Nathan

27. Glasgow. He/Him

[Nathan @Nathan_Matheson]

Merch design inspired by @TURNSTILEHC’s latest album “Glow On”

Incredible band, incredible album.

[Nathan @Nathan_Matheson]

Shout out Static Dress, no phone shows are the way forward.

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Unfest begins.

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@williamxturner Sometimes it’s not so shite being Scottish

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Unfest tickets secured 🫡

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Tell me you don’t have a job without telling me you don’t have a job.

[Ash @brainch0wder]

@flipmasterxxx @shabbje I agree and the people on stage were not two stepping correctly at least in the vids I saw.

[Nathan @Nathan_Matheson]

“Heavy stage” and its President.

[Slam Dunk Festival @SlamDunkMusic]

The Harvest is upon us: presenting your lineup across TWO brutal new heavy stages. Side by side. No clashes. Heavier than ever. Only at #SDF26 to celebrate our 20th anniversary - tickets onsale now.

And that's not our only trick today. Keep your eyes open for more massive news before Halloween ends.

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@MartinGurv Your tickets must go back to the 80s right 👀

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Next time someone asks me how old I am, I’m just going to send them this.

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@bstnxmnr Right? I also found a ticket for Paramore in the Hydro for £35 🥲

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@timeistheenemy Who knows. Time isn’t real.

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

Former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has died after being attacked in prison while serving sentence for child sex offences https://t.co/ZviAkSuYxI

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Euston station is the source of all misery

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Wearing Killing Me Softly merch at the Gaga show felt right.

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@bstnxmnr WAS THIS TRUE

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IM GOING TO SEE MCR AGAIN. 😭😭😭

[Nathan @Nathan_Matheson]

MY CHEM PLAYING BELLAHOUSTON!!!!!!!

[Nathan @Nathan_Matheson]

Thought this was the new @saypband album cover at first.

[Nathan @Nathan_Matheson]

@blankstvre Metalcore summer continues

[Nathan @Nathan_Matheson]

How have you still got to much to say but also saying nothing at all.

[𝕭𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖉 𝕴𝖓𝖈𝖗𝖚𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖈𝖊𝖆𝖓 🇨🇦 @crustaceanfella]

Now that the dust is settling here in my notifications, let me clear up a couple of the more ridiculous takes I’ve seen spawn from this:

- No, this had absolutely nothing to do with the new Spiritbox/Poppy/Amy Lee Collab at all. No idea where y’all got that from. I listened to it, it’s fine 🤷🏼‍♂️

- No, it is not “rooted in misogyny” to say anything negative or critical about the popular metal/rock scene. If anything, it’s a lot more misogynistic to assume that metalcore is the only scene that women can fathomably be a part of/consume when metal has had droves of incredibly-talented women for decades across all subgenres (and no, not just vocalists contrary to popular belief). Hell, my favourite album of the year at the moment is a 4/5 mostly-female Doom metal band. Seriously, listen to Tribunal, they’re phenomenal.

- No, I never once said “metalcore bad” or “don’t listen to popular music” or whatever. Literally all I said is, only listening to one thing and disliking literally everything else does just fundamentally make you less of a metalhead than someone who likes everything metal has to offer. Again, not an insult, it’s just math. Look at pie chart.

- Yes, you are correct I am simultaneously 16 years old and 53. Really nailed it on the head with that one.

- Finally, 90% of the replies are some form of the exact-same joke. You guys truly have about as much originality to your personality as the media you consume :)

[Nathan @Nathan_Matheson]

Too employed to read all that.

[𝕭𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖉 𝕴𝖓𝖈𝖗𝖚𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖈𝖊𝖆𝖓 🇨🇦 @crustaceanfella]

Modern pop metal (“metalcore”) fans are always so upset that people think of them as lesser metal fans or whatever, but the uncomfortable truth is that a large majority of y’all absolutely are lesser metal fans. You don’t have any interest whatsoever in listening to metal outside of your one little bubble of “baby’s first radio bands” This isn’t to say you can’t listen to or like these artists or whatever, but the issue lies with ONLY consuming this and disregarding literally everything else.

You don’t like Heavy Metal, you don’t like any Thrash Metal outside of the “big 4”, you don’t like Doom Metal, you don’t like Death Metal, you don’t like Black Metal, you don’t like sludge metal, you don’t like industrial metal, you don’t like power metal, you don’t like symphonic metal, you don’t like gothic metal, you don’t like folk metal, the list goes on. You don’t even like the more “core” side of your genre like hardcore punk, grindcore etc. Hell, many of you won’t even listen to anything past 1999. Like don’t get me wrong, you’re allowed to dislike things, but when you don’t like pretty much everything in a genre, how can you say you’re a fan?

You all are so worried about being lumped in with the “pop” label, yet you treat the genre with the exact same sensibilies and disrespect pop fans do; everything exists in a vacuum to be algorithmically consumed and forgotten within a year. You don’t have any interest in the history of the genre. You don’t have any interest in branching out and learning more about the genre. You have batshit insane, parasocial stans that literally harass artists off social media. You guys are textbook pop fans in every sense of the word. It’s not necessarily an insult, it’s just a fact.

I know it makes you sound edgier/more-alternative or whatever, which is ultimately all these people care about but I just can’t fathom how someone who doesn’t like 95% of what metal has to offer can in good faith call themselves a metalhead 🤷🏼‍♂️