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“music discoverability and consumption is definitely far less exciting than it used to be”

Bradley Hall, at 5:34 of “What The Actual F*CK Happened To Metal?” on Bradley Hall’s channel.

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1. 5:25 element of risk involved. You know, you had to invest something of your own up front. But with
2. 5:30 Spotify or YouTube, you don't really have any stake in it besides your, you know, minuscule
3. 5:34 monthly sub. Right, so we've established that music discoverability and consumption
4. 5:39 is definitely far less exciting than it used to be. I don't think that is up for debate.
5. 5:44 So the next question is, is metal music, like the music itself, also less exciting than it
6. 5:50 used to be? Or are we all just blinded by nostalgia? This is going to be, you know, super subjective

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• The Creator Desk, week ending 18 September 2026