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Are Therapy? metal?

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Started by stoon in General Therapy? Topics

Funny thing about Therapy?, they seem to have a lot of fans who are into heavy metal. Also they always play heavy rock festivals and seem to be popular in the metal press (Kerrang etc). Now don’t get me wrong I have nothing against heavy metal fans. It’s just that personally my tastes would be more ‘indie’ than ‘metal’ and I’ve always thought of Therapy? as much more of an indie/punk band (especially the first couple of albums up to and including Nurse) than a metal one…although I have seen Andy wear a studded leather wristband which is a worrying development. Obviously good music is good music and we shouldn’t be worrying about boundaries and genres, but I was just wondering if the majority of people on this messageboard are indie geeks like me or ferocious heavy metal fiends?

Also on a different but slightly related note, has anyone ever heard the song ‘Like Herod’ by Mogwai? They’re about as indie as you can get but that song is more terrifying than any metal song I’ve ever heard, especially the version on the new BBC Sessions album.

Posted on Thu, 12 May 2005 at 23:58

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realityfuck (Richard Splash) wrote:

I’d just call them a Rock band. Obviously with 10 albums and a crunching guitar sound, they have the back catalogue to call upon if they’re playing to a more Metal audience.

Posted on Fri, 13 May 2005 at 00:02

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stoon wrote:

Rock band, yeah. That’s fair enough.

I went to see them play in Belfast on the Infernal Love tour and was almost crushed by sweaty long-haired moshers. It was fun though.

Posted on Fri, 13 May 2005 at 00:10

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PanZer wrote:

I’ve seen them once categorized as metal/punk…

Posted on Fri, 13 May 2005 at 00:15

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Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

I think they’ve been categorised as almost everything at some point or another. ;) _I_ know what they sound like, so it’s only if I have to explain it to someone who hasn’t heard them before. And then just playing some is probably easier. :)

Posted on Fri, 13 May 2005 at 00:18

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30seconds wrote:

I’ve heard them call Therapy? pop

Posted on Fri, 13 May 2005 at 06:08

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Kyle Bovine (Kevin Boyle) wrote:

they have some songs that seem to fit snugly in the metal bracket, but then they have some songs that fit snugly in with pop, indie, punk etc etc. if you want a category to fit all of the songs in, it would probably be rock… but then this would be different person by person because everyone sees the songs from a different perspective. the metalheads probably think t? are pop, the popheads probably think theyre rock and so on and so on…

Posted on Fri, 13 May 2005 at 10:40

#7

motherh666 wrote:

heavyfuckingmetal

Posted on Fri, 13 May 2005 at 10:49

#8

Bad Karma wrote:

When i reccomend T? to people i always describe them as a rock band with punk and metal influences.

Posted on Fri, 13 May 2005 at 11:01

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RobbyVDH wrote:

I think that’s the best way to describe them yes ;)

Posted on Fri, 13 May 2005 at 17:52

#10

Super Hans wrote:

Twisted punk metal bastard rock :)

Posted on Fri, 13 May 2005 at 22:10

#11

White Psycho wrote:

I just tell them to listen, or drag them to gigs

Posted on Fri, 13 May 2005 at 22:59

#12

Philth wrote:

TI find the early mini albums (Pleasure Death, Babyteeth) to be metal with an hint of industrial to them in some places.
Troublegum to be a hybrid of punk/metal.
Infernal Love I’d call metal, with the exception of Loose with has a bouncy punk feel and maybe Stories.
Semi-Detatched I think of as Metal, Punk and underground Indie stuff all mixed together.
From then on, I’d say they were more punk than anything, but there’s always been a few tracks on every album with metal tones.

Posted on Sat, 14 May 2005 at 12:39

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RobbyVDH wrote:

I would not call Infernal Love metal actually :rolleyes:

Whatever… call it what you like :D

Posted on Sat, 14 May 2005 at 14:21

#14

Zorn wrote:

(ready to be shot down in flames?)

I gave up “metal” about 15 years ago. It belonged to a certain time, and that time has gone.

T? are “rock”. Or “indie” (save the A&M phase). Metal, no, when I think of metal I think of Europe’s “Final Countdown”. I find the term “metal” all a bit embarrassing, now.

In fact even AC/DC… would anyone describe that as “heavy metal” these days? I don’t think so?

The only truly “heavy metal” band I loved, and still love, is Rock Goddess. Try finding anything about them on the internet now.

Tim.

Posted on Sat, 14 May 2005 at 21:38

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RobbyVDH wrote:

Europe metal :D? 80s hardrock maybe :D

Posted on Sun, 15 May 2005 at 08:48

#16

Bad Karma wrote:

When i first saw this topic title i thought it read Are Therapy? mental?:D

Infernal Love is a very hard album to catorgorise i think i would just call it rock,i remember reading in one interview Andy called it poetic rock.

Posted on Sun, 15 May 2005 at 12:34

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Superstick Dude wrote:

When people ask me what they sound like i just say they’ve done everything, which is true, and which i think is far better for a band to do. Imagine all the albums they’d released where all punk, or all metal, i’d probably be a bit bored by now.

I think most of it is because the band are influenced by everything, so they try and incoperate it all into their music. I like metal but i hate the metallers who think metal is the only good music (and indeed many metal bands are elitist pricks) and all the punks who think punk is the only true music (and many punk bands are elitist pricks, especially the “hardcore” ones)

I think all bands should be as open and varied as Therapy?

Sorry for the rant

Posted on Sun, 15 May 2005 at 13:03

#18

HurricaneHolgi (Holgi) wrote:

I think T? has got its own categorie/genre/whatever. And I call this Therapy?

:D

P.S.: For me its is pure rock n roll than anything else.

Posted on Sun, 15 May 2005 at 14:27

#19

fatboy wrote:

Well, they had the indie appeal first, then the metal press got interested, but I’d call T? a crossover band, cause they had that appeal to them.

Posted on Mon, 16 May 2005 at 12:30

#20

JSar666 wrote:

Certain songs have a metal flavour to them, but due to the eclectic sound of the band I’d just label them rock to be honest.

Posted on Mon, 16 May 2005 at 13:48

#21

SHITLEGS wrote:

WHO CARES WHAT ANYBODY CALLS THEM, THEY’RE FANFUCKINGTASTIC!!

Posted on Mon, 16 May 2005 at 16:37

#22

cocaine boy wrote:

No, they are not.
Yes, they are.

Posted on Mon, 16 May 2005 at 20:08

#23

Bad Karma wrote:

Most music shops either place T? in alphabetical order or in the rock section.

Posted on Tue, 17 May 2005 at 11:24

#24

Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

MVC has a card slot for them in the metal section, but there’s no actual cd’s there.

Posted on Tue, 17 May 2005 at 11:34

#25

JSar666 wrote:

Thanks for the info, saddo.

Posted on Tue, 17 May 2005 at 13:14

#26

Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

I do so love these little chats, Joe…

Posted on Tue, 17 May 2005 at 14:01

#27

JSar666 wrote:

sweet.

Posted on Tue, 17 May 2005 at 14:14

#28

deadsetgav wrote:

Misanthropologist wrote:

MVC has a card slot for them in the metal section, but there’s no actual cd’s there.

Is that all MVC’s or just the one near you?

Posted on Tue, 17 May 2005 at 15:46

#29

JSar666 wrote:

^ That’s what I was thinking.

I’m going to interview the Head of Marketing at MVC for my thesis soon, so I’ll ask.

Posted on Tue, 17 May 2005 at 15:52

#30

30seconds wrote:

The MVC in Bury st edmunds only has NANE… But the Therapy? fan worker there is happy to order the other T? albums in! Which is good!

Posted on Tue, 17 May 2005 at 15:54

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