One band or artist never existed. How is the timeline altered?

[works0fheart]

Example.

No Motorhead, no Metallica, probably.

Your turn.

 

[ExMachina]

No nickelback, humanity never realizes their true potential.

 

[crushingpetal]

No Ramones and disco is still a thing today.

 

[Carrion Rocket]

No Marty McFly, no Chuck Berry

 

[AwakenTheSkies]

No Periphery, I never join Sevenstring.org

 

[MaxOfMetal]

No Motorhead, no Metallica, probably.

Never thought I'd ever find a reason to be mad at Motorhead.

 

[RCB]

No Venom, and a bunch of churches stay fire free...and the demand for black & white makeup sees an all time low.

 

[wheresthefbomb]

No Marty McFly, no Chuck Berry

also no Buckcherry, I think we can call that one a net gain

 

[Mathemagician]

No Metallica.

Everyone plays 70’s prog rock.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

If Black Sabbath never existed metal would be very different. It seems like every heavy band can trace at least some of its musical DNA back to them.

 

[gabito]

No Metallica, no Megadeth.

Edit: it could be also something like “No Mustaine, no Kill ‘em All, no Metallica, no Megadeth”

 

[Honu_Audio]

No Meshuggah, no 8 strings?

 

[works0fheart]

No Allan Holdsworth would mean a lot too. Prog would still be a thing but I think he is so often cited as an influence by so many bands that it would still leave a big hole in the sound.

 

[Baelzebeard]

No Neurosis no Isis, no "Post Metal".
No bueno.

 

[Steo]

No Black flag, no DIY hardcore punk, no my war side two no Melvins and sludge metal.

 

[Robslalaina]

No Steve Vai, no RG.

 

[Necky379]

No Les Paul no Les Paul, chaos ensues.

No Nirvana no…I don’t know I was late to Nirvana and listening to Van Hagar but something is certainly different.

No Iron Maiden, the Swedes sound like Slayer.

No Birdman no Lil Wayne.

 

[BuckarooBanzai]

A world without the Red Hot Chili Peppers would be a serious improvement in all areas of society, much how the ban on leaded gas for automotive use resulted in a sharp reduction in crime and a more prosperous America. Their post-Mother's Milk material is tantamount to aural lobotomy.

...I'm only half-kidding.

 

[Thesius]

No At The Gates, no riffs for metalcore bands to steal

 

[Emperor Guillotine]

No Taylor Swift, no existence of modern-day cults, and the world becomes a more harmonious place.