In my opinion the actual getting hurt isn't what's alienating most folks from the pit but rather people freak out because of the red tape involved. People get hurt and that just leads to red tape. It's easy to see why people don't want mosh pits. In these cases, it will often feel like the mosh pit is unwanted, and in many cases it is. Meanwhile, in the larger clubs it feels like ever time a good pit gets going someone slips and security ends up getting involved.
In the more underground shows in increasingly tiny venues most of the bands are a part of a hyper intellectualized breed of metalhead who are truly just there for the performance aspect, and frequently there isn't really enough room anyway. It seems that we have reached a point in metals history where it is extremely hard to find a space where mosh pits can exist. That is not to say that underground shows don't periodically feature mosh pits, but it has become a rarity. It seems to me that mosh pits in metal are increasingly associated with cro-magnon mainstream bands like Five Finger Death Punch rather than your underground darlings. Take this as you will, but it certainly forces you to re-evaluate the role of moshing in metal. At a bar like Saint Vitus, which has made its name on attracting some of the strongest and most intellectualized acts in New York City and the world at large you see people trying to start pits and getting frowned down. While you certainly do have a side of metal that still appeals to alcoholics who want to run around and get drunk with their friends, metal is increasingly a place for quiet intellectuals. There's obviously a lot of reasons that mosh pits are dying out, and yes part of it is because the people involved in metal are changing.
0 kommentar(er)
