"as long as there are metalheads out there, i cannot see metal dying. those that love metal are a different breed and i believe that the genre is going to keep on growing and growing. i grew up listening to 80s metal and it just took off from there.…"

"As long as people are passionate about the genre (which many people are!) then Metal won't die. There will always be someone around to create it and someone else around to listen to it. Or so I'd hope anyway! I'm certainly not letting…"

"AC/DC  Rock and roll anti noise pollution  .Rock and roll ant gonna die!!!!"

"actually it has been coming back stronger then ever. I remember around the time when I was 18-25, it seemed there was absolutely nothing going on. all the rock clubs have closed in my hometown and the surrounding towns, there were barely any gigs.…"

"Don't forget forget the indecipherable wall of distortion coming from the bass and guitars while listeners a clue what the vocalist is screaming "

"No genre will ever totally die. There are always eclectic, open-minded music fans looking for new sounds, and so there's bound to be people always getting into every style of music, be it metal or whatever.Metal's POPULARITY, on the other…"

"I agree with the person/persons that said Metal is evolving.  Think if you total up all the fans of the various genres they've got now, its still pretty big. Granted record companies not doing much to support up and coming metal bands…"

"I think the real question here is what are we asking? Will Metal as a genre die? No. Will Metal venues die? There's a good question. It could shrink if the genre goes back underground. Remember that small towns aren't spinning…"

"So long as an artist a) keeps reinventing himself (look at Ozzy, for instance) and b) keeps up with trends, there's nothing stopping them from breaking new ground. I don't think people are fully realising the impact that the most recent…"

"Metal will never Die....."

"OK my opinion is that if you look at how Rock and Roll evolved into Metal and how Metal has changed over the years it will just keep on evolving, Metal Will Never Die... EVER...\m/"

"metal will never ever die. like mr. hastings said earlier, there are bands out there that will carry the torch. like Pale Horse, Seventh Void, etc, etc, etc...   I like what Nerine said about evolving. So true. New generations keep coming out…"

"Metal will never die the day you start beliveing it, is when your know longer a metal head.There is always a metal band out there trying to leave its mark its upto the people to keep a ear out and  be part of the scene by going out to your…"

"I don't think metal is dying...it's changing and evolving into different sounds...but definitely not dying.  Look at all the different types of metals out there...and all around the world as well."