The charting groups should be a little more aware of different genres.

[kiggidykev]

Look on the bright side: once RB3 comes out, we can all make our own subjective lists anyway separated by whatever genre we consider songs to be.

[NoThru22]

This reminds me of my friend who said that country and rap shouldn't be in Rock Band because they're not Rock. He says that Rock means hardcore and that the game should be called Rock and Roll Band instead.

[ThatAuthoringGroup]

We're going to list all our songs under the whocarescore genre

[thjimmy]

It makes a difference to me. I don't have (or spend) the time to listen to every song that RBN produces. I make my selections easier by listening to certain genres, taking in posters opinions, and looking at No Thru22's "Semi-Official Drum Solo Thread." Check it out if you like drum solos.

[taylorlee]

1)

2) A BAND IS NOT LABELED DEPENDING ON HOW IT LOOKS! IT'S A MUSIC GENRE, NOT A STYLISTIC GENRE.

Isn't that what "Glam" is?

[Metal_Freak219]

funny that someone's complaining about this and then calls AA emo.

Well, they're barely Metal in my opinion.

[wrldindstries302]

I thought this was going to be a topic about how the charting groups should try to get artists from a wider variety of genres.

Instead I come in and see it's just a metal classification topic.

[T-Hybrid]

Well, they're barely Metal in my opinion.

Oh man, what the heck were they thinking releasing this song without first gaining your approval for the genre?

Instead I come in and see it's just a metal classification topic.

It does seem like anytime there's a thread whining about genres it's yet another metalhead uptight that such and such was/wasn't categorized as metal. Or that HMX hasn't released any "true metal" since whatever band they liked.

I'd hate to see what you label other bands just depending on their looks.

I want to start a band called "Southern Comfort" where we dress in all cowboy gear, have songs like "Old Town Woman", "Tumbleweed Circus", and "Barfly"...but then play the most hardcore deathmetal you've ever heard.

Just to piss off the OP when he sees us categorized as "Metal" in the RBN.

[EaglesBecomeVultures]

Attack Attack! is not even modern emo

they, like Asking Alexandria, are metalcore

Yup, and in AA's case: metalcore by numbers.

[PowerGamer990]

Yup, and in AA's case: metalcore by numbers.

This is why people shouldn't abbreviate EVERY band name. You just mentioned Attack Attack! and Asking Alexandria, then referred to "AA." Which is which?

Sorry, I just had to share my lol moment with you.