Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
~Disclaimer: My sampling of outside media in this video constitutes as Fair Use under section 107 of the US Copyright Law, for the purpose of criticism and commentary, which thus invalidates my usage as copyright infringement.~
This isn’t a disownment, a retraction, or even a promise that the subject will never come up again in any way, shape or form, but rather a “coming of age” video about why I’ve more or less retired metal elitist videos and took my channel in the direction I have as of late, and what we as music fans can learn from it.
[Videos referenced]
“The OBSESSION With Sub-Genres In Metal” by Rocked: tinyurl.com/485jub7v
“‘Metal Elitism’ Shut The Fuck Up Already” by Wyattxhim: tinyurl.com/7ep7472e
“What I Dislike About Metal” by Wyattxhim: tinyurl.com/35cy28h3
“Why I HATE the ‘Rock is Dead’ Argument”: tinyurl.com/24uhnhs8
“Metal Elitists: Common Misconceptions”: tinyurl.com/2ej4uufc
“Metal Elitists: Death Threats?!”: tinyurl.com/3aemzyf5
“Born in the Wrong Generation” by Filthy Frank: tinyurl.com/3u6566fx
“Just Enjoy Music (10 Year Anniversary Special)”: tinyurl.com/2p9zedcw
“Music I Like”: youtu.be/BScu4mTY-Vg
“Top 10 Worst Songs of 2020””: tinyurl.com/3x93t35w
“Word Analysis: Anti-Elitists Are SJW’s?”: tinyurl.com/2s4yhtws
“The Metal Community is Toxic” by TehMimi: tinyurl.com/3ftb5wmc
“Gatekeeping: What It Is & Why It Hurts Heavy Music” by Rocked: tinyurl.com/4u4rfutj
“What Makes a Music Elitist?” by Become the Knight: tinyurl.com/54876t2h
Punk Rock MBA post: tinyurl.com/2xtakahv
[Clips sampled (holy crap it let me fit them all!)]
“2020 Vision!!! Feedback Survey Analysis”: tinyurl.com/4wt85wr2
“RIS Office/Studio Tour (I’m Moving)”: tinyurl.com/mr2dtzbm
Clip from Toy Story 4: tinyurl.com/yauw9unk
Clip #1 from South Park: tinyurl.com/4wuvvckw
EUROPE!!!: tinyurl.com/2u26jpu9
Clip from The Hangover: tinyurl.com/ypuvkeex
“This is the New Shit” by Marilyn Manson: tinyurl.com/2p8r6xdk
Clip from Toy Story 3: tinyurl.com/ywrvbxtb
Clip from The Simpsons: tinyurl.com/mryet8bm
“Maroon 5 Used to be GOOD and here’s how! (Songs About Jane Tracks Ranked)”: tinyurl.com/4k7affub
“Anime are Cartoons - Minor Grievances” by Cobalt the Crusader: tinyurl.com/3y6b5vud
Clip from Rugrats: tinyurl.com/2p8pjkhf
Brent Rambo: tinyurl.com/2p99jv9n
Clip #1 from Hey Arnold: tinyurl.com/5af77xeu
Clip from Pajama Sam 3: tinyurl.com/yuafxv68
Clip #1 from Spongebob: tinyurl.com/2p5j6vmu
Clip #2 from South Park: tinyurl.com/y6s926xc
Clip #1 from Family Guy: tinyurl.com/8ppuedr4
Clip from Always Sunny: tinyurl.com/ykjtvzyy
Clip #2 from Hey Arnold: tinyurl.com/5mfv5ruf
Mario Says No: tinyurl.com/5n6aczfy
Clip #2 from The Simpsons: tinyurl.com/43dzcmtb
Clip from Arthur: tinyurl.com/3chu49wb
Clip from SammyClassicSonicFan: tinyurl.com/29jnt822
Clip #3 from South Park: tinyurl.com/2yza92av
Clip from The Incredibles: tinyurl.com/5n6c8tct
“Boneyards” by Parkway Drive: tinyurl.com/yh34wr34
“The Heretic Anthem” by Slipknot: tinyurl.com/mr4d7em3
“I Want a Woman” by Ratt: tinyurl.com/5n8nab8h
Clip #2 from Spongebob: tinyurl.com/47vfzstx
Clip from The Sopranos: tinyurl.com/3w86hz8w
Clip from Aladdin: tinyurl.com/37a3z7mp
Clip from Dumb and Dumber: tinyurl.com/mbt5euxa
Clip from Braveheart: tinyurl.com/3jh3pyxk
Clip #1 from Jimmy Neutron: tinyurl.com/y27x2tvm
Clip from Rick & Morty: tinyurl.com/24jbwxdd
Clip #3 from The Simpsons: tinyurl.com/yszdrnnb
Clip #4 from South Park: tinyurl.com/4hv7584r
“Your Graduation” by Modern Baseball: tinyurl.com/mxvtrjzj
Clip #1 from BoJack Horseman: tinyurl.com/byah9z6b
Aids Skrillex: tinyurl.com/5yahvmnt
Clip #2 from Family Guy: tinyurl.com/ybvbm3sf
Clip from The Emperor’s New Groove: tinyurl.com/3sdsjw7r
Clip #2 from Jimmy Neutron: tinyurl.com/3pzjx7w4
Clip from Toy Story 2: tinyurl.com/56ffkey9
Clip #2 from BoJack Horseman: tinyurl.com/yh6c2f7b
“Circle With Me” by Spiritbox: tinyurl.com/585wez58
“Do Elitist Snobs Ruin Everything? - Viewer Comments 03” by The Punk Rock MBA: tinyurl.com/2s48vmuj
Clip from Bruce Almighty: tinyurl.com/4bbm9cde
Clip #3 from Spongebob: tinyurl.com/3avj7a7m
Clip from Ed Edd n Eddy: tinyurl.com/4kk3f8f2
#metalelitists
►My facebook: facebook.com/RanterInShadesOfficial
►The DiscordInShades: discord.gg/AKXCZhxqby
~Disclaimer: My sampling of outside media in this video constitutes as Fair Use under section 107 of the US Copyright Law, for the purpose of criticism and commentary, which thus invalidates my usage as copyright infringement.~
This isn’t a disownment, a retraction, or even a promise that the subject will never come up again in any way, shape or form, but rather a “coming of age” video about why I’ve more or less retired metal elitist videos and took my channel in the direction I have as of late, and what we as music fans can learn from it.
[Videos referenced]
“The OBSESSION With Sub-Genres In Metal” by Rocked: tinyurl.com/485jub7v
“‘Metal Elitism’ Shut The Fuck Up Already” by Wyattxhim: tinyurl.com/7ep7472e
“What I Dislike About Metal” by Wyattxhim: tinyurl.com/35cy28h3
“Why I HATE the ‘Rock is Dead’ Argument”: tinyurl.com/24uhnhs8
“Metal Elitists: Common Misconceptions”: tinyurl.com/2ej4uufc
“Metal Elitists: Death Threats?!”: tinyurl.com/3aemzyf5
“Born in the Wrong Generation” by Filthy Frank: tinyurl.com/3u6566fx
“Just Enjoy Music (10 Year Anniversary Special)”: tinyurl.com/2p9zedcw
“Music I Like”: youtu.be/BScu4mTY-Vg
“Top 10 Worst Songs of 2020””: tinyurl.com/3x93t35w
“Word Analysis: Anti-Elitists Are SJW’s?”: tinyurl.com/2s4yhtws
“The Metal Community is Toxic” by TehMimi: tinyurl.com/3ftb5wmc
“Gatekeeping: What It Is & Why It Hurts Heavy Music” by Rocked: tinyurl.com/4u4rfutj
“What Makes a Music Elitist?” by Become the Knight: tinyurl.com/54876t2h
Punk Rock MBA post: tinyurl.com/2xtakahv
[Clips sampled (holy crap it let me fit them all!)]
“2020 Vision!!! Feedback Survey Analysis”: tinyurl.com/4wt85wr2
“RIS Office/Studio Tour (I’m Moving)”: tinyurl.com/mr2dtzbm
Clip from Toy Story 4: tinyurl.com/yauw9unk
Clip #1 from South Park: tinyurl.com/4wuvvckw
EUROPE!!!: tinyurl.com/2u26jpu9
Clip from The Hangover: tinyurl.com/ypuvkeex
“This is the New Shit” by Marilyn Manson: tinyurl.com/2p8r6xdk
Clip from Toy Story 3: tinyurl.com/ywrvbxtb
Clip from The Simpsons: tinyurl.com/mryet8bm
“Maroon 5 Used to be GOOD and here’s how! (Songs About Jane Tracks Ranked)”: tinyurl.com/4k7affub
“Anime are Cartoons - Minor Grievances” by Cobalt the Crusader: tinyurl.com/3y6b5vud
Clip from Rugrats: tinyurl.com/2p8pjkhf
Brent Rambo: tinyurl.com/2p99jv9n
Clip #1 from Hey Arnold: tinyurl.com/5af77xeu
Clip from Pajama Sam 3: tinyurl.com/yuafxv68
Clip #1 from Spongebob: tinyurl.com/2p5j6vmu
Clip #2 from South Park: tinyurl.com/y6s926xc
Clip #1 from Family Guy: tinyurl.com/8ppuedr4
Clip from Always Sunny: tinyurl.com/ykjtvzyy
Clip #2 from Hey Arnold: tinyurl.com/5mfv5ruf
Mario Says No: tinyurl.com/5n6aczfy
Clip #2 from The Simpsons: tinyurl.com/43dzcmtb
Clip from Arthur: tinyurl.com/3chu49wb
Clip from SammyClassicSonicFan: tinyurl.com/29jnt822
Clip #3 from South Park: tinyurl.com/2yza92av
Clip from The Incredibles: tinyurl.com/5n6c8tct
“Boneyards” by Parkway Drive: tinyurl.com/yh34wr34
“The Heretic Anthem” by Slipknot: tinyurl.com/mr4d7em3
“I Want a Woman” by Ratt: tinyurl.com/5n8nab8h
Clip #2 from Spongebob: tinyurl.com/47vfzstx
Clip from The Sopranos: tinyurl.com/3w86hz8w
Clip from Aladdin: tinyurl.com/37a3z7mp
Clip from Dumb and Dumber: tinyurl.com/mbt5euxa
Clip from Braveheart: tinyurl.com/3jh3pyxk
Clip #1 from Jimmy Neutron: tinyurl.com/y27x2tvm
Clip from Rick & Morty: tinyurl.com/24jbwxdd
Clip #3 from The Simpsons: tinyurl.com/yszdrnnb
Clip #4 from South Park: tinyurl.com/4hv7584r
“Your Graduation” by Modern Baseball: tinyurl.com/mxvtrjzj
Clip #1 from BoJack Horseman: tinyurl.com/byah9z6b
Aids Skrillex: tinyurl.com/5yahvmnt
Clip #2 from Family Guy: tinyurl.com/ybvbm3sf
Clip from The Emperor’s New Groove: tinyurl.com/3sdsjw7r
Clip #2 from Jimmy Neutron: tinyurl.com/3pzjx7w4
Clip from Toy Story 2: tinyurl.com/56ffkey9
Clip #2 from BoJack Horseman: tinyurl.com/yh6c2f7b
“Circle With Me” by Spiritbox: tinyurl.com/585wez58
“Do Elitist Snobs Ruin Everything? - Viewer Comments 03” by The Punk Rock MBA: tinyurl.com/2s48vmuj
Clip from Bruce Almighty: tinyurl.com/4bbm9cde
Clip #3 from Spongebob: tinyurl.com/3avj7a7m
Clip from Ed Edd n Eddy: tinyurl.com/4kk3f8f2
#metalelitists
►My facebook: facebook.com/RanterInShadesOfficial
►The DiscordInShades: discord.gg/AKXCZhxqby
