Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Right now, we are in a wild time for A LOT of metal musicians (and roadies) are bailing on metal and running to the country music side of the industry. In this video I'll break down WHY it's happening, explaining how it's actually been happening longer than you'd think, and how metal is influencing the current country genre.

00:00 Intro / Background
01:41 "Selling Out Is Sick!"
05:09 Metalhead/Country Ignorance
13:01 Metalheads In Country Music
16:01 Country Dominates Metal
20:11 Country Is A Product
24:17 Stop Romanticizing The Music Industry

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