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

[manu80]

No Anthrax, No slayer, Testament and exodus are part of the Big4.

For Mboogie7, I bring Concerto from Friedman and Becker/cacophony. And tell them to hear what classical music really is

 

[gabito]

Somewhat off topic, but somewhat on topic - let’s say you were able to travel back in time with your guitar to say.. early 1900’s. What would you play for people and what do you think their reactions would be?

I'd play Cowboys From Hell.

Then a young separatist murders me 14 years later while singing "Revolution is my name". World War I begins...

 

[Isaiah04]

No Necrophagist, no Obscura, Beyond Creation, The Faceless, Zenith Passage, etc…

 

[Lozek]

No Dog Eat Dog, No Guns (No Tricks, No Soapbox Politics etc)

 

[works0fheart]

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

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

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.

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

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

No Anthrax, No slayer, Testament and exodus are part of the Big4.

For Mboogie7, I bring Concerto from Friedman and Becker/cacophony. And tell them to hear what classical music really is

I'm now realizing that a majority of the time it would be significantly more beneficial if most bands didn't exist.

 

[wheresthefbomb]

I'm now realizing that a majority of the time it would be significantly more beneficial if most bands didn't exist.

My galaxy brain thought for the day is that all bands actually suck. Every single one.

 

[Ordacleaphobia]

That band will started suffering from the Slipknot effect where no one can stick around in the lineup for long under Leo Faulker and for the rate of pay that they are allocated despite the band’s immense level of fame. Once they stop being a currently trending act in the limelight, the band will have maybe two years left before they fizzle out.

Damn, I've been trying to avoid looking into who any of them were- I had no idea this was Leo's project; that's insane! I remember seeing his AAL piano covers on YouTube well over a decade ago with like a couple hundred views. I guess that explains why he scrubbed everything off of YouTube.
Huh, the more you know. What a blast from the past. Always knew that dude was gunna do great.

 

[spawnofthesith]

No Grateful Dead, no phish, no jam scene as we know it

 

[MFB]

No Grateful Dead, no phish, no jam scene as we know it

...I'm not hearing a downside?

 

[Wiltonauer]

My galaxy brain thought for the day is that all bands actually suck. Every single one.

Most bands are pretty overrated by their more enthusiastic fans.

 

[Wiltonauer]

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

Certain personality types are preloaded with firmware that makes cultish sycophant behavior come naturally. It’s been going on in pop music since before T-Swizzle’s parents were born.

 

[Emperor Guillotine]

Certain personality types are preloaded with firmware that makes cultish sycophant behavior come naturally. It’s been going on in pop music since before T-Swizzle’s parents were born.

Very true.

 

[Wiltonauer]

No Anthrax, No slayer, Testament and exodus are part of the Big4.

No Anthrax, no Municipal Waste. That’s no kind of world for me.

 

[JSKrev]

No Five Finger Death Punch, no wages garnished for child support.

 

[Wiltonauer]

No Five Finger Death Punch, no wages garnished for child support.

I feel like I need this one explained to me.