Do you know Spiritbox?
Spiritbox is a female fronted Progressive Petal band, or to some a Metalcore band. As such to most elitist or purist metal fans, Spiritbox is a mediocre or even trash band automatically. These types of metal fans would likely skip right over them as soon as they accidently hear Blessed Be or Constance . Mostly because these tracks are not loud & aggressive. However I feel like the whole concept of "genres" has limited creative freedom of bands. There is very little difference between most new metal bands because they all do the same thing, and regurgitate the exact same content and style. Most overemphasize the importance of screaming, guitar solos, or how heavy a track needs to be to create a proper heavy metal track. It is no wonder that everyone mentions bands that are decades old as being the best in the genre. I like bands that can show they are not one trick ponies, who are able to create a variety of music styles, and excel no matter what type of art
