Did grunge kill metal in the 90s? KREATOR’s MILLE PETROZZA has a different opinion

in a recent conversation with Kahler Guitar And Bass Bridges:, creatorunburnt frontman of Mile Petrozatalked about the band’s difficult journey through the 1990s, a decade that threatened thrash metal itself. Reflecting on that troubled time, Petroza share (as transcribed Blabbermouth“We were all terrified at the time. I mean, it’s not like I thought it was over. I remember in the 90’s I tried to sell one of my Jacksons back then. Nobody wanted to buy it. [Laughs] Everybody wanted a Les Paul or a Fender, like a traditional…”

He remembered how the era had forced the metal to retreat underground, however creator managed to endure when many thought the genre was doomed. Also, Petroza doesn’t blame grunge for the thrash metal struggle, unlike many who believe it was a major factor in the genre’s decline. Instead, he pointed to the music industry itself.

“I’m so glad the 90s are over. There are certain metal bands that always say: “Grunge killed metal.” I think it killed some people in the industry who didn’t want metal to be there anymore, but today, when everything is more global with the internet, more so with your own social media,” he explained.

A thousand He then elaborated on the change in the music industry, adding: “Of course we still need a part of the industry, and the people working in record companies these days are metalheads. Back then, there were mostly business people who didn’t really know about music. unless it sells a lot of copies.”

Petroza expressed his relief that things have changed for the better, with more passionate individuals working behind the scenes to help keep metal alive and authentic; There are people in the industry who really love music, and you don’t have to rely on people who just love what sells the most.”

This is not the first time Petroza addressed the challenges facing metal during the 1990s. In a 2013 interview DeadRhetoric:“Some people said it was the grunge phase that killed everything, but I don’t think it was just that. I think some metal bands were confused with the glam stuff. Like real metal bands. tagged along with the idiots that were around in the late 80’s that made metal look bad MTV: way Most of it was here in America Cool, Ratt, Whitesnakethen you had your one spot Slayer:, Exitetc creator. It was mostly like that, and people thought: “This is metal.” They want their glam stuff. I wasn’t listening, and I didn’t want anything to do with it.”