I used to like As I Lay Dying several years ago when I was first getting into heavier music. However, these days, I can't stand them. I listen to a ton of stuff that the vast majority of people who listen to metal would not like at all due to most of it being far too unorthodox, extreme, and not easy to get into; the most well-known bands I listen to regularly would include Cannibal Corpse, Death, Atheist, Cynic, Nevermore, Emperor, Pig Destroyer, Carcass, and Suffocation, who are all exponentially more popular than the others I like, and only make up a small portion of everything. It requires a highly trained ear and knowledge of music to be able to truly understand it; to the uninitiated, it would be senseless, as it goes outside the rather small box of what is considered acceptable and normal.
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