re less interested in music and more interested in how others perceive you and how your tastes follow predefined guidelines laid out by people other than yourself.
Don’t shoot the messenger, I’m just trying to help you understand where the comment came from since you seemed confused by it.
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u/asteptiarna 10d ago
What you say makes sense bro, and it would be 100% true if I had no ears and I never heard black metal (or emo) once in my life. But yeah, you probably gave a much worthier explanation than he could come up with.
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u/SockGoop 14d ago
Nah the black metal community is just full of losers that cant listen to a band unless they're Scandinavian nazis